Question

Who was the first Venter in South Africa

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Hi

I am new to the "treeing" but also found this history/information

Visit http://www.venter.co/venter/HendrikVenter.htm

as well if you have not seen

Andy

Answer 1

Try this Venter Surname Index on WikiTree

Comments

The short answer is

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Venter-150

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He is new. He has to learn to find his way around, that's why I didn't give the short answer :)

ps - I did sort the index by date for him

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Awesome Louis.

I immediately  saw that it was sorted.

No harm done, Thanks for being so thoughtful.

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Thank you

Maybe I should have clarified the question further. Was the first Venter into SA from Germany or France? What is the general opinion. Please see. www.venter.co/venter/History.htm

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Please read the profile at the link Ronel gave. It is discussed there.

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Thanks Louis

But then the original Venter is only Hendrik Venter and not Hendrik Conrad ?

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It would seem so. I see that both data sets are provided for on the profile. Maybe you will be the researcher that can provide conclusive proof ;)

Answer 2

Early Venter marriage in South Africa:

Cornelia Venter

South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives)

Name	Carel Titus Just
Event Type	Marriage
Event Date	25 Mar 1742
Event Place	Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Residence Place	Stellenbosch
Gender	Male
Marital Status	Single
Spouse's Name	Cornelia Venter
Spouse's Marital Status	Widowed

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South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970

GS Film number	2214092
Digital Folder Number	004434404
Image Number	00704

Citing this Record

"South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFTM-RC5 : 4 December 2014), Carel Titus Just and Cornelia Venter, 25 Mar 1742, Marriage; citing p. , Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, State Archives, Cape Province; FHL microfilm 2,214,092.

 

 

Answer 3

Early baptism in South Africa:

Petrus Venter

South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives)

Name	Petrus Venter
Event Type	Baptism
Event Date	19 May 1726
Event Place	Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Father's Name	Pieter Venter
Mother's Name	Hester Nel

View the original document. The original may contain more information than was indexed.

South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970

GS Film number	2214107
Digital Folder Number	4322620
Image Number	00115

Citing this Record

"South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRL9-HFX : 4 December 2014), Petrus Venter, 19 May 1726, Baptism; citing p. , Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, State Archives, Cape Province; FHL microfilm 2,214,107.