Individual Details
Coentgen Lenssen Coenis
(1627 - 20 Apr 1691)
received his paternal grandfather's name.
Only the oldest son, Coentgen, joined the Anabaptist. This occurred early in his life, probably due to his mother's and the SCHEUTEN family's influence. Before 1648 Coentgen had married Trentgen N., but there is no record of the marriage in either the Catholic Parish records of Gladbach or the Reform Church records of Rheyd, which, at that time, served the people of Gladbach.
The Mennonite records are not available, but it is probable that it was a Mennonite marriage.
On 1 December 1648, Lenss Coenes appeared in court in Gladbach and transferred the Scheuten ingeritance to his children:
Veitt Koenten and Train, his wife
Coentgen Coenis and Trintgen, his wife
Peter Kenten and Geirtgen, his wife
Veitt Coenis and Entgen, his wife.
26.The couple, Veit KOENTEN and Trein left their inherited part of the Cones estate to the couple Peter KENTEN and Geirtgen. Coentgen COENIS and Treintgen left their share of the Coenis estate to the brother Veit and to the sister-in-law, Entgen. Coentgen COENIS received the Scheuten inheritance from his brother-in-law, Veit KOENTEN and his sister Trein.
27.Coentgen COENIS and Treintgen lived on the Scheuten estate from about 1648 and therefore, called themselves "SCHEUTEN" during the time they lived there. Coentgen SCHEUTEN was still mentioned in the Scheuten estate in 1650. Shortly thereafter his first wife, Treingen must have died. Coentgen then married Entgen N.; again it must have been a Mennonite marriage. On 22 January 1653, Coentgen COENES and Entgen, his wife, transferred a morgen of land behind the Hinxshof (or Hinxes estate) to Coentgen's brother-in-law, Peter COENES (or Kenten) and his sister Giertgen. Prior to this, in 1652, the newly married couple (Coentgen and Entgen) had moved into the Hecherhof (or Heckers estate) in Gladbach-Damm. The Heckerhof belonged jointly to Coengen and Entgen and to Coentgen's sister Giertgen and her husband, Peter KENTEN, though how they had come into possession of the property is not known. After taking over the Heckerhof, Coentgen was known as Coentgen HECKER and Entgen, his wife. In 1652 the property had belonged to a certain Thoeniss HECKER.
28.The couple had just moved into their new home when new calamities broke over them. Because they were Mennonites, the government of Julich-Berg ordered them, on 30 December 1652 to sell their possessions and leave the land within two years. Either Coentgen HECKER could not or would not sell within the allotted time. Coentgen entrusted his brother-in-law, Peter KENTEN and his sister Giertgen with the management of the property and fled to Krefeld. Shortly before, the official at that time had ordered the leaders of the Gladbach Mennonites to make a list of their members, including the number in the family and the next of kin, the domestic servants, home address, profession and possessions. This record had been preserved. Under Community Damm, the record reads, "Coen Hecker, Entgen have half a home with 3 Morgen land, have 1 child-[the rest did not copy]." Around 1660, in the topographical survey book of Gladbach, Hecker Cuhngen and his brother-in-law, Peter COENES, alias HECKER, alias KENTEN, are shown to be in possession of the Heckerhof.
29.In 1669, the government of Julich-Berg ordered a commission to seize the possessions left behind by the banished Mennonites and also to find out if any of "that Damned sect" still remained in the land. On the 15th of September, the officer, Carolus PIPPERS, came to Gladbach to carry out this order. He took lodgings by the Neuwerker Convent at an Inn of Hein PORTEN, which is still in existence today. The next day he summoned the jurymen of the various districts to give him an account of the abandoned property of the exiled Mennonites. Juryman Peter ERLER gave him the names of the Mennonites who still owned property in Damm. Among them was, "Coentgen Heckers, residing in Creifelt."
30.On the 4th of October 1669, the same commissioner again returned to Neuwerk to the same Inn. In the meantime, he had summoned those Mennonites who had been mentioned by the jury to come separately to Neuwerk so that he could interrogate them personally. They did appear, almost without exception, among them Coentgen HECKER. The record of his interrogation reads, "28. Coentgen Heggers, Anabaptist, age about 52 years, residing in Creifeld since anno 1654 with his wife and children Half a home (or estate), occupied by Peter HEGGER, Catherine. Could not sell."
