Sophia Willemsz Rossouw

Is your surname van der Merwe?

Connect to 5,000+ van der Merwe profiles on Geni

Sophia Willemsz Rossouw's Geni Profile

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

About Sophia Willemsz Rossouw

Baptism

Drakenstein (Paarl) Baptism Record

Marriages

Rossouw - Van der Merwe Marriage Record: Not Yet Located

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Inventaris mitsgaders taxatie der goederen naargelaten en met 'er dood ontruijmt door Sophia van der Merwe huijsvrouw van den landbouwer Pieter Rossou ten voordeele van haar naargelatene

soontje gen:t Pieter Rossou de jonge oud 3 maanden ter een'er
en haar voorn: man ter andere zijde

door de ondergetekende mede landbouwers Pieter du Toit en Charle Marais ten overstaan van Schalk Willemsz: van der Merwe als grootvader van 't gem:e kind opgenomen en gewardeert, namentlijk

78 runderbeesten a 8 rdrs: ider ƒ1872

420 schapen a ƒ3 ider 1260

3 paarden a ƒ60 ider 180

2 slaven a ƒ150 ider ƒ300

1 wagen tot ƒ150

1 ploeg tot 18

de huijsmmeubelen te samen op 100

Somma ƒ3880

Aldus geinventariseert en getaxeert in 't Land van Waveren den 15:e November 1727

Pieter Rossou

Pieter du Toit

Charle Marais

...

[Inventories of the Orphan Chamber Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa Reference no.: MOOC8/4.110]


GEDCOM Note

Dutch_Cape_Colony Category: Cape of Good Hope Ready

Biography

Name ===:: <font color=blue>Sophia will be profile protected with the LNAB being Willemse though this isn't strictly correct given the time frame - patronymically she would have been noted as Schalks[e][dr], not as Willemse (van der Merwe not even being mentioned), however at this time the naming system was already in transition to the more modern system and following WikITree policy we have to note exactly the LNAB as can be read on the baptism. Philipvan der Walt Nov 7, 2015.</font>

Birth & Death ===:: Date: Sophia was born before 18 march 1706. Sophia van der Merwe passed away in 1727. <ref>Entered by Pieter Meyer, May 21, 2013.</ref>

Baptism

::Date: 1706-03-18
::Event: Baptism ::Event Place: Dutch Reformed Church, Drakenstein ::Child: Sophia ::Father: Schalk Willemse::Mother: Anna Prevoos<ref name=RONEL>Transcription: Page 29 Date : 1706 [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:Drakenstein_Doopregis..., ‘’18d' April. Sophia. √ d' Vader Schalk Willemse, d' Moeder Anna Prevoos:’’]. Transcrcribed by Ronel Olivier from records sited at ”South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Register, Drakenstein. Private photo collection: Photo taken byR. Olivier (2005) : Page 26: Image 26 : Source: Verbatim Copies VC 644: Cape town repository Original registers located at Dutch Reformed Church Archive, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch as G3 3/1. Seen and entered by Ronel Olivier Oct 04, 2015.</ref>::‘’18d' April. Sophia. √ d' Vader Schalk Willemse, d' Moeder Anna Prevoos:’’<ref name=RONEL/>

Death

Will

::Extracts from inventory after decease, MOOC8/4.110 <ref name=Dirk1/> ::Testator(s): ::Sophia van der Merwe

::15 November 1727

::J:s de Grandpreez ::Inventaris mitsgaders taxatie der goederen naargelaten en met 'er dood ontruijmt door Sophia van der Merwe huijsvrouw van den landbouwerPieter Rossou ten voordeele van haar naargelatene

::soontje gen:t Pieter Rossou de jonge oud 3 maanden ter een'er ::en haar voorn: man ter andere zijde ::door de ondergetekende mede landbouwers Pieter du Toit en Charle Marais ten overstaan van Schalk Willemsz: van der Merwe als grootvader van 't gem:e kind opgenomen en gewardeert,...<ref name=Dirk1>Source:Inventories of the Orphan Chamber, Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa, Ref no: MOOC8/4.110. Sophia van der Merwe. Seen and entered by Dirk le Roux on Jul 11, 2016.</ref>

Sources

<references />* WikiTree profile Van Der Merwe-695 through the import of Big Show.GED on Sep 7, 2013 by Brian Turner.

view all

Sophia Willemsz Rossouw's Timeline

1706
April 18, 1706
Cape, South Africa
April 18, 1706
Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa
April 18, 1706
Drakenstein
1727
August 2, 1727
Drakenstein, Southern, Limpopo, South Africa
August 1727
Age 21
Cape, South Africa
October 4, 1727
Drakenstein Municipality, Cape Winelands, WC, South Africa