Spellingvariant: Jacob Gijsbert van der Smissen.
Smissen, Jacob Gysbert van der (1746-1829)
Jacob Gysbert van der Smissen, an outstanding member of the van der Smissen family during the 18th century when there was a turn in the family from successful economic enterprise to a pietistic emphasis. He was born on 1 January 1746, the son of Gysbert III van der Smissen. For five years he was an apprentice in Rotterdam, after which he worked in his father's business in Altona, becoming a shareholder in 1781. He was married to Helena Linnich in 1770, who was a niece of his mother. Their children were Gilbert (Gysbert IV), Hinrich II, and Jacob II. Jacob II later became the Mennonite minister at Friedrichstadt. His wife died in 1790. In 1796 he married Hillegonda Jacoba Deknatel, the daughter of Johannes Deknatel of Amsterdam.
In 1810 he suffered a stroke from which he never recovered fully. In 1824 the large van der Smissen business enterprise suffered a collapse, partly because of the post-Napoleonic developments. On 3 March 1829, he died, a relatively poor man, although he had some income from the Deknatel estate. His wife had died in 1817. His children received a very good education. Johann Wilhelm Mannhardt was their private tutor. Later some attended the Moravian educational institute at Christiansfeld. As a deacon of the Altona Mennonite Church Jacob Gysbert was active in upholding the Mennonite traditions and rights within the environment in which they lived.
(1) Hij is getrouwd met Helena Linnich.
Ze zijn in de kerk getrouwd in het jaar 1770, hij was toen 24 jaar oud.Bron 1
Kind(eren):
(2) Hij is getrouwd met Hillegonda Jacoba Deknatel.
Toestemming voor het huwelijk is 29 april 1796 verkregen te Amsterdam.Bron 2
inschrijvingsdatum:
29-04-1796
naam bruidegom:
[van der] Smissen, Jacob Gijsbert
naam eerdere vrouw:
Linnich, Helena
naam bruid:
Deknatel, Hillegonda Jacoba
bronverwijzing:
DTB 641, p.68
opmerkingen:
Huwelijksintekeningen van de KERK.
Archief van de Burgerlijke Stand: doop-, trouw- en begraafboeken van Amsterdam (retroacta van de Burgerlijke Stand)
Ondertrouwregister: NL-SAA-26288633
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