Anna Rossouw, SM/PROG

Pierre Rousseau * Mer, aan die Loire, Frankryk c. 1666 a. 1688 aan die Kaap, een v. eerste kerkraadslede v. Drakenstein, ook heemraad, eienaar v.d. plase “L’Arc d’Orleans” (De Boog v. Orleans) in Wemmershoek en “Vleesbank” aan die Bergrivier, teken memorie ten gunste v. W.A. van der Stel † c. 1719 moontlik s.v. Daniel Rousseau en Marie Retief x c. 1689 Anne RETIEF * c. 1667 v. Mer in Orleans, Frankryk † c. 1710 xx Stellenbosch 7.12.1710 Geertruy DU TOIT * c. 1692 † 7.3.1722 d.v. Guillaume du Toit en Sara Cochet (sy xx 31.12.1719 Carel van der Merwe)

b1 Anna ≈ Paarl 8.7.1691 † “Bethel”, Paarl 28.2.1753 x Jan. 1705 Daniel HUGOT * Serzeyles- Maupas, Frankryk Mei 1664 † Maart 1725 s.v. Jacques Hugot en Jeanne Barbier xx Paarl 4.11.1725 Jean BLIGNAUT * Amsterdam c. 1677 † “Bethel”, Paarl 2.3.1753

Volgens Geslagregister van ou Kaapse families deur Christoffel Coetzee de Villiers is Anna Rossouw van die plaas l'Arc d'Orleans, d.v. Pierre Rosoouw en Anne Retief.

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Anne Rosseau Married to Daniel Hugo

Son Pierre Hugo born 1710

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Born 1693 Christened 8 Jul 1694 at Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa Died 28 Feb 1753 at Paarl, Cape, South Africa Father: Pierre Rousseau Mother: Anne (hanna) Retif (retief) on Notes: Married 01 January 1705 in Cape, South Africa. Anna was very young when she married the 40-year old Daniel Hugot. Appare ntly their families had known each other for many years and it is said th at when she was baptised Daniel took her in his arms and said that one da y she would be his bride.

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{{Huguenot Ancestor|name= Anna (Russouw / Rousseau / Rosseau) Blignaut/ Hùgo |addinfo= Her parents were Huguenot refugees to the Cape Colony. }}

Biography ==:: She was the daughter of Rousseau-476|Pierre Rousseau and Rétif-9|Anna Rétif. She passed away in 1691. <ref>Van_der_Walt-440 | Philip van der Walt, Saturday, January 3, 2015. Source: Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Stellenbosch, Baptism register, 1688-1732, page 5 (33). Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G2 4/1. Transcribed by Ockert Malan, Lorna Newcomb and others. See also Die Stellenbosse Heemkring.</ref>

