Kingma State
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Friesland · ca. 1450–1864

Kingma State

The history of a Frisian estate and of the Kingma family

The only known photograph of Kingma State, mid-19th century
The only known photograph of Kingma State, taken shortly before its demolition in 1864.

The Kingma family has a long and fascinating history.

It all starts around 1450 with ancestor Jelle, a farmer on the sate (Frisian for an inhabited tract of land) of Kinghum, situated on a mound near the historic city of Franeker.

The Kingma family foundation has done a tremendous amount of research. Continue reading to find out more about our ancestor Jelle and his offspring, about the family crest and the origins of the Kingma name, and about the sate of Kinghum that developed into the Kingma State (Frisian for a stronghold or villa).

The interactive family tree newAll known Kingmas, from 1450 to today

Contents

I Kingma State

The history of the estate, from a mediaeval mound to the present day.

  1. In brief
  2. How the estate began
  3. Growth of the landholding
  4. The surroundings
  5. The estate in the nineteenth century
  6. The end of Kingma State
  7. Sold for demolition
  8. The site today
  9. The estate on old maps

II The family

Who the Kingmas were, where the name comes from, and how the family tree runs.

  1. Jelle Kingum, the first of the line
  2. The age of the first Kingmas
  3. Colonel Ignatius van Kingma
  4. Where the name comes from
  5. The family coat of arms
  6. Genealogy
  7. Interactive family tree

III Restoration

The plan to bring the country house and its grounds back to Zweins.

  1. Restoring Kingma State

IV De Kinkhoorn

The foundation's bulletin, 2000–2010: twenty-one issues, complete.

  1. De Kinkhoorn
  2. De Kinkhoorn 1May 2000
  3. De Kinkhoorn 2November 2000
  4. De Kinkhoorn 3March 2001
  5. De Kinkhoorn 4September 2001
  6. De Kinkhoorn 5April 2002
  7. De Kinkhoorn 6October 2002
  8. De Kinkhoorn 7April 2003
  9. De Kinkhoorn 8October 2003
  10. De Kinkhoorn 9April 2004
  11. De Kinkhoorn 10October 2004
  12. De Kinkhoorn 11April 2005
  13. De Kinkhoorn 12October 2005
  14. De Kinkhoorn 13April 2006
  15. De Kinkhoorn 14October 2006
  16. De Kinkhoorn 15April 2007
  17. De Kinkhoorn 16October 2007
  18. De Kinkhoorn 17May 2008
  19. De Kinkhoorn 18October 2008
  20. De Kinkhoorn 19April 2009
  21. De Kinkhoorn 20October 2009
  22. De Kinkhoorn 21October 2010

V News & archive

Every newsletter the foundation has sent since 2020, in full.

  1. Newsletters
  2. Newsletter 1May 2020
  3. Newsletter 2June 2020
  4. Newsletter 3November 2020
  5. Newsletter 4March 2021
  6. Newsletter 5July 2021
  7. Newsletter 6January 2022
  8. Newsletter 7December 2022
  9. Newsletter 8February 2023

VI About us

The foundation, the people behind it, and how to reach us.

  1. Who we are
  2. Kingma community