David, In reply to your previous: > Pamela J. Sears wrote: >> Dear David, Dorothy and Cynthia, >> >> I'm puzzled by the fact that in some records Stijntje is recorded as >> "Stijntje Jans" and in others, "Stijntje Hendricks." >> >> Rebecca Fredericks was baptized in Amsterdam on 15 Aug 1628 at the >> Nieuwe kerk: >> >> Vader: Frerick Lubbertsz Moeder: Stijntje Jans Kind: Rebecka >> Baptized 15 Aug 1628 in the Nieuwe kerk; DTB 40/465 > > Nieuwe Kerk is Evangelical Lutheran Church in Amsterdam. Obvious this > family isn't Dutch or Walloon. The Nieuwe kerk in Amsterdam is _NOT_ Evangelical Lutheran. Rather, it is indeed Reformed, and the religious affiliation [Hervormd] is listed in the baptismal record above mentioned: Religie: Hervormd, Nieuwe kerk This record can be found at the following URL: http://gemeentearchief.amsterdam.nl/archieven/genealogie/doopregisters/index.nl.html Click on "Zoek" to access the database search engine. Regards, Pam Sears