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1. | Arie STEYN was born in in Aalsmeer, The Netherlands; and died. Arie married Anna Elizabeth PAULSEN on 24 Feb 1788. Anna and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Douw Gerbrandt STEYN, a1 (1.Arie1) was born in in Leeuwaarden, Friesland, Netherlands; died in Mar 1700 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa. Notes: Van Leeuwarden, aank omstreeks 1672, messelaar in diens van die HOIK. 1686 "opsiener van die kerkhof in Stellenbosch" 1697 opvolger van Oldeland as stadsingenieur. Hy was in Nederland getroud en sy seun Age is 11 Oktober 1661 in Leuuwarden gedoop. Hierdie seun het nooit na SA gekom nie. Hy sterf Maart of April 1700. Hy hertrou 19 Augustus 1685 Maria Lozee van onbekende herkoms. Sy hertrou 27 Februarie 1701 met Paul Heyns. Voor haar huwelik met Douw het sy 'n seun Jacobus gehad, vader onbekend wat later die van Steyn aanneem. Hy was egter nie 'n seun van Douw nie. Net Anna was 'n kind van hom. Family/Spouse: N N. N and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Douw married Maria LOZEE(LOOSEE) V.D.K., vdK on 19 Aug 1685 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa. Maria was born about 1655 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 1 Sep 1666; died in in South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Maria Cornelia Wilhelmina STEYN (1.Arie1) and died. |
4. | Jacobus STEYN, a1b2 (2.Douw2, 1.Arie1) was born in 1683 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 29 Aug 1683 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; died in in Cape, South Africa. Notes: Jacobus is in effect the progenitor of this branch of the Steyn family in South Africa. His mother is from unknown descent and already had a son (Jacobus) before she married Douw in 1685. Jacobus later adopted the Steyn surname. He was a free burger and later a free butcher. De la Fonteine describes him in 1732 as a poor man. His stepfather arrived at the Cape about 1672 from Leeuwarden as bricklayer in the service of the H.O.I.K. and in 1686 became the caretaker of the cemetery of Stellenbosch. Jacobus married Maria POTGIETER, b6 on 4 Oct 1706 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa. Maria (daughter of Harmen Jansz POTGIETER, Progenitor and Isabella FREDERIKS, [S]) was born in in South Africa; was christened on 31 Aug 1687 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; died in in Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Anna STEYN, b2 (2.Douw2, 1.Arie1) was born in in South Africa; was christened on 24 Aug 1692; died in in South Africa. Anna married Marthinus PRINS, a6 on 31 Jan 1717. Marthinus was born in in Freiburg, Germany; died about 1720. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Jacobus STEYN, a1b2c8 (4.Jacobus3, 2.Douw2, 1.Arie1) was born about 1723; was christened on 25 Apr 1723 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; died on 30 Dec 1801. Notes: Farmer Grootvadersbosch Jacobus married Susanna FOURIE, b6c2 on 9 Feb 1755 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa. Susanna (daughter of Louis FOURIE, b6 and Susanne LE RICHE, b1) was christened on 11 Mar 1731 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Jan David PRINS (5.Anna3, 2.Douw2, 1.Arie1) was born in 1717; was christened on 21 Nov 1717; died in in Cape, South Africa. Jan married Josina VAN DEN HEEVER, a1b7 on 13 Oct 1743 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa. Josina (daughter of Peter Petersen VAN DEN(DER) HEEVER, a2 and Johanna BOCKELENBERG(BOCKELBERG), a1b6, daughter of J VAN DEN HEEVER, a1 and Maria VAN HOEVEN, a2b4) was christened on 23 Dec 1725; died in in Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Jan married Rachel VIRET on 26 May 1751. Rachel was born about 1719; was christened on 15 Apr 1714; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |