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Johannes Steyn

also known as Jan Steyn

Johannes Steyn Age ? Married to: Anna Elizabeth Diemer
Born ?1727? Died 1791.03.26 Born ~1734.11.28 Died ?
at ? at ? at ? at ?
Parents Father ? Children Boys 3 Date of marriage:
  Mother Anna Margarieta Meyer 7 Girls 5 1760.06.01

Introduction

In 1748 Johannes Steijn arrived in the Cape of Good Hope (most likely) from Darmstadt in Germany. On 1760.06.01 he married Anna Elizabeth Diemer. Johannes' mother probably remarried as his and Anna's will of 1761 determine that in case of their death their children should go to his mother, Anna Margarieta Meyer in Darmstadt.

It seems that only their son Gabriel Pieter (1762-1819) left descendents in South Africa. And on his turn, only two of Gabriel Pieter's sons, Elbert Lucas (1792-1859) and Gabriel Hendrik (1800-1870) left descendents beyond generation 4.

Gabriel Pieter's 2nd oldest son, Hendrik (1790-1875) had one son Hendrik (1846-1919), but he did not marry. The descendents of Johannes Steyn can therefore be traced back to the split in the third generation between Elbert Lucas or Gabriel Hendrik about 200 years ago.

1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation
Johannes
? - 1791		    
  Gabriel Pieter
1762 - 1819		  
    Elbert Lucas
1792 - 1859
Gabriel Hendrik
1800 - 1870

Career

We do not know anything about Johannes' life in Europe. On his arrival in the Cape he was a soldier. Here is a summary of his known career in the Cape of Good Hope:

Children

  1. b1 Johanna baptised on 1761.06.21 - 1792.01.18 (31 y.o.)
    She married Hendrik Pieter Wyting Schull from Sambeck (from Sambeck, near Nijmegen) on 1782.04.14
  2. b2 Gabriel Pieter baptised on 1762.12.19 - 1819.01.21 (57 y.o.)
  3. b3 Elbert Lucas baptised on 1764.03.25
    He returned to the homeland and nothing further is known about him. De Villiers states that he went to China.
  4. b4 Anna Christina baptised on 1766.01.12
  5. b5 Petronella Jacoba baptised on 1767.03.01 - 1803.02.13 (36 y.o.)
    She married Johan Ulrich Kiebourg (1762 - 1815.05.30) from Basel
  6. b6 Alida Elisabeth baptised on 1769.04.16 - 1782.07.08 (13 y.o.)
  7. b7 Catharina Elisabeth baptised on 1771.08.18 - 1820.06.07 (49 y.o.)
    She was married twice:
    1. WHH Westerhoff
    2. Lucas Frederik Fischer (born 1772.12.20)
  8. b8 Johannes Abraham baptised on 1774.04.24 - 1775.12.05 (1 y.o.)

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