This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brinker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YEG.2ACIB/127.151.161.1.1 Message Board Post: Thats interesting. I have seen on the net that Hohannes Bernardus Brinker was the son of Jan Berend Brinker born about 1790 in Thuine, Germany, and his mother was a Maria Adelheid last name not known. If this is not correct, please let me know. Is it possible to get a coy of the birth certificate from you?