Eyte (Ayte) family
Eyte (Ayte), a former Dutch Mennonite family living in the Zaan district near Amsterdam, of which a number of members were preachers. Pieter Pietersz belonged to the Waterlander denomination. Having preached in the congregation of Menniste buurt near Zijpe and returning by boat to 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. Friesch-Doopsgezinde Gemeente, West-Zaandam, 1687-1937: Gedenkboek ter gelegenheid van het 250-jarig bestaan van "Het Nieuwe Huys". Zaandam: [Gemeente], 1937: 31, 57, 58, 103, 186, 191, 222-228.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1956 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Eyte (Ayte) family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Eyte_(Ayte)_family&oldid=120926.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1956). Eyte (Ayte) family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Eyte_(Ayte)_family&oldid=120926.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 283. All rights reserved.
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