> Google van Eyssen Street, Parow, Cape Town. I did, and I get a map. Am I missing something? How does this help with the origin of Matthias van Eyssen? Keith ------ Original Message ------ Received: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:28:07 AM EST From: "Francois Greeff" <goodgreeff@hiddencode.co.uk> To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] van Eyssen origins Google van Eyssen Street, Parow, Cape Town. Regards, Francois _____________ Francois Greeff, 36 Aston Road, London, SW20 8BE, United Kingdom Phone: 0044 20 8123 4224. Mobile 0044 79 6372 2345. Skype: Greefffrancois. Greeff Family Web Site: www.Greeff.info -----Original Message----- From: Keith Meintjes [mailto:umfundi@usa.net] Sent: 30 November 2011 02:39 To: SA List Cc: Brendon Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] van Eyssen origins All, In the last week, I have been asked a question about the origins of Matthias van Eyssen, the progenitor of the South African family. He arrived at the Cape in 1758, was made a burger in 1768 and married in 1763. I was surprised to find there is no entry, not even a placeholder, on www.stamouers.com . >From my own opinion on the reliability of various "sources", I think it is most likely he was from Eitzen (von Eitzen) near Oldenburg in Germany. But, many say he was born in Utrecht. The only credible reference I have is Hoge: Personalia of the Germans at the Cape, which is hardly a primary source. There is circumstantial evidence he was German, not Dutch: His wife, Aletta Josina Luyt, was of a German family, their children were baptised in the Lutheran church and their children married into German families like S(ch)malberger and Loedolff. I will appreciate any clues on the VAN EYSSEN origins. Thank you, Keith Footnotes: 1. Colenbrander, "Afkomst der Boeren" says (1763) he was Matthijs van Eisden from Oldenburg in Germany. 2. de Villiers / Pama says he was Matthias van Eysen or van Eisden, originally von Eitzen from Oldenburg. 3. SA Genealogies says he "a. van Renswoude", which is "arrived from Renswoude" (which is near Utrecht), but "arrived from" is not "born". ------------------------------- 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 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1873 / Virus Database: 2102/4646 - Release Date: 11/29/11 ------------------------------- 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