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From: "V NIEDERBERGER" <>
Subject: Fw: [ZA] Fw:
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 12:41:54 +0200


Hi Tessa

The King connection to the Muir family and the subsequent first names of
King of a few of their offspring most probably originated from Rachel King,
thought to be the daughter of Joseph King [1820 Settler] by his second wife
Ann. Ann + 1823 probably in childbirth with Rachel who was born in 1823.
Rachel King married William James Muir abt 1841 and they lived, first in the
Grahamstown District and later Wodehouse District. Another name
incorporated as a first name into the Muir family is Winter, as in John
Winter Muir. There was a Leonard King Muir - a son of Sampson King, Colin
King Muir, Sampson's grandson and Donavan King Muir, Sampson's ggrandson.
Fascinating!

Regards

Viv


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tessa King" <>
To: <>
Sent: 13 December 2002 06:58
Subject: Re: [ZA] Fw:


> Hi Viv and Mike
>
> I am intrigued by the King part of Sampson's name......do you know how and
> why he has this name?? Is a descendant of one of the King 1820 families??
>
> Thanks
> Tessa
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "V NIEDERBERGER" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 11:36 PM
> Subject: Fw: [ZA] Fw:
>
>
> > Dear Mike
> >
> > Thanks for the reply. I have Sampson King Muir and his wife Josphine
Lina
> > Muller on my database. The most amazing thing is that records for the
> > eastern Cape and Transkei are sketchy, yet the same family names keep
> > cropping up there. Van Heerden, Muller, Griffiths, Muir, Anderson,
> > Alexander, du Plessis, Potgieter, Mundell to name a few, and even a
number
> > of voortrekker names spring up there - Maritz comes to mind. Many
British
> > families, like Muir, originate in the Eastern Cape regions from the 1820
> > Settlers who were given grants of land by the Cape British Authorities,
as
> > well as German communities.
> > Where does Wattrus fit in, Mike? How are you connected? Are there any
du
> > Plessis' in your family? I was given information about an Andries
Jacobus
> > du Plessis [my great great grandfather's names-for whom I am searching]
> who
> > married a Mundell girl. I was not given the source, nor any dates and
> have
> > not been able to check it out, but the point of interest here is that
> > Sampson King Muir's parents were John Winter Muir *11.9.1847 in
> Grahamstown
> > and [2nd marriage] Anne Mundell *25.4.1854, ~14.5.1854 at St John's.
Fort
> > Beaufort, Eastern Cape, the daughter of James John Henry Mundell and Ann
> > McCallaghan.
> >
> > I would love to know more about your family. I love The List, it is
great
> > to be able communicate info this way!
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Viv
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike Wattrus #8" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: 12 December 2002 12:36
> > Subject: Re: [ZA] Fw:
> >
> >
> > > Hi Viv
> > > I have a connection to MUIR through Sampson King MUIR who married
> > Josephine
> > > Lina Kathrina MULLER.
> > >
> > > Best wishes
> > > Mike
>
>
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