Dear Richard I have a page of sources for each family. I do not know exactly where I found the birth of Maria Putter, but her bibliography is deVilliers, Pama, pages 414, 743; Pama's African Family Name Book, p. 188; IGI birth (years ago, when I found vital statistics by microfiche at the Mormon Library) 1660104 19; Malherbe Driehonderd Jaar Nasiebou, page 115, letter from PJ Putter, Pretoria, April 13, 1992; Heese P, Suid-Afrikan Geslagsregister, p. 513; 50 years death notices, p. 3844; For Joechem KOEKEMOER I have de Villiers, Pama, p. 413, 743; Pama, p. 188; Malherbe, p. 115, Theal, IHistoryof South Africa) p. 458; Heese, book 4, p. 350; 50 years, p. 2143; estate inventory, MOOC 8/14.47b; Heese, P, p. 513; and PJ Putter letter April 13, 1992. I believe I also have his death notice somewhere in my files. Sonia van Heerden Toronto, Canada

Hello Sonia, Saturday, October 29, 2011, 9:00:06 PM, you wrote: SvH> For Joechem KOEKEMOER I have ... inventory, MOOC 8/14.47b; Checking further I see I had found this inventory, but it is clear that it is for Jochem Koekemoer the younger, grandson of Jochem Koekemoer the founding father: http://www.ballfamilyrecords.co.uk/kfp/I237.html There are two parts to the inventory, a and b - the a part lists his wife and children, the b his animals. The a inventory itself can be found here: http://databases.tanap.net/mooc/main_article.cfm?id=MOOC8%2F14%2E47a&freesearchkey=1773%2D03%2D19 Thank you, Richard -- Richard Ball, Norfolk, England http://www.ballfamilyrecords.co.uk richard.ball@ballfamilyrecords.co.uk