Pierre Rousseau
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Pierre Rousseau (abt. 1666 - bef. 1719)

Pierre Rousseau aka Rosseau, Rossouw
Born about in Mer (Menars-la-ville) near Blois, Francemap
Husband of — married 1692 in Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hopemap
Husband of — married 15 Dec 1710 in Stellenbosch, de Caep de Goede Hoopmap
Husband of — married about 1711 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died before before about age 53 in Drakenstein, de Caep de Goede Hoopmap
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Biography

Pierre Rousseau was a Huguenot emigrant (1540-1790).

Name

Pierre (couldn't find any valid last name at birth) [1]
Rossouw (couldn't find any valid first name) [2][3]

Birth

Pierre Rousseau was born in 1666. [4][5]

Immigration

Date: 12 Mei 1688
Place: Waarskynlik op die skip Borssenburg [6] / Sailed on the Borssenburg [7] from Texel to de Caep de Goede Hoop where it docked on 12 May 1688.

Marriages

Marriage 1
Date: About 1689 - he was already listed with a wife and daughter on the muster/tax rolls for Drakenstein on 31 Dec 1689 [8]
Groom: [[Rousseau-476|Pierre ROUSSEAU]
Bride: Anne RETIF
Marriage 2
Date: Dec 15, 1710 [9]
Place : Stellenbosch , de Caep de Goede Hoop, [South Africa] [9]
Groom: Pieter Roússeaú (wed:r) [9]
Bride: Geertrúij dúToi [9]
"1710 / 15de ditto (xb:r) / Pieter Roússeaú, Wed:r met Geertruij dú Toi, jonged:r"

Muster/Tax Rolls

Dec 1689 (Drakenstein) - "...re Rossoúw" with his wife and 1 daughter (spouses not named on this list) [8]
Dec 1709 (Drakenstein) - "Pieter Rússoúw en vroúw Anna Retief" with 3 sons and 5 daughters [10]
31 Jan 1711 (Drakenstein) - "Pieter Rússeúax en vroúw Geertruij du Toijt" with 3 sons and 5 daughters [11]
30 Apr - 2 May 1718 - "Pierre Roússeaú en vroúw Geertruij dú Toit" with 4 sons and 1 daughter [12]
2-3 May 1719 - "Geertruijd dú Toit wed:e Rossaeú" with 3 sons and 1 daughter [13]

Will

He and Geertruij DU TOIT drafted a will on 25 Aug 1711. [14]
Date drafted: 25 Aug 1711
Date filed: No date given, indexed under 1720
"Húijden den 25 Aúgústús A:o 1711...
...den Eersaame Pieter Rússoúw geboortig van (Anain?). en de Eerbare Geertruij dú Toij, geboortig van deese Caab..."
"Aldús gedaan aan Cabo de Goede Hoop..." [14]

Death

Date: 1719
Place; Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope
"Pierre Roússoúw Anno 1719 overleden" [15]

Events

Between 1690 and 1724, 54 Huguenots signed documents. These signatures were published by Graham Botha in his book The French Refugees at the Cape and includes those of Louis de Berault, Pierre Simond, Jacques Delporte, Jean Durand, Jacques de Savoye, Jacques Nourtier, André Gauch, François Retif, Guillaume Néel, Paul Roux, Daniel Hùgo, David Senecal, Jean Prieur du Plessis, Guillaume du Toit, François du Toit, Jean le Roux (or Jean le Roux de Normandie?), Jacques Therond, Hercules des Prez, Abraham de Villiers, Jean Gardiol, Jacques de Villiers, Pierre de Villiers, Isaac Taillefert (or Isaac Taillefer-164), Jean Taillefert, Jean Gardé, Claude Marais, Estienne Bruére, Daniel des Ruelles, Pierre Rousseau, Jacques Pinard, Estienne Cronje, Jacques Malan, Gabriel le Roux, David du Buisson, Daniel Nourtier, Estienne Niel, Philippe Fouché, Gideon le Grand, Pierre Cronjé, Paul Couvret, Paul le Febvre, Salomon de Gournay, Pierre Vivier, Pierre Jourdan, Estienne Viret, Esaias Engelbert Caucheteux and Jean de Buijs. [16] These signatures were almost certainly also some of those of the 240 burghers who signed the petition headed by Adam Tas [17] against corruption and cronyism by the Government of Willem Adriaan van der stel. [18]

