Emmerentia (Potgieter) Botha
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Emmerentia (Potgieter) Botha (bef. 1719 - bef. 1782)

Emmerentia Botha formerly Potgieter
Born before in Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africamap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of [half], [half], [half], [half], , , , , and
Wife of — married 5 Jan 1738 in Drakenstein, Swellendam, de Caep de Goede Hoopmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , , , , , , and
Died before at about age 62 in Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africamap
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Table Bay, South Africa (1762)
Emmerentia (Potgieter) Botha was part of the settlement of the Dutch Cape Colony.
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Biography

Name

Certain sources gave her name as "Ammerentia". [1]

Birth

Date: Before 20 October 1719 [2][3][4]
Place: Stellenbosch (Suid-Afrika / South Africa) [2][3][4]

Baptism

Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk Stellenbosch
"Amerentie, d' Vader is Jan Harmensz Potgieter,"
"d' Moeder Maria van Eden"
"get: Hans Jurgen Potgieter en Maria Rossar,"
"29 Octb 1719" [5]

Marriage

Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk Drakenstein
"1738, 5 January"
"Jacobus Botha de Jonge van Cabo de Goede Hoop, Burger aan Drakenstein, J.M. en"
"Emerentia Potgieter van Cabo Voorn:, J.D." [6]

Death

She passed away before 16 July 1782 when their combined will was shown at the Orphan Chamber. [7]
Her husband then drew up a new will in 1794 which was presented at the Orphan Chamber on 14 February 1800. [8]
Older information:
Date: AFT 1763 [4]
Date: 1809 [3]
Place: Cape of Good Hope [4] (South Africa) [3]

Will

Will #31 of 1782 drafted on 23 October 1766 and presented at the Orphan Chamber on 16 July 1782: [7]
p1:
Op huijden de Drie en Twintigste dag der maand October in den jaare...Een Duisend Seven Hondert en Ses en Sestig...
...verscheenen sijn den Burger Ritmeester Monsieur Jacobus Botha Theunisz: en Juffrouw Amarentia Potgieter, geboortig van Cabo de Goede Hoop, egte lieden... [7]
p2-3:
...thans nog minderjaarig weesende kinderen in namen Theunis, Frederik, Christoffel, Johanna Elisabeth, Philippus Rudolphus, Johannes en Maria Magdalena... [7]
p4-7:
Zo het gebeuren dat de testateuren sonder kinderen na te laaten mogte komen te overleijden, aan derselver moeder Maria Catharina van Eden , laatst weduweevan den burger Capitain wyle Mons. Theunis Botha de bloote legitieme portie de ouders na regten van hunne kinderen competeerende... [7]
p8-9
Aldus getesteerd ter Secretarije tot Swellendam...
Vertoond ter Weescamer aan Cabo de Goede Hoop den 16 Julij 1782. [7]

Sources

  1. ↑ Aug 31, 2011 by Deon Botha.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schalk Pienaar, April 19, 2014. Source: Website: Diepienaars.co.za.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Oct 23, 2012 Andrew Dippenaar.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Aug 13, 2015 by Peter Lombard.
  5. ↑ Source:
  6. ↑ Source:
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Source:
  8. ↑ Source:
  • WikiTree profile Potgieter-45 created through the import of AJBOTHA.ged on Aug 31, 2011 by Deon Botha.
  • WikiTree profile Potgieter-356 created through the import of AJBOTHA.ged on Feb 25, 2012 by Deon Botha.
  • WikiTree profile Potgieter-482 created through the import of Ancestors_DippenaarAndre_noinfo.GED on Oct 23, 2012 by Andrew Dippenaar.
  • WikiTree profile Potgieter-240 created through the import of My Family.Pretorius.Van_Wyk.DeWaal.Potgieter.2011.ged on Sep 19, 2011 by Judy Potgieter.
  • WikiTree profile Potgieter-1064 was created by Peter Lombard through the import of LombardSS.ged on Aug 13, 2015 by Peter Lombard. Source: Title: Geni World Family Tree Publication: MyHeritage Page: http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-40000/geni-world-family-tree?s=221949781&itemId=8287179&action=showRecord Data: Text:

    Emerentia Potgieter, b1c5
    Alias name: Amerentia, Emerentia Botha
    Gender: Female
    Birth: Oct 20 1719 - Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope
    Baptism: Oct 29 1719 - Stellenbosch, WesternCape, South Africa
    Marriage: Spouse: Jacobus Botha - Jan 5 1738 - Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
    Death: After 1763 - Cape of Good Hope
    Father: Johannes "Jan Harmens" Potgieter, b1
    Mother: Maria Catharina van Eeden, b5
    Husband: Jacobus Botha
    Children: Jacobus Johannes Botha, b1c4d3, Maria Catharina Botha, b1c4d1, Margaretha Isabella Botha, b1c4d2, Theunis Botha, b1c4d4, Hester Magdalena Botha, b1c2d5, Johanna Elizabeth Meyer (born Botha), b1c4d11, Theunis Botha, ii b1c4d6, Amerentia Meyer (born Botha), b1c4d7, Philippus Rudolphus Botha, b1c4d12, Theunis Jacobus Botha, b1c4d8, Frederik Botha, b1c4d9, Christoffel Botha, b1c4d10, Johannes Botha, b1c4d13, Maria Magdalena Botha, b1c4d14
    Siblings: Aletta Harmens Potgieter, Johannes Potgieter, b1c6, Frederik Potgieter, b1c7, Theodorus Potgieter, b1c8, Hermanus Lambertus Potgieter, b1c9, Maria Johanna Potgieter, b1c10





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Amerencie Potgieter Baptism 29 Nov 1719
Amerencie Potgieter Baptism 29 Nov 1719
Drakenstein Marriages 1737-1738 p30-31
Drakenstein Marriages 1737-1738 p30-31
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Gerhard Swart
She passed away before 16 July 1782 when their combined will was shown at the Orphan Chamber. Her husband then drew up a new will in 1794 which was presented at the Orphan Chamber on 14 February 1800.
posted by Gerhard Swart
Gordon Mac Rae
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posted by Gordon Mac Rae
Pieterse-13 Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Potgieter-1064 and Potgieter-45 appear to represent the same person because: Same data. Heese, J.A. & Lombard, R.T.J. “South African Genealogies 8” Human Sciences Research Council, 1992, ISBN 0-7972-0949-2, page 216
posted by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Pienaar-305 Schalk Wilhelm Pienaar
Potgieter-482 and Potgieter-240 appear to represent the same person because: data indicate the same person
posted by Schalk Wilhelm Pienaar
Van der Walt-440 Philip van der Walt
Potgieter-482 and Potgieter-45 appear to represent the same person because: Same data
posted by Philip van der Walt
Pienaar-305 Schalk Wilhelm Pienaar
Potgieter-356 and Potgieter-45 appear to represent the same person because: Same data
posted by Schalk Wilhelm Pienaar
Pienaar-305 Schalk Wilhelm Pienaar
Potgieter-803 and Potgieter-45 appear to represent the same person because: Same data
posted by Schalk Wilhelm Pienaar

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