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Pieter Becker 1673–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1673

Birth Location: Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia

Death Date: Aug 1745

Death Location: Robben Island, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Father: Johannis Becker

Mother: Sibella Upwich

Spouse(s): Jannetje Klerk, Jannetje Clercq

Children(s): Dorothea Bekker, Hester Bekker, Gideon Bekker, Helena Bekker, Stephanus Becker, Martinus Bekker, Catharina Bekker

Pieter Becker was born in 1673 in Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia, the child of Johannis Dietrich Becker And Sibella Van Der Upwich. Pieter Becker married Jannetje De Clercq, Jannetje De Klerk, and had children including Catharina Margaretha Bekker, Dorothea Bekker, Gideon Bekker, Helena Bekker, Hester Bekker, Martinus Johannes Bekker, Stephanus Becker. Pieter Becker passed away in 1745 in Robben Island, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Pieter Becker was born in 1673 in Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia, the child of Johannis Dietrich Becker And Sibella Van Der Upwich.
  • Pieter Becker married Jannetje De Clercq, Jannetje De Klerk, and had children including Catharina Margaretha Bekker, Dorothea Bekker, Gideon Bekker, Helena Bekker, Hester Bekker, Martinus Johannes Bekker, Stephanus Becker.
  • Pieter Becker passed away in 1745 in Robben Island, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannis Becker
1645–1717
Birth Location: Prussia
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Sibella Upwich
1649–1687
Birth Location: Rees, Cleves
SU

Spouses(s)

Jannetje Klerk
1676–1757
Birth Location: Serooskerke, Walcheren, Zeeland, Netherlands
JK
Jannetje Clercq
1676–1757
Birth Location: Serooskerke, Walcheren, Zeeland, Nederland
JC

Children(s)

Dorothea Bekker
1708–1770
Birth Location: Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
DB
Hester Bekker
1700–1777
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa
HB
Gideon Bekker
1698–1700
Birth Location: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
GB
Helena Bekker
1702–1779
Birth Location: Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
HB
Stephanus Becker
1705–1790
Birth Location: Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
SB
Martinus Bekker
1710–1752
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa
MB
Catharina Bekker
1712–1744
Birth Location: Drakenstein, Dutch Cape Colony, South Africa
CB

Pieter Becker's Ancestors

Self
Pieter Becker
1673–1745
Birth Place: Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia
Parents
Johannis Dietrich Becker
1645–1717
Prussia
Sibella (van der) Upwich
1649–1687
Rees, Cleves
Grandparents
Alexander Becker
1625–1700
Prussia, Germany
Sybilla
1624–1700
Dirk (van der) Upwich
1616–
Wesel, Rijnland, Duitsland
Catharina Swem
1620–1687
Wesel, Rhineland, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Martin Becker
1599–1684
Liese Ratzlaff
1603–1638
Wessel Upwich
1595–1645
Swintgen Raesfeld
1575–1624
Wessel Upwich
1595–1645
Swintgen Raesfeld
1575–1624
Dirk Swem
1600–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Becker
1567–
Anna Meusels
1571–
Hans Retzlaff
1584–1638
Anna Hintz
1581–1638
Theodorus Upwich
1540–1601
Geertruida Gent
1570–1595
Johann Raesfeld
1550–1622
Bernarda Tackensprey
1550–1624
Theodorus Upwich
1540–1601
Geertruida Gent
1570–1595
Johann Raesfeld
1550–1622
Bernarda Tackensprey
1550–1624

