Person:Benjamin de Veer (1)

It is not known for certain that he was the son of Gijsbert de Veer (1640-1693) and Catharina von Roy, but it has been speculated since at least the first half of the 20th century that he was of this line. DNA testing has established that the descendants of his probable son Benjamin are related to the descendants of Gysbert Janszoon de Veer (1556-1615), the grandfather of Gijsbert de Veer (1640-1693).

Earlier speculation suggested a generation between Benjamin and Gijsbert (1640-1693), based on Benjamin's suggested birth year of "before 1696". However, if it is accurate that he married the Barbara Momber who was baptized in 1685 and previously married in 1687 and 1694, he was likely born by about 1675, and therefore more likely the son of Gijsbert (1640-1693) than the grandson.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 folder 411, chart 2, in Thiessen, Hermann. Hermann Thiessen fonds.

   'Benjamin de Veer
   b. < 1696, d. 15.5.1743
   1st m. Barbara Momber 1716
   2nd m. Eliz. Wiens, 1730
   daughter Eliz. b. 3.9.1734 Danzig d. 29.5.1802 Danzig'

2. ↑ Benjamin De Veer #196502, in California Mennonite Historical Society. GRANDMA: Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry.

   Death: 15 May 1743, Stolzenberg, Danzig, Prussia (citing Aeltestes Kirchenbuch der Flaemischen Mennonitenkirche in Danziger Stadtgebiet)

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Genealogy of the Manitoba Fehrs and DeFehrs before the Russian Emigration, James Jakob Fehr online (www.philos.
4. ↑ Birth year estimated based on estimated birth years of his wives.