Geertgen Cort Pietersd (d. 1539)
Geertgen Cort Pietersd of Leiden was drowned at Delft, Dutch province of South Holland, on 23 January 1539, with three other women, because she had been (re) baptized. They were probably followers of David Joris.
Bibliography
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam. 2 v. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: I, 749.
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