Claas Posthumus (bef. 1726)

Born before 31 Mar 1726 in de Caep de Goede Hoop

Ancestors

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Biography

NOTE - he had an older brother Claas (Postumus) Posthumus (bef.1721-bef.1726) with the same name, baptised in 1721, who presumably died at a young age.^[1]

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Name

Claas Posthumus^[3] / Nicolaas Posthumus^[2]

Birth

Date: before 31 March 1726 ^[3]

Place: de Caep de Goede Hoop [South Africa]^[3]

Parents

He is the son of Joachim Posthumus and Elsie Catharina Beust. ^[3]

Baptism

Date: 31 March 1726 ^[3][4]

Place: [Cape Town], de Caep de Goede Hoop [South Africa]^[3][4]

Name: Claas Posthumus^[3][4]

Father's Name: Jochem Pietersz Posthumus^[3][4]

Mother's Name: Elsje Beu^[3][4]

Witnesses: Assuerus Voogt, Trijntje Posthumus^[3][4]

Maart 31: Claas, oud: Jochem Pietersz Posthumus, Elsje Beu, get: Assuerus Voogt, Trijntje Posthumus^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Added 26 Nov 2022 by André Laubscher
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Source :
   • The Genealogical Society of South Africa: South African Family Registers 2018 - Released January 2019, POSTHUMUS,
   Seen & added 23 December 2021 by André Laubscher
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9} WikiTree profile Posthumus-284 created by André Laubscher 23 December 2021. Source :
   • Baptism Register - "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DZN4-7PT?cc=1478678&wc=M6GW-82S%3A49605401%2C49605402%2C49605403%2C49608601 : 4 September 2019), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Cape Town > Baptisms 1713-1741 > image 20 of 109; State Archives, Cape Province.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} Source :
   • eGSSA - The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. A selection of historical record transcriptions (http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/ : accessed 2 Feb 2014), Cape Town Baptisms 1726, Page 32; citing Cape Archives Verbatim copies document VC 605 - Cape Town baptisms 1713-1742, which is a photocopy of the original register, now housed in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, as G1-8/2. This photocopy was made for the Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and a copy was donated to the South African Archives, a copy going to the Cape Town Repository (VC series) and to the Pretoria Repository (where it is part of the FC series). The baptisms cover pages 1 through 191 of this register.
   Seen & added 23 December 2021 by André Laubscher