Marthinus was die seun van Pieter Nel en Johanna Catharina Bekker.
Martinus
Baptised: 07 Nov 1779
Father: Piet NEL
Mother: Anna Catharina BEKKER
Source: Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK),
Drakenstein, Baptism register, 1775-1785, page 53, entry number 5. Repository:
NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G3 3/3. Image 450 on FamilySearch
film no. 008120997. Note: Witness names not transcribed 1775-1785.. Transcribed
by Cornel Viljoen, from LDS film 008120997.