Family Wopereis

You may have noticed, Ronald and Blue are slight history freaks. This includes family history. Blue climbed into the familytree. For her own family this meant serious research but Ronalds familytree was pretty much known, thanks to members of his family. We thankfully used the fruits of there labour and we like to share. For privacy reasons we start this familytree with our greatgrandparents. On this page you can find the familytree of the Wopereisfamily, starting with Ronalds greatgrandfather Johannes Hendrikus Wopereis.

Jan H Wopereis with to his right his wife Grada Maria te Veele and to his left his sister Johanna Willemina. The pisture also shows 5 of his children.

Generation 4

1 Jan H. (Johannes Hendrikus) Wopereis, born 28-09-1874. He died 13-03-1958, 83 years old.
Note: Jan was 13 when his father died, to young to take over the farm. His sister Gezina Maria (Mi´je) did. At the end of the 19th century the Inn was closed. After Jan came back from surving in the army 21-09 1897 he was not needed on the farm, he went to work on the Kronenborgfarm with his other sister Johanna Willemina who was married to Jan Berend Schutten. They didn't have children so it was diceded that Jan would take over the farm. On 25-02 1920 he officially bought the farm from his sister after her husband had died. So Jan Lindeboom became Jan Kronenborg. The farm included 3 ha forrest and moors.Through the years Jan and his wive Grada tuned it into farmland. In 1920 te farm was enlarged and en in 1929 a new farmhouse was build The old house became the stables and a chickenfarm was started. In 1936 Kronenborgfarm the house is owned by his son Anthonius Jan B. (Toon). The building still exsists.
Hij married 26-05-1903:

Grada Maria te Veele, born 23-10-1882, daughter of Hendrikus te Veele and Johanna Maria Holkenborg. She died 16-11-1950, 68 years old.

Johannes Hendrikus Wopereis en Grada Maria te Veele

Generation 5

2 Jan Hendrik Wopereis born 15-01-1824. He died 29-07-1876, 52 years old.
Note: Residing on the Lindenboom.
In 1861 Hendrik Wopereis op Lindeboom had 5 seats in de old Waterstaatchurch a f 1,50 in the 12th bench.
Mid 19th century the road Lichtenvoorde-Varsseveld is improved, wich takes away alot of visiters to the Inn. Jan Hendrik turns it into a beer and coffeehouse.
He married 27-05-1853:

3 Johanna Willemina Meekes, born 12-08-1830. Shedied 18-12-1895, 65 years old.
Note: In 1883 the widow Hendrik Wopereis op Lindeboom payed for fireinsurence f 1,62.

Farnmhouse the Lindeboom in Harreveld, here around 1920.  

Generation 6

4 Anthonius Jacobus Hermanus Wopereis, born 01-12-1788. He died 20-03-1832, 43 years old.
Note: Residing farm and inn the Lindeboom.
He married 30-05-1822:

5 Johanna Broekmans, born 06-04-1791 in Lichtenvoorde-Vragender. She died 19-10-1858, 67 years old.

Note: 17-02-1833, 9 months after Harmen Wopereis died Johanna Broekmans has 'notaris Weijn' visiting the Lindeboom to document the rights of her and her 3 young children in the presence of there gardian Hendrik Harbers. An invetory is made of all the couples possesions. The long list includes: 22 chairs, 1 hanging clock and 2 mirrors, 1 iron and coffeemill, 2 brass coffeeketles, 1 theepot, 3 earth(clay) dishes, 27 earth plates and 3 creampots, 2 butterpots and dishes, 4 knives, 1 pair of scissers, 12 earth jars, 9 pairs theeserves, 4 milkjars, 4 tin dishes and 4 tin plates, 2 tin jars, 3 tin pot and 1 tin bowl, 18 glasses, 3 beerglasses, 6 bottles, 21 spoons, 11 forks, 150 pond fat and meat, 13 bags of flower, 8 mud of grain, 13 vimme? grain, hayi, straw, flax, , 1 shovel, 1 spade, 3 forks, 3 rakes, 1 scythe, 5 beds, 18 sheets, 18 pillowcovers, 2 curtains, 1 mantelpiececloth?. 1 lakens skirt, 2 lakens vests, 2 lakens trousers, 3 ties, 2 pairs of long soks, 1 hat, 8 shirts, 2 pair silver buckles, 1 silver watch and a wardrobe.
2 cows, 2 calves, 1 oxs, 7 chicken and a rooster, 1 butterkarn, 1 milkton, hedgescissers, 2 axes, a saw, a hamer, etc... Al goods combined was worth only 592,25 op.

