Jan Abraham Meyer –

Jan Abraham Meyer–

Name: Jan Abraham Meyer

Given names: Jan Abraham

Surname: Meyer

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Marriage	Louisa Jacoba de Bruyn — View this family yes Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p93, b2c4d18.
Historical Event	1754 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1750s_in_South_Africa Note: A population count in the Cape shows that there were 5,510 Europeans and 6,279 slaves in the Cape Colony
Epidemic	May 1, 1755 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1750s_in_South_Africa Note: Smallpox epidemic breaks out at Cape Colony. A total of 2,372 people die
Historical Event	July 1776 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1776%E2%80%9389) Note: Americans declare independece
War	December 20, 1780 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1780s_in_South_Africa Note: Britain declares war on the Netherlands. French troops arrive at the Cape Colony to guard it against the English
Historical Event	1780 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1780s_in_South_Africa Note: The Fish River is made the eastern boundary of the Cape Colony
War	1784 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1780s_in_South_Africa Note: French troops depart the Cape after the Treaty of Paris (3 Sep 1783) is signed
Birth of a daughter #1	Louisa Jacoba Meyer January 23, 1794 Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p93, b2c4d18.
War	from 1789 to 1799 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution Note: French Revolution
Historical Event	1795 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1790s_in_South_Africa Note: The Dutch East India Company is in financial ruins. 29 January – Farmers expelled the officials of the Dutch East India Company and established an independent government at Graaff Reinet. 18 June - Swellendam follows Graaff Reinet and declares a republic under Hermanus Steyn. The Netherlands is invaded by the French under the leadership of Napoléon Bonaparte. A republic is declared by Dutch revolutionaires and the Prince of Orange flees to England. 16 September – British forces under General Sir James Henry Craig seizes the Cape Colony for the Stadtholder Prince William V of Orange. The republics of Graaff Reinet and Swellendam reject the British and the British army is sent in.The start of free trade was announced
Baptism of a daughter	Louisa Jacoba Meyer February 8, 1795 Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p93, b2c4d18.
Historical Event	March 5, 1797 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1790s_in_South_Africa Note: The Cape becomes a British Colony
Birth of a granddaughter #1	Louisa Jacoba Theron April 12, 1814 Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p94, b2c4d18e3.
War	from May 18, 1803 to November 20, 1815 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars Note: Napoleonic Wars
Natural disaster	1809 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1809_in_South_Africa Note: A severe drought occurs in eastern frontier region
Marriage of a child	Thomas Arnoldus Theron — Louisa Jacoba Meyer — View this family June 6, 1812 Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p93, b2c4d18.
Town founded	1812 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1812_in_South_Africa Note: The settlement of Grahamstown is founded
Birth of a grandson #2	Jacobus Johannes Theron April 29, 1813 Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p93, b2c4d18e2.
Baptism of a grandson	Jacobus Johannes Theron May 30, 1813 Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p93, b2c4d18e2.
Baptism of a granddaughter	Louisa Jacoba Theron August 21, 1814 Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p94, b2c4d18e3.
Birth of a granddaughter #3	Anna Sophia Theron May 15, 1816 Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p94, b2c4d18e4.
Baptism of a granddaughter	Anna Sophia Theron June 8, 1816 Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p94, b2c4d18e4.
Birth of a granddaughter #4	Magdalena Maria Theron October 4, 1817 Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p94, b2c4d18e5.
Baptism of a granddaughter	Magdalena Maria Theron November 16, 1817 Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p94, b2c4d18e5.
Town founded	August 27, 1818 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1818_in_South_Africa Note: Cradock is founded
Birth of a granddaughter #5	Margaretha Elizabeth Theron March 4, 1819 Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p94, b2c4d18e6.
Baptism of a granddaughter	Margaretha Elizabeth Theron May 21, 1819 Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p94, b2c4d18e6.
Birth of a grandson #6	Thomas Arnoldus Theron November 25, 1820 Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p94, b2c4d18e7.
Historical Event	1820 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1820_in_South_Africa Note: 17 March - The first British settlers arrived in Table Bay, Cape Town on the Nautilus and the Chapman. 1 May - The Albury reaches Cape Town bringing settlers to Albany, South Africa. They arrive in Algoa Bay on 15 May. 2 May - La Belle Alliance reached Cape Town. She brought British settlers to Algoa Bay. 4000 British settlers started arriving in Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth), they settled in Grahamstown and along the frontier
