Jan Hendricksz Jansz van Rensburg

The following information is pure conjecture based on the patronymical naming pattern. I quote from Andre van Rensburg brilliant web pages - http://www.reocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/4364/

"A person was known as: "Given name and then Father's name plus son". Applying this to Claas Jansz: His given name is - Claas. His father's name was 'Jan' and 'sz' represents 'se zoon' which means son (or son belonging to him). Each next generation, the last name changes to who their father was. The full name of Jan was most likely Johannes since the eldest son was named such. Claas's mother’s name was most probably Cecilia, since it was customary(6) to name the second daughter after the father’s mother. Claas's child Hendrik could have been named after Claas's eldest brother if they followed the naming pattern in this footnote, refer also to table under Naming Custom and Claas's children further below. Thus we can presume that Claas's eldest brother was called Hendrik. "

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Claas/Hendrik JANSE VAN RENSBURG: * <1626 + >1640

2. Sy kind: Jan JANSE VAN RENSBURG * <1644 +>1661 x<1661 Cecilia HENDRIKSZ * <1644 +>1661

3. Hul kind: Nicolaas (Claas) JANSE VAN RENSBURG (SV) c.1661 +c.1728 "Hy was dalk: Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg x Alberta van Rooyen. (Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg was 'n afstamelling van die slaaf Catharina van Bengale, sy was ook bekend as Groote Catrijn)" "Ook bekend as Claas Jansz van Rensburg. " (SA Stamouer webwerf)

CJB 14/12/2010 - explanation of the connection to Groote Catrijn -

Nicolaas JvRb1 was 2x Great Grand son of Groote Catrijn married Alberta van Rooyen

The father of Nicolaas JvR b1c1 was Johannes JvR b1 married Anna Margaretha Botha

Anna Margaretha Botha was the daughter of Jacobus Botha and Elsie Snyman (maternal grand parents)

Elsie Snyman's father was Christoffel Snyman , son of Groot Katrin 2xG GM!