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Maria Elisabeth FOURIE, b6c10d7

Maria Elisabeth FOURIE, b6c10d7

Female 1789 - Yes, date unknown

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Maria Elisabeth FOURIE, b6c10d7 was christened on 18 Oct 1789 (daughter of Joseph FOURIE, b6c10 and Anna Margaretha JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG, b1c3d1); and died.

    Maria married Jacobus Hercules DE JAGER, b1c9d4 on 11 Nov 1804 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa. Jacobus (son of Christiaan DE JAGER, a3b1c9 and Jacoba Elisabeth DU PREEZ, b6c4d11) was christened on 23 Apr 1780 in Swellendam, Cape, South Africa; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph FOURIE, b6c10 was christened on 12 Oct 1747 (son of Louis FOURIE, b6 and Susanne LE RICHE, b1); and died.

    Notes:

    Burger Swellendam

    Joseph married Anna Margaretha JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG, b1c3d1 on 22 Feb 1778. Anna (daughter of Johannes Frederik JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG, b1c3 and Maria Elizabeth DU BUIS, b3c6) was born on 28 Oct 1760; was christened on 28 Sep 1760 in Paarl, Cape, South Africa; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Anna Margaretha JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG, b1c3d1 was born on 28 Oct 1760; was christened on 28 Sep 1760 in Paarl, Cape, South Africa (daughter of Johannes Frederik JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG, b1c3 and Maria Elizabeth DU BUIS, b3c6); and died.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Alt Marriage: Anna Margaretha JANSE van RENSBURG b1c3d1 Date: 20 Feb 1774

    Children:
    1. 1. Maria Elisabeth FOURIE, b6c10d7 was christened on 18 Oct 1789; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Louis FOURIE, b6 was born about 1703 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl) (son of Louis FOURIE, progenitor and Susanne CORDIER, b1); died about 1767 in 'Doornboom', District Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa; was buried in Familie begraafplaas, Doomboom, Swellendam.

    Notes:

    Burger Drakenstein

    Op 15 Oktober 1733 het Louis Fourie die eienaar van Andries Gous se plaas "Doornboom", aan die Duivenhoksrivier aan die wagendrift, distrik Swellendam, geword. "Doornboom" het vir die volgende ongeveer 150 jaar in die besit van die Fourie-familie gebly. Hy het ook die plaas "De Tradouw", geleë aan die Buffelsjachtrivier in die distrik Swellendam besit. Louis Fourie het in 1730 saam met 12 ander kommandolede vier
    slawe, wat gedros het, gaan soek. Hulle is by die mond van die Palmietrivier (naby die huidige Stilbaai) gekry waar twee slawe doodgeskiet, een gewond is en een ontsnap het.
    Louis Fourie is in Januarie 1744 tot wagmeester van Swellendam se Dragonders bevorder. Hy was vanaf 1751 tot 1758 ook Heemraadslid vir die kolonie van Swellendam. Hy was 'n welaf boer. Louis se vader het "De Slangerivier" aan hom bemaak (op voorwaarde dat hy die ander kinders uitbetaal), maar toe Louis snr in 1750 oorlede is was Louis jnr reeds op "Doornboom" gevestig [1 STB 18/4]. Louis jnr het "De Slangerivier" in 1751 aan Gabriel Rossouw verkoop. In die lys van "Alphabeth van Eenlopen Persoonen" in Stellenbosch verskyn die naam as "Louis Fourie de Jonge". Burger van Drakenstein.
    Louis II sterf in 1767 op sy plaas "Doornboom" in die ouderdom van 64 jaar. Hy is by sy seun Pieter in die familie begraafplaas op die plaas begrawe.)
    Boedelnr. KAB 7/1/8 no.16
    MOOC 7/1/18 nr 16

    Louis married Susanne LE RICHE, b1 on 16 May 1728 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl). Susanne (daughter of Louis LE RICHE, progenitor and Susanna FOUCH(E)(, b7) was born about 1709 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); was christened on 22 Sep 1709 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in Jun 1788 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); was buried in 'Doornboom', District Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Susanne LE RICHE, b1 was born about 1709 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); was christened on 22 Sep 1709 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl) (daughter of Louis LE RICHE, progenitor and Susanna FOUCH(E)(, b7); died in Jun 1788 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); was buried in 'Doornboom', District Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    Sy word in 1739 die eienaar van die plaas Buffeljachtsrivier. Besit ook van 1740-1747 die plaas Welgevonden aan die Klippedrift in Outeniqualand. Sy gee die plaas prys nadat Boesmans haar veewagters vermoor en 450 grootvee gesteel het. Susanna is in die Drakensteinse kerk deur Ds. J.G. d'Ailly gedoop. Sy is op 79 jaar oud oorlede en is langs haar man op die plaas "De Doornboom" begrawe waar sy tot haar dood gewoon het.)
    Boedelnr. KAB MOOC 7/1/32 nr. 88 en 89

