Pieter Zee was born in Twisk on April 23, 1850. He was the youngest son of Pieter Zee & Neeltje Veer that survived into adulthood. He married Geertje Zijp in May 1875, daughter of Klaas Zijp and Trijntje Spaans. Together they farmed in Twisk. Sons Klaas (1877) and Pieter (1881) were born in Twisk. Geertje died young, at the age of 42 in June 1896. Klaas was 18 and Pieter was 14.
That October, the joint holdings of Pieter and Geertje were divided, as was normal custom. Jan Groot Thomaszn, a farmer in Twisk, was named as an additional guardian of the two teenagers. He was married to Elizabeth Zijp, Trijntje’s sister. Pieter’s brother Andries Zee was made responsible for the valuation of goods. An inventory of property, and contents of the house, yard, sheds, and farmland was then taken. The family home, yard, and orchard, were listed first, with reference Twisk C276 and C277.
Farmland (reference Twisk B55, 173, 176, and 24) totalled 5 hectares, 14 aren, 80 centaren, and a half share in farmland in the Bennemeer, Twisk, 50 aren 14 centaren (Ref B18) [Willem Leeuwrik had the other half].
Contents inventorized included basic household items (chairs, tables, pots, pans, crockery), 2 cows (worth 240 guilders), 4 pigs (f. 60). Seed-room contents f. 300, haystack contents f. 300, potatoes at f. 130. On the farmland, 2 horses (f. 260), 4 sheep (f. 60), peas, white beans, and brown beans (f. 210), eggs (f. 75). Jewelry and cash: Goud hoofdijzer f. 75, 2 bloedkoralen kettings f. 100, gouden horloge met gouden ketting, f. 25. And finally, 30 guilders in bank notes. Total of all contents f. 2536,20.
Pieter had two larger debts: a loan of f. 4400 from the Hervormde Gemeente Abbekerk, at 4% interest p.a., in the form of a mortgage taken out 31 Dec 1892, and a loan from Pieter Donker, f. 800, at 4%. He also owed 20 guilders to the wagon-maker Hoekstra, who lived next door to the old family home of his parents, Pieter Zee and Neeltje Veer.
Valuations were carried out by Andries Zee, Cornelis Zee (both brothers of Pieter), and Gerrit Kz Zijp (a brother of Geertje’s). The house was valued at f. 1400, and the land at f. 5780. The estate was then divided between Pieter and his two children, with Pieter retaining the house.
The home of Pieter Zee and Geertje Zijp is shown on the Kadaster map below, later we will try to find where it is.
In 1899, Pieter Zee moved to Nibbixwoud, where he married his second wife Antje Timmerman, dau. of Pieter Timmerman and Dieuwertje de Graaff. She died in 1909 in Twisk. In 1912, Pieter married for the third time, to Antje Schermer, daughter of Hendrik Schermer and Neeltje Druif. Pieter died Jan 28, 1926, in Wijdenes.
Finding the house
C276 was sold in 1911 to Willem Jonges. In 1927 it was sold to Ariaantje Jonges. 1951 Bijbouw. 1961 sale to Pieter Jonges. 1975 numbered as K34, Twisk. Sale in 1979. Pieter Jonges & Sijtje Zeilemaker. Present location appears to be Hornderweg 15. It’s not clear if the original house still stands.
Genealogy
E30 Pieter Zee
* 23-Apr-1850 Twisk [Pieter Zee & Neeltje Veer]
+ 28-Jan-1926 Wijdenes
x Geertje Zijp 06-May-1875 >
* 30-Jan-1854 Hoogwoud [Klaas Zijp & Trijntje Spaans]
+ 03-Jun-1896 Twisk [>]
Children:
1 Klaas 15-Jun-1877 Twisk x Trijntje Wijdenes
2 Pieter 01-Sep-1881 Twisk x Gezina de Graaff
x (2) Antje Timmerman 29-Oct-1899 Nibbixwoud [>]
* 17-Jan-1859 Zwaag [Pieter Timmerman & Dieuwertje de Graaff]
+ 15-Jun-1909 Twisk [>]
x (3) Antje Schermer 04-Jan-1912 Wijdenes [>]
* 1849 Nibbixwoud [Hendrik Schermer & Neeltje Druif]
+
Timeline
20-Oct-1896 Notarial doc >. Division of property of Pieter Zee after death of Geertje Zijp. Jan Groot Thomaszn, farmer, Twisk, named as additional guardian of children Pieter and Klaas Zee. Andries Zee is made responsible for the valuation of goods. Inventory taken at the home of Pieter Zee & Geertje Zijp (overl.)
- House, yard, orchard, and farmland C276, 277, and B55, 173, 176, and 24, totalling 5 hectares, 14 aren, 80 centaren.
- Half share in farmland in the Bennemeer, Twisk, 50a 14c, B18.
- Chattels including household items, 2 cows (f. 240), 4 pigs (f. 60). Seed-room contents f. 300, haystack contents f. 300, potatoes at f. 130.
- On the farmland, 2 horses (f. 260), 4 sheep (f. 60), peas, white beans, and brown beans (f. 210), eggs (f. 75).
- Jewelry and cash: Goud hoofdijzer f. 75, 2 Bloedkoralen ketting f. 100, gouden horloge met gouden ketting, f. 25. f.30 in bank notes.
- Total of all chattels f. 2536,20.
- Debts: a loan of f. 4400 from the Hervormde Gemeente Abbekerk, at 4% interest p.a., in the form of a mortgage taken out 31 Dec 1892. A loan from Pieter Donker, f. 800, at 4%. Aan Hoekstra, wagenmaker, f.20.
20-Nov-1896 All parties appear at the Notary to divide the estate. > Valuations are agreed by Andries Zee, Cornelis Zee, and Gerrit Zijp Kz. House is valued at f. 1400. Farmland B55 at f. 3200. B173 f. 1500. B176 f. 500, etc. Total land value is f. 5780.
