Monday 28 September 2020

Chapter 3 - Charles Marais the 3rd (1695 - 1767)


 Charles Marais 3rd - Direct Ancestor (9 Generations) 

Born : 1695 - Paarl Drakenstein, Western Cape, South Africa

Died: Dec 30th 1767 Drakenstein, Western Cape, South Africa

Parents:  Charles Marais and Anne Marais (bor des Ruelles)

Siblings:  Anne, Catharina, Daniel, Jean, Etienne, Debora, Anna-Margareth, Maria, Jacques, Hester and Izaak.

Wife:  Maria Pretorius (born Rossouw)

Maria was married to Lodewyk Pretorius in 1712 they had 3 Children

                            Maria Pretorius - 1714

                            Johanna Pretorius - 

                            Johannes Lodewicus Pretroirs - 1717

Lodewyk Pretorius died in 1718 and Maria then married Charles Marais they had 7 children together

Children: Charles, Magdelena, Pieter, Danie, Johannes, Stephanus and Anna

Charles Marais in 1730 was a corporal in the Local militia. 

Through marrying Maria Roussouw he became the owner of "Rust en Werk" in Daljosafat, origionally owned by Roussouw's first husband, Lodewyk Pretorius. 

SYNOPSIS for Maria Marais (Previously Pretorius / Born Rossouw)

Maria "Maria Pretorius" Pretorius / Marais, A1b2 (born Rossouw), 1693 - 1766

Maria Pretorius / Marais, A1b2 (born Rossouw) was born in 1693, in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa, to Pierre Rousseau and Anne Rossouw (born Retief).

Pierre was born in 1666, in Blois Mer, France.

Anne was born in 1671, in Blois, Frankryk, Orleanais, France, Blois, Orleanais, France.

Maria was baptized in 1693, in Paarl.

She had 12 siblings: Pierre (Pieter) Rossouw, Elisabeth du Toit (born Rossouw), Anna Hugo /Blignaut (born Roussouw), Madeleine du Plessis (born Rossouw), Martha du Toit (born Rossouw), Pierre Rossouw, Gabriel Rossouw, Aletta Marais b2c2 (born Rossouw), Hester Roussouw, Daniel Rossouw, Andries Rossouw and Regina Rossouw.

Maria married Lodewijk Pretotius on December 12 1711, at age 18 in [1711] 13 ditto [xbr] Ludevicus Pretorius jongman met Maria Rousseaux van Cabo jonge dr. Stellenbosch..

Lodewijk was born in 1688, in Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

His occupations were Landbouwer and Farmer.

They had 3 children: Anna Theron (born Pretotius), Maria Theron (born Pretotius) and Johannes Lodewikus Pretotius.

Maria married Charles Marais (born Marais, b2c1) circa 1720, at age 27 in Drakenstein, Suid Afrika, Kaap, Drakenstein, Kaap.

Charles was born in 1695, in Paarl, Drakenstein, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika.

His occupation was Farmer- Rust en Werk in Daljosafat.

They had 7 children: Charles Marais, Magdalena Theron (born Marais), Pieter Marais, Daniel Marais, Pieter Marais, Johannes Stephanus Marais and Anna Marais.

Maria passed away in November 1766, at age 73 in Rust en Vrede, Dal Josaphat, Kaap.

Scandal:

Charles Marais is mentioned in a court case in 1733 when a young Worker "Gerrit Coetzee" was arrested for Sodemy on the farm "Rust en Werk" owned by Charles Marais at that time. 

Which you can read about in this article:  JOURNAL ARTICLE

Sodomy, Race and Respectability in Stellenbosch and Drakenstein, 1689 — 1762: The Story of a Family, Loosely Defined

SUSAN NEWTON-KING




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