Jan (le Roe) le Roux (bef. 1704 - 1773)

Ancestors

Husband of Catharina (Harmense) le Roux — married 27 Mar 1729 in Drakenstein, Dutch Cape Colony

Descendants

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Jan le Roux was a Huguenot. His parents were Huguenot refugees who immigrated to the Cape Colony.

Biography

Suffix: a3b2 ^[1]

Birth

Date: Jan was born before 1704. He is the son of Jean le Roux and Marie de Haas. ^[2]

Christening

Date: Op 24 Augustus 1704. ^[1]

Place: In die Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Kaapstad. ^[1]

Baptismal Record Jan le Roux

Event Date: 24 August 1704

Event Place: Cape Town, Dutch Reformed Church

Father's Name: Jan le Roux, Jean le Roux

Mother's Name: Marie de Haas, Marie de Haas

Citation: ^[3]

24 Aug:

van Jan le Roe van Normandij

en Maria de Haas, onder getuygen

van Pieter Jobels en Margareta

Soubri gent:

- Jan^[4]

Marriage

Date: Op 27 Maart 1729 met Catharina Harting. ^[1]

Place: In die Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Drakenstein. ^[1]

Algemeen / Events

1. Hy woon aanvanklik op Stellenbosch en sit sy vader se transportryersbesigheid voort tot minstens 1739, waarna hy op die plaas Libertas gaan boer. ^[1]
2. Hy besit ook verskeie ander eiendomme, maar verkoop alles op Stellenbosch in 1760 en verhuis na Schotsche Kloof in Kaapstad.
3. Op die ouderdom van 71 jaar het hy sy laaste testament opgestel. In die testament word hy Johannes genoem. Alhoewel hy sieklik was, was hy nog by sy volle verstand. ^[1]
4. Hy bemaak al sy besittings aan sy twee seuns, Johannes Jacobus en Marthinus Hermanus, asook die twee kinders van sy oorlede dogter, Barbara Anna ( volgens die registers het sy drie kinders gehad nl. Johanna Jacoba, Christiaan Johannes en Catharina Johanna. Dit is moontlik dat eersgenoemde vroeg oorlede is aangesien dit nie aangetoon word dat sy getroud was nie). ^[1]

Death

Date: In 1773. ^[1]

Sources

• Die Families le Roux in Suid-Afrika deur Kathleen J. le Roux. ^[1]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Stefan Steyn May 26, 2014.
2. ↑ Philip van der Walt, Sunday, March 1, 2015.
3. ↑ South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 1660-1970," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11116-194849-62?cc1478678&wcM6GW-86F:49605401,49605402,49605403,49605404 : accessed 24 January 2015), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Cape Town > Baptisms 1695-1712 > image 14 of 84; State Archives, Cape Province. Seen and added by : Susanna de Bruyn (24/01/2015).
4. ↑ Source: The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. A selection of historical records transcriptions (http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/index.php/church-registers/cape-town-baptisms-1695-1712/147-cape-town-baptisms-1704 : accessed 1 Mar 2015), "Cape Town Baptisms 1704", baptismal entry for jan le Roe, 24 Aug 1704 May 1666; citing Cape Archives Verbatim Copies VC 603, Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk - Baptism register 1695 - 1712. This transcription has been made from photographs of the Cape Archives Verbatim copies document VC 604 - Cape Town baptisms, memberships and marriages 1695-1712, which is a photocopy of the original register, now housed in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, as G1-8/1. This photocopy was made for the Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and a copy was donated to the South African Archives, a copy going to the Cape Town Repository (VC series) and to the Pretoria Repository (where it is part of the FC series). The baptisms cover pages 1 through 87 and 126 through 143 of this register. Seen and added by Philip van der Walt Mar 1, 2015.