The Lost Springorums
Puzzle pieces that don’t yet fit.
I’ve found more documents that mention people named Springorum, but I haven’t been able to link them to the known Springorum family tree. On these pages, I’ve listed all of these lost Springorums
From the German Archives
25 October 1561, Anton Springorum
Before Wessel van der Hembecke, judge in Bochum, Johann van dem Grymberge, known as van Aldenbouckum, and his wife Clara Turckess sell, as hereditary property, to Kaspar Boernynckmann of Karnharpen and his wife Druden, along with their heirs, five Malterse (sowing-units) of farmland.
Present as witnesses were Christoph Puthman, the court usher (Gerichtsfron), Anton Springorum, and Christoffer Steven. The document is signed by the seller.
1616, Silbert Springorum
Nutzung von Vikarien. Contains, among other things:
- Records of income from the Fürstenberg Altar, 1616 (in a transcript by notary Silbert Springorum)
From the AMsterdam Archives
In the order of their estimated date of birth.
Elisabeth Catharina Springorum (±1702 - 1758)
Elisabeth Catharina Springorum was born around 1702 in Ende (near Hagen, in present-day North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). In 1742 she married Coert Strijk in Amsterdam, a porter and packer living in the Bloedstraat. In the marriage banns she was described as “oud doot”, meaning that she had been married before.
In 1744, the couple had a joint testament drawn up, in which they appointed each other as universal heirs. In the event that there would be no children, legacies were designated for several Strijk relatives and for Elisabeth’s brother Bernhardus Frederik Hendrik Springorum, residing in Onna in Brandenburg.
Elisabeth died in Amsterdam in early 1758; her burial was recorded on 11 January 1758. She left no children. Shortly after her death, her brother Bernhardus reached an agreement with his brother-in-law Coert Strijk that, instead of the testamentary legacy of 150 guilders, he would receive 100 guilders, thereby fully settling the estate.
Bernardus Fredrik Hendrik Springorum (±1700 - ?)
Bernardus Frederik Hendrik Springorum lived in Onna, Brandenburg. He was the brother of Elisabeth Catharina Springorum and is mentioned in her 1744 testament as a legatee. After her childless death in 1758, he received, instead of the promised 150 guilders, a sum of 100 guilders from his brother-in-law Coert Strijk, thereby settling the estate.