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Cornelis Johannes Van Der Watt 1795–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1795

Birth Location: Swellendam, Cape, Afrique du Sud

Death Date: 13 August 1869

Death Location: Mestkraal, Doornrivier, District George, Cape Colony, South Africa

Father: Cornelis a1b1c7

Mother: Maria Rensburg

Spouse(s): Petronella Terblanche

Children(s): Martha Watt, Johanna b1c7d4e5, Cornelius b1c7d4e2, Maria b1c7d2e3, Petronella b1c7d4e4, Johanna WATT, Solomon b1c7d4e6, Hendrika b1c7d4e7, Hendrik b1c7d4e8, Pieter Watt

Cornelis Johannes Van Der Watt was born in 1795 in Swellendam, Cape, Afrique du Sud, the child of Cornelis Johannes Van Der Watt A1B1C7 And Maria Catharina Janse Van Rensburg. Cornelis Johannes Van Der Watt married Petronella Maria Terblanche, and had children including Cornelius Johannes Van Der Watt B1C7D4E2, Hendrik Jacobus Gerhardus Van Der Watt B1C7D4E8, Hendrika Jacomina Van Der Watt B1C7D4E7, Johanna Stoffelina Van Der Watt, Johanna Stoffelina Van Der Watt B1C7D4E5, Maria Catharina Salomina Van Der Watt B1C7D2E3, Martha Dorothea Van Der Watt, Petronella Jacoba Van Der Watt B1C7D4E4, Pieter Johannes Van Der Watt, Solomon Stephanus Jacobus Van Der Watt B1C7D4E6. Cornelis Johannes Van Der Watt passed away in 1869 in Mestkraal, Doornrivier, District George, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Cornelis Johannes Van Der Watt was born in 1795 in Swellendam, Cape, Afrique du Sud, the child of Cornelis Johannes Van Der Watt A1B1C7 And Maria Catharina Janse Van Rensburg.
  • Cornelis Johannes Van Der Watt married Petronella Maria Terblanche, and had children including Cornelius Johannes Van Der Watt B1C7D4E2, Hendrik Jacobus Gerhardus Van Der Watt B1C7D4E8, Hendrika Jacomina Van Der Watt B1C7D4E7, Johanna Stoffelina Van Der Watt, Johanna Stoffelina Van Der Watt B1C7D4E5, Maria Catharina Salomina Van Der Watt B1C7D2E3, Martha Dorothea Van Der Watt, Petronella Jacoba Van Der Watt B1C7D4E4, Pieter Johannes Van Der Watt, Solomon Stephanus Jacobus Van Der Watt B1C7D4E6.
  • Cornelis Johannes Van Der Watt passed away in 1869 in Mestkraal, Doornrivier, District George, Cape Colony, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cornelis a1b1c7
1764–
Birth Location: Swellendam, Cape, South Africa
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Maria Rensburg
1767–1785
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Dutch Cape Colony, Afrique du Sud
MR

Spouses(s)

Petronella Terblanche
1792–1874
Birth Location: Reeboks Fontein, Mossel Bay, Cape of Good Hope, Afrique du Sud
PT

Children(s)

Martha Watt
1813–1898
Birth Location: Groot Brakrivier, District George, Cape Colony, South Africa
MW
Johanna b1c7d4e5
1823–
Birth Location: George, Cape, South Africa
Jb
Cornelius b1c7d4e2
1815–1903
Birth Location: George, Cape, South Africa
Cb
Maria b1c7d2e3
1819–
Birth Location: George, Cape, South Africa
Mb
Petronella b1c7d4e4
1820–1896
Birth Location: George, Cape, South Africa
Pb
Johanna WATT
1825–
Birth Location: Cape, Afrique du Sud
JW
Solomon b1c7d4e6
1825–
Birth Location: Reebokfontein, George, Cape, South Africa
Sb
Hendrika b1c7d4e7
1827–1898
Birth Location: George, Cape, South Africa
Hb
Hendrik b1c7d4e8
1829–
Birth Location: George, Cape, South Africa
Hb
Pieter Watt
1835–
Birth Location: South Africa, Afrique du Sud
PW

