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From: "Keith Meintjes" <>
Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] SERFONTEIN Meaning
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:15:32 -0400


According to one of Pama's books, it is a place name: Serfontaine in
Belgium.

Keith



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Received: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 06:03:14 AM EDT
From: "Ralph Anderson" <>
To: <>
Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] SERFONTEIN Meaning

Francois, I notice that Pama writes "Willem Serfontein of SERVENTYN."
presumably a place in Holland of that day.
Ralph.
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From: "Francois Greeff" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] SERFONTEIN Meaning


> What does Serfontein mean? Is it a specific kind of spring, or fountain?
>
> Francois Greeff
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Meintjes" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Lost SERFONTEIN Family
>
>
>> Ralph,
>>
>> SA Genealogies lists the following two as "ongekoppeld" (unlinked):
>>
>> Christiaan Jacobus SERFONTEIN * c 1828 x Oudtshoorn 5.7.1858 Sara
>> Petronella
>> Johanna SMITH
>> b1 Susanna Francina Johanna Catharina * 27.12.1862 = George 21.6.1863
>> b2 Willem Jacob * 3.6.1867 = George
>>
>> Christiaan Jacobus SERFONTEIN x Maria Johanna VAN ZYL
>> b? Christiaan Jacobus * "Witbooisrivier" dist Swellendam + 21.5.1877 x c
>> 1862
>> Martha Geertruida Christina ESTERHUIZEN
>> c1 Martha Geertruida Christina
>> c2 Wilhelmina
>> c3 Christiaan Jacobus
>>
>> I would rate the reliability of any of this as extremely low. The best I
>> could find in the archives was a will and two death notices for Christian
>> (note spelling) Serfontein in 1880.
>>
>> Keith
>> ------ Original Message ------
>> Received: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:34:08 AM EDT
>> From: "Ralph Anderson" <>
>> To: <>
>> Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Lost SERFONTEIN Family
>>
>> Keith, Thanks. Are any dates and places given? Is there a way to
>> establish
>> the links between the family groups that we do have?
>>
>> My information is that the first Christiaan Jacobus SERFONTEIN b.25 Aug
>> 1793
>> in Swellendam married Anna Susanna Van ZIJL and his parents were Willem
>> S.
>> and Aletta Jacobus DETKEN.
>> The second, b. Abt 1817 was from parents Johan Lodewyk SERFONTEIN and
>> Elizabeth SMITH but I have no spouse recorded.
>> Is it possible that she could be the spouse recorded in SAG 11, namely
>> Maria Johanna Van ZYL?.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ralph.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Keith Meintjes" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 9:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Lost SERFONTEIN Family
>>
>>
>>> Ralph,
>>>
>>> According to SA Genealogies 11 p 262, his parents are
>>>
>>> Christiaan Jacobus SERFONTEIN x Maria Johanna van Zyl
>>>
>>> The problem is, this family is not linked to the rest of the family.
>>>
>>> Keith
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------ Original Message ------
>>> Received: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 01:24:59 PM EDT
>>> From: "Ralph Anderson" <>
>>> To: <>Cc: Jeanette Serfontein
>>> <>, Edward Anderson
>>> <>
>>> Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Lost SERFONTEIN Family
>>>
>>> I am desperately trying to relate my presently known branch of the
>>> SERPENTINE
>>> family to their roots and I need to know who were the parents of the
>>> married
>>> couple Christiaan Jacobus SERFONTEIN and Martha Getruida Christina
>>> ESTERHUYSEN.
>>>
>>> Also can someone kindly advise where I can obtain, or gain access to,
>>> SAG
>>> Volumes 7 and beyond; Vol. 6 deals only with names beginning with N.
>>>
>>> With great anticipation,
>>> Ralph.
>>> Family Tree http://griquatownandersons.com
>>>
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