Herman Isacks Op Den Graeff

     Herman Isacks Op Den Graeff was born in 1642. He was the son of Isaac Hermans Op Den Graeff and Greietjen Pieters. Herman Isacks Op Den Graeff married Lisbet Isaacs VanBebber, daughter of Isaac VanBibber and Hester Op Den Graeff, circa 1665 at Krefeld, Duchy of Kleve, Rheinland. Herman Isacks Op Den Graeff married Deborah VanBebber, daughter of Jacob Isaacs VanBibber and Christina Hermania, on Monday, 7 May 1691 at Germantown, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania, America. Herman Isacks Op Den Graeff died in 1708 at Kent County, Delaware Colony, America, at age 66 years. He has also been reported to have died 1704.
     He was a weaver. Lived in Crefeld, Germany; Germantown, PA; Mispillion Hd., Kent Co., DE

Left Gravesend, England, on board the Concord (--- Jeffries, Mr.) on 24 Jul 1683, arrived Philadelphia 6 Nov 1683. In 1689, lived on the main street of Germantown [now Germantown Ave.]

From Gary R. Hawpe, ed. and Gary Anderson, comp., 'Herman Isaaks Op Den Graeff,' Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Vol. 6 No. 1 (November 2002), pp. 3 - 4.

HERMAN ISAAKS OP DEN GRAEFF

Herman Isaaks (Imm) [Janson] OP DEN GRAEFF, b. 1642 in Krefeld, Rhenish Prussia, GERMANY, m. Debra (Imm) VAN BEBBER, 7 May 1691 in Germantown, Philadelphia Co, PA, d. aft. 13 September 1708 in Kent Co, DL, One source says he died 2 May 1704; Another said 1701, Emigrated to America on CONCORD after receiving invitation to do so from William Penn 6 October 1683, Signed petition for naturalization 7 May 1691 in Germantown, Philadelphia Co, PA, Will made (Arch. vol. A51, page 198. Reg. of Wills, Kent Co., Delaware, Liber B, folio 67) - Wife Deborah; children unnamed. Provision that his wife should pay twelve pence in shillings to each of his children as they came of age [Rev. Carl Smith]. Exec'x, wife Deborah. Wits., Derick Keys [Keyser] younger, Reynear Williams, Mark Manlove. 13 September 1708, Will probated 18 December 1708 in Dover, DL

Father: Isaak Hermanns [Pletgens] OP DEN GRAEFF (1616 - 1669)
Mother: Grietgen (Imm) JOHNSON (ca. 1620 - 1683)
Spouse: Liesbet Isaacs (Imm) VAN BEBBER, b. ca. 1643 in Krefeld, Rhenish Prussia, GERMANY, d. 1684 in PA, Also known as Hester Isaaks VAN BEBBER

Father: Jacob Isaacs (Imm) [Op Den Graeff] VAN BEBBER (1640/5 - 1705)
Mother: Christina (VAN BEBBER) (ca. 1640 - 1711)
Married bef. 1667 in Krefeld, Rhenish Prussia, GERMANY.

Children:

Margaret Isaaks [Van Bebber] OP DEN GRAEFF, b. ca. 1667, m. Peter (Jr) (Imm) [Hendricks] SCHUMACHER, 1697, d. 14 July 1748
Elsabet [Van Bebber] OP DEN GRAEFF, b. ca. 1679, m. Peter (Imm) BONN, 1706, d. bef. April 1711.
He immigrated on 16 November 1683 to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania, America.