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Robbert Jansz van Hoorn
of Stellenbosch 1
died after 1725, (assumed) 2
Notes:
He was employed as a soldier in the Dutch East India Company
at the Cape. In 1690 his pay was increased from 10 gulden to 12
unde a new 3 year contract. In 1693 he appear in the muster roll
of company employees (there is none for 1694 or 1695) but not in
those of 1696 or1697. He then appears on the muster roll of free
settlers for 1698. (source: TANAP, V.C. 12, pp. 440-443, 6th June
1690, 'robbert jansz van hoorn, soldt., van f.10 tot f.12 onder een
nieuw driejarig verband verbeterd'
; and Cape Archives VC 39 for
the muster rolls of 1693 and 1698 mentioned above
)

He served in the Stellenbosch Militia in an infantry company, first
listed 1701. In a later list he is noted as the drum player (tamboer).
(source: 1 STB/13/21 pp. 40, 56, Rolle der Infanterij van Stellenbosch)

On 30th January 1719 he signed a contract with Jochem Creeft
whereby the latter took on the former's son, named as Johannes
Robbertsz, as an apprentice saddlemaker for seven years, but
this contract was cancelled on the 1st September 1721, for reasons
not stated.

married

Catharina Cornelisz
1684-1718


Maettjen Robbertsz
b.1700
children

Joannes
b.1701

Jan
1704 -
1758
children

Johanna Elisabeth Robberts
1708 -
1779
children

Katryn
b.1710

Maria
b.1712

children of Robbert Jansz van Hoorn and Catharina Cornelisz

Maettjen Robbertsz van Hoorn born 1700
baptized 3 January 1700, Stellenbosch
 married

Maurits Walter

Joannes van Hoorn born 1701
born 1701 3
baptized 1701, Stellenbosch 4

Jan Robbertz 1704-1758
born 1704, at the Cape
baptized 3 August 1704, Stellenbosch
died 7 November 1758
 married 4 June 1730 Cape Town

Anna Sophia Horsel 5 died circa 1758

Johanna Elisabeth Robberts van Hoorn 1708-1779
born 1708, at the Cape
baptized 29 April 1708, Stellenbosch
died 16 February 1779, Cape Town
 married (1) 27 May 1725 Cape Town

Pieter Bureé died before 1768
 married (2) after 1736 (presumably)

Jan van der Stap 6

Katryn van Hoorn born 1710
born 1710 7
baptized 28 December 1710, Stellenbosch 8

Notes: Cape Town, VC 606, page 10, 1743
15 December 1743
Thomas, de ouders poul Tetz en Catharina Hoorn de getuijgen Nicolase van Blerk en Catharina Mag[ ]ki

Maria van Hoorn 9 born 1712
born 1712 10
baptized 30 October 1712, Stellenbosch 11

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