Willem Adriaan was fifteen when he went to the Cape in 1679. Around 1684, he returned to Holland where he married Maria de Haze, with whom he would have five children. (Her father François de Haze worked for the Dutch East India Company as an opperhoofd on Deshima, and in Persia and Bengal, and was also involved in the silk trade).
Willem Adriaan set sail for the Cape at fifteen in 1679. He returned to Holland around 1684, where he wed Maria de Haze and had five offspring with her. Her father, François de Haze, held a key position in the Dutch East India Company as a head on Deshima and in Persia and Bengal, while also being involved in the silk trade.