Born in Drakenstein, de Caep de Goede Hoop
Ancestors 
Son of Pierre Rousseau
and Anne (Rétif) Rousseau
Brother of
Anna (Russouw) Blignaút, Marie (Rousseau) Pretorius, Madeleine (Rousseau) du Plessis, Elizabeth (Rousseau) du Toit, Marthe (Rousseaù) du Toit, Pierre Rousseau, Gabriel (Rousseau) Rossouw, Aletta (Rousseau) Marais, Hester (Roùsseaù) Rousseau, Daniel (Rousseau) Rossouw, Andries of Hendrik (Rosseau) Rossouw [half], Pieter Godefried van de Caap [half] and Regina (Rousouw) Rossouw [half]
Husband of
Sophia (Willemse) Rosseau
— married
1726 (to 1727) in Drakenstein, de Caep de Goede Hoop
Husband of
Maria (Retiff) Rosseau
— married
10 Apr 1729 in de Caep de Goede Hoop
Husband of
Anna Maria (Van Den Vijver) Rossouw
— married
19 Apr 1739 in Drakenstein, de Caep de Goede Hoop
Descendants 
Father of
Pieter (Rùssaú) Rossouw, Maria (Rùsseaù) Nel, Francois Jozua (Roussoux) Rossouw, Gabriel (Roussaux) Rossouw, Daniel (Rousseaux) Rossouw, Anna (Rossoúw) Hugo, Pieter Rossouw and Elizabeth (Rossouw) Conradie
Died before
before age 58
in de Caep de Goede Hoop
Profile last modified
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This Pierre (Roússeaú) Rossouw (1703-bef.1762) should not be confused with his sibling brother by the same name Pierre Rousseau (1700-bef.1703) [1] who had died as an infant somewhere in the preceding three years.
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Biography
SAG nr.
Name
- Pierre [5][6][4][3][7][8] / Pieter [9][7] (Roússeaú [5]) Rousseau [6] Rossouw [5][4][9][7][8] / Rosseau [3]
Birth
- Date: 9 Feb 1703 [5][6] / 2 Sep 1703 [9][3] / about 1703 [4]
- Place: Drakenstein [6] [Cape Town] [9] [South Africa] [9]
Baptism
Events
- Pierre Rousseau * Mer, aan die Loire, Frankryk c. 1666 a. 1688 aan die Kaap, een v. eerste kerkraadslede v. Drakenstein, ook heemraad, eienaar v.d. plase “L’Arc d’Orleans” (De Boog v. Orleans) in Wemmershoek en “Vleesbank” aan die Bergrivier, teken memorie ten gunste v. W.A. van der Stel † c. 1719 moontlik s.v. Daniel Rousseau en Marie Retief x c. 1689 Anne RETIEF * c. 1667 v. Mer in Orleans, Frankryk † c. 1710 xx Stellenbosch 7.12.1710 Geertruy DU TOIT * c. 1692 † 7.3.1722 d.v. Guillaume du Toit en Sara Cochet (sy xx 31.12.1719 Carel van der Merwe) : b9 Pierre ([4]) ≈ 2.9.1703, burger Drakenstein x c. 1726 Sophia VAN DER MERWE * 27.3.1706 ≈ Paarl 18.4.1706 † voor 1727 d.v. Schalk van der Merwe en Anne Prevot xx 10.4.1729 Maria RETIEF * 16.5.1702 ≈ 10.9.1702 † c. 1738 d.v. Francois Retief en Maria Mouy xxx 19.4.1739 Anna Maria VAN DER VYVER ≈ 31.11.1719 d.v. Willem van der Vyver en Elisabeth Bastiaans [4]
- Farmer / Boer De Buffelskraal, de Doorns. [4]
- Boer op Plaas Boven't Hexrivier, aan De Doorns [4]
- Burger Drakenstein. Farmed Boven't Hexrivier, De Doorns [4]
Marriage
- First Marriage
- Date: Before 4 Oct 1727 (the baptism of her son, at which it is noted M: Sophia van der Merven overlede [11]
- Bride: Sophia van der Merwe [2]
- Second Marriage
- Date: 10 Apr 1729 [2][12]
- Bride: Maria [2] / Marija [12] Retief [2][12]
- Place: Drakenstein, Cabo de Goede Hoop [12]
- Third Marriage
- Date: 19 Apr 1739 [2][13]
- Bride: Anna Maria van de Vyver [2][13]
- Place: Drakenstein, Cabo de Goede Hoop [13]
Death
- Date: 9 Aug 1762 [6] / 25 Oct 1751 [4]
- Place: Koo [4], [Cape Town] [9] Kaap [4] / Cape [6], [Suid Afrika] [4] / [South Africa] [9]
Sources
- ↑ Source:
- Baptism: 3 May 1700 Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Paarl, Cape Province, Items 4 - 9, Baptisms 1694-1799. Film # 008120997, Image 322 of 753: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-W94C-T?i=321&cat=993681. Added by Riël Smit on 2021-06-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Source:
- de Villiers C.C, Pama C, Genealogies of Old South African Families, Vol II, A A Balkema, 1981, p800, b8. See also: de Villiers C.C. Oude Kaapsche Familien, part 3, p173. Added by Riël Smit on 3 Jun 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 WikiTree profiles Rosseau-25 & Rosseau-35 created through the import of Big Show.GED on Sep 7, 2013 Brian Turner. Ancestral File Number (AFN): b8
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 WikiTree profile Rossouw-71 created through the import of export-BloodTree.ged on Mar 31, 2013 by Samantha Botha. Prior to import, this record was last changed 06:29:35 16 MAR 2013. Objects included:
- Rossouw Family Crest
- Drakenstein Doopregister 1694-1732 (Geni) Doop / Baptismal record Pierre Rousseau aka Rossouw mentioning Anna (Anne) (Retif) & Pierre Rousseau Sep 2, 1703 (Date: Sep 2, 1703 ; Location: NG Kerk, Drakenstein, Kaap, Suid Afrika.
