2. | Estienne BRU, progenitor was born about 1665 in Blois, Orl (son of Estienne BRUERE and Pn NN). Notes:
From Blois, came to the Cape as French Hugenot in 1688 on the "Voorschoten". He was a wagon maker by trade but in 1692 he obtained the farm "Rust-en-Werk" which was transported into his name on 18.8.1694. In 1712 he bought the farm "De Veerkijker" in Wavern.
Estienne Bruire * c. 1665 van Blois, as Franse Hugenoot kom hy in 1688 met die Voorschoten aa n die Kaap. Hy was ï¿1/2n wamaker van beroep maar in 1692 verkry hy die plaas Rust-en-Werk wat o p 18.8.1694 op sy naam getransporteer is. In 1712 koop hy die plaas De Veerkijker in Wavere n x c. 1690 Ester DE RUELLE d.v. Daniel de Ruelle en Anna Goudalle xx 19.2.1702 Susanna (Anna ) DU PUYS d.v. Jean du Puys en Marie Facon. Oor Susanne du Puys sien Die Fadie Bower deur mev . F.M. Williams, pagina 1.
STAMVADER
Estienne BRUWER
Bruwer Estienne Bruere gebore omstreeks 1665, van Blois, Franse Hugenoot wat in 1688 met die Voorshooten in SA aangekom het, was 'n wamaker en 23 jaar oud. Hy het in die Kaap getrou in 1690 met Esther de Ruelle (dogter van Daniel de Ruelle en Anna Goudalleen weer op 19/2/1702 in Stellenbosch met Susanna (Anna) du Puys van Amsterdam, d/v Jean. Hy was gevestig te Rust-en-werk (1694), en later De Uitkyk, Daljosafat, en De Verrekyker, Tulbagh (1712). Hy het 2 seuns en 5 dogters gehad - almal uit sy tweede huwelik.
1. Susanna x Gerrit Scheepers2. Martha ~ 11/8/1709 x 30/11/1732 David Senekal + Swellendam 28/3/17733. Anna (of Johanna) Magdalena ~ 8/11/1711 Paarl x Jan Gerrit Haan xx Johannes Barens van Wes tervoort xxx 2/2/1783 Johann Valkenhagen van Hamburg
4. Steven ~ 7/10/1714 Paarl
5. Esther ~ 12/9/1717 Paarl
6. Elizabeth ~ 18/8/1720 Paarl7. Johannes ~ 6/12/1722, burger Stellenbosch x 18/12/1751 Johanna Maria van der Merwe
Verwysings:
De Villiers/Pama
Heese/Lombard
Verwysingsmateriaal, Boksburg biblioteek
Verwysingsmateriaal, Springs LDS FHC biblioteek
André van Rensburg:Dit word algemeen aanvaar dat Estienne Bruere sonder enige familie op die Voorschooten uitgekom het. Verkeerd!Estienne het saam met sy susterskind Philippe Fouche vanaf die Loirevallei in Frankryk gevlug na die Nederlande en vandaar op 31/12/1687 uitgevaar op die Voorschooten na die Kaap de Goede Hoop (die Voorschooten het by Saldanha gestrand en die Hugenote is
vandaar per die Jupiter na Tafelbaai gebring).
Bronne:
1. www.vocsite.nl
2. www.familysearch.org
3. National Archives of South Africa
!SAG vol 1 page 477
Arrives in Cape in 1688 as a French Hugenout on the ship "Voorschoten". He was a wagonmaker by trade but in 1692 obtains the farm "Rust de Werk" which is transferred in to his name on 18.8.1694. In 1712 he purchases the farm "De Veerkijker" in Waveren.
See also Die Famielie Bruwer by Mrs FM Williams page 1.
Estienne was the progenitor (stamvader) of the Bruwer family in South Africa. He was a French Huguenot who arrived in the Cape on board the ship "Voorshooten" in 1688 as a 23-year old wagon-maker.
He settled on the farm "Rust-en-werk" in 1692 - the farm was transferred into his name on 18 Aug 1694. He later had the farm "De Uitkyk" in Daljosafat. In 1712 he bought the farm "De Verrekyker" in Tulbagh.
Estienne married Susanne DU PUY, b2 on 19 Feb 1702 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa. Susanne (daughter of Marie FACON, daughter of Jean DU PUY, progenitor and Marie FACON, daughter of Jean DU PUY, progenitor and Anne MARTIN) was born est 1675 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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