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Lenert Geens Mechtelt de Keijser Jacob Huijbregtsz van Rosendael died 1662 Barbara Geens circa 1626-before 1688

Sara van Rosendael 1 born 1653, Amsterdam 2 baptized 14 October 1653, Amsterdam 3 died between 1690 and 1692 4 Notes: She appears only once in the muster rolls of free persons at the Cape, in the year 1686. The next surviving muster roll is that for 1691 but this one did not list wives, and the next, for 1692, which does list wives, does not list her, just Adriaan Brakel alone. In 1693 he is again listed alone, but with six children. Since her last child was baptised 31 March 1690, she died presumably between 1690 and 1692.

married 28 May 1670 at Cape Town 5 Adriaan Willemsz van Brakel died circa 1699 carpenter in VOC service later free settler 6

Willem b.1671 Elisabeth b.1673 Elisabeth b.1674 Jacobus b.1676 Maria b.1677 children Jacobus 1679 - bef.1713 children Jacobus b.1681 Hermanus b.1682 Harmanus b. c1683 Magteld b.1685 Harmanus 1686 - c1728 Leendert 1687 - 1713 Barbera b.1688 Maghtill b.1690

children of Sara van Rosendael and Adriaan Willemsz van Brakel Willem van Brakel born 1671 born 1671 7 baptized 12 April 1671, Cape Town 8 Elisabeth van Brakel born 1673 born 1673 9 baptized 12 March 1673, Cape Town 10 Elisabeth van Brakel 11 born 1674 born 1674 12 baptized 13 May 1674, Cape Town 13  married (1) 25 July 1701 Stellenbosch 15 Hans Jurgen Grimpe 14 died before 1703 died before 1703, (assumed from date of next marriage) 16  married (2) 7 June 1703 Stellenbosch 18 Adam Tas 17 Jacobus van Brakel born 1676 born 1676 19 baptized 12 April 1676, Cape Town 20 Maria van Brakel born 1677 born 1677, at the Cape baptized 30 May 1677, Cape Town  married (1) 22 January 1702 Cape Town Jacobus Louw 21 1679-1713 contractor for the supply of meat to the Company of The Cape  married (2) circa July 1723 at the Cape Jan Valk 22 born circa 1681 Jacobus van Brakel 1679-before 1713 born 1679 baptized 19 May 1679, Cape Town died before July 1713  married 22 January 1702 Stellenbosch Margareta Elbertsz 23 1686-before 1713 Jacobus van Brakel 24 born 1681 born 1681 25 baptized 5 January 1681, Cape Town 26 Hermanus van Brakel born 1682 born 1682 27 baptized 13 December 1682, Cape Town 28 Harmanus van Brakel born circa 1683 born circa 1683 29 baptized 2 January 1684, Cape Town 30 Magteld van Brakel born 1685 born 1685 31 baptized 25 February 1685, Cape Town 32 Harmanus van Brakel 33 1686-circa 1728 born 1686 34 baptized 30 June 1686, Cape Town 35 died circa October 1728 36  married 1 April 1708 Stellenbosch 38 Geertruij van den Bijl 37 Notes: In her petition to the Council of Policy, 15th June 1723, she states that she, with her husband, had five children, three of whom were still living at that date. That for the first nine years of their marriage he was a good husband, even tempered and considerate (betaamt en toestaat) but that over the last six years he had been ruined by becoming a drunkard, which was not only reflected in his domestic affairs and occupation, and in beating his wife, but he was no longer providing for his family, reducing her children to begging. The farm was falling into ruin, the animals no longer tended, the slaves fleeing because of his brutality in his drunken state. He was refusing to see his wife, forcing his eldest son to drink with him and, in his worst states asking his children for rope with which to hang himself. She therefore requested permission to sue for divorce, which permission was granted. (Source: Resolusies van die Politieke Raad, C. 66, pp. 69-91. Dingsdagh den 15 Junij 1723, voormiddags. TANAP) Leendert van Brakel 39 1687-1713 born 1687 40 baptized 5 October 1687, Cape Town 41 died 4 July 1713 42 Notes: He died at the height of the smallpox epidemic at the Cape, apparently in the home of his brother-in-law Jacobus Louw, making his will verbally to the Clerk who was there making Jacobus Louw's will. Barbera van Brakel 43 born 1688 born 1688, (assumed from muster rolls) 44 baptized 14 November 1688, Cape Town 45 Maghtill van Brakel born 1690 born 1690 46 baptized 31 March 1690, Cape Town 47

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