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Cornelis van Rooijen 1 heemraad born Gorcum 2 died circa March 1755 3 Notes: He arrived on the ship 'Middelwout' in 1714 as an adelborst in the service of the VOC (Dutch East India Company) and became a free settler in 1721. (source: Vreyboek den Europieaanse Ingesetene des Casteel de goedehoop -1737 / 1738, transcribed by Didi du Plessis from a document in the Rijksarchief at the Hague) His children are given as listed in his will made jointly with his second wife, Cornelia Botha, and dated 18th October 1738.

married (1) 27 October 1720 at Drakenstein 4 Jacomina van Deventer died before 1737

Adriaantje b.1721 Sophia 1723 - bef.1754 children Aletta b.1724 Reijnier b.1726 Jannetje b.1727 Alberta b.1728 Grietje b.1730 Gerrit b.1732 Johannes b.1733 Cornelis b.1737

married (2) 13 April 1738 at Stellenbosch 32 Cornelia Botha 1697-circa 1754

(3) circa 1754 (? assumed from date of will) Barbara Meijburgh died 1766

children of Cornelis van Rooijen and Jacomina van Deventer Adriaantje van Rooijen 5 born 1721 born 1721 6 baptized 28 September 1721, Drakenstein 7  married Michiel Mulder 8 heemraad (1754) Sophia van Rooijen 1723-before 1754 born 1723 baptized 27 February 1723, Drakenstein died before 1754  married 26 April 1739 Drakenstein Jacobus Botha de jonge 9 1717-1784 Aletta van Rooijen born 1724 born 1724 10 baptized 7 August 1724, Drakenstein 11  married Jan Potgieter 12 Reijnier van Rooijen born 1726 born 1726 13 baptized 2 June 1726, Drakenstein 14 Jannetje van Rooijen born 1727 born 1727 15 baptized 13 July 1727, Drakenstein 16  married Jan Kok 17 Alberta van Rooijen born 1728 born 1728 18 baptized 17 October 1728, Drakenstein 19  married 11 November 1753 Stellenbosch 21 Nicolaas van Rensburg 20 Grietje van Rooijen 22 born 1730 born 1730 23 baptized 14 May 1730, Drakenstein 24  married Christoffel Snijman 25 Gerrit van Rooijen born 1732 born 1732 26 baptized 2 February 1732, Drakenstein 27 Johannes van Rooijen born 1733 born 1733 28 baptized 22 November 1733, Drakenstein 29 Cornelis van Rooijen born 1737 born 1737 30 baptized 24 March 1737, Stellenbosch 31

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