Rachel Margarethe Grobbelaar

Rachel was born on March 14th, 1806.  Rachel's father was Johannes Jacobus Grobbelaar and her mother was Elizabeth Margaretha van Jaarsveld.  Her paternal grandparents were Coert Grobbelaar and Louisa Pienaar. She had four brothers and four sisters, named Albertus, Coert, Jacobus, Willem, Elizabeth, Louisa, Martha and Elizabeth.  She was the third youngest of the nine children.