Gerrit Yedes, christened in Lollum on December 27, 1711, son of Yede Hayes and Rinske Robijns, village policeman.

Gerrit got the banns published on July 18, 1744 and was married in the year 1744 in church, at the age of 33 to
Dieuwke Jacobs (aged approximately 22 years), born circa 1722 (?).