I am unsure how the VOC sailed from Holland to Ceylon, but it could be via the Cape of Good Hope at the southernmost tip of South Africa. I have translated the web contents from Dutch to English and edited the contents to make out the genealogy for the van Rooyen descendants. Princess van Rooyen is the only van Rooyen name I have, to search for my ascendants.
Original source in Dutch:
http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vanrooyen/stamvader.htm
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CORNELIS VAN ROOYEN
Cornelis van Rooyen (van Rooijen, van Roijen) was from Gorcum (today known as Gorinchem), near Merwederivier in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. Cornelis was baptised at the Reformed Church in Gorinchem on 1695-04-15. He was the son of Reijnier Roijen, a miller by trade, and Fijke Vermeulen (Fijke is a variant of the name Sophia (Sofieken).
His left his home Zealand and departed on 1713-10-14 on the ship Middle Forest in the service of the VOC (United East India Company) as midshipman (job title of the military for trained navigating officer), and arrived at the Cape in 1714.
Cornelis married 3 times. His first marriage was to Jacomijntje Gerritsz van Deventer on 1720-10-27 at Drakenstein (Paarl today). She was baptized on 1692-03-09. She was the second child of Gerrit Jansz van Deventer and Arriaentje Jacobs. From this marriage there were eleven children born. After Jacomijntje died, Cornelis married a second time, with Cornelia Botha (the widow of Hans Jurgen Potgieter) on 1738-04-13 at Drakenstein. His third marriage was to Barbara Myburgh (the widow of Isaac Es) on 1754-05-12. There was no children born of the marriage to Barbara.
Cornelis's farm "Nabygelegen" was in Bovlei district of Wellington, 20 acres 320 vkrd. His farm was taken over on 1721-12-02 by Johann Lorenz who sold it in 1741 to Pierre du Plessis. Cornelis was a member of the first heemraad on Roodezand (now Shimla) in 1743 as a court of law that the inhabitants of that area were nominated.
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CORNELIS'S ANCESTRY
Cornelis van Roijen (Cornelis's grandfather) married Albertijn Claas (Claasdochter). Their 8 children and baptism dates are:-
- Gertruijken of Roijen, baptized 1656-03-02 in Gorinchem
- Fijken of Roijen, baptized 1658-04-09 in Gorinchem
- Cornelis van Roijen, baptized 1660-07-14 in Gorinchem. He married Cornelia de Leeuw
- Claas of Roijen (Nicolaus), baptized 1662-10-18 in Gorinchem. He married Adriana Trebellin (died before 1704), married second time Nijltje Jans Brouwer.
- Reinier van Roijen, baptized 1665-05-06 in Gorinchem (presumably little late)
- Gerritie of Roijen, baptized 1666-06-21 in Gorinchem
- Roijen of John, baptized 1669-03-30 in Gorinchem
- Reinier van Roijen (Cornelis's father), baptized 1671-11-07 to Gorinchem and was buried in 1726-11-22. He married on 1694-06-20 to Fijke Vermeulen (Cornelis's mother). She was the daughter of Jan Gijsbertsz Vermeulen and Jannigje van Putten, baptized on 1672-12-30 and buried on 1756-10-29. Their 9 children and baptism dates are:-
- (A) Cornelis van Rooijen (our father), baptized 1695-04-15 in Gorinchem
- (B) Jannetie van Rooijen, 1695-06-19 dipped in Gorinchem
- (C) Aelbertjen van Rooijen, 1698-08-08 dipped in Gorinchem
- (D) Neeltje van Rooijen, 1701-08-31 dipped in Gorinchem
