Hans Jansz, the father of Adriaen Koerbagh, was born in Bergen op Zoom around 1594. Only the name of his mother, Anna van Coevorden, is known, but no more information about his family background can be found. It is possible that his ancestors originally lived at Korbach (Germany). All additional information is welcome.
its possible that they were - however consider the surrounding towns to it as well. Even something close in spelling should be checked.
First thing I would advice you is to mention the sources that you already have found. After some googling I found that you seem to refer to information recorded in Amsterdam, see: http://17thcenturyhollanders.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/48600185/OndertrouwAmsterdam.pdf where his marriage at 2-june-1617 is mentioned.
Where did you find that there is a relation with Bergen op Zoom?
Did you already try to scan the doop/baptisal records of Bergen op Zoom? They available via familysearch and are easily found using http://genver.nl/nb/dtb0748.htm or http://zoekakten.nl/plaatsen.php?id=NB|0748|
Thank you for the answer. I've already searched the baptismal records of Bergen op Zoom, which seem to be very incomplete in the relevant period. Furthermore, the name Hans Janz is so 'generic' (as both 'Hans' and 'Jan' are abbreviations of 'Johannes') that it is difficult to identify perosn with naems such as 'Hans Jansz', 'Jan Jansz', 'Johannes Hansz', etc.
The connection with Bergen op Zoom is found in the registration of the banns for the intended marriage of Hans Jansz and Trijntje Adriaens, dated 2 june 1617 (Stadsarchief Amsterdam, DTB source 421, p. 224). The original text is in full:
"Compareerden als vooren Hans Jansz van Bergen op Zoom plateelbacker oud 23 Jaren, geass[isteer]t met Anne van Couuerden, syn moeder wonen [added above the previous word: ‘apuero’] opde Lindegraft, ende Trijntjen Adriaens oud 17 Jaren, wiens vaders consent de coster belast is te halen wonen opde Lindegraft’, and in the margin was added: ‘de vad[e]r heeft sijn consent v[er]claert"
The 'apuero' or 'a puero' indicates that Hans Jansz has lived in Amsterdam from childhood, implying that he moved there, probably from Bergen op Zoom, as an infant or child.
Although more documents about Hans Jansz can be found in the Amsterdam archives, this is the only source that tells us something about his ancestors.
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