Beatrix Meyer

Beatrix was born about 1773 and her baptism took place on September 12th, 1773 in Stellenbosch.  Beatrix's father was Hendrik Meyer and her mother was Beatrix Maartens.  Her maternal grandparents were Lourens Maartens and Martha Visser. She had three brothers and a sister, named Christiaan, Johan, Hermanus and Anna.  She was the second youngest of the five children. She had four half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Hendrik, Nicolaas, Casparus, Johannes, Anna, Johanna, Mattheus and Maria.