Willem JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG, b4^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]}

1717 - 1746  (28 years)

• Name	Willem JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG
  Suffix	b4
  Born	4 Nov 1717
  Christened	21 Nov 1717	Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl)   [8, 16, 17]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jul 1746	'In't Bokkeveld', Cape, South Africa   [6, 8, 18]
  Person ID	I11848	PedigreeFAGreeffEsagi
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2009

  
  

  Father	Nicolaas Jansz JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG,   b. 1661, Rensburg, Denmark ,   d. Dec 1728, Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl)  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Aletta VAN DER MERWE, b7,   b. 30 Mar 1684, Cape Town, Cape, South Africa ,   d. 30 Sep 1729, Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl)  (Age 45 years)
  Married	14 Aug 1709	Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa   [19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24]
  Notes	Married: Alt Marriage: Aletta van der MERWE, b7 Date: 14 Aug 1708 Marriage Notes: Ds H.Beck Hy was 47 en sy weduwee van 24 met twee klein kinders Hy mag voorheen getroud gewees het Alt Marriage: Aletta van der MERWE b7 Date: 14 Aug 1709 Location:Stellenbosch
  Family ID	F140632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Claas (Nicolaas) JANSZ VAN RENSBURG,   b. Abt 1685, Rynsburg near Leiden, Netherlands ,   d. 6 Oct 1728, Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl)  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Mother	Aletta VAN DER MERWE, b7,   b. 30 Mar 1684, Cape Town, Cape, South Africa ,   d. 30 Sep 1729, Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl)  (Age 45 years)
  Married	14 Aug 1708	Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl)   [21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27]
  Notes	Married: Alt Marriage: Aletta van der MERWE b7 Date: 14 Aug 1709 Location: Stellenbosch
  Family ID	F25220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Sophia BURGER, b2c4,   c. 17 Jan 1723, Paarl, Cape, South Africa ,   d. 17 Jan 1798, Cape, South Africa  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	2 Jul 1740	Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl)   [8, 16, 17]
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2009
  Family ID	F25305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died in a battle with Bushmen Stock farmer in the "Koue Bokkeveld". Burger Drakenstein. He started the branch of the Van Rensburg family which settled in the Cold Bokkeveld, Ceres ditrict. His parents possessed a number of loan farms, the first being Hottentotsfontein at Riebeecks Casteel in 1709. At the age of twelve Willem was orpaned. He owned 7 cattle, 2 horses and 13 sheep according to inventaris. The loan farms Rensburg, Calaas Voogds River and Zeekoeigat (on the Groot Berg River, 9 km north of Wellington) belonged to the family then. Willem and his brother Nicolaas were raised by their eldest brother Johannes . (Evidence suggested on the farm Twee Kuilen on the Valse River). The other children were raised by Frans Smit who was married to their half-sister Maria. Twelve children were born in this family (Pama-de Villiers). In 1803 H. Lichtenstein accompanied General de Mist's traveling party. They stopped at the farm Leeukuil and were entertained for lunch by the widow of Willem. The family had a deaf and dumb son and daughter who were both nearly thirty. The guests were impressed how well the family communicated with them and how the disability did not hinder their contribution in the house and with husbandry. (The farm Leeukuil receives attention by H. Fransen and M. Cook in The Old Houses of the Cape.) Much work remains to determine the contribution of this part of the family. Willem became a member of the Drakenstein church 5 October 1738. Willem possesed in 1741: 5 horses, 40 cattle, 150 sheep, 3 slaves and 3 weapons. He served in the commando as dragooner. [8, 18] Died: Died in a battle with Bushmen

  
  

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