Stephanus Janse Weÿers, SV/PROG 2

The attached document "Extracts from "THE HISTORY OF THE OLD ZWART RIVER FARMHOUSE, LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT OF KNYSNA." , Compiled by Philip Caveney of the Knysna Historical Society. RELEASE A 06 April 2014. gives details of Stephanus Jans Weÿers' lifethata are interesting. I have made some notes (adapted references from the paper at THE HISTORY OF THE OLD ZWART RIVER FARMHOUSE which should be referred for full content. CJB

Copies of the baptisms of the following of his children have been added to their profiles in the about sections-

• Anna Sophia Weÿers, b1 SM
• Johannes Stephanus Weÿers, b2
• Petrus Stephanus Weÿers, b3
• Johannes Petrus Weyers, b4
• Stephanus Salomon Weÿers, b5
• Maria Martha Weyers, b6
• Hendrik Weÿers, b7

(Maria Martha and Stephanus Salomon both baptised 15 May 1790)

The names of the mothers are either Louw or Terblanche/ ter Blanche

The father is consistently Stephanus Janse WŸJERS sometimes transcribed as WEIJERS or Weyers

He served in the Prussian army - So would he have been Dutch or German/Prussian or from former Bohemia now Slovakia where even today Weyersz /Weyers and Jansz or Jansen are common surnames and names?

Date of birth 1745 in Journaal van Paravinci de Capelli and Robert Semple Walks & Sketches at the Cape of Good Hope. Information from: Johannes Phillippus Weyers

Membership Dutch Reformed Church Registers

Mentioned in TANAP MOOC8/18.28 1779
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