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- Fedde Sybrens was a builder of wooden ships in Lemmer, Friesland, Netherlands. His occupation is listed as "Scheepstimmerman" which in Dutch means "Ships Carpenter", he later is shown as "Master Shipwright". He married at the age of about 23 years in 1708 with Aaltje Klases.One year later they bought a house and shipyard in Lemmer. At first, they lived at Nr.50 in Lemmer (1716). Later at Nr.43 (1729). In 1733 at Nr. 45. They went to the Mennonite Church in De Knijpe. They were baptized in 1709. Because they were Mennonites, their children are not baptized when they were first born. Their son Hylke Feddes baptized his children in the Reformed Church when they were several years old. In 1744 they lived with five people in the house, possible two adults and three children, only two of the children names are known.
From the pages of the official documents of the city of Lemmer, Friesland, Netherlands. This documentis dated 8 Jan.-15 Jan. & Jan 22 in the year 1700 and is located in Boek (book) 33, bl.134: This document reads as follows:
"Fedde Sijbrants with his wife living at Heerenveen want offer and permission at the buying of a certain shipyard with the carpenter's shop and carpenter's equipment also housing and property existing in two rooms and the property large in his surrounding 122 1/2 feet about every year tax with fifty Car. guilders 15 Stivers ground rent to the Noble Sir Districts Master Andringa according to the lease letter on the first November in every year appear due date to pay, wider powers the afore-mentioned lease then will do, the aforementioned Sir District at West and North, Hendrik Bottes at East and the Zijlroedeat South, next as large and small, good and bad as the seller thus long has ..., bought from Aucke Gerrijts, Master schipwright in Lemmer, for the amount of one thousand gold guilders of 28 stivers each, to be paid in instalment, as first at the start six hundred Car. guilders, then all the coming years on St. Petri next to it each time two hundred and fifty Car. guilders until the full payment, all in free cost unharmed money with its premium full the bought has completed. Has been paid".
It is known that Fedde Sijbrens was living in Lemmer because the census of Lemsterland of 1744 included a Fedde Sijbrens. He is listed in the Tax System, Lemmer 1749, as Fedde Zijbrens, shipwright, number individual 5, offer amount of money 10-0-0. It would not be until his grandsons Sybren Hylkes and Fedde Hylkes, would we see the use of the name of "Hoekstra" and "Spaan" for the first time.
It is known that Fedde Sijbrens was a representative of the people of Lemsterland in 1744 because he is shown in the town records as being a "Volkstelling Lemsterland" which means "Representing the people".
Several notations were found in the records of Lemmer as follows:
It is noted in the records in Lemmer that "In 1709 both Fedde and his wife Aaltje buy a shipwright in Lemmer for 1000 gold guilders of 28 stivers each.
TR1 HYP LEM, fol. 122: Fedde Sijbrens, master shipwright, living at Lemmer, sells new ship September 1, 1732.
TR2 HYP LEM, book 47, page 68: Fedde Sijbrens, master shipwright in Lemmer, confess by this that he has conveyed to Nanne Anes, woodpurchased at Lemmer such 1200 guilders as me Fedde Sijbrens from Herman Everts with his companions. Written on March 15, 1728.
TR3 HYP LEM, book 47, page 213: Fedde Sijbrens, master shipwright,with his wife in Lemmer owes money on December 18, 1738 to Dirk Hindelopen, purchaser at Workum 4000 guilders for oak beams. In the margin: paid by the widow of Hylke Fedde, cancelled December 1, 1784.
TR4 HYP January 9, 1729 Wyger Pijters from Heerenveen owes to Fedde Sijbrens 1650 guilders for buying of a new boat. On May 12, 1732 Fedde Sybrens has sold to Jan Ydes a new ship as it was built for 750 guilders.
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