Pietersbierum (Friesland, Netherlands)
Pietersbierum, a village in the Dutch province of Friesland, where Jacob Teunis, elder of the Jan-Jacobsgezinden branch of the Mennonites, baptized a number of persons in 1603-1618. Of a congregation at Pietersbierum, however, there is no information.
Bibliography
Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Friesland. Leeuwarden: W. Eekhoff, 1839: 164.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 174. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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