Known Surnames in our RIBBENS Line
A list of ancestors' surnames we know about, with place names for which we have records.

Backers

Boelens

Braam

Bouman

van
Brecht

Crijne

Dona

Formenooij

Gort

Houtbeckers

van der
Hucht

Lemmen

Meijaard
Mijaard

Ribbens
Ribbe

Smeenge

Snels

van
Stellen

vander
Velde

van
Velsen

Weersing

De Witt

Places in the Netherlands are listed by town, gemeente ( = township), and province, where that information is known. Places in the United States are listed by town, county, and state, where known.

Backers, 1675
Etten Leur, Noord Braband, Netherlands

Boelens, 1805-1846
Vries, Drenthe, Netherlands
Norg, Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
Assen, Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands

Braam, 1725-1791
Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands

Bouman, 1807
Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands

van Brecht, 1807-1860
Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands

Crijne, 1615
‘sGrevelduin Cap, Netherlands

Dona, 1776
Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands

Formenooij, 1830-1904
Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands
Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

Gort, 1874-1966
Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
South Holland, Cook, Illinois

Houtbeckers, 1830
Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands

van der Hucht, 1776-1842
Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands

Lemmen, 1849-1925
Laar, Bentheim, Germany
Ottawa County, Michigan
Chicago, Illinois

Meijaard/Mijaard, 1834-1868
Netherlands
Allegan County, Michigan

Ribbens/Ribbe (and patronymic surnames), -1979
‘sGrevelduin Cap, Netherlands
Willemstad, Netherlands
Etten Leur, Noord Braband, Netherlands
Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands
Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
South Holland, Cook, Illinois
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Smeenge, 1730-1830
Peelo, Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
Rolde, Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands

Snels, 1675-1719
Etten Leur, Noord Braband, Netherlands

van Stellen, 1749-1780
Zierikee, Zeeland, Netherlands

vander Velde, 1874
Netherlands

van Velsen, 1725
Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands

Weersing, 1753-1920
Rolde, Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
Loon, Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
Norg, Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
Assen, Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
Graafschap, Michigan
Ottawa County, Michigan
Zeeland, Michigan

De Witt / De Wit, 1830-1993
Borculo, Allegan, Michigan
Rudyard, Michigan
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan

If any of these names look "familiar," please contact me!
postema@gloria.cord.edu


This site created and maintained by James Postema, who last updated it on 8/26/97.
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