To this family also belonged Jacob van Mollem (born 1623), a merchant of Amsterdam, who in 1681 founded a silk factory at Utrecht, which was managed by him and later his son David van Mollem (1670-1746). Their luxurious country seat "Zijdebalen" near Utrecht, built in 1693 and in 1719 enlarged with splendid parks adorned with a large number of beautiful statues, had a wide reputation (see N.N.B.Wb. III, 876, and S. Muller Fzn, "Zijdebalen" in Bouwkunst 1912, repr.). Both Jacob van Mollem, married to Maria Sijdervelt, and David, married to Jacoba van Oosterwijck, were faithful Mennonites.
David van Mollem was zijdefabrikant en een tijdgenoot van Lambert ten Kate.
Il est marié avec Jacoba van Oosterwijck.
Ils se sont mariés à l'église le 28 décembre 1698 à Amsterdam, il avait 28 ans.Source 1
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Jacoba van Oosterwijck |