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Jan Grobbelaar 1 farmer (1735) 2 of Landskroon, Drakenstein 3 died circa 1735, (Inventory dated 30 Septbember 1735) 4 Notes: Ten children are named in the Estate Inventory drawn up after his death, dated 30th September 1735, and it was subsequently noted that there was an additional child with which the widow was pregnant (nog een kind waarvan de Weed' swanger is). Their farm would seem to have been small, 30 cattle, 300 sheep and 11 horses, and they also made wine, of which they had a store of 16 leggers. There was little in the way of furniture and household goods and they were fairly heavily in debt.

married circa 1715 at most probably Drakenstein 5 Geertruij Knoetsen 1697-1761

Jan b.1716 Cathrijn b.1717 Cornelia b.1718 Willem b.1720 Pieter b.1722 Nicolaas b.1723 Geertruij b.1724 Dorothea b.1728 Coert b.1730 Dirkje b.1733 Cornelis 1736 - c1813 children

children of Jan Grobbelaar and Geertruij Knoetsen Jan Grobbelaar born 1716 born 1716 6 baptized 9 February 1716, Drakenstein 7 Cathrijn Grobbelaar born 1717 born 1717 8 baptized 12 September 1717, Drakenstein 9 Cornelia Grobbelaar born 1718 born 1718 10 baptized 28 August 1718, Drakenstein 11 Willem Grobbelaar born 1720 born 1720 12 baptized 12 May 1720, Drakenstein 13 Pieter Grobbelaar born 1722 born 1722 14 baptized 25 April 1722, Stellenbosch 15 Nicolaas Grobbelaar 16 born 1723 born 1723 17 baptized 25 December 1723, Stellenbosch 18 Geertruij Grobbelaar born 1724 born 1724 19 baptized 31 December 1724, Drakenstein 20 Dorothea Grobbelaar born 1728 born 1728 21 baptized 1728, Drakenstein 22 Coert Grobbelaar born 1730 born 1730 23 baptized 26 November 1730, Drakenstein 24 Notes: He was employed as a hand (knegt) by Albert Mijburg Albertsz: in 1750 (1 STB, 18/33) Dirkje Grobbelaar born 1733 born 1733 25 baptized 6 April 1733, Drakenstein 26 Cornelis Grobbelaar 1736-circa 1813 born 1736, the Cape baptized 31 March 1736, Drakenstein died circa May 1813, (? possibly)  married 15 August 1762 Drakenstein Magdalena Volschenk 27 1697-1761 of the farm Groot Verlangen

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