Talk:Gertien op den Graeff (c1683-c1726)

As I've just posted on Geni.com:

A woman who had a daughter in 1692 is unlikely to have been born in 1683 or within a couple of years of 1683. She is likely to have been born earlier. ... So we need to look at whose dates might be wrong and why.

The "ournetwork.net" page says of Gertien: "Birth about 1670 -- Krefeld". That's not well related to the parents' marriage year of 1679 - http://www.ournetwork.net/FamilyConnections/timeline.php?pids[0]=I1... - but we shouldn't judge too much from that. That site also suggests that we have less of a problem with Gertien's birth year even if we discount the "1670": her first child is "Susannah O. Adams ‎(I45643)‎ Birth about 1696 -- PA". That site doesn't seem to quote sources.

Descendant William Addams Reitwiesner is likely to have done careful research. But all that he said about Gertien was :
 * "Gertien op den Graeff
 * "[born]
 * "[died] ... [before 22 Dec. 1726]"

with son William born " July 1705 ".

Maybe we should seek some answers from Purplebutterflies (my 17th cousin 4 times removed, according to Geni) - http://www.geni.com/people/Purplebutterflies/4864958350980031213, who added Gertien to Geni.

-- Robin Patterson (Talk) 04:43, October 6, 2013 (UTC)