Peerage Record – 58085

     Cornelia Clara van der Meer was born on 8 April 1720 at Leiden, The Netherlands.² She was the daughter of Jacob van der Meer.³ She married Sir Cornelis Speelman, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Cornelis Speelman, 1st Bt. and Agatha van der Houven Vrouwe van Heeswijk en Dinther, on 10 June 1745.¹ She died on 7 August 1764 at age 44.¹
     From 10 June 1745, her married name became Speelman.

     Jonkheer Sir Cornelis Jacob Speelman, 3rd Bt. was born on 26 May 1747 at Leiden, The Netherlands.^1,2 He was the son of Sir Cornelis Speelman, 2nd Bt. and Cornelia Clara van der Meer.³ He married Catherina Verster Vrouwe van Wulverhorst, daughter of Abraham Verster, on 18 May 1779.¹ He died on 14 June 1825 at age 78 at ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.^1,2
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Speelman [E., 1686] on 19 September 1787.¹ On 27 September 1817 he was declared one of the Dutch nobility with title Jonkheer.¹

     Catherina Verster Vrouwe van Wulverhorst was born on 19 June 1749 at ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.² She was the daughter of Abraham Verster.³ She married Jonkheer Sir Cornelis Jacob Speelman, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Cornelis Speelman, 2nd Bt. and Cornelia Clara van der Meer, on 18 May 1779.¹ She died on 20 February 1811 at age 61 at Heeswijk, The Netherlands.^1,2

     Jonkheer Sir Abraham Florentius Speelman, 4th Bt. was born on 3 September 1784 at Castle Heeswijk, Heeswijk, The Netherlands.^1,2 He was the son of Jonkheer Sir Cornelis Jacob Speelman, 3rd Bt. and Catherina Verster Vrouwe van Wulverhorst.³ He married Sophia Balthina Stoop, daughter of Anthony Balthasar Stoop, on 1 April 1818 at Dordrecht, The Netherlands.^1,2 He died on 25 August 1840 at age 55 at Boxtel, The Netherlands.^1,2
     Lord of Wulverhorst, Burgomaster Boxtel, Noble of N Brabant.¹ He held the office of Burgomaster of Boxtel between 1811 and 1840.² He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Speelman [E., 1686] on 14 June 1825.¹

     Sophia Balthina Stoop was born on 8 August 1780 at Dordrecht, The Netherlands.² She was the daughter of Anthony Balthasar Stoop.³ She married Jonkheer Sir Abraham Florentius Speelman, 4th Bt., son of Jonkheer Sir Cornelis Jacob Speelman, 3rd Bt. and Catherina Verster Vrouwe van Wulverhorst, on 1 April 1818 at Dordrecht, The Netherlands.^1,2 She died on 25 March 1863 at age 82 at Berlicum, The Netherlands.^1,2
     From 1 April 1818, her married name became Speelman.

     Jonkheer Maj.-Gen. Sir Cornelis Jacob Abraham Speelman, 5th Bt. was born on 5 January 1823 at Boxtel, The Netherlands.^1,2 He was the son of Jonkheer Sir Abraham Florentius Speelman, 4th Bt. and Sophia Balthina Stoop.³ He married Anna Judith Hora Siccama, daughter of Jonkheer Jean Herman Martens Hora Siccama and Isabelle Antoinette Barones van Imhoff, on 25 April 1856.¹ He died on 18 January 1898 at age 75 at The Hague, The Netherlands, without surviving male issue.^1,2
     He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Speelman [E., 1686] on 25 August 1840.¹ He gained the rank of General in the Dutch Artillery.¹

     Jonkheer Jean Herman Martens Hora Siccama married Isabelle Antoinette Barones van Imhoff, daughter of Gustaaf Willem Baron van Imhoff and Anna Judith Barones Sloet, on 16 May 1823 at Groningen, The Netherlands.²