The South African Family Cloete

 

 

 


The Cloete family in South Africa date back to 1652, when the progenitor, Jacob Cloete (Kloete, Kloet, Kloote, Kloeten) arrived in Cabo de Goede Hoop from Keulen (Cologne) in what is now Germany.

He became a free-burgher in the spring of 1657, on the 10th of August, and received a farm two months later (10th October)  from the Dutch East Indian Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compange, VOC), situated on the Liesbeeck river. By 1671 Jacob was not eager to remain at the Cape of Good Hope and repatriated to the Netherlands.  However he was soon back again, this time as a soldier, with the rank of Corporal. He was mysteriously murdered on the 23rd May, 1693.

The “stammoeder” of the Cloetes was Fytje (Sophia) Raderootjes "van Uts in 't land van Keulen" who arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in 1658, together with her brother, Peter, on the”Arnhem”.

This genealogy is a summary of genealogical research done over a very long period of time.  The bulk of the earlier information came from CG De Villiers (Geslagregisters der Oude Kaapsche Families), updated by C. Pama (De Villiers-Pama, Geslagsregister …).  A large addition was made by Heese and Lombaard (SA Genealogies, vol 1) and this was extended in a few branches by research in the Archives at Cape Town and Pretoria using the copies of church registers and the Death Notices of a selected few individuals.  The TANAP program has created a number of databases of transcriptions of MOOC documents from the Cape Archives, which were used to provide some extra information.  Thanks is also expressed to Dr. Keith Meintjies (Waterford, MI, USA), Marlies Keclik (Linz, Austria), Paul Duckitt (Darling, Cape) for providing information and corrections of an earlier version of this section.

The first page contains the first four generations of Cloetes, and more extensive genealogies can be found by clicking on the indicated names in the “e” generation.

Enquiries and comments should please be directed to Dan Strydom.

 

 

 


CLOETE -  First 4 Generations

 

a1 Jacob Cloete (Kloete,Kloote,Kloeten) † 23.5.1693, x Fytje (Sophia) Raderootjes, † bef 1671

 

b1  Elsje, *Europa, x (Kaapstad) 9.9.1668 Willem Schalk van der Merwe, *1643 † 12.7.1716, sv Schalk Willems van der Merwe; will 1696

b2  Gerrit, *Europa † 1704 (Stellenbosch), x (Kaapstad) 26.8.1674 Catharina Harmans (Lodewijks), † 1714, van Middelburg

   c1 Jacob, =3.11.1675 † <1714, x Francina Viljoen, *1689 (Stellenbosch), dv Francois Villion & Cornelia Campenaar

          d1 Catharina, =14.9.1704 † <1714

          d2 Leendert, =15.8.1706

          d3 Margaretha, =29.4.1708

          d4 Gerrit, =2.3.1710, in 1762 nog 'n beesboer in die Sandveld, x 2.9.1731 Huibrecht Slabbert, *1714 † 1747 (MOOC8/6.128b), dv Jasper Slabbert & Johanna Myburgh

                          e1 Francina, =7.9.1732, x (Kaapstad) 5.5.1748 Hendrik Kruger, *1725, sv Jacob Kruger & Jannetje Kemp

                          e2 Johanna, =25.12.1733 † 1812 (MOOC8/29.33), x Johannes Jacobus Coetzee, *16.11.1727 † 1806, sv Johannes Coetzee & Anna Elizabeth Pal

                          e3 Maria Margaretha, =13.5.1736 † 4.1822 (Grootkloof, Sandveld), x 6.1.1754 Jacobus Coetzee, =8.10.1730 † 1810/6, sv Johannes Coetzee & Anna Elizabeth Pal

                          e4 Jacob, =5.10.1738, x 15.4.1759 Johanna Catharina Kruger, *1742, dv Jacob Kruger & Christina Strang; xx 13.11.1796 Gerbrechtje Adriana Lier, dv Jan Joost van Lier & Geertruyd Bronkhorst

                          e5 Catharina Elisabeth, =13.11.1740, x (onw) Klaas Barends, "een regte Hottentot"

                          e6 Jasper, =14.10.1742, x Flora van de Kaap; xx Kaaitje van de Kaap; verskillende hottentot vroue

                          e7 Gerrit, =31.10.1745 † 1809 (Namaqualand, MOOC8/28.19), x 1765 Catherina Bezuidenhout, *1743 † 1766 (verdrink, Gouritzrivier), dv Cornelis Bezuidenhout & Cornelia Botha; xx 7.1.1770 Anna Elisabeth Strydom, *1750 † >1815, dv Hendrik Josephus Strydom & Sara Delport; xxx (onw) Hottentot

                          e8 Johannes Hendrik, =8.12.1747, x 1.11.1772 Margaretha Rabie

          d4 xx (onw) Hottentot-vroue, Namakwaland

          d5 Jacob, =30.8. 1711 † <1714

          d6 Francina, =17.6.1713 † <1714

   c2 Lavina (Veijntie; Louwina), =12.9.1677, x Ferdinand Appel, *1665 † 1716, sv Jurriaan Jansz Appel & Jannetje Ferdinandus; xx 31.1.1717 Claas Jansz Hofland, van Reewyk, Nederland

   c3 Coenradus, =3.3.1680 † <1714

   c4 Pieter, =22.2.1682 † <1714

   c5 Leendert, =18.11.1685 † <1714

   c6 Johannes, =17.8. 1687 † 1732 (Stellenbosch), Heemraad Stellenbosch, x Anna (Johanna Hendriksz; Annietje) Olivier, *1691 † 1716, dv Hendrik Cornelisz Olivier & Beatrix Gysberta Verwey

          d1 Johannes Hendrik, =17.11.1715, x 2.7.1741 Elsje Myburgh, *1721 † 1780/8, dv Albert Lambertsz Myburgh & Elsje van der Merwe; [sy xx Petrus van der Poel, † 1788]

   c6 xx Petronella van der Merwe, *1692 † 1717/8, dv Willem Schalk van der Merwe & Elsje Cloete

          d2 Gerrit, =25.9.1717 † 26.4.1798 (Tulbagh), x 12.10.1738 Maria Scheepers, † 1743