    Christened:
    Ds J.G. d'Ailly

    Children:
    1. Johannes FOURIE, b6c3 was born in 1724; was christened on 29 Oct 1724 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa; died before 21 Sep 1776 in Cape, South Africa.
    2. Louis FOURIE, b6c1 was born in 1729; was christened on 10 Apr 1729 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa; died in 1796 in Cape, South Africa.
    3. Susanna FOURIE, b6c2 was christened on 11 Mar 1731 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; and died.
    4. Pieter FOURIE, b6c4 was christened on 16 Oct 1735; and died.
    5. Francina FOURIE, b6c5 was born in in Provinsie Dauphin; was christened on 13 Oct 1737 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in in South Africa.
    6. Anna FOURIE, b6c6 was christened on 6 Sep 1739; died in in Cape, South Africa.
    7. Maria FOURIE, b6c7 was born about 1741; was christened on 2 Jul 1741 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in in Cape, South Africa.
    8. Jacobus FOURIE, b6c8 was born in in Cape, South Africa; was christened on 20 Oct 1743 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in in Cape, South Africa.
    9. Martha FOURIE, b6c9 was christened on 12 Jun 1745 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in in Cape, South Africa.
    10. 2. Joseph FOURIE, b6c10 was christened on 12 Oct 1747; and died.
    11. Petronella FOURIE, b6c11 was born about 1750; was christened on 25 Oct 1750 in Swellendam, Cape, South Africa; and died.
    12. Elizabeth FOURIE, b6c12 was christened on 2 Apr 1752 in 'Oude Kloof', Tulbagh, Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Mar 1852 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl).

  3. 6.  Johannes Frederik JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG, b1c3 was born on 17 Jun 1736 in Swellendam, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 17 Jun 1736 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa (son of Johannes JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG, b1 and Anna Margaretha BOTHA, b4c2); died on 14 Oct 1773 in Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    Johannes Frederik was twee keer getroud en het 17 kinders gehad.

    Boer Welgevonden

    (Research):SAG 9 bl 295

    Johannes married Maria Elizabeth DU BUIS, b3c6 on 6 May 1759 in Tulbagh, Cape, South Africa. Maria (daughter of Jean DU BUIS, b3 and Elsje HOFFMAN, a11b3) was born in 1737 in Cape, South Africa; was christened on 19 May 1743; died on 14 Oct 1773 in Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Maria Elizabeth DU BUIS, b3c6 was born in 1737 in Cape, South Africa; was christened on 19 May 1743 (daughter of Jean DU BUIS, b3 and Elsje HOFFMAN, a11b3); died on 14 Oct 1773 in Cape, South Africa.
    Children:
    1. 3. Anna Margaretha JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG, b1c3d1 was born on 28 Oct 1760; was christened on 28 Sep 1760 in Paarl, Cape, South Africa; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Louis FOURIE, progenitor was born in 1669 in Pontaix, Drome, Dauphin; died in 1750 in De Slangerivier, Wellington, Cape, South Africa; was buried in De Slangerivier, Wellington, Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    Louis Fourie (ook Fleurij) is die stamvader van die Fouries in Suid-Afrika. Hy was een van die 150 Franse Hugenote wat vanaf Amsterdam, Holland, na die Kaap gekom het in 1689. Louis en sy broer David het Texel op die skip "Wapen van Alkmaar" op 27 Julie 1688 verlaat en in die Kaap aangekom op 27 Januarie 1689. n Ander moontlikheid is dat hulle met die "Borssenburg" uit Texel vertrek het op 6 Januarie 1688. Volgens die skip se rekords het dit "French Piedmontesåe" - n term wat gebruik is om mense afkomstig van die Franse Alpe te beskryf- aan boord gehad het.

    Die plaas " Het Slangerivier" in die Wamakersvallei of le Val du Charron, wat later Wellington geword het, is aan hom toegeken.Die plaas is in 1750 , met sy dood, verkoop aan Gabriel Rossouw. Louis het ook die plaas "Zeekoeidrift" op die walle van die Gouritzrivier besit.

    Louis is beskou as een van die rykste boere in die Swellendam area. Hy het 14 slawe gehad, 12 perde, 226 beeste en meer as 1000 skape.
    Hy het 10 kinders gehad by sy eerste vrou en 11 by sy tweede vrou en was ook die Hugenoot met die meeste kinders.
    Die van Fourie beteken voorsiener of verskaffer van hooi of voer en kom van die Latynse woord "furragium".

    Boedelnomer KAB 8/7 no 55
    Alternative date: 1669
    Erasmus Register gives the location as Pointaax, Dauphine, France
    Alternative location: Slange rivier, Wagenmakersvallei (Wellington)

    Estate file KAB 8/7 No. 55 KAB MOOC 7/1/10 No. 9

    After his flight from France, he became a member of the "Waalse" congregarion in Amsterdam. On 21 December 1687 he bid farewell to the congregation to come to South Africa in 1688. It is not sure on which ship he came. He became a farmer in the "Wagenmakersvallei, now Wellington and in 1699 he there owned the farm "Slange Rivier" [Snake River] in the congregation of Drakenstein where he lived to his death. In Drakenstein registers he is sometimes referred to as Florit. He also owned another farm "Zeekoeidrift" on the Gourits river.

