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William Ferdinand Versfeld

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Birthplace: Kaap.
Death: September 15, 1827 (47)
Kaap.
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Son of Willem Ferdinand Versfeldt and Hilletje Hillegonda Versfeld
Husband of Maria Catharina Versfeld
Father of Dr Jacob Versfeld, b2c1; Jan Willem Jansens Versfeld, b2c2; Maria Catharina Elizabeth Cloete; Hillegonda Johanna Duckitt; Willem Ferdinand Versfeld, b2c5 and 2 others
Brother of Aletta Geertruida Smuts; Elselina Maria Versfeld, b3; Jeanetta Wilhelmina Smuts, b4; Martinus Versfeld, b5; Hillegonda (Hilletje) Versfeld, b6 and 2 others
Half brother of Catharina Sophia van Breda, b1c2d5

Occupation: "Claasenbosch", "Groenekloof Post" Darling (Now MAMRE mission station parsonage). Given the Government contract for salt at Groenkloof, 1803. Also Bought "Claasenbosch" Wynberg, the Cape in 1809, Farmer Claasenbosch, Constantia
DvN: b3
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About William Ferdinand Versfeld

Willem Ferdinand Versfelt * ‘s-Hertogenbosch, provinsie Brabant, Nederland 12.10.1745, a. 1773, sekretaris v. sy neef Pieter, baron van Rheede van Oudsthoorn, benoemde Goewerneur v.d. Kaapkolonie † 1.3.1787 s.v. Arnoldus Versfelt en Elselina Maria de Raeff x Swartland 12.4.1778 Hilletjie Hillegonda SMUTS * 13.4.1749 d.v. Marthinus Smuts en Aletta Geertruida Mostert Erkenning: Nederland’s Patriciaat 1916, p. 386

b2 Willem Ferdinand ≈ Kaapstad 30.1.1780, koop die plaas “Claasenbosch”, Constantia † 15.9.1827 x Swartland 25.4.1802 Maria Catharina VAN REENEN

c1 Jacob * “Ganzenkraal”, dist. Malmesbury 6.1.1803, geneesheer Stellenbosch † 23.3.1877 x 7.6.1833 Aletta Jacoba CLOETE

c2 Jan Willem Janssens * “Ganzenkraal”, dist. Malmesbury 23.5.1804, boer “Claasenbosch”, Constantia en “Grote Post”, dist. Darling † Newlands House, Nuweland, Kaapstad 2.11.1875 x Maria Catharina Barbara VAN REENEN † “Claasenbosch”, dist. Constantia 11.7.1843 xx Francina Maria Johanna (Fanny) NAPPER (wed. v. kapt. Thomas Bayliss) † 21.4.1891

c3 Maria Catharina Elselina * 28.12.1805 x Philippus Albertus CLOETE v. Klapmuts

c4 Hillegonda Johanna * 19.1.1808 † Darling 6.4.1865 x Frederick DUCKITT (snr.)

c5 Willem Ferdinand * “Claasenbosch”, dist. Constantia 7.11.1809 † “Slangkop”, dist. Darling 17.1.1887 x 23.2.1836 Johanna Paulina EKSTEEN † c. 1839 xx 24.5.1841 Elizabeth Johanna VAN NIEKERK

c6 Marthinus * Wynberg 4.9.1811 † “Oranjefontein”, dist. Darling 13.6.1888 x 20.7.1835 Maria Johanna GIE * c. 1837 † 1.4.1929

c7 Christiaan Daniel Dirk * 18.2.1814, ongetroud

From 'A concise history of Port Beaufort & White Sands (also known as Witsand) including Family Trees White Sands & Port Beaufort' written by John McGregor

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William Ferdinand Versfeld's Timeline

1780
January 30, 1780
Cape Town, South Africa
January 31, 1780
Kaap.
1803
January 6, 1803
Gaansekraal, Malmesbury, Western Cape, South Africa
1804
May 23, 1804
Malmesbury, West Coast DC, Western Cape, South Africa
1805
December 28, 1805
Malmesbury, West Coast DC, Western Cape, South Africa
1808
January 19, 1808
Kaap.
1809
November 7, 1809
Claasenbosch, Cape, South Africa
1811
September 4, 1811
Claasenbosch, Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa
1814
February 15, 1814