A Touch of Dutch in Minnesota: THE FONKERTS

J. H. Fonkert
Minnesota, U.S.A.
Jfonkert@aol.com

Join me in the fun of genealogy:

I am a 13th generation descendent of Adriaen Willemsz Fonckert, born before 1550 in Rhoon, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands.

I am actively tracing all known descendents of Adriaen Willemsz Fonckert, as well as all my other Dutch, German and Swedish ancestral lines.

My main lines of research are:

NETHERLANDS:
Fonkert of the Hoeksche Waard
Zorgdrager of Terschelling

GERMANY:
Gerloff (origin unknown)
Roembke of Windheim on the Weser River

SWEDEN: families of Hyssna in Alvsborg.

I am also researching my wife's family:

SWEDEN: Falk of Tolg, in Smaland
NORWAY: Kolberg
ENGLAND: Tidball, probably of Somerset or Devon
GERMANY: Ehlenback, probably of Koenigsbach
If you are interseted in families from these locales, please get in touch.

A quick look at the first four generations in my ahnentafel:

1 J. H. Fonkert, b. 1949, Spencer, Iowa.
2 John M. Fonkert, b. 1920, Sioux County, Iowa
3 Monefay Hanson, b. 1919, Tingley, Iowa
4 Jan Fonkert, b. 1877, Pella, Iowa
5 Kate Zorgdrager, b. 1884, Sioux County, Iowa
6 John Hansson, b. 1888, Hyssna, Alvsborg, Sweden
7 Eda Romkey, b. 1883, Tingley, Iowa
8 Pieter Fonkert, b. 1845, Oud Beijerland, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
9 Neeltje Toom, b. 1855, Pella, Iowa
10 Zipke Zorgdrager, b. 1840, Terschellling, Netherlands
11 Trijntje de Vries, b. 1838, Terschelling, Netherlands
12 Mans Hansson, b. 1822, Hyssna, Alvsborg, Sweden
13 Christina Andersdotter, b. 1844, Hyssna, Alvsborg, Sweden
14 Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Roembke, b. 1845, Windheim, Germany
15 Cahta Gerloff, b. 1851, Lee County, Iowa