Smallegange Family
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The historian Mattheus Smallegange (1620-1704) wrote, among
other things, the Nieuwe Cronyk van Zeeland (New Zeeland
Cronicles), an authoritative work in the fields of
cartography and
heraldry.
In the cronicles Smallegange describes, among other things,
his own extensive genealogy, beginning in the 12th century
with Sir Arent With The Belly (p. 737).
Mattheus died childless and later on many Smalleganges (and also Augusteijns)
have tried to prove kinship between
themselves and the Smallegange family as described in the
cronicles.
As far as I know nobody succeeded. (See: Polderman/Harthoorn,
Het nieuwe geslachtsboek Smallegange, Amsterdam 1953).
In the forties a Smallegange society existed. My father was a
member.
About 1300 Willem van Smallegange adopted this coat of arms:
| PER ANGUSTA AD AUGUSTA: | Through narrows (smalle gangen!) to elevation |
| CANDOR QUI TENEBRIS FULGET DAT SIDERA COELO: | The white light that shines in the darkness (black) gives stars in heaven (blue). |