Hendrik Jan (Jan)
Kleine Masselink
Jan or John Henry
Masselink in USAGENEALOGY OF HENDRIK JAN KLEINE MASSELINK; Generation 7
KLEINE MASSELINK FENNE AND HARMEN 1660-1731
KLEINE MASSELINK GEERD 1693-1743
KLEINE MASSELINK HARMEN 1719-1771
KLEINE MASSELINK HENDRIK 1747-1790
KLEINE MASSELINK FENNE 1771-1843
KLEINE MASSELINK GERRIT HENDRIK 1792-1870
KLEINE MASSELINK HENDRIK JAN 1832-1924 (Masselink in the USA)
Parents: Gerrit Hendrik (1792) and Fenne Walkotte(n) Kleine Masselink
Siblings: Fenne (1825); Aale (1827); Hendrik (1829); Hendrik Jan (1832-1924); Albert (1835) and Harman (1841)
Fenne, Aale and Albert live and die in Grafschaft Bentheim, Germany
Hendrik, Hendrik Jan and Harman emigrate to Michigan and die in Michigan.
Spouse:
1. Zwaantje (Susan) Klompmaker (Kengelink?) Kleine Masselink/Masselink (18??-1873); Two Masselink children born in the Netherlands: Fennejen (Fenne) (1864-1935) and Gerrit (1866-1867); Gerrit dies and buried at sea as an infant when his family emigrates to Michigan in 1867
2. Willentje Abels Postma Masselink (1842-1915); Five Masselink children born in Bentheim, Michigan: Susan (1877-1948), Albert (1879-1951), Grace (1881-1965), John (1883-1967) and Harm (1888-1962)
All seven children are Generation 8
Kleine Masselink
Jan or John Henry
Masselink in USAGENEALOGY OF HENDRIK JAN KLEINE MASSELINK; Generation 7
KLEINE MASSELINK FENNE AND HARMEN 1660-1731
KLEINE MASSELINK GEERD 1693-1743
KLEINE MASSELINK HARMEN 1719-1771
KLEINE MASSELINK HENDRIK 1747-1790
KLEINE MASSELINK FENNE 1771-1843
KLEINE MASSELINK GERRIT HENDRIK 1792-1870
KLEINE MASSELINK HENDRIK JAN 1832-1924 (Masselink in the USA)
Parents: Gerrit Hendrik (1792) and Fenne Walkotte(n) Kleine Masselink
Siblings: Fenne (1825); Aale (1827); Hendrik (1829); Hendrik Jan (1832-1924); Albert (1835) and Harman (1841)
Fenne, Aale and Albert live and die in Grafschaft Bentheim, Germany
Hendrik, Hendrik Jan and Harman emigrate to Michigan and die in Michigan.
Spouse:
1. Zwaantje (Susan) Klompmaker (Kengelink?) Kleine Masselink/Masselink (18??-1873); Two Masselink children born in the Netherlands: Fennejen (Fenne) (1864-1935) and Gerrit (1866-1867); Gerrit dies and buried at sea as an infant when his family emigrates to Michigan in 1867
2. Willentje Abels Postma Masselink (1842-1915); Five Masselink children born in Bentheim, Michigan: Susan (1877-1948), Albert (1879-1951), Grace (1881-1965), John (1883-1967) and Harm (1888-1962)
All seven children are Generation 8
Jan is not listed in the German records but is in the Masselink family tree and is a brother of Hendrik (1829) and Harm and an uncle of Gerrit Hendrik (1858). Jan is probably not in the German records because he emigrated to the Netherlands where he married and had two children before emigrating to Michigan.
1832 Feb 11 Jan born in Hardinghausen; Grafschaft Bentheim, Germany
1857 Thirteen year old younger brother Harmen accompanies Hendrik Jan (Jan) (age 25) to Westerbork, Province of Drenthe, Netherlands where they work as carpenters and masons; Harm works for Jan who then has seven years experience as a carpenter
1857 Fall Jan and Harm move to Beilen, Drenthe, Netherlands and spend the winter there; Beilen is about 30 miles from their home in Hardinghausen
1858 Jan and Harm return to Westerbork and help build a house on the big Ellesveld farm
1863 Marries Zwaantje (Susan) Kengelink (Klompmaker?)
1864 May 1 Daughter Fennejen (Fannie) Masselink Nykamp born in Balinge Midden-Drenthe Municipality, Drenthe, Netherlands; Spouse 1: Klaas Nykamp (1849-1903); Two Children: Aaltje (Alice) Nykamp Timmer (1891-1941) and Henry John Nykamp (1896-1971); Spouse 2: Peter Huizen, No known children; Fannie dies 1935 Sep 30 in Overisel, Allegan, Michigan
1866 Son Gerrit Masselink born in the Netherlands?
1867 Jan emigrates to Overisel (Oakland), Allegan, MI at the age of 35, the first Kleine Masselink ancestor to emigrate to America. Son Gerrit dies and is buried at sea as the family emigrates to Michigan. After arriving the in the United States, Jan faces a hard struggle for survival "for which admiration is due".
