Wynand Frederik Bezuidenhout (bef. 1778 - 1838)

Born before 26 Jul 1778 in de Caep de Goede Hoop

Ancestors

Husband of Catharina Petronella (Venter) Bezuidenhout — married 15 Apr 1798 in Stellenbosch

Husband of Elizabeth Johanna (Liebenberg) Bezuidenhout — married 22 Jun 1807 in Graaff Reinet

Descendants

Died 17 Feb 1838 after age 59 in Bloukrans

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Biography

Wynand Frederik Bezuidenhout traveled by wagon train from the Cape Colony, seeking independence of British rule.

Notes

The following is an extract from his and his wife Elizabeth's death notice. The death date is given as 23 Feb 1837. However, the context of the information supports the fact that they died with others during the Blaukrans/Weenen Massacre

At what House or Place person died

at the Bushmen'sriver in the country of Natal beyound the boundaries of this colony wither they had migrated. they were murdered by the Zolos together with a condiderable number of their fellow immigrants - including 6 children of the deceased ^[1]

Survivors are

1 Daniel pieter

2 Johannes

3 Elizabeth Johanna

4 Adrian Johannes Rossouw grandchild .son of Margrieta Susanna

Birth

Baptism

Wynand Fredrik Besuydenhout ≈ Cape Town 26.7.1778 ^[2]

Inventory

SOURCE MOOC TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 7/1/149 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 74 PART 1 DESCRIPTION BEZUIDENHOUT, WYNAND FREDRIK. INVENTORY. STARTING 18390000 ENDING 18390000

Marriage

Death

Date:17 Feb 1838 ^[3]

Date:23 Feb 1837^[1]

Place: Bloukrans,Zululand ^[3]

Bushmans River Country of Natal^[1]

Will

Sources

• He is listed on the addyw website. This gives the names of his parents, two wives etc. http://web.archive.org/web/20060517030240/www.venter.net/genealogy1.htm. Information on Wynand from www.addyw.home.xs4all.nl [Ian McArthur - 21 Aug 2015]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPH3-8M7D : 27 April 2020), Daniel Pieter Liebenberg, 1836-1840.Jun 2020 by Jaulanne van der Bank
2. ↑ Source: "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 1660-1970," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRLS-KQ7 : accessed 29 Sep 2014), Wynand Fredrik Besuydenhout, 26 Jul 1778, Baptism; citing p. , Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, State Archives, Cape Province; FHL microfilm 2214107 Added by Alta Bekker Feb 24, 2016.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Voortrekkerstamouers 1835 - 1845, Jan C Visagie, Protea Bookhuis,Ed 2, 2011,P62. Feb 2020 by Jaulanne van der Bank