    Verwysings:
    De Villiers/Pama
    Heese/Lombard
    Verwysingsmateriaal, Boksburg biblioteek
    Verwysingsmateriaal, Springs LDS FHC biblioteek

    From: OCKERT FOURIE
    To:
    Subject: RE: [GenForum] Louis Fourie
    Date: 21 March 2001 04:42

    Wendy & Alma:

    Ek het die volgende inligting van die Hugenote Vereniging gekry oor die stamvader Louis Fourie en hoop dit voeg so bietjie meer inligtig by:

    Al die Fourie's in Suid Afrika is afstammelinge van die Hugenoot Louis Fourie en sy twee vrouens Susanna Cordier en Anna Jourdan. Louis Fourie en sy eerste vrou Susanna Cordier was die ouers van 10 kinders en Louis Fourie en Anna Jourdan, sy tweede vrou, het 11 kinders gehad Louis Fourie is waarskynlik in die omgewing van Pontaix, in die provinsie Dauphine, Frankryk in 1669 gebore. Hy het kort na die Herroeping van die Edik van Nantes in 1685 uit Frankryk na Amsterdam, Nederland gevlug. Op 27 Julie 1688 vertrek hy uit die hawe Texel op die skip Wapen van Alkmaar na die Kaap van Goeie Hoop waar hy op 27 Januarie 1689 aan wal kom. Louis Fourie vestig homself op die plaas Slangerivier - op sy naam gerigistreer op 27 Feb 1699 - in die Wagenmakersvallei (die huidige Wellington).
    Hy huur ook die plaas Zeekoedrift aan die Gouritz Rivier. Hy was 20 jaar oud toe hy in die Kaap aangekom het en is 62 jaar later op die rype ouderdom van 81 oorlede. Hy het albei sy vrouens oorleef en was die oupa van 102 kleinkinders. Susanna Cordier is in 1678 in Frankryk gebore en is in 1695 met Louis Fourie getroud. Sy is in November 1714 op die ouderdom van 36 jaar oorlede. Louis Fourie hertrou met Anna Jourdan in 1716. Sy is op 30 Desember 1698 gedoop.

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    Lombard/Heese 2 D-G p 335.
    Louis was 30 jaar ouer as sy tweede eggenote.
    De Villiers/Pama p 227.
    Louis was 'n Franse vlugteling en sy aankoms aan die Kaap in 1688 was waarskynlik aan boord van die Borssenburg. Hy het boer geword in die Wagenmakersvallei (vandag Wellington). In 1699 besit hy die plaas Slange Rivier waarop hy tot sy dood gewoon het. Hy het ook 'n ander plaas, Zeekoedrift aan die Gouritsrivier, besit.
    Le Roux/Lombard: Hugenotebloed in ons are p 59, 148, 155, 175, 183.
    Louis se oorspronklike herkoms was moontlik van Dauphine of Pontaix, Frankryk.
    Sy nege seuns het gesamentlik 66 kinders nagelaat.
    Heese/Lombard 2 D-G p 335. Louis Fourie gebore provinsie Dauphine, Frankryk. Na sy vlug uit Frankryk het hy lid geword van die Waalse gemeente in Amsterdam. Op 21 Desember 1687 het hy afskeid geneem van die gemeente om na die Kaap te kom.
    Dis nie seker met watter skip hy gekom het nie. Hy gaan woon aan die Slangrivier in die gemeente Drakenstein. In Drakenstein se registrs word hy soms as Florit aangee. Hy sterf 1750. Trou Susanna Cordier, oorlede 1715 en 'n tweede keer met Anna Jourdan (Pierre-dogter), oorlede 1698.
    Pama C.: Die Afrikaanse Familienaamboek p 122. Betekenis: Maaier of verkoper van hooi of voer.
    Redelinghuys J.H.: Die Afrikaner Familienaamboek p 86. Louis Fourie het as jong Hugenote-vlugteling in 1689 hier aan wal gestap. Kort daarna is hy in die huwelik bevestig met Susanna Cordier en na haar dood is hy hertroud met Anna Jourdaan.
    Hy het die geringe bevolking aan die Kaap destyds met twintig laat aanwas, en het behalwe twee seuns en twee dogters almal van Bybelse name voorsien.
    Goewerneur van der Stel het die plaas "Slangfontein" in die Wagenmakersvallei (tans Wellington) aan hom toegeken waar hy en sy groot gesin hulle gevestig het.
    Die van Fourie beteken voerman of voorsiener van voer, uit die Latynse furragium'.
    Onder die vroeere inwoners van Swellendam in 1762 was Louis Fourie, een van die rykste manne in Swellendam. Hy het veertien slawe, twaalf perde en baie stuks groot- en kleinvee besit, nl. 226 beeste en 1,000 skape in 1765 - groot getalle vir daardie dae. Hy het eens op 'n tyd gewoon op "Doornboom", waar die mooi dorp Heidelberg vandag staan en ook aan "De Duyvenshoks Rivier aan de Wagen Drift", wat nader aan die see lê. Hy was ook 'n Heemraaed.
    Daar was 'n aansienliek aantal Fouries onder die Trekkers uit die Kolonie. Een van hulle, Hermanus Foure, is saam met Piet Retief vermoor. Die enigste boer wat in die Bloedrivierslag gewond is, was Philip Fourie, wat 'n assegaaiwond in sy been opgedoen het.
    In die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog is generaal P.J. Fourie deur generaal C.R.de Wet beskou as een van die knapste manne op kommando. 'n Belangrike figuur, wat seker nie lig vergeet sal word nie, is Jopie Fourie, wat met die Rebellie in 1914 te Pretoria tereggestel is. Dr. H.C.M. Fourie was een van die amptelike vertalers van die Bybel in Afrikaans Die Fourie-afstammeling wat vandag oor die hele land verspreid is, speel 'n belangrike rol op byna elke gebied van ons volkslewe.
    Le Roux/Lombard: Hugenotebloed in ons are, p 59. Louis Fourie (1669-1750) was afkomstig van die destydse Franse provinsie Dauphine, vermoedelik ook van die omgewing van Pontaix. Aangesien hy op 21 Desember 1687 afskeid geneem het van die Waalse gemeente in Amsterdam en in 1688 al aan die Kaap was, het hy heel waarskynlik met die kamer van Amsterdam se skip "Borssenburg" na die Kaap gekom. Die inskrywing in die lidmateregister dat ene Louis Fourie op 18 Januarie 1688 nog in Amsterdam was, verwys vermoedelik na iemand anders. Die "Borssenburg" het reeds op 6 Januarie 1688 vertrek.
    Aan die Kaap boer Louis op die plaas Slangrivier in die Wamersvallei. Hy trou in 1695 met Suzanne Cordier (1678-1715), dogter van Louis Cordier en Francoise Martinet. Die huwelik was met tien kinders geseen. In 1716 trou hy met Anne Jourdan * 1699 as dogter van Pierre Jourdan en Anne Foucher. nog elf kindersword gebore. Hulle is oor Stellenbosch, Drakenstein, Caledon, Swellendam, Tulbagh en Graaff-Reinet versprei. Hierdie nege seuns het gesamentlik 66 kinders agtergelaat.

