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Hendrik Gysbertsz Verschuur 1 of a farm on the Liesbeeck River 2 born Amersfoort 3 died circa 1694, (assumed) 4

married 12 July 1671 at Cape Town 5 Geesje Jans Vissers died circa 1713

Gijsbert 1671 - c1713 Jannetie 1673 - bef.1713 children Willem b.1675 Marietje 1677 - c1702 Aaltje 1679 - c1713 children Willem b.1681 Hilletje b.1684 Gerrit b.1686 Anna b.1688 Anna 1690 - c1713

children of Hendrik Gysbertsz and Geesje Jans Verschuur Gijsbert Verschuur 6 1671-circa 1713 farmer 7 of Paarl 8 born 1671 9 baptized 15 November 1671, Cape Town 10 died circa 1713, (date of inventory) Notes: He died without leaving any children, and his mother inherited his share of his and his wife's joint estate.  married Anna Sebina Venter 11 died circa 1713 Notes: She had been previously married to Henrik Venter and the inventory drawn up to value the estate in June 1713, mentions six Venter children. Jannetie Verschuur 1673-before 1713 born 1673 baptized 29 October 1673, Cape Town died before 1713  married Matthijs Wigman 12 Willem Verschuur born 1675 born 1675 13 baptized 5 January 1676, Cape Town 14 Notes: He had presumably died before October 1681 when a younger brother was named Willem. Marietje Verschuur 15 1677-circa 1702 born 1677 16 baptized 25 April 1677, Cape Town 17 died circa 1702, (assumed from date of inventory) 18 Notes: According to the inventory drawn up in 1702, after her death, she left two sons, Hendrik Cloete, aged four and a half and Jacob Cloete aged two and a half. These two sons were again named in the inventory drawn up in 1713, after the death of their grandmother, Geesje Vissers. On 15th July 1721 Hendrik Cloete petitioned the Council of Policy, stating that he had already reached the age of 26 years but could not provide proof since the baptismal book of Drakenstein, where he was baptised, had for many years been missing, and therefore asked for a grant of 'veniam aetatis' (majority) so that he could manage his own affairs. (Resolutions of the Council of Policy of Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town Archives, South Africa, C. 56, pp. 72-81)  married Coenraad Cloete 19 Aaltje Verschuur 1679-circa 1713 born 1679 baptized 20 August 1679, Cape Town died circa June 1713  married (1) Reinier Nauta 20  married (2) Dirk Vroonhof 21 Willem Verschuur born 1681 born 1681 22 baptized 26 October 1681, Cape Town 23 Hilletje Verschuur 24 born 1684 born 1684 25 baptized 24 September 1684, Cape Town 26  married Coert Gerritsz. Piper 27 Gerrit Verschuur born 1686 born 1686 28 baptized 1 September 1686, Cape Town 29 Anna Verschuur born 1688 born 1688 30 baptized 13 June 1688, Cape Town 31 Notes: She had presumably died before March 1690 when a younger sister was again named Annatje. Anna Verschuur 32 1690-circa 1713 born 1690 33 baptized 19 March 1690, Cape Town 34 died circa 1713, (date of inventory) Notes: According to the inventory drawn up after her death, both her husband and her one son, Jan Hendrik Vlok, had predeceased her, and her estate went, therefore into the estate of her mother, Geesje Visser.  married Johannes Vlok 35

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