Barend Nicolaas Jansen van Rensburg

Barend was born in 1787.  Barend's father was David Jansen van Rensburg and his mother was Elsie Sophia Burger.  His paternal grandparents were Hendrik Jansen van Rensburg and Anna Maria van der Merwe; his maternal grandparents were Barend Burger and Helena Smit. He had three brothers and three sisters, named Hendrik, David, Willem, Helena, Anna and Elsie.  He was the fourth oldest of the seven children.