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Christened 26/10/1642 at Ouddorp, Netherlands
Died 30/08/1694 at Cape Town, Cape, South Africa
Father: Wesselius Praetorius (schout)
Mother: Josyntgen (Josina) Claesdochter Louwrens

Married Geertruida Meintjes (meyntings) 18 November 1673 at Cape, South Africa Child. Wessel Pretorius  c.03 Jun 1674 at Cape Town, Cape, South Africa, m.1696 at Cape Town, Cape, South Africa, d.1713,

Married Johanna Victor 28 February 1677 at Cape Town, Cape, South Africa Children. Josina Pretorius  c.27 Oct 1678 at Cape Town, Cape, South Africa, Johannes Pretorius  c.22 Sep 1680 at Cape Town, Cape, South Africa, m.12 Mar 1712 at Cape, South Africa, d.1732 at Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa, Jeanetta Pretorius  c.11 Oct 1682, m.13 Aug 1702, Jeanetta Pretorius Lodewyk Pretorius  c.05 Sep 1688, m.13 Dec 1711, d.BEF 14 APR 1718 at Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa, 3 Children. Elisabeth Pretorius  b.AFT 1688, c.17 Sep 1690, m.28 Oct 1714 at Cape, South Africa,

Notes: Baptised by his father, Wessel. Johannes's death was recorded in the Dagregister of the Commander of th e Cape, which was an exceptional honour in those times. Johannes was the progenitor (stamvader) of Pretorius family in South Afri ca. His father, Wessel, died while he was still a theological student. Johann es discontinued his studies at the University of Leiden and joined the Du tch East India Company. He arrived in the Cape on 1 Apr 1666 as sea cadet in the VOC. He left fo r Mauritius on 27 Jun 1666 as sick comforter and later secunde. He late r returned to the Cape on 9 Dec 1669. He worked as an assistant in 1670 and later as secretary of the orphan se rvice. He was a deacon in the Cape Town church (1677-1678). On 18 Dec 169 2 he was elected as elder in the church. He was a member of the "Burgerr aad" (1680-1681, 1692-1693). He was a member of the Marriage Council (167 7-1678, 1680-1682). On 23 Dec 1681 he was appointed as the Commissioner o f Marital Affairs and of the fire brigade. He was also a "weesmeester" (O rphan Master) in 1676. During 1676 to 1678 he received a permit on behalf of his stepchildren (S ophia and Anna Bosch) to trade in sugar beer. In 1682 he obtained a perm it to sell wine and beer in his tavern. He was also a vitner. He had a stepdaughter, Anna Elisabeth Rooleemo. It was reported that befo re and after her marriage Cupido van Bengal (a slave of Jacob Jansz van d er Voorden) had sex with her on numerous occasions.