Johannes CLAASEN (CLAASZ) was gedoop Kaapstad 5 September 1695 en was die seun van Claas van Malabar. Claas van Malabar was getroud met Helena van Timor op 15 Junie 1721.

Hy trou in Kaapstad 2 Desember 1725 met Johanna DE RYK sy was die dogter van Constantia van Bengale. Johanna was gedoop in April 1712, en haar vader word gegee as Arent van Macassar. Die getuienis by die doop was Ernst van Graan en sy vrou Rebecca Moses

KINDERS
b1 Johannes Claas gedoop Paarl 12 Januarie 1724, hy het twee kinders met Elizabeth Jacobsz gehad, X 21 Mei 1751 Cornelia van Wyk

Johannes CLAASEN sterwe c 1727. Toe trou Johanna die tweede keer met Leendert Barendse van Saxen van die Kaap. Sy het twee kinders by hierdie huwelik gehad. Kyk ook onder Barendse se inskrywing. Sy sterwe 1755.

Bronne:
Heese en Lombard
Elmien Ballot "Die Faber Stamouers" Familia 2002, no 1
UPHAM, Mansell, "Claas van Malabar" in CLAASSEN, Nicolaas & CLAASSEN, Gert Hendrik, Die Claas(s)en afstammelinge in Suid-Afrika, Centurion, Outeurs, 2001

Additional data: SAF DVD 2018.Cab-Clu.v1 [page 645]
Annelie Els.

Claas of Malabar

Born c. 1665, died at Vlakkeland c. 1747. Former slave from the Malabar Coast; later became a vrijburger (free citizen) of Drakenstein.

Married (1) at Cape Town on 15 June 1721 Helena of Timor;

Married (2) c. 1731 Constantia of Bengale, who died c. 1740.

Child (b1):

Johannes Claasen — born c. 1695, baptized Cape Town 5 Sep 1695, died Paarl c. 1727.

Married at the Dutch Reformed Church, Groote Kerk, Cape Town on 2 Dec 1725 Johanna de Ryk (bapt. Apr 1712, d. 1755), daughter of Arent of Macassar and Constantia of Bengale.

Grandchild (c1):

Johannes (Jan) — born Paarl c. 1723, baptized Paarl 12 Jan 1724.

Married (1) Johanna Elizabeth Jacobs;

Married (2) at Swellendam 2 Apr 1751 Cornelia van Wyk (b. c. 1731, bapt. 25 Mar 1731), daughter of Roelof van Wyk and Aletta Bezuidenhout;

Married (3) 22 Aug 1756 Aletta (Alida) Booysen (b. c. 1738, bapt. 25 Jan 1739).

Great-grandchild (b1c1d3):

Johannes Barend Claasen — born c. 1753, baptized Tulbagh 1 Apr 1753.

Married Catharina Elizabeth Roets, daughter of Nicolaas Roets and Jacoba Elisabeth Lubbe.