I, Johanna Broekmans without profession, widow of Hermanus Wopereis residing in Zieuwert, Lichtenvoorde, chosen domicile in my home in Zieuwert No. 28 formentioned, declare; That Hermanus Wopereis died on 20th march 1832 in Zieuwert, Lichtenvoorde and last lived there. That he had named upon his death his three minor children being: Johannes Hendrikus Wopereis, Hermanus Hendrikus Wopereis and Johanna Wopereis, all without profession and living with me in Zieuwert in formentioned domencile.
That he leaves his children tjhe following:
1. A house No. 28 with barn.
2. The land behind and nect to the house, about 2,5 bunder bordering on the moors to the west and surrounding lans belonging to Lord J.J. van Raesfeldt.
3. De Woopreisenmaate, some land used for hay, next to the land owned by H. Wopereis and on the other side to the land of H. Reinders, about 42 roeden, al mentioned property is in Zieuwert.
Done so in Lichtenvoorde on the 10th ofseptember 1832 by J. Broekmans

Generation 8

8 Eimert Wopereis (afb. 4), born 30-08-1744. Hij died 31-12-1832 in Op Lindeboom, 88 years old.

(autograph of Eimert Wopereis )

Note: 1th wife: Maria Holkenborg.
In 1804 Eimert purchased the ´Erve en Goed De Lindeboom´ to Johan Joseph van Raesfeld, Lord of ´House Harreveld´ for f 2800. His son Hermanus and his wife vrouw Johanna Broekmans later live on this farm.
He married 23-05-1773:

9 Johanna Klumperink

Generation 9

16 Harmen Wopereis, born around 1700.
Note: ´Harmen op Lindeboom´, gildeman.
Purchased the farm and inn the lindeboom from Jan Broeker and his son Willem, part of the Havezathe (estate) Harreveld. Originaly is was a farmhyouse with only one room. The people and livestock lives together in this room. This changed in 1780 when the house is altered. Harmen who lived on the farm in 1735, purchesed De Lindeboom with all that belongs with it for 246,50 gulden. The inn was located on the main road between Zelhem, Halle en Lichtenvoorde and was used by merchands In 1813 the Kozaks that were chasing Napoleon also found the inn. The stories say that several visiters to the inn survived by hiding in the chimney.
He married 25-09-1735 in Zieuwert:

17 Henderse Reynders. She died in 1771.

Generation 10

32 Tonnis te Wopereis/ Wopereyse, born about 1670. Son of Geert Specksgoor/ Wopereis (64) and Trijntjen Storckhorst (65)
Note: On 28 may 1684 Johan Krijger and his wife Hermken Spexgoor sold there share of court spexgoor for f 820 t the children of the late Geert te Wopereis, named Berend, Tonnis, Hendrick, Harmen en Enneken Wopereis.
He married 10-03-1695:

33 Aeltjen Isereve

Generation 11

64 Geert Specksgoor/ Wopereis.
Note: In 1674 Geert te Wopereis and his brother in law Berent te Storckhorst purchased the property of Geertien and Jennken te Wopereis, daughters of the late Harmen te Wopereis who was a younger brother to Geert.
He married 13-05-1660:

65 Trijntjen Storckhorst

Generation 12

128 Tonnis Specksgoor.
Note: First mentioned in 1617. He was the first to use the name Speksgoor. He must have had a different name before that. Tonnis moved early 1600 to a fertile piece of land named the ´specks-goor´ and build a house there. He then started calling himself Tonnis Specksgoor. His oldest son was named Hendrick after his grandfather.
The second son Geert would later go back to the name Wopereis.
Youngest daughter Geertien also later called herself Wopereis when she married Berent Ruhorst.
Further proof of decent is the fact that all the names of the children and grandchildren are the same as those of the grandparents and uncles and aunts. Tonnis Specksgoor's second wife Lumme te Moller mentions in a letter that her greatuncle Hendrick te Woepenreijse is staying with them.
He married:

129 Fenne Ruhorst

The Speksgoor around 1950.

Generation 13

256 Hendrick te Woepenreijse.
Note: In 1588 a group of farmers from Zieuwent including Hendrick te Wapenreyse were fined a 1000 daalders.They had taken a piece of land in Ruurlose Broek and had done so using force. On a sunday when leaving the church in Grol they were arrested and locked in.
He married:

257 Griete Rijtbergen/ Rytberg

Generation 14

512 Bernt to Wapenreyse.
Note: The farmers trditionally paid taxes to the Lords of Borculo, where the Lords of Bronckhorst ruled over Borculo and Lichtenvoorde, including Zieuwert. In 1539 Joost, count of Bronckhorst and Lord of Borculo dies without children His wife Maria Hoya then recieved an anual tax paid by the farmers. Her husband Joost declared before his death that Bernt to Wapenreyse and his wife Johenneken, servents of the land Wapenreyse, had bought themselfs free.
He married:

513 Johenneken

Generation 15

1024 Willem te Woepenreyse, born in 1497. He was most likely a grandson of Werner te Wapenreyse (4096).
Note: 1516: payed 'tijns' for the Wichelreyse (Wintereyse). In 1395 and after 1465 he is called Wapenreyse.

Generation 16

2048 ? te Woepenreyse

Generation 17

4096 Werner te Wapenreyse.
Note: The oldest known person to use the name Wopereis was Werner te Wapenreyse who in 1460 payed tijns (tax) for a piece of land ( de Corte Naet) in Zieuwert. The also appears on a 'tinslist' from 1395. If taxes hade to be paid, we can assume that ther was a farmhouse on that land.