                          e1 Johannes, =13.3.1740

                          e2 Maria, =21.10. 1742 † 20.3.1804 (MOOC8/24.12), x Hendrik Mostert, † bef 1804, sv Johannes Cornelius Mostert & Elizabeth Numers

 

                          e3 Gerrit Coenraad, =12.6.1744

          d2 xx 19.4.1744 Anna Catharina Kuun, *1717 † 1764, dv Hans Kuun & Susanna Putter

                          e4 Gerrit, =26.3.1745

                          e5 Johanna Elisabeth, =27.10.1747, x Adam Keyser, † 20.4.1790 (Tulbagh)

                          e6 Johannes Hendrik, =28.9.1749

                          e7 Stephanus Abraham, =13.2.1752, x 2.10.1785 Catharina Rabie

                          e8 Petronella, =12.1.1755, x 21.6.1772 Cornelis van Niekerk, =23.9.1753, sv Bernhardus van Niekerk & Aletta Hendrina van den Heuvel

                          e9 Susanna Catharina, =8.1.1758, x 25.4.1779 Johannes Rabie

                          e10 Anna Sophia, =7.5.1761 † 1798-1804, x 8.4.1798 Andries Hough, *1774, sv Andreas Hauk & Christina van Zyl; [hy xx 23.9.1804 Maria Christina de Wege]

          d3 Petronella, =25.9.1717 † 1745 (will filed 1745, [MOOC 165/1739]), x (Kaapstad) 13.4.1737 Johannes Cats, v Middelburg, Nedl; [hy xx 4.12.1746 Catharina Groenewald]

   c6 xxx (Stellenbosch) 1.4.1719 Geertruy Pretorius, *1700 (Stellenbosch), wed v Johannes Wessels, dv Wessel Pretorius & Geertruy Elbers

   c7 Sophia (Feijtie), =21.10.1689, x 29.7.1713 Ernst Mostert, *1689, sv Johannes Cornelius Mostert & Elizabeth Numers

   c8 Gerrit, =22.11.1691 † bef 1714

   c9 Abraham

   c10 Catharina, =3.8.1698 † bef 1747, x 25.6.1717 Hendrik van der Merwe, *1698 † 1762, sv Willem Schalk van der Merwe & Elsje Cloete; [hy xx 26.11,1747 Aletta Keyser; xxx (Paarl) 6.12.1750 Maria Tick]

b3  Catharina, =4.4.1660, x 28.1.1680 Jan van Brienen

b4  Coenraad, † abt 1703 (Drakenstein), x 26.7.1693 Martha (Maritje) Verschuur, † 1702 (Drakenstein), dv Hendrik Gysbertsz Verschuur & Geesje Visser

   c1         Hendrik, =25.11.1696

   c2         Jacobus, =14.6.1699, x 19.7.1722 Sibella Pasman, wed v Johannes Albertus Loubser; will filed 1757 [MOOC 103/1731]

          d1 Jacobus Coenraad, =28.11.1723

          d2 Hendrik, =9.12.1725, x 3.6.1758 Hester Anna Lourens, *1731, dv Pieter Lourens & Catharina van der Bijl

                          e1 Jacob, =14.7.1754

                          e2 Pieter, =18.7.1756, x 12.9.1779 Catharina Christina Scheller, dv Sebastiaan Valentyn Scheller & Gesina Franck

                          e3 Hendrik, =30.7.1758, eienaar van Groote Schuur, † 29.9.1818, x (Stellenbosch) 9.7.1780 Anna Catharina Scheller, *20.8.1758, dv Sebastiaan Valentyn Scheller & Gesina Franck; [sy xx Johannes Zorn]

                          e4 Johan Gerard, =20.7.1760 † 1805

                          e5 Roedolph, =9.5.1762 † 1816, x 8.2.1784 Johanna Catharina van Brakel

                          e6 Pieter Lourens, =15.1.1764 † 1837, x 26.8.1787 Maria Catharina van Reenen

                          e7 Sibella, =9.2.1766

                          e8 Dirk, =20.9.1767 † 26.2.1833, x 4.8.1792 Sophia Margaretha Myburgh, *1776, dv Philip Albert Myburgh & Hester Anna van der Byl; xx (Stellenbosch) 18.5.1800 Anna Elizabeth van der Byl, *1779 † 19.4.1865, dv Andries Christoffel van der Byl & Maria van Dyk

                          e9 Ryk Arnoldus Mauritius, =23.7.1769, x 19.5.1793 Rykje Catharina Fischer, *1771 † 20.4.1837, dv Johannes Joachim Heinrich Fischer & Alida Johanna Heufke

                          e10 Catharina, =8.3.1772, x Reynier Beck, *1769, sv Jacobus Hendricus Beck & Elizabeth Jacoba le Febre

                          e11 Jacobus Coenraad, =6.2.1777, emigreer na Nederland

          d3 Sophia, =30.5.1728, x 16.3.1749 Petrus Michiel Eksteen

 

 

 


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