Ek het die volgende navraag van mnr Glen Swemmer insake sy voorgeslag ontvang: I am a direct descendant of Jacob Pieter Swemmer. His parents were listed as Philip Swemmer and Johanna Catharina. Unfortunately I am unable to find any information regarding them. Jacob Pieter's first child was named Benjamin Frans Frederick Nöthling. My understanding of the naming convention at the time is that normally the first child was named after the grandfather? Which makes Benjamin's name unusual? I also note that the baptism was witnessed by Maria Elisabeth Nöthling and Frederick Wilhelm Nöthling. Is it possible that Jacob Pieter was adopted/taken in by a Nöthling? I'm hoping that maybe you could shed some light on this. Ek het as volg hierop geantwoord: Regarding the two witnesses at the baptism of Benjamin Frans Frederick Nöthling Swemmer, viz Frederick Willem Nöthling and Maria Elizabeth Nöthling, my records indicate that the husband Frederick Willem was the youngest son of Benjamin Nöthling, first ancestor of the Nöthling family in South Africa (BENJAMIN GROUP). This man was baptised on 21 January 1770 in Cape Town. In 1806 he applied for a grant of property of 25 morgen in the vicinity of Klein Blauwberg for toiling. In 1822 he was also present at the batism of Margaretha Florentine Odendaal in Swellendam. She was a daughter of Paulus Coenraad Odendaal and Johanna Margaretha Florentine Nöthling, a daughter of Benjamin. I have no record of Frederick Wilhelm Nöthling’s marriage to Maria Elizabeth (made name unknown). Also, no record of any children carrying his name. Kan iemand meer lig op hierdie saak werp?