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Maria Catharina (Botha) Janse van Rensburg (bef. 1738 - abt. 1786)

Maria Catharina "Elisabeth" [uncertain] Janse van Rensburg formerly Botha aka Jansz van Rensburg
Born before in Drakenstein Dstrict, de Caep de Geode Hoop, Dutch Cape Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 11 Nov 1753 in Stellenbosch, de Caep de Goede Hoopmap
Descendants descendants
Died about after about age 47 in de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colonymap
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Table Bay, South Africa (1762)
Maria Catharina (Botha) Janse van Rensburg was part of the settlement of the Dutch Cape Colony.
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Biography

Birth

Date: Maria Elisabeth Botha was born 10 May 1733 [1] / before 7 Apr 1738. [2]
Place: Stellenbosch, Breede River DC, [South Africa] [2]
Father: Jacobus Botha [3]
Mother: Emerentia Potgieter [3]

Baptism

Date: 7 APR 1738 [2]
Place: Stellenbosch, [South Africa] [2]
Nederduits Gereformeerde kerk, Drakenstein : 7 April 1738

Maria Catharina. De Vader Jacobus Botha. De Moeder Emerentia Potgieter. De Getuijgen: Theunis Botha en Maria Catharina van Eeden[3]

Marriage

Date: 11 November 1753 [4]
11 November 1753 Jacobus Jansz: van Rensburg, van Cabo de Goede Hoop, burger aan Swellendam, Jongman met Maria Botha van Cabo de goede Hoop, JongeDogter [4]
Event Place: Dutch Reformed Church, Stellenbosch [4]
Groom: Jacobus Jansz van Rensburg [4]
Bride: Maria Botha [4]

Sources

  1. A source for this information is needed.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 WikiTree profile Botha-2123 was created through the import of LombardSS.ged on Aug 13, 2015 by Peter Lombard.
    • Source: Title: Geni World Family Tree Publication: MyHeritage Text: The Geni World Family Tree is found on www.Geni.com. Geni is owned and operated by MyHeritage. Text: Maria Catharina Botha, b1c4d1
      Alias name: Janse(n) van Rensburg
      Gender: Female
      Birth: Circa 1738
      Baptism: Apr 7 1738 - Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
      Marriage: Spouse: Jacobus Janse van Rensburg, b1c2 - Nov 11 1753 - Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa
      Father: Jacobus Theunisz Botha, b1c4
      Mother: Emerentia Potgieter, b1c5
      Husband: Jacobus Janse vanRensburg, b1c2
      Children: Emmerentia Janse(n) van Rensburg, b1c2d1, Elsje Janse van Rensburg, b1c2d2, Johannes Janse van Rensburg, b1c2d3, Jacobus Johannes Janse van Rensburg, b1c2d4, Anna Margaretha Janse(n) van Rensburg, b1c2d6, Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, b1c2d6, Maria Catharina van der Wat (born Janse(n) van Rensburg), b1c2d8, Aletta Magdalena Snyman (born Janse van Rensburg), MargarethaIsabella Janse(n) van Rensburg, b1c2d9, Philippus Marthinus Janse(n) van Rensburg, b1c2d12, Hendrik Christoffel Janse(n) van Rensburg, b1c2d10, Theunis Philippus Janse van Rensburg, b1c2d11, Sophia Elizabeth Janse(n) van Rensburg, b1c2d13, David Benjamin Janse(n) van Rensburg (born Janse van Rensburg), b1c2d14
      Siblings: Margaretha Isabella Botha, b1c4d2, Jacobus Johannes Botha, b1c4d3, Theunis Botha, b1c4d4, Hester Magdalena Botha, b1c2d5, Johanna Elisabeth Botha, b1c4d11, Theunis Botha, ii b1c4d6, Amerentia Botha, b1c4d7, Philippus Rudolphus Botha, b1c4d12, Theunis Jacobus Botha, b1c4d8, Frederik Botha, b1c4d9, Christoffel Botha, b1c4d10, Johannes Botha, b1c4d13, Maria Magdalena Botha, b1c4d14
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Private photo collection: Photo taken by R. Olivier (2005) : Page 143 Image 143 : Source: Verbatim Copies VC 644: Cape town repository Original registers located at Dutch Reformed Church Archive, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch as G3 3/1 Drakenstein Doopregister Deel 3 - Bladsy 143 - 1738-04-06 - 1738-05-09. Seen and entered by Ronel Olivier Desember, 2020.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Stellenbosch Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk (NGK) marriage register 1689 to 1788: Written by Ockert Malan. Posted in Stellenbosch Article for eGGSA (http://eggsa.org/transcriptions/stellenbosch/g7-1/G2-7-1-37.jpg) Seen and added Van Heerden-335 04:21, 21 July 2017.




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Apparently she was still alive when her husband passed away in 1803. De Mist visited their farm Weltevreden on 16 December 1803, the day after his funeral and recorded that his 65 year old widow had 17 children of which 14 were still alive.

Source: Van Rensburg, J H. 1994. Die Rietvleiers. Die Familiegeskiedenis van ’n Tak van die Familie van Rensburg, p57.

She may have been the person recorded as widow of Jac:s van Rensburg dóude at Weltevreden under Valsch River, Swellendam in 1806. Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK8-G3MR-2?i=115; Entry number 989.

posted by Gerhard Swart
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posted by Norman Johnson
Botha-3251 and Botha-2123 appear to represent the same person because: Exact dates and same spouse
Botha-2700 and Botha-2123 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicates. First names need to be integrated.
posted by Philip van der Walt

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