Hendrick Beuijs

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Generation: 1

Hendrick Beuijs was born in 1480 in Netherlands; died in UNKNOWN.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Cornelis Hendrick Beuijs was born in 1515 in Netherlands; died in UNKNOWN.

Generation: 2

Cornelis Hendrick Beuijs

(1.Hendrick¹) was born in 1515 in Netherlands; died in UNKNOWN.

Family/Spouse: Appolina Philips. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Williem Cornelisz Beuijs was born in 1545 in Brielle, Netherlands; died in 1662 in Brielle, Netherlands.

Generation: 3

Williem Cornelisz Beuijs

(2.Cornelis², 1.Hendrick¹) was born in 1545 in Brielle, Netherlands; died in 1662 in Brielle, Netherlands.

Notes:

Served as Mayor of Brielle, Netherlands. Made history by leading pa rt of a Dutch fleet under Admiral Maarten Harpertsz Tromp through a sto rm near England thus saving a number of the ships in the fleet. Serv ed as a Commander on a warship(s?) during the Dutch war for freedom from S pain in 1572.

Family/Spouse: Fijtgen Maertens. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

4. Henijndric Willemsz Buijs was born between 1570 and 1584; died in 1633; was buried after 1633 in Saint Catherine's Church Of Brielle, Holland.

Generation: 4

Henijndric Willemsz Buijs

(3.Williem³, 2.Cornelis², 1.Hendrick¹) was born between 1570 and 1584; died in 1633; was buried after 1633 in Saint Catherine's Church Of Brielle, Holland.

Other Events:

Name: Hendick Willemse Buijs

Notes:

Hendrick was the chief of police/alderman for Brielle 1625-1630 and also s erved as mayor of Brielle (3rd mayor from the Beuijs family). He had a Co at of Arms under the name of "Hendrick B'uijs," which in 1629 was allow ed by the estates of Holland to include the color of silver, a color reser ved for the lower nobility (gold for Barons & Dukes; purple for Kings). T he Coat of Arms included a "buis," a small fishing/sail boat, commonly us ed for netting herring, against a silver sky, probably indicating the fami ly owned boats and/or ships. His home was known as "the house with the wan ing moon(s)" and was located on Nobelstraat (street).

Henijndric married Aetgen Cornelis Becelle on 04 Jan 1604 in Brielle Parish, Zuid-Holland Co, Netherlands. Aetgen was born between 1570 and 1584; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

5. Cornelius Hendricksen Beuijs was born in in Holland.