HUYGENS Family

The HUYGENS' are an ancient family (I assume) ... later add more info from Lisa JARDINE's book 'Going Dutch' ... Christiana likely related to famous scientist Christian HUYGENS ...

Names

14 1536-1606 HUYGENS, Christiana - 1530-1606 BEEKMAN, Cornelius 1530-1606

... possibly connected? ...

[13 1597-16xx HUYGENS, Johan Drossart en Rentmeeste (dad of Theodorus) - Elis van WINTEROY]
[13 1591-16xx Hugo, auditor of Doesburgh (dad of Martinus) - Agnies de HAAS and Catelijen LOCHTENBURCHS]
13 ... cf diagram
[14 1550-16xx HUYGENS, Adriaan, admin'er for Prince Maurits van de Groot Sonzeelschen Polder bij Terheijden (from the ? polder by Terheijden (dad of Hugo, Johan) - ?]
14 1551-1624 HUYGENS, Christiaen 72yo b. 4/22 Terheijden, Drimmelen, N Brabant d. 2/7 same, sec'y for the Raad of State - Susanna Jacobsdr HOEFNAGEL (pic) dau of ... (cf GD diagram)
[15 1525-15xx HUYGENS, Dirc (dad of Adriaan) - ?]
15 152x-15xx HUYGENS, Cornelis (dad of Christiaen) - Geertruy BACX (hand-drawn coa, dau of ?)
[16 149x-15xx HUYGENS, Hugo (dad of Dirc) - ?]
16 149x-15xx HUYGENS, Laurens (dad of Cornelis) - ? van der STRAETEN (hand-drawn coa, dau of ?)
17 146x-15xx HUYGENS, Cornelis (hand-drawn coa, son of ?, dad of Hugo and Laurens) - ?

Descent Chart(s)

17 Cornelis HUYGENS (hand-drawn coa, son of ?, dad of Hugo and Laurens) - ?
16 Laurens H (dad of Cornelis) - ? van der STRAETEN (hand-drawn coa, dau of ?)
[16 Hugo H (dad of Dirc) - ?]
15 Cornelis H (dad of Christiaen) - Geertruy BACX (hand-drawn coa, dau of ?)
[15 Dirc H 1525- (dad of Adriaan) - ?]
14 Christiaen H (I) 1551-1624 72yo b. 4/22 Terheijden, Drimmelen, N Brabant d. 2/7 same, sec'y for the Raad of State - Suzanna Jacobsdr HOEFNAGEL 1561-1633 (pic) dau of ... (cf GD diagram)
[14 Adriaan H 1550- admin'er for Prince Maurits van de Groot Sonzeelschen Polder bij Terheijden (from the ? polder by Terheijden (dad of Hugo, Johan) - ?]
- 13 Maurits H
- 13 Constantijn H (I) 1596-1687 91yo key subject of GD, influential courtesan and 'culture-maker' to the 3 English courts of late 17C Neth i.e. 1 Winter Queen (dau of KoE James I), 2 FH d1647 m. Amalia van SOLMS (frmr lady-in-waiting to Winter Queen), and Princess Royal Mary (dau of KoE Chas I, widow of Wm II d1750, parents of Wm III) - Susanna van BAERLE c1599-1637 38yo
  - 12 Constantijn H (II) 1628-97 69yo Wm III's sec'y (pic) - Susanna RYCKAERT 1642-1712 70yo
    - 11 Constantijn H (III) 1674-97 23yo
  - 12 Christiaan H (II) 1629-95 66yo (pic) famous scientist
  - 12 Lodervijk H 1631-99 68yo - Jacomina Teding van BERKHOUT 1645-1711 66yo
    - 11 Constantijn H (IV) 1675-1739 m. (1c) Philippina (cf below)
  - 12 Philips H 1633-57 24yo
  - 12 Susanna H 1637-1725 m. (1c) Philips D (II, cf below)
- 13 Gertruyd 1599-1680 81yo m. Philips DOUBLET (I) c1590-1660 ~70yo
  - 12 Philips DOUBLET (II) 1633-1707 74yo m. (1c) Susanna H 1637-1725 88yo (cf above)
    - 11 Philippina D 1672-1746 74yo m. (1c) Constantijn (IV) 1675-1739 64yo (cf above)
- 13 Constantia
  [13 Hugo 1591- auditor of Doesburgh (dad of Martinus) - Agnies de HAAS and Catelijen LOCHTENBURCHS]
  [13 Johan 1597- Drossart en Rentmeeste (dad of Theodorus) - Elis van WINTEROY]

15 ... fit into above?
14 Christiana HUYGENS 1536-1606 70yo Cologne (coa, dau of ?) - Cornelius BEEKMAN 1530-1606 76yo b/d Cologne d. 12/4 (field/mtn pic)
13 Rev Gerardus BEECKMAN 1558-1625 67yo b. 5/17 Keulen, Nord-rheinwf, Duitsland d. Emmerich am Rhein, NRW, Germ (same pic) - Agnes STUNNING 1557-1614 57yo (dau of ?)
12 Hendrick Hendricksen 'Henry' BEEKMAN 1585-1642 57yo b. 9/14 Cologne d. 12/2 Wesel, NRW, Germ 57yo (same pic) - Maritje 'Maria, Mary' BAUDERTIUS 1600-30 b. Zutphen d. Wezel, Wijchen, Gelderland
- 11 Wilhelmus Hendricksen 'Wm' BEEKMAN 1623-1707 - Catalina 'Catherine' De BOOG
  - 10 Hendrick 'Henry' BEEKMAN 1652-1716 - Johanna LOPER b1650
  - 9 Gilbert LIVINGSTON b168x - Cornelia BEEKMAN
  - 8 James LIVINGSTON b172x - Judith NEWCOMB
  - 7 Gilbert James LIVINGSON 1758-1833 - Susannah LEWIS 1761-1822
  - 6 Samuel Herrick BUTLER 1785-1851 - Judith LIVINGSTON 1785-1858
  - 5 Cortland Philip Livingston BUTLER 1813-91 - Eliz Slade PIERCE 1822-1901
  - 4 Robt Emmet SHELDON 1845-1917 - Mary Eliz BUTLER 1850-97
  - 3 Samuel Prescott BUSH 1863-1948 - Flora SHELDON 1872-1920
  - 2 Prescott Sheldon BUSH 1895-1972 - Dorothy Wear WALKER 1901-92
  - 1 Geo H W BUSH 1924-2018 41st US Pres - Barbara PIERCE
  - 0 Geo W BUSH dates? 43rd US Pres - Laura WELCH
- 11 Martin Hendricksz BEECKMAN 1624-77 53yo b. 8/25 Hasselt, Overijssel d. 6/18 Beverwyck or Fort Orange, New Neth Colony 52yo (field/mtn pic) - Susannah Janz LaBATTE (m. Albany, NY)
  - 10 Maria Martense (Martensen) BEEKMAN 1630/40-70 30-40yo b. Fort Nassau, New Neth Colony d. Marbletown, NY - Christo[pher/ffel] DAVIDSE 1616-77 61yo b. 9/3 Beverwijk, N Holland, Neth d. Kingston, Ulster, NY [or b. Bishopwyck, Engl d. Marbletown, NY] trapper/explorer (ship pic, m1 Cornelia De VOS d1657, m2 1659 MMB)
  - 9 Isack Christoffel DAVIDS 1668-1712 44yo b. Marbletown, Ulster, NY d. 6/21 same - Jannetje MOURITZ (MAURITS)
  - 8 Marietje DAVIDS b1692 - Abraham BROKAW
  - 7 Isaac BROKAW 1719-99 80yo - Maritje VAN NOSTRAND (p of Caleb)
  - 6 Caleb BROKAW 1746-1814 68yo - Jane VAN NOSTRAND BROKAW
  - 5 Abraham C BROKAW 1773-1826 53yo - Mariah STRYKER
  - 4 Henry F BROKAW 1814-97 83yo - Louisa COFFING
  - 3 Delmar E BROKAW 1862-1931 69yo - Rosa BOLLINGER
  - 2 Marguerite Thelma BROKAW 1906-99 93yo - Eldon GEARHART
  - 1 Rosena - JCS
    1 Rosena and 1 41st US Pres (ca12) are 10th cousins on this line

GD pics

Constantijn HUYGENS Jr, Sec'y to Wm of Orange [III] p9

p9: Constantijn HUYGENS Jr, Sec'y to Wm of Orange [III]

p18: Windsor Castle by Dutch artist Hendrick Danckerts (similar to one in bk, from NE v. NW)

p49: Heidelberg gardens (color v. b/w in book, slightly diff image)

p68: FH and wife Amalia van Solms

p92: Sir CH and family (give names clockwise, wife in bottom but she d.)

p143: Gerrit Berckheyde's 'The Market Place and the Grote Kerk at Haarlem'

pic: Interior view of above Church (Pieter Saenredam's Large Organ and Nave of the St Bavokerk, Haarlem, from the Choir, part of the 'Dutch Gift')

p155: dbl portrait of Sir CH and his beloved wife Susanna van BAERLE

p171: Th K and bro-in-law Wm CROFTS grieving Cecilia

p211: drawing of HUYGENS' summer house at Voorburg, outside the Hague, by son Constantijn Jr

alt: and other side of home, now a museum (wide angle)

p244: wedding portrait of Susanna HUYGENS by Gaspar Netscher (CH Jr's? dau)

p275: Christiaan HUYGENS, Sir CH's 2nd virtuoso (scientist) son

Sources:
- wiki page for Henry_Killigrew_(diplomat) c1528-1603 (cf AW's tLTP)
- www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/kk/killigrew1.php (4 screen captures)
- GD = Going Dutch: How England Plundered Holland's Glory', Lisa JARDINE, Harper, 2008, 406pp, own

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