The Voorschoten arrived in Saldanha on 25 April 1688, & in the Cape on 13 April 1688

• Ship’s type: Fluitschip
• Construction: Built in 1684 for the Chamber of Delft at the VOC ship yard in Delftshaven.
• Term: In use by the VOC from 1684 until 9 November 1706 when it was dismantled in Batavia.
• Length: 131 feet
• Breadth: 31 feet
• Depth: 13,75 feet
• Loading capacity: 558 tons
• Crew: 155-172 men
• Flag: Chamber of Delft

Voyage to the Cape:

• Date of departure: 31 December 1687
• Port of departure: Goeree (Delftshaven)
• Final destination:
• Date of arrival in the Cape: Saldanha Bay on 13 April 1688
• Length of voyage: 130 days
• Total people: 192
• Total deaths: 1 (0.52%)
• Details of voyage: On 31 December 1687 the Voorschoten left Delftshaven in the Netherlands with the first 22 Huguenot refugees on board. The three master was supposed to sail directly to the Cape. However, as the result of storm damage captain Frans Villierius was forced to land at Saldanha Bay on 13 April 1688, about 120 km from Table Bay. A message was sent by a Hottentot messenger to the governor Simon van der Stel at the Castle of Good Hope. The cutter Jupiter was then dispatched to fetch the stranded passengers.
• Captain: Frans Villierius

Passengers to the Cape & Places of Origin:

• Charles Marais (1640-1689) from Ile-de-France x Catherine Taboureux (1642-1729) from Ile-de-France
  • Claude Marais (1662-1729) from Ile-de-France
  • Charles Marais (1668-1711) from Ile-de-France
  • Isaac Marais (born 1677) from Ile-de-France
  • Marié-Madeleine Marais (1682-1716) from Ile-de-France
• Philippe Fouché (1657-1708) from Orleanais x Anne Souchay (1659-1708) from Orleanais
  • Anne Fouché (1681-1713) from Orleanais
  • Esther Fouché (1683-1689) from Orleanais
  • Jacques Fouché (1685-1689) from Orleanais
• Gaspard Fouché (1667-1688) from Orleanais, died on board
• Jacques Pinard (1665-1712) from Ile-de-France x Esther Fouché (1668-1697) from Orleanais
• Gidéon Malherbe (1663-1713) from Normandië x Marié Grillon (1670-1735) from Orleanais
• Estienne Bruere (1665-1759) from Orleanais
• Gabriël le Roux (1669-1711) from Orleanais
• Jean le Roux (1667-1711) from Orleanais
• Pierre Sabatier (born 1665) from Mezieres, Champagne. Returned to Europe after 1700.
• Jean Machepaste (1662-1689) from Belois, Mer, Orleanais
• Paul Godefroy (1665-1699) from Bazoche-en-Dunois, Orleanais
• Marguerite Basché (1665 - ) from Aunay, Mer, Orleanais

Passengers' Stories:

LE ROUX, FOUCHER, BRUERE CONNECTION

On 31 Dec 1687 Jean & Gabriel le Roux, Philippe Foucher & Anne Souchay & children, with Estienne Bruere embarked together on the VOC ship Voorschoten to settle at the Cape of Good Hope. The le Roux brothers & Philippe Foucher were 2nd cousins. Philippe Foucher & Estienne Bruere were second cousins. Anne Souchay was the sister of the le Roux brother's sister in law. They all became progenitors of SA lines.

a Jacques Lenoir & Malvault

b1 Claudine Lenoir
x Jean Bourdon, merchant currier of Mer

Anne Bourdon (c1636 - Feb 1693)
x 24 Feb 1658 Pierre le Roux, baliff (b 1 Sep 1623 - 19 Mar 1682)

Pierre le Roux c 1662 x 22 Oct 1686 Elizabeth Souchay (sister of Anne Souchay, who marries Philippe Fouchay)
Jean (c1666 - 1711 Cape of Good Hope)
Gabriel (1669 - 1711 Cape of Good Hope)

b2 Elizabeth Lenoir
x 24 April 1617 Servais Foucher

Bernard Foucher
x Anne Bruere (do Philippe Bruere x 28 April 1619 Anne Belleton) (sister of Estienne Bruere x Suzanne Hillaire - parents of Estienne Bruere)

Philippe Foucher x Anne Souchay

• https://sites.google.com/site/lerouxfamiliebond/stamouers/the-le-ro...

Resources

• List of Huguenots embarking from France
• Olive Tree Site's Ship Lists
• Huguenot Heritage Ship Lists
• De VOC Site
• http://sa-passenger-list.za.net/voorschoten.php

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• French Huguenot Settlers in SA