- Full Baptismal record in Geni (direct link to geni.com JPEG). Correspondence between Kotie and Judi:
- Kotie February 19, 2013 at 4:06 PM
- 'n Baie waardevolle dokument vir ons gesin: Pierre en Isabeau Joubert is my man Fanie Joubert se stamvader en op dieselfde dokument is Pierre en Anne Rossouw, wat my stamvader is.
- Kotie Joubert
- Judith Susanna Hendrika Meyer, Judi - i12j2 February 19, 2013 at 4:17 PM
- Dan is ek vreeslik bly dit kan van waarde wees vir jou Kotie.
- Groete
- Judi
- Kotie February 19, 2013 at 4:06 PM
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 WikiTree profile Roússeaú-620 created by Philip van der Walt, 7 October 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 WikiTree profile Rousseau-323 created by Pieter Meyer, 21 May 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 WikiTree profile Rossouw-640 created by Willem Rossouw, 23 May 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 WikiTree profile Rossouw-152 created by Nina van Schalkwyk 8 June 2013.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 WikiTree profile Rossouw-23 created through the import of My Family.Pretorius.Van_Wyk.DeWaal.Potgieter.2011.ged on Sep 19, 2011 by Judy Potgieter.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Source:
- Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Paarl, Cape Province, Items 4 - 9, Baptisms 1694-1799. Film # 008120997, Image 333 of 753: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-W94W-2?i=332&cat=993681. Added by Riël Smit on 2021-06-03.
- ↑ Source:
- Baptism of son Pieter: Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Paarl, Cape Province, Items 4 - 9 Baptisms, 1694-1799. Film # 008120997, Image 372 of 753: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-W947-Z?i=371&cat=993681. Added by Riël Smit on 2021-06-03.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Source:
- Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Paarl, Cape Province, Marriages 1717-1869. Film # 008120998, Image 14 of 789: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-7SFH-3?i=13&cat=993681. Added by Riël Smit on 2021-06-03.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Source:
- Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Paarl, Cape Province, Baptisms 1838-1856. -- Marriages 1715-1839. Film # 008147762, Image 594 of 763: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-1978-6?i=593&cat=993681. Added by Riël Smit on 2021-06-24.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Pierre by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Pierre:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Pierre by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Pierre:
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~0.78%
Pierre Robert Retief
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Hughen Nourse :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Elizabeth (O'Neill) Tagg :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Danie Bezuidenhout :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch AT6973246 [compare]
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~0.78%
Peet Venter :
MyHeritage DNA, yourDNAportal PETd6293fe0
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~0.39%
Leon Bezuidenhout :
23andMe, GEDmatch M942453 [compare]
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~0.39%
Pieter Strauss :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Allan Neil Retief :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Jessie (Retief) Schutte :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Charles Stafford :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Christiaan Frederik Wessels :
23andMe, GEDmatch UN914911C1 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UN914911C1 [compare], Ancestry member christiaan_wessels
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch UN914911C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN81064
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch UN914911C1 [compare]
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~0.39%
Diederik Rudolph Pretorius :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TH1079733 [compare], Ancestry member dr_pretorius
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Vicki (Maeder) Tolmay :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FU7789899 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN89362
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~0.39%
Fay (Mast-Ingle) Lea :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T319389 [compare], FTDNA kit #527412
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~0.39%
Elsie Wilhelmina (van der Merwe) van Zyl :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MI71373
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~0.39%
Joanne (Loots) Jones :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Gary van Wyk :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Petrus Smalberger :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Stefan (Van der Merwe) van der Merwe :
Living DNA, GEDmatch Z887023 [compare]
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1743 May 12 Pieter Baptised: 1743, do. ( [12] Maij ) Father: Pieter Rossouw Mother: Willem van de Vijver en Maria Vivie Source: Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Drakenstein, Baptism register, 1694-1745, page 167. Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G3 3/1. Transcribed by Lizette Svoboda (1702-1716) and Corney Keller (1733-1745), from photocopies of Cape Archives VC 644
Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Paarl, Cape Province, Items 4 - 9, Baptisms 1694-1799. Film # 008120997, Image 412 of 753: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-W94Q-D?i=411&cat=993681.
edited by Riël Smit