Name Year Married to: Lived where?
Arthur Brasser .... - ...   Haarlem
Johan Brasser 1933 - ... Tienie van Balen Haarlem
Johan Brasser 1905 - 1968 Wilhelmina Hopstaken Haarlem
Anthoon Brasser 1877 Th ten Boom Beverwijk
Johan Brasser 1850 B. Thuin Beverwijk
Anthony Brasser 1820 M. Zoon Beverwijk
Jan Dirksz Brasser 1782 - 1860 1807 Cornelia de Jong Beverwijk
Dirk Lourensz Brasser 1733 - 1794 Bregje W Regter Egmond(Alkmaar)
Lourens Dirksz Brasser 1707 Adriana Klaas Akersloot
Dirk Cornelisz Brasser 1670? 1699 Trijn Claes Boekel
1715 Gertruda Jans		 Akersloot
Cornelis Brasser 1650? 1716 Adriana Pieters ??
Dirk Brasser - 1608 ?? ??
Joost Brasser 1581 - 1653 Margaret van der Dusse A'dam & Delft
Dirk Willemsz Brasser ..-28/7/1608 Luvina v Brouwershaven
& 1574 Adr. van Ulenburg		 Delft
Willem Brasser 1520-1569 M.Meerman Delft
Pieter Brasser .. - 1526 H.Venijn 1470-1515 Delft
Jan Brasser .. - 1523 ?? Maasland


 You will appreciate that
 this tree branches in my
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As you see, after Joost Brasser there are a few querie marks. Actually, before Joost things are a bit murky as well. Regarding Jan Brasser around 1500, all we know that apart from Pieter, he also had a son Vincent. He was a priest and is buried in the Old Church in Delft.
The name Brasser is apparently quite common in one part of Belgium.
We also know that Brassers lived in the province Zeeland around 1200 - 1300.
Did we originate in Zeeland?? Going back even further; Did we come from France? Research in genealogy in Zeeland is hampered by the many floods they had. During these awful events hundreds of villages were completely wiped. Apart from the terrific loss of lives and property, many records must have got lost as well, which in those days were kept in churches.
There were major floods, the St.Elizabeth Flood in 1421, the 'All Saints Flood'on 1 November 1570, and of course the big flood in 1953. There were many others. The ones we know of happened in 1404-1421-1530-1562-1570-1662-1784-1799-1805- 1809-1812-1820-1825-1855-1861-1953.
For me, living at the other end of the world makes research rather difficult.
Anything YOU can tell US will be appreciated, and could be emailed to:

Harry Brasser at brasser@ihug.co.nz

Apparently, several Brassers in Zeeland were millers (owned and/or ran a windmill). There is still a windmill just South of Biggekerke on Walcheren, owned and run by Brassers. Important as far as our family tree is concerned? May be, may be not. Must visit this next time I am in Holland.
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