Abraham Paulus van der Berg
Abraham was born about 1747 in
Graaff Reinet and his baptism took place there on April 1st, 1747. Abraham's father was
Jacobus van der Berg and his mother was
Maria Magdalena Haak . His paternal grandparents were
Jacobus VAN DER BERG and
Jacomina CARTENIERS. He had seven brothers and four sisters, named
Jacobus,
Jan ,
Barend,
Petrus/Pieter,
Johannes,
Dirk,
Daniel,
Maria ,
Johanna ,
Jacomina and
Maria. He was the third youngest of the twelve children.