- (E) Joanna van Rooijen, 1703-05-16 dipped in Gorinchem
- (F) Marieke van Rooijen, 1705-05-01 dipped in Gorinchem
- (G) Ariaantje van Rooijen, 1706-11-28 dipped in Gorinchem
- (H) Geertruij van Rooijen, 1708-01-29 dipped in Gorinchem
- (I) Jan van Rooijen, 1712-05-15 dipped in Gorinchem
CHILDREN OF CORNELIS AND JACOMIJNTJE
Cornelis and Jacomijntje children:-
- b1 Adriana (Adrian Henry) van Rooyen = 1721-09-28, x 1746-05-04 Michael Muller
- b2 Sophia (Feijtje) van Rooyen = 1723-02-07, x 1739-04-26 Jacobus Botha
- b3 Aletta van Rooyen = 1724-08-27 x Jan Potgieter; xx Johann Christoph Heymans
- b4 Reijnier van Rooyen = 1726-06-02 x 1753-03-04 Hester Gouws
- b5 Johanna (Jannetje) van Rooyen = 1727-07-13 x Jan Jacob Kock
- b6 Alberta van Rooyen = 1728-10-07 x 1753-11-11 Nicolaas van Rensburg
- b7 Anna Margaret (Gretel) van Rooyen = c. 1729 -? -? x 1750-03-01 Christopher Barries
- b8 Johanna Margaretha van Rooyen = 1730-05-14 - died unmarried
- b9 Gerrit van Rooyen = 1732-02-04 x 1756-10-30 Martha Jacoba Ferreira
- b10 Johannes van Rooyen = 1733-11-22 - died unmarried
- b11 Cornelis van Rooyen = 1737-03-24 x Rachel Crafford
* Another van Rooyen came to South Africa. Anthonie van Rooyen was from Culemborg and worked as a master carpenter (house) at the Cape. In 1711, he married Aletta van Nieuwkerken (van Niekerk), but she died. He was married on December 17, 1713 to Sophia, the widow of Barend van der Westhuizen. From the second marriage were born ten children, three of whom were boys, but they all died unmarried.
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Key:
* Date of birth
= Date of baptism
+ Date of death
x Date of marriage
Original source in Dutch:
http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vanrooyen/stamvader.htm
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External links:
http://www.stamouers.com/people-of-south-africa/burger-arrivals-main/soldijboeken/824-van-rooyen-cornelis
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Geni.com
https://www.geni.com/people/Cornelis-van-Rooyen-SV-PROG-1/6000000014148534861
Name: Cornelis Johannes van Rooyen
Gender: Male
Birth: 13 April 1695 Gorinchem, Gorinchem, Suid Holland, Nederland
(South Holland, Netherlands)
Death: 17 July 1768 (73) Kaapstad, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika
(Cape of Good Hope, South Africa)
Immediate Family:
Parents:
Son of Reijnier van Roijen and Fijke Sophia van Roijen
Husband of:
- Jacomina Gerritsz van Deventer, b2 SM;
- Cornelia Botha, b7 SM and
- Barbara Myburgh, b1c4
Father of:
- Adriana van Rooyen, a1b1 SM;
- Sophia Emerentia van Rooyen, a1b2;
- Aletta Jacomina van Rooyen, a1b3;
- Reijnier van Rooyen, a1b4;
- Johanna van Rooyen, a1b5 SM;
- Albertha Maria Catharina van Rensburg, a1b6;
- Johanna Margaretha "Grietjie'' van Rooyen, a1b7;
- Gerrit van Rooyen, a1b8;
- Johannes van Rooyen, b9 and
- Cornelis Gerrit? van Rooyen, a1b10
Brother of:
- Janettie van Rooijen,
- Aelbertjen van Rooijen,
- Neeltje van Rooijen;
- Joanna van Rooijen;
- Marieke van Rooijen;
- Ariaantje van Rooijen;
- Geertruij van Rooijen;
- Jan Harm van Rooijen;
- Cornelius Johannes van Rooijen and
- Aalbertjen van Rooijen
My great grandfather was a Johannes vanrooyen and my grandmother is Joanna vanrooyen. How am I related? How do I find out?
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