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Willem van ZYL

Male 1767 - 1846  (~ 78 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Willem van ZYL was christened on 4 Oct 1767 (son of Frederik van ZYL and Cornelia NEL); died on 7 May 1846.

    Willem married Maria Aletta van ZYL on 8 Oct 1797 in Cape Town. Maria (daughter of Gideon van ZYL and Elizabeth BEUKMAN) was christened on 30 Nov 1777. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Frederik Johannes Jacobus Albertus ZYL was christened on 10 Feb 1799 in Swellendam; died about 1799 in Swellendam.
    2. Gideon van ZYL was christened on 26 Dec 1799 in Swellendam.
    3. Elizabeth Maria van ZYL was christened on 26 Dec 1801 in Swellendam.
    4. Willem van ZYL was born on 27 Aug 1804 in Gourits River.
    5. Cornelia Frederica Magdalena van ZYL was born on 6 Nov 1806 in Swellendam.
    6. Anna Margaretha van ZYL was born on 17 Feb 1809 in Swellendam.
    7. Christoffel Johannes van ZYL was born on 5 Mar 1811 in Gourits River.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Frederik van ZYL was christened on 11 Nov 1736 in Tulbagh (son of Johannes van ZYL and Catharina van EEDEN).

    Frederik married Cornelia NEL on 1 Mar 1761 in Tulbagh. Cornelia (daughter of Pieter Willem NEL and Aletta van DEVENTER) was christened on 27 Nov 1740; died in 1778. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Cornelia NEL was christened on 27 Nov 1740 (daughter of Pieter Willem NEL and Aletta van DEVENTER); died in 1778.
    Children:
    1. Pieter Willen van ZYL was christened on 15 Aug 1762 in Tu;bagh.
    2. Gideon van ZYL was christened on 15 Dec 1765 in Tu;bagh.
    3. 1. Willem van ZYL was christened on 4 Oct 1767; died on 7 May 1846.
    4. Frederik van ZYL was christened on 21 Jan 1770.
    5. Gerrit van ZYL was christened on 5 Oct 1771 in Tulbagh.
    6. Jacobus Albertus van ZYL was christened on 3 Oct 1773.
    7. Johannes Petrus van ZYL was christened on 24 Dec 1775.
    8. Cornelia Margaretha van ZYL was born on 20 Sep 1778 in Stellenbosch; died on 29 Dec 1817.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Johannes van ZYL was christened on 4 Jul 1700 (son of Willem van (Zijl) ZYL and Christina van LOVEREN).

    Johannes married Catharina van EEDEN on 19 Apr 1732 in Stellenbosch. Catharina (daughter of Jacobus van EEDEN and Regina Christina DEETLOF) was christened on 24 Jul 1712 in Stellenbosch. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Catharina van EEDEN was christened on 24 Jul 1712 in Stellenbosch (daughter of Jacobus van EEDEN and Regina Christina DEETLOF).
    Children:
    1. Jacobus van ZYL was christened on 10 Apr 1735; died about 1794.
    2. 2. Frederik van ZYL was christened on 11 Nov 1736 in Tulbagh.
    3. Christina van ZYL was christened on 24 Mar 1737 in Cape Town.
    4. Jacobus Albertus van ZYL was christened on 9 Oct 1738 in Paarl.
    5. Regina van ZYL was christened on 8 Mar 1739 in Paarl; died in Feb 1782.

  3. 6.  Pieter Willem NEL was born about 1704 (son of Guillaume (Neel) NEL and Jeanne de la BATTE).

    Pieter married Aletta van DEVENTER on 8 Apr 1725. Aletta (daughter of Gerrit Jansz van DEVENTER and Ariaanje JACOBS) was christened on 27 Jun 1700. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Aletta van DEVENTER was christened on 27 Jun 1700 (daughter of Gerrit Jansz van DEVENTER and Ariaanje JACOBS).
    Children:
    1. Adriana NEL was christened on 31 Mar 1726.
    2. Willem NEL was christened on 10 Aug 1727.
    3. Gerrit NEL was christened on 12 Dec 1728.
    4. Johanna NEL was christened on 24 Dec 1730.
    5. Pieter Willem NEL was christened on 31 Aug 1732.
    6. 3. Cornelia NEL was christened on 27 Nov 1740; died in 1778.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Willem van (Zijl) ZYL was born about 1666 in Delft, Holland; died on 8 Mar 1727.

    Willem married Christina van LOVEREN on 28 Nov 1694 in Amsterdam, Holland. Christina was christened on 7 Jun 1763 in Amsterdam, Holland. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Christina van LOVEREN was christened on 7 Jun 1763 in Amsterdam, Holland.
    Children:
    1. Wilhelmina van ZYL was born in in Haarlem, Holland.
    2. 4. Johannes van ZYL was christened on 4 Jul 1700.
    3. Gideon van ZYL was christened on 9 Dec 1703.
    4. Pieter van ZYL was christened on 12 Dec 1706 in Drakenstein; died about 1782 in Vredendal.

  3. 10.  Jacobus van EEDEN was christened on 13 Feb 1692 (son of Jan Janse van EEDEN and Maria RUSSAAR).

    Jacobus married Regina Christina DEETLOF in 1710 in Cape Town. Regina was born on 11 May 1692. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Regina Christina DEETLOF was born on 11 May 1692.
    Children:
    1. Maria Elizabeth van EEDEN was christened on 19 Apr 1711.
    2. 5. Catharina van EEDEN was christened on 24 Jul 1712 in Stellenbosch.

  5. 12.  Guillaume (Neel) NEL was born in 1663 in Rouaan, France; died about 1734 in Stellenbosch.

    Guillaume married Jeanne de la BATTE on 3 May 1685 in Amsterdam, Holland. Jeanne was born in 1663 in Saumur, France; died in in Stellenbosch. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Jeanne de la BATTE was born in 1663 in Saumur, France; died in in Stellenbosch.
    Children:
    1. Johanna NEL
    2. Jean NEL was born about 1687 in Amsterdam, Holland; died in 1740.
    3. Esaias NEL was born on 3 Aug 1690; died on 3 Mar 1745.
    4. Cornelia NEL was born in 1694.
    5. Judith NEL was born on 23 Aug 1697 in Stellenbosch; was christened on 3 Aug 1698; died on 23 Feb 1748.
    6. Elias NEL was christened on 28 Jul 1701 in Stellenbosch.
    7. Adriaan NEL was christened on 23 Dec 1703.
    8. 6. Pieter Willem NEL was born about 1704.
    9. Hester NEL was christened on 1 Aug 1706 in Stellenbosch.

  7. 14.  Gerrit Jansz van DEVENTER was born in in Veldcamp, Holland.

    Gerrit married Ariaanje JACOBS on 29 Oct 1688 in Cape Town. Ariaanje was born on 25 Dec 1670 in Holland. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Ariaanje JACOBS was born on 25 Dec 1670 in Holland.
    Children:
    1. Jan Gerrit van DEVENTER was christened on 21 Aug 1689.
    2. Jacomyntje van DEVENTER was christened on 9 Mar 1692 in Stellenbosch; died about 1737 in Drakenstein.
    3. 7. Aletta van DEVENTER was christened on 27 Jun 1700.
    4. Johanna Margaretha van DEVENTER was born about 1702.
    5. Jacob van DEVENTER was born in 1705.



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