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Eyte (Ayte), a former Dutch Mennonite family living in the Zaan district near [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], of which a number of members were preachers. Pieter Pietersz belonged to the [[Waterlanders|Waterlander denomination]]. Having preached in the congregation of [[Menniste-buurt (Noord-Holland, Netherlands) |&lt;em&gt;Menniste buurt&lt;/em&gt;]] near [[Zijpe (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Zijpe]] and returning by boat to [[Zaandam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Zaandam]], on 10 November 1664, he was fatally struck by the falling mast when his boat collided with another boat. His three sons, Gerrit Pietersz Eyte (1656-1728), Dirk Pietersz Eyte (1663-1736), and Pieter Pietersz Eyte (1664-1744), all served as preachers of the Nieuwe Huys united Flemish and Waterlander congregation at Zaandam in 1680-1728,  1692-1736 (?), and 1692-1744, respectively.
= Bibliography =
Lootsma, S. <em>Friesch-Doopsgezinde Gemeente, West-Zaandam, 1687-1937: Gedenkboek ter gelegenheid van het 250-jarig bestaan van "Het Nieuwe Huys"</em>. Zaandam: [Gemeente], 1937: 31, 57, 58, 103, 186, 191, 222-228.
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