Kestergat castle
In the 1970s, Jean Kestergat undertook the complete restoration of Kestergat Castle. His ancestor Jean-Adolphe van der Dussen had built it in 1685, but the building left the family during the French invasion at the end of the 18th century. JK’s father, Marcel van der Dussen de Kestergat, bought it after the First […]
A van der Dussen family near the IJssel.
I received a message from Alexandre van der Dussen, the pruning contractor in the Haarlem area. His father, Antonius Frans Johannes van der Dussen, had researched his ancestors, and established his genealogy since the 17th century. You will find this genealogy below. What stands out in this genealogy is that his ancestors were very stable […]
An unknown van der Dussen “substitute-schout” in The Hague
Among the many “van der Dussen” references that appear on the Internet, one caught my attention: it is a substitute-schout (deputy bailiff?) of The Hague, who had a disagreement with the Court (here in the sense of the government) in 1699. He even served some time) in prison, which is not the first nor the […]
A lineage issued from Anna van der Dussen (1575-1616)
After having contact with his distant descendant Peter Severyns, from Antwerp, I learned that Libert van der Dussen’s daughter, Anna, wife of Remy de Vos, had descendants that continued until today. A Belgian-French cousin with genealogical skills was kind enough to provide a formal summary, which you will find below. Peter Severyns also tells me […]
