Helena Josina (de Wet) van der Merwe (1748 - 1827)

Born 22 Dec 1748 in de Caep de Goede Hoop

Ancestors

Wife of Jacob van der Merwe — married 8 Mar 1767 in Dutch Cape Colony

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1827 at age 78 in Cape Town, Cape Colony

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Biography

Name

Helena Josina de Wet ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Birth

Date: Before 22 December 1748 ^{[1] [3][4]}

Place: Paarl, Cabo de Goede Hoop

Parents

Father: Pieter de Wet ^[1]

Mother: Magdalena Marais ^[1]

Baptism

Date: 22 December 1748 ^[1]

Place: Paarl, Cabo de Goede Hoop ^[1]

1748 22 Xbr. t'Kint Helena Josina Vader Pieter de Wet Moeder Magdalena Marais Get. Jacobus de Wet en Helena Bekker ^[1]

Marriage

Date: 08 March 1767 ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Place: Cabo de Goede Hoop ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Groom: Jacob van der Merwe ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Bride: Helena Josina de Wet ^{[6] [7] [5]}

Death

Date: 26 August 1827 ^{[3] [6]}

Date: 05 November 1827 ^[4]

Place: Cape Town, Cape Colony [South Africa] ^[2]

Family

de Wet

b1 Jacobus (Wilhelmus) ≈ Kaapstad 2.9.1696, woon Drakenstein, huur plase Doornrivier, dist. Worcester en De Slange Rivier aan die Carremelksrivier x Helena Bekker ≈ Paarl (Drakenstein) 24.12.1701 † Kaap c.1780 d.v. Pieter (Peter) Bekker en Jeane De Clerq/De Klerk

c2 Petrus (Pieter) ≈ Paarl 20.4.1726 † 30.1.1782, burger Stellenbosch, verkry Brandvlei in 1914 x Tulbagh 16.3.1748 Magdalena (Fenesie) Maree ≈ 15.9.1726 d.v. Ignace Maree en Susanna van Vuuren

d1 Helena Josina ≈ Tulbagh 22.12.1748 † 26.8.1827 x 8.3.1767 Jacob van der Merwe ≈ Drakenstein 16.4.1741 † c.1821 s.v. Willem van der Merwe en Elsie (Elsje) van Heerden ^[6]

van der Merwe

Willem van der Merwe (Schalk-sn) a.1660 uit Holland x Kaapstad 9.9.1668 Elsie Cloete

b2 Schalk * 14.7.1673 = Kaapstad 13.8.1673 + 1740, verkry op 8.9.1692 die plaas De Hoop, Paarl, as vrye eiendom van goew. Simon van der Stel, besit ook die plase Wittenberg en De Zachte Vallij x Anna Prevot van Calais (Charles-dg) a.1688 vanaf Amsterdam op die skip De Schelde + c.1745

c5 Willem * 4.10.1701 = Drakenstein 23.10.1701 + Tulbagh 3.7.1776 x 11.8.1726 Elsje van Heerden * c.1712 d.v. Pieter Willem van Heerden en Magdalena van der Merwe

d7 Jacob = Drakenstein 16.4.1741 + 1821 x 8.3.1767 Helena Josina de Wet = 22.12.1748 ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Source:
   • "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970" database with images, FamilySearch Baptism 22 December 1748 Helena Josina de Wet > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Cape Province. Added on 23 May 2023 by Rachel Marais
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 19 September 2011 by Judy Potgieter
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Terrence Giliam 17 October 2013
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Enrico Bester 16 April 2013
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Source:
   • "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970" database with images, FamilySearch Marriage 08 March 1767 Jacob van der Merwe & Helena Josina de Wet > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Cape Province. Added on 23 May 2023 by Rachel Marais
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5} Source:
   • South African Genealogies Compiled, augmented and edited by GISA from the original notes of J.A. Heese and other contributors; Added 22 May 2023 Rachel Marais
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Source:
   • South African Genealogies Compiled, augmented and edited by GISA from the original notes of J.A. Heese and other contributors; Added 22 May 2023 Rachel Marais

Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile De Wet-37 created on Sep 19, 2011 by Judy Potgieter

WikiTree profile De Wet-141 created by Enrico Bester on Apr 16, 2013

WikiTree profile De Wet-428 created by Terrence Giliam on Oct 17, 2013