1877 Daughter Susan born; Marries Gerrit Dekleine; 4 Dekleine Children: Mary, Winnie, Martin, Henrietta, Sadie; Daughter Susan dies in 1948
1878 Transfers church membership from Westerbork, Drenthe, Netherlands to the Christian Reformed Church, Overisel, MI
1879 Sep 16 Son Albert Masselink born; Marries Wilcy Morren Masselink (1888-1962); Unnamed son dies at birth (1916); 3 Masselink Sons: Henry, John and Willis; Son Albert dies 1951 Dec 10 in Ottawa County, MI and buried in Hudsonville
1881 Daughter Grace born; Marries Ralph Dozema; 5 Dozema Children: Joe, Henry, Julia, Wilmar and Ruth; Daughter Grace dies in 1965
1883 Son John born; Marries Rose Vander Veer; 4 Masselink Children: Henry, Tillie, Wallace and Willmar; Son John dies in 1967
1888 Jan 3 Son Harm born in Overisel; 1913 Marries Betsy Timmer; 6 Masselink Children: Minnie (1914), Willis, Henriette, Gerrit (1921), Beatrice and Clays Arlene; Son Harm dies in 1962
1895 Map of Overisel Township, MI shows the location of the 30 acre H.J. Masselink Farm (See 'Home'/ 'Source Material' Tab).
1900 Jun 15: Lives in Overisel MI; Farm is located close to the farm of his brother Harm
1924 Aug 8 Dies in Bentheim, MI; Buried in Blendon Township Cemetery, Hudsonville, MI
1832 Feb 11 Jan born in Hardinghausen; Grafschaft Bentheim, Germany
1857 Thirteen year old younger brother Harmen accompanies Hendrik Jan (Jan) (age 25) to Westerbork, Province of Drenthe, Netherlands where they work as carpenters and masons; Harm works for Jan who then has seven years experience as a carpenter
1857 Fall Jan and Harm move to Beilen, Drenthe, Netherlands and spend the winter there; Beilen is about 30 miles from their home in Hardinghausen
1858 Jan and Harm return to Westerbork and help build a house on the big Ellesveld farm
1863 Marries Zwaantje (Susan) Kengelink (Klompmaker?)
1864 May 1 Daughter Fennejen (Fannie) Masselink Nykamp born in Balinge Midden-Drenthe Municipality, Drenthe, Netherlands; Spouse 1: Klaas Nykamp (1849-1903); Two Children: Aaltje (Alice) Nykamp Timmer (1891-1941) and Henry John Nykamp (1896-1971); Spouse 2: Peter Huizen, No known children; Fannie dies 1935 Sep 30 in Overisel, Allegan, Michigan
1866 Son Gerrit Masselink born in the Netherlands?
1867 Jan emigrates to Overisel (Oakland), Allegan, MI at the age of 35, the first Kleine Masselink ancestor to emigrate to America. Son Gerrit dies and is buried at sea as the family emigrates to Michigan. After arriving the in the United States, Jan faces a hard struggle for survival "for which admiration is due".
1877 Daughter Susan born; Marries Gerrit Dekleine; 4 Dekleine Children: Mary, Winnie, Martin, Henrietta, Sadie; Daughter Susan dies in 1948
1878 Transfers church membership from Westerbork, Drenthe, Netherlands to the Christian Reformed Church, Overisel, MI
1879 Sep 16 Son Albert Masselink born; Marries Wilcy Morren Masselink (1888-1962); Unnamed son dies at birth (1916); 3 Masselink Sons: Henry, John and Willis; Son Albert dies 1951 Dec 10 in Ottawa County, MI and buried in Hudsonville
1881 Daughter Grace born; Marries Ralph Dozema; 5 Dozema Children: Joe, Henry, Julia, Wilmar and Ruth; Daughter Grace dies in 1965
1883 Son John born; Marries Rose Vander Veer; 4 Masselink Children: Henry, Tillie, Wallace and Willmar; Son John dies in 1967
1888 Jan 3 Son Harm born in Overisel; 1913 Marries Betsy Timmer; 6 Masselink Children: Minnie (1914), Willis, Henriette, Gerrit (1921), Beatrice and Clays Arlene; Son Harm dies in 1962
1895 Map of Overisel Township, MI shows the location of the 30 acre H.J. Masselink Farm (See 'Home'/ 'Source Material' Tab).
1900 Jun 15: Lives in Overisel MI; Farm is located close to the farm of his brother Harm
1924 Aug 8 Dies in Bentheim, MI; Buried in Blendon Township Cemetery, Hudsonville, MI