Mattheus Willemse

Mattheus was born about 1782 and her baptism took place on December 29th, 1782 in Stellenbosch.  Mattheus' 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 Maria.  She was the third oldest of the six children. She had three half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Christiaan, Johan, Hermanus, Anna and Beatrix.