Individual Details

Entgen Anna Doors

(Abt 1641 - 2 Aug 1700)

Anna/ Entgen Doors b c 1641 (dates from Krefeld Immigrants article)
m (1) abt 1663 (Nieboth) Heinrich Kurlis (Curlis, Kennlings,
Keurlis, Kurlings)
m (2) Johann (Jan) Strepers (Streypers) 5/12/1669, Kaldenkirchen
Reformed Church.He bought 5000 acres of land from Wm Penn for
100 pounds sterling, as much land as Jacob Telner and Dirk
Sipman. Jan and Anna did not emigrate to America but possibly
spent a short time there. Entgen/ Anna d Kaldenkirchen
8/2/1700, Jan Streypers d Kaldenkirchen 5/6/1715.
Jan and his brother, Wilhelm, Streypers, were sons of a merchant
of Kaldenkirchen and the two boys jointly inherited his business;
When Wm left for America the estate had not been divided. Jan
became an investor and was oe of the land purchasers for the
Krefelders in PA. Jan did not emigrate to Amerca. Jan sent
his brother, Wm, to settle the land. He became sole owner of
the family estate in Kaldenkirchen, and as compensation he turned
over all his land holdings in America to his brother, Wm. Jan's
three children all died in Germany.
Lenart/ Leonard Kurlis among Krefeld voyage in 1683, age
13; he was placed in care of Jan and Mercken Lensen in exchage
for 50 acres of land and use of a linen weaving stool and three
combs for three years. He was to be taught the weaving trade.
They were the only emigrants of 1683 to remain Mennonites
after arrival in Germantown.
Metgen (Mechtild) b 9 Mar 1664 (to #1) m Henderjik Jansen
van Acken/Aken. The same Hendrick Jans who w Herman Isacks
op den graff published the pamphlet on their persecutions
in HOlland. Lived in Krefeld from 1675. Did not emigr to
PA. prob buried as Krefeld townsman 14 Dec 1696.
He must have been son of Mennonite Jan Claussen (
van Acken and his wife, Dreutgen, who was expelled from
Gladbach in 1654, he later lived in Rheydt, must have
endured the persecution and imprisonment. (Niepoth)
They had:
Claes
Anneken
Willem
Agneta,
Heinrich, Elizabeth

Infant b 1/12/or Dec 1666 (to #1)

Events

BirthAbt 1641Kaldenkirchen, Germany
BirthAbt 1641Kaltenkirchen, Rhineland, Germany
Marriage1663Kalderkirchen, Germany - Heinrich Kurlis
Marriage12 May 1669Kaldenkirchen, Germany - Jan (Johan) Streypers
Death2 Aug 1700Kaldenkirchen, Germany
Burial2 Aug 1700Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Preussen
Death2 Aug 1700Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Preußen, Germany
Alt nameAnn
Alt nameAnna Entgen Doors

Families

SpouseHeinrich Kurlis ( - 1669)
ChildMetgen Kurlis (1664 - )
ChildJan Kurlis (1666 - 1668)
SpouseJan (Johan) Streypers (1641 - )
FatherMathias Dohrs (1614 - 1663)
MotherAgnes Neesgen Op Den Graeff (1614 - 1691)
SiblingReiner Theissen (1659 - 1745)
SiblingGertrudje Theisson Doors (1645 - 1707)
SiblingCornelius Theissen (1652 - 1716)
SiblingAgnes Doors (1654 - )
SiblingDerek Tyson (1657 - 1683)
SiblingPeter Tyson Doors (1643 - )
SiblingJohanna Doors (1649 - )
SiblingElizabeth Doors (1647 - )
SiblingMargarita Doors (1655 - )
SiblingMary Tyson (1660 - 1742)
SiblingHermann Doors (1663 - 1739)
SiblingElin Magadalen Tyson (1650 - 1729)

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