    Janet's notes, '...van Dauphine, Franse vlugteling, na sy vlug uit Frankryk lid geword van Waalse gemeente in Amsterdam, op 21-12-1687 na Kaap gekom, aankoms 1688, boer op sy plaas 'Slange Rivier' in die Wagenmakersvallei, vandag Wellington, besit ook die plaas 'Zeekoedrift' aan die Gouritsrivier. In Drakenstein se registers word hy soms as Florit aangegee...'

    Franse vlugteling. Aankoms 1688. Hy het 'n boer geword in die Wagenmakersvallei (vandag Wellington) en in 1699 besit hy daar die plaas "Slange Rivier" waarop hy tot sy dood gewoon het . Hy het nog 'n ander plaas "Zeekoeidrift" aan die Gouritsrivier besit.

    STAMVADER
    Louis FOURIE

    Louis Fourie, gebore 1669, van Pointaix, Dauphine, wat aangekom het in 1698 was 'n Franse Hugenoot wat 'n landbouer in die Wamakersvallei was sedert 1699 op die plaas 'Slange Rivier' en later Zeekoeidrift aan die Goudritsrivier. Eersgenoemde plaas is na sy dood omstreeks 175 0 gekoop deur Gabriel Rousseau. Louis was getroud met Suzanne Cordier d/v Louis en na haar dood in 1715 met Anna Jourdan d/v Pierre Jourdan. Hy het 10 kinders van sy eerste huwelik, en 11 van sy tweede huwelik gehad.

    1. Susanna ~ 1694 x Jan Nel xx CE Schutte
    2. Francois ~ 4/9/1696
    3. Maria ~ 26/10/1698
    4. Martha ~ 27/3/1701 x Pieter Lombard
    5. Gideon * 27/8/1701
    6. Louis * 1703 burger Drakenstein x 16/5/1728 Susanna le Riche
    7. Sara ~ 29/11/1705 x Adriaan van Wyk
    8. Elizabeth ~ 29/4/1708
    9. Jacobus ~ 1/1/1710 + voor 1756 x 9/8/1739 Elisabeth Minnaar, woon op Cralinge, Caledon.
    10. Marcus ~ 14/5/1713
    11. Pieter ~ 7/2/1717 burger Swellendam x 22/2/1767 Isabella Steyn
    12. Anna ~ 5/6/1716 x Pieter Jacobs
    13. Maria ~ 8/12/1720
    14. David ~ 27/9/1722 x 16/5/1751 Louisa Erasmus
    15. Johannes ~ 29/10/1724 x 9/3/1760 Cecilia Johanna du Preez
    16. Petrus ~ 8/9/1726 x 22/2/1767 Isabella Steyn
    17. Marcus Anthonius ~ 11/7/1728 x 25/4/1762 Catharina Bezuidenhout
    18. Susanna ~ 7/5/1730
    19. Joseph ~ 2/3/1732 burger Swellendam + 14/4/1811 x 24/10/1759 Elsie van Eeden
    20. Stephanus ~ 17/10/1734 burger Drakenstein x 5/2/1764 Helena Geertruy Lategaan
    21. Jonathan ~ 8/6/1738 burger Stellenbosch x 13/5/1781 Martha Sophia du Plessis weduwee va n Zacharias Arend Eelhof

    Verwysings:
    De Villiers/Pama
    Heese/Lombard
    Verwysingsmateriaal, Boksburg biblioteek
    Verwysingsmateriaal, Springs LDS FHC biblioteek

    !BIRTH-MAR-DEATH:Hendrik Jooste Registers;Fourie A1

    TROU-STERF:De Villiers Pama;Bls 227;



    After his flight from France, he became a member of the "Waalse" congregarion in Amsterdam. On 21 December 1687 he bid farewell to the congregation to come to South Africa in 1688. It is not sure on which ship he came. He became a farmer in the "Wagenmakersvallei, now Wellington and in 1699 he there owned the farm "Slange Rivier" [Snake River] in the congregation of Drakenstein where he lived to his death. In Drakenstein registers he is sometimes referred to as Florit. He also owned another farm "Zeekoeidrift" on the Gourits river.
    Louis Fourie, gebore 1669, van Pointaix, Dauphine, wat aangekom het in 1698 was 'n Franse Hugenoot wat 'n landbouer in die Wamakersvallei was sedert 1699 op die plaas 'Slange Rivier' en later Zeekoeidrift aan die Goudritsrivier. Eersgenoemde plaas is na sy dood omstreeks 1750 gekoop deur Gabriel Rousseau. Louis was getroud met Suzanne Cordier d/v Louis en na haar dood in 1715 met Anna Jourdan d/v Pierre Jourdan. Hy het 10 kinders van sy eerste huwelik, en 1 1 van sy tweede huwelik gehad.

