SA Genealogies 3 p. 246 says he was from Arnhem. That would be his birthplace. Keith ------ Original Message ------ Received: Sat, 04 Jun 2011 09:40:54 AM EDT From: "Don McArthur" <donmac@netactive.co.za> To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Hermanus van HEES The information on this chap is H&L is pretty sparse. Arrived 1830 [from Amsterdam - port or home?] Married in George 1836 to Elizabeth Catharina Johanna LOURENS. Does anyone have more definite info on his origin? Onomastically he COULD be son of this lot. Very interesting family. Cheers, Don McArthur. Descendants of Petrus van Hees 1 Petrus VAN HEES b: 14 Mar 1777 in Utrecht See notes d: 28 Nov 1861 in Utrecht .. +Maria Getruida YOUNG b: 15 Nov 1779 in Paramaribo, Surinam m: 26 Aug 1798 in Utrecht d: 28 Jan 1833 Father: George YOUNG Mother: Georgina Elizabeth Geertruijda KURK ... 2 Cornelia Petronella Maria VAN HEES b: Abt. 1799 in Utrecht ....... +Hendrik BOSSCHA b: Abt. 1792 in Harderwijk m: 24 Nov 1825 in Utrecht Father: Herman BOSCHA Mother: Helena SCHEERS ... 2 Anna Elisabeth Geertruida VAN HEES b: 4 Oct 1800 in Utrecht d: 17 May 1892 in Vreeland, Utrecht ....... +Daniel David BUCHLER b: 23 Feb 1782 in Amsterdam m: 4 Oct 1820 in Utrecht d: 22 Dec 1871 in Amsterdam Father: Daniel Arnoldus BUCHLER Mother: Johanna Hillegonda D'ARNAUD ... 2 Henriette Geertruid VAN HEES b: Abt. 1802 in Utrecht ....... +Jan Jacob HOLZMAN b: Abt. 1801 in Amsterdam m: 12 Jun 1828 in Utrecht Father: Adriaan HOLZMAN Mother: Jeannette Marie H BAGMAN ... 2 Carel VAN HEES b: 1803 d: 1867 ........ 3 Maria Geertruida VAN HEES b: 1833 d: 1882 ............ +Salomon Frederik DUURVOORT b: 1834 m: in Paramaribo, Surinam d: 1916 ... 2 Alida Hermina VAN HEES b: Abt. 1812 in Utrecht ....... +Steven VAN NELLESTEIJN b: Abt. 1818 in Darthuizen m: 1 Nov 1844 in Utrecht Father: Cornelis Jan VAN NELLESTEIJN Mother: Sophia VAN SCHUILENBURG ... 2 Cornelius Marius VAN HEES b: 9 Dec 1820 in Utrecht ....... +Anna Wilhelmina VAN DER VIJVER b: Abt. 1823 in Rotterdam m: 10 Apr 1858 in Utrecht Father: Matthijs Karel VAN DER VIJVER Mother: Johanna BURGER ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message