Overview
There are several farms called ‘Nooitgedacht’ in Dale. A small Sunday school once stood on this farm’s land.
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Transfer Tax Register of the Lordship of Bredevoort, 1786
Den 21 october van Hendrik Hietkamp en Johanna Maria Grieving, ehelieden, 20 guldens, weegens een plaatsje Nooit Gedacht, geleegen onder Aalten in de buurschap Daale aan het Koolenbroeck, zoo met zijn getimmer ofte behuijzinge, hof- en bouwland, en verder ap- en dependentien. Aangekogt van Jan Freriks voor 1000 guldens, den 18 September 1786.
Residents
Olde Nooitgedacht was occupied by two households for many years. Their respective sequences of residents are shown side by side below:
First known residents:
Hendrik Jan Hietkamp (Winterswijk, 30-05-1756 – 03-08-1788), married on 11-03-1781 to
Johanna Maria Grevink (Aalten, 10-01-1740 – 11-08-1791)
They bought the smallholding Nooit Gedacht from Jan Freriks on 21 October 1786.
Next residents, widow and second husband:
Herman (Pennings) ter Beest (Aalten, 11-02-1759), married (1) on 15-02-1789 to
Johanna Maria Grevink (Aalten, 10-01-1740 – 11-08-1791)
Next residents, widow and second husband:
G(a/e)rrit Jan ten Dolle (De Heurne, 27-09-1778 – Dorpbuurt, 16-10-1852), married on 14-05-1813 in Aalten to
Janna Geertruid Prinsen (De Heurne, 07-12-1789 – Winterswijk, 24-12-1832)
G(a/e)rrit Jan and Janna Geertruid moved to Oonkslat and, in 1822, to Oonk in Brinkheurne. G(a/e)rrit died at Hardenhuis (Den Harden) in Dorpbuurt.
Next residents:
Population Register 1823–1850
“Nooitgedacht”
Herman (Pennings) ter Beest (Aalten, 11-02-1759), farmer
Geertruid Nijman (Aalten, 13-09-1761)
Next residents, son and daughter-in-law:
Jan Berend Pennings (Aalten, 21-11-1799), farmer
Janna Pennings (Aalten, 10-03-1804)
“Nooitgedacht”
Hendrik Jan Stronks (Aalten, 01-10-1791), farmer
Johanna Gesina Dol (Dinxperlo, 12-01-1785)
Next residents:
Hendrik Jan Pennings (Aalten, 15-02-1797), tailor
Johanna Mennink (Aalten, 04-08-1805)
Population Register 1850–1860
Jan Berend Pennings (Aalten, 21-11-1799), farmer
Janna Pennings (Aalten, 10-03-1804)
Hendrik Jan Pennings (Aalten, 15-02-1797), tailor
Johanna Mennink (Aalten, 04-08-1805)
Population Register 1860–1870
Jan Berend Pennings (Aalten, 21-11-1799), farmer
Janna Pennings (Aalten, 10-03-1804)
Next residents, daughter and son-in-law:
Derk Jan Neerhof (Dale, 07-09-1823), farmer
Aleida Pennings (Aalten, 21-12-1829)
Johanna Mennink (Aalten, 04-08-1805), farmer
Next residents, son and daughter-in-law:
Derk Jan Pennings (Dale, 22-02-1837), farmer
Dela Gezina Wikkerink (Heurne, 07-10-1835)
Population Register 1870–1880
Derk Jan Neerhof (Dale, 07-09-1823), farmer
Aleida Pennings (Aalten, 21-12-1829)
Derk Jan Pennings (Dale, 22-02-1837), farmer
Dela Gezina Wikkerink (Heurne, 07-10-1835)
Population Register 1880–1890
Derk Jan Neerhof (Dale, 07-09-1823), farmer
Aleida Pennings (Aalten, 21-12-1829)
Next residents:
Derk Jan Pennings (Dale, 22-02-1837), farmer
Dela Gezina Wikkerink (Heurne, 07-10-1835)
Next residents, daughter and son-in-law:
Gerrit Hendrik Eppink (IJzerlo, 11-11-1863), farmer
Hendrika Johanna Pennings (Dale, 31-07-1865)
Population Register 1890–1900
Derk Jan Rengelink (Heurne, 22-12-1860), farmer
Catharina Harmina Stronks (Dale, 07-02-1862)
Next residents (1893–1894):
The following came from Dale 12 (Nieuw Ebbers):
Hermanus Wisselink (Wisch, 20-07-1861), clog maker
Hendrika Aleida Helmink (Heelweg, 07-05-1865)
Next residents:
The following came from Dale 17 (Peerdeboer):
Derk Willem Neerhof (Dale, 20-10-1866), farmer
Dora Hendrika te Kloeze (Dale, 20-11-1873)
Gerrit Hendrik Eppink (IJzerlo, 11-11-1863), farmer
Hendrika Johanna Pennings (Dale, 31-07-1865)
Around 1903, they moved to a newly built farmhouse on Elshoekweg, not far from here.
The two-household arrangement probably ended after Olde Nooitgedacht was extensively renovated or possibly replaced by a new building.
Population Register 1900–1910
Derk Willem Neerhof (Dale, 20-10-1866), farmer
Dora Hendrika te Kloeze (Dale, 20-11-1873)
Population Register 1910–1920
Derk Willem Neerhof (Dale, 20-10-1866), farmer
Dora Hendrika te Kloeze (Dale, 20-11-1873)
Address Directory 1934
Dale 33 > 16
Next residents, son and daughter-in-law:
1940-1966
During the Second World War, their son Gerrit Jan (Gerrit) Neerhof (Dale, 10-05-1902) and his wife Willemina Gesina Berendina (Mina) Eeltink (Lintelo, 11-04-1900) lived at ’t Olde Nooitgedacht. Gerrit Jan was born here (then Dale 21). Gerrit and Mina had no children. Gerrit died in a road accident near Varsseveld. Mina was left on her own. She died on 2 September 1987.
Henk and Annie Lammers-te Kloeze moved in with the couple at the farmhouse, eventually with six children. Henk and Annie have also since died. Annie’s grandfather Willem te Kloeze (Dale, 01-05-1872) was a brother of Dora Hendrika Neerhof-te Kloeze, both born at Kloeze.
Address Directory 1967
“Oude Nooitgedacht”
Dale 16 > Slatdijk 5
Owners
This overview is incomplete.
| Year | Plot | Owner | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | C-163 | Jan Berend Pennings, farmer | 1.290 m² huis & erf |
| 1908 | C-4097 | Derk Willem Neerhof, farmer | 6.350 m² huis, schuren & erf |
| 1950 | C-4950 | Gerrit Jan Neerhof, farmer | 36.200 m² huis, schuur, bouw-, grasland |