Baptism of a grandson	Thomas Arnoldus Theron December 26, 1820 Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p94, b2c4d18e7.
Birth of a granddaughter #7	Elsabé Cecilia “Elsje” Theron October 9, 1822 Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p101, b2c4d18e8.
Baptism of a granddaughter	Elsabé Cecilia “Elsje” Theron November 3, 1822 Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p101, b2c4d18e8.
Birth of a granddaughter #8	Maria Susanna Theron September 2, 1825 Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p101, b2c4d18e9.
Economic Event	1825 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1825_in_South_Africa Note: Rix dollar Dutch: Rijsksdaalder is converted into the British sterling
Baptism of a granddaughter	Maria Susanna Theron October 9, 1825 Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p101, b2c4d18e9.
Birth of a grandson #9	Jan Abraham Theron June 14, 1827 Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p101, b2c4d18e10.
Baptism of a grandson	Jan Abraham Theron July 22, 1827 Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p101, b2c4d18e10.
Historical Event	1835 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1835_in_South_Africa Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony
Marriage of a grandchild	Thomas Arnoldus Theron — Hendrina Johanna van der Merwe — View this family May 23, 1842 Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p94, b2c4d18e7. Source: Civil registrations (marriages), Cape Province, 1696-1899 Citation details: Marriage: Thomas Arnoldus THERON and Hendrina Johanna VAN DER MERWE (1842), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-NNYR?cat=244034 : accessed 20 Apr 2020 Marriage: Thomas Arnoldus THERON and Hendrina Johanna VAN DER MERWE (1842)
Death of a granddaughter	Louisa Jacoba Theron January 15, 1843 Coetzeeskraal, Sneeuberg, Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p94, b2c4d18e3.
Town founded	1844 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1844_in_South_Africa Note: Settlement of Victoria West is established
Marriage of a grandchild	Jan Abraham Theron — Anna Sophia Swart — View this family July 9, 1849 Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p101, b2c4d18e10. Source: Civil registrations (marriages), Cape Province, 1696-1899 Citation details: Marriage: Jan Abram THERON and Anna Sophia SWART (1849), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJG-T5R2?i=429&cat=244034 : accessed 22 Apr 2020 Marriage: Jan Abram THERON and Anna Sophia SWART (1849)
Death of a daughter	Louisa Jacoba Meyer November 26, 1855 Wolvenkop, Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p93, b2c4d18.
Death of a granddaughter	Magdalena Maria Theron February 13, 1858 Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p94, b2c4d18e5.
Epidemic	from 1857 to 1859 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://goo.gl/XVwD6F Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza
War	from April 1861 to May 1865 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://goo.gl/ETtxkC Note: American Civil War: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War
Historical Event	from 1852 to 1902 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Republic Note: The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, ZAR), often referred to as the Transvaal and sometimes as the Republic of Transvaal, was an independent and internationally recognised country in Southern Africa from 1852 to 1902.
Historical Event	from 1854 to 1902 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Free_State Note: The Orange Free State (Dutch: Oranje-Vrijstaat, Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat) was an independent Boer sovereign republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, and later a British colony and a province of the Union of South Africa. It is the historical precursor to the present-day Free State province
Economic Event	1865 South Africa Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1865_in_South_Africa Note: Economic depression
Economic Event	1867 Hopetown, Northern Cape, South Africa Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Diamond Note: The Eureka Diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa. It weighed 21.25 carats (4.250 g), and was found by Erasmus Jacobs near Hopetown on the Orange River in 1867. The diamond, cut to a 10.73-carat (2.146 g) cushion-shaped brilliant, is currently on display at the Mine Museum in Kimberley. The discovery of diamonds in South Africa led to the Kimberley Diamond Rush, and marked the beginning of the Mineral Revolution
Death of a grandson	Jacobus Johannes Theron December 9, 1869 Jagpoort, Dist. Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p93, b2c4d18e2.
Economic Event	September 1873 Pilgrim's Rest, Mpumulanga, South Africa Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim%27s_Rest,_Mpumalanga Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field

