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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
↑ 3.03.13.2 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.
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria Catharina by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Maria Catharina:
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.
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.