Birth

6 Jul 1812
Tulbagh, Cape Colony

Christening

26 Jul 1812
Tulbagh, Cape Colony

Biography

Jacobus Pieter Verster was born on 6 Jul 1812 at Tulbagh, Cape Colony.

He was christened on 26 Jul 1812 at Tulbagh, Cape Colony.

He married Johanna Catharina Elizabeth van Dyk on 1 Feb 1832 at Cradock, Cape Colony. Johanna Catharina Elizabeth was the daughter of Arie Johannes van Dyk and Catharina Margaretha Herholdt. She was born on 19 Aug 1814 at Cape Town, Cape Colony.

They had 6 children: Catharina Helena Dorothea Verster, Hester Geertruida Maria V Verster, Johanna Augusta Olevia Verster, Ryno Stockenstroom Verster, Maria Helena Monro Verster and Johannes Jacobus Petrus (Jan) Verster.