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Lenert Geens Mechtelt de Keijser

Barbara Geens 1 born circa 1626, Amsterdam 2 baptized 15 September 1626, Amsterdam, Nieuwe Kerk 3 died before 22 February 1688 4 Notes: I have assumed (wihout having further proof) that she was the child baptised to Lenert Geens and his wife Mechtelt de Keijser on 15th September 1626 in the Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam, given that she said she was born in Amsterdam and that she was aged 36 in August 1666 when she married Hendrik Reijnste at the Cape, plus the fact that she had several times named a daughter of her own Magtelt.

(1) circa 1648 (assumed) Jacob Huijbregtsz van Rosendael died 1662 master gardener 5

Machtelt b.1649 Machtelt b. c1651 Sara 1653 - 1690 children Johannes b.1655 Maria children Machtild b.1662

married (2) 2 September 1663 at Cape Town 14 Hendrik Reijnste born circa 1639 carpenter 15

Helena b.1665 children Leendert b.1666

children of Barbara Geens and Jacob Huijbregtsz van Rosendael Machtelt van Rosendael born 1649 born 1649 6 baptized 3 March 1649, Amsterdam 7 Machtelt van Rosendael born circa 1651 born circa 1651 8 baptized 29 January 1651, Amsterdam 9 Sara van Rosendael 1653-1690 born 1653, Amsterdam baptized 14 October 1653, Amsterdam died between 1690 and 1692  married 28 May 1670 Cape Town Adriaan Willemsz van Brakel 10 died circa 1699 carpenter in VOC service later free settler Johannes van Rosendael born 1655 born 1655 11 baptized 18 September 1655, Amsterdam 12 Maria van Rosendael  married 29 May 1678 Cape Town Cornelis Wobma skipper of the hooker De Bode (1677) Machtild van Rosendael born 1662 baptized 8 October 1662, Cape Town 13 children of Barbara Geens and Hendrik Reijnste Helena Reijnste born 1665 baptized 23 August 1665, Cape Town  married 19 July 1682 Cape Town Willem Ten Damme died circa 1714 upper surgeon of the Dutch East India Company Leendert Reijnste born 1666 baptized 14 November 1666, Cape Town 16

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16 Church Registers - Cape Town Congregation, Cape archives (originals in the Nederduits Gerevormeerde Kerk Argief), VC 603, VC 604, VC 605, VC 644 baptisms 1666, den 14 dito(november) een soontie van Hendrick rynsern en Barbar Geens syn huijs vrouw wiert genaemt Leendert de peet was Jannetie Ferdinandus

13 Lorna Newcomb, email communication: 23 July 2004 Lorna wrote further: Machtild is op 8.10.1662 gedoop.

12 Church Registers - Amsterdam Gemeentearchief Online, Amsterdam, Gemeentearchief Doopregisters (church not stated) bron 301 p.64, 1655 September 1655, Eerw. Ds: Walschardus in huijs gedoopt, Johannes soontje van Jacob Huijbertsen Rosendaal en Barbara Geens

11 Church Registers - Amsterdam Gemeentearchief Online, Amsterdam, Gemeentearchief Doopregisters (church not stated) bron 301 p.64, 1655

10 Cape Muster Rolls of VOC employees - 1657 onwards, Cape Archives, VC 39, vol 2 April 1664, Adriaen Willemsen van Brakel, timmerman

9 Church Registers - Amsterdam Gemeentearchief Online, Amsterdam, Gemeentearchief Doopregisters (church not stated) bron 301 p.51, 1651 29 Januarij 1651 in huijs door Eer aresschert gedoopt, t' dochtertie genaemt Machteltie vaeder Jacob Huijbertsz en moeder Baerber Geijns

8 Church Registers - Amsterdam Gemeentearchief Online, Amsterdam, Gemeentearchief Doopregisters (church not stated) bron 301 p.51, 1651

7 Church Registers - Amsterdam Gemeentearchief Online, Amsterdam, Gemeentearchief Doopregisters (church not stated), bron 301 p.46, 1649 7 Maartij, in huijs gedoopt Machtelt 't kind van Jacob Huijberts en Barbara Geens vader Jacob Huijberts

6 Church Registers - Amsterdam Gemeentearchief Online, Amsterdam, Gemeentearchief Doopregisters bron 301 p.46

15 Resolutions of the Council of Policy of the Cape of Good Hope, TANAP C. 2, pp. 361-362, Saterdag den 18en Augusti 1663 Hendrick Reijnste van Dircxlant out 24 Jaren vrij timmerman alhier .

14 Resolutions of the Council of Policy of the Cape of Good Hope, TANAP C. 2, pp. 361-362, Saterdag den 18en Augusti 1663 Hendrick Reijnste van Dircxlant out 24 Jaren vrij timmerman alhier aen Cabo de Boa Esperance sigh in trouwbelofte hebbende begeven met Barbara Geens van Amsterdam out 36 Jaren, wede. van den overleden baes hovenier Jacob van rosendael, Ende dies te saemen in Rade verschenen, versoeckende omme met den anderen in den He. eghten staeth wettelijck te mogen werden bevestight... Claasen, J.P, Die Sieketroosters in Suid-Afrika 1652-1866, 1977 Pieter van der Stael, sieketrooster, report dated 20 January 1664 sent to the Classis in Amsterdam from Batavia. Denselfen do. (2 Septemberheeft 1663) Dome. Kasier, des namiddaghs, na de predikatie ende het doopen van de kinderen, getrout Heindrick Reinste, vrij huijstimmerman, met Barbara Geens, d'weduwe van Jacob van Rosendael zal. in sijn leven gewesene Baes Hovenier.

5 Resolutions of the Council of Policy of the Cape of Good Hope, TANAP C. 2, pp. 232-233 Saterdag den 8en October 1661... Jacob van rosendael baes hovenier van Comps. thuynen ...

4 Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape, by A.J.Boeseken, Tafelberg Publishers, 1977 page 152 Transporten en Schepenkennis, vol XVI, 1688-1690 22.2.1688, pp, 48-49: Catharina from Madagascar (13), sold by Pieter Cornelis Linnes at the public auction of the possesions of the late Barbara Geens to Diderick Potter for f.150, Cape valuation

3 Church Registers - Amsterdam, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, Gemeentearchief Doopregisters kind Berber vader Lenert Geens moeder Machteltje de Keijser doop 15 september 1626 religie Hervormd, Nieuwe kerk bron 40 p.359

2 Resolutions of the Council of Policy of the Cape of Good Hope, TANAP C. 2, pp. 361-362 Saterdag den 18en Augusti 1663. Hendrick Reijnste van Dircxlant out 24 Jaren vrij timmerman alhier aen Cabo de Boa Esperance sigh in trouwbelofte hebbende begeven met Barbara Geens van Amsterdam out 36 Jaren, wede. van den overleden baes hovenier Jacob van rosendael

1 Resolutions of the Council of Policy of the Cape of Good Hope, TANAP C. 2, pp. 361-362 Saterdag den 18en Augusti 1663. Hendrick Reijnste van Dircxlant out 24 Jaren vrij timmerman alhier aen Cabo de Boa Esperance sigh in trouwbelofte hebbende begeven met Barbara Geens van Amsterdam out 36 Jaren, wede. van den overleden baes hovenier Jacob van rosendael