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Coopmans (Koopmans) was a Dutch Mennonite family, originally living at [[Grouw (Friesland, Netherlands)|Grouw]], province of [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]]. A known ancestor of this family was Rinse Coopmans, b. at Grouw about 1650. He was a butter merchant. His great-grandson Claas Rinses Coopmans, b. 1739 at Grouw, d. 1793 at [[Leeuwarden (Friesland, Netherlands)|Leeuwarden]], was for some time also a butter merchant and exporter, but in 1772 he disposed of this trade, because he thought that a true Christian could not be a merchant. Then he became a preacher of the Mennonite congregation of Leeuwarden, capital of Friesland. His son [[Koopmans, Rinse (1770-1826)|Rinse Coopmans]], who like his descendants spelled the name "[[Koopmans (Coopmans) family|Koopmans]]," was a Mennonite minister and professor at the [[Amsterdam Mennonite Theological Seminary (Kweekschool)|Amsterdam Mennonite Seminary]]. | Coopmans (Koopmans) was a Dutch Mennonite family, originally living at [[Grouw (Friesland, Netherlands)|Grouw]], province of [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]]. A known ancestor of this family was Rinse Coopmans, b. at Grouw about 1650. He was a butter merchant. His great-grandson Claas Rinses Coopmans, b. 1739 at Grouw, d. 1793 at [[Leeuwarden (Friesland, Netherlands)|Leeuwarden]], was for some time also a butter merchant and exporter, but in 1772 he disposed of this trade, because he thought that a true Christian could not be a merchant. Then he became a preacher of the Mennonite congregation of Leeuwarden, capital of Friesland. His son [[Koopmans, Rinse (1770-1826)|Rinse Coopmans]], who like his descendants spelled the name "[[Koopmans (Coopmans) family|Koopmans]]," was a Mennonite minister and professor at the [[Amsterdam Mennonite Theological Seminary (Kweekschool)|Amsterdam Mennonite Seminary]]. | ||
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<em>Nederland</em><em>’s Patriciaat </em>11 (1920): 124-132. | <em>Nederland</em><em>’s Patriciaat </em>11 (1920): 124-132. | ||
Pasma, F. H. <em>De Doopsgezinden te Grouw.</em> Grouw, 1930: 16. | Pasma, F. H. <em>De Doopsgezinden te Grouw.</em> Grouw, 1930: 16. | ||
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Coopmans (Koopmans) was a Dutch Mennonite family, originally living at Grouw, province of Friesland. A known ancestor of this family was Rinse Coopmans, b. at Grouw about 1650. He was a butter merchant. His great-grandson Claas Rinses Coopmans, b. 1739 at Grouw, d. 1793 at Leeuwarden, was for some time also a butter merchant and exporter, but in 1772 he disposed of this trade, because he thought that a true Christian could not be a merchant. Then he became a preacher of the Mennonite congregation of Leeuwarden, capital of Friesland. His son Rinse Coopmans, who like his descendants spelled the name "Koopmans," was a Mennonite minister and professor at the Amsterdam Mennonite Seminary.
Bibliography
Nederland’s Patriciaat 11 (1920): 124-132.
Pasma, F. H. De Doopsgezinden te Grouw. Grouw, 1930: 16.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Coopmans (Koopmans) family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Coopmans_(Koopmans)_family&oldid=79875.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1953). Coopmans (Koopmans) family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Coopmans_(Koopmans)_family&oldid=79875.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 709. All rights reserved.
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