| 1. | Lourens Pietersz ERASMUS was christened on 22 Jun 1704 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in btw 22 Oct - 27 Nov 1760 in Beerenfontein ?. Notes:
Lourens was a burger van Drakenstein. He was a corporal in the dragonders (1730-1740).
Later he became a farmer. He farmed near Ceres in the Cape where he produced vegetables, fruit, mutton, wool, grain, wine, brandy and nuts.
He farmed on his mother-in-law's (Louisa Cordier) farm "Wildebeestkuil" or "Geelblomsvlei" (today in the Suider Paarl area), as well as his own loan farms "Uitkomst" (in the present day Ceres district near Karoopoort in the Agter Bokkeveld) and "Beerenfontein" (in the Roggeveld above Kamsberg, the present day district of Sutherland south of town); both these towns were then part of the Drakenstein district.
According to SA Genealogies he also had a voorkind with Catharina Hoffman, presumably a slave.
(Research):Burger van Drakenstein, plaasboer o.a. by sy skoonma Louisa Cordier op "Wildebeestkuil" of "Geelblomsvlei" (vandag Suider Paarl) asook op sy eie leningsplase "Uitkomst" vandag distrik Ceres naby Karoopoort, Agter Bokkeveld en "Beerenfontein", Roggeveld bo-op Kamsberg, vandag distrik Sutherland suid van die dorp; beide destyds distrik Drakenstein.
Uit sy huwelik met Martha Pienaar is 14 kinders gebore was waarvan 12 manlik was, wat lei tot 'n vermenigvuldigde nageslag. Hy het volgens SAG ook 'n voorkind by Catharina Hoffman gehad, ie dogter van Johannes Hoffman (*Langenberg, Duitsland, 1698).
Died:
Moontlik eerder
Lourens married Martha PIENAAR on 8 Dec 1731 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl). Martha (daughter of Jacques PIENAAR, b2 and Louisa CORDIER, b3) was born in 1716 in Cape, South Africa; was christened on 21 Mar 1717 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died about Nov 1798 in 'droogeland', Achter Bokkeveld, Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Married:
9 Dec 1731 volgens Pieter du Plessis en Chris Erasmus
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1704 - 1760 (~ 56 years)
