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Robbert Jansz van Hoorn of Stellenbosch 1 died after 1725, (assumed) 2 Notes: He was employed as a soldier in the Dutch East India Company at the Cape. In 1690 his pay was increased from 10 gulden to 12 unde a new 3 year contract. In 1693 he appear in the muster roll of company employees (there is none for 1694 or 1695) but not in those of 1696 or1697. He then appears on the muster roll of free settlers for 1698. (source: TANAP, V.C. 12, pp. 440-443, 6th June 1690, 'robbert jansz van hoorn, soldt., van f.10 tot f.12 onder een nieuw driejarig verband verbeterd'; and Cape Archives VC 39 for the muster rolls of 1693 and 1698 mentioned above) He served in the Stellenbosch Militia in an infantry company, first listed 1701. In a later list he is noted as the drum player (tamboer). (source: 1 STB/13/21 pp. 40, 56, Rolle der Infanterij van Stellenbosch) On 30th January 1719 he signed a contract with Jochem Creeft whereby the latter took on the former's son, named as Johannes Robbertsz, as an apprentice saddlemaker for seven years, but this contract was cancelled on the 1st September 1721, for reasons not stated.

married Catharina Cornelisz 1684-1718

Maettjen Robbertsz b.1700 children Joannes b.1701 Jan 1704 - 1758 children Johanna Elisabeth Robberts 1708 - 1779 children Katryn b.1710 Maria b.1712

children of Robbert Jansz van Hoorn and Catharina Cornelisz Maettjen Robbertsz van Hoorn born 1700 baptized 3 January 1700, Stellenbosch  married Maurits Walter Joannes van Hoorn born 1701 born 1701 3 baptized 1701, Stellenbosch 4 Jan Robbertz 1704-1758 born 1704, at the Cape baptized 3 August 1704, Stellenbosch died 7 November 1758  married 4 June 1730 Cape Town Anna Sophia Horsel 5 died circa 1758 Johanna Elisabeth Robberts van Hoorn 1708-1779 born 1708, at the Cape baptized 29 April 1708, Stellenbosch died 16 February 1779, Cape Town  married (1) 27 May 1725 Cape Town Pieter Bureé died before 1768  married (2) after 1736 (presumably) Jan van der Stap 6 Katryn van Hoorn born 1710 born 1710 7 baptized 28 December 1710, Stellenbosch 8 Notes: Cape Town, VC 606, page 10, 1743 15 December 1743 Thomas, de ouders poul Tetz en Catharina Hoorn de getuijgen Nicolase van Blerk en Catharina Mag[ ]ki Maria van Hoorn 9 born 1712 born 1712 10 baptized 30 October 1712, Stellenbosch 11

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