De Kinkhoorn, Sonderausgabe · 2005

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Ralf J. Kingma from Friesenheim (Black Forest), grandson of Jan Bontjes Kingma, who emigrated to Germany in 1898, translated the first issues of De Kinkhoorn into German and in early 2005 wrote this German-language Sonderausgabe of his own about the German branch of the family. The text has been translated here from the German; the genealogy in article 4 was already in Dutch. Issue 12 of De Kinkhoorn (Wetenswaard) announced the publication.

Foreword

Ralf Kingma

Many people have asked me whether I could not put my knowledge of the family research down on paper some time, since I have been occupied with the family tree of the Kingmas for several years now. I am glad to do so here. Ten Kinkhoorns have already appeared, all of them describing the history and the fortunes of the Kingmas. In this special issue I write about the German Kingmas, from the line of the Bontje Kingmas.

My grandfather Jan Bontjes Kingma was born in Lions (Leons) in Friesland and emigrated to Germany in 1898, when he was barely sixteen years old, together with his brother Bontje. I have traced the family tree of the Kingmas without any gaps back to the year 1450.

The name Kingma is first mentioned in Zweins near Leeuwarden, Friesland. The progenitor of all Kingmas known to us was called Jelle Kingum, from Zweins; Kingum later became Kingma. The most famous Kingma was Ignatius van Kingma, who died in 1700, a colonel in the army of the United Netherlands.

In Zweins stood the former Kingma State, a manor house that was demolished in 1864. Zweins also still has a church, the Reginakerk, in which many Kingmas of that time lie buried. This church moreover contains a manorial pew of the Kingmas. In Zweins a street still bears the name Kingmatille, also called Keimpetille; it came with a bridge of its own (since demolished), a toll house and a tea house (still standing) belonging to the Kingmas.

By now there is a Kingma foundation in the Netherlands, which devotes itself to research into the history of the Kingmas. Through my research I have meanwhile learnt some Dutch, and I correspond with this Stichting Kingma State.

In the year 2000 there was a great Kingma gathering, at which some four hundred Kingmas from all over the world met one another in Zweins and were shown the sights of Zweins, among them the Kingma coat of arms and the Kingma song (Keimpetille by Jan Slofstra).

I can tell you about all this and about many other particulars. If you are interested, simply write me an e-mail. Perhaps you have a family tree of your own and we can join the family trees together. Or perhaps you have information about the Kingmas that could be of interest.

With kind regards,
Ralf Kingma

In search of my ancestors

Ralf Kingma

On 23 August 2002, at four o'clock in the morning, our journey began from Lahr in the Black Forest. The many suitcases and the holiday luggage had already been loaded into the car the evening before. After about eight hours of driving on the motorway, with only two stops, we finally arrived at the holiday park It Wiid in Earnewâld near Leeuwarden, in Friesland. On the stroke of three we were able to move into the holiday home. The house with its garden was beautifully situated, right on the water. The park had, among other things, a sports centre with tennis courts, an indoor swimming pool and a shop. In the mornings ducks and birds came to join us at breakfast in the garden. There were miles of footpaths and cycle paths. We had everything at hand for a lovely holiday in Friesland.

It had been agreed with my family at home beforehand that I would get two days to devote exclusively to family research. First we spent a whole day visiting Leeuwarden. Leeuwarden is a very beautiful city with many shops. While I went to the Rijksarchief (the provincial state archives), the rest of the family had ample time to roam the town.

At the Rijksarchief I first reported to the porter. After giving my personal details I received a visitor's pass. My bag had to go into a locker. Then I went up to the first floor, to the genealogy department. A friendly lady explained to me how to use the many computers and register cabinets. She also kindly helped me throughout the whole visit. I soon struck lucky: with the computer and the registers I found the book containing my ancestors, beginning with Jelle Kingum. The book had number 363. I could copy the pages I wanted on the photocopier next to it. While I was tracing my ancestors, the friendly lady, after a short conversation, went looking for pictorial material for me. After a long search she did indeed find a picture of the Kingmatille and the accompanying map. At the Rijksarchief I also met by chance my Dutch correspondents Karel van der Wal and Ype Brouwers, who spend a great deal of time there. In the blink of an eye three hours had passed. An hour late, I met my family at the agreed bakery to have lunch together.

After lunch we went together to the Fries Museum to look at a watercolour of the Kingma State, drawn by A. Martin in 1860. At the entrance I asked whether the painting was there. After a short telephone call from the porter to a curator, it was explained to us that it was indeed there, but that it was in the depot and not accessible to anyone. If we wanted to see it, we would first have to submit a written request to the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden.

Empty-handed and disappointed, we went to the VVV tourist office to buy the flagpole holder I had discovered there, together with a wooden flagpole with an orange knob and a matching Frisian flag. Almost every house in Friesland has a holder for putting out a flag.

As a reminder of my Frisian ancestors and of the lovely time in Friesland, we want to fix this flagpole holder to our holiday cottage by the lake in Germany. We bought a clog as well.

In the library in Leeuwarden, after a long search, I found the Frisian song about the Kingmatille, "Oan 'e dyk fan Keimpetille" by J. Slofstra. A friendly gentleman at the desk made a copy of the piece of music for me.

The whole family enjoyed the stay in Leeuwarden with all its sights so much that three days later we once more strolled at length through the city.

The following Sunday was again a day for family research, because the Poptaslot in Marsum near Leeuwarden can only be visited on Sundays. My declared aim was to see the painting of our forefather Ignatius van Kingma. The Poptaslot is a magnificent large state (a Frisian manor house), which was being restored at the time. The road to Marsum was easy to find and the route to the castle was signposted. And indeed, immediately to the left of the entrance hung the portrait of Ignatius we were looking for. Unfortunately we were not allowed to photograph it, because a strict ban on photography applies in the Poptaslot. All the same, it was a wonderful feeling to stand in front of this painting.

After that we drove on along the motorway to Franeker. In Franeker we looked for the Dijkstraat, where Colonel Ignatius van Kingma, with a column of horsemen and Prince Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen, fell into the canal. A memorial stone at this spot recalls the event.

The shops were closed and Franeker was deserted. A few days later we drove to Franeker once more to see the bustle. Franeker is a small, compact and quiet town.

From the many descriptions I knew that there had to be a small road from Franeker to Zweins. As Franeker is not so big, the road we were looking for was soon found. Slowly and thoughtfully we drove the few kilometres to Zweins. Once there, we first visited the Kingmatille with its little tea house, right on the Van Harinxmakanaal. That canal runs from Leeuwarden via Zweins towards Franeker and straight on to Harlingen and the sea. It must also be very beautiful to sail along it by boat. On the bank of the Van Harinxmakanaal we took a rest.

Refreshed, we drove to the spot where the Kingma State stood until 1864. Nowadays sheep graze there, on the open patch between the trees. We were lucky that an elderly man was just leaving the sheep pasture. I asked politely whether I might enter what is now a nature reserve. The man was very friendly and gave permission. Armed with a camera, I set foot with my son on the "holy" ground of the Kingma State. Unfortunately there is not much left to see here.

