Joannes Daniel Nieland (1740-1808)
Generation 5

The son of Joannes Bernard and Maria Gesina von der Beck, grandson of Joannes Danielis Nieland, great grandson of Berndt Nilandt, 3rd great grandson of the Earliest Nieland

Joannes Daniel Nieland was baptized on 21 September 1740 at Gemen (Kreis-Borken), Westphalia. He married Joanna Gesina Göring on 5 June 1764 at Gemen (Kreis-Borken), Westphalia. Witnesses to the marriage were Joan. Henrich Göring and Maria Christina ?Hessinht.

Joannes Daniel Nielandt is listed as "Daniel" and "Jan Daniel" in Das Bürgerbuch von Bemen 1693-1818, a book which transcribes early records from Gemen, on 18 June 1767, perhaps with his first appointment of "forster" or "vorsteher" or provost. He is listed again on 3 May 1772 and 6 May 1772. In the record from 23 November 1782, 25 May 1783 and 1 June 1783, Daniel Nielandt is listed as "Rentmeister". The Rentmeister was the revenue collector and may have collected tax from citizens or rent from peasant farmers. On 26 October 1783 and 18 November 1787, he is listed as "Bürgermeister" or mayor.

Joannes Daniel may have married a second time. The marriage records from Gemen list a marriage between Johannes Daniel Nieland and Agnes Gertrude Berghof on 26 November 1791. There are no birth dates or parents listed, so it is not proven. Witnesses to this marriage were Joes. Gerhard and Adelheidis Berghof. We have not located any other person named Joannes Daniel Nieland who would have been the appropriate age for this marriage, but we continue to research this connection. He died on 22 December 1808 at age 68.

Joanna Gesina Göring (Nieland) (1738-1791)
Generation 5

The wife of Joannes Daniel Nieland (1740-1808)

Joanna Gesina Göring, daughter of Joannes Gerhardis Göring and Elisabetha Fockinck, was baptized 1 September 1738 at Gemen (Kreis-Borken), Westphalia. Her name appears in the records as Görninck. This seems to be an alternate spelling for Göring and the two names seem to both be used in the records, depending on the preference of the recorder. Godparents were Vesfelus ?Printinek and Anna Elisabeth Görninck.

The children of Joannes Daniel Nieland and Joanna Gesina Göring, all baptized at Gemen (Kreis-Borken), Westphalia, were the following:

1) Joannes Bernard, baptized on 2 July 1766, godparents were Johannes Antonius Bröcker and Elisabeth Göring. He appears to have died on 12 April 1840 at Gemen (Kreis-Borken), Westphalia, at age 75 years. His age is listed as 73 in the record.
2) Gerardina, baptized on 1 December 1769, godparents were Joanna Gesina Nieland and Joannes Henricus Göring. She died on 2 June 1773 at Gemen (Kreis-Borken), Westphalia, at 3 years old. Her age is listed as 3 years in the record.
3) Joanna Margarethe, baptized on 24 September 1772, godparents were Joanna Maria Bröcker and Gerhard G????k.
4) Magdalene, baptized on 17 March 1775, godparents were Margaretha Lübbering ???? and Joannes Henricus He?????k. She died on 6 April 1775 at Gemen (Kreis-Borken), Westphalia. Her age is listed as "ir dierum", Maybe days? old.
5) Fredrickus Josephus, baptized on 20 April 1776, godparents were Josephus Fritz and Wilhelmina Winkinsk.
6) Joannes Henricus, baptized 1 December 1778, godparents were Joannes Henricus Claysen and Anna Margaretha Göring,
7) Joanna Aleida, baptized on 29 April 1781, godparents were Johanna Gesina Klaessen and Gerhard Regiaus Lensing.

Joanna Gesina Göring died on 13 September 1791 at Gemen (Kreis-Borken), Westphalia.

Agnes Gertrude Berghof (Nieland) (1766-1822)
Generation 2

The second wife of Joannes Daniel Nieland (1740-1808)

We estimate the birth date of Agnes Gertrude Berghof from the burial record, which lists her age as 55 years, four months. The marriage of Joannes Daniel Nieland and Anges Gertrude Berfhof took place 26 November 1791. This is after the death of Joannes Daniel Nieland's wife, Joanna Gesina Görning and well before Joannes Daniel Nieland died in 1808. There are three children listed as children of Joannes Daniel Nieland and Agnes Gertrude Berghof, all born at Gemen (Kreis-Borken), Westphalia, Prussia. They are the following:

There are three children listed as children of Joannes Daniel Nieland and Agnes Gertrude Berghof, all born at Gemen (Kreis-Borken), Westphalia. They are the following:

1) Maria Adelheidis, baptized 6 October 1793, godparents were Maria Adelheidis Berghoff and Paulis Berghoff,
2) Johannes Henricus Adolphus, baptized 1 May 1795, godparents were Johannes Henricus Elahaus and Anna Elisabeth B???,
3) Franciscus Antonius, baptized 4 February 1797, godparents were Franciscus Antonius Raver and Bernardina ??? He died 9 February 1797 in Gemen (Kreis-Borken), Westphalia.

Agnes Gertrude Berghof died 18 January 1822 in Gemen (Kreis-Borken), Westphalia, Prussia. She is listed as the widow Nieland.

Bio updated 05 November 2006
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