Gerrit Jacobus
"Gert"
Pretorius
Born about in Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Brother of
Catharina Margaretha Johanna Pretorius, Aletta Johanna Petronella Pretorius, Johan Nicolaas Pretorius, Jacobus Johannes Pretorius, Catharina Margaretha Elizabeth Pretorius, Fredrik Johannes Pretorius, Anna Elizabeth Janetta Pretorius, Carel Christiaan Pretorius, Frans Johan Nicolaas Pretorius, Johanna Magdalena (Pretorius) Smit and Jacobus Stephanus Willem Pretorius [half]
Husband of
Gesina Johanna Pretorius
— married
27 Feb 1843 in Swellendam, Cape, South Africa
Husband of
Maria Magdalena (Nel) Pretorius
— married
6 Dec 1887 in Calitzdorp, Cape Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Gesina Johanna Pretorius, Catharina Jacoba Gertruida Pretorius, Jacobus Pretorius, Gesina Johanna (Pretorius) Strydom, Frederik Johannes Pretorius, Gertruida Anna Magdalena Pretorius, Gerrit Johannes Pretorius, Gerrit Jacobus Pretorius, Johannes Nicolaas Pretorius, Karel Christiaan Pretorius, Mathys Christiaan Pretorius, Willem Frans Pretorius and Magdalena Cornelia Pretorius
Died about
at about age 73
in Calitzdorp, Cape Colony [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
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Biography
Note
- There are only 7 Children on his probate.
The following names DO NOT appear
- 1 Cathrina Jacob Gertruida
- 2 Gerrit Johannes
- 3 Karel Christiaan
- 4 Willem Frans
- 5 Magdelena Cornelia
Christening
- Christening:
- Date: 13 Jun 1824
- Place: Graaff Reinet, Cape, South Africa
Marriage
- Groom: Gert Jacobus Pretorius [1]
- Bride: Maria Magdalena Nel [1]
- Event Date: 6 Dec 1887 [1]
- Event Place: Calitzdorp, Cape Colony [1]
Death
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, database, FamilySearch Marriage Gert Jacobus Pretorius and Maria Magdalena Nel, 6 Dec 1887: 6 July 2021, > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Seen and entered Aug 19, 2021 by Marco Nel
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP3M-X65D : 4 November 2019), Gert Jacobus Pretorius, 1887. May 2020 by Jaulanne van der Bank
- WikiTree profile Pretorius-2694 created through the import of My Family.Pretorius.Van_Wyk.DeWaal.Potgieter.2011.ged on Sep 19, 2011 by Judy Potgieter..
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gerrit Jacobus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gerrit Jacobus:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gerrit Jacobus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gerrit Jacobus:
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Johan Lourens 
:
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~3.12%
Ilza (van der Bank) Linssen :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Magdalena De Beer :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Jacques Munro :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DB5115155 [compare], yourDNAportal JAC1cc2980e, Ancestry member jacques_munro
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~0.78%
Rachel Marais :
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Lizelle Lemmer
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Gerrit Jacobus Johannes Pretorius, e1f3 is Lizelle Lemmer third great grandfather.
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