:: Anne Rosseau Married to Daniel Hugo ; Son Pierre Hugo born 1710
:: Born 1693; Christened 8 Jul 1694 at Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa; Died 28 Feb 1753 at Paarl, Cape, South Africa
:: Father: Pierre Rousseau ; Mother: Anne (hanna) Retif (retief). Married on 01 January 1705 in Cape, South Africa. Anna was very young whenshe married the 40-year old Daniel Hugot. Apparently their families had known each other for many years and it is said th at when she was baptised Daniel took her in his arms and said that one day she would behis bride.<ref>Van gespel ROUSSEAU</ref><ref name="text30">Botha-1068 | Samantha Botha Mar 31, 2013.</ref> :: Pierre Rousseau * Mer, aan die Loire, Frankryk c. 1666 a. 1688 aan die Kaap, een v. eerste kerkraadslede v. Drakenstein, ook heemraad, eienaar v.d. plase “L’Arc d’Orleans” (De Boog v. Orleans) in Wemmershoek en “Vleesbank” aan die Bergrivier, teken memorie ten gunste v. W.A. van der Stel † c. 1719 moontlik s.v. Daniel Rousseau en Marie Retief x c. 1689 Anne RETIEF * c. 1667 v. Mer in Orleans, Frankryk † c. 1710 xx Stellenbosch 7.12.1710 Geertruy DU TOIT * c. 1692 † 7.3.1722 d.v. Guillaume du Toit en Sara Cochet (sy xx 31.12.1719 Carel van der Merwe)<ref name="text30">Botha-1068 | Samantha Botha Mar 31, 2013.</ref> :: b1 Anna ≈ Paarl 8.7.1691 † “Bethel”, Paarl 28.2.1753 x Jan. 1705 Daniel HUGOT * Serzeyles-Maupas, Frankryk Mei 1664 † Maart 1725 s.v. Jacques Hugot en Jeanne Barbier xx Paarl 4.11.1725 Jean BLIGNAUT * Amsterdam c. 1677 † “Bethel”, Paarl 2.3.1753<ref>Volgens Geslagregister van ou Kaapse families deur Christoffel Coetzee de Villiers is Anna Rossouw van die plaas l'Arc d'Orleans, d.v. Pierre Rosoouw en Anne Retief.</ref><ref name="text30">Botha-1068 | Samantha Botha Mar 31, 2013.</ref>

Birth ===:: Date: ABT 1691<ref name="text30">Botha-1068 | Samantha Botha Mar 31, 2013.</ref> 1691<ref>May 5, 2013 by Vermaak-85 | Dina Vermaak.</ref>:: Place: Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa<ref name="text30">Botha-1068 | Samantha Botha Mar 31, 2013.</ref>

Baptism ===:: Date: 8 JUL 1691<ref> Anna dogter van Pieter Russouw de moeder Anna Retijf is gedoopt den 8 Julij 1691 als getuigen Marrij Russaar. Stellenbosch. Botha-1068 | Samantha Botha Mar 31, 2013.</ref><ref>Baptismal Record Anna Rousseau July 8, 1691 Source: Drakenstein Doopregister 1694-1732 uploaded by: Judith Susanne Hendrika Marais on 1/24/2013.</ref><ref name="text3">Submitter: : Record File Number : geni:6000000008006289269 Botha-1068 | Samantha Botha Mar 31, 2013.</ref><ref name="text28">Oct 23, 2012 by Dippenaar-12| Andrew Dippenaar.</ref>

:: Anna
:: Baptised: 08 Jul 1691 :: Father: Pietter Russouw :: Mother: Anna Retijf :: Witnesses: Marij Russaar:: Source: Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Stellenbosch, Baptism register, 1688-1732, page 5 (33). Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G2 4/1. Transcribed by Ockert Malan, Lorna Newcomband others. See also Die Stellenbosse Heemkring.<ref name="text=440bb">Seen and entered by Van der Walt-440|Philip van der Walt Jan 3, 2015.</ref> :: Date: 8 JUL 1694<ref>Sep 7, 2013 Turner-7114 | Brian Turner.</ref>

Burial ===:: Date: ABT 1753<ref name="text30">Botha-1068 | Samantha Botha Mar 31, 2013.</ref> Before 1752 <ref name="text28">Oct 23, 2012 by Dippenaar-12 | Andrew Dippenaar.</ref>

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* WikiTree profile Roussouw-10 through the import of export-BloodTree.ged on Mar 31, 2013 by Botha-1068 | Samantha Botha. File Number: geni:6000000000534322696 : I825575 : Prior to import, this record was last changed 13:14:02 16 FEB 2013. Objects included in GEDCOM: Drakenstein Marriage register- NG Kerk (small) Drakenstein Marriage register- NG Kerk (large); Family CrestRoussouw ; Anna Rossouw 8 July 1691 Stellenbosch Baptism.

