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Johannes (Jan) Hercules VILJOEN 1735–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 1794

Death Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Father: Henning Viljoen

Mother: Susanna DURAND

Spouse(s): Anna Venter

Children(s): Adriana Viljoen, Judith Viljoen, Susanna Viljoen, Pieter Viljoen, Anna Viljoen, Hercules Viljoen, Johanna Viljoen, Henning Viljoen, Willem Viljoen, Frederik Viljoen, Petrus Viljoen, Hester Viljoen, Susanna Viljoen

The story of Johannes (Jan) Hercules VILJOEN began in 1735 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. In 1760, Johannes (Jan) Hercules VILJOEN resided in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Johannes (Jan) Hercules VILJOEN married Anna Cornelia Venter, and had children including Adriana Christina Viljoen, Anna Petronella Magdalena Viljoen, Frederik Jacobus Viljoen, Henning Johannes Viljoen, Hercules Albertus Viljoen, Hester Viljoen, Johanna Sophia Viljoen, Judith Cornelia Theresia Viljoen, Petrus Frederik Jacobus Viljoen, Pieter Nicolaas Viljoen, Susanna Elizabeth Wilhelmina Viljoen, Susanna Wilhelmina Viljoen, Willem Wouter Viljoen. Johannes (Jan) Hercules VILJOEN passed away in 1794 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Johannes (Jan) Hercules VILJOEN began in 1735 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
  • In 1760, Johannes (Jan) Hercules VILJOEN resided in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
  • Johannes (Jan) Hercules VILJOEN married Anna Cornelia Venter, and had children including Adriana Christina Viljoen, Anna Petronella Magdalena Viljoen, Frederik Jacobus Viljoen, Henning Johannes Viljoen, Hercules Albertus Viljoen, Hester Viljoen, Johanna Sophia Viljoen, Judith Cornelia Theresia Viljoen, Petrus Frederik Jacobus Viljoen, Pieter Nicolaas Viljoen, Susanna Elizabeth Wilhelmina Viljoen, Susanna Wilhelmina Viljoen, Willem Wouter Viljoen.
  • Johannes (Jan) Hercules VILJOEN passed away in 1794 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Johannes VILJOEN's Ancestors

Self
Johannes VILJOEN
1735–1794
Birth Place: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Parents
Henning Viljoen
1712–1772
Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa
Susanna DURAND
1716–1767
Drakenstein, Cape Colony, South Africa
Grandparents
Henning Viljon
1682–1732
Stellenbosch, Caap de Goede Hoop, Afrique du Sud
Marguerite (Therese de Savoye) *
1672–1742
Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Jean (du) Rand
1666–1726
La Motte, Allier, Auvergne, France
Anna (Catrijna) Vermeulen
1686–1716
Cape, Afrique du Sud
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Durand
1630–1704
Anne Chion
1631–1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabetha Ingram)
1595–1637

Johannes VILJOEN's Descendants

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Johannes ((Jan) Hercules) VILJOEN (1735–1794) m. Anna (Cornelia) Venter (14 October 1742–17 July 1823)
  1. 1. Adriana (Christina) Viljoen 1784–1807 m. Zacharias Pretorius 1779–1875
    1. 1. Johanna (Sophia) Pretorius 1800– m. Andries (Daniel Jan) Verster 1796–1834
      1. 1. Andries David 1825– m. Anna (Catharina Van Der) Merwe 1832–
        1. 1. Johannes (Petrus) VERSTER 1877–1969 m. Susanna (Johanna Margaretha) Ahlers 1879–1974
  2. 2. Judith (Cornelia Theresia) Viljoen 1782–
  3. 3. Susanna (Wilhelmina) Viljoen 1760–
  4. 4. Pieter (Nicolaas) Viljoen 1778–
  5. 5. Anna (Petronella Magdalena) Viljoen 1772–1807
  6. 6. Hercules (Albertus) Viljoen 1776–1855
  7. 7. Johanna (Sophia) Viljoen 1759–
  8. 8. Henning (Johannes) Viljoen 1762–
  9. 9. Willem (Wouter) Viljoen 1777–
  10. 10. Frederik (Jacobus) Viljoen 1772–1835
  11. 11. Petrus (Frederik Jacobus) Viljoen 1770–1835
  12. 12. Hester Viljoen 1761–1843
  13. 13. Susanna (Elizabeth Wilhelmina) Viljoen 1767–1844

Johannes VILJOEN's Timeline

4 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Johannes (Jan) Hercules VILJOEN in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1758
04 May 1758
Age 23
Johannes (Jan) Hercules VILJOEN was married in Cape Colony, South Africa
Cape Colony, South Africa
1760
1760
Age 25
Johannes (Jan) Hercules VILJOEN resided here in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1794
1794
Age 59
Death of Johannes (Jan) Hercules VILJOEN in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 May 1758
    Event Place: Cape Colony, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Voter Indexes, 1719-1996

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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