Peerage Record – 66118

     Jan Willem Jacobus Backer was born on 9 January 1775 at Amsterdam, The Netherlands.¹ He was the son of Cornelius Backer and Agnes Maria Clifford.¹ He married Josina Petronella Sichterman, daughter of Mello Sichterman and Hermanna Elisabeth Wildervanck, on 21 November 1796 at Groningen, The Netherlands.¹ He died on 28 December 1807 at age 32 at Groningen, The Netherlands.¹

     Josina Petronella Sichterman was born on 24 April 1776 at Groningen, The Netherlands.¹ She was the daughter of Mello Sichterman and Hermanna Elisabeth Wildervanck.¹ She married Jan Willem Jacobus Backer, son of Cornelius Backer and Agnes Maria Clifford, on 21 November 1796 at Groningen, The Netherlands.¹ She died on 11 August 1843 at age 67 at Groningen, The Netherlands.¹
     From 21 November 1796, her married name became Backer.¹

     Mello Sichterman was born on 5 December 1743 at Groningen, The Netherlands.¹ He married Hermanna Elisabeth Wildervanck on 21 April 1771 at Groningen, The Netherlands.¹ He died on 14 October 1826 at age 82 at Groningen, The Netherlands.¹

     Hermanna Elisabeth Wildervanck was born on 7 September 1749 at Groningen, The Netherlands.¹ She married Mello Sichterman on 21 April 1771 at Groningen, The Netherlands.¹ She died on 31 January 1827 at age 77 at Groningen, The Netherlands.¹
     From 21 April 1771, her married name became Sichterman.¹

     Jonkheer Cornelis Backer was born on 20 November 1798 at Groningen, The Netherlands.¹ He was the son of Jan Willem Jacobus Backer and Josina Petronella Sichterman.¹ He married Johanna Maria Leopoldina Catharina Brantsen, daughter of Gerard Brantsen and Andrea Helena Mossel, on 26 October 1826 at Arnhem, The Netherlands.¹ He died on 30 June 1864 at age 65 at Zwolle, The Netherlands.¹
     On 16 September 1815 he was elevated to the Dutch nobility and granted the hereditary prefix of Jonkheer.¹ He was King’s Commissioner in the province of Overijssel between 1850 and 1864.¹

     Johanna Maria Leopoldina Catharina Brantsen was born on 22 October 1805 at Huis De Zijp, Velp, The Netherlands.¹ She was the daughter of Gerard Brantsen and Andrea Helena Mossel.¹ She married Jonkheer Cornelis Backer, son of Jan Willem Jacobus Backer and Josina Petronella Sichterman, on 26 October 1826 at Arnhem, The Netherlands.¹ She died on 17 December 1881 at age 76 at Zwolle, The Netherlands.¹
     From 26 October 1826, her married name became Backer.¹

     Gerard Brantsen was born on 2 August 1772 at Arnhem, The Netherlands.¹ He married Andrea Helena Mossel on 11 March 1800 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.¹ He died on 9 February 1814 at age 41 at Huis Zypendaal, Arnhem, The Netherlands.¹

     Andrea Helena Mossel was born on 24 December 1774 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.¹ She married Gerard Brantsen on 11 March 1800 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.¹ She died on 8 August 1840 at age 65 at Huis Rhederoord, De Steeg, The Netherlands.¹
     From 11 March 1800, her married name became Brantsen.¹

     Derk Willem Gerard Johan Baron Brantsen was born on 25 March 1801 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.¹ He was the son of Gerard Brantsen and Andrea Helena Mossel.¹ He married Jacoba Charlotta Juliana Barones van Heeckeren on 30 November 1827 at Ruurlo, The Netherlands.¹ He died on 19 September 1851 at age 50 at Huis Zypendaal, The Netherlands.¹
     On 1 May 1824 he was elevated to the Dutch nobility and granted the hereditary prefix of Jonkheer.¹ He held the office of Member of the Council of State [The Netherlands].¹ He was created Baron Brantsen [The Netherlands] on 24 June 1828.¹

     Jacoba Charlotta Juliana Barones van Heeckeren was born on 2 December 1802 at Castle Ruurlo, Ruurlo, The Netherlands.¹ She married Derk Willem Gerard Johan Baron Brantsen, son of Gerard Brantsen and Andrea Helena Mossel, on 30 November 1827 at Ruurlo, The Netherlands.¹ She died on 23 July 1882 at age 79 at Huis Zypendaal, The Netherlands.¹
     From 30 November 1827, her married name became Brantsen.¹