Johannes Petrus de Buys

Johannes was born on May 17th, 1822 and his baptism took place on February 6th, 1824 in Beaufort West, Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa.  Johannes' father was Coenraad Willem de Buys and his mother was Catharina Dorothea Meiring. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Coenraad, Albertus, Johannes, Petrus, Maria, Christina and Catharina.  He was the third youngest of the eight children.