    1. Susanna ~ 1694 x Jan Nel xx CE Schutte
    2. Francois ~ 4/9/1696
    3. Maria ~ 26/10/1698
    4. Martha ~ 27/3/1701 x Pieter Lombard
    5. Gideon * 27/8/17016. Louis * 1703 burger Drakenstein x 16/5/1728 Susanna le Riche
    7. Sara ~ 29/11/1705 x Adriaan van Wyk
    8. Elizabeth ~ 29/4/17089. Jacobus ~ 1/1/1710 + voor 1756 x 9/8/1739 Elisabeth Minnaar, woon op C ralinge, Caledon.
    10. Marcus ~ 14/5/171311. Pieter ~ 7/2/1717 burger Swellendam x 22/2/1767 Isabella Steyn
    12. Anna ~ 5/6/1716 x Pieter Jacobs
    13. Maria ~ 8/12/1720


    Verwysings:
    De Villiers/Pama
    Heese/Lombard
    Verwysingsmateriaal, Boksburg biblioteek
    Verwysingsmateriaal, Springs LDS FHC biblioteek

    From: OCKERT FOURIE
    To:
    Subject: RE: [GenForum] Louis Fourie
    Date: 21 March 2001 04:42

    Wendy & Alma:
    Ek het die volgende inligting van die Hugenote Vereniging gekry oor die stamvader Louis Fourie en hoop dit voeg so bietjie meer inligtig by:
    Al die Fourie's in Suid Afrika is afstammelinge van die Hugenoot Louis Fourie en sy twee vrouens Susanna Cordier en Anna Jourdan. Louis Fourie en sy eerste vrou Susanna Cordier was die ouers van 10 kinders en Louis Fourie en Anna Jourdan, sy tweede vrou, het 11 kinders gehad Louis Fourie is waarskynlik in die omgewing van Pontaix, in die provinsie Dauphine, Frankryk in 1669 gebore. Hy het kort na die Herroeping van die Edik van Nantes in 1685 uit Frankryk na Amsterdam, Nederland gevlug. Op 27 Julie 1688 vertrek hy uit die hawe Texel op die skip Wapen van Alkmaar na die Kaap van Goeie Hoop waar hy op 27 Januarie 1689 aan wal kom. Louis Fourie vestig homself op die plaas Slangerivier - op sy naam gerigistreer op 27 Feb 1699 - in die Wagenmakersvallei (die huidige Wellington).Hy huur ook die plaas Zeekoedrift aan die Gouritz Rivier. Hy was 20 jaar oud toe hy in die Kaap aangekom het en is 62 jaar later op die rype ouderdom van 81 oorlede. Hy het albei sy vrouens oorleef en was die oupa van 102 kleinkinders. Susanna Cordier is in 1678 in Frankryk gebore en is in 1695 met Louis Fourie getroud. Sy is in November 1714 op die ouderdom van 36 jaar oorlede. Louis Fourie hertrou met Anna Jourdan in 1716. Sy is op 30 Desember 1698 gedoop.

