Steve, They are all in the two-volume set by Malherbe and Malan. Keith ------ Original Message ------ Received: 02:40 PM EST, 03/05/2015 From: Steve Hayes via <south-africa@rootsweb.com> To: Irene de Villiers via <south-africa@rootsweb.com>, Irene de Villiers <furryboots@icehouse.net>, south-africa@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] de Villiers research On 5 Mar 2015 at 4:59, Irene de Villiers via wrote: > On Mar 5, 2015, at 1:41 AM, Paxie Kelsey via wrote: > > Please does anyone know who is doing "de Villiers" research in South Africa > > and if so, please send me a contact address for them. > > I am planning to do some but have only scratched the surface so far. > > Do you have a specific line of interest? > The original three de Villiers brothers who came out on the ship Zion, which > sailed 8 Jan 1689 from Holland, were Pierre de Villiers, Abraham de Villiers > (He had daughters, no son) and Jacob (Jacques) de Villiers, all three brothers > born near la Rochelie, and all three came with significant knowledge of wine > farming. Pierre and Jacob had lots of kids and have lots of descendants, as > you well know:-) We have quite a lot of people with the bDe Villiers surname in our family tree. None of them are direct ancestors, but various cousins married De Villiers, and they had quite a lot of descendants. Here are four of our De Villiers families -- does anyone rexcognise any of them? Are any of them in your own research? Family History System 5 Mar 2015 Merged Group Reports NAME: DE VILLIERS, Jan Pieter Gustaaf, Born 4 Oct 1825 in Cape Town, Died 29 Jul 1889 in Stellenbosch at age 63; FATHER: DE VILLIERS, Jan Petrus; MOTHER: DE VILLIERS, Anna Johanna; Wine farmer of Jonker's Hoek (marriage register) MOOC 6/9/389 1704. MARRIED 17 Dec 1849 in Stellenbosch, to MECHAU, Anna Johanna Catharina, Born 29 Sep 1829 in Cape Town, Died 29 Sep 1886 in Stellenbosch at age 57; FATHER: MECHAU, Gerhardus Nicolaas, Born 20 Nov 1800, Died 11 Jul 1854 at age 53; MOTHER: FLAMME, Francina Dorothea, Born 19 Jun 1807, Died 28 Jul 1886 at age 79 CHILDREN: 1. M DE VILLIERS, Jan Petrus Gerhardus, born 8 Sep 1850 in Stellenbosch, died 30 Jun 1915; Married 16 Apr 1872 to VAN BREDA, Anna Christina Jacoba; 3 children 2. M DE VILLIERS, Gerhardus Nicolaas, born 5 Apr 1852 in Stellenbosch, died Oct 1898; Married 5 Oct 1875 to VON BACKSTROM, Catharina Margaretha Magd.; 8 children 3. F DE VILLIERS, Francina Dorothea, born 20 May 1854 in Stellenbosch, died 11 Apr 1864 in Stellenbosch 4. M DE VILLIERS, Abraham Barend, born 18 Jan 1856 in Stellenbosch, died ???; Married 18 Nov 1891 to LIEBENBERG, Johanna Gertruida; 7 children 5. F DE VILLIERS, Anna Johanna, born 16 May 1857 in Stellenbosch, died ???; Married 18 Jan 1878 to BRUNT, Izaak Jakob de Villiers 6. F DE VILLIERS, Johanna Sophia Esther, born 18 Dec 1858 in Stellenbosch, died ??? 