1. | Hercules DU PREEZ, b2 was born in 1672 in Contrai, Flanders; died on 9 May 1721 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl). Notes:
Alt Birth: 1672 Contrai, France
!Du Preez Family electronic book page 77 b2
Herculé was a French Huguenot refugee from Courtrai. He arrived in the Cape in 1688 on the ship "Schelde," with his parents from Vlissingen, Netherlands.
He was a member of the "Kollege van Landdrost" and heemrade of Stellenbosch. He also served as captain of the "burger-kavallerie". Later he settled on his father's farm "De Zoete Inval" (now Paarl Station).
Hercules married Marie LE F in 1696 in Cape, South Africa. Marie (daughter of David LE FEBRE and Elizabeth (LE) BLEU) was born in 1651 in Marcq, Calais, Pas-De-Calais, France; died on 12 May 1712 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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