Alida Maria Petzer, B1c3

Alida Maria van Vollenhoven was born to Hendrik Anthonij van Vollenhoven and Martha Susanna du Toit around 15 April 1764 - primary source not yet found.

Alida Maria van Vollenhoven was born around 1764 and the inventory for Martha Susanna du Toit's parents, taken in 1764 states Martha Susanna at the time was married to Hendrik Anthonie van Vollenhoven:

Inventories of the Orphan Chamber, Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa Reference no.: MOOC8/10.64a[2]

"Testator(s): Alida Maria de Swart Andries du Toit 20 Januarij 1764

Van Reede Inventaris mitsg:rs taxatie van alle sodanige goederen als ab intestato metter dood zijn ontruijmt ende naargelaaten door den burger Andries du Toit ten voordeele van desselfs nagebleevene weduwe Alida Maria de Swart ter eenree, mitsgaders sijne bij evengem:e zijne huijsvrouw in huwelijk verwekte twee kinderen, met naamen

1) Martha Susanna du Toit gehuwt met Hendrik Vollenhoven ter andere zijde 2) Ernst Fredrik du Toit oud 16 jaren"

Thus Martha Susanna du Toit was married to Alida Maria's father at around the time of Alida Maria's birth.

Going on the custom of naming first daughters after their maternal grandmothers, it makes sense that Alida Maria's mother was actually Martha Susanna du Toit, whose mother was named Alida Maria (Alida Maria de Swart, b2). Alida Maria van Vollenhoven's first daughter in turn was named Martha Susanna Pitzer.

Ref: Genealogies of Old Cape Families, by C.C.de Villiers, revised, augmented and rewritten by C.Pama, A.A.Balkema, Cape Town, 1966. The original edition of 1894, compiled by G.M. Theal from the work of C.C. de Villiers Vol 3 van Vollenhoven p519. Added by Dirk le Roux May 21, 2016.