Marriage of Jan Bollebakker and Hendrikje Plaat
This is the court marriage of my 5th great-grandparents, Jan Cornelisse Bollebakker and Hendrikje Lammertse Plaat. They married on 13 November 1778 in Hilversum.
Note the middle names of the two spouses: They are patronymics, i.e. the names of their fathers (Jan Bollebakker, son of Cornelis, and Hendrikje Plaat, daughter of Lammert).
Why a court marriage? Simple: In the time of the Dutch republic people could choose between a Dutch Reformed marriage and a court marriage. Catholics, Jews and Baptists would probably have a ceremony in their own community, but for a legal marriage they had to go to court or a Dutch Reformed church. Jan and Hendrikje were catholic and chose for a court marriage.
Source: “Netherlands, Noord-Holland Province, Church Records, 1553-1909,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-31169-18218-34?cc=2037985&wc=M5PD-GPP:382016701,382022401,382647501 : accessed 07 Jul 2014), Alle Gezindten > Hilversum > Trouwen 1766-1811 > image 104 of 360.