tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521592695486981692.post4278492303122862424..comments2024-02-23T10:37:54.830-05:00Comments on Who's Your Grammie?: O is for Orrseltie DircksCynthia Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10940967703869515303noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521592695486981692.post-11190646344911249432022-03-26T14:52:47.346-04:002022-03-26T14:52:47.346-04:00Thank you for the feedback. Someday I will get to ...Thank you for the feedback. Someday I will get to the the bottom of the mystery of who the parents of Orseltie really were.Cynthia Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10940967703869515303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521592695486981692.post-12450914661945304682022-03-26T12:53:54.512-04:002022-03-26T12:53:54.512-04:00Orsseltje is definitely NOT the daughter of Dirck ...Orsseltje is definitely NOT the daughter of Dirck Volkertsen and Christine Vigne. All of their children were born in New Netherlands, while Orsseltje was clearly born in the Netherlands where she married her first two husbands.r2d2deemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14841679380385058045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521592695486981692.post-25225831340446260962014-10-14T18:42:03.325-04:002014-10-14T18:42:03.325-04:00Thank you for your comment. It is nice to touch b...Thank you for your comment. It is nice to touch base with one of Orrseltie's descendents. This article about her is one of the most popular I have written. She must have legions of descendents out there. :) I too am very impressed with her fortitude! Cynthia Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10940967703869515303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521592695486981692.post-68099470735992923262014-09-01T16:50:38.355-04:002014-09-01T16:50:38.355-04:00I have found no definitive evidence of Orseltie`s ...I have found no definitive evidence of Orseltie`s parentage. She is not listed on any documentation regarding Dircks` and Christine`s family. I suppose it is still a mystery. She is my 9x grandmother. I am very impressed with the courage it took to leave her homeland with 2 small children to start a life in a foreign land. Makes a three hour car ride with 3 young children seem like a walk in the park! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521592695486981692.post-84409240680159590502013-02-03T08:20:05.363-05:002013-02-03T08:20:05.363-05:00I like finding period illustrations to help add ...I like finding period illustrations to help add interest to these stories.Cynthia Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10940967703869515303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521592695486981692.post-37909523764737161092013-02-03T02:22:05.570-05:002013-02-03T02:22:05.570-05:00What a beautiful way to remember your 8xGGrandothe...What a beautiful way to remember your 8xGGrandother. And wow, 3 husbands within 3 or so years, and moving country, Orseltie didn't have an easy life.Gould Genealogyhttp://www.gouldgenealogy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521592695486981692.post-59369727959091313762013-01-26T11:20:34.279-05:002013-01-26T11:20:34.279-05:00Thank you for the feedback. Orseltie was fun to...Thank you for the feedback. Orseltie was fun to research. But with some additional searching on the internet, I am not sure she was the daughter of Dirck Volkertsen and his wife Christine Vigne. <br /><br />I hope others who research her will find a definitive answer.Cynthia Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10940967703869515303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521592695486981692.post-51409221777100771302013-01-20T17:15:45.438-05:002013-01-20T17:15:45.438-05:00Terrific article! Orseltie Dircks was my 10th grea...Terrific article! Orseltie Dircks was my 10th great-grandmother, directly descended. :)Keith David Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485919367849781037noreply@blogger.com