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    Lombard/Heese 2 D-G p 335.
    Louis was 30 jaar ouer as sy tweede eggenote.
    De Villiers/Pama p 227.Louis was 'n Franse vlugteling en sy aankoms aan die Kaap in 1688 was waarskynlik aan boord van die Borssenburg. Hy het boer geword in die Wagenmakersvallei (vandag Wellington). In 1699 besit hy die plaas Slange Rivier waarop hy tot sy dood gewoon het. Hy het ook 'n ander plaas, Zeekoedrift aan die Gouritsrivier, besit.Le Roux/Lombard: Hugenotebloed in ons are p 59, 148, 155, 175, 183.Louis se oorspronklike herkoms was moontlik van Dauphine of Pontaix, Frankryk.
    Sy nege seuns het gesamentlik 66 kinders nagelaat.Heese/Lombard 2 D-G p 335. Louis Fourie gebore provinsie Dauphine, Frankryk. Na sy vlug uit Frankryk het hy lid geword van die Waalse gemeente in Amsterdam. Op 21 Desember 1687 het hy afskeid geneem van die gemeente om na die Kaap te kom.Dis nie seker met watter skip hy gekom het nie. Hy gaan woon aan die Slangrivier in die gemeente Drakenstein. In Drakenstein se registrs word hy soms as Florit aangee. Hy sterf 1750. Trou Susanna Cordier, oorlede 1715 en 'n tweede keer met Anna Jourdan (Pierre-dogter), oorlede 1698.Pama C.: Die Afrikaanse Familienaamboek p 122. Betekenis: Maaier of verkoper van hooi of voer.Redelinghuys J.H.: Die Afrikaner Familienaamboek p 86. Louis Fourie het as jong Hugenote-vlugteling in 1689 hier aan wal gestap. Kort daarna is hy in die huwelik bevestig met Susanna Cordier en na haar dood is hy hertroud met Anna Jourdaan.Hy het die geringe bevolking aan die Kaap destyds met twintig laat aanwas, en het behalwe twee seuns en twee dogters almal van Bybelse name voorsien.Goewerneur van der Stel het die plaas "Slangfontein" in die Wagenmakersvallei (tans Wellington) aan hom toegeken waar hy en sy groot gesin hulle gevestig het.Die van Fourie beteken voerman of voorsiener van voer, uit die Latynse
    furragium'.Onder die vroeere inwoners van Swellendam in 1762 was Louis Fourie, een van die rykste manne in Swellendam. Hy het veertien slawe, twaalf perde en baie stuks groot- en kleinvee besit, nl. 226 beeste en 1,000 skape in 1765 - groot getalle vir daardie dae. Hy het eens op 'n tyd gewoon op "Doornboom", waar die mooi dorp Heidelberg vandag staan en ook aan "De Duyvenshoks Rivier aan de Wagen Drift", wat nader aan die see le. Hy was ook 'n Heemraaed.Daar was 'n aansienliek aantal Fouries onder die Trekkers uit die Kolonie. Een van hulle, Hermanus Foure, is saam met Piet Retief vermoor. Die enigste boer wat in die Bloedrivierslag gewond is, was Philip Fourie, wat 'n assegaaiwond in sy been opgedoen het.In die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog is generaal P.J. Fourie deur generaal C.R.de Wet beskou as een van die knapste manne op kommando. 'n Belangrike figuur, wat seker nie lig vergeet sal word nie, is Jopie Fourie, wat met die Rebellie in 1914 te Pretoria tereggestel is. Dr. H.C.M. Fourie was een van die amptelike vertalers van die Bybel in Afrikaans Die Fourie-afstammeling wat vandag oor die hele land verspreid is, speel 'n belangrike rol op byna elke gebied van ons volkslewe.Le Roux/Lombard: Hugenotebloed in ons are, p 59. Louis Fourie (1669-1750) was afkomstig van die destydse Franse provinsie Dauphine, vermoedelik ook van die omgewing van Pontaix. Aangesien hy op 21 Desember 1687 afskeid geneem het van die Waalse gemeente in Amsterdam en in 1688 al aan die Kaap was, het hy heel waarskynlik met die kamer van Amsterdam se skip "Borssenburg" na die Kaapgekom. Die inskrywing in die lidmateregister dat ene Louis Fourie op 18 Januarie 1688 nog in Amsterdam was, verwys vermoedelik na iemand anders. Die "Borssenburg" het reeds op 6 Januarie 1688 vertrek.Aan die Kaap boer Louis op die plaas Slangrivier in die Wamersvallei. Hy trou in 1695 met Suzanne Cordier (1678-1715), dogter van Louis Cordier en Francoise Martinet. Die huwelik was met tien kinders geseen. In 1716 trou hy met Anne Jourdan * 1699 as dogter van Pierre Jourdan en Anne Foucher. nog elf kindersword gebore. Hulle is oor Stellenbosch, Drakenstein, Caledon, Swellendam, Tulbagh en Graaff-Reinet versprei. Hierdie nege seuns het gesamentlik 66 kinders agtergelaat.
    Janet's notes, '...van Dauphine, Franse vlugteling, na sy vlug uit Frankryk lid geword van Waalse gemeente in Amsterdam, op 21-12-1687 na Kaap gekom, aankoms 1688, boer op sy plaas 'Slange Rivier' in die Wagenmakersvallei, vandag Wellington, besit ook die plaas 'Zeekoedrift' aan die Gouritsrivier. In Drakenstein se registers word hy soms as Florit aangegee...'

    Franse vlugteling. Aankoms 1688. Hy het 'n boer geword in die Wagenmakersvallei (vandag Welli ngton) en in 1699 besit hy daar die plaas "Slange Rivier" waarop hy tot sy dood gewoon het . Hy het nog 'n ander plaas "Zeekoeidrift" aan die Gouritsrivier besit.


    STAMVADER
    Louis FOURIE
    Louis Fourie, gebore 1669, van Pointaix, Dauphine, wat aangekom het in 1698 was 'n Franse Hug enoot wat 'n landbouer in die Wamakersvallei was sedert 1699 op die plaas 'Slange Rivier' e n later Zeekoeidrift aan die Goudritsrivier. Eersgenoemde plaas is na sy dood omstreeks 175 0 gekoop deur Gabriel Rousseau. Louis was getroud met Suzanne Cordier d/v Louis en na haar do od in 1715 met Anna Jourdan d/v Pierre Jourdan. Hy het 10 kinders van sy eerste huwelik, en 1 1 van sy tweede huwelik gehad.