Pieter Becker's Descendants

1.
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Pieter Becker (1673–Aug 1745) m. Jannetje (de) Klerk (Bef 3 May 1676–Aug 1757) m. Jannetje (De) Clercq (Bef 3 May 1676–8 Aug 1757)
  1. 1. Dorothea Bekker 1708–1770 m. Hercules (du) Preez 1703–1738 m. Gerardus Oosthuijzen 1703–1762 m. Joannes (Theodorus) Marx 1703–1791
  2. 2. Hester Bekker 1700–1777 m. Aalwÿn Smit 1695–1774
    1. 1. Helena Smit 1722–1792 m. Barend Burger 1717–1770 m. Bartholomeus (van der) Vyver 1732–1812
      1. 1. Alewyn (Petrus) Burger 1753–1833 m. Susanna (Catharina van der) Merwe 1741–1800
        1. 1. Barend (Barthlomeus) Burger 1786–1858 m. Jacomina (Elizabeth) Jordaan 1791–1861 m. Rachel (Maria) Dippenaar 1782–1857
        2. 2. Hester (Helena) Burger 1780–1858 m. Jacobus (Johannes) Jordaan 1778–1857
        3. 3. Elsie (Sophia) Burger 1781– m. Andries (Bartholomeus) Burger 1782–1841
        4. 4. Alwyn (Petrus) Burger 1785–1874 m. Hester (Susanna) Jordaan 1783–1879 m. Maria (Johanna) Roux 1794–1872
      2. 2. Willem Burger 1742–1791 m. Maria (Susanna du) Toit 1751– m. Catharina (Judith) Grundlingh 1763–1845 m. Sophia (Van) Heerden 1750–
      3. 3. Hester Burger 1745–1806 m. Willem (Janse van) Rensburg 1741–1800
      4. 4. Schalk (Jacobus) Burger 1745–1810 m. Hester (Aletta) Vorster 1756–1797
      5. 5. Barend (Johannes) Burger 1750–1835 m. Anna (du) Toit 1757–1844
      6. 6. Elsje (Sophia) Burger 1758–1851 m. David Jansen 1749–1839
    2. 2. Hester Smit 1723–1787 m. Schalk (Willem) Burger 1720–1782
    3. 3. Adriana Smit 1725–
    4. 4. Petronella Smit 1727– m. Johannes Kruger 1722–1779 m. Johann (Heinrich) Backemeyer 1723–
    5. 5. Dorothea (Marija) Smit 1730–1794 m. Barend Vorster 1726–1794
    6. 6. Johan (Pieter) Smit 1733–
    7. 7. Alewyn Smit 1736–1790 m. Maria (Jacoba du) Preez 1743–1791
    8. 8. Johannes (Petrus) Smit 1738–1788 m. Magdalena Botma 1740–1778 m. Elizabeth Gouws 1753–1800
    9. 9. Jakobus Smit 1740– m. Maria (Magdalena) Myburgh 1752–
    10. 10. Andries (Adriaan) Smit 1742–1814 m. Anna (Maria) Botma 1749–1794
    11. 11. Johanna (Adriana) Smit 1744– m. Schalk (Willem van der) Merwe 1735–1778 m. Adriaan Lubbe 1742–
    12. 12. Stephanus (Christianus) Smit 1749–1791 m. Elsje (Sophia) Burger 1752–1844
  3. 3. Gideon Bekker 1698–1700
  4. 4. Helena Bekker 1702–1779 m. Jacobus (de) Wet 1696–1758
  5. 5. Stephanus Becker 1705–1790 m. Sara (Helena Dorothea) Olivier 1711–1750
  6. 6. Martinus (Johannes) Bekker 1710–1752 m. Johanna (Helena) Pretorius 1716–1761
  7. 7. Catharina (Margaretha) Bekker 1712–1744 m. Johann (Jacob) Posse 1705–1744

Pieter Becker's Timeline

3 Records

1673
1673
Birth of Pieter Becker in Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia
Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia
1745
26 Aug 1745
Age 72
Death of Pieter Becker in Robben Island, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Robben Island, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1745
Aug 1745
Age 72
Burial of Pieter Becker in Robben Island, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Robben Island, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1673
    Event Place: Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Pieter Becker, person ID GXVC-PP1.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Pieter Becker, person ID GXVC-PP1.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1745
    Event Place: Robben Island, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Pieter Becker, person ID GXVC-PP1.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aug 1745
    Event Place: Robben Island, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Pieter Becker, person ID GXVC-PP1.
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