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Erasmus (Schmidt) SMIT

Male - 1787


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Erasmus (Schmidt) SMIT was born in in Holstein, Germany; died on 6 May 1787 in Stellenbosch.

    Erasmus married Cornelia van EMMENES on 6 May 1731 in Cape Town. Cornelia (daughter of Albert Gerritse van EMMENES and Catharina VAN DEN BOSCH) was born on 5 Dec 1707; died on 18 Jun 1768. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Johan Erasmus SMIT  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 5 Jul 1733; died about 1799.
    2. 3. Gesina SMIT  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 30 Jan 1735.
    3. 4. Martha SMIT  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 21 Oct 1736 in Cape Town.
    4. 5. Erasmus SMIT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 May 1742 in Cape Town; died on 6 May 1787.
    5. 6. Pieter SMIT  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1748.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Johan Erasmus SMIT Descendancy chart to this point (1.Erasmus1) was christened on 5 Jul 1733; died about 1799.

    Johan married Rachel JORDAAN on 9 Mar 1760. Rachel (daughter of Paul JORDAAN and Rachel NEL) was christened on 25 Sep 1740. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Martha Christina SMIT  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 25 Dec 1771; died on 11 May 1842 in Cradock.

  2. 3.  Gesina SMIT Descendancy chart to this point (1.Erasmus1) was christened on 30 Jan 1735.

    Gesina married Pieter JORDAAN on 2 Nov 1766. Pieter (son of Paul JORDAAN and Rachel NEL) was christened on 3 Mar 1737. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Paul JORDAAN  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 6 Mar 1768 in Swellendam.
    2. 9. Cornelia Geertruy JORDAAN  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 20 May 1770.
    3. 10. Petrus Johannes JORDAAN  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 2 Aug 1772.
    4. 11. Rachel Maria JORDAAN  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 30 Apr 1775.

  3. 4.  Martha SMIT Descendancy chart to this point (1.Erasmus1) was christened on 21 Oct 1736 in Cape Town.

    Martha married Gerrit van WYK on 23 Dec 1753. Gerrit (son of Gerrit van WYK and Elizabeth VIVIER) was christened on 5 Dec 1723. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Martha Magdalena van WYK  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 6 Mar 1765 in Cape Town.

  4. 5.  Erasmus SMIT Descendancy chart to this point (1.Erasmus1) was born on 6 May 1742 in Cape Town; died on 6 May 1787.

    Erasmus married Aletta Margaretha WIESE on 25 Aug 1765 in Swartland. Aletta (daughter of Pieter WIESE and Margaretha SWART) was born on 6 Nov 1748 in Swartland; died on 9 Jul 1782 in Tulbagh. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Erasmus Jacobus SMIT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Dec 1767 in Swartland; died in in Cradock.
    2. 14. Erasmus SMIT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Aug 1783.

  5. 6.  Pieter SMIT Descendancy chart to this point (1.Erasmus1) was born about 1748.

    Pieter married Anna Dorothea KRAMER on 25 Feb 1770. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Anna Dorothea SMIT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Sep 1797; died on 25 Aug 1852 in Cradock.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Martha Christina SMIT Descendancy chart to this point (2.Johan2, 1.Erasmus1) was christened on 25 Dec 1771; died on 11 May 1842 in Cradock.

    Martha married Erasmus Jacobus SMIT on 11 May 1788 in Swartland. Erasmus (son of Erasmus SMIT and Aletta Margaretha WIESE) was born on 17 Dec 1767 in Swartland; died in in Cradock. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Johanna Christina SMIT  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 17 Nov 1805; died on 1 Mar 1825.

  2. 8.  Paul JORDAAN Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gesina2, 1.Erasmus1) was christened on 6 Mar 1768 in Swellendam.

    Paul married Maria Johanna JOUBERT on 13 May 1807 in Swellendam. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Jacobus Francois JORDAAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jun 1808 in Swellendam.
    2. 18. Sara Susanna JORDAAN  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 6 Jul 1811 in Swellendam.
    3. 19. Rachel Wilhelmina Johanna JORDAAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jun 1815 in Paarl.
    4. 20. Maria Johanna Paulina JORDAAN  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 26 Dec 1819.

  3. 9.  Cornelia Geertruy JORDAAN Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gesina2, 1.Erasmus1) was christened on 20 May 1770.

    Cornelia married Stephanus Albertus van JAARSVELD on 10 Oct 1789. [Group Sheet]


  4. 10.  Petrus Johannes JORDAAN Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gesina2, 1.Erasmus1) was christened on 2 Aug 1772.

  5. 11.  Rachel Maria JORDAAN Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gesina2, 1.Erasmus1) was christened on 30 Apr 1775.

    Rachel married Hendrik Albertus (Gildenhuizen GELDENHUYS. [Group Sheet]


  6. 12.  Martha Magdalena van WYK Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martha2, 1.Erasmus1) was christened on 6 Mar 1765 in Cape Town.

    Martha married Johannes Lucas VISAGIE on 31 Oct 1784. Johannes (son of Arie VISAGIE and Maria den NYS) was christened on 10 Aug 1755 in Drakenstein. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Maria Alida VISAGIE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jan 1791 in Swartland, W Cape.

  7. 13.  Erasmus Jacobus SMIT Descendancy chart to this point (5.Erasmus2, 1.Erasmus1) was born on 17 Dec 1767 in Swartland; died in in Cradock.

    Erasmus married Martha Christina SMIT on 11 May 1788 in Swartland. Martha (daughter of Johan Erasmus SMIT and Rachel JORDAAN) was christened on 25 Dec 1771; died on 11 May 1842 in Cradock. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Johanna Christina SMIT  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 17 Nov 1805; died on 1 Mar 1825.