    1. Susanna ~ 1694 x Jan Nel xx CE Schutte
    2. Francois ~ 4/9/1696
    3. Maria ~ 26/10/1698
    4. Martha ~ 27/3/1701 x Pieter Lombard
    5. Gideon * 27/8/17016. Louis * 1703 burger Drakenstein x 16/5/1728 Susanna le Riche
    7. Sara ~ 29/11/1705 x Adriaan van Wyk
    8. Elizabeth ~ 29/4/17089. Jacobus ~ 1/1/1710 + voor 1756 x 9/8/1739 Elisabeth Minnaar, woon op Cralinge, Caledon.
    10. Marcus ~ 14/5/171311. Pieter ~ 7/2/1717 burger Swellendam x 22/2/1767 Isabella Steyn
    12. Anna ~ 5/6/1716 x Pieter Jacobs
    13. Maria ~ 8/12/1720
    14. David ~ 27/9/1722 x 16/5/1751 Louisa Erasmus15. Johannes ~ 29/10/1724 x 9/3/1760 Cecilia Johanna du Preez
    16. Petrus ~ 8/9/1726 x 22/2/1767 Isabella Steyn17. Marcus Anthonius ~ 11/7/1728 x 25/4/1762 Catharina Bezuidenhout
    18. Susanna ~ 7/5/173019. Joseph ~ 2/3/1732 burger Swellendam + 14/4/1811 x 24/10/1759 Elsie van Eeden20. Stephanus ~ 17/10/1734 burger Drakenstein x 5/2/1764 Helena Geertruy Lategaan21. Jonathan ~ 8/6/1738 burger Stellenbosch x 13/5/1781 Martha Sophia du Plessis weduwee va n Zacharias Arend Eelhof

    Verwysings:
    De Villiers/Pama
    Heese/Lombard
    Verwysingsmateriaal, Boksburg biblioteek
    Verwysingsmateriaal, Springs LDS FHC biblioteek

    Boedelnommer KAB 8/7 no 55

    Birth:
    Alternative date: 1669
    Erasmus Register gives the location as Pointaax, Dauphine, France

    Died:
    Alternative location: Slange rivier, Wagenmakersvallei (Wellington)

    Estate file KAB 8/7 No. 55 KAB MOOC 7/1/10 No. 9

    Louis married Susanne CORDIER, b1 in 1692 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl). Susanne (daughter of Louis CORDIER(CORTJE), progenitor and Francoise MARTINET) was born in 1678 in Champagne, France; was christened in 1679; died in Nov 1714 in Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa; was buried in 'Doornboom', District Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Susanne CORDIER, b1 was born in 1678 in Champagne, France; was christened in 1679 (daughter of Louis CORDIER(CORTJE), progenitor and Francoise MARTINET); died in Nov 1714 in Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa; was buried in 'Doornboom', District Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    !Emmerentia van Rensburg Registers
    LE ROUX LOMBARD.Hugenotebloed in ons are, p.59,63,148 DOOP: De Villiers/Pama p 158
    TROU: De Villiers/Pama p 227
    10 Kinders by Louis Fourie. Dogter van Louis Cordier

    !Emmerentia van Rensburg Registers
    LE ROUX LOMBARD.Hugenotebloed in ons are, p.59,63,148 DOOP: De Villiers/Pama p 158

    !MAR:Hendrik Jooste Registers;Fourie

    Children:
    1. Susanna FOURIE, b1 was born in 1694 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); was christened on 6 Sep 1694; died on 29 Apr 1762 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl).
    2. Francoise FOURIE, b2 was born on 4 Sep 1696; was christened on 6 Sep 1696 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in Vroeg.
    3. Maria FOURIE, b3 was born in 1698; was christened on 20 Oct 1698 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in 1714.
    4. Martha FOURIE, b4 was born in 1701; was christened on 27 Mar 1701 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in 1735 in Cape, South Africa.
    5. Gideon FOURIE, b5 was born on 27 Aug 1701; died in 1714.
    6. 4. Louis FOURIE, b6 was born about 1703 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died about 1767 in 'Doornboom', District Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa; was buried in Familie begraafplaas, Doomboom, Swellendam.
    7. Sara FOURIE, b7 was born about 1705; was christened on 29 Nov 1705 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died about 1771 in Cape, South Africa.
    8. Elizabeth FOURIE, b8 was born in 1708; was christened on 29 Apr 1708; died in 1714.
    9. Jacobus FOURIE, b9 was born in 1709; was christened on 1 Jan 1710; died on 8 Apr 1752 in 'Cralingen', Caledon, Cape, South Africa.
    10. Marcus FOURIE, b10 was born in 1713; was christened on 14 May 1713 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in 1714.

  3. 10.  Louis LE RICHE, progenitor was born about 1677 in France; died on 8 Oct 1732 in 'Groene Fonteine' Drakenstein Western Cape South Africa.

    Notes:

    Died on his farm "Groene Fontein, Drakenstein

    French refugee arrived 1698 aboard the "Driebergen". Received the farm 'Kromrivier' at Wellington in1699

    Died:
    Died on his farm "Groene Fontein, Drakenstein

    Louis married Susanna FOUCH(E)(, b7 about 1708 in Paarl, Cape, South Africa. Susanna (daughter of Philippe FOUCH(E)(, progenitor and Anna SOUCHAY) was born about 1689 in Cape, South Africa; died in in Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Susanna FOUCH(E)(, b7 was born about 1689 in Cape, South Africa (daughter of Philippe FOUCH(E)(, progenitor and Anna SOUCHAY); died in in Cape, South Africa.
    Children:
    1. 5. Susanne LE RICHE, b1 was born about 1709 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); was christened on 22 Sep 1709 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in Jun 1788 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); was buried in 'Doornboom', District Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa.
    2. Pierre LE RICHE, b2 was christened on 13 Nov 1712 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in in Cape, South Africa.
    3. Anna LE RICHE, b3 was christened on 14 Jul 1715; died in in Cape, South Africa.
    4. Maria LE RICHE, b4 was born about 1717 in Paarl, Cape, South Africa; died about 1749 in Cape, South Africa.
    5. Joseph LE RICHE, b5 was christened on 13 Sep 1772; died in in Cape, South Africa.

