Voortrekker
From Winneden, Magdeburg, Wurttemberg,
Duitsland
See also death comments. Stamvader (patriarch) of the Stroh in SA. From Winnendenin Wurtemberg arrives 1788 in the Cape.
He had the loanfarm De Draaij and the "rekwesplaas" Hylgertskloof, Bruintjieshoogte in Somerset on his name. Probably trekked in 1837. Group unknown, but probably a family trek that joined another group later. They crossed Stormbergspruit and crossed Orange river at Melkspruit between Stormbergspruit en Buffelsvlei (now Aliwal North) Decalration of labourer Esau, 9/12/1837 and included in Ziervogel - H. Hudson, 20/12/1837, pp 136-137, KAB; De V, p 940.