According to Pieter Coertzen's book - he came from Picardie to arrived in Table Bay on ship VOSMAAR in Oct 1696, settled in Cape Town as a baker, married first Marie le Fevre (? -1700) [but this date contradicts the possibility that she was the Marie le Fevre, daughter of Paul le Fevre, who died on the ship in 1696 - Sharon] , and second - in 1700, Isabeaux Pochox. He had 5 sons and 2 daughters, 1 son having been born in Europe, and the other on board ship.