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Pieter Swanepoel 1743–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bef 31 Mar 1743

Birth Location: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: West Coast, Western Cape, South Africa

Father: Pieter Swanepoel

Mother: Martha Botha

Spouse(s): Martha Jacobs, Johanna Hanekom

Children(s): Pieter Swanepoel, Maria Swanepoel, Petrus Swanepoel, Daniel Swanepoel, Johannes Swanepoel

In 1743, Pieter Swanepoel entered the world in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, born to Pieter Swanepoel And Martha Elisabeth Botha. Pieter Swanepoel married Johanna Margaretha Hanekom, Martha Jacobs, and had children including Abraham Christoffel Swanepoel, Daniel Johannes Swanepoel, Johannes Jechemus Swanepoel, Maria Elizabeth Swanepoel, Petrus Johannes Swanepoel, Pieter Swanepoel. Pieter Swanepoel passed away in 1790 in West Coast, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1743, Pieter Swanepoel entered the world in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, born to Pieter Swanepoel And Martha Elisabeth Botha.
  • Pieter Swanepoel married Johanna Margaretha Hanekom, Martha Jacobs, and had children including Abraham Christoffel Swanepoel, Daniel Johannes Swanepoel, Johannes Jechemus Swanepoel, Maria Elizabeth Swanepoel, Petrus Johannes Swanepoel, Pieter Swanepoel.
  • Pieter Swanepoel passed away in 1790 in West Coast, Western Cape, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pieter Swanepoel
1718–1800
Birth Location: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Martha Botha
1726–1809
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa
MB

Spouses(s)

Martha Jacobs
1750–
Birth Location: Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
MJ
Johanna Hanekom
1752–
Birth Location: Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
JH

Children(s)

Pieter Swanepoel
1774–1853
Birth Location: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Maria Swanepoel
1772–1834
Birth Location: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Petrus Swanepoel
1773–
Birth Location: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Daniel Swanepoel
1776–
Birth Location: Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Johannes Swanepoel
1780–
Birth Location: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Pieter Swanepoel's Ancestors

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Pieter Swanepoel
1743–1790
Birth Place: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Pieter Swanepoel
1718–1800
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Martha (Elisabeth) Botha
1726–1809
Stellenbosch, Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa
Grandparents
Pieter (Jansz) Swanepoel
1678–1758
Nieumunster, Brugge, West Flanders, Spanish Netherlands, Holy Roman Empire
Maria (Sibilla) Sachs
1690–1775
Güsten, Bernburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Wilhelm Botha
1687–1728
Stellenbosch, Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa
Catrijn Pijl
1692–1759
Stellenbosch, Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Swanepoel
1647–1685
Maria Herrebout
1650–1685
Joachim Sachs
1646–1705
Susanna Holswig
1650–
Friederich Botha
1653–1719
Maria Kickers
1656–1723
Abraham Pijl
1670–1703
Cornelia Cornelisse
1674–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pieter Swanepoel
1625–
Janneken Volbrecht
1628–
Georgius Herrebout
1617–1682
Maria Hille
1614–1685
Johan Sachse
1627–1683
Christina Vyff
1630–1679
Michael Both
1621–1680
Susanna Paulus
1629–1653
Cornelis Kick
1634–1681
Cornelia Spaeroogh
1634–1676
Bastiaan Pijl
1632–
Cornelis Claesz
1630–1688
Catharina Malabar
1637–1703

