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Pierre Rousseau 1 of De Boog van Orleans, by the Bergrivier, Drakenstein 2 Heemraad born circa 1666, Main or Mer, in France 3 died circa February 1719, (assumed from date of inventory) 4 Notes: They also had a second farm in Drakenstein, called 'De Vleesbank' according to the inventory drawn up after the death of Anna Retief, and another piece of land in Stellenbosch of 60 morgen. In the 1692 muster roll they are listed as having two children and by 1695 they have four children, in January 1702 they have seven. (Muster rolls, VC 39, page 123, page 150 and VC 40, page 7). In the inventory drawen up on 10th May 1710 after the death of Ann Retief, it states that there were then ten living children. (MOOC 8/2, 39)

married (1) Anna Retief died circa 1710

Anna b.1691 Maria Magdalena Aletta Elisabeth 1696 - 1785 children Martha b.1698 Pierre b.1700 Gabriel b.1701 Pieter 1703 - bef.1762 children Hester b.1705 Daniel b.1707

married (2) 15 December 1710 at Stellenbosch 19 Geertruijd du Toit circa 1690-1750

Andries b.1711

children of Pierre Rousseau and Anna Retief Anna Rousseau born 1691 born 1691 5 baptized 8 July 1691, Stellenbosch 6 Maria Rousseau Notes: I have not, so far, found her baptism, nor any document listing her age, but this seems a likely area for her birth, since she married in 1711. Magdalena Rousseau Notes: De Villiers / Pama gives her a marriage date of 5.5.1714 but I cannot find this in the extant marriage registers of the time. Generaale Opneemrolle 31 April, 1 & 2 Mei 1716 VC 49, p. 328, Drakensteijn Jan Louis du Plesis en Magdalena Rosseau Aletta Rousseau Notes: I have not, so far found a baptism or age for her, but she appears as one of the four children of Pieter Rousseau in the inventory, dated 3 March 1719, who had not yet received their inheritance portion from their mother's estate. There she is listed ahead of her three brothers Gabriel, Pieter and Daniel, probably implying that she was the eldest of the four. Since we have no idea of when she was born she could have been any age at this date. This allows a wide latitude for guesswork and it would be a good idea to examine the opgaaf returns for statistics on the children. Meanwhile I have located her in the largest space available amongst her sibllings. Elisabeth Russouw 1696-1785 born 1696, Cape of Good Hope baptized 14 October 1696, Drakenstein died 16 February 1785, Paarl  married Pieter du Toit 7 1697-1768 farmer and Heemraad (1744) of Palmieten Valleij, Drakenstein Martha Russouw born 1698 born 1698 8 baptized 27 July 1698, Drakenstein 9 Pierre Russouw born 1700 born 1700 10 baptized 3 May 1700, Drakenstein 11 Gabriel Russouw born 1701 born 1701 12 baptized 14 August 1701, Drakenstein 13 Pieter Rossouw 1703-before 1762 born 1703, at the Cape baptized 2 September 1703, Drakenstein died before 1762  married (1) Sophia van der Merwe 1706-1727  married (2) 10 April 1729 Drakenstein Maria Retief 14 died circa 1738  married (3) 19 April 1739 Drakenstein Anna Maria de Vyver died 1750 Hester Russouw born 1705 born 1705 15 baptized 26 July 1705, Drakenstein 16 Daniel Russouw born 1707 born 1707 17 baptized 9 October 1707, Drakenstein 18 children of Pierre Rousseau and Geertruijd du Toit Andries Rousseau born 1711 born 1711 20 baptized 8 November 1711, Drakenstein 21 Notes: It looks as though he must have died before November 1720, since he is not mentioned in the will his mother drew up with her second husband, Carel van der Merwe on 30 November 1720.

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