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A Faure Genealogy: Book 1 (Of 8): History and 3 Generations After Antoine Faure (1685-1736) A FAURE GENEALOGY: BOOK 1 (OF 8): HISTORY AND 3 GENERATIONS AFTER ANTOINE FAURE (1685-1736) by Alexander Pierre FAURE (1946-) Michael John HARRIS (1933-) Albert Pieter Verner FAURE (1931-2007) CONTENTS Chapter Introduction Chapter Sources Chapter Ancestors of Antoine FAURE (1685-1736) Chapter Antoine FAURE (1685-1736) and Rachel DE VILLIERS (1694-1773) Chapter The DE VILLIERS family and Rachel DE VILLIERS (1694-1773) Chapter Children of Antoine FAURE (1685-1736) and Rachel DE VILLIERS (1694-1773) Chapter Children of Abraham FAURE (1717-1792) Chapter Petronella Sophia FAURE (1787-1868) Chapter Children of Jan Pieter FAURE (1760-1820) Chapter Children of Abraham FAURE (1795-1868) Chapter Children of David Pieter FAURE (1842-1916) Chapter Descendants of Vincent FAURE (1877-1918) Chapter Descendants of Reginald Theodore FAURE (1882-1952) Chapter Descendants of Jan Pieter Hendrik FAURE (1804-1856) Chapter Elisabeth Hendrica FAURE (1791-1863) Chapter Descendants of Abraham FAURE (1767-1846) Chapter Children of Jacobus Christiaan FAURE (1769-1834) Chapter Children of Abraham FAURE (1795-1875) Chapter Children of Jacobus Christiaan FAURE (1819-1879) Chapter Children of Abraham FAURE (1847-1927) Chapter Descendants of Andrew Murray FAURE (1893-1960) Chapter Children of Johan Christiaan FAURE (1849-1905) Chapter Descendants of Carel Frederik FAURE (1892-?) Chapter Descendants of Charles Kirkwood FAURE (1926-?) Chapter Descendants of William Caldwell FAURE (1893-1969) Chapter Descendants of Jacobus Christiaan FAURE (1856-1898) Chapter Children of Hendrik Emanuel FAURE (1828-1898) Chapter Children of Abraham William Frederik Alewyn FAURE (1854-1922) 2 Chapter Descendants of Hendrik Carel William FAURE (1882-1960) Chapter Children of William Natalis Martinus FAURE (1883-1975) Chapter Children of Louis Henry Frederik Alewyn FAURE (1856-1924) Chapter Children of Henry Martinus Frederik FAURE (1882-1937) Chapter Descendants of Peter Henry FAURE (1908-1964), Henry Frederick FAURE (1910-2000), Eric Simon Noel FAURE (1913-1998) Chapter Descendants of William Adolf FAURE (1896-1990) Chapter Descendants of James Cornelis Adriaan FAURE (1899-1984) Chapter Children of Philip Alfred Alewyn FAURE (1861-1922), Everard Edward Hutchinson FAURE (1863-1903) Chapter Children of Johannes Pieter FAURE (1832-1900) Chapter Descendants of James Abercrombie FAURE (1864-1950) Chapter Descendants of William Caldwell FAURE (1867-1944) Chapter Children of Philip Eduard FAURE (1838-1869) Chapter Children of Abraham FAURE (1860-1937) Chapter Children of Philip Eduard FAURE (1884-1944) Chapter Descendants of Abraham FAURE (1911-1981) Chapter Descendants of Jacobus Petrus Nicolaas FAURE (1890-1933) Chapter Descendants of Abraham FAURE (1897-1969) 3 CHAPTER INTRODUCTION This is Book 1 of a series of 8 e-books on a branch of the FAURE family: 1. Genealogy of a Faure Branch: Book 1: History and 3 Generations after Antoine FAURE (1685-1736). 2. Genealogy of a Faure Branch: Book 2: Descendants of Dr Abraham FAURE (1795-1875). 3. Genealogy of a Faure Branch: Book 3: Descendants of Johannes Gysbertus FAURE (1796-1869). 4. Genealogy of a Faure Branch: Book 4: Descendants of Jacobus Christiaan FAURE (1798-1876). 5. Genealogy of a Faure Branch: Book 5: Descendants of Pieter Hendrik FAURE (1800-1862). 6. Genealogy of a Faure Branch: Book 6: Descendants of Dr Philip Eduard FAURE (1811-1882). 7. Genealogy of a Faure Branch: Book 7: The Story of Antoine FAURE (1685-1736). 8. Genealogy of a Faure Branch: Book 8: Appendices. The reason the genealogy is provided in 8 e-books is that the information is voluminous. There are many FAURE branches in the world, particularly in France, all of which all originated in France. This is the story of one branch, and it begins with Antoine FAURE (?->1680) in Orange in France. We know little about him, but we do know he had 2 sons: 4 Pierre FAURE (1636-c1703). Jean FAURE (?-?). We know little of Jean, for reasons which will become clear later. As you will discover later, we know little of Jean, but we know something of Pierre (1636-c1703), which we present in this Book 1. It seems as though only Pierre (1636-c1703) had offspring, and only one of them, Antoine FAURE (1685-1736), had offspring. He is the progenitor of the FAURE’s of South Africa and elsewhere (as some members emigrated from South Africa). Antoine had fled France for Holland and then came to Cape Town in 1714. He married the daughter of another French Protestant refugee to South Africa, Rachel DE VILLIERS (1694-1773). They spawned an illustrious family in South Africa and in parts of Europe (mainly Holland and England). Some members of the family have recently relocated to other countries such as Australia, the USA, and so on, and will undoubtedly spawn FAURE family branches we can be proud of. In this Book 1 we present the history of Antoine (1685-1736) and the first 3 generations he spawned in South Africa (and later, beyond South Africa). In Book 2, we continue the genealogy of Abraham FAURE (1795-1875), in Book 3 the genealogy of Johannes Gysbertus FAURE (1796-1869), and so on, until we have covered the youngest members of this branch, which fall under the descendants of Philip Eduard FAURE (1811-1882). 