After this experience we drove a few metres further to the Reginakerk. The church was closed and we fetched the key from the verger in the village. Moved, we entered the church. The verger told us the history of the church and of the organ, which was to be restored in 2003. Our daughter, who plays the piano well, was allowed to play a few pieces on the organ. The verger also explained to us that all Kingmas have access to the church, because the Kingmas were a blessing for the village in the sixteenth century.

The Reginakerk is well worth a visit, with the gravestones of the Kingmas in the floor, the small, solitary coat of arms of the Kingmas and the two manorial pews. Also very interesting is the memorial stone on the north wall, made for the wife of Ignatius van Kingma.

Finally we signed the church's visitors' book. We were also given an original stamp impression of the Reginakerk. Unfortunately we had missed the morning service, which was being held that very Sunday morning.

We drove to Dronrijp, across the Van Harinxmakanaal, and there discovered a street sign that once again pointed to the Kingmatille. Following the road, we came along a narrow street to a dead-end stretch, directly opposite the Kingmatille. From there we had a fine view over the whole course of the Kingmatille with the little village of Zweins behind it.

On the way back to our holiday park It Wiid we drove through the villages where my grandparents and their ancestors were born, lived and died. The villages of Huins, Lions, Baard, Jorwerd, Oosterwierum, Oosterlittens and Winsum lie close together and all looked the same with their houses and churches. In the villages the paths to the church were covered with shells. On one such church path we found, by chance, a still well-preserved kinkhoorn (whelk shell). The joy at that find was understandably great.

We enjoyed the holiday in Friesland very much. The people there are very friendly. Fortunately the weather was very fine too. I can recommend a trip to Friesland to everyone. I am certain that I shall visit Friesland again.

Pictorial family tree from Bontje Pals Kingma to Kai Ralf Kingma

Five generations, from the great-grandparents of Ralf Kingma to his children. No photograph is known of Peter Toussaint, the father of Maria Kingma-Toussaint.

Bontje Pals Kingma	Trijntje Kingma-Bergsma	Magaretha Toussaint-Lemaire (Peter Toussaint: no photograph)
First wife: Barbara Kingma-Hahnenberg	Jan Bontjes Kingma	Second wife: Maria Kingma-Toussaint
Dr. Werner Erhardt	Petronella Kingma
Ralf Kingma	Elfi Kingma-Lischko
Eve Miriam Kingma	Renée Marie Kingma	Kai Ralf Kingma

Descendants of Jelle Kingum down to Kai Ralf Kingma

The direct line from the progenitor Jelle Kingum to the German Kingmas, with the children of each generation. The numbers are those of the original publication; a + means that the person reappears further on with his or her family. Compiled by Ralf Kingma on 14 February 2005; the complete family tree can be requested from him.

Jelle Kingum

Born circa 1450 in Zweins, died between 1514 and 1538 in Zweins on the Kingma State; occupation: freeholder farmer on Kingma State.

On a gravestone in the church at Zweins one can read:
"De doot die maeckt ons algelyck, In alle Stand tsy arm of ryck, Wanneer Tgebeent op hoope leidt, Siet men aldaer geen onderscheyt" [death makes us all equal, in every station, poor or rich; when the bones lie in a heap, no difference is seen there].

Children:

1. + Pijbe Jelles Kingum, born 1480.
2. + Pieter Jelles (thoe) Kingum, born circa 1480.
3. Jelle Jelles Kingum, born in Zweins, died before 1555 in Zweins. He married Houck Aernckes.
4. Unknown daughter. She married Crispiaen.

Pieter Jelles (thoe) Kingum

Born circa 1480 on Kingma State in Zweins, died after 1555 in Zweins; occupation: farmer and owner of Kingma State. He married Nel Jans.

Children:

10. + Hendrick Pieters Kingum, born before 1528.
11. + Jelle Pieters Kingum, born circa 1528.
12. + Inte Pieters Kingum.
13. + Claes Pieters Kingum.

Claes Pieters Kingum

Died 1592 in Dronrijp, on Foppinga Sate. He married Taedts Ryurds, died 1571.

Children:

27. + Ynte Clazes Kingma, born circa 1550.
28. Ruurd Clazes Kingma, born 1608 in Oosterwierum [sic].
29. Jelle Clases Kingma. He married Trijntje Taekes Atses.
30. Anna Clazes Kingma. She married Foppe Phillippus.
31. Trijntje Clazes Kingma. She married Elingh Piers.

Ynte Clazes Kingma

Born circa 1550, died 15-12-1603 in Achlum; occupation: freeholder farmer on Stickenbuerster sate, co-judge of Franekeradeel, lived in Achlum. He married (1) Ulb Gerlofs Rispens and (2) Sjieuwke Ruurds Bants.

Children from the first marriage:

51. + Pieter Yntes Kingma, born circa 1580.
52. Doeije Yntes Kingma, born 1582 in Achlum. He married Saekje Dirks, church marriage 28-02-1608 in Leeuwarden.
53. + Klaas Yntes Kingma, born 1584.
54. Gerlof Yntes Kingma, born 1587 in Achlum, died after 1608.
55. Siebren Yntes Kingma, born 1590 in Achlum, died young and unmarried.
56. + Ruurd Yntes Kingma, born 1595.
57. Ulbe Yntes Kingma. He married Taekles Grada.
58. Antje Yntes Kingma. She married Idske Minnes Hillema.

Klaas Yntes Kingma

Born 1584 in Achlum, died 1618 in Oosterwierum; occupation: farmer on Harckamasate in Oosterwierum. He married Antje Rommerts Fogelsangh, born in Oosterwierum.

Children:

85. Ulbe Klazes Kingma, born 1619 in Oosterwierum. She married Ate Pieters, church marriage May 1636.
86. + Inte Clases Kingma, born 1619.

Inte Clases Kingma

Born 1619 in Oosterwierum, died 14-01-1684 in Beers; occupation: tax collector and village judge in Beers. He married Berber Hiddes, church marriage 1650 (daughter of Hidde Siebrants and Antje Siebrens), died 1675 in Beers.

Children:

109. + Dieuwke Yntes Kingma, born circa 1645.
110. Baefke Intes Kingma, baptised 04-09-1653 in Beers, died before 22-10-1654 in Beers.
111. + Baefke Intes Kingma.
112. + Siebren Yntes Kingma.
113. Ulbe Intes Kingma, baptised 11-03-1660 in Beers. She married Dirk Jans, occupation: baker and merchant in Baard.
114. Antje Intes Kingma, baptised 16-08-1663 in Beers.
115. Hijlck Intes Kingma, baptised 26-11-1666 in Beers, died in Roordahuizum. She married (1) Claas Douwes, baptised 15-09-1661 in Idaard, died 04-11-1693 in Warga, occupation: schoolmaster, and (2) circa 1699 in Roordahuizum Jochum Tetmans Faber, born circa 1663 in Roordahuizum (son of Tetman Cornelis Faber and Sietske Aelses), died 12-02-1702 in Roordahuizum, occupation: master smith in Roordahuizum.

