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Zion: Huguenot Ship to the Cape

de Villiers and Rogier

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Jean Rogier (c.1673 - 1724)
... Suggested may have been on the ship China.. Two men named Jean Roger appear in the books; one from Picardie early in 1687 and a Jean Antoine Roger from le Bousqet (near Spain) in October 1687 * Lis...
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Jacob de Villiers, SV/PROG (c.1661 - 1735)
A letter from the Chamber of Delft, dated 16 December 1688, stated: With this ship we have again permitted the following French Refugees to sail to the Cape and earn their living as freemen, Pierre de ...
Abraham de Villiers SV/PROG 2 (1659 - 1720)
Abraham de Villiers Stamvader/Progenator 2 Variations of the name – Origin of the name * – Derived from a villaris or villare [French] village. The surname literally means ‘from the village’. Articles ...
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Pierre de Villiers, SV/PROG (c.1657 - 1720)
Pierre de Villiers boer saam met sy broers op La Rochelle. Hy besit ook Bourgogne, Picardie-la-Brie.Pierre de Villiers, gebore omstreeks 1657, van La Rochelle was 'n Franse Hugenoot wat in 1689 op die ...

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Construction: Built in 1686 for the Chamber of Delft at the VOC ship yard in Delftshaven.
Term: In use by the VOC from 1686 until 1709 when it was sold.
Length: 141 feet
Breadth: 35 feet
Depth: 15 feet
Loading capacity: 740 tons
Crew: 200-250 men
Flag: Chamber of Delft
Voyage: Departed from Goeree on 4 January 1689 and arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on 6 May 1689.
Captain: Simon van den Berg