When Grietien Hindriks was born in 1702, in Sappemeer, Groningen, Netherlands, her father, Hindrick Gabbes, was 47 and her mother, Eefke Harmens Smook, was 38. She married Otto Jansen on 18 April 1717, in Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She died before October 1725, in her hometown.
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Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Geert, Gerrit, Hendrik, Klaas.
Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hendrik (see Henry 1). It is particularly located in the Dutch-German border area of Gelderland-Limburg and North Rhine-Westphalia.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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