Dieuwke Yntes Kingma

Born circa 1645 in Beers. She married Douwe Thomas, church marriage 1675 in Beers, born circa 1638 in Beers, died 01-03-1722 in Weidum; occupation: farmer, village judge and tax collector in Beers and co-judge of Baarderadeel.

Child:

1. + Klaas Douwes, born 1677.

Klaas Douwes

Born 1677; occupation: farmer and assessor of Baarderadeel. He married Grietje Jans, church marriage circa 1705, born circa 1688, died circa 1753.

Children:

182. Douwe Klazes Kingma, occupation: farmer. He married Sjiuwke Heijns.
183. + Ynte Klazes Kingma, born circa 1710.

Ynte Klazes Kingma

Born circa 1710 in Weidum, died circa 1758 in Beers; occupation: merchant in Beers. He married Grietje Tjommes, church marriage 08-05-1735 in Weidum, both of Weidum; she born circa 1714 in Weidum (daughter of Tjomme Dirks and Tietje Jans), died 30-08-1779 in Beers.

Children:

236. Klaas Yntes, born 01-08-1738 in Weidum, baptised 10-08-1738 in Weidum.
237. + Tietje Yntes Kingma, born 25-03-1741 (ancestral mother).
238. Grietje Yntes, born 25-03-1741 in Weidum, baptised 31-03-1741 in Weidum, died before 19-12-1751 in Weidum.
239. + Dieuke Yntes Kingma.
240. Tjomme Yntes, baptised 05-09-1745, died before 01-05-1748.
241. + Tjomme Yntes Kingma.
242. Grietje Yntes, born 19-12-1751 in Weidum.

Tietje Yntes Kingma (ancestral mother)

Born 25-03-1741 in Weidum, baptised 31-03-1741 in Weidum, died 18-03-1815 in Baard, almost 74 years old, widow and living on private means. She married (1) Laas Koopmans and (2) Jan Pals Kingma, church marriage 06-05-1764 in Huins, she of Weidum, he of Huins; he born 1737 in Beers or Huins (son of Pals Jans Kingma and Geertje Feikes), died 11-03-1805 in Baard, occupation: farmer and merchant in Baard.

Children:

321. + Geertje Jans Kingma, born 15-04-1768.
322. Ynte Jans, baptised 02-07-1769, died young.
323. + Ynte Jans Kingma, born 16-03-1771.
324. + Pals Jans Kingma, born 15-03-1774.
325. Claas Jans, born 24-12-1778 in Baard, baptised 03-01-1779 in Baard, died before 1811 in Baard.
326. + Tjomme Jans Kingma, born 07-02-1781.

Pals Jans Kingma

Born 15-03-1774 in Baard, baptised 27-03-1774 in Baard, died 03-06-1837 in Winsum, 63 years old; occupation: merchant in Baard. In 1812 Pals Jans adopts the name Kingma as his family name, taken from his mother, who has borne this family name for a very long time, and at that time has the following children: Jan, 15 years old, and Jetske, 2 years old. He married Riemkje Meintes Meinsma, church marriage 04-02-1798 in Oosterlittens, he of Baard, she of Oosterlittens; she born 1770 in Huins (daughter of Meinte Rintjes Meinsma and Jetske Tjeerds Bosma), died 12-02-1859 in Jorwerd, 89 years old, widow.

Children:

410. + Jan Pals Kingma, born 08-08-1798.
411. + Jetske Pals Kingma, born 18-06-1811.

Jan Pals Kingma

Born 08-08-1798 in Oosterlittens, baptised 26-08-1798 in Oosterlittens, died 13-04-1829 in Baard, 30 years old, married; occupation: merchant. He married 27-08-1820 in Baarderadeel (deed no. 21) Ynke Sjoerds Meinsma, born 26-02-1801 in Beers (daughter of Sjoerd Meintes Meinsma and Riemke Siebes van Eysinga), baptised 08-03-1801 in Beers, died 31-03-1853 in Beers, 52 years old, widow.

Children:

463. + Pals Jans Kingma, born 14-06-1821.
464. + Sjoerd Jans Kingma, born 24-10-1824.

Pals Jans Kingma

Born 14-06-1821 in Baard, died 14-01-1894 in Bergum, 72 years old, married; occupation: dairy farmer, merchant and shopkeeper. He married 27-11-1841 in Hennaarderadeel (deed no. 24) Trijntje Bontjes van der Valk, born 02-03-1825 in Britswerd (daughter of Bontje Ymes van der Valk and Alefje Lieuwes Tjerksma or Tjerkstra), died 08-01-1905 in Bergum, 79 years old, widow.

Children:

519. + Jan Pals Kingma, born 08-09-1842.
520. + Bontje Pals Kingma, born 11-06-1844.
521. Ynke Pals Kingma, born 10-04-1846 in Baard, died 01-01-1930 in Koudum, residing in IJlst, 83 years old, widow, occupation: maidservant. She married 28-05-1887 in Wymbritseradeel (deed no. 64) Wietze Heins Piersma, born 02-06-1845 in Woudsend (son of Hein Wietzes Piersma and Margje Johannes Zandstra), died 30-12-1926 in IJlst, 81 years old, married, occupation: merchant.
522. Alefje Pals Kingma, born 03-11-1847 in Bergum, died 01-01-1927 in Hommerts, 79 years old, widow. She married 11-05-1882 in Menaldumadeel (deed no. 18) Johannes Sjoerds Boersma, born 27-04-1835 in Leeuwarden (son of Sjoerd Piers Boersma and Helena (Hiltje) van der Veer), died 24-11-1914 in Menaldum (deed no. 110), 79 years old, widower and married, occupation: carpenter.
523. Aafke Pals Kingma, born 26-02-1850 in Bergum, died 21-12-1851 in Bergum, 1 year old.
524. + Sjoerd Pals Kingma, born 18-02-1852.
525. + Yme Pals Kingma, born 07-01-1854.
526. Lieuwe Pals Kingma, born 08-07-1857 in Bergum, died 20-07-1857 in Bergum, 12 days old.
527. Aafke Pals Kingma, born 17-09-1858 in Bergum, died 02-02-1931 in Welsrijp. She married 31-03-1892 in Het Bildt (deed no. 7) Jetse Teunis Boersma, born 25-07-1859 in Vrouwenparochie (son of Teunis Boersma and Rinske Braaksma), occupation: shopkeeper.
528. + Lieuwe Pals Kingma, born 23-05-1861.
529. Jetske Pals Kingma, born 20-01-1865 in Bergum, died 01-07-1865 in Bergum, 162 days old.
530. Ynte Pals Kingma, born 14-10-1866 in Bergum, died 20-09-1887 in Bergum, 20 years old, unmarried.

Bontje Pals Kingma

Born 11-06-1844 in Huins, died 11-10-1928 in Lions, 84 years old. He married 31-03-1870 in Baarderadeel Trijntje Jans Bergsma, born 22-12-1848 in Baard (daughter of Jan Ritskes Bergsma and Wytske Alberts de Boer), died 26-04-1935 in Lions.

