Willem van der Merwe (bef. 1759)

Born before 22 Jul 1759 in Stellenbosch, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony, [South Africa]

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Maria (Jansen van Rensburg) van der Merwe — married 14 May 1787 in Land van Waveren, Cabo de Goede Hoop

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Biography

Name

Willem van der Merwe^[1][2]

Birth

Date: Before 22 July 1759^[1]

Place: de Caep de Goede Hoop^[1]

Parents

Father: Pieter Schalk van der Merwe^{[1] [2]}

Mother: Elisabeth Kuen^[1][2]

Baptism

Date: 22 July 1759 ^[1]

Place: Dutch Reformed Church, Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope^[1]

Witnesses: Hendrick van der Merwe en Magdalena Bekker^[1]

22 Julij --- Willem / de vader Pieter Schalk van der Merwe / de moeder Elisabeth Kuen / de getuijgen Hendrick van der Merwe en / Magdalena Bekker ^[1]

Marriage

Date: 14 May 1787 ^[3]

Place: [Tulbagh] Land van Waveren, Cabo de Goede Hoop^[3]

Groom: Willem van der Merwe (bef.1759-)^[3]

Age: Estimated 28 Years^[3]

Bride: Anna Maria (Janse van Rensburg) van der Merwe (bef.1768-)^[3]

Age: Estimated 19 Years^[3]

Death

Date: c.1797 ^[2]

Age: Estimated 39 Years^[2][1]

Place: Cape Colony^[2]

Notes

An Assumption: The wife of Willem van der Merwe: Anna Maria (Janse van Rensburg) van der Merwe (bef.1768-) is the younger sister of Anna Maria Jansen (bef.1754-); it seems that the older sister might have died young.

SAG: Willem van der Merwe & Anna Maria Janse van Rensburg^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Source:
   • "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch Baptism 22 July 1759 Willem van der Merwe South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Stellenbosch > Baptisms 1733-1786 > image 98 of 247; State Archives, Cape Province. [1] Seen, entered & transcribed on 03 June 2016 by Dirk le Roux
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Source:
   • South African Genealogies, Originally compiled by: J.A.Heese R.T.J. Lombard, edited and augmented by GISA (Genealogical Institute of South Africa) Stellenbosch 1999;entered on 25 April 2022 by Rachel Marais

   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 [b10/p589 Magteld * ca 1691 x 1708] Magdalena van der Merwe

   d2 Pieter Schalk = Drakenstein 7.10.1730 x 26.5.1754 Maria Elizabeth du Plessis xx Elizabeth Kuun

   e2 Willem = Tulbagh 25.11.1759 (Incorrect Date: see Baptism Registration: Willem van der Merwe) + 1797 x Anna Maria [Jansen van Rensburg] * 2.10.1768 + 1807

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Source:
   • "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970" database with images, FamilySearch Marriage Willem van der Merwe & Anna Maria Jansse > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Cape Province. Rachel Marais on 24 April 2022

• Geslacht-Register der Oude Kaapsche Familien; Gecompileerd door Christoffel Coetzee de Villiers; Kaapstad 1884; Deel 2.-A tot O; Seen and entered by Dirk le Roux on June 03, 2016
• p344; van der Merwe - Vervolg. Seen and entered by Dirk le Roux on June 03, 2016