Roelof
van der Merwe
Born in 't Land van Waveren (Tulbagh from 1804), Cabo de Goede Hoop
Ancestors 
Brother of
David Schalk van der Merwe, Johannes Lodewicus van der Merwe, Willem van der Merwe, Hendrina Magdalena (van der Merwe) Maartens, Isaac van der Merwe, Paulus Jacobus van der Merwe, Carel van der Merwe, Nicolas Johannes Stephanus van der Merwe, Hendrik Stephanus van der Merwe, Anna Sophia van der Merwe and Hester Maria (van der Merwe) Viljoen
Husband of
Maria Magdalena (van den Berg) van der Merwe
— married
2 Nov 1786 [location unknown]
Husband of
Martha Christina (Weydeman) van Heerden
— married
24 Apr 1808 (to 1823) in Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Aletta Sophia (van der Merwe) Smit, David Schalk van der Merwe, Sara Jacoba (van der Merwe) Liebenberg and Hendrik Jacobus Stephanus van der Merwe
Died about
at about age 56
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.
Name
- Name: Roelof van der Merwe[1]
Baptism
- Christening:
- Date: 10 Aug 1766
- Witnesses: Roelof van Heerden, Martha Sophia Pretorius.
Marriage
Marriage 1
- Event date:
- Event Place:
- Groom:
- Bride:
Marriage 1
- Event date: 24 April 1808[1]
- Event Place: Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony[1]
- Groom: Roelof van der Merwe[1], DS zoon[1]
- Bride: Martha Christina Weideman[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Source:
- Marriage 2: "South Africa. Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony" Memberships and marriages - Graaff-Reinet. -- I. memberships, 1935-1941. -- II. marriages, 1806-1829 Parish registers (baptisms, memberships, marriages), Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, Cape Province Film # 008121025 Image 59 of 771 Marriages of Graaff Reinet 1808 Image 59. Inscription for Roelof van der Merwe and Martha Christina Weideman on 24 April 1808
- WikiTree profile Van Der Merwe-162 created through the import of My Family.Pretorius.Van_Wyk.DeWaal.Potgieter.2011.ged on Sep 19, 2011 by Judy Potgieter. See the Der Merwe-162 Changes page for the details of edits by Judy and others.
- Baptism: "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVD-5SH4-4?cc=1478678 : 15 January 2021), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Cape Province. Added by Sharon Rabie on 1/9/2023.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
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~0.78%
Johannes Petrus Louw :
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~0.78%
Minette (van der Merwe) den Ouden :
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Daniel Joubert :
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