Children:

606. Trijntje Bontjes Kingma, born 23-06-1870 in Lions, died in Kuinre.
607. Wietske Bontjes Kingma, born 12-02-1872 in Lions, died 01-06-1936 in Leeuwarden, 64 years old, widow.
608. Ynke Bontjes Kingma, born 12-02-1872 in Lions, died 18-10-1872 in Lions, 7 months old.
609. Jan Bontjes Kingma, born 09-09-1873 in Lions, died 26-11-1873 in Lions, 12 weeks old.
610. Pals Bontjes Kingma, born 09-09-1873 in Lions, died 30-11-1873 in Lions, 12 weeks old.
611. Pals Bontjes Kingma, born 06-11-1878.
612. + Jan Bontjes Kingma, born 04-02-1882 in Lions.
613. Ynke Bontjes Kingma, born 05-05-1884.
614. Bontje Bontjes Kingma, born 16-04-1888 in Lions, died 31-03-1966 in Mechernich (Germany).
615. Jelle Bontjes Kingma, born 03-03-1890, died 05-03-1890, 2 days old.
616. Yme Bontjes Kingma, born 02-02-1892.

Jan Bontjes Kingma

Born 04-02-1882 in Lions, died 06-04-1969 in Sinsheim (Germany), 87 years old; occupation: farmer in Neckargerach. Jan Bontjes moved to Germany because there was great unemployment in the Netherlands. He married twice there. Ralf Kingma, son of Petronella Kingma, was brought up and grew up with his grandparents in Neckargerach, because his mother had to work as a nursing assistant.

He married (1) Barbara Hahnenberg, died 1918 in Flerzheim.

Children:

661. Cilla, stillborn child of the female sex [sic], born 1902, died 1906.
662. + Peter Jans Kingma (1 child), born 21-03-1909 in Müddersheim/Vettweiß.
663. + Heinrich Jans Kingma (2 children), born 14-06-1913 in Mettmann.
664. + Wilhelm Eduard Kingma (3 children), born 18-03-1914 in Querenburg.
665. Cäcilie Jans Kingma, stillborn child of the female sex.
666. + Anton Jans Kingma (5 children), born 04-02-1918 in Formrodach/Eisenach.

He married (2) Maria Toussaint, born 27-06-1898 in Essen-Kray (daughter of Peter Toussaint and Magaretha Lemaire), died 27-04-1974 in Sinsheim.

Children:

667. Margareta Christine Kingma (3 children), born 16-07-1920 in Bottrop, died 15-03-2003 in Darmstadt. She married Ludwig Harbrecht, occupation: civil servant.
668. + Johannes Jans Kingma (2 children), born 26-04-1922 in Rothausen, died 01-04-2002 in Ittlingen.
669. Mathilde Jans Kingma (2 children), born 18-09-1923 in Bottrop, died June 1959 in Darmstadt. She married Paul Mandel, born 18-09-1923.
670. Christine Kingma (4 children), born 19-11-1925 in Stockheim. She married Franz Harbrecht, born in Darmstadt.
671. Martha Jans Kingma (3 children), born 26-08-1928 in Büdingen. She married Emil Willert, occupation: farmer.
672. Hedwig Jans Kingma (3 children), born 16-10-1930 in Büdingen. She married Gerhard Straub, occupation: carpenter.
673. Rosmarie Jans Kingma (2 children), born 24-12-1933 in Büdingen. She married Alfons Bach, occupation: electrician.
674. + Petronella Maria Theresia Kingma (1 child), born 19-10-1936 in Darmstadt.
675. Maria Theresia Jans Kingma, born 1938 in Darmstadt, died young.
676. Maria Elisabeth Jans Kingma (2 children), born 03-08-1940 in Darmstadt, died 15-01-1975 in Wiesloch. She married Rolf Stiller.

662. Peter Jans Kingma

Born 21-03-1909 in Müddersheim/Vettweiß, died 12-07-1978 in Bayerdilling. He married Margarete, born 23-04-1916.

Child:

690. Rosemarie Kingma, born 31-04-1940 [sic].

663. Heinrich Jans Kingma

Born 14-06-1913 in Mettmann, died 10-09-1986 in Oelde. He married Elisabeth Rohr, born 09-04-1915 in Oelde.

Children:

691. + Norbert Kingma, born 08-07-1942.
692. Heinz Kingma, born 03-07-1946 in Oelde.

664. Wilhelm Eduard Kingma

Born 18-03-1914 in Querenburg, died 01-04-1975 in Mettmann. He married Amalie Thaler, born 10-11-1919 in Wertingen, died 09-10-1969 in Mettmann.

Children:

693. Manfred Wilhelms Kingma, born 09-01-1945 in Hamlar. He married Elfriede Blumkampf, born 20-03-1948 in Wülfrath.
694. Gisela Wilhelms Kingma, born 24-08-1952 in Wülfrath.
695. Gabriele Wilhelms Kingma, born 24-08-1952 in Wülfrath.

666. Anton Jans Kingma

Born 04-02-1918 in Formrodach/Eisenach, died 26-09-1988 in Bayerdilling. He married Monika Sandmayer, born 09-07-1925, died 20-05-2001 in Bayerdilling.

Children:

696. Christa Antons Kingma, born 03-08-1948. She married a Szeider, first name unknown.
697. Peter Antons Kingma, born 25-05-1955 in Bayerdilling. He married Annelise Sach.
698. Anton Antons Kingma, born 21-01-1957 in Bayerdilling, died 25-05-1975 in Bayerdilling.
699. Hildegard Antons Kingma, born 21-09-1959 in Bayerdilling.
700. + Gerhard Antons Kingma, born 12-11-1965 in Bayerdilling.

668. Johannes Jans Kingma

Born 26-04-1922 in Rothausen, died 01-04-2002 in Ittlingen. He married Traudel Laske, born 16-04-1932.

Children:

701. Bernd Johannes Kingma, born 08-10-1954 in Sinsheim.
702. Ritta Kingma, born 04-10-1956 in Ittlingen.

691. Norbert Kingma

Born 08-07-1942 in Oelde. He married Luise Jostmayer, born 17-08-1948 in Oelde.

Children:

709. + Jürgen Norberts Kingma, born 29-04-1966 in Oelde.
710. Michael Norberts Kingma, born 01-12-1968 in Oelde. He married Daniela Westermann.
711. Sandra Norberts Kingma, born 05-12-1977 in Oelde.

700. Gerhard Antons Kingma

Born 12-11-1965 in Bayerdilling. He married Doris Sodh.

Child:

712. Monica Gerhards Kingma, born 17-03-19??.

674. Petronella Maria Theresia Kingma

Born 19-10-1936 in Darmstadt; occupation: nursing assistant. Partnership with Werner Heinrich Erhardt of Mannheim, born 21-05-1938 in Mannheim, occupation: Dr. med. dent., dentist.

