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Jan Harm Wolters

Born: Abt 1759 in Heesterkante, Wilsum, Bentheim, Hanover province, Germany

Harmken (Harmtje) Arends (Arents)

Born: 1774

Christened: 10 Jul 1774 in Wilsum, Bentheim, Hanover province, Germany

Died: in Germany

Parents: Berend (Berent) Tyink
Fenne Arends (Arents)

Marriage: 13 Jun 1795

Children	Gender	Born	Died
Harm Wolters	Son	17 May 1804
Berend Wolters	Son	23 Jul 1805
Geert (Geerd) Wolters	Son	5 Feb 1807	21 Aug 1893
Hendrik (Herm) Arens (Arends)	Son	5 Jul 1815	16 Jun 1887
Berendine Wolters	Daughter
Hinderik Wolters	Son
Harm Wolters	Son

Jan Harm was a colonist in Prussia. When they were married, he took his wife's family name, apparently to maintain the Arends name for inheriting the family estate.