the Nijkerk area

The Dutch CarPark title

Where they came from: maps and pictures, drawings of some Dutch New Netherland settlers' native soil

The Putten-Nijkerk area in the north-western part of
the province of Gelderland
The area around the Middachten manor in
the province of Gelderland

The Putten -Nijkerk area

showing the Renselaar farm and its exact location and all the neighbouring farms, including the Bergman or Cootmans-goet alias Wijncoop farm, the Westphalengoed of the Slichtenhorst family and the Corlaer farm, birthplace of Arend van Curler
(The suffix 'goed or goet ' stands more or less for 'estate'.)

the farm of a.o. Kiliaen Renselaar

Nijkerk location in the Netherlands

nijkerk

Source: 'Grote Historische Atlas van Nederland. West-Nederland 1839-1859', Wolters-Noordhoff, Groningen, page 50 (detail)

*Links concerning the Nijkerk-Putten area*
The Corlaer farm, birthplace of Arend van Curler	The Schenectady / Nijkerk Council
Map of the Nijkerk area, 1865	The Putten area, 1865
Margarita Van Slichtenhorst	De Van Winkoop Pagina's [unfortunately in Dutch]


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renselaar neighbourship farms

The larger area between the villages of Putten and Nijkerk with all farms listed. Some of the farms don't exist anymore but most of them are still there. For a larger, printable version go to my Vault. You can also find there a larger, printable version of the map below and the farmlist

map with all farms in the Putten-Nijkerk area

Source: "Een historische zwerftocht door het landschap van Putten" by Klaas Friso. Schaffelaarreeks NO.6 Page 52	.
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The Middachten Manor: map and pictures

map of the area around the middachten manor

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Pictures of the Middachten manor

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The Putten-Nijkerk area in the north-western part of the province of Gelderland	The area around the Middachten manor in the province of Gelderland