Child:

1. + Ralf Jürgen Kingma, born 25-06-1956 in Heidelberg, architect.

Ralf Jürgen Kingma

Born 25-06-1956 in Heidelberg; occupation: Dipl.-Ing. architect. He married 29-01-1986 in Darmstadt (church marriage 10-05-1986 in Heimbach) Elfi Anna Lischko, occupation: public official, born 06-05-1958 in Schuttern near Lahr (daughter of Hans Lischko and Anna Kollinger).

Children:

1. Eve Miriam Kingma, born 14-02-1988 in Lahr.
2. Renée Marie Kingma, born 27-11-1990 in Lahr.
3. Kai Ralf Kingma, born 11-10-1996 in Lahr.

Compiled on 14 February 2005
Ralf Kingma

The complete family tree can be requested from Ralf Kingma.

Kingma glossary

An alphabetical collection of names, places and terms from the history of the Kingmas, compiled by Ralf Kingma from De Kinkhoorn and his own research.

Baard

Since time immemorial the inhabitants of Baard have been called "the Baard cats". The proverbial "dogs" live in Lions. A statue recalls those earlier times. The café It Skipperke has a rich past. The Bolswardervaart used to be an important link to Oosterlittens; all trade went by water. It Skipperke was a pleasant meeting place for the residents. The name of the primary school De Stjelp refers to a farmhouse that once stood here; some parts of it have been moved to the Zuiderzeemuseum in Enkhuizen. The Frisian linguist Harmen Sytstra also lies buried in this village; he was schoolmaster here from 1852 to 1864. Pals Jans Kingma was born in Baard on 15 March 1774 and was a merchant in Baard. Tietje Yntes (the ancestral mother) lived in Baard and was buried here beside her husband on 18 March 1815.

Birdaard Kingmas

The only (male) branch in which the Kingma line may have been continued. It is the ancestral branch of Pieter Jelles Kingma, who lived on the Kingma State until circa 1610 and also died there. Pieter Johannes Kingma was married to Brechtje, daughter of Jan Feijtes, with whom he lived in Blija. They had six children, the eldest of whom was called Johannes Pieters. Johannes Pieters was a farmer in Genum and married to Jisseltje Reynners. Around 1685 a son, Jan Johannes Kingma, was born to them. Jan Johannes Kingma married Trijntje Jacobs, who was an innkeeper in Birdaard. Jan Johannes Kingma is the progenitor of the "Birdaard" Kingmas, who descend in the direct male line from Jelle Kingum of Zweins.

Frisian rider

This was the coin in which the fine was expressed that Professor Van der Wayen had to pay Ignatius van Kingma if he crossed Ignatius's land on his way to church. Frisian riders are gold or silver coins of the United Netherlands that were struck in Friesland. They recall the name and the history of Ignatius, who was depicted on horseback: a stern rider with raised sword. Gold riders were struck from 1582 to 1599 and from 1607 to 1628, silver riders from 1582 to 1585. After that, silver riders were called ducatons; those were struck from 1659 to 1668. In addition, all sorts of other coins of the Republic of the United Netherlands were struck in Friesland between 1580 and 1738.

Gerben Minnes Kingma

The progenitor of Bontje Kingma, born in 1658. He married Frike Diurds, born circa 1662. Their child was Jan Gerbens Kingma, born and baptised on 22 June 1684 in Hijlaard; he died on 14 December 1722 in Huins. They kept very much in the background in Friesland. It was a family of merchants. The descendants of Gerben Minnes remained almost exclusively in Baarderadeel. The surname, which lay dormant in obscurity for centuries, was reintroduced by Napoleon and thus came back into use throughout Europe. Usually the family name of the wife was adopted.

Manorial pew

A family pew from 1782 with the coat of arms in the canopy. It is very well worth seeing and was intended for the family of Julius Matthijs van Beyma thoe Kingma and the family Lycklama à Nijeholt. The manorial pew can still be seen in the Reginakerk in Zweins. A service is held in the church every fortnight.

Huins

In this village the watermills (octagonal and thatched) are a very familiar sight and the greatest attraction. Huins also has a thirteen-hundred-year-old church. Number 49 is still the number of the stjelp (a Frisian farmhouse under one pyramid roof) built in 1714. At the end of 1993 work began on laying cycle paths between Huins and Hijlaard; the safer and shorter cycle route to Leeuwarden was officially opened at the end of 1994. The route was intended for cycle commuters and schoolchildren. For the inhabitants of Baard, Winsum and Oosterlittens it is now only five kilometres. Pals Jans Kingma was a merchant in Huins. He was born in Huins on 2 September 1714 and died in Huins on 30 December 1778. Huins is the cradle of the German Kingmas.

Hylke Jans Kingma

Master mariner and innovative shipbuilder (kofschip, a two-masted Dutch merchant sailing vessel). Hylke Jans is the progenitor of the Makkum Kingmas. He had a sailmaker's, a blockmaker's and a drawing office, and also a ropewalk. He was a shipowner and merchant with a network stretching from Seville to St Petersburg. All this he did under the name Hylke Jans. When he was appointed co-judge (alderman) in the board of the grietenij (a Frisian district, roughly comparable to a rural municipality) of Wonseradeel, he adopted the name Kingma. Hylke Jans Kingma (1708–1782) earned his fortune in trade, shipping and shipbuilding. He was born in Makkum in 1708. His grandmother was a Kingma by birth.

Ignatius van Kingma

"Anno 1700, on 26 November, died the most noble lord Ignatius van Kingma, brigadier and colonel of the cavalry of the United Netherlands, at the age of 79 years", so reads his epitaph in Zweins. He studied in Utrecht. Ignatius chose a military career. In 1651 Ignatius married Jaycke van Viersen, a daughter of the mint master of Friesland. Their married happiness lasted less than 33 weeks, for Jaycke died on 28 June 1652 giving birth to their child. Ignatius had a memorial made in the church wall of the Reginakerk. In 1654 Ignatius married Ydt (Ida) van Meynsma; she too died, at the end of November 1671. Both marriages remained childless.

Jan Bontjes Kingma

The progenitor of the German Kingmas, born on 4 February 1882 in Lions in Friesland. In 1898, at the age of sixteen, Jan emigrated to Germany with his brother. There he founded a large family. He first married Barbara Hahnenberg, who died in Flerzheim in 1918. His second marriage was to Maria Toussaint, on 28 December 1919 in Wewelsburg near Büren. Maria was born on 27 June 1898 in Essen-Kray and died on 27 April 1974, aged 76, in Sinsheim. Jan had sixteen children, five boys and eleven girls. Together with Maria he also brought up two grandchildren, Loretta and Ralf Kingma. In all they had 33 grandchildren. Jan died on 6 April 1969, aged 87, in Sinsheim.

Jelle Kingum

The progenitor of all Kingmas, born circa 1450 in Zweins. He was the owner of the Kingma sate (farmstead) until 1538. Later Kingum became Kingma. His son Pieter Jelles (thoe) Kingum, born circa 1480 on the state (a Frisian manor house) in Zweins, died after 1555, likewise in Zweins. By occupation he was a farmer and owner of the Kingma State. He married Nel Jans.

