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Abraham Jacob Abas Groen, birth 1720 Amsterdam, died 17 MRT 1789 Amsterdam, Muiderberg cemetery: Abraham ben Jacob Abas., son of Jacob Abraham Abas Groen and Roosje Nathan
Married 1747 Amsterdam, dtb 729/202; witn.groom: f.Jacob Abas; witn.bride: f.Benjamin Levie. to:
Rachel Benjamin Levie-Ameland, birth 1723 Amsterdam, died 25 Jun 1795 Amsterdam, Zeeburg cemetery: widow of Abraham Jacob Abas., daughter of Benjamin Salomon Shlomo Levie-Ameland(er) and Sara Michiel
1) Jacob Abas, birth ONG 1748 Amsterdam, died 13 Jan 1787 Batavia, from the Reformed Church burial register: on 13 Jan 1787 the corpse of the visitor of the sick Jacobus Abas was carried out of the house death at the Binnen Nieuwpoortstr.

After much turmoil about his belief, during which he left his family and spent time in London and Germany, he converted in 1782 to Chistianity in The Reformed church in Zutphen. The priest who performed his baptise, published the case in a booklet . Afterwards he left for the East=Indies to become a sick-visitor in service of his church.
See for this: Fred van Lieburg, in 'De Achttiende Eeuw', volume 2002, published by the research group (werkgroep)Achttiende Eeuw, A.P.A - Holland Universiteitspress, Amsterdam & Maarssen.

Married ONG 1774 to:
Ester Hitsele Joseph v .Tijn Fonseca, birth 1750 Maarsseveen, died 18 Nov 1834 Maarsseveen, daughter of Joseph v.Tijn & Clara Samuels, 84 yrs.old, having been born & living in Maarsseveen, widow of Jacob Abas
Notifiers: the gentlemen Gerrit Willem Bongers, labourer, 36 yrs and Cornelis Roozemaas, barkeeper, 37 yrs, both residing in Maarsseveen, gave notificaten of the death of Hester on 19 Nov.
(info from Andre de Rosa Spierings)
, daughter of Joseph Nathan Cohen-Tijn and Clara Samuel
2) Reintje Abraham Abas, birth ONG 1752 Amsterdam, died 19 Jan 1823 Amsterdam, G.A.A. Amsterdam - death registrations:
Reintje Abraham Abas, 70 yrs.old, daughter of Abraham Abas & Rachel Amelander.
Notifier: Juda Judels, 52 yrs.old, cousin.
(info courtesy of Dini Hansma)
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