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Jan Lourisse Hofstee was buried in Hazerswoude on 21 June
1681.  He may have drowned.  He married in Benthuizen on 4 January 1632
with attestation from Hazerswoude.  He married Pleuntje Claesdr,
born in Zegwaart, daughter of Claes Adriaens 't Hondeken and
Marijtgen Jans.  The two brothers, Jacob and Jan, married two
sisters, Trijntje and Pleuntje.

children:
1. Maertje, c. Hazerswoude 17 April 1633 (probable).  She apparently
     married twice, first to Gerrit Arents and secondly on
     7 April 1669 in Benthuizen with Adriaen Dirks van der Cijs
     from Hazerswoude.  
2. Annetje, c. Benthuizen 2 April 1634.  She married in Benthuizen
     on 10 September 1662 with Joris Pieters Backer of Benthuizen.
     Witnesses to her baptism were Jacob Louris and Magdalientje
     Claes.
3. Trijntje, c. Benthuizen 15 July 1635.  Witnesses to her baptism
     were Cornelis Jans, Rechjen Meijnerts, Marijtje Lenerts, and
     Beatrix Lourisse.
4. Hester, c. Benthuizen 7 December 1636.  She probably died before
     1639.  Witnesses to her baptism were Joost Louwerisse and
     Trijntje Claes.
5. Louweris, c. Benthuizen 20 March 1638.  It is probable that he 
     married in Benthuizen on 1 January 1661 with Pleuntje Cornelis
     from Zevenhuizen.  Witnesses to his baptism were Joost 
     Louwerisse and Pleuntje Louwerisse.  Louweris (Louris) and
     Pleuntje had two children in Hazerswoude, Claes (18-11-1663)
     and Leentje (7-2-1666).
6. Hester, c. Benthuizen 27 November 1639.  She married on
     26 January 1669 in Hazerswoude with Cornelis Cors Loot.
     Witnesses to her baptism were Cors Louwerisse and Aaltje
     Pieters.
7. Claes, c. Benthuizen 4 May 1642.  Witnesses to his baptism were
     Cornelis Francken and Trijntje Claes.
8. Neeltje, c. Benthuizen 21 August 1645.

There is possibly another child of Jan born in Benthuizen on 20 July
1647, however the mother is listed as Aaltje Pieters.  Witness to the
baptism was Aaltje Jacobs.