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Wilhelmus (Willem) KEMPEN (KEMPER)

Wilhelmus (Willem) KEMPEN (KEMPER)

Male 1765 - 1838  (73 years)

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  1. 1.  Wilhelmus (Willem) KEMPEN (KEMPER) was born on 26 May 1765 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany (son of Gerhardus KEMPER and Helena DRESEN); died on 7 Nov 1838 in Kafferskraal, Nieuweveld.

    Notes:

    Stamvader van die Suid-Afrikaanse Kempenfamilie.

    In 1798 onderwyser by J H Hattingh.
    MOOC 7/1/148 nommer 95 Ingedien 1838. Inventaris........MOOC 7/1/148 nommer 96 Ingedien 1838
    Sterfte Kennis MOOC 6/9/14 nommer 3072 Ingedien 1838.

    Sources: Cape Archives, Belinda Bacon, LDS, Opgaafrollen, De Villiers Pama, Heese & Lombard, Deidre Du Plessis as reasearched at the Rijksagrief in Amsterdam.
    WILLEM boarded the Dutch East India Company ship HOORNWEGH under the command of Captain Simon Vaartjes. The HOORNWEGH, a ship of 880 metric tons, sailed for the Cape of Good Hope from the Island of Texel, Netherlands on 18th January 1790. He disembarked at the Cape on 29th April 1790. He was employed as a soldier by the Dutch East India Company until 27th December 1793. By 1798 he was teaching at J.H.Hattingh School at Graaff Reinet. On 19th March 1809 he married ANNA CATHARINA NEL in Graaff Reinet. They had 6 children. WILLEM died on 7th November 1838 at his farm Kafferskraal, Nieuweveld (Beaufort West district), South Africa at the age of 73 years, 5 months and 12 days.
    According to the book by South African Authors, J.A.Heese and R.T.J.Lombard, Suid Afrikaanse Geslagsregister, Vol 1-V1, Willem was teaching at the JH Hattingh School,Graaff-Reinet by 1798. It appears that he went farming at a later time and owned the farm Kafferskraal which lies in the Nieuweveld Mountains on the road between Loxton and Beaufort West. I have found a record of Willem and Anna and their family in the Opgaafrollen (tax returns) for the district of Beaufort in 1825.
    On his Death Notice it is stated that his fathers name was Gerhardus but that his mothers name was not known. It must be noted that there is a general acceptance that mothers names were not so important in this period of time. Their place of residence was not known either.
    It is interesting to note that Willem did not marry until he was 43 years of age. His first child was born twelve months prior to his marriage to Anna. Anna was 18 years of age when her first child was born. Then there is a 10 year interval before the next child is born. His last child was born when he was 67 years of age. The OPGAAFROLLEN (Tax and census returns) of 1810 and 1811 of the Graaff Reinet area shows Willem but Anna 's first names are not given. It also shows that they do not have a child. It is possible that the birth date for their first child is 1818 and not 1808 !! In 1810 and 1811 Willem and Anna had 160 sheep and one wagon.
    I found Wilhelmus Kemper ( with an R ) christened the same day, in the same town and with the same father as mentioned on the Death Notice of Willem. It has to be him. There is only one Catholic ( not Roman Catholic ) church in the small parish of Norf in the 1700's. I have a copy of the christening record of Wilhelmus and of his siblings as well as the Marriage record of his father Gerardus and Helena. I also have the marriage record of Gerardus' father and mother. Christoph Kemper and Catharina Schwartz and also the christening records of their children.

    Wilhelmus married Anna Catharina NEL, b10c5d3e5 on 19 Mar 1809 in Graaff-Reinet, Cape, South Africa. Anna (daughter of Stephanus Johannes NEL, b10c5d3 and Anna Margaretha JANSE(N) VAN RENSBURG, b1c4d3) was born about 1789 in Boesmansrivier, Swellendam; was christened on 11 Apr 1790; died on 11 Jul 1847 in Beaufort West, Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Stephanus Johannes KEMPEN was born on 15 Mar 1808 in Beaufort West, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 19 Mar 1809 in Graaff-Reinet, Cape, South Africa; died on 6 Apr 1881 in Elandsfontein, Beaufort West, Cape, South Africa.
    2. Willem Hendrik Marthinus Abraham KEMPEN was born on 31 Jul 1818 in Beaufort West, Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Jan 1901 in Yzervarkspoort, Loxton; was buried in Yzervarkspoort, Loxton.
    3. Anna Margaretha Helena KEMPEN was born on 8 Aug 1821; was christened on 10 Nov 1821 in Graaff-Reinet, Cape, South Africa; and died.
    4. Gerhardus Petrus KEMPEN was born on 20 Dec 1823; was christened on 8 Jan 1824 in Graaff-Reinet, Cape, South Africa; died on 5 Apr 1887 in 'Kromvlei', Carnarvon, Cape, South Africa.
    5. Petronella Johanna Maria KEMPEN was born on 17 Jun 1829; was christened on 24 Jan 1830 in Beaufort West, Cape, South Africa; died in 1893.
    6. Cecilia Margaretha Isabella KEMPEN was born on 6 Jul 1832 in Beaufort West, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 30 Sep 1832 in Beaufort West, Cape, South Africa; died on 7 Jan 1886 in Boesmansberg, Carnarvon, Cape, South Africa.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Gerhardus KEMPER was christened on 23 Jan 1715 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany (son of Christophorus CAMPERT and Catharina SCHWARTZ); and died.