Keimpetille

A street near Zweins. There a high bridge or tille crossed the old waterway, so it was natural to build a landing place here. When the present Van Harinxmakanaal was dug in 1950–1951, the old bridge was demolished, so that this link no longer exists. The Kingmatille, as the place is also called, still exists. The tea house of the Kingma family also stands at the Kingmatille.

Kingma

It is assumed that the name Kingum derives from the dwelling place of our ancestors, the Kinguma. Today no descendant is called Kingum any more; it changed into Kingma. Whoever says Kinguma quickly hears Kingma. Moreover, some people were not so sure of the spelling, so that the name was not so fixed: people wrote the name as they heard it. The changes in the name are recorded in a number of deeds of sale from the sixteenth century. In a deed of sale of 27 November 1571 Claes Pieterzn. Kingum sold land to Jelle Pieterzn. Kingum. But on 5 May 1579, too, a piece of land of Kinguma Zate, called "De Betert", to the north-west of Kinguma State, was sold to Jelle Pieterzn. Kingum. On 5 May 1580 there is mention of land of the Kingma Zate at Sweins, which was sold to Jelle Pieterzn. Kinguma. In the deed of sale of the state of 9 August 1611 only the name Kingma is used any more. The Kingmas are a little like "the Buddenbrooks of Friesland".

Kingma archive

In the Rijksarchief (the provincial state archives) in Leeuwarden our archive is called "Familiearchief Van Beyma thoe Kingma". The archive also covers the Kingma State, its residents and its owners; this includes the section "Kingma State 1508–1886". The archive also preserves documents from the years after the demolition of the state, and the public sale of 1864 has likewise found a place in the deeds. The whole Kingma State archive occupies a length of 19.90 metres. The Rijksarchief is open to everyone.

Kingma Bank

The banking branch from Makkum and Bolsward, notable for its oil warehouses, cashiers and bankers. The last Kingma Bank existed until the early 1980s; after that the bank was absorbed into the ABN AMRO Bank. The bank was passed down through the female line. Before the French period it was often customary to adopt the family name of the mother or grandmother. The Makkum Kingmas are among the richest Kingmas of the family dynasty.

Kingma pulpit

The pulpit stands in a little church near Boer, which looked wretched and was in danger of collapsing. The church was visited several times by Kingmas who knew something about the pulpit. The remains of paint still had to be removed from the pulpit to reveal the initials of the donor known to us, Ignatius van Kingma. Our Ignatius, incidentally, was not only a devout man but also a decent and diligent one. The church of Boer has been restored.

Kingma lions

If we look at the well-known watercolour by A. Martin, we see beside the entrance to the state (a Frisian manor house) grounds two pillars with seated lions. With one forepaw they hold a shield; the Kingma coat of arms may have been on it. The two lions have disappeared and are being sought by the Stichting Kingma State.

Kingma mill

Our archive contains an article about a certain Fokke Yntes Kingma (1813–1883), educationalist. This Fokke was a very progressive and far-sighted schoolmaster for his time. Among other things he is more or less the designer of the "Kingma mill", a kind of letter wheel that was used for a reading method he developed. It is a forerunner of Hoogeveen's reading board. Kingma's letter wheel consists of three different discs with letters, with which all sorts of word combinations can be made.

Kingma regiment

There is one person from the Kingma family I should like to say a little more about, namely Inte or Ignaz Saekles van Kingma, born 1621. He must have attracted a good deal of attention in and around Zweins. In 1651 he is named as "cornet of the company of harquebusiers" that was garrisoned in Wesel. Later he became "sergeant-major of horse", then "cavalry captain and brigadier" and finally, in 1671, "colonel of horse". In the Disaster Year of 1672, when the country went to war with France, England, Münster and Cologne, the "Kingma regiment" played a major role. It was a cavalry regiment of six companies, about three hundred men in all. Louis XIV crossed the Rhine at Lobith and came into battle with Dutch troops.

Kingma Sate

Because the Kingma Sate (farmstead) was originally a farm, through good management and the making of good marriages it eventually became the property of the Kingma family and a state (a Frisian manor house). Especially during the lifetime of Saeckle van Kingma (died 12 February 1652) the estate expanded considerably.

Kingma seal

The seal of Ignatius van Kingma shows the Kingma coat of arms with helmet and the swan issuant, decorated with the letters I and K. The seal is in the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden.

Kingma State

Manor house from 1600 to 1864. A former Frisian country seat (in the rural district of Franekeradeel), a state (a Frisian manor house with associated land) with jurisdiction (it had gallows and wheel) near the village of Zweins, about four kilometres east of Franeker. The oldest Kingma known from the archives, called Jelle (thoe) te Kingum, lived in the house around 1500. Descendants of Jelle were owners of the house until the end of the sixteenth century. In the middle of the nineteenth century the last resident of the Kingma State, Julius Matthijs van Beyma thoe Kingma, died. The building was publicly auctioned in 1864, then demolished, and the terp (an artificial dwelling mound) on which it was built was dug away. Several pictures of the state, drawn by A. Martin, date from that time. The last descendant of Jelle and the last Kingma on the state was Ignatius van Kingma. The area in which the state stood is sometimes called "the Bangladesh of the Netherlands".

Kingmatille

Lies along the road running directly parallel to the Van Harinxmakanaal in Zweins, with the still existing tea house of the Kingmas. Towards the end of the nineteenth century most of the inhabitants lived in the hamlet of Kingmatille on the waterway that is now the Van Harinxmakanaal. As the name Kingmatille shows, the Kingma family played an important role in the history of the village.

Kingmaschool

There are two schools with this name, one in Amersfoort and one in Amsterdam. Both schools provide special education. The school in Amersfoort is a school for children with learning and developmental difficulties; the Kingmaschool in Amsterdam is geared to secondary special education for the same group of children. Our Kingma archive contains an article about a certain Fokke Yntes Kingma (1813–1883), educationalist. He introduced a new form of classroom teaching for primary schools. Numerical notation for music was also a new idea of his, for teaching children with learning difficulties. It is probably to that last idea that he owes the naming of the schools after him. His itinerant life took him successively to Elburg, Amersfoort, Oudega, Leeuwarden, Amersfoort again, Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and finally Amsterdam once more, where he died on 18 April 1883. A large proportion of the publications on new school methods came from his pen.

Kingma coat of arms

From the Reginakerk in Zweins and from the archives. The shield shows in the left half a half Frisian eagle in black on a gold field. In the right part one sees, above, two black kinkhoorns (shells) on silver; at the lower right an arrow in silver on a blue field is depicted. The crest is an outstretched swan's neck. This coat of arms probably dates from the time before 1498 (Albert of Saxony).

