Gorinchem, South Holland, The Netherlands
Gorinchem is located about 40 kilometers east of Rotterdam in The Netherlands. This was the birthplace and home of our oldest known ancestor, Johannes (no surnames used at that time.)
Click here for a topographic map of the town. Town web site -- Instagram -- FaceBook
(Picture at top from FaceBook)
(Picture at top from FaceBook)
Johannes appears to have remained in Gorinchem all his life however the next generation left Holland and moved to Germany due to religious persecution that flared up around that time.