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Maria Jansz Potgieter 1687–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 AUG 1687

Birth Location: Stellenbosch, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony

Death Date: 1730

Death Location: Dutch Cape Colony

Father: Harmen Noorthoorn)

Mother: Isabella Frederiks

Spouse(s): Jacobus (Lossee)

Children(s): Maria Steijn, Doúwe (Steijn), Harmanús (Stijn), Sibijlla Stijn, Emerentia Schephaut, Sibijlla Stijn, Jacobús (Stijn), Jacobús (Steijn), Paulus Steyn, Maria Steyn, Anna Steyn

In 1687, Maria Jansz Potgieter entered the world in Stellenbosch, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony, born to Harmen Potgieter Jansz Jansz Smit Van Noorthoorn And Isabella Beeltje Beeltjie Fredericks Potgieter Vechtman Frederiks. Maria Jansz Potgieter married Jacobus Steyn Lossee, and had children including Anna Steyn, Douwe Steyn Steijn, Emerentia Stijn Schephaut, Harmanus Hermanus D Oude Steyn Stijn, Jacobus Jacobus Steyn Steijn, Jacobus Steyn Stijn, Maria Steijn, Maria Steijn Steyn, Paulus Steyn, Sibijlla Sibilla Stijn, Sibijlla Stijn. Maria Jansz Potgieter passed away in 1730 in Dutch Cape Colony.

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Biography

  • In 1687, Maria Jansz Potgieter entered the world in Stellenbosch, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony, born to Harmen Potgieter Jansz Jansz Smit Van Noorthoorn And Isabella Beeltje Beeltjie Fredericks Potgieter Vechtman Frederiks.
  • Maria Jansz Potgieter married Jacobus Steyn Lossee, and had children including Anna Steyn, Douwe Steyn Steijn, Emerentia Stijn Schephaut, Harmanus Hermanus D Oude Steyn Stijn, Jacobus Jacobus Steyn Steijn, Jacobus Steyn Stijn, Maria Steijn, Maria Steijn Steyn, Paulus Steyn, Sibijlla Sibilla Stijn, Sibijlla Stijn.
  • Maria Jansz Potgieter passed away in 1730 in Dutch Cape Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harmen Noorthoorn)
1635–1707
Birth Location: Nordhorn, Grafschaft Bentheim, Lower Saxony [Germany]
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Isabella Frederiks
1652–1712
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Spouses(s)

Jacobus (Lossee)
1683–1732
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa]
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Children(s)

Maria Steijn
1707–1724
Birth Location: de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony
MS
Doúwe (Steijn)
1709–
Birth Location: de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony
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Harmanús (Stijn)
1711–1795
Birth Location: de Caep de Goede Hoop (Cape Town), Dutch Cape Colony
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Sibijlla Stijn
1714–1719
Birth Location: de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony, [Cape Town, South Africa]
SS
Emerentia Schephaut
1717–1762
Birth Location: de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony, [Cape Town, South Africa]
ES
Sibijlla Stijn
1719–
Birth Location: de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony, [Cape Town, South Africa]
SS
Jacobús (Stijn)
1719–1723
Birth Location: de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony
J(
Jacobús (Steijn)
1723–1801
Birth Location: de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa]
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Paulus Steyn
1724–
Birth Location: –
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Maria Steyn
1727–
Birth Location: de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony
MS
Anna Steyn
1729–
Birth Location: –
AS

Maria Potgieter's Ancestors

Self
Maria Potgieter
1687–1730
Birth Place: Stellenbosch, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony
Parents
Harmen Potgieter (Jansz Jansz Smit, van Noorthoorn)
1635–1707
Nordhorn, Grafschaft Bentheim, Lower Saxony [Germany]
Isabella (Beeltje, Beeltjie Fredericks Potgieter, Vechtman,) Frederiks
1652–1712
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Grandparents
Johannes (Hermann Jan, Ossen Jan, Hettel Johan, Kettel Johan Potgieter) (Nesen)
1605–1635
Nordhorn, Gutersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Schwerne Lodden
1610–1635
Frensdorf, Bamberg, Bavaria, [Germany]
Great-Grandparents
Nesen Pottgeter
1587–1667
Tryne Arents
1585–1610
Swenne Lodden
1585–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Kettel Potgieter
1555–1590
Agnese Scholten
1560–
Gerdt Arents
1560–
Arents
1565–
von Lodden
1560–

Maria Potgieter's Descendants

1.
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Maria (Jansz) Potgieter (31 AUG 1687–1730) m. Jacobus (Steyn) (Lossee) (29 AUG 1683–1732)
  1. 1. Maria Steijn 1707–1724
  2. 2. Doúwe (Steyn) (Steijn) 1709–
  3. 3. Harmanús (Hermanus d'Oude Steyn) (Stijn) 1711–1795
  4. 4. Sibijlla (Sibilla) Stijn 1714–1719
  5. 5. Emerentia (Stijn) Schephaut 1717–1762
  6. 6. Sibijlla Stijn 1719–
  7. 7. Jacobús (Steyn) (Stijn) 1719–1723
  8. 8. Jacobús (Jacobus Steyn) (Steijn) 1723–1801
  9. 9. Paulus Steyn 1724–
  10. 10. Maria (Steijn) Steyn 1727–
  11. 11. Anna Steyn 1729–

Maria Potgieter's Timeline

2 Records

1687
31 AUG 1687
Birth of Maria Jansz Potgieter in Stellenbosch, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony
Stellenbosch, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony
1730
1730
Age 43
Death of Maria Jansz Potgieter in Dutch Cape Colony
Dutch Cape Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 AUG 1687
    Event Place: Stellenbosch, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Dutch Cape Colony
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