van Rooyen Family Tree

bringing the branches of the van rooyen tree together

Family Crest

The only known van Rooyen family crest is shown below.

van Rooyen Crest

The above crest is featured in Die Groot Afrikaanse Familienaamboek by C. Pama. It features a Greyhound or Whippet on top of the crest and a blue shield with three gold chevrons on it.

About the Project

I have been working on the van Rooyen family tree for some years. It began with just researching my own line, but soon grew to include all the descendents of the progenitor Cornelis. A project documenting the descendents of Anthonie is being done by another researcher, Martie du Toit.

About me

My name is Gina Shepherd. Genealogy is a passion that I have enjoyed for many years, and also practice professionally. I live in Johannesburg with my husband, daughter, three mad dogs and four hooligan cats.

Books containing van Rooyen info

South African Genealogies (SAG) from GISA
Genealogiee van die Afrikaner Families in Natal by Ben Cilliers
Geslagregisters van ou Kaapse Families by CC de Villiers, revised by C. Pama
Die Groot Afrkaanse Familenaamboek by C. Pama

van Rooyen Progenitors

Cornelis arrived in SA from Gorinchem in 1713 and married Jacomintjie van Deventer, Cornelia Botha and Barbara Myburgh
Antonie from Culemborg who married Aletta van Nieuwkerken and then Sophia Appel
Hendrikus Hermanus arrived from Emmen in 1897 and married Hendrika Elizabeth Oliemans
Johannes Johannes van Rooyen van de Kaap who married Maria Sophia Fortuin
Anthonius arrived from Amsterdam 1830