"Before sailing from their native land, the colonists had elected eight men to act as leaders, two for each ship....Those in charge of the colonists on the Catharina Jackson, were J. Rietveld and J. Smeenk....J. Smeenk died March 13, 1854, and J. Rietveld, November 30, 1859." (Souvenir History of Pella, Iowa, p. 33).
| Aalsburg, van Hendrik | Goedhart, Jan | Otter, den Dirk | Verducht, Walig |
| Aalsburg, Johan | Otter, den D. Mrs. | Verducht, Cornelius | |
| Gryf, Jan | Otter, den Aart | Verducht, Jannigje | |
| Baren, van Mrs. | Otter, den Lena | Verducht, Grietje | |
| Baren, van Jan | Goudsmit, S. | ||
| Baren, van Cornelius | Goudsmit, S. Mrs. | Oudyns, Maarten | Versteeg, Aart |
| Baren, van Aart | Oudyns, M. Mrs. | Versteeg, A. Mrs. | |
| Baren, van Baltus | Hagen, ten Adrianus | Versteeg, Nicholas | |
| Baren, van B. Mrs. | Hagen, ten A. Mrs. | Rietveld, Jan | Versteeg, Heintje |
| Hagen, ten Peter | Rietveld, Jan Mrs. | Versteeg, Jan | |
| Bergyk, van L. | Rietveld, Wiggert | Versteeg, Neeltje | |
| Bergyk, van L. Mrs. | Heetveld, Hendrik | Rietveld, Cornelia | Versteeg, Dirk |
| Heetveld, H. Mrs. | Rietveld, Jannigje | Versteeg, Klaas | |
| Belder, den Joris | Heetveld, Henry | Rietveld, Adrianus | Versteeg, K. Mrs. |
| Belder, den Joris Mrs. | Heetveld, Maria | Rietveld, Gerritje | |
| Rietveld, Jan | Welle, Pieter | ||
| Beningen, van | Hofwegen, van Pieter | Rietveld, Dick | Welle, P. Mrs. |
| Beningen, van Mrs. | Hofwegen, van Pieter Mrs. | Rietveld, Adriana | Welle, Gysbertje |
| Welle, Cornelius | |||
| Beyer, Gysbert | Jung, de Cornelius Mrs. | Ringeling, Cornelius | Welle, Cornelia |
| Jung, de Janus | Ringeling, C. Mrs. | Welle, Mietje | |
| Blanke, Jan | Jung, de Robert | Welle, Jetje | |
Blanke, Jan Mrs. |
Rysdam, Gidius | Welle, David | |
| Blanke, Jacoba | Kaldenberg, Thodoris | Rysdam, G. Mrs. | Welle, Johannes |
| Rysdam, Neeltje | Welle, Truitje | ||
| Booy, de Matthys | Kralingen, van Carstiaan | Rysdam, Gidius | |
| Booy, de M. Mrs. | Kralingen, van C. Mrs. | Rysdam, Wyntje | Werkhoven, van Gerrit |
| Booy, de Huibert | Kralingen, van Arie | Rysdam, Juantje | Werkhoven, van G. Mrs. |
| Booy, de Hendrika | Rysdam, Leentje | Werkhoven, van Gerrit | |
| Booy, de Heiltje | Linden, van der Sophia | Werkhoven, van Cornelius | |
| Booy, de Cyrenus | Linden, van der Lucas | Roon, van G. |
Werkhoven, van Daatje |
| Booy, de Matthys | Linden, van der L. Mrs. | Roon,van G. Mrs | Werkhoven, van Hermanus |
| Linden, van der Lukas | Roon, van Betje | Werkhoven, van Antonie | |
| Brandenburg, Gerard | Werkhoven, van Jacobus | ||
| Brandenburg, G. Mrs. | Mechee, Jan | Plaats, van der M. |
Werkhoven, van Geertje |
| Brandenburg, Joachim | Mechee, J. Mrs. | Plaats, van der M. Mrs. | Werkhoven, van Willem |
| Brandenburg, Lubertus | Mechee, Jan | ||
| Brandenburg, Gerbertus | Mechee, Maria | Rouwert, Jennike | Wolters, J. Heukelman |
| Brandenburg, Anna | Mechee, Sarah | ||
| Mechee, Anna | Synhorst, Mrs. | Zwank, Johannes | |
| Dingemans, Hendrik | Mechee, Daatje | Synhorst, Dirk | Zwank, J. Mrs. |
| Synhorst, Dirk Mrs. | Zwank, Pieter | ||
Doedyn |
Mendelaar, E. M. Mrs. | Zwank, P. Mrs. | |
| Doedyn, Mrs. | Mendelaar, Elizabeth Johanna | Stekelenburg, Mrs. | Zwank, Hubert |
| Mendelaar, Hendrik | Zwank, Teunis | ||
| Ee, van Gerrit | Smeenk, J. | Zwank,Johannes | |
| Meveren, van Pieter | Smeenk, J. Mrs. | Zwank, Jacob | |
| Eitinger | Meveren, van P. Mrs. | Smeenk, Jacob | Zwank, Jannetje |
| Eitinger, Mrs. | Meveren, van Aart | Smeenk, Heintje | |
| Eitinger | Meveren, van Gerrit | Smeenk, Werner | |
| Eitinger | Meveren, van Gerard | Smeenk, Grietje | |
| Meveren, van Willempje | Smeenk, Albert | ||
| Giesen, van der Leendert | Meveren, van Pieternella | ||
| Veenman, A. | |||
| Gorkum, van Hendrik | Oever, van den Jan |
Transcribed
from Souvenir History of Pella, Iowa, pp. 42-44.
gt/16 January 2008