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Johannis Vosloo¹

M, #11830, b. before 7 December 1721, d. 1764

Father*

Johannes Vosloo¹ b. b 6 Sep 1699, d. b 10 Sep 1740

Mother*

Gerbregt Herfst¹ b. 1 Oct 1702, d. a 4 Mar 1773

Charts

Descendants of Lijsbeth Sanders

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NGK Drakenstein Baptisms 1694-1732

Last Edited

24/08/2014

Birth*

Johannis Vosloo was born before 7 December 1721 in de Caep de Goede Hoop.¹

Baptism

Johannis Vosloo was baptized on 7 December 1721 Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Drakenstein, de Caep de Goede Hoop.¹

Marriage*

He married Johanna Gous, daughter of Andries Gauch and Johanna Conterman, on 26 November 1752 de Caep de Goede Hoop.²

Death*

He died in 1764 Swellendam, de Caep de Goede Hoop.³

Family

Johanna Gous b. b 8 Jul 1727

Children

Gerbrecht Elisabeth Vosloo² b. b 7 May 1754
Hester Vosloo² b. b 25 Apr 1756
Anna Magdalena Vosloo² b. b 10 Dec 1758
Johannes Vosloo² b. b 19 Jul 1761
Maria Martha Vosloo² b. b 1 Jan 1764

Vrijbriewen and Burgher Status

Johannis Vosloo became a burgher circa 1752, in Dutch vryburgher or vrijburgher, initially a status in which a soldier or other employee of the VOC was released from their contractual obligations to the VOC and permitted to farm, become a tradesman, or work for others. Subsequently some individuals, including the Huguenot refugees, were brought to the Cape specifically to farm and were burghers from the time of their arrival Swellendam, de Caep de Goede Hoop.²

Citations

[S408] Drakenstein Heemkring, compilers, Drakenstein I Baptisms., CD-ROM (Paarl) Drakenstein Heemkring, 2006 , Baptism Register, 1721; Den 7de Decemb:; Johannis, zoon van Jan Vosloo en Gerbra Gerritz.. Hereinafter cited as Drakenstein I Baptisms.
[S191] C.C. de Villiers & C. Pama, Geslagregisters van ou Kaapse Families III S-Z (Cape Town / Amsterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1966), p.1082. Hereinafter cited as Geslagregisters van ou Kaapse Families III S-Z.
[S547] Daniel Jacobs, Die Vosloos, Nuttige Landsburgers, Deel II, Familie Register (40 Heerengracht, Cape Town: Ton Vosloo, 2003), p.8. Hereinafter cited as Die Vosloos, Nuttige Landsburgers, Register.