Kinkhoorn

1488 is the earliest recorded occurrence of this word. It is derived from "kink" (a twist), meaning roughly a twisted little horn. It is the name for a twisted, spiral-shaped horn, also called a whelk (a shellfish). It is thought that the kinkhoorn in the coat of arms is connected with the name Kingma (originally Kinghum). "De Kinkhoorn" is now a regularly appearing bulletin of the Stichting Kingma State, which is sent in Dutch to the members of the foundation. There is a Frisian expression "Yn de kinkhoarn sitte", which means "to sit at home".

Kofschip

In the spring of 1746 Hylke Jans Kingma made a voyage with his kofschip (a two-masted Dutch merchant sailing vessel) De Twee Gebroeders (lost in 1838 on the Zuiderzee) from Bordeaux to St Petersburg, where he took on a large cargo. Perfume, southern fruits and colonial goods were sold. From the profits of this and other trading voyages he built, among other things, an oil mill in 1764 and a warehouse in 1767, both of which he named "Fortuin uit Zee". His kofschepen had to become larger and faster, among other things by leaving out the leeboards.

Lemelerveld Kingmas

A branch that developed very rapidly in Brazil from 1907 onwards and at first engaged exclusively in agriculture and owned dairy factories.

Lions

Lions (Leons) is a characteristic terp village (a village on an artificial dwelling mound). The buildings have a predominantly rural character; the bond with the landscape is very strong thanks to the openness. The significance of the fourteen-hundred-year-old church reaches far beyond the boundaries of the small village community. With cultural activities such as musical performances, lectures and exhibitions, the church attracts interested people from all over Friesland in the winter months. The church has been dedicated to St Catherine for centuries. The tower originally had a saddleback roof. Bontje Pals Kingma died in Lions on 11 October 1928 and his wife Trijntje Jans Kingma-Bergsma on 26 April 1935.

Makkum Kingmas

The family from the Frisian seaside village of Makkum, who did business there for centuries and are among the richest of the village. For more than three hundred years they have formed a substantial enterprise of the Kingma family. In the seventeenth century the Kingmas sailed around with cargo ships; within one generation they became very rich. The progenitor was Hylke Jans Kingma, who lived from 1708 to 1782. He had a shipping company of his own.

Maurits bridge

In the Dijkstraat in Franeker there was a wooden drawbridge. On 6 January 1665 a distinguished company of twenty-two horsemen rode over the bridge. The central figure was a German imperial prince, Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen. He had come to Leeuwarden to attend the funeral of the Frisian stadtholder Willem Frederik. The prince was escorted by Major Ignatius van Kingma. The inhabitants of Franeker looked on with interest when, to the astonishment of all present, the bridge collapsed under the force of the many horses' hooves. Six horsemen with their horses, among them Johan Maurits and Ignatius, plunged into the inner canal and went through the ice. Fortunately they could be rescued. A memorial stone in the Dijkstraat keeps the memory of this incident alive.

Oan 'e dyk fan Keimpetille

The Kingma song by Jan Slofstra, an old Frisian folk song. The song is still sung in the schools today. It describes life on the bank at the Kingmatille.

Portrait of Ignatius

The painted portrait of Ignatius van Kingma hangs in the Heringa State in Marsum (about four kilometres west of Leeuwarden). The painting was possibly once donated to the Fries Genootschap. In 1908 it was lent, together with other paintings, to the foundation of the Popta Gasthuis, and in 1929 it was purchased by that foundation. There was no particular connection between Ignatius and the residents of the Heringa State.

Reginakerk

Built in 1782–1783 on an existing structure from the thirteenth century. On 6 March 1782 the building of the new church was put out to tender; on 5 October 1783 the new church was consecrated and celebrated its patronal festival. In the middle of the church roof stands a ridge turret (a small tower) with a bell from 1471. A church path led to the Kingma State. Many well-known Kingmas of that time are buried in the Reginakerk of Zweins.

Shabrack

A shabrack is a saddlecloth. The largest part was laid over the horse's back directly behind the saddle. This part bears the Kingma coat of arms with two horses as supporters. The kinkhoorn in this coat of arms is not exactly drawn from nature, but that is actually quite often the case, as for instance on the stone in the floor of the church in Zweins. The crest, a "swan issuant", is a special crest and appears twice. That probably has to do with the fact that the coat of arms lay in the middle of the horse's back and had to be visible from both sides.

Simmer 2000

In Friesland the initiative was taken to hold a large family gathering in Zweins in July 2000. All Kingmas were invited, in as great a number as possible, to the Kingmadag on 8 July 2000 in Zweins. On that day the participants were guided past the historic places of importance to the Kingma family. The Stichting Kingma State was founded.

Sneek Kingmas

The Sneek branch, with among others the tile works, pharmacists, physicians and notaries, lived predominantly in Sneek and is the academic branch of the family dynasty.

Family tree

The family tree goes back to Jelle Kingum (circa 1450 to 1538). He was the first resident known to us of the state (a Frisian manor house) Kinghum, later Kingma State. Among his descendants are several distinguished persons, such as Saeckle Intes van Kingma (died 1652), who was deputy for finance in Friesland. His son Ignatius van Kingma (died 1700) was brigadier and commander of the cavalry in the army of the United Netherlands and the last Kingma on the Kingma State. Saeckle's brother Jan Intes (died 1645) was a deputy in Friesland.

Stichting Kingma State

The foundation was established on 8 July 1999 in Driebergen and has set itself the aim of gathering historical knowledge about the Kingmas and the descendants of Jelle Kingum. The possibility of rebuilding the state (a Frisian manor house) is also being investigated. All Kingmas can become members. The seat of the foundation is Arnhem.

Tea house

The tea house stands at the Kingmatille, also called Keimpetille. It was the property of the Kingma family and was also used by the Kingmas. It still stands unchanged on the Van Harinxmakanaal and can be viewed there. The house is currently let. There was a direct connecting road to the Kingma State. The building was probably built in 1675.

Tietje Yntes Kingma

A Kingma by birth, the ancestral mother of the Bontje Kingma line. Tietje was born on 25 March 1741 in Weidum and died on 18 March 1815 in Baard. On 6 May 1764 in Weidum near Huins she married in church Jan Pals (Sales). Jan Pals was born circa 1737 in Beers near Huins and died on 11 March 1805 in Baard. He was a merchant in Baard.

Whelk

The whelk (Buccinum undatum) is a sea snail with a shell in the shape of a pointed horn with a number of convex whorls, about 10 cm long. The largest diameter can be about 5.5 cm. The animals are threatened with extinction.

Toll house

A small house at the Keimpetille. The toll house, like the bridge over the Van Harinxmakanaal, has been demolished. In the seventeenth century one had to pay a toll at the Kingmatille to cross the Van Harinxmakanaal.

Zweins

The village lies a little to the south of Franeker and has a hundred inhabitants. In Zweins stood the former Kingma State and the Kingmatille, and the present Reginakerk stands there. The Kingma family provided a great deal of employment in this village. Zweins is the cradle of the Kingmas. In 2000 Zweins saw a great Kingma gathering, at which more than four hundred Kingmas from all over the world met one another.

