The Conradies are all descendants of founder Friedrich Henrich CONRADIJ of Marburg (present Germany) and was born during 1668. He arrived on Friday, January 21, 1689 as a soldier of the VOC in the Cape. On Tuesday, January 1, 1692 he became Vryburger of Cabo de Goede Hoop. He got married on October 7, 1703 to Hermina Harmenszoon of Dodewaard, Gelderland (Holland). They had two sons, but all South African Conradies descended from the first son, Johannes Henricus, on 21 September 1710 baptised in the Dutch Reformed Church of Cabo de Goede Hoop (now Cape Town). Currently, the spelling of the name of these descendants of is CONRADIE, but the original spelling was Conradi, CONRADIJ, Coenraad, CONRAADS, COENRADI and COENRADIE. Conradie
van Blerk/van Blerck family.