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Pieter Jansz Swanepoel 1678–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 January 1678

Birth Location: Nieumunster, Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium

Death Date: 1758

Death Location: Swellendam, Cape Colony, South Africa

Father: Jan Swanepoel

Mother: Maria Herrebout

Spouse(s): Maria Sachs

Children(s): Pieter b3

In 1678, Pieter Jansz Swanepoel entered the world in Nieumunster, Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium, born to Jan Andries Joannis Swanepoel And Maria Herrebout. Pieter Jansz Swanepoel married Maria Sibilla Sachs, and had children including Pieter Swanepoel B3. Pieter Jansz Swanepoel passed away in 1758 in Swellendam, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1678, Pieter Jansz Swanepoel entered the world in Nieumunster, Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium, born to Jan Andries Joannis Swanepoel And Maria Herrebout.
  • Pieter Jansz Swanepoel married Maria Sibilla Sachs, and had children including Pieter Swanepoel B3.
  • Pieter Jansz Swanepoel passed away in 1758 in Swellendam, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Pieter Swanepoel's Ancestors

Self
Pieter Swanepoel
1678–1758
Birth Place: Nieumunster, Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium
Parents
Jan Andries (Joannis) Swanepoel
1647–1685
ooglede, West Flanders, Spanish Netherlands, Holy Roman Empire
Maria Herrebout
1650–1685
Wes-Vlaandere, Belgium
Grandparents
Pietere Zwanepoel
1606–1652
Janneken Volbrecht
1628–
Zuienkerke, West Flanders, Belgium
Georgius Herrebout
1612–1682
Zuienkerke, West Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
Maria ((Maeyken) (Verhille) Van) Hille
1614–1685
Belgium
Great-Grandparents
Jan Zwanepoel
1580–1648
Jan Volbrecht
1595–1670
Mayken Dicx
1600–1670
Charles Hille
–1628
Maria Capoen
1590–1628
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelis Dicx
1554–1660
Willemyne Wilde
1570–
Jan Capoen
1570–
Magdelene Wetsteen
1560–

Pieter Swanepoel's Descendants

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Pieter (Jansz) Swanepoel (26 January 1678–1758) m. Maria (Sibilla) Sachs (about 1685–about 1775)
  1. 1. Pieter (Swanepoel) b3 1718–1770 m. Martha (Elisabeth) Botha 1726–1809
    1. 1. Pieter (Andries) Swanepoel 1743–1790 m. Martha Jacobs 1750–1830
      1. 1. Pieter Swanepoel 1774–1853 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Swanepoel 1779–1840
        1. 1. Petronella (Johanna) Swanepoel 1787–1865 m. Johannes (Stephanus) Marais 1793–1859
    2. 2. Jan (Andries) Swanepoel 1747–1791 m. Maria (Elisabeth) Roux 1754–1795
      1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth) Swanepoel 1779–1840 m. Pieter Swanepoel 1774–1853

Pieter Swanepoel's Timeline

4 Records

1678
26 January 1678
Birth of Pieter Jansz Swanepoel in Nieumunster, Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium
Nieumunster, Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium
1678
30 Jan 1678
Pieter Jansz Swanepoel was christened in Spanish Netherlands, Holy Roman Empire
Spanish Netherlands, Holy Roman Empire
1758
1758
Age 80
Death of Pieter Jansz Swanepoel in Poespasvallei, Middelbossiesveld, Robertson, Western Cape, South Africa
Poespasvallei, Middelbossiesveld, Robertson, Western Cape, South Africa
1758
1758
Age 80
Burial of Pieter Jansz Swanepoel in Swellendam, Cape Colony, South Africa
Swellendam, Cape Colony, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 January 1678
    Event Place: Nieumunster, Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1678
    Event Place: Spanish Netherlands, Holy Roman Empire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Poespasvallei, Middelbossiesveld, Robertson, Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Swellendam, Cape Colony, South Africa

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