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van Rensburg Die Rietvleiers: Die Familiegeskiedenis van 'n Tak van die van
Rensburg Familie
c3 Johannes Frederik ~ Stellenbosch 17 Jun 1736, † 14 Oct 1773, X 6 May 1759 Maria Elisabeth du Buis, ~19 May 1743 (d.o. Jean du Buis & Elje Hoffman) XX 20 Feb 1774 Elisabeth Sophia Mulder, * 25 Nov 1756 (d.o. Antonie Michael Muller & Adriana van Rooyen) farmed Hartebeestekraal, Welgegvonden 1788, Melkhoutefontein
---d1 Anna Margaretha ~ 28 Sept 1760, X 20 Feb 1774 Joseph Fourie ~ 12 Oct 1747 (s.o. Louis Fourie & Susanna le Riche)
---d2 Johannes ~ 7 Feb 1762, X 14 Jul 1782 Maria Magdalena Botha ~ Cape Town (d.o. Jacobus Botha & Emernetia Potgieter), XX 4 Nov 1787 Cecilia du Plessis ~ 28 Jun 1767 (d.o. Daniel du Plessis & Helena Aletta Olivier), XXX 30 Apr 1797 Sara Carolina Ras ~26 Oct 1783 (d.o. Hendrik Christiaan Ras & Sara Margaretha Oelofse), farmed Hartebeestekraal, Melkhoutefontein 1801,
------e1 Johannes Frederik ~Swellendam 29 Aug 1784, X 3 Jun 1804 Susanna Magdalena Janse van Rensburg (d.o. Jacobus van Rensburg & Susanna Catharina Oosthuyzen). Lived on farm Hartebeestekraal.They had ten children
---------f1 Johannes Fredericus ~ 11 Apr 1806
---------f2 Susanna Catharina ~ 18 Dec 1807
---------f3 Jacobus Frederik ~ 12 Nov 1809
---------f4 Johannes Frederik ~ 22 Oct 1811
---------f5 Maria Magdalena ~ 31 May 1814
---------f6 Hester Magdalena ~ 24 Feb 1817
---------f7 Jacobus Marthinus ~ 29 March 1820
---------f8 Gerhardus Cornelis ~ 24 March 1822
------e2 Johannes
------e3 Maria Francina
---d3 Jacobus ~ 15 Jul 1764, † on farm Assegaaiboschfontein 19 Aug 1837, X 29 Aug 1784 Susanna Maria Fourie ~19 Nov 1769 (d.o. Jacobus Fourie & Amerentia Frederica du Preez), XX 30 Jun 1832 Elsje Margaretha Coetzee. He had no childen
---d4 Nicolaas ~ 13 Jul 1766
---d5 Frederik ~ 19 Feb 1769, X 25 Apr 1790 Maria Christina Meyer, ~ 24 March 1771 (d.o. Isaias Meyer & Ambrensia Botha).
