Hermanus Steyn[1]
1743 - 1804 (~ 60 years)
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Name Hermanus Steyn Christening 15 Dec 1743 [1] Gender Male Death 1804 Burial Jan Harmans Gat, 
[2] Person ID I8727 My Genealogy Last Modified 27 Aug 2025 | Edit
Father Hermanus Steyn, c. 12 Jul 1711 Mother Martha Potgieter, c. 13 Sep 1722 Marriage 26 Apr 1738 Drakenstein,Cape,South Africa., [1, 3] - The marriage is recorded in the records of the Drakenstein church «i»"Hermanus Steyn van Cabo de Goede Hoop Wed en Martha Potgieter van Cabo voornamt J.D."«/i»"
Family ID F302712834 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anna Margaretha van Staden Marriage 10 Mar 1765 [1] Family ID F302712836 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Nov 2022 | Edit
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Notes - He was known as Hermanus Steyn de Jonge.
He lived on the farm «i»Jan Harman's Gat«/i» on the road between Swellendam and Bonnievale. The farm later passed into the hands of Frederik Jacobus van Zyl, and for a while was known as «i»Nooitgedacht«/i». Today it is a guest house and has been renamed «i»Jan Harmsgat«/i»
He was for a short time the President of the Swellendam Republic.
In 1795 Swellendam was for about 3 months one of the capitals of the world. Maladministration and inadequacies of the Dutch East India Company caused the long-suffering citizens of Swellendam to revolt, and they declared themselves a Republic. This was short-lived due to the occupation of the Cape by the British, after which the new Republic, consisting only out of 20 houses along the river, was forced to disband.
Swellendam is after Cape Town and Stellenbosch the third oldest magisterial district in South Africa. It was declared in 1747 and named after the Governor Hendrik Swellengrebel and his wife Helena ten Damme.
- He was known as Hermanus Steyn de Jonge.
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Sources - [S57] de Villiers, C.C., revised by Pama, C., Genealogies of Old South African Families, (Published A.A Balkema, Cape Town, 1981 ISBN 0-86961-136-4), Entry for Steyn (Reliability: 3).
- [S1139] Find a Grave, (findagrave.com), Grave of Hermanus Steyn de Jonge, Jan Harmans Gat (Reliability: 3).
- [S63] Drakenstein Huwelike, (eGSSA).
- [S57] de Villiers, C.C., revised by Pama, C., Genealogies of Old South African Families, (Published A.A Balkema, Cape Town, 1981 ISBN 0-86961-136-4), Entry for Steyn (Reliability: 3).