Jan Philip du Preez BENEKE

He is also called Johan van Benecke, and still others say his first name was Ian. He was the son of John von Benecke, Royal Commissioner for establishing schools in the Cape Colony. John von Benecke's wife Susanne nee Hartman was a sister of Mrs. Maria Cuyler of Cuyler Manor. Jan (Ian) dropped the "von" prefix but he was the brother of Martha Sophia who had married John Lowne Frost. This was the first in a series of many sibling and inter-familial marriages in the Frost clan. At the age of 37 he died and left Elizabeth with four minor children . Left an erf of ground with buildings. Part of ground transferred to J. L. Frost 25 Nov 1850. A son James is named on his death notice. This Notice was signed by Elizabeth Dawson Benecke.