Zweins Kingmas

The original stock of the Kingmas, from the state (a Frisian manor house) in Zweins. Jelle Kingum, the progenitor of all Kingmas, was born circa 1450 in Zweins. He lived on the Kingma sate (farmstead), which later became the Kingma State (manor house). All Kingmas descend from the Zweins Kingmas, who are scattered over every part of the world.

Coat of arms of the Kingmas of the state in the Netherlands

The coat of arms of the Kingmas: on the left the half Frisian eagle in black on gold, at the upper right two black kinkhoorns on silver and at the lower right a silver arrow on blue, with the swan issuant as the crest (see also the glossary under Kingma coat of arms).

Photo album of the German Kingmas

Parents of Jan Bontjes Kingma

Bontje Pals Kingma, born 11-06-1844 in Huins, died 11-10-1928 in Lions	Trijntje Jans Kingma-Bergsma, born 22-12-1848 in Baard, died 26-04-1935 in Lions
Bontje Pals Kingma, head cowman ("Oberschweizer")	Bontje Pals and Trijntje Jans Kingma, married 31-03-1870 in Baarderadeel

Jan Bontjes Kingma and his family

Jan Bontjes Kingma, born 04-02-1882 in Lions, died 06-04-1969 in Sinsheim	Jan Bontjes Kingma
Jan Bontjes Kingma, head milker ("Obermelker")	Jan's brother Bontje, born 16-04-1888 in Lions
Jan Bontjes Kingma (1882–1969)	Maria Kingma-Toussaint, born 27-06-1898 in Essen-Kray, died 27-04-1974 in Sinsheim
Magaretha Toussaint-Lemaire, mother of Maria Kingma	Maria Kingma-Toussaint
Christine Bürger-Toussaint	Magaretha Toussaint-Lemaire and Maria Kingma-Toussaint with daughter Maria Kingma
Petra Kingma, born 19-10-1936 in Darmstadt
Ralf Kingma, born 25-06-1956 in Heidelberg	Elfi Kingma-Lischko, born 06-05-1958 in Schuttern
Eve Kingma, born 14-02-1988 in Lahr	Renée Kingma, born 27-11-1990 in Lahr
Kai Kingma, born 11-10-1996 in Lahr

Photo album of Bontje Bontjes Kingma

Bontje Bontjes Kingma (1888–1966), the brother with whom Jan Bontjes left for Germany in 1898, remained in the Rhineland and died in Mechernich.

Emil Bontjes Kingma	Bontje Bontjes Kingma
Bontje Bontjes Kingma in Cologne	Sister of Bontje Bontjes Kingma

Kingma Kronkels: Jan Bontjes Kingma

Ralf Kingma

Jan (Jean), also Schang, as his second wife Maria called her husband, was born on 4 February 1882 in Lions (Leons) near Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. In 1898, when he was barely sixteen years old, he left the Netherlands with his brother Bontje Kingma. They went to Germany because of the great unemployment that prevailed in Friesland at that very time. Jan worked, among other things, as head cowman (head milker) on the Dammhof estate in Germany.

At twenty-four Jan married, around 1906 in Mechernich, Barbara Hahnenberg, who died in 1918 in Flerzheim near Mechernich. She left six children, two girls and four boys: Peter, Heini, Willi, Anton and Cäcilie. The first girl died after only four years.

On 28 December 1919 Jan married for the second time, the twenty-one-year-old Maria Toussaint, in Wewelsburg near Büren. Maria (daughter of Peter Toussaint and Magaretha, née Lemaire) was born on 27 June 1898 in Essen-Kray. Jan and Maria had ten children: one boy, Johannes, and nine girls: Gredchen, Mathilde, Christine, Martha, Hedwig, Röschen, Petra, Maria Theresia and Maria Elisabeth. Jan's wife Maria brought up Barbara's children as her own. In the course of their lives Jan and his family lived in various places in Germany: Wewelsburg, Müddersheim/Vettweiß, Mettmann, Querenburg, Formrodach near Eisenach, Rothausen, Stockheim in Hesse, Büdingen near Bad Nauheim, Darmstadt, Dammhof/Adelshofen, Neckargerach and Sinsheim on the Elsenz. Until his death Jan kept his Dutch nationality, which Maria had also taken on. I too had Dutch nationality until 1967.

At the age of three I came to live with my grandparents in Neckargerach, who brought me up as their own son. Neckargerach is a small, idyllic village between Mosbach and Eberbach. Their own children had all already married and left home. It was a very fine, reflective time. We lived in a small house with three rooms: a bedroom, a small living room, where I slept on a fold-out sofa, and a kitchen-living room, where life went on. For a long time the house was heated with wood. Next to the house was a large garden with a little shed, a paradise for me. We had no television, no telephone and no car. I often went walking for hours with my grandfather. We talked about many things, but never about his past. Every Sunday afternoon his children visited us in Neckargerach with their families, because the children were more mobile than we were.

Jan was a very strict and religious man. Evening after evening he prayed the rosary with his wife Maria in the kitchen. He went to the Catholic church every Wednesday and Sunday. He was very well known in the parishes. The word of the parish priest was law. Jan died on 6 April 1969, aged 87. His wife Maria died on 27 April 1974, aged 76. Both were buried in their last place of residence, Sinsheim.

Ralf Kingma

Literature

1. The data of Hennie Kingma near Lemmer, Netherlands.
2. The introduction to the inventory of the "Familiearchief van Kingma State" by J.L. Berns, 1908 (from the Provincial Library in Leeuwarden).
3. Notes concerning the Kingma family, by Mr W.W. Buma, 1850, from the Rijksarchief, "Familiearchief van Kingma State".
4. The booklet about the Reginakerk in Zweins.
5. The family research of Mr T.J. Kingma near Bergum, Netherlands.
6. "Voor- en familienamen in Nederland" by R.A. Ebeling.
7. "Nederland's Adelsboek", Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie.
8. "Het rechtsomgaan van Franekeradeel 1406–1438", page 100.
9. "De Kinkhoorn", family bulletin of the Stichting Kingma State, Netherlands.

Colophon

"De Kinkhoorn" ("the whelk") is the regularly appearing bulletin of the Stichting Kingma State in the Netherlands. It is sent free of charge to the members of the foundation. One can become a member by transferring an annual contribution of at least 12 euros to account 55.00.97.538 at the ABN AMRO Bank in Arnhem, in the name of the treasurer of the Stichting Kingma State. Other interested readers receive the family bulletin for 25 euros a year.

Circulation: 150 copies. Appears at least twice a year.

Stichting Kingma State
Secretariat: Sterrenboslaan 20, 3972 GD Driebergen
Tel.: 0343-521212, fax: 0343-517689
E-mail: info@joostkingma.nl
Website: www.kingmastate.nl

Board

Chairman: C.S.J. Kingma, Emmen
Secretary: J.H. Kingma, Driebergen
Treasurer: J.M. Kingma, Arnhem
Member: Tj. Kingma, Zwolle

Design and production

Drukkerij Bakker Baarn

Author and translator

Ralf J. Kingma, Friesenheim (Germany)

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