Ds. Johannes Jacobus Auerus Ploos van Amstel
1835-1895
J.J.A. Ploos van Amstel
The table below traces my ancestry through five generations on my mother's side from me back to my great great grandfather Dr. Johannes Jacobus Asuerus Ploos van Amstel. He was one of the dissidents of 1886 that founded the Christian Reformed Church. A clergyman, his biography was related in a short book called Een Wandel Met God (A Walk With God) by Dr. L.H. Wagenaar and published in 1895.
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Johannes Jacobus Asuerus Ploos van Amstel 11/2/1835 - 8/2/1895 |
Jacoba
Elisabeth de Geer 7/10/1839 - 6/5/1869 |
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Ds. Gerardus Ploos van Amstel 11/16/1867 - 12/18/1938 |
Anna
Schut 10/17/1868 - 2/4/1948 |
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Elisa Ploos van Amstel 3/29/1896 - 9/23/1943 |
Maria
Floor 4/17/1900 - 10/7/1974 |
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Maretta Ploos van Amstel 4/4/1924 - 5/9/2000 |
Adriaan
den Ouden 9/18/1921 - 4/7/1997 |
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Marco den Ouden 2/18/1949 - |
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Ds. Johannes Jacobus Asuerus Ploos van Amstel
The picture below shows Vader Ploos as he was known, preaching in a garden setting.
Vader Ploos Preaching
De Dolerenden traces Vader Ploos's ancestry back a further four generations to Ds. Gerrit Ploos van Amstel, born in 1667, as shown in the table below.
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Gerrit Ploos van Amstel 3/26/1667 - 8/1/1741 |
Geertruid
Delhee 2/21/1670 - 12/4/1753 |
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Pieter Ploos van Amstel 8/18/1704 - 7/9/1754 |
Johanna
Lohoff 12/23/1720 - 11/24/1791 |
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Jacobus Johannes Ploos van Amstel 9/19/1751 - 4/5/1812 |
Catharina
Cramer 11/11/1765 - 10/26/1823 |
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Johannes Jacobus Ploos van Amstel 6/11/1798 - 7/21/1882 |
Gerritje
van Aalderink 9/4/1802 - 11/4/1838 |
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Ds. Johannes Jacobus Asuerus Ploos van Amstel 11/2/1835 - 8/2/1895 |
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The ancestry is traced back even further in Een Wandel Met God. That history goes back to 1105 but is not as clear or well organized as in De Dolerenden. The history starts with Wolfgerus van Amstel, Lord of Amstel, who was a witness in 1105 to Bishop Burchard. There seems to be an addition of the title Lord of Mynden somewhere along the line and the name changed to van Amstel van Mynden which is excessively long to say the least. The name became Ploos van Amstel in the 15th century.
Another picture of Vader Ploos, circa 1885