Person:Jan Conterman (1)

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Jan Jacob Conterman
b.1656
d.11 Aug 1734
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m. 26 Sep 1700
  1. Johanna Conterman1701 - 1776
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Name Jan Jacob Conterman
Gender Male
Birth? 1656
Alt Birth? 1656 Hadamar, Giessen, Hessen, Germany
Marriage 26 Sep 1700 to Anna Catharina Cleef
Marriage 19 May 1720 to Maria Beyers
Occupation? immigrated on c. 1696, farm “Vryburg� at Bottelary and of a farm at Jonkers Hoek
Death[1] 11 Aug 1734
Alt Death? 11 Aug 1734 Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
Other[1][3] Family history
Other? Signature of Stamvader

Conterman lived in Hesse-Nassau in Germany.

He was a violent man and 1707 he was charged with assault. He punched a shepherd, Hartwig Alsleben, when he did not greet him when Conterman walked pass him.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 C Pama. Die Groot Afrikaanse Familienaamboek. (Published in 1983 by Human Rosseau)
    Page 83.
  2.   Toeka se Gouse. (http://www.gouws.netfirm.com)
    http://www.gouws.netfirm.com.
  3. ↑ «i»Jan (Johan) Jacob Conterman(n) is the stamvader of the Conterman family in Southern Africa. He was from Gunderman near Hadamar in Hesse-Nasau in Germany. Arrived at the Cape in 1696 as a soldier. Citizen in 1698. Smid and farmer near Stellenbosch. Owned the farm Vryburg in the Bottelary and another near Jonkershoek. Served on the Heemraad of Stellenbosch.
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