Jacobus Maartens

Jacobus was born about 1744 in Cape of Good Hope and his baptism took place on June 7th, 1744 in Cape Town.  Jacobus' father was Jasper Maartens and his mother was Catharina  van Laar.  His paternal grandparents were Anthony or Anton  Maartens and Sara Moller (Claassen). He had three brothers and four sisters, named Anthonie, Jasper, Frederik, Anna, Sara, Maria and Aletta.  He was the fourth oldest of the eight children.