Douwe Steyn
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GovernorSimon van der Stel
Born10 July 1631 (Baptism)
DiedApril 1700
Spouse(s)Rikste Egberts (m. 1657-d. 1669)
Maria Lozee (m. 1685-1700)
Maria Lozee (m. 1685-1700)
Douwe Gerbrand Steyn | |
|---|---|
 Steyn Family Crest | |
| City Engineer of Cape Town | |
| In office 1697 – April 1700 | |
| Governor | Simon van der Stel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1631 (Baptism) |
| Died | April 1700 |
| Spouse(s) | Rikste Egberts (m. 1657-d. 1669) Maria Lozee (m. 1685-1700) |
| Relations | Hermanus Steyn Marthinus Theunis Steyn |
| Children | 6 (1 adopted) |
| Parent(s) | Gerbrand (Gerben) Jacobs Antje Huigis |
Douwe Gerbrand Steyn (bef. 10 July 1631, Leeuwarden– April 1700[1]) was overseer of the Moederkerk, Stellenbosch in 1686 and City Engineer of Cape Town from 1697. He came to the Dutch Cape Colony in 1672 as a stonemason while working for the Dutch East India Company.[2] He is also the progenitor of the Steyn family of South Africa. The book "Die Groot Afrikaanse Familie Naamboek" states that his predecessor as City Engineer of Cape Town was Oldenland when the only Oldenland at the Cape at that time was Henrik Bernard Oldenland, a botanist.