Jan Jacobsz Graeff
Jan Jacobsz Graeff belonged to the Dutch patrician class, and was a member of the executive board of the Zijpe water board.
Biography
Origin
Jan Jacobsz Graeff founded the Alblasserdam branch of the De Graeff family. He was a son of Jacob Jansz Graeff and Geertge Claes Coppensdr van Ouder Amstel, and a grandson of Jan Pietersz Graeff. He had three siblings. His sister Styntje Jacobsdr Graeff married to Hendrik Stuijver, Lord of Ravensberg, and afterwards to Herman Roswinkel. Beside his full brother Claes Jacobsz Graeff he had another brother from an illegitimate relationship of his father, Adriaan Jacobsz Graeff, who had descendants, who are said to have moved to Prussia, Saxony and Austria.Jan Jacobsz father - Jacob Jansz Graeff - was a younger brother of Lenaert Jansz de Graeff, a leading Watergeus, and Dirck Jansz Graeff, burgomaster of Amsterdam.
Family
Jan Jacobsz Graeff, who was also a cousin of Amsterdam regent Jacob Dircksz de Graeff, married Trijn Simons Comans, the couple had four children:- Claes Jansz Graeff
- * Albert Claesz de Graeff, rear admiral at the Admiralty of Amsterdam
- Adriana Jansdr Graeff, married to Reynier Adriaansz Coetenburgh, who was hoofdingeland of the Wieringerwaard, heemraad and hoofdingeland of the Zijpe, heemraad of the Heerhugowaard and of the Hazedwarsdijk, alderman of Alkmaar
- Maria Jansdr Graeff
- Cornelis Jansz Graeff, married to Adriana Jans Pauw and Maria van der Veen
- * Catharina de Graeff trouwde met Jan van Egmond van der Nienburg
- * Pieter Cornelisz Graeff → Descendants
- * Jan Cornelisz Graeff → Descendants
Jan Jacobsz Graeff held various positions, including as hoogheemraad of the Zijpe.
Literature
- Graeff, P. de Genealogie van de familie De Graeff van Polsbroek, Amsterdam 1882.
- Bruijn, J. H. de ''Genealogie van het geslacht De Graeff van Polsbroek 1529/1827''