8.SegerJanszn6van Wijk (Jan Segersz5, Zegher Airt4, Aerent Aerndszn3, Aernd Segersson2, Seger1) was born 1485. He married UdaHannaertsdr Abt. 1515. She was born Abt. 1487, and died Bef. March 28, 1564.
Notes for Seger Janszn van Wijk:
The cornerstone of that economic system of the middle ages was the hereditary rents that each level of society owed to their overlords. These obligations were generally paid in kind, (quantities of grain, meat, days of labor, military service, etc.) since money was so scarce, but a specified amount of money was acceptable in lieu of these services, and usually this amount could not be changed.
During Seger's lifetime, Columbus' discovery of the New World put the finishing touches to the destruction of the feudal system. The vast amounts of gold and silver brought into Europe from Mexico and Peru created inflation of a magnitude never before seen, and allowed all levels of society access to money with which to discharge their obligations. This, coupled with the labor shortage created by the ravages of the plague, freed peasants from their ties to their land and brought on the rise of capitalism.
Children of Seger van Wijk and Uda Hannaertsdr are:
10.AerndAerndszn6van Wijk (Aernd Aerndszn5, Aernd Aerndszn4, Aerent Aerndszn3, Aernd Segersson2, Seger1) was born Abt. 1485, and died Aft. 1555.
Child of Aernd Aerndszn van Wijk is:
