ref1 = "1&nbsp;<b>Cape Muster rolls of Freemen 1660 onwards</b>,  Cape Archives, VC 39 and VC 49<br>VC 39, page 142, 1695<br><em>District van Stellenbosch,  Bartolomeus Jans Coopman en Engeltje Cornelis van Bout  4 k[inderen].</em>"
ref2 = "2&nbsp;<b>Stellenbosch Notarial Archive</b>,  Cape Archives, 1 STB 18<br>1STB 18/153, page 52, dated 1st May 1699<br><em>.. Engeltie Cornelis de huijsvrouw van den vrijsmit en [roer] maaker Bartholomeus Coopman</em>"
ref3 = "3&nbsp;<b>Church Registers - Cape Town Congregation</b>,  Cape Archives (original in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argiewe, Stellenbosch), VC 603, VC 604, VC 605, VC 621, VC 622, VC 644,<br>marrages, page 85, 1688<br><em>11 8br  alsmede is An Stellenbos getrout Bartolemeus Coopman van Uijtregt weduwenaar met Engeltie Cornelisse van Rotterdam J.D.</em>"
ref4 = "4&nbsp;<b>Church Registers - Cape Town Congregation</b>,  Cape Archives (original in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argiewe, Stellenbosch), VC 603, VC 604, VC 605, VC 621, VC 622, VC 644,<br>marriages, page 85, 1688<br><em>11 8br  alsmede is An Stellenbos getrout Bartolemeus Coopman van Uijtregt weduwenaar met Engeltie Cornelisse van Rotterdam J.D.</em>"
ref5 = "5&nbsp;<b>Church Registers - Cape Town Congregation</b>,  Cape Archives (original in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argiewe, Stellenbosch), VC 603, VC 604, VC 605, VC 621, VC 622, VC 644,<br>baptisms, page 41, 1690"
ref6 = "6&nbsp;<b>Church Registers - Cape Town Congregation</b>,  Cape Archives (original in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argiewe, Stellenbosch), VC 603, VC 604, VC 605, VC 621, VC 622, VC 644,<br>baptisms, page 41, 1690<br><em>Den selfden Dito aen Stellenbosch een kindt gedoopt waer van vad[er] is Bartholomeus Jansen Coopman, de moeder Engeltje van der Bout, als getuijge stondt Lammert van Hof[f] ende [    ] susanna Neeff is genaemt Annetie</em>"
ref7 = "7&nbsp;<b>Cape Muster rolls of Freemen 1660 onwards</b>,  Cape Archives, VC 39 and VC 49<br>VC 39, 1698<br><em>Bartholomeus Janse Coopman & Engela Cornelis vander Bout  3k. <br>In 1695 they had 4 children. Of thee we know that Cornelis and Francina and Maria/Anna Maria, were alive at this date so presumably Annetje was no longer alive, since we know another daughter was named Annetje in 1708 (Cape Town Church registers, baptisms, page 57, 1708)</em>"
ref8 = "8&nbsp;<b>Will - Koopman, Cornelis - 1759</b>, dated 28 February 1759 and shown to the Weeskamer 7 June 1771,  Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/19, 70<br><em>Cornelis Koopman ... sijne bij wijlen de Vrijvrouw Anna van de Caab verwekte kinderen</em>"
ref9 = "9&nbsp;<b>Church Registers - Swartland Congregation</b>,  Cape Archives, VC 672 (marriages)<br>marriages, page 9, 1760<br><em>April 12 Cornelis Coopman, met Catharina Thomasse</em><br><br><b>Church Registers - Swartland Congregation</b>,  Cape Archives, VC 672 (marriages)<br>baptisms, page 25, 1786<br><em>\'t Kind Dirk Wilhelmus <br>gebooren de 1 September 1785, gedoopt de 3 Desember 1786<br>Vader: Isak Johs. Van Rooij, Moeder: Margrietha Koopman <br>Getuijge: Barent Jacobus Koopman en Cathrina Thomas. Weduwe van Cornelis Koopman</em>"
ref10 = "10&nbsp;<b>Church Registers - Stellenbosch Congregation</b>, Palmkronieke 1, Doop Register Stellenbosch 1688-1732, and VC 639 marriages 1700-1788,  original registers in the NGK Argief, Stellenbosch, G2 4/1, 4/2 and 7/1, VC 639<br>baptisms, page 8 or 18, 1700"
ref11 = "11&nbsp;<b>Church Registers - Stellenbosch Congregation</b>, Palmkronieke 1, Doop Register Stellenbosch 1688-1732, and VC 639 marriages 1700-1788,  original registers in the NGK Argief, Stellenbosch, G2 4/1, 4/2 and 7/1, VC 639<br>baptisms, page 8 or 18, 1700<br><em>Maettijn - dochter Bertelmes Koopma[ ]  de moeder Engeltijn de getuig[  ] Henderik ijacops en sijn vrou is gedoop den 3 ijanuarij 1700 - <br>(the scribes writes his \'j\'s and his \'i\'s  as \'ij\')</em>"
ref12 = "12&nbsp;<b>Church Registers - Stellenbosch Congregation</b>, Palmkronieke 1, Doop Register Stellenbosch 1688-1732, and VC 639 marriages 1700-1788,  original registers in the NGK Argief, Stellenbosch, G2 4/1, 4/2 and 7/1, VC 639<br>baptisms, page 12 or 22, 1701"
ref13 = "13&nbsp;<b>Church Registers - Stellenbosch Congregation</b>, Palmkronieke 1, Doop Register Stellenbosch 1688-1732, and VC 639 marriages 1700-1788,  original registers in the NGK Argief, Stellenbosch, G2 4/1, 4/2 and 7/1, VC 639<br>baptisms, page 12 or 22, 1701<br><em>Johannes, soon van Bartholomeus Koopem en Engeltje Cornelis van der Bout, getuijgen Hendrik Vate Batum en Maria Willemseden 9 Jannuar: 1701</em>"
ref14 = "14&nbsp;<b>Church Registers - Cape Town Congregation</b>,  Cape Archives (original in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argiewe, Stellenbosch), VC 603, VC 604, VC 605, VC 621, VC 622, VC 644,<br>baptisms, page 57, 1708"
ref15 = "15&nbsp;<b>Church Registers - Cape Town Congregation</b>,  Cape Archives (original in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Argiewe, Stellenbosch), VC 603, VC 604, VC 605, VC 621, VC 622, VC 644,<br>baptisms, page 57, 1708<br><em>4 Maart,  van Bartholomeus en Enkje Cornelisz,  de getuigen Hans Carse en Caatje Jansz., (genaamt) Annetje</em>"