Sources

  1. Sep 7, 2013 by Brian Turner.
  2. Oct 28, 2012 Hannes Marais.
  3. WikiTree profile [ created] by Albert Lückhoff 22 June 2020. Source:
    • Family tree compiled by my aunt Sophia Wilhelmina Lückhoff (1901-1995)
  4. Entered by Pieter Meyer , Apr 18, 2013.
  5. Source:
    • "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MPQQ-P21 : accessed 2014-09-28), entry for Pierre Rousseau. The International Genealogical Index (IGI) is a computer file created by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was first published in 1973 and continued to grow through December 2008. It contains several hundred million entries, each recording one event, such as a birth, baptism (christening), marriage, or death. The information has not been verified against any official records. Duplicate entries and inconsistent information are common. Always verify contributed entries against sources of primary information. Seen and entered by Philip van der Walt Sept 28, 2014.
  6. Jul 19, 2012 Arrie Klopper.
  7. Belonged to the Chamber of Amsterdam, Captain Jan Claasje Valcquiijt. Left Texel on 6 January, 1688, arrived at the Cape on 12 May 1688. There may have been other passengers.
    • Guillame Neel (1663-1734) and Jeanne la Batte (1663-aft.1734)
    • Jean Neel (1687-1740)
    • Jeanne Neel (1688-aft.1728)
    • Pierre Lombard (1658-1717 and Marie Couteau (1659-1718)
    • Baba Lombard (1688-1689)
    • Pierre Rousseau (1666-1719)
    • Marie Rousseau (1659-aft.1711)
    • Francois Reteif (1663-1721)
    • Anne Reteif (1667-1710)
    • Daniel Hugod (1664-1725)
    • Antoine Gros
    • Marie Avicé (1669-1721)
    • Marie Grillon (1670-1735)
    Sources: mostly Appendix 2 of "Hugenotebloed in ons are" by J.G. le Roux (1992; ISBN 0-7969-0566-5) and "French speakers at the Cape" by M. Boucher (1981, ISBN 0-86981-222-X) (Contributor Lesley Robertson)
    Source: www.olivetreegenealogy.com Ships Carrying Huguenots to South Africa Passenger List for Huguenot Ship Borssenburg to South Africa 1688. Seen and entered by Philip van der Walt.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Source:
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Source: Seen & added 9 Feb 2022 by André Laubscher
  10. Source:
  11. Source:
  12. Source:
  13. Source:
  14. 14.0 14.1 Source:
  15. Source:
  16. Entered by Pieter Meyer 25 April, 2013. Source: Colin Graham Botha, The French Refugees at the Cape (Cape Town: Cape Times Limited, 1921), p. 74. Also see Geni.com > French Huguenots who emigrated to South Africa.
  17. Also see: Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/ Page: Adam Tas & Adam Tas, Dagboek (eds. Leo Fouché, A.J. Böeseken, vert. J.P. Smuts). Van Riebeeck-Vereniging, Kaapstad 1970 2011 dbnl / erven Leo Fouché / A.J. Böeseken / J. Smuts. Seen and entered by Philip van der Walt Apr 3, 2017.
  18. Willem Adriaan van der stel succeeded his father, Simon van der Stel, as Governor of the Cape in 1699; Willem van der Stel abused his official position to corner an over-supplied market in farm produce. Van der Stel was jealous of Adam Tas's wealth and easy going life, and in 1706 he used his legal powers to arrest and imprison him. Tas became a Stellenbosch legend when he had this petition drawn up against incumbent Governor W.A. van der Stel and other farming officials. Tas and his fellow free burghers were protesting against the corruption and extravagant lifestyle of Van der Stel and the fact that abuse of power by officials led to unfair competition with burghers. The Tas petition was submitted to the Lords Seventeen, the governing body of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), in Amsterdam. The petition was rejected and on Sunday, 28 February 1706 Magistrate Starrenburg arrested Adam Tas. From documents in the desk of Tas, Van der Stel established the nature of complaints against him and also the names of the dissatisfied burghers. Though several more burghers were arrested and punished, they were victorious at the end, when the Lords Seventeen in October 1706 categorically prohibited officials to own land or to trade. His wife Elizabeth van Brakel tried hard to get him released; when Adam Tas was finally freed after thirteen months, he named his farm 'Libertas' (liberty). Van der Stel was recalled to the Netherlands in 1707. Sources: http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/adam-tas-arrested; http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA/2005-05/1116668205 (seen and added by Philip van der Walt with the kind help of Maria Labuschagne on Apr 3, 2017.)

