Married 10 Jul 1828 Ameland, age 27 or 28 years to:  Trijntje Tjeerds Metz, age by marriage 27 or 28 years, daughter of Tjeerd Dirks Metz and Doortje Dirks Zwart.Born 1800 Children: 1. Janke Dirks MetzBorn 3 May 1829 Buren [Ame.], died 21 Jun 1871 Buren [Ame.], age 42 years, buried Nes [Ame.] 2. Doortje Dirks MetzBorn 25 Sep 1832 Buren, Ameland, died 21 Dec 1887 Buren, Ameland, age 55 years, buried Nes, Ameland 3.  Jacob Dirks MetzBorn 6 Jun 1835 Buren, Ameland, died 13 Nov 1894 Buren, Ameland, age 59 years, buried Nes, Ameland 5. Hiltje Dirks MetzBorn 11 Jan 1846 Buren [Ame.], died 23 Aug 1925 Buren [Ame.], age 79 years, buried Nes [Ame.] | |||