Jacobus Steyn

Jacobus Steyn b1 About version 20140708

Brief summary:

Parents: Unknown father X Maria Losëe. Two theories about his father. First: Probably Douwe Gerbrandt Steyn SV. Second and possible: Some other person.

Birth: Cabo (dist of Cape Town), South Africa before 29 August 1683. He was born before his mother married Douwe Gerbrandt Steyn in 1685.

Baptism: NG Kerk Cape Town, South Africa 29 August 1683.

X Stellenbosch 24 October 1706 Maria Potgieter *bef.31 August 1687 ≈31 August 1687

They had 11 children:

c1 Maria ≈14 August 1707

c2 Douwe ≈27 January 1709

c3 Hermanus ≈12 July 1711

c4 Sibella ≈7 October 1714; died young

c5 Emerentia ≈21 March 1717

c6 Jacobus ≈15 October 1719; twins with c7; died young

c7 Sibella ≈15 October 1719; twins with c6

c8 Jacobus ≈25 April 1723

c9 Paulus ≈1 October 1724

c10 Maria ≈21 September 1727

c11 Anna ≈21 August 1729

The two main Steyn branches come from c3 Hermanus and c8 Jacobus

Jacobus Steijn involved in buying and selling slaves:

1712.02.12 Lijsbeth f U SELLER: Beeletje Fredericks BUYER:Jacob Steijn

1715.03.25 Scipio m Malaba AGE: 22 SELLER:Willem Helot BUYER:Jacob Steijn

1715.03.27 Anthonij m Cochin AGE:18 SELLER:Willem Helot BUYER:Jacob Steijn

1721.11.29 Cupido m Bengal SELLER: Cornelis Valk BUYER:Jacob Steijn

1724.04.27 Carel m Batavi SELLER: Jacob Steijn BUYER: Anthonij Lombard

1724.08.21 Truij f Creole SELLER: Jacob Steijn BUYER: Hans Jurgen Potgieter

1724.08.21 Jager m Bogies SELLER:Jacob Steijn BUYER: Hans Potgieter

Jacobus in the Cape Muster Roll:

1703 page 35: Jacobus Steijn https://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/index.php/muster-rolls/cape-archive...

1712 page 257: Jacobus Steijn & Maria Harmense https://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/index.php/muster-rolls/cape-archive...

1713 page 280: Jacobus Steijn & Maria Potgieter https://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/index.php/muster-rolls/cape-archive...

Source: communications from Marie Vermeulen-Boshoff

NOTE:

Reliable dates of birth of his children are found in recent publications only. Older publications about the Steyn family tree have big mix-ups.

Other information

Jacobus was still alive in 1733 as he and his wife were listed in the Monsterrol 1733: 't Caabse District 'Jacobus Stijn & Maria Potgieter'

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Jacobus is the biological progenitor (stamvader) of the largest Steyn family in South Africa. He officially became part of the family of Douwe Gerbrandt Steyn in 1685 age 2 when Douwe married his mother. No-one is exactly sure who his father was. Throughout his lifetime he used the surname Steijn and is mentioned in the will of Douwe Gerbrandt Steyn as the ‘voorzoon’ (son born before marriage) of Maria Losëe but treated as the son of Douwe.

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Owned the property 'Welgemeend' which is where Kamp Street is in Cape Town now.

Was a butcher and brewer of brandy.

He was a free burgher.

De la Fontaine describes him as a poor man.

GEDCOM Source

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