History of Swanepoel

The First Five Generations

Early Generations

1555 – 1758 • Through war, reformation, and the age of exploration

1555

Pieter Swanepoel

b. circa 1555 | d. unknown
1555

1580

Jan Z. Swanepoel

b. 1580 | d. 1648
1580

1606

Pieter Swanepoel

b. 1606 | d. 1652
1606

1650

Jan Andries Swanepoel

b. 1650 | d. 1723
1650

1768

Pieter Jansz Swanepoel

b. January 26, 1678 | d. 1758

First Swanepoel to arrive at the Cape Colony in 1699.

1768

1731

Pieter Jansz Swanepoel

b. January 26, 1678 | d. 1758

First Swanepoel to arrive at the Cape Colony in 1699.

1731

1758

Pieter Jansz Swanepoel

b. January 26, 1678 | d. 1758

First Swanepoel to arrive at the Cape Colony in 1699.

1758

1792

Pieter Jansz Swanepoel

b. January 26, 1678 | d. 1758

First Swanepoel to arrive at the Cape Colony in 1699.

1792

1820

Pieter Jansz Swanepoel

b. January 26, 1678 | d. 1758

First Swanepoel to arrive at the Cape Colony in 1699.

1820

1859

Pieter Jansz Swanepoel

b. January 26, 1678 | d. 1758

First Swanepoel to arrive at the Cape Colony in 1699.

1859

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