Petrus
van der Merwe
Born in Achter-Sneeuwberg, Graaff-Reinet, de Caep de Goede Hoop
Ancestors 
Brother of
Hendrik Schalk van der Merwe, Willem Jacobus van der Merwe, Catharina Elizabeth (van der Merwe) Schöltz [half], Roelof van der Merwe, Hester Sophia (van der Merwe) Pienaar, Martha Johanna van der Merwe, Anna Maria van der Merwe, Anna Maria (van der Merwe) Pienaar, Barend Petrús van der Merwe [half], Carel Johannes van der Merwe [half], Elsie (van der Merwe) de Vos [half], Martha Maria van der Merwe [half], Barend Petrus van der Merwe [half], Petrus Jacobus van der Merwe [half] and Johanna Catharina (van der Merwe) Pienaar [half]
Husband of
Magdalena Jacoba (Lúbbe) van der Merwe
— married
6 Nov 1785 in Piketberg, Cape of Good Hope, de Caep de Goede Hoop
Husband of
Alida Susanna (Kotze) van der Merwe
— married
9 Jul 1837 in Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Andries Petrus van der Merwe, Willem Johannes van der Merwe and Magdalena Jacoba van der Merwe
Died
at age 80
in Zuurplaas, Achter Sneeuwberg, Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony
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Biography
Name
Birth
- Date: Petrus was born before 25 Dec 1763 [2] / ca. 17 Nov 1763 [4] / in 1763. [3]
- Place: Achter Sneeuwberg [3], Graaff Reinet district. [3]
Parents
- He was the son of Petrus van der Merwe [2][4][3] & Anna (van Heerden) van der Merwe [2][4] / Anna Sophia van der Merwe {Van Heerden-1172} [5][4][3]
Baptism
Marriage
- He was first married to Helena Jacoba Lubbe. [3] From this marriage were born [3]:
- 1. Andries Petrus van der Merwe [3]
- 2. Willem Johannes van der Merwe [3]
- 3. Magdalena Jacoba van der Merwe. [3]
- After his first wife died, he married Alida Susanna Kotze on 8 July 1837[3] They had no children together[3]
- Marriage License Granted: 8 Jul 1837[7]
- Event Date: 9 Jul 1837[8]
- Place: Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony[7][8]
- Date: 14 Apr 1782 [9]
- Spouse: Aletta van der Merwe {Van Rensburg-56} [9]
- Helena Jacoba Lubbe [4]
- Alida Susanna Kotze [4]
Death
- Date: He passed away 18th Dec 1844 [4] / in 1844. [3]
- Place: On his farm Zuurplaats behind Sneeuberg [4]
- Age: He was 81 years 1 month 18 days old. [4][3]
Sources
- ↑ WikiTree profile Van Der Merwe-447 {Johannes Marthinus van der Merwe; father = Petrus van der Merwe; mother = Aletta van Rensburg} created by Pieter Meyer, Feb 14, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Edited by Pieter Meyer, Feb 16, 2013.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 WikiTree profile Van der Merwe-4996 created & edited by Ewald Schmidt, 29 September 2020. Source:
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Source:
- "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-69MJ-W?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SD2%3A1598092335 : 27 April 2020), 007846093 > image 1149 of 2225; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Uploaded by Philip van der Walt 29 Sept 2020.
- ↑ Edited by Philip van der Walt 8 August 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Source:
- Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Tulbagh, Baptism register, 1743 to 2 Feb 1800, page 65, entry number 53. 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. Comment by Gordon Gordon Mac Rae Aug 07, 2018.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Source:
- Marriage 2 License: "South Africa. Graaff Reinet. Cape Colony" Marriage register 1805-1827 Marriage register 1830-1866 Marriage banns 1820-1839 Items 7-9 Civil registration (births, baptisms, marriages), Graaff-Reinet (Cape Province), 1805-1900 Film # 007732377 Image 815 of 1310 Marriage Licenses of Graaff Reinet 1837. Image 815. Inscription for Petrus van der Merwe and Alida Susanna Coetzee granted 8 Jul 1837
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Source:
- Marriage 2: "South Africa, Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony" Memberships and marriages - Graaff-Reinet III. marriages, 1806-1839 Parish registers (baptisms, memberships, marriages), Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, Cape Province Film # 008121025 Image 239 of 771 Marriages of Graaff Reinet, Image 239. Inscription 56 For Petrus van der Merwe and Alida Susanna Coetzee on 9 Jul 1837
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Source:
- Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters' by Dr J A Heese'. Added by Ian McArthur 22 Sep 2015.
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Categories: Cape of Good Hope Project Needs Validation | The Dutch Cape Colony 1652-1806 | Cape of Good Hope Project Needs Transcription | Cape of Good Hope Project Needs Marriage Record
According to his death notice he was married twice (not 3 times) to Magdalena Jacoba (Lúbbe) van der Merwe (1766-1834) and Alida Susanna (Kotze) Smit (abt.1775-)
edited by Norman Johnson
http://databases.tanap.net/mooc/main_article.cfm?id=MOOC8%2F53%2E2a&freesearchkey=%20Petrus%20van%20der
Small clue - the document states that Petrus was a son of a Petrus.
edited by Dirk le Roux
edited by Philip van der Walt
Petrus Baptised: 1763, den 25 December Father: Petrus van der Merwe Mother: Anna Sophia van Heerden Witnesses: Schalk Willemsz van der Merwe, en Martha van Heerden Source: Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Tulbagh, Baptism register, 1743 to 2 Feb 1800, page 65, entry number 53. 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