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Theunisz, Jacob (ca. 1569-1625)Jacob Theunisz (Teunis), b. ca. 1569 at Leer, d. 1625 at Emden, was a cloth merchant at Amsterdam and about 1620 a deacon of the Amsterdam Waterlander Mennonite church. He was married to Pietertgen Lubbertsdochter, the daughter of Elder Lubbert Gerritsz and was a loyal and liberal member of the church. All of his children were important leaders. They are Anthoni Jacobsz, surnamed Roscius, a physician and preacher at Hoorn, Lambert Jacobsz, a noted painter and preacher at Leeuwarden, Isaak Jacobsz Rooleeuw, a silk merchant at Amsterdam, and Jacob (Jacobus) Rooleeuw, a dyer and preacher at Amsterdam. 
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 709. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website. ©1996-2008 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved. To cite this page:MLA style: van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Theunisz, Jacob (ca. 1569-1625)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 07 July 2008 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/T5485.html> APA style: van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). "Theunisz, Jacob (ca. 1569-1625)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 07 July 2008 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/T5485.html> Document Actions |
