The van Pletzen Saga

Andries Petrus Jacobus van Pletzen (1894-1916)

Scott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:04:50 +0000

Andries Petrus Jacobus van Pletzen was the sixth child of Carel Jacobus Petrus Johannes and Susanna Magdalena Maryna (née Roelofse) van Pletzen. He was born in October, 1894, on Luipaardskop farm in Albert District, Cape Province, South Africa. He died on 28 Jun 1916 at his mother’s home on Leeuwplaat farm in Albert District. He never married and had no children.

Carel Jacobus Petrus Johannes van Pletzen (1856-1913)

Scott — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:26:39 +0000

Carel Jacobus Petrus Johannes van Pletzen, the fourth child of Jan Carel and Maria Cecilia (née Pieterse) van Pletzen, was born in November, 1856, at Jachtpoort farm in Albert District, Cape Province, South Africa. He married Susanna Magdalena Maryna Roelofse, and together they had 12 children.

Susanna Magdalena van Pletzen
Balthazar Johannes Cornelis van Pletzen
Jan Carel van Pletzen
Carel Jacobus van Pletzen
Stefanus Johannes van Pletzen
Andries Petrus Jacobus van Pletzen
Anna Isabella van Pletzen
Maria Cecilia van Pletzen
Nicolaas Everhardus van Pletzen
Susara Catherina van Pletzen
Stefina Johanna van Pletzen
Carolina Margaretha van Pletzen

He died on 13 Mar 1913 at his home on Leeuwplaat farm in Albert District, South Africa.

Andries Stephanus van Pletzen (1896-1916)

Scott — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:04:49 +0000

Andries Stephanus van Pletzen was born in October, 1896, in Jamestown, Cape Province, South Africa. He was the son of Jan Jacobus and Hester Catharina (née Nel) van Pletzen. He died at age 19 on 27 Aug 1916 at his father’s house at Pretorius Kraal, Wodehouse District, South Africa. He had no wife or children, thus ending this branch of the van Pletzen family.

Jan Jacobus van Pletzen (1863-1941)

Scott — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:59:50 +0000

Jan Jacobus van Pletzen, grandson of “The Immigrant” through his oldest son, was born 13 Nov 1863 on the farm Bultfontein in Wodehouse District, Cape Province, South Africa. His first wife was Hester Catharina Nel. She died 1 Jan 1902. Together they had nine children:

Andries Stephanus van Pletzen (born October, 1896)
Alida Hendrina Margaretha van Pletzen (born September, 1900)
Carel Jacobus van Pletzen
Maria Magdalena van Pletzen
Jermias Andreas Nel van Pletzen
Jan Jacobus van Pletzen
Petrus Nicolaas van Pletzen
Martha van Pletzen
Hester Margaretha van Pletzen

After Hester’s death in 1902, Jan Jacobus married Judith Roodt in Jamestown, South Africa. She was born 5 Aug 1880, daughter of Cornelius and Maria Magdalena Roodt. Together they had five children:

Judith van Pletzen
Susanna Lucia van Pletzen
Margaretha Maria van Pletzen
Stefanus Erasmus van Pletzen
Diederik Johannes van Pletzen

Jan Jacobus died 1 Jul 1941 at his home on his farm, Kranskop, in Wodehouse District, Cape Province, South Africa.

Addendum to Saga – Diederick Johannes van Pletzen and descendents

Scott — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:06:58 +0000

Diederick Johannes van Pletzen was born to Carel Johannes van Pletzen and Anna Susanna Sauer about April 1828 in Graaf-Reinet District in South Africa. He married Judith Maryna Adriana Sophia Olivier in Burgersdorp District, South Africa. She was born about September 1834 in Albert District to Jan Hendrik Olivier and Judith Maryna Adriana Sophia Olivier (maiden name unknown). They had seven children:

Anna Susanna van Pletzen (married Johannes Jacobus Swanepoel)
Judith Maryna Adriana Sophia van Pletzen (married Christian Joshua Greyvenstein)
Gertruida Hendrieka Johanna van Pletzen (married Hendrik Jakobus Greyvenstein)
Jan Hendrik van Pletzen
Maria Cecilia Catharina van Pletzen (married Philippus Arnoldus Olivier)
Martha Louisa van Pletzen (married Philip Kotze)
Diederick Johannes van Pletzen

Diederick Johannes van Pletzen died 30 Dec 1915 at Haremsfontein in Albert District. His wife died 9 Jan 1912 in the same location.

