This site is dedicated to the farm Nijhof in Barlo near Aalten in Gelderland and the descendants from Warner and Wendele Nijenhove, who lived there around 1600.

This site will particularly deal with Nijhofs from Winterswijk and Nyhofs in the USA. Furthermore a lot of other families, which however do not carry the name Nijhof anymore due to the several name changes in this part of the Netherlands.

Furthermore there is a branch described around the city of Tiel.

The Nijhofs in Aalten distinct at the end of the 18th century. The occupiers of the house still used the name Nijhof, however they were not descendants of Warner and Wendele.

The farm is mentioned the first time in 1331 as a possession of the monastery in Vreden (D).

This site will continuously be updated. Last update: 1 February 2002

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Address:

C. Nijhof

Meester Meinenweg 22

7107 AN Winterswijk

0543-563116