Willem Jacobus Jansen van Rensburg

Willem was born in 1794.  Willem'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, Barend, David, Helena, Anna and Elsie.  He was the youngest of the seven children.