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André Gauch died 1698 Jannetje de Clercq died circa 1748 Andries Gous circa 1698-circa 1735 Johanna Conterman

Pieter Gous 1 born circa 1719, at the Cape 2 died 18 January 1790, Waveren 3 Notes: Although I have not been able to find any unequivocable proof that Pieter Gous, the son of Andries Gous, born circa 1719, was the same person as Pieter Gous, husband of Aletta Vorster, we do know that the former was still living in 1748, since he is named as one of the heirs of his grandmother, Johanna de Clercq, and that he was still recorded as such when the estate accounts were finalised on the 8th August 1757. It seems to me pretty certain that we are here dealing with the same Pieter. See also my notes below on other clues, as well as my article in Genesis, February 2007. for a note on his parentage see below#

married 25 November 1742 at Drakenstein 4 Alletta Vorster circa 1722-1798

Johannes b.1743 Maria Johanna b.1749 Elisabeth 1753 - c1800 children Andries b.1755 Johannes Petrus b.1758 Alletta Dorothea b.1762

children of Pieter Gous and Alletta Vorster Johannes Gous born 1743 born 1743 5 baptized 4 August 1743, Drakenstein 6 Maria Johanna Gous born 1749 born 1749 7 baptized 5 October 1749, Tulbagh 8 Elisabeth Gous 1753-circa 1800 born 1753, at the Cape baptized 14 January 1753, Tulbagh died circa January 1800  married (1) 10 April 1773 Tulbagh Johannes Petrus Smit 9 died 1788 farmer  married (2) 2 August 1789 Cape Town Gerrit Coetzee Dirkzoon 10 Andries Gous born 1755 born 1755 11 baptized 14 March 1755, Tulbagh 12 Johannes Petrus Gous born 1758 born 1758 13 baptized 2 July 1758, Tulbagh 14 Alletta Dorothea Gous 15 born 1762 born 1762, at the Cape 16 baptized 10 April 1762, Tulbagh 17  married  19 Nicolaas Bester 18 born at the Cape 20

# The parents of Pieter Gous Maria van Staden, in her will dated 177., refers to him as her nephew (neef). This puzzled me for a long time, but I now think she must have regarde him thus through her brother-in-law, Alewijn Smit who was married to Hester Bekker, aunt of this Pieter Gous. Throughout their lives Francois and Alewijn Smit are recorded in the muster rolls of as farming partners along with their respective wives, and I believe they always farmed near one another. Maria van Staden and Francois Smit were witnesses at the baptism of one of Pieter Gous and Aletta Vorsters' children, and two of the daughters of Alewijn Smit and Hester Bekker were also witnesses at baptisms of other of their children. The naming of their children which, if it followed one of the conventional patterns of the time, could be a clue to his parentage, seems to be as follows. The first son named for his maternal grandfather, the first daughter named for her 'aunt' Maria van Staden and her paternal grandmother Johanna Contermann, the second daugher after her maternal grandmother, Elisabeth Lubbe, and the second son after his paternal grandfather, Andries Gous.

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20 Will - Bester, Nicolaas and Aletta Dorothea Gous - 1784, dated 18 March 1784 and filed 26 March 1798, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/42, 16 den burger Nicolaas Bester en Aletta Dorothea Gousch byde van Cabo de Goede Hoop geboortig, egte lieden ...

18 Will - Bester, Nicolaas and Aletta Dorothea Gous - 1784, dated 18 March 1784 and filed 26 March 1798, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/42, 16 den burger Nicolaas Bester en Aletta Dorothea Gousch byde van Cabo de Goede Hoop geboortig, egte lieden ... De Testateuren zonder kinderen natelaten komende te overlyden verklaarde den testateur in dat geval zyn moeder Anna Bok, ende de testatrice haaren ouders den Burger Pieter Gousch en desselfs huisvrouw Aletta Vosser te institueeren in de legitime portie ...

19 Will - Bester, Nicolaas and Aletta Dorothea Gous - 1784, dated 18 March 1784 and filed 26 March 1798, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/42, 16 den burger Nicolaas Bester en Aletta Dorothea Gousch byde van Cabo de Goede Hoop geboortig, egte lieden ...

17 Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation, photocopies of the original register, Cape Archives (originals in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch), VC 657, and VC 644 and VC 665 baptisms, page 58, 1762 den 10 April, 't kint Aletta Dorothea, Vader Pieter Gousch, Moeder Aletta Vorster, Get - Barend Vorster en Aletta Dorothea Smit

16 Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation, photocopies of the original register, Cape Archives (originals in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch), VC 657, and VC 644 and VC 665 baptisms, page 58, 1762 Will - Bester, Nicolaas and Aletta Dorothea Gous - 1784, dated 18 March 1784 and filed 26 March 1798, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/42, 16 den burger Nicolaas Bester en Aletta Dorothea Gousch byde van Cabo de Goede Hoop geboortig, egte lieden ...

15 Will - Bester, Nicolaas and Aletta Dorothea Gous - 1784, dated 18 March 1784 and filed 26 March 1798, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/42, 16 De Testateuren zonder kinderen natelaten komende te overlyden verklaarde den testateur in dat geval zyn moeder Anna Bok, ende de testatrice haaren ouders den Burger Pieter Gousch en desselfs huisvrouw Aletta Vosser te institueeren in de legitime portie ...

