Aletta Maartens

Aletta was born about 1754 in Cape of Good Hope and her baptism took place on October 6th, 1754.  Aletta's father was Jasper Maartens and her mother was Catharina  van Laar.  Her paternal grandparents were Anthony or Anton  Maartens and Sara Moller (Claassen). She had four brothers and three sisters, named Anthonie, Jacobus, Jasper, Frederik, Anna, Sara and Maria.  She was the youngest of the eight children.