Was Eleanor of Aquitaine my Ancestor?

This is the eleventh post in a series about my possible line of descent from Eleanor of Aquitaine. In the first post, I explained how I discovered the possible line, and how I am going to verify it one generation at a time. In the last post, I proved that my sixth great-grandfather Jan Smulders was the son of Hendrik Smulders and Petronella van Vlijmen. Petronella van Vlijmen, daughter of Jenneken Laureijs Denis Peters In the last blog post, I had already found several sources that provided … [Read more...]

This is the twelfth post in a series about my possible line of descent from Eleanor of Aquitaine. In the first post, I explained how I discovered the possible line, and how I am going to verify it one generation at a time. In the last post, I proved that my seventh great-grandmother Petronella van Vlijmen was the daughter of Hugo Dirck Huijgen and Jenneken Laureijs Denis Peeters. Jenneken Laureijs Denis Peeters, daughter of Laureijs Denis Peeters The research to prove the parents of Petronella … [Read more...]

This is the thirteenth post in a series about my possible line of descent from Eleanor of Aquitaine. In the first post, I explained how I discovered the possible line, and how I am going to verify it one generation at a time. In the last post, I proved that my eighth great-grandmother Jenneken Laureijs Denis Peeters was the daughter of Laureijs Denis Peters, also known as Pulskens, and Anna Cornelis Peters, also known as Coijen. Laureijs Denis Peter Pulskens, son of Aleid Laureijs Colen The … [Read more...]

This is the fourteenth post in a series about my possible line of descent from Eleanor of Aquitaine. In the first post, I explained how I discovered the possible line, and how I am going to verify it one generation at a time. In the last post, I proved that my ninth great-grandfather Laureijs Denis Peters was the son of Denis Peters, also known as Pulskens, and Aleid Laureijs Colen. Aleid Laureijs Colen, daughter of Laureijs Denijs Colen The research to prove that Laureijs Denis Peters was the … [Read more...]

This is the fifteenth post in a series about my possible line of descent from Eleanor of Aquitaine. In the first post, I explained how I discovered the possible line, and how I am going to verify it one generation at a time. In the last post, I proved that my tenth great-grandmother Aleid Laureijs Colen was the daughter of Laureijs Denis Colen and Catharina Jan Adriaens Smolders. Laureijs Denis Colen, son of Barbara Peter Goijaert Pulskens Research into Aleid's parents already turned up … [Read more...]

This is the sixteenth post in a series about my possible line of descent from Eleanor of Aquitaine. In the first post, I explained how I discovered the possible line, and how I am going to verify it one generation at a time. In the last post, I proved that my eleventh great-grandfather Laureijs Denis Colen was the son of Denijs Laureijs Colen and Barbara Peter Goijaert Pulskens. Barbara Peter Goijaert Pulskens, daughter of Claesken Peters die Paep Research into Laureijs' parents already turned … [Read more...]

This is the seventeenth post in a series about my possible line of descent from Eleanor of Aquitaine. In the first post, I explained how I discovered the possible line, and how I am going to verify it one generation at a time. In the last post, I proved that my twelfth great-grandmother Barbara Peter Goijaert Pulskens was the daughter of Peter Goijaert Pulskens and Claesken Peters die Paep. Claesken Peters die Paep, daughter of Barbara Willems Pijlijser Research into Barbara Peter Goijaert … [Read more...]

This is the eighteenth post in a series about my possible line of descent from Eleanor of Aquitaine. In the first post, I explained how I discovered the possible line, and how I am going to verify it one generation at a time. In the last post, I proved that my thirteenth great-grandmother Claesken Peters die Paep was the daughter of Peter Claesen die Paep and Barbara Willems Pijlijser. Barbara Willems Pijlijser, daughter of Johanna van Wijfliet Research into Claesken Peters die Paep turned up … [Read more...]

This is the nineteenth post in a series about my possible line of descent from Eleanor of Aquitaine. In the first post, I explained how I discovered the possible line, and how I am going to verify it one generation at a time. In the last post, I proved that my fourteenth great-grandmother Barbara Willems Pijlijser was the daughter of Willem Jans Pijlijser and Johanna van Wijfliet. Johanna van Wijfliet, daughter of Willem van Wijfliet Research into Barbara Willems Pijlijser turned up several … [Read more...]

This is the twentieth post in a series about my possible line of descent from Eleanor of Aquitaine. In the first post, I explained how I discovered the possible line, and how I am going to verify it one generation at a time. In the last post, I proved that my fifteenth great-grandmother Johanna van Wijfliet was the daughter of Willem van Wijfliet and Jenneken Henrick Daniels. Willem van Wijfliet, son of Jan van Wijfliet Research into Johanna van Wijfliet turned up several records that … [Read more...]