Barend Pieterse Blom, stamvader, woon in 1707 op die plaas "Groendal" in die Wagenmakersvallei (nou Wellington).

a1 Barend Pieterse Blom

v. Wegenau. In 1707 woon hy op die plaas “Groendal” in die Wagenmakersvallei (nou Wellington), x 1691 Catharina de Beer

b1 Agatha

» 21.10.1695

sic: Geslagsregister van Vroeë Kaapse families.

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Stamvader Barend Pieterse BLOM came to South Africa from Wegenau. In 1707 we find him living on the farm 'Groendal' now in the Wellington district. In 1691 he married Catharina de BERAULT who was baptised on 5 November 1684 daughter of stamvader Louis de Berault from France and Catharina van de Kaap. The couple had three children:

b1 Agatha baptised 21 October 1695 Kaapstad, X 19 November 1713 Lucas Meyer

b2 Pier Barend baptised 29 April 1699, X Maria Jacobs

b3 Geertruy, X Pieter Booyens

He received the farm Groendal on 28 Feb 1699.

Sources:

de Villiers and Pama, Genealogies of old S A Families

JA Heese and RTJ Lombard, South African Genealogies

JG le Roux en WG le Roux Bovlei in Ons Drakensteinse Erfgrond

Thanks to research by:

Thanks to submission by:

Mark Barker mabarker@mweb.co.za

AM van Rensburg