Genealogy Depot, Family records for Jacques Theron, Nimes, Languedoc, France, Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa

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Born ABT 1668 at Nimes, Languedoc, France
Died 02/12/1739 at Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa
Father: Jacques Therond
Mother: ?

Marie Theron c.07 Aug 1698 at Cape, South Africa, m.05 Dec 1717 at Paarl, Cape, South Africa, d.30 May 1781 at Tulbagh, Cape, South Africa, Marie Theron
Jacques (Jacob) Theron b.07 Jul 1699, c.22 Aug 1700, d.ABT 1756,
Elisabeth Theron c.09 Aug 1705, m.ABT 1722, d.16 Dec 1791 at Paarl, Cape, South Africa,
Pierre Theron b.10 Aug 1709, c.22 Sep 1709, m.19 Apr 1732?, Pierre Theron
Jean Theron c.09 Jul 1712, m.09 May 1734, 7 Children.
Thomas Arnoldus Theron b.11 May 1716, c.07 Jun 1716, m.11 Oct 1739, Thomas Arnoldus Theron
David Theron c.09 Oct 1718, m.11 Nov 1742 at Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa,

Notes: Jacques was the progenitor (stamvader) of the Theron family in South Afri ca. He arrived in the Cape from Niemes on 12 May 1688 on the ship "Ooster land" as a soldier. The ship belonged to the Chamber of Zeeland and its c aptain was Carel van Marseveen. It left Middelburg on 29 Jan 1688, and Go eree on 3 Feb 1688, arriving at the Cape on 26 April, 1688. On 31 May 1688 he settled in Klein Drakenstein in the Paarl. He settled on the farm "Sondernaam" in Klein Drakenstein, south-west of t he farm "Languedoc", which he obtained in 1711. He was a member of the College of Magistrates and the Heemrade. When his sister-in-law Jacqemina's husband, Abraham, died he cared for he r daughters.