Martha van der Merwe (1713-1784)

1713 – 1784

Names

Given: Martha
Surname: van der Merwe

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Three generations around this person

Willem Schalkz van der Merwe (d.1716) Adelheidis "Elsie" Klauten Cloete (d.1702)

Schalk Willem van der Merwe (1673-1740) 1673

Charles Prevost (1650-1688) 1650 Marie le Fevre (c.1653-) 1653~

Anne Prevost (1681-) 1681

Martha van der Merwe (1713-1784) 1713 Willem van Heerden (1709-1767) m. 30 April 1730

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

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Immediate family

Father: Schalk Willem van der Merwe (1673-1740)
Mother: Anne Prevost (1681-)
Brothers and sisters: Isaak van der Merwe (1711-1777)
Married: Willem van Heerden (1709-1767) 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

1713 born Born
30 April 1730 married Married Willem van Heerden (1709-1767)
1784 died Died

What we don't know

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Research notes

[11 Aug 2026, SRC-391] Imported 11 Aug 2026 as a DIRECT ANCESTOR, with a FamilySearch id. Name, dates and the family link only. NO PLACE IMPORTED. THE EARLIEST OF THE VAN DER MERWE x VAN HEERDEN CROSSINGS held here: her son married a van der Merwe and her great-grandson's mother was one.

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