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Jan Nel

Also Known As: "Jan Hendrik Nel", "Néel"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Death: June 04, 1779
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Immediate Family:

Son of Jean Néel and Susanna Fourie, SM
Husband of Gesina "Geesje" Steenkamp
Father of Susanna van der Vyver; Gesina Susanna Maria Nel; Jan Hendrik Nel; Gerrit Nel; Willem Nel and 1 other
Brother of Willem Nel; Louis Nel; Susanna Conterman; Marthinus Nel; Johanna Margaretha Marrines and 1 other
Half brother of Christiaan Ernst Schutte

Occupation: Cattle and sheep farmer
ID: b2c2
Note: Correct ID place
Managed by: Private User
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About Jan Nel

Baptism 1718

NGK Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope

Jan, d' Vader Jan Nel, d' Moeder Susanna Flourij, getn Jesaias en Judith Nel: 13e 9br [Sep] 1718


Marriage to Geesje Steenkamp 1754

NGK Land van Waveren , Cape of Good Hope

1754, den 29 Xbr [Oct]: Jan Nel van Cabo de Goede Hoop, jongman burger aan Swellendam met Geesje Steenkamp van Cabo voornt., wedw. wijle Jan La Buscagne

- Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), land van Waveren , Western Cape. marriage register, 1744-1839, page 7, entry no 13. Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G4 9/1. on http://www.eggsa.org/cgi-bin/searchMarriages.pl

Children

The Four Gesinas:

Briefly: Jan Steenkamp (c 1680) marries Gesina "Gijsie" Visser (1686) & has a daughter, Gesina "Gijsie" Steenkamp (1718). His wife dies, & perhaps his daughter too. He remarries Johanna van Eck (c 1705) & has another daughter, Gesina "Geesje" Steenkamp (1723). For various reasons it seems more likely that it is this 1723 daughter who married Jan Nel & gave birth to Gesina Nel (1758), rather than her 1718 half sister. However, we can't be sure of this without more documentation.

Source: MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage.com [online database]. Lehi, UT, USA: MyHeritage (USA) Inc. https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-...

Family tree: Forster-Jones Web Site, managed by Emma-Lee Forster-Jones https://www.myheritage.com/site-115451982/forster-jones

Record: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-115451982-1-500025/jan...

Citation: Jan Nel Birth: Nov 13 1718 - Swellendam Parents: Jean Neel, Suzanne Neel (born Fourie) Siblings: Willem (1) Nel, Lowies (Louis) Nel, Susanna Conterman, a1b2c4 (born Nel), Martinus Nel, Johanna Margaretha Marrines, a1b2c6 (born Nel), Adriaan Nel Wife: Gesina Steenkamp Children: Susanna (Sannetjie) Van Der Vyver (V2), a1b2c2d1 (born Nel), Gesina Aletta Gous, a1b2c2d2 (born Nel), Gerrit Johannes Paulus Nel, Jan Hendrik (Sara?) Nel, Willem (Pieter Willem Jeremias?) Nel, Louis (Jacobus) Nel

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Jan Nel's Timeline

1718
September 13, 1718
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
November 13, 1718
NGK Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1756
April 10, 1756
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1758
November 19, 1758
Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1760
October 23, 1760
Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
1762
December 26, 1762
Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
1765
1765
Graaff Reinet, Western District, EC, South Africa
1767
April 12, 1767
Graaff-Reinet, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1779
June 4, 1779
Age 60
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa