Petrus Retief (1751 - 1813)

Born 7 Apr 1751 in Drakenstein, de Caep de Goede Hoop

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Elisabeth (Redelinghuisen) Retief — married 27 Apr 1783 in de Caep de Goede Hoop

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1813 at age 61 in Paarl, Cape Colony

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Biography

Burger van Drakenstein.^[1]

Birth

Date: 7 Apr 1751^[1]

Baptism

Date: 7 Nov 1751^[1][2]

Place: [Wellington]^[1] / Drakenstein, Cabo de Goede Hoop^[2]

^[2]7 Novb^e Petrús

De Vader Francois Retief

De Moeder Anna Marais

De Getuygen Tileman Roos en Magdalena Retief

Marriage

Date: 27 Apr 1783^[3][4]

Groom: Pieter Retief^[3][4]

Bride: Maria Elisabeth Redelinghuys^[3][4]

Place: Cabo de Goede Hoop^[3][4]

Death

Date: 4 Feb 1813^[1][5]

Place: Paarl, Cape Colony^[1][5]

Family

RETIEF / RETIF / RETIJF.

Francois Retif * Mer, Blois 2.2.1663 a. met Hugenote in 1688, boer, eerste eienaar v. “La Paris”, Wemmershoek en “Patatskloof”, Wellington † 23.9.1721 x 2.5.1700 Marié MOUY (Mouij) * Frankryk 15.5.1685 † 21.9.1758 d.v. Pierre Mouy (v. St. Amant, Frankryk a. 1699 as wew.)

b4 Francois * 7.4.1708 25.7.1708, boer Wamakersvallei † c. 1789 x 3.12.1741 Anna MARAIS 31.2.1722 † 24.5.1777 d.v. Daniel Marais en Aletta Rousseau

b4c6 Petrus 7.11.1751, burger Drakenstein † Paarl 4.2.1813 x 27.4.1783 Maria Elizabeth REDELINGHUYS 15.12.1765 † 27.9.1829 d.v. Johannes Hermanus Redelinghuys en Johanna Hermina de Vries

CHILDREN:

b4c6d1 Johanna Hermina * Groenberg, Wellington Mei 1784 23.5.1784 † Groenberg 14.10.1858

b4c6d2 Francois Hermanus * Groenberg, Wellington 28.2.1786 5.3.1786 † Paarl 5.7.1860 x Paarl 2.4.1814 Hester Francina JOUBERT * 11.5.1796 Paarl 15.5.1796 d.v. Francois Joubert en Maria du Toit xx Paarl 15.6.1829 Geertruyda Catharina VILJOEN (wed. v. D.A. Theron) xxx Paarl 8.10.1839 Cornelia Johanna LOUW (wed.) * c. 1798 (Jacobus-dg)

b4c6d3 Anna Susanna * Stellenbosch 19.1.1788 27.1.1788 † Beaufort-Wes 27.3.1845 x Paarl 9.10.1807 David Hendrik DE VILLIERS Paarl 21.10.1787 † Beaufort-Wes 22.4.1860 s.v. Pieter Francois de Villiers en Maria Rousseau

b4c6d4 Maria Elizabeth * 15.1.1790 Paarl 24.1.1790 † Wellington 29.3.1855 x 5.5.1811 Gabriel Hermanus LE ROUX 6.5.1787, boer † c. 1847 s.v. Daniel le Roux en Helena de Koning

b4c6d5 Petrus Johannes * Groenberg, Wellington 27.1.1792 5.2.1792 † Paarl 22.11.1857 x Paarl 4.10.1812 Maria Francina DU TOIT 22.5.1796 d.v. Francois Jacobus du Toit en Hester Elizabeth le Roux xx Worcester 7.4.1840 Margaretha Maria DE BRUYN (wed. v. P. de Vos)

