The Beijen/Beyen Family Site
by Laurens Beijen



The Beijen/Beyen Family Site
The English pages of this website

First of all

  • Preface
  • Families and branches
  • Beijen or Beyen?

    The oldest generations of the IJsselstein family

  • Overview of the members of the oldest generations
  • The first Beijen's in IJsselstein
  • Dirck Jansz. Beijen
  • The children of Dirck Jansz. Beijen
  • Dirck Gijsbertsz. Beijen and his wives
  • The descendants of Dirck Gijsbertsz. Beijen

    The Gijsbert branch of the IJsselstein family

  • Overview of the members of the Gijsbert branch
  • Gijsbert and Dirck Beijen from Lexmond
  • The Arie subbranch
  • The Dirk Jan subbranch
  • Dirk Jan Beijen, caretaker of the Bonneterie
  • Little subbranches from Amsterdam and Sloterdijk

    The Jan Thomas branch of the IJsselstein family

  • Overview of the members of the Jan Thomas branch
  • Jan Thomas Beijen and his children
  • The Dirk subbranch
  • Maarten Beijen (1774-1834) and his children
  • Maarten Beijen (1842-1917) and his offspring
  • Frederik Beijen and his offspring
  • The Gerrit subbranch
  • The tombstone of Gerrit Beijen <

    The Johan Franco branch of the IJsselstein family

  • Overview of the members of the Johan Franco branch
  • Johan Beijen and Mechteld van Meerland
  • Johan Franco I, friend of the Bohemian Brethren
  • The Johan Franco's II and III
  • The Johan Franco's IV, V and VI
  • Jacoba Cornelia Beijen and her children
  • Beijens in the Dutch East Indies
  • Victims of the Japanese occupation

    The Nieuwkapelle family

  • Overview of the members of the Nieuwkapelle family
  • Remigius Beyen from Nieuwkapelle
  • Remigius and his children and grandchildren
  • The Nieuwkapelle family in the 19th century
  • Johan Willem Beyen, Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • The brothers and children of Johan Willem Beyen
  • The younger children of Karel Hubertus Beijen
  • Greet Beijen, killed in a concentration camp

    The Breyell family

  • Overview of the members of the Breyell family
  • The origin in Germany
  • The group Lambertus
  • The younger generations of the Breyell family

    The Hengelo family

  • Overview of the members of the Hengelo family
  • A ground Bijen near Weerselo
  • Bijen and Bijenhuis
  • From Weerselo to Hengelo
  • From Bijen to Beijen
  • The growth of the Hengelo family
  • The Beijen-Overbeek division
  • The Beijen-Spekreis division
  • Beijen and Lansink

    The Dordrecht family

  • Overview of the members of the Dordrecht family
  • The extinct Dordrecht family

    Loose ends

  • Loose ends

    Finally

  • Family messages
  • The photo gallery
  • The alphabetical list of first names
  • The size of the families and branches
  • Coats of Arms
  • The surname Beyen in Belgium
  • Acknowledgements
  • Comments or questions