Hendrik Petrus Johannes van der Westhuizen, b2c1d3e2f7g4

Child number 2 on DN 1909

Source: Dutch Reformed Church Baptism Records, Cape Town, 1846 - 1864; 1837 - 1856.

On the baptism record, his names are only Hendrik Petrus, but on his father's death notice he is named Hendrik Petrus Johannes.

Witnesses @ baptism: Petrus Josephus Mattheus Spangenberg, Margaretha Wilhelmina Lategan, Izaak Petrus Jacobus van der Westhuizen & Maria Wilhelmina van der Westhuizen.

Hendrik Petrus van der Westhuizen was baptised at Modderfontein which was part of the district of Prieska at the time.

Hendrik Petrus van der Westhuizen had 4 partners, but only married two.

His partner, Brummer, inherited a farm because he would not marry her. He had a Pieterse partner - one of her daughters married a van Rensburg the other daughter married a Jansens.of Griekwastad.

Rietfontein was 1 of his farms

During the Anglo-Boer War his farms were confiscated by the British because he was regarded as a Boer sympathiser and declared a Cape Rebel. He was found guilty of stealing an ox wagon with provisions and declared an outlaw. Hendrik fled to South West Africa(Namibia). He recieved Amnesty from General Smuts in 1914.

Source: MOOC 6/9/625 & DRC Cape Town Baptisms 1846 - 1864