------e1 Johannes Frederik ~ 19 Feb 1792
------e2 Emerentia Susanna ~ 8 Nov 1794, X 1810 Daniel Nortje ~ 30 Dec 1790 (s.o. Anthonie Nourtier & Cecilia van der Merwe)
------e3 Jesias ~ 5 Jun 1796, X Elsie Sophia Catharina Slabbert
---------f1 Maria Catharina ~ 4 Feb 1821
---------f2 Jasper Johannes ~ 7 March 1823
---------f3 Frederik ~ 13 March 1825
---------f4 Hendrina Maria ~ 8 Apr 1827
------e4 Maria Elisabeth ~ 7 Oct 1801
------e5 Jacobus ~ 24 Apr 1803, † Buffelsfontein north of Albertinia 15 Apr 1886, X 6 Jan 1822 Stoffelina Maria Margaretha Coetzee, XX Amerentia Stoffelina Meyer, XX Hester Sofia Pienaar. He had twenty two children
---d6 Nicolaas Jacabus ~ 21 Jul 1771
---d7 Adriana Mensina Catharina ~ 25 Jun 1775, † young
---d8 Michiel Hillegert ~ 4 Aug 1776, X 4 Dec 1796 Christina Pieterse ~ 23 Apr 1775 (d.o. Barthold Pietersen & Anna Christina Minnie)
------e1 Anna Catharina Jacomina ~ 1 March 1798, X George 3 Jan 1819 Nicolaas Esaias Meyer, ~ 22 Oct 1797, † 12 Jun 1873 (s.o. Jesaias Engelbert Meyer & Maria Magdalena Cronje)
------e2 Johannes Hillegert ~ 14 Apr 1799, X 6 Feb 1820 Johanna Elisabeth Meyer ~ 15 Feb 1801 (d.o. Jesaias Engelbert Meyer & Maria Magdalena Cronje)
---------f1 Michiel Hillegert * 24 Apr 1821
---------f2 Maria Magdalena * Gansekraal, Langkloof 2 Oct 1823
---------f3 Jesaias Engelbert * George 24 Oct 1824
---------f4 Christina Susanna Jacoba * George 18 Apr 1826, X Knysna 23 Jan 1853 Nicolaas Michiel Barkhuizen * 28 Oct 1825, ~ George 12 Feb 1826, † Orange Grove, Uniondale 13 Sept 1889 (s.o. Johannes Cornelis Barkhuyzen & Frederika Margaretha Johanna van Rensburg)
---d9 Frederica Margaretha ~ 1 Feb 1778, X 24 Sept 1797 Johannes Cornelis Barkhuyzen ~ 5 Nov 1775 (s.o. Jan Nicolaas Willem Barkhuyzen & Jacomina Janse van Rensburg)
---d10 Willem Abraham ~ 7 Feb 1780, X 7 Apr 1799 Catharina Johanna Vermaak ~ 18 March 1781, † 19 Feb 1840 (d.o. Johannes Vermaak & Catharina Scheepers).
------e1 Catharina Johanna Susanna ~ 26 Oct 1801, † Vetrivier, dist Riversdale 25 Jan 1852, X Swellendam 10 Dec 1820 Frans Hendrik Badenhorst ~ 11 Apr 1798, † Kafferspan, dist Hopetown 15 Jan 1876 (s.o. Petrus Johannes Badenhorst & Susanna Margaretha Gildenhuyzen)
------e2 Willem Abraham ~ 2 Jul 1803, † Riversdale 15 March 1874, X Susanna Elisabet Muller, XX Maria Jacoba Burger.
---------f1 Francina Johanna du Plessis * 1822, X Willem Morkel Steyn
---------f2 Willem Abraham * 28 May 1824
---------f3 Hillegard Michael * 29 Sep 1826, X Maria Magdalena van Wyk. They had eleven children
---------f4 Jacobus Frederik * 6 Jan 1829, X Jacoba Petronella Johanna van Wyk. They had nine children
---d11 Cornelis Ferdinand ~ 1 Jul 1781, † Rietvlei, Riversdale 1 Nov 1858, X 31 Jul 1803 Anna Catharina Vosloo ~ 28 Apr 1782 (d.o. Wessel Vosloo & Maria Meyer).
