Willem van Heerden (1709-1767)

1709 – 1767

Names

Given

Willem

Surname

van Heerden

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Immediate family

Married

Martha van der Merwe (1713-1784) 30 April 1730

Children

• 1731Pieter Willemsze van Heerden (1731-1785)
• 1732Schalk Willem van Heerden (1732-1793)
• 1734Magteltje van Heerden (1734-1790)
• 1736Hendrik Pietersz van Heerden (1736-1772)
• 1736Hendrik van Heerden (1736-1772)
• 1737Isaac van Heerden (1737-1776)
• 1739Anna Sophia van Heerden (1739-1775)
• 1740Jacobus van Heerden (1740-1769)
• 1742Carel van Heerden (1742-1779)
• 1744Roelof van Heerden (1744-1791)
• 1747David van Heerden (1747-1773)
• 1750Cecilia van Heerden (1750-1789)
• 1750Petrus Johannes van Heerden (1750-1790)
• 1754Elsie van Heerden (1754-1782)

A life in the record

1. 1709 born Born
2. 30 April 1730 married Married Martha van der Merwe (1713-1784)
3. 1767 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.

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