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* WikiTree profile Rousseau-238 created through the import of Ancestors_DippenaarAndre_noinfo.GED on Oct 23, 2012 by Dippenaar-12 | AndrewDippenaar. Record ID Number: MH:I1478 : User ID: BE8E00DF-C9A6-432F-AB1A-847D08C850D4 : UPD 24 JAN 2012 22:49:09 GMT+2

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* WikiTree profile Rossouw-19 created through the import of My Family.Pretorius.Van_Wyk.DeWaal.Potgieter.2011.ged on Sep 19, 2011 by Pretorius-12 | Judy Potgieter. This gedcom had the date of birth as 1694-07-08 ; year of death 1753 ; suffix: b2

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* WikiTree profile Rousseau-316 through the import of Vermaak Family Site - 05 May 2013.GED on May 5, 2013 by Vermaak-85 | Dina Vermaak. User ID: A5B73DB7-8FD2-429D-B802-DBADE90F160A : ID Number: MH:I2676 : UPD : 23 JUL 2009 19:15:44 GMT+2* Source: Author: Serge Meunier Title: Meunier Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree Page: Anne Rousseau

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* WikiTree profile Rosseau-21 through the import of Big Show.GED on Sep 7, 2013 Turner-7114 | Brian Turner. Ancestral File Number: b2, Prior to import, this record was last changed 5 OCT 2006.* WikiTree profile Rosseau-31 through the import of Big Show.GED on Sep 7, 2013 Turner-7114 | Brian Turner. Ancestral File Number (AFN) b2. Prior to import, this record was last changed 5 OCT 2006.

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* Van der Bijl, J. “Die Familie Roux” Instituut vir Geskiedenisnavorsing, 1978, ISBN0-86965-464-0, Page 6. <ref name="text-13"> Added byPieterse-13 | Esmé van der Westhuizen, 25 Jan, 2015</ref>

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Cape Colony marriage in perspective by Jeanne Cilliers. Thesis presented to the University of Stellenbosch in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master's of Commerce in Economics. Supervisor: Johan Fourie. University of Stellenbosch Department of Economics. March 2013.

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In the early period (from settlement until at least 1750) as a result of the large age differential between men and women upon first marriage, widowhood was almost a certainty for women in the Cape. This presented a unique opportunity for men to accumulate wealth through

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strategic marriage to wealthy widows. Guelke and Shell (1983) note that a similar situation unfolded in the colonial settlement of Virginia in North America:

In Virginia, the death rate produced such a rapid turnover of husbands and wives that widowhood became a principal means for the concentration of wealth...The man who needed capital could get it most easily by marrying a widow. And she was likely to get it back again, with whatever he had added to it, when he died (Morgan quoted in Guelke & Shell, 1983:279).

Unions of this nature are reported frequently enough at the Cape to look like conscious strategy rather than repeated coincidence. Notorious widow-marrier and one of the richest men at the Cape during the eighteenth century, Martin Melck, allegedly made his fortune by strategically marrying wealthy Cape widows. Melck came from humble beginnings as a farm labourer for one John Philip Giebler, but upon Giebler's death, Melck married his widow by the name of Anna Margeretha Hop and in doing so became owner of two of the most prestigious farms in the Stellenbosch district namely Elsenburg and Muldersvlei. Upon his first wife's death, he quickly remarried the widow of Hercules Malan, one Maria Rosina Loubser, once again increasing his estate. Guelke and Shell (1983:280) report a number of the Cape's wealthiest men to have been so-called widow-marriers, including Adam Tas, Jan Cloete, Jan Blignaut and Henning Viljoen.

At the heart of the matter, though, is the fact that the role fulfilled by widows in the Cape made them conduits for the accumulation and transmission of property and slaves from one generation to the next. While land may have changed hands regularly at the Cape, the resulting owners were regularly related by marriage. Families were not necessarily tied to specific estates but were frequently confined to specific localities. Women were therefore central to ensuring the preservation of wealth (Hall, 1994), and marriage within relatively limited geographical boundaries helped limit the destructive effects of partible inheritance system (Dooling, 2005:159).

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