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Hermanus Phillipus Potgieter 1721–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1721

Birth Location: Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Death Date: 31 Oct 1756

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

Father: Hans Potgieter

Mother: Cornelia Botha

Spouse(s): Elsie Botha

Children(s): Anna Potgieter, Hans Potgieter, Jacoba Potgieter, Cornelia Potgieter, Clara Potgieter, Elsie Potgieter

In 1721, Hermanus Phillipus Potgieter entered the world in Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, born to Hans Jurgen Potgieter And Cornelia Botha. Hermanus Phillipus Potgieter married Elsie Botha, and had children including Anna Margaretha Potgieter, Clara Hermina Potgieter, Cornelia Potgieter, Elsie Potgieter, Hans Jurgen Potgieter, Jacoba Potgieter, Martha Potgieter. Hermanus Phillipus Potgieter passed away in 1756 in Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1721, Hermanus Phillipus Potgieter entered the world in Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, born to Hans Jurgen Potgieter And Cornelia Botha.
  • Hermanus Phillipus Potgieter married Elsie Botha, and had children including Anna Margaretha Potgieter, Clara Hermina Potgieter, Cornelia Potgieter, Elsie Potgieter, Hans Jurgen Potgieter, Jacoba Potgieter, Martha Potgieter.
  • Hermanus Phillipus Potgieter passed away in 1756 in Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hans Potgieter
1690–1736
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Cornelia Botha
1696–1754
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Elsie Botha
1725–1802
Birth Location: Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Children(s)

Anna Potgieter
1753–
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Hans Potgieter
1750–1819
Birth Location: Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Jacoba Potgieter
1746–1756
Birth Location: Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa
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Cornelia Potgieter
1746–1773
Birth Location: Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Clara Potgieter
1772–1794
Birth Location: Drakenstein, South Africa, Cape
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Elsie Potgieter
1749–
Birth Location: Drakenstein, South Africa
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Hermanus Potgieter's Ancestors

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Hermanus Potgieter
1721–1756
Birth Place: Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Hans Jurgen Potgieter
1690–1736
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cornelia Botha
1696–1754
Stellenbosch, Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hermanus Potgieter's Descendants

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Hermanus (Phillipus) Potgieter (15 Jul 1721–31 Oct 1756) m. Elsie Botha (29 Jul 1725–1802)
  1. 1. Anna (Margaretha) Potgieter 1753– m. Theunis Botha 1743–1851
    1. 1. Amarentia Botha 1778–1815
      1. 1. Elsie (Jacoba Ferreira) LV82-VKS 1809–1894 m. William (Thomas Phillipson) LV82-V6V 1797–1883
        1. 1. Joseph (PHILLIPSON) LV82-272 1844–1934 m. Martha (Sophia) UNKNOWN 1861–1918
        2. 2. Stephanus (Engelbertus) Phillipson 1802–
        3. 3. Sarah (Johanna) Phillipson 1845–
        4. 4. William (Thomas) Phillipson 1830–1855
        5. 5. Johannes (Theodorus) Phillipson 1838–1911 m. Maria (Dorothea) Ferreira 1841–1898
        6. 6. Charles (William) Phillipson 1840–1902
        7. 7. Andrew (Hercules) Phillipson 1842–1927
        8. 8. Emmanual Phillipson 1836–1909
        9. 9. Emily (Susannah) Phillipson 1832–1902
        10. 10. Stehanus (Engelbertus) Phillipson 1834–1869
      2. 2. Thomas (Ignatius) FERREIRA 1799–1895
      3. 3. Ignatius (Petrus) FERREIRA 1813–1895
      4. 4. Amerentia (Susanna Catharina) FERREIRA 1815–
      5. 5. Maria (Dorothea) Ferreira 1810–
      6. 6. Andries (Hercules) Ferreira 1817–
      7. 7. Jacobus (Theodorus) Ferreira 1812–1812
      8. 8. Marthinus (Gerrit Thomas) Ferreira 1808–
      9. 9. Stephanus (Engelbertus) Ferreira 1802–
      10. 10. Jacobus (Theodorus Ferreira) Ferreijra 1820–
      11. 11. Theunis (Johannes) FERREIRA 1801–
      12. 12. Johannes (Theodorus) Ferreira 1804–
    2. 2. Hermanus Botha 1789–1836
    3. 3. Maria (Magdalena) Botha 1782–
    4. 4. Theunis Botha 1791–
    5. 5. Elsie Botha 1773–1814
    6. 6. Jacobus (Theodorus) Botha 1776–1854
    7. 7. Cornelia (Jacoba) Botha 1780–1848
    8. 8. Clara (Harmina) Botha 1784–1856
    9. 9. Jacoba (Johanna) Botha 1786–1868
    10. 10. Gerrit Botha 1792–1873
    11. 11. Sibella (Elisabeth) BOTHA 1774–
    12. 12. Pieter (Barendse) BOTHA 1784–
    13. 13. Theunis Botha 1793–
  2. 2. Hans (Jurgen) Potgieter 1750–1819
  3. 3. Jacoba Potgieter 1746–1756
  4. 4. Cornelia Potgieter 1746–1773
  5. 5. Clara (Hermina) Potgieter 1772–1794
  6. 6. Elsie Potgieter 1749–

Hermanus Potgieter's Timeline

2 Records

1721
15 Jul 1721
Birth of Hermanus Phillipus Potgieter in Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1756
31 Oct 1756
Age 35
Death of Hermanus Phillipus 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: 15 Jul 1721
    Event Place: Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1756
    Event Place: Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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