Gertruida Hendrieka Johanna van Pletzen was born about July 1859 in Burgersdorp District and married Hendrik Jakobus Greyvenstein. She died on 9 Jan 1920, but no location is mentioned on the death register. They had seven children:

Judith Maraina Adriana Sophia Greyvenstein
Elizabeth Magrietha Sophia Greyvenstein
Dederick Johannes Greyvenstein (died before 9 Jan 1920)
Jakobus Wilhelmus Greyvenstein
Gertruida Hendrika Johanna Greyvenstein
Hendrik Jakobus Greyvenstein (died before 9 Jan 1920)
Jan Wilhelmus Jakobus Greyvenstein

Judith Maryna Adriana Sophia Olivier van Pletzen (1834-1912)

Scott — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:17:35 +0000

Judith Maryna Adriana Sophia Olivier was named after her mother, and also passed the name on to her second daughter. Her father was Jan Hendrik Olivier, and she married Deiderick Johannes van Pletzen. They had seven children.

Judith Maryna Adriana Sophia Olivier van Pletzen

Diederick Johannes van Pletzen (1828-1915)

Scott — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:00:21 +0000

Diederick Johannes van Pletzen is listed in The Van Pletsen Saga as the fourth son of Carl von Plessen and Anna Susanna Sauer. However, his death register says he was 87 when he died in 1915. This would make him older than the first two sons listed in the Saga, assuming their birth dates are correct.

Diederick married Judith Maryna Adriana Sophia Olivier, and they had seven children.

Diederick Johannes van Pletzen

Gertruida Hendrieka Johanna van Pletsen Greyvenstein — 1859-1920

Scott — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:13:57 +0000

Gertruida Hendrieka Johanna van Pletsen, 1859-1920 (Source: Ancestor.co.za)

Gertruida Hendrieka Johanna van Pletsen was the daughter of D.J. van Pletsen and J.M.A.S. van Pletsen, and was married to Hendrik Jakobus Greyvenstein. They had seven children:

Judith Maraina Adriana Sophia Greyvenstein
Elizabeth Magrietha Sophia Greyvenstein
Dederick Johannes Greyvenstein
Jakobus Wilhelmus Greyvenstein
Gertruida Hendrika Johanna Greyvenstein
Hendrik Jakobus Greyvenstein
Jan Wilhelmus Jakobus Greyvenstein

I suspect (based on the initials of her mother’s name matching the initials of her first daughter’s name) that her mother was named Judith Mariana Adriana Sophia. I also suspect (based on her father’s initials matching her first son’s name) that her father’s name was Dederik Johannes van Pletsen. Looking at the index on Ancestor.co.za, there is a Diederik Johannes van Pletzen that died in 1916 and a Judith Maryna Adriana Sophia (neé Olivier) van Pletzen that died in 1911. I have ordered both those death registers in the hopes that these are Gertruida’s parents.

I also have a strong suspicion that her father is the same Diederik Johannes van Pletzen mentioned as the third son in the original Van Pletsen Saga. There is very little information on this son. All I know is that he apparently settled in Burgersdorp which is where Gertruida was born. He was probably born 20-30 years before Gertruida making him the right age to be her father. So, I’m very anxious to see what his death register has to say about his parents, wife and children.

UPDATE 10/18/2011: My suspicions were absolutely correct! Gertruida is a grand-daughter of the original van Pletzen immigrant, and daughter of Diederick Johannes and Judith Maryna Adriana Sophia (née Olivier) van Pletzen.

Johanna Catharina van Pletsen Greyvenstein (1859-1984)

Scott — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:35:44 +0000

Johanna Catharina van Pletsen is the oldest child of Andries Petrus Jacobus and Carolina Catharina Moller van Pletzen. She married Johannes Jacobus Greyvenstein, and they had four children before her death in 1894 at age 24:

Carolina Catharina Greyvenstein
Matthys Petrus Greyvenstein
Isabella Catharina Sophia Greyvenstein
Andries Jacobus Greyvenstein

Death Notice: Johanna Carolina van Pletsen Greyvenstein (Source: Ancestor.co.za)

Carel Nicolaas Sauer van Pletzen — 1905-1966

Scott — Sun, 15 May 2011 18:57:25 +0000

Carel Nicolaas Sauer van Pletzen, the fourth child of Carel Nicolaas Sauer and Dirkie Salmina Eliza (née Heyns) van Pletzen, was known as Charlie to his family. He was born 19 Feb 1905 in Zastron, Orange Free State, South Africa, and died 23 Jan 1966 in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia.

Carel Nicolaas Sauer van Pletzen - death notice, 1966 (Source: FamilySearch.org, "Zimbabwe, Death notices, 1904-1976")