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This
is the more difficult part of it all. Do
I just list Facts and Fiction, or do I
show where and who posted this
information?
The
first advice is to be very doubtful of
genealogical sites, or where people
publish their ancestry online. Simply
because you don't know where they got
their information from, and whether they
have verified its accuracy. Simply
quoting sources is no guarantee that the
information is correct. And you really
can't "trust" many of the authors who
have published "authoritive" books,
particularly before the 1990's, when
information and databases were not as
available as they are now. This is not
limited to your own ancestry or family
name. It includes the "in-laws".
Having
said this, you should definitely look at
the "in-laws" of your family and what
they say. Not surprisingly, they may
tell you more about your family than
what your own family is prepared to
disclose. And in many instances, the
"in-laws" may have information and
sources that your own family don't have.
And
to confirm my suspicions
about the quality of the work published
by Pama, read an extract published 14
April 2010 by eGSSA (Genesis 26,
P4). There
they confirm that Family Crests
published by Pama were mostly incorrect
and that N.H. Theunissen
"thumb sucked"
them!
)
I
cannot emphasise it enough. Verify,
check and re-check your information,
firsthand! To find "real" information
about the Venter family, go to
the
Venter Community
The
Myths listed, are in no particular
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Francois Viljoen, father of Hendrik's wife, was a French Huguenot... |
Francois
Villion arrived in the Cape in 1671
(p92). That is 17 years before the
Huguenots (they arrived 1688). Also, he
married Cornelia Campenaar on 17 May
1676 (p92). That is 12 years before the
Huguenots arrived. And then his daughter
Anna Sabina (Hendrik's wife to be) was
born before 1678. That is 10 years
before the Huguenots arrived. Francois
was given his farm in 1682, 6 years
before the Huguenots arrived (p124). So
he (and his family) can hardly be
classified as Huguenots. At best,
Francois can be regarded as a French
refugee or even fugitive. (Some have a
view that Francois was a Huguenot,
regardless, since many people fled
France before the 1680's. This may be
so, but somebody must convince me that
everybody left France for religious
reasons. Also remember, Louis XIV only
revoked the Edict of Nantes on 22
October 1685, which was 14 years after
Francois arrived in the Cape. - The
Edict of Nantes was signed by Henry IV
on April 13th, 1598, which brought an
end to the Wars of Religion.) - Was
Francois' hometown, Clermont, high on
the persecution list?
The above can be verified: "The French
Refugees at the Cape" by Colin Graham
Botha (of the Cape Archives), published
1921, Cape Times Limited, as well as the Viljoen ancestry and records in the Cape
Archives.
Now that you have read the above, go see
and judge for
yourself...
And, of course, read my
Blog... |
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