Hello Sonia, You wrote: I am also interested in the ethnicity of Catharina VALK, born ca 1620, married July 26, 1739, to Johann Horn in Cape Province and died Oct. 9, 1759 at the Cape. Her first marriage was to Carl Dietrich BOETENDAG (Buitendag). Her 2nd husband Johann HORN arrived in SA in 1735 and was a burger in 1739. I presume she may have been of German ethnicity, but am not sure. Has anyone any more information on her? I see you have been pointed to this web site: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=erikkriel&id=I1791 which states that she was born in Amsterdam. I checked the two marriage entries for her (since NGK marriage entries usually state the place of birth) and the result is this: Cape Town NGK, marriages Cape Archives, VC 621, page 11 1722 15 9br (November) Carel Diderik Buitendag, van Berlijn, Jongman en Catharina Valk van Cabo, Jonge dogter Cape Town NGK, marriages Cape Archives, VC 621, page 39 1739 Den 26 dito (Julij) Johan Horn, van Wolfenbuttel burger alhier jongman met Catharina Valk van Cabo de Goede Hoop, wed. wijlen den burger Carl Diderik Buitendag. Both entries state that she was born at the Cape. -- The TANAP Cape Inventories web site http://www.tanap.net/content/activities/documents/Orphan_Chamber-Cape_of_Good_Hope/index.htm has the following inventory which possibly refers to her: Reference no.: MOOC8/4.69 Testator(s): Cornelis Valk 8 November 1721 Inventaris der goederen naargelaten en met 'er dood ontruijmt door Cornelis Valk gewesene burger alhier, door d' ondergetekende gecommitt:e Weesmeesteren in presentie van Hend:k Eversdijk als naaste bloed vriend gedaan, namentlijk Erfgenaamen tot desen boedel Hend:k Eversdijk in huwelijk hebbende Engela Valk Catharina Valk - onmondig ---- Cheers, Richard -- Richard Ball, Norfolk, England http://www.ballfamilyrecords.co.uk richard.ball@ballfamilyrecords.co.uk