14 Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation, photocopies of the original register, Cape Archives (originals in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch), VC 657, and VC 644 and VC 665 baptisms, page 42, 1758 den 2 Julij, 't Kint Johannes Petrus, Vader Pieter Gousch, Moeder Aletta Vorster, Get - Schalck Willemsz Burger en Hester Smit

13 Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation, photocopies of the original register, Cape Archives (originals in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch), VC 657, and VC 644 and VC 665 baptisms, page 42, 1758

12 Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation, photocopies of the original register, Cape Archives (originals in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch), VC 657, and VC 644 and VC 665 baptisms, page 30, 1755 den 14 Maart, 't Kint Andries, Vader Pieter Gousch, Moeder Aletta Vorster, Get - Matthys Soute en Elisabeth de Bruijn

11 Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation, photocopies of the original register, Cape Archives (originals in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch), VC 657, and VC 644 and VC 665 baptisms, page 30, 1755

10 Deed of Surety (Acte van Kinderbewys) - Gousch, Elisabeth - 1789, dated 31st July 1789, Cape Archives, CJ 2681/22 Elisabeth Gousch wed: wijlen den burger Johannes Petrus Smit d'ouder geadsisteert met haren tegenwoordigen bruidegom den mede burger Gerrit Coetzee ... Church Registers - Cape Town Congregation, Cape Archives, originals in the Nederlands Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch, VC 603, 604, 605, 621 - baptisms and marriages 1695+ marriages, page 125, 1789 Den 2 August. Gerit Coetse Dirkzoon, van Cabo de Goede Hoop, Burger alhier jongman met Elisabeth Gous van Cabo voornt. weduwe wylen den burger Johannes Petrus Smith. Estate Accounts - Gousch, Elisabeth - 1800, final date 30 June 1800, Cape Archives, MOOC 13/1/23, 24 haaren overgebleevenen man den burger Gerrit Coetzee dirkszoon ...

9 Will - Smit, Johannes Petrus and Elisabeth Gousch - 1785, dated 15th April 1785 and filed 1 October 1788, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/32, 99 den burger en landbouwer Johannes Petrus Smit d'oude

8 Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation, photocopies of the original register, Cape Archives (originals in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch), VC 657, and VC 644 and VC 665 baptisms, page 14, 1749 5 October 1749, 't Kint Maria Johanna, Vader Pieter Gousch, Moeder Aletta Lubbe, Get. - Francois Smit en Maria van Staden

7 Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation, photocopies of the original register, Cape Archives (originals in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch), VC 657, and VC 644 and VC 665 baptisms, page 14, 1749

6 Church Registers - Drakenstein Congregation, Cape Archives (originals in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch), VC644, VC645, VC654 baptisms, page 169, 1743 4 Aug. De Vader Pieter Gaus, De Moeder Aletta Vorster, De Getuijgen Barend Vorster en Elisabeth Lubbe

5 Church Registers - Drakenstein Congregation, Cape Archives (originals in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch), VC644, VC645, VC654 baptisms, page 169, 1743

4 Church Registers - Drakenstein Congregation, Cape Archives (originals in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch), VC644, VC645, VC654 marriages, page 29, 1742 25 Novb. Pieter Gous van Cabo de Goede Hoop, burger aen Drakensteyn.J.M. en Aletta Vorster. van Cabo Voorm: J.d.

3 Cape Death Notifications 1758-1833, Cape Archives, MOOC 6/1, 6/2, 6/3 MOOC 6/1, page 21, 1790, Waveren, Pieter Gousch d'oude, 18 Jann. MOOC 6/2, vol 1, 1798, Waveren, Aletta Vorster, aged 76, born at the Cape, widow of Pieter Gous, died 20 July Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation - Deaths, Het Boek der gestorvene persoonen In't land van Waveren, Cape Archives, VC 665 page 29 [ ]7 Januarij Is overleden Pieter Gousch de oude

2 Church Registers - Drakenstein Congregation, Cape Archives (originals in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch), VC644, VC645, VC654 marriages, page 29, 1742 25 Novb. Pieter Gous van Cabo de Goede Hoop, burger aen Drakensteyn.J.M. en Aletta Vorster. van Cabo Voorm: J.d.

1 Deed of Surety (Acte van Kinderbewys) - Conterman, Johanna wed. Gous - 1735, date 23 June 1735, Cape Archives, MOOC 12/1, 28 Johanna Conterman wed:den landbouwer Andries Gous, als prinsipaal en d'E. Johannes Cruijwagen, als borgh en mede prinsipaal schuldenaar ... wel opregt en deugdelijk schuldig te zijne aan de WeesCamer hier ter steden, een somma van vijfduisent, tweehindert, negen en vijftig guldens, segge f 5259:-: indische valuatie, haar komende wegens 't vaderlijk bewijs, of erfportie, die zij eerste copmte. aan haar agt minderjarige kinderen asl Pieter oud 16. Andries out 15, Barend oud 13. Johannes oud 10. Sara oud 8. Stephanus oud 6. Helena oud 3. en Hester Gous, oud 1 jaren ... Church Registers - Drakenstein Congregation, Cape Archives (originals in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch), VC644, VC645, VC654 marriages, page 29, 1742 25 Novb. Pieter Gous van Cabo de Goede Hoop, burger aen Drakensteyn.J.M. en Aletta Vorster. van Cabo Voorm: J.d.