Five Brothers and a War

The van Pelts—Joost and Jenneke

In 1913, Joost Marinus van Pelt married Jenneke Cornelia van Pelt, again raising questions about possible incest. In looking at the family relationships, the common thread goes back to Leendert Huibert van Pelt, who lived from 1739-1807 and married Jenneke Boer in 1767.

Leendert Huibert van Pelt (1739-1807) [1767] Jenneke Boer (~1737-1807) Sebastien van Pelt (1771-????) 1813] Adriana Verhoeven (1780-????) Joost van Pelt (1818-????) [1844] Maria Oerlemans (????-????)

Bastiaan van Pelt (1847-????) [1874] Johanna van Vuuren (1850-????) Joost Marinus van Pelt (1885-????) [1913] Jenneke Cornelia van Pelt (1887-????)

Leendert Huibert van Pelt (1739-1807) [1767] Jenneke Boer (~1737-1807) Marijnus van Pelt (1779-????) [ ] Hendrina van Campen (1789-????) Jan van Pelt (1821-????) [1852] Angenita van Pelt (1829-?)

Marijnus van Pelt (1856-1935) [1884] Leentje van der Hoeven (1856-1908) Jenneke Cornelia van Pelt (1887-????) [1913] Joost Marinus van Pelt (1885-????)

Thus, Joost and Jenneke were third cousins, sharing great-great-grandparents. Without taking into account the previous inter-marriage on Jenneke’s side, the common blood percentage is 1/128 or .781%. The relationship was entirely legal, even by today’s laws and standards.

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