Johannes Meintjes van den Berg

Johannes, also known as Jan and Johan (second son), married Jacoba van Wijk, was the father of seven children and is also the ancestor of all members of the Meintjes family. On 10th August, 1746 he was granted his first farm, Twee Fonteine, situated in the Koue Bokkeveld in the district of Waveren (the present district of Ceres). In the year 1757 he moved to the farms Vondeling and Welgemoed in the Roggeveld in the same district where he died on 9th January, 1764 at the age of 45. His wife remained on the farm until her three surviving sons moved away and settled on their farms. She died in Cape Town on 5th September, 1788.