Isaac Hermans op den Graeff was born 28 February 1616 in Krefeld, Nordheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany to Herman op den Graeff (1585-1642) and Grietjen Pletjes (1588-1643) and died 17 January 1679 Krefeld, Nordheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany of unspecified causes. He married Margriet Peters (1620-1683) 1638 in Germany. He married Unknown (c1630-) 1656 .
Biography
Isaac op den Graeffs father was the leading figure of the Krefeld Mennonites and delegate to the Dordrecht Confession of Faith. The Op den Graeff family were originally Mennonites, and are believed to have come from nearby Aldekerk[1] in the Catholic Duchy of Julich about 1605 to avoid persecution. He was a member of the Krefeld Mennonite community, but turned to Quakerism during the 1670s. Isaac op den Graeff married to Margaret Peters Doerrs (Margaretha 'Grietgen' Doors) (1621–1683). The couple had the following children:
- Herman Isaacs op den Graeff (1642-1708), one of the Germantown founders, politician
- Derick Isaacs op den Graeff (1646-1697), one of the Germantown founders, politician, signer of the first organized religious protest against slavery in colonial America
- Abraham Isaacs op den Graeff (1649-1731), one of the Germantown founders, politician, signer of the first organized religious protest against slavery in colonial America
- Margaretha op den Graeff (* 1651)
- ,Jacob op den Graeff (* 1653)
- Adolphus op den Graeff (1653-1680), his son Frederick Opdengraff founded another US-branch of the family, the later called Updegrove
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William Penn with his cousin Abraham Isacks op den Graeff in a sketch by Matthias Laurenz Gräff
Coat of arms
Possible, but bot proven coat of arms Op den Graeff as descendants of Herman op den Graeff (Heraldic representation by Matthias Laurenz Gräff based on the Krefeld Op den Graeff stained glass window from 1630, which may depict the "Lohengrin swan" of the Kleve coat of arms in one window)
There is a reference about the Op den Graeff glass paintings of Krefeld with a description of Herman op den Graeff's coat of arms was found in the estate of W. Niepoth (op den Graeff folder) in the archives of the city of Krefeld, who noted a letter dated November 17, 1935 from Richard Wolfferts to Dr Risler: Saw the Coat of Arms glass pane in the old museum: 'Herman op den Graeff und Grietgen syn housfrau' or the like. Coat of Arms - In the sign a silver swan in blue. Helmet decoration (I think): Swan growing.[2]
References
- ^ William Penn and the Dutch Quaker Migration to Pennsylvania, by Prof. William I. Hull (2018)
- ^ June (Shaull) Lutz, History of the Op Den Graef / Updegraff Family (Grand Rapids, Michigan; 1433 Elderwood Ct. N.W.: J. S. Lutz, 1988), p. 22 (Original at University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Further reading
- Bender, Harold S. (1957) Graeff, op den (Opdegraf, Updegrave, Updegrove) family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
- Ulle, R.F. (1983) The Original Germantown Families. Mennonite Family History April.
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Fricken op den Graeff (c1606-) | |||
| Trinkin op den Graeff (1607-) | |||
| Hester op Den Graff (1609-1643) | 5 November 1609 | 1643 | Isaac Van Bebber (1610-) |
| Abraham op den Graeff (1610-) | |||
| Trinken op den Graeff (1611-) | |||
| Isaac op den Graeff (1616-1679) | 28 February 1616 Krefeld, Nordheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 17 January 1679 Krefeld, Nordheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Margriet Peters (1620-1683) Unknown (c1630-) |
| Agnes Neessgen op den Graeff (1614-1691) | 1 July 1614 Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 20 August 1691 Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Theisson Matthias Doors (1614-c1664) |
| Alletjen op den Graeff (1619-) | |||
| Dirck op den Graeff (1621-) | |||
| Andreas op den Graeff (1625-) | |||
| Susannah op den Graeff (1629-) | |||
| Jacob op den Graeff (c1634-) | |||
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Dirck Isaacs op den Graeff (c1642-1697) | |||
| Herman Isaacs op den Graeff (1642-1708) | |||
| Abraham Isaaks op den Graeff (1651-1731) | 1651 Krefeld, Nordheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 25 March 1731 Perkiomen, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States | Trintje Catharina Jansen (1656-1710) |
| Margrit op den Graeff (c1652-1748) | |||
| Vonder op den Graeff (c1653-) | |||
| Adolphus op den Graeff (c1654-1684) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Adolph Opdengraef (c1658-c1702) | |||
Residences
Footnotes (including sources)
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