Maria Elizabeth Willemse

Maria was born about 1786 and her baptism took place on February 3rd, 1786 in Stellenbosch.  Maria's father was Nicolaas Casparus WILLEMSE  and her mother was Beatrix Maartens.  Her maternal grandparents were Lourens Maartens and Martha Visser. She had three brothers and two sisters, named Nicolaas, Casparus, Johannes, Johanna and Mattheus.  She was the third youngest of the six children. She had three half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Christiaan, Johan, Hermanus, Anna and Beatrix.