Generation 1
1. Jan Abraham Meyer. He married Louisa Jacoba de Bruyn.
  Children of Jan Abraham Meyer and Louisa Jacoba de Bruyn:
  1. Louisa Jacoba Meyer (1794–1855)
Generation 2back to top
1. Louisa Jacoba Meyer, daughter of Jan Abraham Meyer and Louisa Jacoba de Bruyn, was born on January 23, 1794 and died on November 26, 1855 in Wolvenkop, Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape at the age of 61. She married Thomas Arnoldus Theron, son of Jacobus Theron and Anna Sophia de Vos, on June 6, 1812 in Tulbagh, Western Cape. He was baptized on October 23, 1789 in Tulbagh, Western Cape and died on January 11, 1863 in Wolvenkop, Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape at the age of 73.
  Children of Louisa Jacoba Meyer and Thomas Arnoldus Theron:
  1. Jacobus Johannes Theron (1813–1869)
  2. Louisa Jacoba Theron (1814–1843)
  3. Anna Sophia Theron (1816–)
  4. Magdalena Maria Theron (1817–1858)
  5. Margaretha Elizabeth Theron (1819–)
  6. Thomas Arnoldus Theron (1820–1900)
  7. Elsabé Cecilia “Elsje” Theron (1822–)
  8. Maria Susanna Theron (1825–1887)
  9. Jan Abraham Theron (1827–1893)
Generation 3back to top
1. Thomas Arnoldus Theron, son of Thomas Arnoldus Theron and Louisa Jacoba Meyer, was born on November 25, 1820 and died on September 14, 1900 in Lady Grey, Eastern Cape at the age of 79. He married Hendrina Johanna van der Merwe (great-uncle’s niece’s step-daughter), daughter of Hendrik van der Merwe and Martje Pieternella Vorster, on May 23, 1842 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape. She was born on September 25, 1825 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape.
2. Jan Abraham Theron, son of Thomas Arnoldus Theron and Louisa Jacoba Meyer, was born on June 14, 1827 and died on January 4, 1893 in Barkly East, Eastern Cape at the age of 65. He married 2 times. The first time he married Anna Sophia Swart, daughter of Barnard Hermanus Swart and Susanna Sophia …, on July 9, 1849 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape. She was born on July 29, 1830 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape and died on November 4, 1883 in Middelfontein, Dist. Barkly East, Eastern Cape at the age of 53. The second time he married Engela Catharina de Villiers, daughter of David Stephanus de Villiers and Christina Hendrina Struwig, after 1883. She was born in 1841 and died on February 16, 1903 in Tygerkrantz, Barkly East, Eastern Cape at the age of 62.
  Children of Jan Abraham Theron and Anna Sophia Swart:
  1. Susanna Sophia Theron (1850–1934)
  2. Louisa Jacoba Theron (1851–1930)
  3. Anna Sophia Theron (1853–1928)
  4. Magdalena Maria Theron (1854–)
  5. Hendrina Johanna Theron (1855–1937)
  6. Thomas Arnoldus Theron (1857–1946)
  7. Margaretha Cecilia Theron (1858–)
  8. Jan Abraham Theron (1859–)
  9. Maria Magdalena Theron (1860–)
  10. Elsie Cecilia Theron (1861–)
  11. Barend Jacobus Theron (1863–1915)
  12. Magdalena Elizabeth Theron (1864–)
  13. Jan Abraham Theron (1867–)
  14. Maria Johanna Theron (1870–1941)
  15. Jan Abraham Theron (1871–)
  16. Ida Naomi Theron (1875–)

Family with Louisa Jacoba de Bruyn
himself Parents (unknown)	Jan Abraham Meyer –
wife Parents (unknown)	Louisa Jacoba de Bruyn –
daughter Family Thomas Arnoldus Theron Jacobus Johannes Theron Louisa Jacoba Theron Anna Sophia Theron Magdalena Maria Theron Margaretha Elizabeth Theron Thomas Arnoldus Theron Elsabé Cecilia “Elsje” Theron Maria Susanna Theron Jan Abraham Theron	Louisa Jacoba Meyer 1794–1855

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