Wietse Botes (1707-1785), the stamvader

1707 – 1785

Names

Given: Wietse
Surname: Botes

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A life in the record

1707 born Born
1785 died Died

What we don't know

Neither parent is recorded, so this person is not attached to the tree above them.
No dated record ties this person to a specific piece of ground.

A sourced gap beats an unsourced fill. These are the open questions on this person, stated rather than papered over.

Research notes

[7 Aug 2026, FROM FAMILYSEARCH] THE BOTES STAMVADER. Of Enkhuizen in North Holland; reached the Cape in 1744. Held here as the head of the trail and nothing more - 9a: origin context is the first paragraph of the book, not a second book. [FS]

[7 Aug 2026] NOT directly the father of Jacobus Abraham BotesL [PER-001578] - his son Antonie is. See that record.

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Elders

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