1937; Married to HAUPT, Gerhardus Nicholaas Mechau; 8 children 7. M DE VILLIERS, Johnnes Daniel Marthinus, born 9 Jun 1861 in Stellenbosch, died 17 Mar 1864 in Stellenbosch 8. F DE VILLIERS, Helena Elizabeth Jacoba, born 14 Jul 1863 in Stellenbosch, died 8 Jun 1871 in Stellenbosch 9. F DE VILLIERS, Francina Dorothea, born 2 Jul 1868 in Stellenbosch, died ???; Married to VOLSTEEDT, Petrus Johannes * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NAME: DE VILLIERS, Jan Frederick, Born 10 Sep 1860, Died ???; FATHER: DE VILLIERS, Isaac Tobias, Born 4 Sep 1823, Died 30 Mar 1890 at age 66; MOTHER: BAARTMAN, Huybrech Johanna Hester MARRIED 27 Jan 1891 in Kimberley, Cape Col, to BURNARD, Alida Maria Engela, Born 23 May 1858, Died ???; FATHER: BURNARD, Joseph Fredrik Fry, Born 30 Jan 1825, Died 14 Nov 1870 at age 45; MOTHER: BRINK, Maria Magdalena, Born 2 Sep 1829, Died 27 Dec 1887 at age 58 CHILDREN: 1. M DE VILLIERS, Isak Tobias Joseph, born 4 Apr 1893 in Vryburg, Cape Colony, died 15 Nov 1963 in Mayfair, Jhb; Married to MARITZ, Annie Margaret; 1 child 2. M DE VILLIERS, Joseph Frederik Fry Burnard, born 21 Dec 1898 in Turffontein, Jhb, died 9 Apr 1960 in Kempton Park; Married to HOLLIS, Gladys Eva * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NAME: DE VILLIERS, Jan Pieter, Born Jun 1851 in Hopefield, Cape, Died 12 Dec 1914 in Parys at age 63; FATHER: DE VILLIERS, Johannes Marthinus, Born 1 Aug 1819, Died 17 Jun 1897 at age 77; MOTHER: KOTZE, Maria Jacoba Gysberta, Born 20 Sep 1829, Died ??? MARRIED 17 Jun 1873 in Stellenbosch, to HAUPT, Paulina Petronella Albertina, Born 1 Aug 1853 in Stellenbosch, Died ??? 1936 in Olienfontein at age 82; FATHER: HAUPT, Philip Wouter Adriaan, Born 16 Feb 1817, Died 27 Aug 1873 at age 56; MOTHER: MECHAU, Johanna Jurgina Sophia, Born 21 Feb 1827, Died 1 Oct 1870 at age 43; Born on farm Rustenburg, near Stellenbo sch. Bap, 21 Aug 1853, NGK, Stellenbosch. CHILDREN: 1. M DE VILLIERS, Johannes Marthinus, born 4 Sep 1873 in Stellenbosch, died ??? 1878? 2. M DE VILLIERS, Philip Wouter, born 12 Jul 1875 in Rouxville, died 30 Dec 1953 in Parys; Married 5 Jan 1904 to TAYLOR, Rachel Susanna Dorothea; 5 children 3. F DE VILLIERS, Johanna Jurgina Sophia, born 19 Sep 1878 in Stellenbosch, died ???; Married 5 May 1928 to VAN ROOYEN, Jan Abraham; 1 child 4. M DE VILLIERS, Abraham Barend, born 21 Jan 1883 in Stellenbosch, died 4 Apr 1950 in Smithfield, OFS, RSA; Married 29 Jul 1916 to BOSHOFF, Emily Elizabeth; 4 children * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NAME: DE VILLIERS, Abraham Stephanus Nicolaas, Born 29 Jun 1869 in Victoria West, Died 29 May 1943 in Paarl at age 73; FATHER: DE VILLIERS, Abraham Barend, Born 16 Feb 1819, Died ??? 1890 at age 70; MOTHER: DE WET, Martha Jacoba Catharina, Died 31 Jul 1923 MARRIED, to VAN DER BYL, Catharina Maria, Born 4 Jun 1878 in Stellenbosch, Died ???; FATHER: VAN DER BYL, Johannes Jacobus George, Born 4 Feb 1842, Died 27 Jun 1910 at age 68; MOTHER: MECHAU, Catharina Maria, Born 28 Sep 1848, Died 24 Mar 1903 at age 54 CHILDREN: 1. F DE VILLIERS, Anna Louisa Helena, born 12 Apr 1896, died ??? 1898 2. F DE VILLIERS, Martha Jacoba Catharina, born 26 Apr 1897, died ???; Married to MCCALLUM, Norman 3. M DE VILLIERS, Donald Abraham, born 28 Aug 1901 in Paarl, died ??? 4. F DE VILLIERS, Kathleen Millicent, born 1 Jan 1903 in Paarl, died ???; Married to GREEN, Douglas 5. F DE VILLIERS, Stephanie, born 5 Sep 1906 in Paarl, died ???; Married to REYNOLDS, William 6. F DE VILLIERS, Joan Anneleen, born 3 Nov 1910 in Paarl -- Steve Hayes E-mail: shayes@dunelm.org.uk Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 Fax: 086-548-2525 ------------------------------- 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