Willem Gerrit Jacobs traveled by wagon train from the Cape Colony, seeking independence of British rule.
Willem and his children were supposed to have died at Bloukrans. His wife Christina Catharin van Blerk, although wounded, survived.
However, a death notice for 1840 shows that this is not accurate
↑ Citing this Record
"South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFT9-XSM : 6 August 2017), Willem Jacobs, 15 Jul 1787, Baptism; citing p. , Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, State Archives, Cape Province; FHL microfilm 2,214,108. Feb 2020 by Jaulanne van der Bank
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