He married Anna Gesina Thyen² (Thÿen) on February 1, 1761 in Lingen at the Church of St. Bonifatius.

The bride may have been born in Estringen and she was christened on October 15, 1735 in Lingen.

Her parents were Theodorus Thyen and Euphemia Thÿken³, who were both from Estringen.

(Witnesses were Christoph Stolle and Joan (Johann) Krieger.)⁵

Johann Hindrick died on April 30, 1805 in Laxten at 75 years of age.
Anna Gesina died on February 9, 1815 in Laxten at 80 years of age.

They were the parents of the following children:⁴

Johann Hermann

was born on January 31, 1762 in Laxten and was christened on the same day in Lingen.
(Sponsor was Jan Hindrick Krieger of "Bömers Hof" in Laxten.)⁵
He died on June 11, 1762.

Joann Gerrit

was born on May 27, 1763 in Laxten and was christened on the following day in Lingen.
(Sponsor was Jan Hindrick Krieger "te Lakzen van Bomers Hoff".)⁵
He died on July 3, 1763.

Johann Hermann

was born on September 29, 1764 in Laxten and was christened on the following day in Lingen.
(Sponsor was (Jan) Harm Thyen "te Laxen in Bömers Huur".)⁶

Grete Aleid

was born on May 7, 1768 in Laxten and was christened on the same day in Lingen.
(Sponsor was Aleid Krieger.)⁵

No paternal grandparents were sponsors as they both had died in 1749.

The exact time of the Johann Hindrick and Anna Gesina's being Heuerleute at Bömers Heuer is not known. However, "Jan Wesselink und Ehefrau Gesina Tien" were mentioned as being there in 1760⁷, which would nearly correspond with date of their marriage.

  1. "Johannes Henricus Wesselinck" was a sponsor for a child of Wilhelm Henricus Wesselinck and Helena Tÿen on June 14, 1774 in Lingen. Of significance is that his full name was used which might be the manner by which he had been differentiated from other Johannes Wesselincks.

  2. The parish's record of her death showed that she died at the age of 80. In looking for a baptism in 1735 the above information was found. Because the baptism was also recorded in the register of the Bramsche parish, she may have been born in nearby Estringen.

  3. They were married on October 27, 1728 in Lingen. In the Bramsche parish's records they were married on September 29, 1728 and his entry was written as "Dyrck Tyen j.m. van Estringen." This earlier marriage may be additional proof that this family was from Estringen.

  4. Possibly another daughter, Maria Catharina Elisabeth, may have born circa 1769 and she may have married Martin Böhmer.

  5. Because of the similarity in the names of the Krieger sponsors, it may be that they were husband and wife and, thus, the uncle and aunt of the child. In Lingen on November 11, 1749 Catharina Aleidis Wesselink married Johannes Heinrich Krieger.

  6. In 1760⁷ Jan Herm Thyen married Euphemia Anna Gesina Kuhl in Lingen and they were Heuerleute at Hermes Hof in Laxten.

  7. See entries in Egbers/Röttering book.