  8. 14.  Erasmus SMIT Descendancy chart to this point (5.Erasmus2, 1.Erasmus1) was born on 6 Aug 1783.

    Erasmus married Susanna Francina ROSSOUW. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Petronella Danielina Magdalena SMIT  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 14 Feb 1814.

  9. 15.  Anna Dorothea SMIT Descendancy chart to this point (6.Pieter2, 1.Erasmus1) was born on 2 Sep 1797; died on 25 Aug 1852 in Cradock.

    Anna married Barend Johannes Janse van RENSBURG on 5 Feb 1814 in Tulbagh. Barend (son of Nicolaas Janse van RENSBURG and Hester Helena BURGER) was born on 12 Jun 1789 in Tulbagh; died on 14 Apr 1854 in Cradock. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. Nicolaas Jacobus Janse van RENSBURG  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Dec 1814 in Bokkeveld; died on 20 Dec 1886 in Aliwal North.
    2. 24. Petrus Wilhelmus Janse van RENSBURG  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Oct 1816; died on 14 Apr 1853 in Albert.
    3. 25. Schalk Willem Janse van RENSBURG  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Mar 1833 in Tulbagh; died on 9 Sep 1906.


Generation: 4

  1. 16.  Johanna Christina SMIT Descendancy chart to this point (7.Martha3, 2.Johan2, 1.Erasmus1) was christened on 17 Nov 1805; died on 1 Mar 1825.

    Johanna married Andries Stephanus du PLESSIS on 5 Jan 1824 in Cradock. Andries (son of Andries Jacobus du PLESSIS and Anna Maria ROOS) was born on 18 Feb 1791 in Tulbagh; died about 1860 in Transvaal. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. Johannes Christiaan Marthinus Daniel DU PLESSIS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Mar 1825 in Albert; died on 2 Jul 1906 in Steynsburg, E Cape.

  2. 17.  Jacobus Francois JORDAAN Descendancy chart to this point (8.Paul3, 3.Gesina2, 1.Erasmus1) was born on 3 Jun 1808 in Swellendam.

    Jacobus married Hester Dorothea Johanna le ROUX on 15 Jan 1832 in Swellendam. Hester (daughter of Abraham le ROUX and Hester Elizabeth CONRADIE) was christened on 21 Jun 1812. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Paulus Jacobus JORDAAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jan 1833 in Swellendam.
    2. 28. Abraham Johannes Hendrik JORDAAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1836; died in 1919.

  3. 18.  Sara Susanna JORDAAN Descendancy chart to this point (8.Paul3, 3.Gesina2, 1.Erasmus1) was christened on 6 Jul 1811 in Swellendam.

  4. 19.  Rachel Wilhelmina Johanna JORDAAN Descendancy chart to this point (8.Paul3, 3.Gesina2, 1.Erasmus1) was born on 30 Jun 1815 in Paarl.

  5. 20.  Maria Johanna Paulina JORDAAN Descendancy chart to this point (8.Paul3, 3.Gesina2, 1.Erasmus1) was christened on 26 Dec 1819.

  6. 21.  Maria Alida VISAGIE Descendancy chart to this point (12.Martha3, 4.Martha2, 1.Erasmus1) was born on 3 Jan 1791 in Swartland, W Cape.

    Maria married Jan PALVIE on 6 Oct 1811 in Tulbagh. Jan was born in UNKNOWN in Hungary. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Stephanus Christiaan PALVIE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jun 1814 in Swartland, W Cape; was christened on 30 Apr 1815 in Swartland, W Cape; died on 9 Jun 1879 in Cape Town, W Cape.
    2. 30. Johanna Christina Elizabeth PALVIE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Oct 1825 in Tulbagh, W Cape; was christened on 26 Feb 1826 in Tulbagh, W Cape.

  7. 22.  Petronella Danielina Magdalena SMIT Descendancy chart to this point (14.Erasmus3, 5.Erasmus2, 1.Erasmus1) was christened on 14 Feb 1814.

    Petronella married Sebastiaan Johannes KLEU on 3 Jul 1831 in George. Sebastiaan (son of Pieter Egbertus (Dr) KLEU and Margaretha BOTHA) was born on 1 Oct 1806 in Swellendam. [Group Sheet]


  8. 23.  Nicolaas Jacobus Janse van RENSBURG Descendancy chart to this point (15.Anna3, 6.Pieter2, 1.Erasmus1) was born on 9 Dec 1814 in Bokkeveld; died on 20 Dec 1886 in Aliwal North.

    Nicolaas married Helena Elizabeth van der MERWE on 6 Apr 1834 in Tulbagh. Helena was born on 10 Nov 1813 in Bokkeveld; died on 17 Jan 1842. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Anna Dorothea Janse van RENSBURG  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Oct 1837 in Tulbagh.

  9. 24.  Petrus Wilhelmus Janse van RENSBURG Descendancy chart to this point (15.Anna3, 6.Pieter2, 1.Erasmus1) was born on 6 Oct 1816; died on 14 Apr 1853 in Albert.

    Petrus married Cornelia Magdalena JOOSTE on 8 Mar 1841 in Tulbagh. Cornelia was born on 28 Jan 1823. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 32. Barend Petrus Wilhelmus Janse van RENSBURG  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jun 1849 in Cradock.

  10. 25.  Schalk Willem Janse van RENSBURG Descendancy chart to this point (15.Anna3, 6.Pieter2, 1.Erasmus1) was born on 31 Mar 1833 in Tulbagh; died on 9 Sep 1906.

    Schalk married Maria Elizabeth PIETERSEN on 11 May 1853 in Cradock. Maria was born on 30 Sep 1835; died on 14 Sep 1906. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Schalk Willem Janse van RENSBURG  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Sep 1864 in Cradock.



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