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Piet Uys | |
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| Born | October 23, 1797 (bapt.) Potberg, Swellendam district |
| Died | April 11, 1838 (aged 40) Italeni, UmGungundlovu |
| Resting place | Uysdoorns, Pietermaritzburg reburied: Weltevrede, Utrecht |
| Occupation | Commandant |
| Successor | Jacobus Johannes “Cobus” Uys, younger brother |
| Spouse | Alida Maria Uys |
| Children | “Kruppel” Koos (1819–1886) Dirk Cornelis (1823–1838) Petrus Lafras “Piet Hlobane” (1827–1879) |
| Parent(s) | Jacobus Johannes “Koos Bybel” Uys (1770–1838) Susanna Margaretha Moolman |
Petrus Lafras Uys (more commonly known as Piet Uys[1]) (1797–1838)[2] was a Voortrekker leader[1] during the Great Trek.
- ^ a b Meintjes, Johannes (1973). The Voortrekkers: The Story of the Great Trek and the Making of South Africa. Cassell. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-304-29034-5.
- ^ Andrews, Thomas Edmund; Ploeger, Jan (1989). Straat- en Plekname Van Ou-Pretoria (in Afrikaans). J.L. van Schaik. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-627-01620-2.