  5. 12.  Johannes JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG, b1 was born on 16 Jun 1709 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); was christened on 7 Jul 1709 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa (son of Claas (Nicolaas) JANSZ VAN RENSBURG and Aletta VAN DER MERWE, b7, son of Nicolaas Jansz JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG and Aletta VAN DER MERWE, b7); died in 1775 in Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    Burger Drakenstein

    Du Plooy.paf:
    Johannes was the eldest child born to Claas and Aletta Jansz van Rensburg. He was baptised in the Stellenbosch church on 7 July 1709. The witnesses at this rite of passage was not one of the van der Merwe family members, rather they were Gerrit and Johanna (nee Rynick) Basson . Refer to the article on Claas Jansz for speculation on their connection. Johannes was not the eldest child in the household, since Alleta had two surviving children from her first marr iage to Marthinus van Staden, namely Marthinus and Maria van Staden.

    . ...and this Branch was seasoned with Indian Spice....... . . .

    Johannes was twenty one years old when his mother passed away on 30 September 1729. With the death of both his parents, the Weeskamer made him the custodian of his brothers Willem and Claas. His half brother Marthinus van Staden was married to Catharina Botha. She had a younger sister Anna Margaretha Botha who became the wife of Johannes on 27 August 1730, the ceremony was conducted at the church at Cape Town. These Botha girls grandfather Christoffel Snyman was the son of the freed slave Antonij van Bengale => Christoffel Snyman => Elsie Snyman = > Anna Margaretha Botha. They had five sons and the book Rietvleiers gives an account of each of these sons: Nicolaas, Jacobus, Johannes Frederik. Hendrik Christoffel, Marthinus Philipp us.

    Farms Twee Kuylen & Valsche Rivier & Middeldrift
    Johannes obtained on 21 October 1732 the loan farm Twee Kuylen (this is in the Eastern Cape near Valsrivier, today it is just north of the town Albertinia) which use to belong to his half brother Marthinus van Staden. This farm would eventually go to his son Marthinus Philippus . Johannes also obtained the loan farm Valsche Rivier, this farm he made to his son Nicolaas in 1765. Johannes also obtained the loan farm Middeldrift in 1756, this farm also known as Hartebeestekraal was left in Johannes' will to his son Johannes Frederik. His wife Anna Margaretha Botha passed away on 1 October 1765 according to the church records. Johannes died in the mid seventeen seventies.

    Farmer at "Tweekuil", "Valsrivier" and "Middeldrift", district Albertinia

    (Research):SAG 9 bl 264

    Johannes married Anna Margaretha BOTHA, b4c2 on 27 Aug 1730 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa. Anna (daughter of Jacobus BOTHA, b4 and Elsie SNYMAN (SNIJMAN), b5) was born about 1716 in Cape, South Africa; was christened on 5 Jan 1716; died on 1 Oct 1765 in Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Anna Margaretha BOTHA, b4c2 was born about 1716 in Cape, South Africa; was christened on 5 Jan 1716 (daughter of Jacobus BOTHA, b4 and Elsie SNYMAN (SNIJMAN), b5); died on 1 Oct 1765 in Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    Die Rietvleiers - Die familiegeskiedenis van 'n tak van die familie
    Van Rensburg - J H van Rensburg b1

    Children:
    1. Nicolaas JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG, b1c1 was born on 22 Jun 1731 in Swellendam, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 22 Jun 1731 in Paarl, Cape, South Africa; died on 22 Jun 1731 in Cape, South Africa.
    2. Jacobus JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG, b1c2 was born in 1733 in Swellendam, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 10 May 1733 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died on 18 Dec 1803 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa.
    3. 6. Johannes Frederik JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG, b1c3 was born on 17 Jun 1736 in Swellendam, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 17 Jun 1736 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Oct 1773 in Cape, South Africa.
    4. Hendrik Christoffel JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG, b1c4 was christened on 27 Sep 1739 in Paarl, Cape, South Africa; died in in Cape, South Africa.
    5. Martinus Phillipus JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG, b1c5 was born in 1742 in Swellendam, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 13 May 1742 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; died in in Cape, South Africa.

  7. 14.  Jean DU BUIS, b3 was born on 9 Oct 1709 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); was christened on 22 Sep 1709 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl) (son of Jean DE BUIS, a1 and Sara JACOB, a15b6); died in in Cape, South Africa.

    Jean married Elsje HOFFMAN, a11b3 on 8 Oct 1730 in Paarl, Cape, South Africa. Elsje (daughter of Johannes HOFFMAN, a11 and Maria Louisa VAN DIE KAAP) was born about 1712 in Cape, South Africa; was christened on 16 Nov 1710 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; died in in Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Elsje HOFFMAN, a11b3 was born about 1712 in Cape, South Africa; was christened on 16 Nov 1710 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa (daughter of Johannes HOFFMAN, a11 and Maria Louisa VAN DIE KAAP); died in in Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    !Birth; Heese, Lombard, vol 4 pg 425

    Children:
    1. Johannes DU BUIS, b3c1 was born in 1730 in Cape, South Africa; died in Sep 1769 in Cape, South Africa.
    2. 7. Maria Elizabeth DU BUIS, b3c6 was born in 1737 in Cape, South Africa; was christened on 19 May 1743; died on 14 Oct 1773 in Cape, South Africa.


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