Born in Bosmansrivier, Somerset, Cape Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Theunis Christoffel Botha
and Susanna Philippina (du Preez) Botha
Sister of
Antonie Botha, Theunis Christoffel Jacobus Botha, Clara Isabella (Botha) Klopper, Johannes Lodewikus Botha and Theunis Christoffel Philip Jacobus du Pree Botha
Wife of
Daniel Marthinus Nel
— married
4 Feb 1855 in Glen Lynden, Fort Beaufort, Cape Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Christian Theunis Gert Nel, Theunis Christoffel Botha Nel, Daniel Marthinus Nel, Antonie Nel, Johannes Ludovicus Francois Nel, Susanna Philippina Nel, Philippus Jacobus Rudolphus Nel, Barend Christian Nel, Clara Isabella Nel, Hendrik Petrus Nel, Susanna Philipinna (Nel) Robinson and Maria Aletta Nel
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Feb 2018
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Biography
Maria was born about 1836. She was the daughter of Theunis Christoffel Botha and Susanna Phillipina du Preez.[1]
She married Daniel Marthinus Nel in 1855 in the Dutch Reformed Church at Glen Lynden. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Baptism register of Maria Aletta Botha, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-H919-F?cc=1478678 : 13 October 2022), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Cape Province. Entered on 22 Dec 2023 by Leon Bezuidenhout.
- ↑ Marriage register of Daniel Marthinus Nel & Maria Aletha Botha, South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-49B8-N?cc=2821281 : 22 September 2022), > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Entered on 20 Nov 2022 by Leon Bezuidenhout.
- Death notice of Theunis Christoffel Botha. "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-X9YW-6?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZ5%3A1598082374 : 12 September 2017), 007844941 > image 492 of 2198; Cape Town Archives, South Africa. Entered on 11 Feb 2018 by Leon Bezuidenhout
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Barbara Cailliau
:
AncestryDNA Maternal Lineage (discontinued), haplogroup L3b - Chantelle Pretorius :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup L3B3
- Sonja (Webb) Sarantis :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup L3b3, FTDNA kit #B512249
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~12.50%
50.00%
Danie Bezuidenhout :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch AT6973246 [compare]
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~6.25%
Leon Bezuidenhout :
23andMe, GEDmatch M942453 [compare]
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~0.78%
Gavin Roux :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WF6426644 [compare], Ancestry member roux_g5
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