↑ «i»Surname derived from the name Sebastiaan. Stamvader is Arnoldus Willemsz Basson from Wesel in Germany, the son of Weillem Baesson and soldier from the Netherlands. Mentioned for the first time in the congregation register of the Cape church in 1665 and in the list of free burgers of 1666-7. Married Angela van Bengale on 13 December 1669. 7 children from the marriage.«/i»
