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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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31 Church Register - Stellenbosch Congregation, Consulted both as microfilm at the LDS and Palmkronieke facsimile, also Cape Archives verbatim copies, originals at the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch, G2 4/1, VC 639 baptisms, page 14, 1737 24 Maart Cornelis De Vader Cornelis van Rooyen De Moeder Jacomyntje van Deventer De Getuygen Hendrik Debits en Dorothea Coetser

30 Church Register - Stellenbosch Congregation, Consulted both as microfilm at the LDS and Palmkronieke facsimile, also Cape Archives verbatim copies, originals at the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch, G2 4/1, VC 639 baptisms, page 14, 1737

29 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 baptisms, page 125 1733 den 22 9br K: Johannes O: Cornelius van Roijen, Jacomina van Deventer G: Gerrit van Deventer, Catharina de Beer

28 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 baptisms, page 125, 1733

27 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 baptims, page 118 1732 2 Feb. K: Gerrit O: Cornelius van Rooijen en Jacomina van Deventer G: Henrik van Deventer en Maria Pretorius

26 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 baptims, page 118, 1732

25 Will - Van Rooijen, Cornelis &Barbara Meijburg - 1754, dated 11 December 1754, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/11, 21 Grietje van Rooijen getroud met den burger Christoffel Snijman

24 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 baptisms, page 112 Den 14 Meij 1730 K: Johanna Margaretha V: Cornelis van Rooijen M: Jacomina van Deventer G: Francois Jubert Anna Pretorius

23 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 baptisms, page 112, 1730

22 Will - Van Rooijen, Cornelis &Cornelia Botha, 1738 den Testateur ... aan sijne Thien Kinderen met naamen: Adriaantje, Feijtje, Aletta, Reijner, Jannetje, Alberta, Grietje, Gerrit, Johannes en Cornelis all in huwelijk bij sijn overleeden huijs vrouw Jacomina van Deventer

20 Will - Van Rooijen, Cornelis &Barbara Meijburg - 1754, dated 11 December 1754, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/11, 21 Alberta van Rooijen getroud met den burger Nicolaas Rensburg

21 Church Register - Stellenbosch Congregation, Consulted both as microfilm at the LDS and Palmkronieke facsimile, also Cape Archives verbatim copies, originals at the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch, G2 4/1, VC 639 marriages 1753, 11 November Nicolaas Jansz van Rensburg van Cabo de Goed Hoop burger aan Swellendam jongman, met Albertje van Roijen van Cabo de Goed Hoop jongedogter

19 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 baptisms, page 97 Den 17 October 1728 K: Alberta V: Cornelis van Rooijen M: Jacomina van Deventer G: Barent Lindekwath helena Brits

18 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 baptisms, page 97, 1728

17 Will - Van Rooijen, Cornelis &Barbara Meijburg - 1754, dated 11 December 1754, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/11, 21 Jannetje van Rooijen getroud met den burger Jan kok

16 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 baptims, page 86 Den 13 Julij 1727 K: Jannetje V: Cornelis van Rooijen M: Jacoba van Deventer G: Philippus Snijman Jasje van Deventer

15 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 baptims, page 86, 1727

14 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 baptims, page 75 Den 2 Junij 1726 K: Reijnier V: Cornelis van Rooijen M: Jacomijn van Deventer G: Willem Nel Johanna Margaretha van Deventer

13 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 baptims, page 75, 1726

12 Will - Van Rooijen, Cornelis &Barbara Meijburg - 1754, dated 11 December 1754, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/11, 21 Aletta van Rooijen getroud met den burger Jan Potgieter

11 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 baptisms, page 64, 1724 Den 7 Augustus Aletta doghter van Cornelis van Roien en Jacomijne van Deventer, Getuijgen Jacob en Aaltje van Deventer

10 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 baptisms, page 64, 1724

9 Estate Accounts - Botha, Jacobus, de Oude - 1791-1793, dated 2 December 1793, Cape Archives, MOOC 13/1/19, 2 3. de Kinderen en Kinds Kinderen van wijlen des Overleede Zoon Jacobus Botha de Jonge

8 Will - Van Rooijen, Cornelis &Barbara Meijburg - 1754, dated 11 December 1754, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/11, 21 Adriaantje van Rooijen getrouwd met den heemraad Michiel Mulder

7 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 baptisms, page 58, Anno 1721 Den 28ste Sept. Jannetje doghter van Corneelis van Rooien en Jacomijn van Deventer Getuijgen Jan Gerritse van Deventer en jannetje jacobse (I think I must have misread and these two 'jannetje' should be 'ariaantje'?? Ariaantje Jacobus would be the grandmother)

6 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 baptisms, page 58, Anno 1721

5 Will - Van Rooijen, Cornelis &Barbara Meijburg - 1754, dated 11 December 1754, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/11, 21 den oud heemraad monsr. Cornelis van Rooijen van Gorcum ... beneevens desselfs voorkinderen in Namen Adriaantje van Rooijen getrouwd met den heemraad Michiel Mulder, Aletta van Rooijen getroud met den burger Jan Potgieter Rijnier van Rooijen, Jannetje van Rooijen getroud met den burger Jan kok, Alberta van Rooijen getroud met den burger Nicolaas Rensburg, Grietje van Rooijen getroud met den burger Christoffel Snijman, Gerrit, Johannes en Cornelis van Rooijen ... welke kinderen door hem testateur in huwelijk sijn verkreegen bij wijlen sijn Eerste huijsvrouw Jacomina van Deventer Will - Van Rooijen, Cornelis &Cornelia Botha, 1738 den Testateur ... aan sijne Thien Kinderen met naamen: Adriaantje, Feijtje, Aletta ...

32 Church Register - Stellenbosch Congregation, Consulted both as microfilm at the LDS and Palmkronieke facsimile, also Cape Archives verbatim copies, originals at the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch, G2 4/1, VC 639 marriages, page 23 1738, 13 April Cornelis van Rooyen van Gornichem burger aan Drakensteyn wedn. en Cornelia Botha van Cabo de Goede Hoop wed: van Hans Jurgen Potgieter

4 Church Register - Drakenstein congregation, photocopy of original registers, Cape Archives (originals in NGK archives, Stellenbosch), VC 644 marriages, Anno 1720 Den 27ste Octob. Cornelius Van Rojen, jonghman van [Gurcure] met Jacomijntje Van Deventer jonge Doghter van Cabo

3 Will - Van Rooijen, Cornelis &Barbara Meijburg - 1754, dated 11 December 1754, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/11, 21 Will dated 11 December 1754 Inventory - Van Rooijen, Cornelis - 1755, dated 10th Apirl 1755, Cape Archives, as published on the TANAP Cape Inventories web site, MOOC 8/9, 29

2 Will - Van Rooijen, Cornelis &Barbara Meijburg - 1754, dated 11 December 1754, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/11, 21 den oud heemraad monsr. Cornelis van Rooijen van Gorcum

1 Will - Van Rooijen, Cornelis &Barbara Meijburg - 1754, dated 11 December 1754, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/11, 21 den oud heemraad monsr. Cornelis van Rooijen van Gorcum ... mitsg: de naagelaatene kinderen van wijlen sijn reets overleedene dogter Feijtje van Rooijen door haar in huwelijk verweckt bij den burger Jacobus Botha Jacobsz: ... welke kinderen door hem testateur in huwelijk sijn verkreegen bij wijlen sijn Eerste huijsvrouw Jacomina van Deventer