5 In Book 7 we present the story of Antoine FAURE (1685-1736), written by Dr Anthony Gerard FAURE (1927-) of the Netherlands branch. It is a beautiful reconstruction of the life of Antoine, uncluttered by footnotes and other references, but based on sound references. Much inferring is done (based on hard facts), which makes the story come alive. You will get to know Antoine and Rachel from this story and also from the factual data we present in Book 1. It is a shame that we are not able to visit their graves: They lie in grave cellars under the floor of the DRC in Stellenbosch. We know the numbers, but the map of the floor has been lost. We also cover, in Appendices in Book 8, other interesting information, including the “missing links”, ie the few families for which we have names and dates but are unable to effect a “fit” with the main family tree. In line with genealogical practice, a “fit” can only be made when records allow this. We do not have chapter numbers, and the reason is that this book is, and will alway be, a work in progress. When a generation has issue, a new chapter arises, which affects all subsequent chapter numbers. The sequence followed in these e-books is logical: it begins with the eldest and ends with the youngest. We present organograms to orientate readers. They are done in a fashion such that you will be able to see your male lineage on a page. We have been criticised for not continuing the lineage of females born FAURE. The reason is simple: if we begin with Adam and Eve, we would have to cover the entire world’s people. Convention dictates that females change their surnames after marriage. Thus, married FAURE females and their children do not disappear; they carry on under another surname. We present 3 generations of the offspring of FAURE-born females, in order to have a good overlap with the genealogy of the male family married into. The book begins with the lifeblood of genealogy: sources of information, of which there are many. In the text we use genealogical symbols from time to time, as shown in the accompanying table. GENEALOGICAL SYMBOLS Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning * Born + Died [] Buried ~ Baptised x Married xx Second Married % Divorced y1 Young c, ca, circa Around; about > After < Before Religion 1 Used in, for example, 1865-y, when a source reveals that the person died at a young age. Where a country is not mentioned, it means South Africa (to save space). Some abbreviations are used to save space: “Cape” for Cape Province, aka Western Cape; “OFS” for Orange Free State Province, now named Free State Province; “Transvaal” is now split into a few provinces, the heart of which is “Gauteng”. Cape of Good Hope was the original name for the small settlement in Cape 6 Town, which later spread to Stellenbosch, Swellendam and beyond; it later, when larger, was named Cape of Good Hope. In 1910, the Cape, together with Natal, OFS and Transvaal, formed the Union of South Africa. There are now 9 provinces. We trust that you will be inspired by the information on your ancestors, and that you will add your information to these e-books. 7 CHAPTER SOURCES The referencing system used here is not the usual academic one; rather it is designed to elucidate the reference / source in the text where relevant. It makes use of acronyms closely aligned to the name of the reference / source in order that the reader is able to easily identify it. 3DF: Dreyer, H, 1938. Die drie doctors Faure. In Dreyer’s Biographies. (Not sure of full title; an internet search did not yield the full title). AAF: A faxed letter of 12.05.1999 from Anglo American Farms (AAF) (arranged by Genevieve FAURE, nee BUCHLAND). AGF1: Much genealogical research by Dr Anthony Gerhard FAURE, especially on the life of Antoine FAURE (1685-1736). This is presented in Book 7. AGF2: Notes by Dr Anthony Gerhard FAURE. BER: Berman, J, 1990. In the footsteps of Lady Anne Barnard. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau. BHS: Photo album donated by the Boksburg Historical Society [by Philip and Pam Beck, suggested by Hennie Hymans (grandson of JPF 1832-1900)] to APF (1946-) in 2012. BIO1: De Kock, WJ and Kruger, DW, 1972. Dictionary of South African biography. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. BIO2: Rosenthal, E (editor), 1966. South Africa dictionary of national biography.
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