b4c6d6 Susanna Margaretha * 28.1.1794 Paarl 9.2.1794 x Gideon JOUBERT

b4c6d7 Johannes * Wellington 20.3.1795 Paarl 29.3.1795 † Agter-Paarl 26.9.1877 x Paarl Mei 1816 Helena Maria ROSSOUW 29.3.1795 xx Paarl 5.12.1824 Sara Maria FRICK (Carel-dg) xxx Paarl 26.2.1827 Maria Aletta DU TOIT 8.8.1797 † Paarl 10.4.1867 (69.6.15) d.v. Ernst du Toit en Leonora Elizabeth Malan

b4c6d8 Susanna Francina * Groenberg, Wellington 19.2.1797 26.2.1797 † Paarl 8.2.1890 x Paarl 8.1.1815 Gideon Jacobus JOUBERT * 26.10.1794 Paarl 9.11.1794 † Paarl 7.8.1877 s.v. Francois Joubert en Maria du Toit

b4c6d9 Aletta Margaretha * Groenberg, Wellington 25.7.1898 12.8.1798 † Wellington 18.11.1877 x Paarl Sept. 1817 Guillaume Francois MARAIS * 10.8.1795 30.8.1795, boer Wellington † 5.8.1861 s.v. Francois Marais en Martha Maria du Toit

b4c6d10 Daniel Frederik * Groenberg, Wellington 6.2.1800 16.3.1800 † Paarl 28.12.1865 x Paarl 8.2.1835 Maria Elizabeth DE VILLIERS (Abraham Benjamin-dg) * c. 1812

b4c6d11 Hester Magdalena * 22.9.1801 Paarl 18.10.1801 † Wellington 28.6.1872 x Paarl 5.6.1825 Francois Stephanus MALAN (wew.) * 4.9.1789 Paarl 20.9.1789 † 20.8.1862 s.v. Daniel Malan en Debora Naude

b4c6d12 Martha Elizabeth * 28.1.1803 Paarl 13.2.1803 † Worcester 10.10.1893 x Paarl 4.4.1824 Daniel Jacobus LE ROUX * 5.5.1803 15.5.1803 † 7.1.1848 s.v. Daniel Jacobus le Roux en Esther Susanna Retief xx J.C. LE ROUX * 8.1.1819 † 26.8.1906

b4c6d13 Magdalena Debora * 7.2.1804 Paarl 11.3.1804 x Paarl 1.10.1830 Pieter Johannes DE VILLIERS (wew.) 9.3.1794 † Paarl 10.7.1863 s.v. Petrus de Villiers en Magdalena de Villiers

Erkenning: P.J. Retief: "Die Retief-familie in Suid-Afrika" Added by Christine (Wolhuter) Schwarz 17 Oct 2021

REDELINGHUYS:

b5 Maria Elisabeth Kaapstad 15.12.1765 † 27.9.1829 x 27.4.1783 Petrus RETIEF 7.11.1751, boer Drakenstein † Paarl 4.2.1813 s.v. Francois Retief en Anna Marais Added by Christine (Wolhuter) Schwarz 15 Oct 2021

Note

Adopted this Orphaned File today. Added by Christine (Wolhuter) Schwarz 15 Oct 2021

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} WikiTree profile Retief-7 created through the import of Law family tree 2012.ged on Jan 8, 2012 by Charlene Deacon. Source: IGI/ Geslagsregister CD
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Paarl, Cape Province, Items 4 - 9, Baptisms 1694-1799. Film # 008120997, Image 526 of 753: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-W9W1-5?i=525&cat=993681. Added by Riël Smit on 2021-08-09.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Added by Anna-Marie Retief on 2016-02-08.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Parish registers, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, Cape Town (Cape Province), 1695-1976, Marriages 1757-1803, 1737-1818. Film # 008039065, Image 411 of 876: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFQ-SRWF?i=410&cat=993508. Added by Riël Smit on 2021-08-09.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Civil registration (deaths), Cape Colony, 1758-1833, Registers 1758-1775 1776-1788 1789-1797 1797-1803 1804-1821 1822-1833, A-D 1822-1833, E-I 1822-1833, J-L. Film # 008117313, Images 783 and 784 of 1151: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVH-99JL-J?i=782&cat=25423. Added by Riël Smit on 2021-08-09.