------e1 Johannes Frederik ~ 23 Jun 1805
------e2 Wessel Marthinus ~ 12 Oct 1808, X Anna Margaretha de Jager. They had six children
------e3 Daniel Cornelis, ~ 24 Jan 1811, † Vaalbank, Ladysmith 16 Oct 1895, X 10 Jul 1831 Amerentia Meyer, XX Susanna Elisabeth van der Vyver. He had eleven children
------e4 Wynand Andries ~ 3 Aug 1812, † Plettenbergbaai 7 March 1838, X Hester Helena Pienaar
------e5 Cornelis Ferdinand ~ 21 Nov 1815, X 4 March 1837 Maria Johanna Elizabeth Vos. They had seven children
------e6 Jacobus Johannes ~ 28 Jan 1818, X Martha Dorthea Elisabeth Pienaar
------e7 Willem Abraham ~ 8 Dec 1819, † 22 March 1886 X Anna Catharina Hermina Steyl, XX Christina Elisabeth Briedenhann. He had fifteen children
------e8 Michael Hilgart, X Maria Petronella Prinsloo. They had seven children
---d12 Hendrik Jacobus ~ 15 Aug 1784, X 1806 Dorothea Catharina Lange ~ 4 March 1790 (d.o. Johan Lange & Margaretha Lombard. They had six children
------e1 Johannes Frederik ~ 20 March 1808, X Anna Margaretha Oosthuysen. They had seven children
------e2 Hendrik Anthonie Michiel ~ 22 Oct 1810
------e3 Jacobus ~ 5 Dec 1814
------e4 Marthinus Philippus ~ 23 Apr 1821
---d13 Nicolaas Johannes ~ 15 Jan 1786, † Kleinfontein, Riversdal 21 Jun 1838, X Nov 1807 Anna Susanna Potgieter (d.o. Johannes Potgieter & Anna Christina Steyn). They had ten children
------e1 Johannes Jurgen ~ 2 Jul 1809, † Dassieklip, dist Swellendam 3 Oct 1845, X Maria Catharina Elizabeth van Niekerk. They had six children
------e2 Anna Sophia ~ 27 May 1812
------e3 Frederik Nicolaas Johannes ~ 13 Nov 1814, † 5 Feb 1859, X Swellendam 11 Feb 1838 Sanetta Reynetta Maria Duminy (d.o. Francois Anthonie Duminy & Elsie Johanna Lombard). They had nine children
------e4 Willem Petrus ~ 21 Apr 1816, † Uitkyk, Britstown 27 Sep 1893, X Martha Barendina Saayman. They had six children
------e5 Gerhardus Jacobus ~ 3 Oct 1819
------e6 Elisabeth Sophia ~ 26 Dec 1821
------e7 Marthinus, † Driefontein, Hoptown 18 Jan 1867, X Elsabe Luitje Swart. They had four children
------e8 Anthonie Michael † Uitkyk, Britstown 29 Oct 1897, X Dorothea Catharina Janse van Rensburg. They had four children
---d14 Marthinus ~ 6 Apr 1788, † Boscheuvel, Swellendam 18 Apr 1877, X Jan 1810 Wilhelmina Geertruida Moolman * 17 Feb 1793, † Boschheuwel, Heidelberg Cape 31 Jul 1858 (d.o. Petrus Lafras Moolman & Johanna Wessels). They had eleven children.
------e1 Johannes Frederik ~ 19 Jan 1812
------e2 Johanna Sophia Maria * 7 Apr 1814, ~13 Nov 1814, † 12 Feb 1891, X Swellendam 7 Feb 1830 Frederik Johannes de Jager ~ Swellendam 10 Jun 1804, † Harrismith 30 May 1871 (s.o. Frederik Johannes de Jager & Christina Johanna Potgieter)
------e3 Elisabeth Sophia ~ 27 Jul 1817
------e4 Petrus Lafras Ludovicus ~ 8 Nov 1819, X Margaretha Magdalena Zaayman. They had six children
------e? Wilhemina Margaretha Janse * Bosheuwel 3 Nov 1827, ~ 14 Oct 1821, † house of Piet Hermaansheuwel 18 Oct 1906, X 7 Oct 1844 Matthys Johannes Swart, * 18 March 1821, ~ 14 Oct 1821 (s.o. Pieter Swart & Catharina Elisabeth Blom)
------e? Michal Cornelis † Dassenklip, Swellendam 21 Sep 1914, X Catharina Elizabeth Swart. He had three children
