I received the information below from Janice Walters in about 2006. I have not followed up on any of it and only send it on today because of all the current interest. I have NOT documented this information, but have found duplication of names on other Ancestry.com trees, including Susan Claggett's. Of special interest to me is the addition that he was an officer in the military, suggesting to me that soldiering was in the family. Another researcher wrote that Dirk was "an officer under William II, Prince of Oranje, Count of Nassau," perhaps an example of redundant error...or fact? *Individual Report for Dirk Jansz Van Arnhem VA* *Individual Summary:* *Dirk Jansz Van Arnhem VA* Sex: Male Father: Jan Derryckssen Mother: Gerriken Beecken *Individual Facts:* Birth: Abt. 1615 in Arnhem, Gelderland, Holland Reference ID: 33 Death: Arnhem, Gelderland, Holland Military Service: officer under General Count von Nassau *Shared Facts:* *Magdalena Jans* Marriage: 22 Apr 1638 in Arnhem, Gelderland, Holland Reference ID: 1692 Children: Dirrecxken Van Arnhem VA Jan Dirckszen Van Arnhem VA Joris Van Arnhem VA Hendrik Van Arnhem VA Marricken Van Arnhem VA *Notes:* Person Notes: [jwlaters62[1] VN1.FTW] Was an officer under General County Von Nassau. Was a soldier with Rembrandt's brother, Saloman, who was the subject in "Man in a Golden Helmet".