Death Notice # 1340 for Roelof du Plooy.( See Image 1 attached) deceased on 9th October 1831, in the District of Tulbagh at the age of 72 years 1 month and 7 days. Son of Machiel du Ploy (Michiel du Plooy and Aletta van Wyk); Roelof was christened/ baptised on 1763-09-18 in Tulbagh (Land van Waveren).
The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. A selection of historical records transcriptions (http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/ : accessed 31 Aug 2018), Source: Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Tulbagh, Baptism register, 1743 to 2 Feb 1800, page 63, entry number 30. Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G4 7/1. Transcribed by Lynn Couperthwaite, Trysie Joubert, Richard Ball as part of the eGGSA Project, from VC 657, Cape Archives Repository
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Roelof by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Du Plooy-702 and Du Plooy-246 appear to represent the same person because: same name, exact same spouse (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Van_den_Berg-1440), similar birth date, same birth location, same father name (in process of merge), same death date
1799 Jan 27
Roelof Michiel
Baptised: 1799, den 27 Januarij
Born: den 2 Decembr 98
Father: Roelof du plooij
Mother: Suzanna vn dn Berg
Witnesses: Johannis Fredrik Bota, Catrina du Plooij, Willem du Plooij, Martha van den Berg, Jacobus Pretorius, Jacomina vn dn Berg
Source: Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Tulbagh, Baptism register, 1743 to 2 Feb 1800, page 363, entry number 14. Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G4 7/1. Transcribed by Lynn Couperthwaite, Trysie Joubert, Richard Ball as part of the eGGSA Project, from VC 657, Cape Archives Repository
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1799 Jan 27 Roelof Michiel Baptised: 1799, den 27 Januarij Born: den 2 Decembr 98 Father: Roelof du plooij Mother: Suzanna vn dn Berg Witnesses: Johannis Fredrik Bota, Catrina du Plooij, Willem du Plooij, Martha van den Berg, Jacobus Pretorius, Jacomina vn dn Berg Source: Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Tulbagh, Baptism register, 1743 to 2 Feb 1800, page 363, entry number 14. Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G4 7/1. Transcribed by Lynn Couperthwaite, Trysie Joubert, Richard Ball as part of the eGGSA Project, from VC 657, Cape Archives Repository