Sara Elizabeth was die dogter van Stephanus Nel en Anna Margaretha Janse van Rensburg.
Christened 04 Jan 1807 in Cape Town, South Africa. He
was a member of the Beaufort West community of the Dutch reformed Church and
was ordained as a Dominee (Reverand) on 30 Sep 1825. In 1838 he led a group of
voortrekkers over the Orange river. He held the rank of Veldkornet. Later he lived
in the Republic of Natalia and by 1840 owned two farms in Natal. The following
is written about Jan. "In October 1842 Jan Mocke, a fiery republican, and
his followers erected a beacon at Alleman's drift on the banks of the Orange
River and proclaimed a republic. Officials were appointed to preside over the
whole area between the Caledon and Vaal rivers. Lord Stanley, in a despatch of
the 13th of December, received in Cape Town on the 23rd of April 1843,
consented to Natal becoming a British colony. The institutions adopted were to
be as far as possible in accordance with the wishes of the people, but it was a
fundamental condition “that there should not be in the eye of the law any
distinction or disqualification whatever, founded on mere difference of colour,
origin, language or creed.” Sir George then appointed Mr Henry Cloete (a
brother of Colonel Cloete) a special commissioner to explain to the Natal
volksraad the decision of the government. There was a considerable party of
Natal Boers still strongly opposed to the British, and they were reinforced by
numerous bands of Boers who came over the Drakensberg from Winburg and
Potchefstroom. Commandant Jan Mocke of Winburg (who had helped to besiege
Captain Smith at Durban) and others of the “war party” attempted to, induce the
volksraad not to submit." (https://www.myheritage.com/person-1005319_148888701_148888701/ds-johan-gotfried-mocke-a1b5c-)
(http://www.eggsa.org/documents/main.php?g2_itemId=1551008)
Kinders:
f.1. Anna Margaretha WILDERS, geb. 23/04/1825, Beaufort-Wes
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Beaufort-Wes baptisms 1819-1829
Beaufort-Wes baptisms 1819-1844
f.2. Maria Elizabeth WILDERS, geb. 27/11/1827, ged. 04/03/1827, Beaufort-Wes
Beaufort-Wes baptisms 1819-1844
f.3. Alettha Catharina Sophia MOCKE, geb. 30/12/1833, ged. 20/04/1834, Beaufort-Wes, oorl. 09/09/1890, Hartebeespoort, dist. Pretoria x Arnoldus Danël Kotze, geb. 04/03/1830, oorl. 02/04/1908, Kromrivier, Rustenburg.
Beaufort Wes baptisms 1819-1844
f.4. Susara Johanna Elizabeth MOCKE, geb. 08/03/1836, Beaufort-Wes, oorl. 25/04/1878, Winburg x Cornelis Johannes Engelbrecht, geb. 14/10/1823, Cradock oorl. 26/01/1914, Rietfontein, dist. Pretoria, s.v. Hermanus Engelbrecht en Maria Jacoba van der Westhuizen.
Beaufort-Wes baptisms 1819-1844
f.5. Johanna Frederika Christina MOCKE, geb. 18/03/1838, Beaufort-Wes, oorl. 06/11/1913, Rietfontein, Pretoria x Petrus Paulus van den Berg, geb. 13/08/1829, Graaff-Reinet, oorl. 06/08/1901, Pretoria, s.v. Petrus Paulus van den Berg en Cornelia Johanna Fouche.
Beaufort-Wes baptisms 1819-1844
f.6. G.J.P. MOCKE, geb. 22/01/1840
