Koert Jacobus Pretorius
Koert was born in 1857. Koert's father was
Henning Petrus Pretorius (Nicolaas) and his mother was
Martha Johanna Muller. His paternal grandparents were
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius and
Susanna Elizabeth Viljoen. He had five brothers and two sisters, named
Albertus,
Diederik,
Christiaan,
Johannes,
Ignaas,
Martha and
Susanna. He was the second youngest of the eight children. He had seven half-brothers and a half-sister, named
Marthinus,
Barend,
Henning,
Hendrik,
Andries,
Johannes,
Jacobus and
Johanna.