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Jan Hendrik Venter 1723–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 December 1723

Birth Location: de Caep de Goede Hoop

Death Date: 1793

Death Location: Colesberg, de Caep de Goede Hoop

Father: Hester Nel

Mother: Pieter Venter

Spouse(s): Johanna Buys

Children(s): Petrus Venter

The story of Jan Hendrik Venter began in 1723 in de Caep de Goede Hoop. Jan Hendrik Venter married Johanna Maria Buys, and had children including Petrus Stephanus Venter. Jan Hendrik Venter passed away in 1793 in Colesberg, de Caep de Goede Hoop.

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Biography

  • The story of Jan Hendrik Venter began in 1723 in de Caep de Goede Hoop.
  • Jan Hendrik Venter married Johanna Maria Buys, and had children including Petrus Stephanus Venter.
  • Jan Hendrik Venter passed away in 1793 in Colesberg, de Caep de Goede Hoop.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hester Nel
1706–1785
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Breede River DC, Western Cape, South Africa
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Pieter Venter
1699–1758
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Johanna Buys
1725–1825
Birth Location: Paarl, Afrique du Sud
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Children(s)

Petrus Venter
1745–1792
Birth Location: Dutch Cape Colony, [South Africa], Afrique du Sud
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Jan Venter's Ancestors

Self
Jan Venter
1723–1793
Birth Place: de Caep de Goede Hoop
Parents
Hester Nel
1706–1785
Stellenbosch, Breede River DC, Western Cape, South Africa
Pieter ((Pijeter)) Venter
1699–1758
Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Guillaume ((Willem) Néel (Nel)) (Nees)
1663–1738
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Jeanne ((Jannetie) Joanna la Batte (de la Bote)) PROG
1663–1738
Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Loire River, Anjou, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
Great-Grandparents
Pierre III
1638–1681
Judith Gouye
1642–1681
Jacques Batte
1648–1717
Susanna Laurent
1636–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacques Laurent
1617–1686

Jan Venter's Descendants

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Jan (Hendrik) Venter (25 December 1723–1793) m. Johanna (Maria) Buys (23 September 1725–17 June 1825)
  1. 1. Petrus (Stephanus) Venter 1745–1792 m. Johanna (Francina) Kruger 1751–1825
    1. 1. Francina (Johanna) Venter 1775–1859 m. Hendrik (Bernardus) Kruger 1771–1862
      1. 1. Hendrik (Bernardus) Kruger 1797–1843 m. Anna (Susanna) Venter 1803–1843
        1. 1. Fransina (Susanna Maria) Kruger 1829–1894 m. Johannes (Andries de) Kock 1836–1882

Jan Venter's Timeline

2 Records

1723
25 December 1723
Birth of Jan Hendrik Venter in de Caep de Goede Hoop
de Caep de Goede Hoop
1793
1793
Age 70
Death of Jan Hendrik Venter in Colesberg, de Caep de Goede Hoop
Colesberg, de Caep de Goede Hoop

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 December 1723
    Event Place: de Caep de Goede Hoop
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Colesberg, de Caep de Goede Hoop
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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