Individual Details
(5 Mar 1609 - 11 Dec 1657)
Hester was the daughter of Hermen Op den Graeff of Aldekirk and his wife Greitgen Pletges of Kampen, both cities in Germany. Hester was probably born in Krefeld, Germany about 1609. She married Isaac Van Bebber about 1635, most likely in Krefeld. Isaac and Hester's children were Mennonites, a religious sect that came to be persecuted in Europe. It is not known if Isaac & Hester were Mennonites. Their children all emigrated to Pennsylvania in the mid 1680's to escape the religous persecution. No record of Isaac's death has been found, but it is probable that he died in Germany before his children came to America. Hester did come to America with her children, but died soon after her arrival. According to her son Herman she died on November 19, 1643, but according to the VanBibber website, she died on December 11, 1657.
Events
| Birth | 5 Mar 1609 | Krefeld, Germany | | | |
| Death | 11 Dec 1657 | Krefield, Germany | | | |
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