Machiel married Liesbeth Moortgat in Apr 1643 in Buggenhout, , Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Liesbeth (daughter of Peter Moortgat and Margriet Polspoel) was born on 15 May 1618 in Malderen, , Brabant, Belgium; died on 7 Nov 1693 in Steenhuffel, , Brabant, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]