---d15 Jacomina Aletta ~ 22 Nov 1789, † Swellendam 22 May 1826, X 1806 Petrus Johannes Uys, * Wydgelegen 21 Jun 1785, ~ 13 Nov 1785, † Swellendam 12 Feb 1831 (farm Kadie near Breerivermond)
---d16 Reynier ~ 19 May 1794
---d17 Sophia Angenessa ~ Drakenstein 1 Oct 1797, † 21 Jun 1883, X Johan Jacob Kock, XX Johan Zacharias Human
c4 Hendrik Christoffel ~ 27 Sept 1739, X 3 Dec 1758 Margaretha Isabella Botha, ~ 31 Jun 1740 (d.o. Jacobus Botha & Emerentia Potgieter)
---d1 Amarentia ~ 6 Jul 1760, X 25 Feb 1776 Willem van Rensburg, ~ 7 Jul 1754 (s.o. Nicolaas van Rensburg & Maria Maree)
---d2 Johannes ~ 4 Jul 1762 , X 7 Aug 1791 Maria Frederica la Grange ~25 Apr 1773 (d.o. Marthinus la Grange & Marie Fourie), XX 3 Sept 1797 Amerentia Frederica du Preez (wid of Jacobus Fourie), ~ 17 Sept 1747 (d.o. Philippe du Preez & Sibella Potgieter)
------e1 Maria Francina ~ 26 May 1793
------e2 Johannes ~ 27 Nov 1796
---d3 Anna Margaretha ~ 24 Feb 1765, X 3 March 1782 Stephanus Nel, ~ 19 Nov 1758 (s.o. Pieter Nel & Johanna Catharina Bekker)
---d4 Maria Magdalena ~ 17 Apr 1768, X 28 Jul 1782 Lucas Marthinus van Rensburg, ~ 9 Jan 1757, † 1808 (s.o. Nicolaas van Rensburg & Maria Maree), XX 28 Jul 1782 Lucas Marthinus van Vuuren, ~ Cape Town 14 Jan 1753 (s.o. Johannes van Vuuren & Johanna Oelofse)
---d5 Nicolaas ~ about 1770, X 30 Jan 1803 Petronella Meyer, ~ 6 Nov 1785 (d.o. Isaias Meyer & Ambrensia Botha)
------e1 Amerentia Theunissina Hendrika Catharina ~ 7 Apr 1805
------e2 Hester Petronella ~ 28 Sep 1808
------e3 Anna Margaretha ~ 12 Nov 1809
---d6 Aletta Sophia ~ 19 Jan 1772, X 28 Dec 1788 Gottlieb Erdmann Christian Koch, † 22 Apr 1803, XX Swellendam Aug 1808 Jacob Prager
---d7 Jacoba Isabella ~ 5 March 1775, X 6 Jan 1793 Marthinus Gerhardus la Grange (s.o. Johannes Petrus la Grange & Anna Fourie, ~ 26 Jan 1772, XX Nicolaas Willem Ras, ~ 28 Jan 1787 (s.o. Hendrik Christiaan Ras & Sara Margaretha Sara Oelofse (check who is the first and second marriage)
---d8 Hendrik Christoffel ~ 6 Apr 1777, X 16 Oct 1796 Susara Elisabeth Prinsloo, ~ 23 Jan 1780 (d.o. Marthinus Prinsloo & Anna Helena Haarhof) Farm Brakkefontein, dist Mosselbaai.
------e1 Johana Helena ~ 7 Jan 1798
------e2 Margaretha Isabella ~ 2 Jun 1799, X George 4 March 1821 James Jackson (from Glasgow), * 1792, † 74 years on 17 Jul 1866 (s.o. James and Isabella Jackson)
------e3 Hendrik Christoffel ~ 4 Oct 1801, X 1820 Cornelia Sophia Botha, ~ 21 Apr 1801 (d.o. Johannes Lodewicus Botha & Abigael Jacomina Marais)
---------f1 Abigael Jacomina ~ 2 Sep 1821
---------f2 Hendrik Christoffel ~ 9 Jul 1826
------e4 Amarentia Maria ~ 25 Jun 1803
------e5 Marthinus Johannes ~ 25 Nov 1804, X George 14 Oct 1826 Anna Margaretha Janse van Rensburg
------e6 Johannes Jacobus ~ 16 Jan 1807
------e7 Stephanus Lourens ~ 1 Nov 1808
------e8 George Frederik ~ 16 Feb 1811
------e9 Lucas Philippus ~ 3 Dec 1812
------e10 Nicolaas Frans ~ 25 Sep 1814
------e11 Willem Andries ~ 26 Jan 1817, † Brakkefontein, dist Mosselbaai 3 May 1903. He was married twice and had four sons and ten daughters. Four of the daughters married other van Rensburgs
------e12 Anthonie Michiel ~ 30 Jan 1820
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