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Harmen Jansz Potgieter 1635–1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1635

Birth Location: Nordhorn, Gütersloh, Kreis Wiedenbrück, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany

Death Date: TO 15 AUG 1707

Death Location: Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Father: Jan Potgieter

Mother: Schwenne Lodden

Spouse(s): Isabella Fredericks

Children(s): Johannes Potgieter, Friedrich Potgieter, Catharina Potgieter, Elisabeth Potgieter, Amarentia Potgieter, Maria Potgieter, Hans Potgieter, Beatrix Potgieter, Claas Vegtman

Harmen Jansz Potgieter was born in 1635 in Nordhorn, Gütersloh, Kreis Wiedenbrück, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany, the child of Jan Hermann Potgieter And Schwenne Von Lodden. Harmen Jansz Potgieter married Isabella Fredericks, and had children including Amarentia Potgieter, Beatrix Potgieter, Catharina Harmense Potgieter, Claas Vegtman, Elisabeth Potgieter, Friedrich Potgieter, Hans Jurgen Potgieter, Johannes Harmensz Potgieter, Maria Potgieter. Harmen Jansz Potgieter passed away in 1707 in Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Harmen Jansz Potgieter was born in 1635 in Nordhorn, Gütersloh, Kreis Wiedenbrück, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany, the child of Jan Hermann Potgieter And Schwenne Von Lodden.
  • Harmen Jansz Potgieter married Isabella Fredericks, and had children including Amarentia Potgieter, Beatrix Potgieter, Catharina Harmense Potgieter, Claas Vegtman, Elisabeth Potgieter, Friedrich Potgieter, Hans Jurgen Potgieter, Johannes Harmensz Potgieter, Maria Potgieter.
  • Harmen Jansz Potgieter passed away in 1707 in Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jan Potgieter
1610–1635
Birth Location: Nordhorn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
JP
Schwenne Lodden
1610–1635
Birth Location: Nordhorn, Grafschaft Bentheim, Niedersachsen, Germany
SL

Spouses(s)

Isabella Fredericks
1652–1711
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
IF

Children(s)

Johannes Potgieter
1674–1733
Birth Location: Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
JP
Friedrich Potgieter
1677–
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
FP
Catharina Potgieter
1679–1714
Birth Location: Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
CP
Elisabeth Potgieter
1682–
Birth Location: Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
EP
Amarentia Potgieter
1684–1707
Birth Location: Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
AP
Maria Potgieter
1687–1773
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
MP
Hans Potgieter
1690–1737
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
HP
Beatrix Potgieter
1693–1732
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
BP
Claas Vegtman
1671–
Birth Location: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
CV

Harmen Potgieter's Ancestors

Self
Harmen Potgieter
1635–1707
Birth Place: Nordhorn, Gütersloh, Kreis Wiedenbrück, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany
Parents
Jan Hermann Potgieter
1610–1635
Nordhorn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Schwenne (von) Lodden
1610–1635
Nordhorn, Grafschaft Bentheim, Niedersachsen, Germany
Grandparents
Nesen (or Hermann) Pottgeter
1587–1667
Germany
Tryne Arents
1585–1610
Nordhorn, Gütersloh, Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Kettel Potgieter
1555–1590
Agnese Scholten
1560–
Gerdt Arents
1560–
Arents
1565–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Barend Potgeiter)
1510–
Keteler Potgeiter
1500–
Scholten Bimolten
1540–

Harmen Potgieter's Descendants

1.
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Harmen (Jansz) Potgieter (ABT 1635–TO 15 AUG 1707) m. Isabella Fredericks (8 MAY 1652–ABT 1711)
  1. 1. Johannes (Harmensz) Potgieter 1674–1733 m. Clara Herbst 1686–1714 m. Clara Herbst 1686–1714
    1. 1. Johanna Potgieter 1707–1712
    2. 2. Elizabeth Potgieter 1709–1770 m. Andries (de) Jager 1698–1760
      1. 1. Clara (de) Jager 1729– m. Johannes (Adrianus de) Necker 1728–
      2. 2. Pieter (de) Jager 1731–1793 m. Elsje Potgieter –1829
        1. 1. Susanna (Catharina) Diedericks 1778– m. Cornelis (Johannes) Brits 1776–1803
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Hermina de) Jager 1775–
        3. 3. Martha (Susanna De) Jager 1775–
        4. 4. Andries (De) Jager 1776–
        5. 5. Hermanus (Hendrik de) Jager 1778–
        6. 6. Pieter (Christiaan De) Jager 1779–1851
        7. 7. Johannes (Evert de) Jager 1782–
        8. 8. Hester (Magdalena De) Jager 1786–
      3. 3. Jan (Hermanus de) Jager 1733–
      4. 4. Maria (Catharina de) Jager 1734–
      5. 5. Andries (Christoffel de) Jager 1736–
      6. 6. Hester (Frederika de) Jager 1738–
      7. 7. Frederik (de) Jager 1740–1797
      8. 8. Christiaan (Jacobus de) Jager 1742–1830
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Hermina de) Jager 1743–1825
      10. 10. Lodewyk (de) Jager 1745–1798
      11. 11. Andries (de) Jager 1748–
      12. 12. Johannes (de) Jager 1752–
    3. 3. Sibille Potgieter 1711–1789
    4. 4. Isabella Potgieter 1713–
    5. 5. Hester Potgieter 1716–1737
    6. 6. Emerentia (or Amerentia) Potgieter 1719–1781
    7. 7. Johannes (or Jan) Potgieter 1722–1768
    8. 8. Frederik Potgieter 1724–1786
    9. 9. Theodorus Potgieter 1726–1786
    10. 10. Hermanus (Lambertus) Potgieter 1728–1758
    11. 11. Maria (Johanna) Potgieter 1730–1750
  2. 2. Friedrich Potgieter 1677–
  3. 3. Catharina (Harmense) Potgieter 1679–1714
  4. 4. Elisabeth Potgieter 1682–
  5. 5. Amarentia Potgieter 1684–1707
  6. 6. Maria Potgieter 1687–1773
  7. 7. Hans (Jurgen) Potgieter 1690–1737
  8. 8. Beatrix Potgieter 1693–1732
  9. 9. Claas Vegtman 1671–

Harmen Potgieter's Timeline

3 Records

1635
ABT 1635
Birth of Harmen Jansz Potgieter in Nordhorn, Gütersloh, Kreis Wiedenbrück, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany
Nordhorn, Gütersloh, Kreis Wiedenbrück, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany
1635
ABT 1635
Harmen Jansz Potgieter was christened in Nordhorn, Gütersloh, Kreis Wiedenbrück, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany
Nordhorn, Gütersloh, Kreis Wiedenbrück, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany
1707
TO 15 AUG 1707
Age 72
Death of Harmen Jansz Potgieter in Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1635
    Event Place: Nordhorn, Gütersloh, Kreis Wiedenbrück, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: ABT 1635
    Event Place: Nordhorn, Gütersloh, Kreis Wiedenbrück, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Noordhorn, Groningen, Netherlands, Noordhorn, Groningen, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: TO 15 AUG 1707
    Event Place: Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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