The Tjaden name appears in my family tree as follows:
Mencke Janssen (servant at Cleverns) is my 5 times great grandfather.
His son Mencke Janssen Tjaden (b. 10/27/1754 at Cleverns, d. 2/10/1825) married on 5/7/1782 at Norden to Ettje Apts Peters (b. 8/15/1757, d. 1/9/1836).
Their children: Johann Mencken, b. 1/30/1783,
Dedde Mencken Janssen, b. 1/23/1785, d. 1/9/1836, (my 3 times great-grandmother), Mencke Mencken, b. 10/27/1786, Albrecht Peters Mencken, b. 10/3/1788, Claus Peters Mencken, b. 12/24/1790, d. 2/3/1830; Aleit Cathrina Mencken, b. 8/13/1794, and Peter Mencken, b. 7/22/1798, d. Easter, 1827.
It is noted that one can find the family name of Tjaden in the baptismal record of the evangelical Lutheran Church at Norden (7/27/1878). The name Tjaden also appears in the roll of citizens in the town of Norden in 1811.
Dedde Mencken Janssen Budde married Jan Roelf Budde, 4/22/1818 (son of Roelf Budde and Gretje Meyers.
I have no further information on descendents of Dedde's siblings or those who came to America.
I would welcome any new information and answer all responses. Hopefully my information will be of help to some of you.
Dianne Werner
dswerner@cableone.net