Jan Vorster

Abt 1695 - Bef 1732  (< 36 years)

• Name	Jan Vorster
  Born	Abt 1695	Bern, Switzerland
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 1732
  Person ID	I17	JA_Vorster1961
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2000

  
  

  Family	Elisabeth Lubbe,   b. 6 Jun 1702,   d. 13 Mar 1770, Roodezand, Tulbagh.  (Age 67 years)
  Married	Abt 1720
  Notes	During his stay as a mason in the Paarl (1718-1724) he had the oppertunity to meet the unmarried young female members of church.. The church members of the Paarl-Drakenstein church consist mainly from the French Hugenotes and their children. Jan with his German origin obviously was not comfortable between these members and their French cultures. Between these church members there were also free burgher which were not from French origin like the Lubbe family. The first lubbe in South Africa, Barend Lubbe (Berndt Lubbe) arrived about 1721 from Nederland at the Cape. Barend Lubbe was born in Germany and this was probarly the reason for Jan to get along with the Lubbe family. Barend's father (Barndt or Barend Lubbe or lobe) was born about 1640 in Germany. Come what may, Jan Married Elisabeth about 1721. Their exact married date is unknown because of the marraige register of Paarl-Drakenstein church for the years between 1721 and 1724 is lost. The marraige was probarly conducted by minister Petrus van Aken. Aletta, the first child of Jan Vorster and Elizabeth Lubbe was baptised on 2 April 1722 at Stellenbosch. Parson H. Beck was ministe rof the congregation those times. With her baptism, her mother's brother (Hendrik) signed as a witness. She was probarly named after her mother's sister whom was also called Aletta. Aletta married Pieter Gous on 25 November 1742 in the Paarl whom was the origin of the Gous family in South Africa. Jan, the second child was baptised on 17 September 1724 in Capetown and no witnesses signed the documents. The boy, Jan obviously received his father's name. Because the baptism took place in Capetown Jan must have finished his contract in Paarl with heemraad S.W. van der Merwe in 1724, and settled in the region of Capetown. The boy Jan probarly died at a young age because nothing was ever noted regarding his existance. Barend, the third child was also baptised in Capetown on 1 December 1726. Reverand H. Beck was the minister. There was also no witnesses at his baptism. He was named after his grandfather, Barend Lubbe. All the Vorster's in South Africa originate further from Barend.
  Children	1. Barend Vorster,   b. 1726, Tulbagh/Stellenbosch district ,   d. From 2 May 1793 to 29 Apr 1794, Tulbagh/Graaf-Reinett district  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jan Vorster (Hans Förster), arived as a sailor on the ship "Velsenhoofdt". He departed on 18 November 1716 from Texal, Nederland to the Cape of Good Hope and arrived on 17 January 1717. Originally he was from Bern in Switzerland and earned as a sailor 10 gulden per month. Jan is a very mysterious person because there is so little information available about him. The birth and or baptised date as well as the parents of Jan is still unknown up to date. Possibly he had very little formal training as his signature on the contract with P. van Aken is very unreadable. Where and by whom he had his training as mason is also not known. In the Cape he only practise his occupation as mason from 1718 till his death between 1726 and 1729, that is for about ten years. His first mason job was between 1718 and 1720 when he helped with the erection of the church building of the Paarl-Drakenstein congregation. During his occupation as mason he probarly only had enough money to provide necessity needs to his family, which is the reason for not leaving a will behind after his death. With his death he left his wife with three young children. The definite death date of Jan and where he was burried is unknown. He probarly died and was burried in the Capetown area. His death date can be calculated as follows. His widow Elisabeth Lubbe baptised a daughter on 1 April 1730 in Paarl with the name of Elisabeth Bruyns. On the register was written ?de vader onbekend?. His last son, Barend, was baptised on 1 December 1726. Thus it is asumed he died possibly between 1727 and 1729.