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Jan Swanepoel 1580–1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: West Flanders, Belgium

Death Date: 1648

Death Location: Hooglede, West Flanders, Belgium

Father: Pieter Swanepoel

Mother: Cathelyne Backere

Spouse(s): Jodaryne Swanepoel

Children(s): Pieter Swanepoel

Jan Swanepoel was born in 1580 in West Flanders, Belgium, the child of Pieter Swanepoel And Cathelyne De Backere. Jan Swanepoel married Jodaryne Swanepoel, and had children including Pieter Swanepoel. Jan Swanepoel passed away in 1648 in Hooglede, West Flanders, Belgium.

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Biography

  • Jan Swanepoel was born in 1580 in West Flanders, Belgium, the child of Pieter Swanepoel And Cathelyne De Backere.
  • Jan Swanepoel married Jodaryne Swanepoel, and had children including Pieter Swanepoel.
  • Jan Swanepoel passed away in 1648 in Hooglede, West Flanders, Belgium.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pieter Swanepoel
–1614
Birth Location: Hooglede, West Flanders, Belgium
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Cathelyne Backere
–1613
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Jodaryne Swanepoel
1586–1650
Birth Location: Belgium
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Children(s)

Pieter Swanepoel
1625–
Birth Location: West Flanders, Belgium
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Jan Swanepoel's Ancestors

Self
Jan Swanepoel
1580–1648
Birth Place: West Flanders, Belgium
Parents
Pieter Swanepoel
–1614
Hooglede, West Flanders, Belgium
Cathelyne (de) Backere
–1613
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jan Swanepoel's Descendants

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Jan Swanepoel (1580–1648) m. Jodaryne Swanepoel (Abt 1586–Abt 1650)
  1. 1. Pieter Swanepoel 1625– m. Janneken Volbrecht 1628–
    1. 1. Johannes Swanepoel 1647–1685 m. Maria Herrebout 1650–1685
      1. 1. Pieter (Jansz) Swanepoel 1678–1758 m. Maria (Sibilla) Sachs 1690–1775
        1. 1. Pieter Swanepoel 1718–1800 m. Martha (Elisabeth) Botha 1726–1809
        2. 2. Jan Swanepoel 1713–1714
        3. 3. Jan Swanepoel 1715–1740 m. Margareta Pyl 1710–1775
        4. 4. Maria (Magdalena) Swanepoel 1720–
        5. 5. Rosa Swanepoel 1721–1767 m. Johannes (Henricus) Conradie 1710–1776
        6. 6. Johannes Swanepoel 1723–1790 m. Dina Britz 1726–1826
        7. 7. Jacobus Swanepoel 1725–1775 m. Susanna (Katharina) Rabie 1728–1764 m. Francina Vosloo 1728–1775
        8. 8. Hendrik Swanepoel 1731–1770 m. Judith (Van) Eeden 1735–1772
        9. 9. Abraham (Christoffel) Swanepoel 1734–1751
      2. 2. Helena Swanepoel 1668–
      3. 3. Johannes Swanepoel 1670–1680
      4. 4. Rosa Swanepoel 1670–
      5. 5. Maria Swanepoel 1672–
      6. 6. Wilhelm Swanepoel 1675–
      7. 7. Judoca Swanepoel 1676–

Jan Swanepoel's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of Jan Swanepoel in West Flanders, Belgium
West Flanders, Belgium
1648
1648
Age 68
Death of Jan Swanepoel in Hooglede, West Flanders, Belgium
Hooglede, West Flanders, Belgium

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: West Flanders, Belgium
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Jan Swanepoel, person ID P9SM-Y41.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Hooglede, West Flanders, Belgium
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Jan Swanepoel, person ID P9SM-Y41.
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