    Gerhardus married Helena DRESEN on 30 Jun 1743 in Norff, Rheinland, Germany. Helena (daughter of Adam DRESEN and Cecilia GAERDTNERS) was christened on 7 Feb 1722 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Helena DRESEN was christened on 7 Feb 1722 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany (daughter of Adam DRESEN and Cecilia GAERDTNERS); and died.
    Children:
    1. Jacobus KEMPER was christened on 8 Apr 1744 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    2. Joannes KEMPER was christened on 1 Sep 1746 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    3. Sibylla Catharina KEMPER was christened on 7 Feb 1749 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    4. Henricus KEMPER was christened in Mar 1751 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    5. Coecilia KEMPER was christened on 7 Nov 1752 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    6. Coecilia KEMPER was christened on 3 Nov 1753 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    7. Adamus KEMPER was christened on 3 Dec 1756 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    8. Anna Christina KEMPER was christened on 29 Sep 1759 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    9. Mathaeus KEMPER was christened on 23 Mar 1762 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    10. 1. Wilhelmus (Willem) KEMPEN (KEMPER) was born on 26 May 1765 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; died on 7 Nov 1838 in Kafferskraal, Nieuweveld.
    11. Henricus KEMPER was christened on 16 Apr 1771 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Christophorus CAMPERT was christened on 12 Dec 1695 in Sankt Lambertus Katolische, Ascheberg, Westfalen, Prussia (son of Johann Heinrich KAMPERT and Catharina PELMANS); and died.

    Christophorus married Catharina SCHWARTZ on 25 Sep 1710 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany. Catharina and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Catharina SCHWARTZ and died.
    Children:
    1. Elisabeth KEMPER was christened on 11 Apr 1712 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    2. 2. Gerhardus KEMPER was christened on 23 Jan 1715 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    3. Henricus KEMPER was christened on 29 Nov 1716 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    4. Joannes Henricus KEMPER was christened on 16 Mar 1719 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    5. Godefridus KEMPER was christened on 20 Jun 1723 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    6. Miriam KEMPER was christened on 18 Apr 1728 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.

  3. 6.  Adam DRESEN and died.

    Adam married Cecilia GAERDTNERS on 28 Jan 1721 in Kotolische Kirch, Norf, Rheinland. Cecilia and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Cecilia GAERDTNERS and died.
    Children:
    1. 3. Helena DRESEN was christened on 7 Feb 1722 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    2. Anna Sophia DRESEN was christened on 17 Sep 1724 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    3. Henricus DRESEN was christened on 28 Nov 1730 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    4. Petrus DRESEN was christened on 10 Apr 1732 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    5. Vincentius DRESEN was christened on 20 Feb 1735 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.
    6. Anna Christina DRESEN was christened on 15 Apr 1738 in Norf, Rheinland, Germany; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Johann Heinrich KAMPERT was christened on 3 Jun 1668 in Sankt Lambertus Katolische, Ascheberg, Westfalen, Prussia (son of Johann KAMPERT and Engel BARCKS); and died.

    Johann married Catharina PELMANS on 6 Apr 1693 in Sankt Lambertus Katolische, Ascheberg, Westfalen, Prussia. Catharina and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Catharina PELMANS and died.
    Children:
    1. Henricus KAMPERT was christened on 5 Sep 1694 in Sankt Lambertus Katolische, Ascheberg, Westfalen, Prussia; and died.
    2. 4. Christophorus CAMPERT was christened on 12 Dec 1695 in Sankt Lambertus Katolische, Ascheberg, Westfalen, Prussia; and died.
    3. Wilhelmus KAMPERT was christened on 6 Nov 1701 in Sankt Lambertus Katolische, Ascheberg, Westfalen, Prussia; and died.
    4. Catharina KAMPERT was christened on 20 May 1704 in Sankt Lambertus Katolische, Ascheberg, Westfalen, Prussia; and died.
    5. Anna Maria KAMPERT was christened on 3 May 1708 in Sankt Lambertus Katolische, Ascheberg, Westfalen, Prussia; and died.
    6. Gertrudt KAMPERT was christened on 9 Sep 1711 in Sankt Lambertus Katolische, Ascheberg, Westfalen, Prussia; and died.


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