Swart family name
Swart, a common Dutch family name. A Mennonite Swart family has lived on the Dutch island of Terschelling since the 17th century, many of whose members have served the Terschelling congregation as deacons, the last being A. G. Swart and Tjebbe Swart, the latter serving until 1953.
Rindert Swart (Haarlem, 1890-Hindeloopen, 1929) was educated at the Amsterdam University and the Mennonite Seminary and served the congregations of Hindeloopen-Koudum in 1916-1919.
Bibliography
Genealogie van de familie Swart, Terschelling.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Swart family name." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Swart_family_name&oldid=133613.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Swart family name. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Swart_family_name&oldid=133613.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 666. All rights reserved.
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