Marthinus Stephanus van der Merwe
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Marthinus Stephanus van der Merwe (1807 - 1886)

Marthinus Stephanus van der Merwe
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Died at age 78 in Utrecht, Natalmap
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Marthinus Stephanus van der Merwe traveled by wagon train from the Cape Colony, seeking independence of British rule.
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Biography

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Marthinus Stephanus van der Merwe is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa
Marthinus Stephanus was a Farmer
Die Groot Trek 1838
Marthinus Stephanus van der Merwe traveled by wagon train from the Cape Colony, seeking independence of British rule.
BAPTISM Record attached / Doop rekord aangeheg
MARRIAGE Record attached / Huweliks rekord aangeheg
PROBATE Record attached/Sterfte Kennis aangeheg

Name

Martinus[1]Marthinus[2]Marthienus[3] Stephanus[1] van der Merwe[1][2]

Birth

Date: 15 Nov 1807[1]
Place:

Parents

Father: Marthinus van der Merwe[1][3]
Mother: Johanna M van Rooijen[1][3]

Baptism

Name: Martinus Stephanus Van Der Merwe[1]
Baptism Date: 27 Dec 1807[1]
Baptism Place: Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony[1]
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1807[1]
Father's name: Martinus Van Der Merwe[1]
Mother's name: Johanna Magdalena Van Rooij[1]

Occupation

Farmer[3]

Spouse

1. Anna Sophia Jacoba Jordaan[2]
2. Anna Maria Jacomina Vosloo

Marriages

1st Marriage to Anna Sophia Jacoba Jordaan:

Marriage Date: 6 Mar 1842[2]
Marriage Place: Albany, Cape Colony[2]
Groom: Marthinus Van Der Merwe[2]
Bride: Anna Sophia Jacoba Jordaan[2]

Children

1. Aletta Elizabetha van der Merwe[3]
2. Marthinus van der Merwe[3]
3. Johanna Magdalena van der Merwe[3]
4. Anna Sofia Jacoba van der Merwe[3]
5. Susanna Maria van der Merwe, born 23 Feb 1845[3][4]
6. Wilhemina Johanna van der Merwe, born 29 Jan 1846[3][5]
7. Gert van der Merwe, born 20 Aug 1848[3][6]
8. Cornelius van der Merwe[3][7]
9. Anna Maria van der Merwe[3]
10. Maria Magdalena van der Merwe[3]
11. Gerhardus Johannes van der Merwe[3][8]
12. Hester Geziena van der Merwe[3]
13. Christoffel Bernardus van der Merwe[3][9]
14. Johanna Aletta van der Merwe[3]
15. Magdalena van der Merwe, born 15 Apr 1874[3]

Voortrekkers

Name: van der Merwe, Marthinus Stephanus
Residence: Wyk Bo-Boesmansrivier, Somerset in 1825
Departure date: before 11 Feb 1838
Trek Comapany: Unknown. Possibly under the leadership van Lucas Johannes Meyer in September or October 1837[10]

Bloedrivier

16 December 1838
Voortrekkers Slag van Bloedrivier

Death

Date: 6 Aug 1886[3]
Place: Utrecht, Natal[3]
Age at death: 68 years, 1 month, 8 days[3]

Acknowledgement

WikiTree profile Van Der Merwe-65 created through the import of AJBOTHA.ged on Aug 31, 2011 by Deon Botha.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Source:
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Source:
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 Source:
    • Probate record: "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-RLPX : 3 April 2020), Martienus Vandermerwe, 1886; citing Probate, Utrecht, Nederland, Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa; FHL microfilm 1,295,484. Researched and attached 5 Jul 2021 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  4. ↑ Source:
  5. ↑ Source:
    • Daughter Wilhelmina Johanna Baptism record: "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HG-X47Q : 20 February 2021), Martinus Van Der Merwe in entry for Wilhelmina Johanna Van Der Merwe, 1848. Researched and attached 31 Jan 2023 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  6. ↑ Source:
  7. ↑ Source:
    • Son Cornelius Probate record: "South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLRL-FLS2 : 17 March 2018), Cornelis van der Merwe, 1903; citing Probate, Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Researched and attached 10 Jul 2021 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  8. ↑ Source:
    • Son Gerhardus Johannes Probate record: "South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLRL-CRSB : 17 March 2018), Gerhardus Johannes van der Merwe. MM9.1.1/QLRL-CRSL:, 1917; citing Probate, Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Researched and attached 3 Oct 2021 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  9. ↑ Source:
    • Son Christoffel Bernardus Probate record: "Zimbabwe Death Registers, 1890-1977; Index to Death Register, 1892-1977", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCS-TGKP : 23 February 2021), Martinus Van Der Merwe in entry for Christoffel Bernardus van der Merwe, 1940. Researched and attached 31 Jan 2023 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  10. ↑ Source:
    • Voortrekkerstamouers: Jan C. Visagie. "Voortrekkerstamouers, 1835 - 1845": Page 521. Second Edition 2011. Protea Publishers. Researched and noted by Drika (Aucamp) Brown




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Probate: Marthinus van der Merwe. 6 Aug 1886
Probate: Marthinus van der Merwe. 6 Aug 1886
Marriage: Marthinus van der Merwe & Anna Sophia Jacoba Jordaan. 6 Mar 1842
Marriage: Marthinus van der Merwe & Anna Sophia Jacoba Jordaan. 6 Mar 1842
Baptisms: South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970. Image 292 of 776
Baptisms: South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970. Image 292 of 776


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