31.It is to be 22 years later that Coentgen HECKER, alias LENSSEN, is able to sell his part of the Heckerhof. On the 20th of April 1691, Coen LENSSEN transferred his half of the Heckerhof in Damm to Peter Coenten and Mercken, his wife. The buyer was also to have the other half of the estate which would fall to Coentgen after the death of his sister Geirtgen. Niclas tho Hinxes and Tring, his wife (the daughter and son-in-law of Coentgen) were party to the closing of the contract. They also acted for Coentgen's other children, Toniss and Lenss LENSSEN. The purchase price was 105 Reichstaler. On the 27th of April, Geirtgen LENSSEN verified this contract as sister and next of kin, before the court of Gladbach. At this time, Coentgen and all of his children according to the records, called themselves after Coentgen's father Lenss Coenis, using the surname LENSSEN.
32.On the 25th of May 1691, Coentgen's sister, Geirtgen LENSSEN, testified before the court of Gladbach that she owed the couple, Pete SCHELEN, and his wife Merchen the sum of 250 Reichstaler. She pledged her share of the Heckerhof as security for her debt, and Coen LENSSEN make his share available to the creditor.
33.Even after the sale of the Heckerhof, Coentgen still owned property in Gladbach, though it has not been identified. However, on 3 September 1694, Baron Dekinsky the Landrost of Mors, who also was responsible for Krefeld, complained in a letter to the Kurfurst or elector of Julich-Berg, that according to what had been made known, the estate, with the land, which the widow of Coentgen COENIS still owned in Gladbach, should be auctioned off for taxes. Thus we can place Coentgen's date of death between 20 April 1691 and 3 September 1694.
34.GENERATION IV: The record of the sale of the Heckerhof on 20 April 1691, proves that Coentgen COENIS, alias HECKER, alias LENSSEN, left three children.
Only the oldest son, Coentgen, joined the Anabaptist. This occurred early in his life, probably due to his mother's and the SCHEUTEN family's influence. Before 1648 Coentgen had married Trentgen N., but there is no record of the marriage in either the Catholic Parish records of Gladbach or the Reform Church records of Rheyd, which, at that time, served the people of Gladbach.
The Mennonite records are not available, but it is probable that it was a Mennonite marriage.
On 1 December 1648, Lenss Coenes appeared in court in Gladbach and transferred the Scheuten ingeritance to his children:
Veitt Koenten and Train, his wife
Coentgen Coenis and Trintgen, his wife
Peter Kenten and Geirtgen, his wife
Veitt Coenis and Entgen, his wife.
26.The couple, Veit KOENTEN and Trein left their inherited part of the Cones estate to the couple Peter KENTEN and Geirtgen. Coentgen COENIS and Treintgen left their share of the Coenis estate to the brother Veit and to the sister-in-law, Entgen. Coentgen COENIS received the Scheuten inheritance from his brother-in-law, Veit KOENTEN and his sister Trein.
27.Coentgen COENIS and Treintgen lived on the Scheuten estate from about 1648 and therefore, called themselves "SCHEUTEN" during the time they lived there. Coentgen SCHEUTEN was still mentioned in the Scheuten estate in 1650. Shortly thereafter his first wife, Treingen must have died. Coentgen then married Entgen N.; again it must have been a Mennonite marriage. On 22 January 1653, Coentgen COENES and Entgen, his wife, transferred a morgen of land behind the Hinxshof (or Hinxes estate) to Coentgen's brother-in-law, Peter COENES (or Kenten) and his sister Giertgen. Prior to this, in 1652, the newly married couple (Coentgen and Entgen) had moved into the Hecherhof (or Heckers estate) in Gladbach-Damm. The Heckerhof belonged jointly to Coengen and Entgen and to Coentgen's sister Giertgen and her husband, Peter KENTEN, though how they had come into possession of the property is not known. After taking over the Heckerhof, Coentgen was known as Coentgen HECKER and Entgen, his wife. In 1652 the property had belonged to a certain Thoeniss HECKER.
28.The couple had just moved into their new home when new calamities broke over them. Because they were Mennonites, the government of Julich-Berg ordered them, on 30 December 1652 to sell their possessions and leave the land within two years. Either Coentgen HECKER could not or would not sell within the allotted time. Coentgen entrusted his brother-in-law, Peter KENTEN and his sister Giertgen with the management of the property and fled to Krefeld. Shortly before, the official at that time had ordered the leaders of the Gladbach Mennonites to make a list of their members, including the number in the family and the next of kin, the domestic servants, home address, profession and possessions. This record had been preserved. Under Community Damm, the record reads, "Coen Hecker, Entgen have half a home with 3 Morgen land, have 1 child-[the rest did not copy]." Around 1660, in the topographical survey book of Gladbach, Hecker Cuhngen and his brother-in-law, Peter COENES, alias HECKER, alias KENTEN, are shown to be in possession of the Heckerhof.