Cornelis Watt's Ancestors

Self
Cornelis Watt
1795–1869
Birth Place: Swellendam, Cape, Afrique du Sud
Parents
Cornelis Johannes van der Watt a1b1c7
1764–
Swellendam, Cape, South Africa
Maria (Catharina Janse Van) Rensburg
1767–1785
Stellenbosch, Dutch Cape Colony, Afrique du Sud
Grandparents
Hendrick (Van Der) Watt
1718–1787
Swellendam, Vryburg, Cape Province, Afrique du Sud
Margaretha Roelofse
1733–1815
Paarl, Cape of Good Hope, Afrique du Sud
Jacobus (Janse Van) Rensburg
1733–1803
Swellendam, Dutch Cape Colony, Afrique du Sud
Maria (Catharina) Botha
1738–1786
Paarl, Cape Colony, Afrique du Sud
Great-Grandparents
Hendrik Wat
1701–1749
Margrieta Nieman
1699–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Niemant
1656–1744
Anna Putter
1680–1726

Cornelis Watt's Descendants

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Cornelis (Johannes Van Der) Watt (17 May 1795–13 August 1869) m. Petronella (Maria) Terblanche (25 March 1792–28 February 1874)
  1. 1. Martha (Dorothea Van Der) Watt 1813–1898 m. Sarel (Stephanus) Marais 1808–
    1. 1. Aletta (Frederika Jacomina) Marais 1832–1883 m. Johannes (Frederik Rudolf) Barnard 1833–
      1. 1. Johannes (Frederik Rudolph) Barnard 1866–1939 m. Aletta (Johanna) Hildebrand 1870–
        1. 1. Bernard (Marchand) Barnard 1902–1989 m. Addey (Elizabeth Edith) Rossouw 1901–1983
      2. 2. Petronella (Maria) Barnard 1862–1936 m. Stephanus Terblanche 1855–1936
        1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth) Terblanche 1901–1984 m. Andries (Philippus Lodewyk De) Jager 1903–1971
  2. 2. Johanna (Stoffelina VAN DER WATT) b1c7d4e5 1823–
  3. 3. Cornelius (Johannes VAN DER WATT) b1c7d4e2 1815–1903
  4. 4. Maria (Catharina Salomina VAN DER WATT) b1c7d2e3 1819–
  5. 5. Petronella (Jacoba VAN DER WATT) b1c7d4e4 1820–1896 m. Pieter (Daniel) Terblans 1812–1872
    1. 1. Hendrik (Gerhardus Klein) Terblanche 1860–1934 m. Hester (Jacoba) Terblans 1867–1940
      1. 1. Hester (Rosina) Terblanche 1903–1945 m. Frederick (Johannes Christoffel Van) Loggerenberg 1898–1975
        1. 1. Nicolaas (Jacobus Van) Loggerenberg 1932–2019 m. Maria (Catherine) Adendorff 1934–2019
    2. 2. Hester (Cecilia) Terblans 1854–
    3. 3. Cornelius (Johannes Petrus) Terblans 1844–1919
    4. 4. Martha (Dorothea Jacoba) Terblans 1847–
    5. 5. Helena (Elizabeth Salomina) Terblans 1848–1923
    6. 6. Martha (Maria) Terblanche 1848–1937
    7. 7. Fredrika (Susanna Wilhelmina Philliffina) Terblans 1858–
    8. 8. Martha (Dorothea Jacoba) Terblans 1841–1899
    9. 9. Petronella (Maria Johanna) Terblans 1849–
    10. 10. Stephanus (Esaias George Frederik du Preez) Terblans 1850–1899
    11. 11. Carolina (Maria Catherina) Terblans 1856–
    12. 12. Pieter (Daniel Jacobus) Terblans 1847–1907
  6. 6. Johanna (Stoffelina VAN DER) WATT 1825–
  7. 7. Solomon (Stephanus Jacobus VAN DER WATT) b1c7d4e6 1825–
  8. 8. Hendrika (Jacomina VAN DER WATT) b1c7d4e7 1827–1898
  9. 9. Hendrik (Jacobus Gerhardus VAN DER WATT) b1c7d4e8 1829–
  10. 10. Pieter (Johannes Van Der) Watt 1835–

Cornelis Watt's Timeline

2 Records

1795
17 May 1795
Birth of Cornelis Johannes Van Der Watt in Swellendam, Cape, Afrique du Sud
Swellendam, Cape, Afrique du Sud
1869
13 August 1869
Age 74
Death of Cornelis Johannes Van Der Watt in Mestkraal, Doornrivier, District George, Cape Colony, South Africa
Mestkraal, Doornrivier, District George, Cape Colony, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1795
    Event Place: Swellendam, Cape, Afrique du Sud
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 August 1869
    Event Place: Mestkraal, Doornrivier, District George, Cape Colony, South Africa
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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