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Martha Senekal formerly Brúell aka Brüell, Bruere

Born 11 Mar 1709 in de Caep de Goede Hoop

Ancestors

Daughter of Estienne Bruére and Súsanne (Dú Púis) Brùere

Sister of Susanna (Bruere) Scheepers, Anna Magdalena (Bruere) Barends, Steven (Brúerre) Bruere, Hester (Bruél) Bruere, Elizabeth Bruere and Johannes (Bruiere) Bruere

Wife of David Senecal — married 30 Nov 1732 [location unknown]

Descendants

Mother of David (Senechal) Senekal, Jacob (Senekal) Senecal, Daniel Senecal, Anna Elisabeth Senecal and Anna Magdalena (Senecal) Calitz

Died 28 Mar 1773 at age 64 in Swellendam, de Caep de Goede Hoop

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Martha (Brúell) Bruere was a Huguenot. Her parents were Huguenot refugees that immigrated to the Cape Colony.

Martha (Brúell) Senekal was part of the settlement of the Dutch Cape Colony.
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Biography

Birth

Martha was born in 1709. She is the daughter of Estienne Bruére and Susanna Anna du Puys.^[1]

Baptism

Marta

Baptised: 11 Aug 1709

Father: Steven Bruell

Mother: Susanna du Pe

Witnesses: Daniel Hugo, Marta la Febre^[1]

Marriage

Date: 30 November 1732^[2]

Groom: David Senekal^[2]

Bride: Martha Bruere^[2]

Place: Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa^[2]

Death

Date: 28 MAR 1773 ^[3]

Date: Swellendam, South Africa, Cape ^[3]

Sources

WikiTree profile Bruere-13 through the import of Van der Walt Family Tree.ged on Jan 22, 2013 by Rene van der Walt. Record ID Number: MH:I1570 : User ID: FD668FC7-DE9A-496C-90D7-A22E7BEECAC0 : UPD 02 FEB 2012 11:36:06 GMT+12

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Source: The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. A selection of historical records transcriptions (http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/ : accessed 31 Jan 2015), Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Stellenbosch, Baptism register, 1688-1732, page 56. Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G2 4/1. Transcribed by Ockert Malan, Lorna Newcomb and others. Seen and entered by Philip van der Walt Jan 1, 2015.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Marriage Register - "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records (Stellenbosch Archive), 1690-2011 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XC4S-PBK?cc=1392488&wc=M64D-129%3A13850901%2C13850902%2C29509101%2C29638601 : 21 May 2014), South Africa > Cape > Stellenbosch > Marriages, memberships 1700-1787 > image 12 of 60; Citing Genealogiese Instituut van Suid-Afrika (Genealogical Institute of South Africa), Stellenbosch, seen & added 02 September 2019 by Andre Laubscher.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Jan 22, 2013 by Rene van der Walt.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:

~0.78% Evert Riekert : Living DNA
~0.39% Leon Bezuidenhout : 23andMe, GEDmatch M942453 [compare]
~0.39% Louwrens Erasmus : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member el_orange333
~0.39% Gwen (Kruger) van der Walt : MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch ED6000306 [compare]

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Baptismal record Martha (Bruell) Senekal, 11 Aug 1709. Father: Steven Bruell ; Mother: Susanna du Pe

Marriage record David Senekal & Martha Bruere - 1732

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Philip van der Walt

Bruere-13 and Brúell-6 appear to represent the same person because: Same data Brúell-6 has the correct spelling of the LNAB as seen on the baptismal record.

posted Jan 01, 2015 by Philip van der Walt

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Martha (Brúell) Senekal (1709 - 1773)

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