29.In 1669, the government of Julich-Berg ordered a commission to seize the possessions left behind by the banished Mennonites and also to find out if any of "that Damned sect" still remained in the land. On the 15th of September, the officer, Carolus PIPPERS, came to Gladbach to carry out this order. He took lodgings by the Neuwerker Convent at an Inn of Hein PORTEN, which is still in existence today. The next day he summoned the jurymen of the various districts to give him an account of the abandoned property of the exiled Mennonites. Juryman Peter ERLER gave him the names of the Mennonites who still owned property in Damm. Among them was, "Coentgen Heckers, residing in Creifelt."
30.On the 4th of October 1669, the same commissioner again returned to Neuwerk to the same Inn. In the meantime, he had summoned those Mennonites who had been mentioned by the jury to come separately to Neuwerk so that he could interrogate them personally. They did appear, almost without exception, among them Coentgen HECKER. The record of his interrogation reads, "28. Coentgen Heggers, Anabaptist, age about 52 years, residing in Creifeld since anno 1654 with his wife and children Half a home (or estate), occupied by Peter HEGGER, Catherine. Could not sell."
31.It is to be 22 years later that Coentgen HECKER, alias LENSSEN, is able to sell his part of the Heckerhof. On the 20th of April 1691, Coen LENSSEN transferred his half of the Heckerhof in Damm to Peter Coenten and Mercken, his wife. The buyer was also to have the other half of the estate which would fall to Coentgen after the death of his sister Geirtgen. Niclas tho Hinxes and Tring, his wife (the daughter and son-in-law of Coentgen) were party to the closing of the contract. They also acted for Coentgen's other children, Toniss and Lenss LENSSEN. The purchase price was 105 Reichstaler. On the 27th of April, Geirtgen LENSSEN verified this contract as sister and next of kin, before the court of Gladbach. At this time, Coentgen and all of his children according to the records, called themselves after Coentgen's father Lenss Coenis, using the surname LENSSEN.
32.On the 25th of May 1691, Coentgen's sister, Geirtgen LENSSEN, testified before the court of Gladbach that she owed the couple, Pete SCHELEN, and his wife Merchen the sum of 250 Reichstaler. She pledged her share of the Heckerhof as security for her debt, and Coen LENSSEN make his share available to the creditor.
33.Even after the sale of the Heckerhof, Coentgen still owned property in Gladbach, though it has not been identified. However, on 3 September 1694, Baron Dekinsky the Landrost of Mors, who also was responsible for Krefeld, complained in a letter to the Kurfurst or elector of Julich-Berg, that according to what had been made known, the estate, with the land, which the widow of Coentgen COENIS still owned in Gladbach, should be auctioned off for taxes. Thus we can place Coentgen's date of death between 20 April 1691 and 3 September 1694.
34.GENERATION IV: The record of the sale of the Heckerhof on 20 April 1691, proves that Coentgen COENIS, alias HECKER, alias LENSSEN, left three children.
Events
| Birth | 1627 | Munchen Gladbach, Damm, Rhineland, Prussia |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1652 | Anna Entgen Thones | | ||
| Death | 20 Apr 1691 | Rhineland, Prussia | | ||
| Alt name | Coentgen Scheuten | ||||
| Alt name | Coen Lenssen Heckers | ||||
| Alt name | Lens Conradts | ||||
| Alt name | Koendort Lensen Heckers |
Families
| Spouse | Anna Entgen Thones (1632 - 1691) |
| Child | Thones Kunders (1653 - 1729) |
| Child | Tring Lessen Kunders (1655 - ) |
| Child | Lenss Lenssen Kunders (1657 - ) |
| Child | Margaret Streypers (1664 - 1745) |
| Spouse | Treintgen ( - ) |
| Father | Lens Coenes (1588 - 1650) |
| Mother | Mergken Auff Scheuten (1590 - ) |
| Sibling | Trein Coenes (1615 - ) |
| Sibling | Giertgen Coenes (1618 - ) |
| Sibling | Veit Coenes (1620 - ) |
| Sibling | Thiewes Coenes (1623 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Dillon(from Mizer).FTW.
2. Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #1395, Date of Import: Dec 29, 1996Dorothy Streeper Research.
3. Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #1395, Date of Import: Dec 29, 1996.
4. Dillon(from Mizer).FTW.
5. Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #1395, Date of Import: Dec 29, 1996Dorothy Streeper Research.