Family: Jan Vorster / Elisabeth Lubbe (F21)

• Father | Male Jan Vorster

  
  

  Born	Abt 1695	Bern, Switzerland
  Died	Bef 1732
  Buried
  Married	Abt 1720
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Mother | Female Elisabeth Lubbe

  
  

  Born	6 Jun 1702
  Died	13 Mar 1770	Roodezand, Tulbagh.
  Buried
  Father	Barend Lubbe | F22 Group Sheet
  Mother	Jacoba Brandenburg | F22 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Barend Vorster

  
  

  Born	1726	Tulbagh/Stellenbosch district
  Died	From 2 May 1793 to 29 Apr 1794	Tulbagh/Graaf-Reinett district
  Buried
  Spouse	Dorothea Maria Smit | F56
  Married	3 Apr 1746

  
  

• 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.