Johannes Jacobus TESSELAAR

1748 - Abt 1810  (~ 61 years)

• Name	Johannes Jacobus TESSELAAR
  Born	Cape Town
  Christened	28 Apr 1748
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1810	Caledon
  Person ID	I35936	Families of the Overberg
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Johann (Tesseler) TESSELAAR,   b. Nurenbrg, Germany ,   d. 13 Mar 1758, Cape Town
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Johanna Catharina SMUTS,   c. 12 Sep 1728,   d. 20 Jun 1807  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	4 Jun 1747	Cape Town
  Family ID	F8894	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alida van der HEYDEN,   c. 29 Jun 1755,   d. 1832  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1774
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F8948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1. Very wealthy land baron whose wife died childless 2. Died at Steenboksrivier 3. Will 7/1/61 F2 in which he left Hartebeestrivier to some of his worker s' jamilies Barend Bredenkamp Jan Frederik Bredenkamp twin brother of barend Maria Helena, daughter of Anthonie Heysenberg Joggom Koert Gert Gertse Jan Gertse Alida Heysenberg Christina Heysenberg Elizabeth Heysenberg Aletta Heysenberg 4. It is believed that he fathered some of these whose descendants still l ive on the farm.