Pieter Swanepoel's Descendants

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Pieter Swanepoel (Bef 31 Mar 1743–1790) m. Martha Jacobs (Bef 29 Nov 1750–) m. Johanna (Margaretha) Hanekom (1752–)
  1. 1. Pieter Swanepoel 1774–1853 m. Martha (Elisabeth) Swanepoel 1779–1840 m. Susanna (Catharina) Burger 1821–1864
    1. 1. Susanna (Catharina) Swanepoel 1807– m. Emmanuel (Jacobus de) Bod 1781–1850 m. Michael Murphy 1807–1853
      1. 1. Theresa (Francisca de) Bod 1836–1917 m. Anthonie (Edward) Swanepoel 1837–1907
        1. 1. Anthonie (Eduard) Swanepoel 1863–1943 m. Susanna (Catharina Maria) Conradie 1864–
        2. 2. Daniel (Johannes Jacobus) Swanepoel 1858–1933 m. Rosa (Hermina de) Bod 1857–1904 m. Hester (Magdalena Catharina Maria) Verreyne 1858–1941
        3. 3. Emannuel (Jacobus) Swanepoel 1860–
        4. 4. Pieter (Johannes) Swanepoel 1865–1927 m. Bertha (Margaretha Van) Zyl 1869–1928
        5. 5. Jan (Andries) Swanepoel 1865–
        6. 6. Willem (Adriaan) Swanepoel 1867–1918
        7. 7. Theresia (Francisca) Swanepoel 1868–
        8. 8. Jan (Andries) Swanepoel 1870– m. Petronella (Maria Frederica) Conradie 1872–
        9. 9. Susanna (Margaretha) Swanepoel 1872– m. Abraham (Petrus Van) Zyl 1870–
        10. 10. Lodewikus (Jacobus) Swanepoel 1874– m. Jacomina (Elizabeth de) Bod 1876–1958
      2. 2. Johannes (Andries De) Bod 1838–1898 m. Louisa (Jacoba) Swanepoel 1842–1883 m. Susanna (Elizabeth Alexandrina) Jordaan 1865–1909
      3. 3. Josephus (Emmanuel DE) BOD 1823–
      4. 4. Martha (Elisabeth De) Bod 1825–1896 m. Johan (Petrus Christiaan) Föelscher 1815–1896
      5. 5. Rosa (Aletta de) Bod 1827– m. Johannes (Stephanus) Spamer 1824–1857 m. Carl (Ferdinand Friedrich) Landsberg 1833–
      6. 6. Maria (Susanna DE) BOD 1828– m. Daniel (Johannes Jacobus) Swanepoel 1816–
      7. 7. Johanna (Petronella De) Bod 1829– m. Richard (Henry) Williams 1825– m. Jacob (Hendrik Jeremias Van) Eeden 1816–
      8. 8. Pieter (Johannes de) Bod 1831–1915 m. Jacomina (Maria Johanna Van) Deventer 1839–
      9. 9. Maria (Magdalena de) Bod 1833–1925 m. Lodewikus (Hendrik Jacobus van) Zyl 1832–1904
      10. 10. Hester (Francina de) Bod 1834–
      11. 11. Emmanuel (Jacobus De) Bod 1840–1879 m. Petronella (Magdalena Van) Deventer 1843–1898
      12. 12. Jacobus (Christoffel De) Bod 1842–
      13. 13. Frans (Johannes de) Bod 1844–
      14. 14. Francois (Philippus de) Bod 1844–1910 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Renke 1848–1894
      15. 15. Alida (Jacomina de) Bod 1846–
      16. 16. Christoffel (Daniël DE) BOD 1850– m. Susanna (Johanna) SWANEPOEL 1854–
    2. 2. Maria (Magdalena) Swanepoel 1796–1825 m. Francois (Philippus du) Toit 1793–1825 m. Petrus (Jacobus du) Toit 1793–
    3. 3. Martha (Elizabeth) Swanepoel 1798– m. Gerrit (Jacobus) Moller 1786–1820 m. Philippus (Johannes) Fouché 1801–
    4. 4. Petronella (Johanna) Swanepoel 1800–1865 m. Johannes (Stephanus) Marais 1793–1859
    5. 5. Pieter (Andries) Swanepoel 1801–1854 m. Elisabeth (Alida) Pretorius 1801–1872
    6. 6. Maria (Susanna) Swanepoel 1804–1881 m. Johannes (Godfried) Bruwer 1803–1858
    7. 7. Adriaan (Johannes) Swanepoel 1808–
    8. 8. Martha (Aletta) Swanepoel 1809–1847 m. Cornelis (Petrus) Spamer 1812–1886
    9. 9. Jan (Jacobus) Swanepoel 1812–1824
    10. 10. Daniel (Christoffel) Swanepoel 1814–
    11. 11. Maria Swanepoel 1816–
  2. 2. Maria (Elizabeth) Swanepoel 1772–1834 m. Pieter (Andries) Hanekom 1765–1817
  3. 3. Petrus (Johannes) Swanepoel 1773–
  4. 4. Daniel (Johannes) Swanepoel 1776– m. Johanna (Wilhelmina) Buitendag 1780–
  5. 5. Johannes (Jechemus) Swanepoel 1780– m. Catharina (Margaretha de) Beer 1787–

Pieter Swanepoel's Timeline

3 Records

1743
Bef 31 Mar 1743
Birth of Pieter Swanepoel in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1743
31 Mar 1743
Pieter Swanepoel was christened in Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1790
1790
Age 47
Death of Pieter Swanepoel in West Coast, Western Cape, South Africa
West Coast, Western Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef 31 Mar 1743
    Event Place: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Pieter Swanepoel, person ID LYHQ-YPM.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1743
    Event Place: Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Pieter Swanepoel, person ID LYHQ-YPM.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: West Coast, Western Cape, South Africa
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Pieter Swanepoel, person ID LYHQ-YPM.
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