  • WikiTree profile Rossouw-424 was created by Richard Seddon through the import of Marais2.ged on Nov 23, 2015.
  • WikiTree profile Rosseau-6 created through the import of Champion Family Tree.ged on Apr 18, 2012 by Werner Schneeberger.
  • WikiTree profile Rossouw-20 created through the import of My Family.Pretorius.Van_Wyk.DeWaal.Potgieter.2011.ged on Sep 19, 2011 by Judy Potgieter.
  • WikiTree profile Rousseau-186 created through the import of wikitree upload.ged on Jul 19, 2012 by Arrie Klopper.
  • WikiTree profile Rossouw-54 and WikiTree profile Rossouw-55 created through the import of Marais Family Register.ged on Oct 28, 2012 by Hannes Marais.
  • WikiTree profile Rousseau-332 through the import of f92435_505468x3f1i961v209i435 (1).ged on Jul 27, 2013 by Paul du Toit.
  • WikiTree profile Rousseau-239 created through the import of Ancestors_DippenaarAndre_noinfo.GED on Oct 23, 2012 by Andrew Dippenaar.
  • WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-210083 through the import of Big Show.GED on Sep 7, 2013 by Brian Turner.




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Rousseau-1473 and Rousseau-476 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicates. Rousseau-476 already existed. Please merge. I'll do the final integration of the bio after the merge, thanks!
posted by Philip van der Walt
Please add as manager

posted by Louis Heyman
9 d:o

Regina Pieter Rousouw, en Elisabeth Roosteen Abram Pels, en Ariana Jacobs. Image: "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DZN4-WM9?cc=1478678&wc=M6GW-82S%3A49605401%2C49605402%2C49605403%2C49608601 : 21 May 2014), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Cape Town > image 4 of 109; State Archives, Cape Province.

posted by Gordon Mac Rae
MALHERBE, J. Margaretha Joubert en die Rousseau-Familie in Bulletin 42, 2005. Hugenote-vereniging van Suid-Afrika.

According to the article Pierre had a daughter Regina with Elisabeth Rootsteen v.d.K. Baptised in Cape Town 9 December 1714. Abraham and Adriana Jacobs were godparents.

Rossouw-245 and Rousseau-476 appear to represent the same person because: Same data. Rousseau-476 has the (nearest to correct) French spelling of the LNAB.
posted by Philip van der Walt
UNKNOWN-210083 and Rousseau-476 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse
posted by Philip van der Walt
Rosseau-40 and Rousseau-476 appear to represent the same person because: Rousseau would have most probably the nearest to correct French spelling of the LNAB; we have no original baptismal record but the baptismal records of his children all indicate that his name was spelled this way. Rousseau-476 should be the target profile to merge into.
posted by Philip van der Walt
Rousseau-239 and Rosseau-40 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse.
posted by Philip van der Walt
Rousseau-239 and Rosseau-40 do seem to share the same wife -- Retief-16 and Retif-17 seem to be solid merge candidates
posted by Bob Tonsmeire
Rousseau-239 and Rosseau-40 do not represent the same person because: they do not share the same wife
posted by Nina van Schalkwyk
Rosseau-6 and Rousseau-304 appear to represent the same person because: Proposal to merge Pierre Rosseau (Rosseau-6) and Pierre Rousseau (Rousseau-304) as they are indentical profiles. Sincerely, Philip van der Walt-440
posted by Philip van der Walt