THE SWISS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA 1652-1970 - swissroots-za.ch

Stellenbosch farm Uitkyk, 51,8 ha., extending S.E. to the wild hills toward Simonsberg,
S.W. & S.E. to the wild hills and to Chris. Groenewald and others to Klapmuts, sold by
T1362, 16.1.1721 to Abraham Coetzee; 14 KAB, RLR 1:230, 3.5.1710 to graze above
the corner of Klapmutsberg toward the Simonsberg; 15 KAB, 1/STB 13/21; 16 A2250,
Citizens Roll 1712; 17 KAB, RLR 3:10, 15.8.1714; 18 KAB, CJ 2877, 29.11.1714; 19
KAB, J 184, Citizens Roll 1717; 20 KAB, A2250, Citizens Roll 1719; 21 KAB, MOOC
7/1/3:67.
Anthony, Adolf born Geneva [Anthonet of Pizy VD or Antoine of Geneva GE?], 1697
soldier, sick. / KAB, MR 1697.
Sweytser, Benedictus [Schweizer?], was he Swiss? 1697 soldier. 1 While living in Berg
Street, together with others burgled Class Loubser’s house and fled, never to be seen
again. 2 / 1 KAB, MR 1697; 2 KAB, LM 13, p. 153.
Hypze, David born Switzerland [Hübscher?]. Soldier 1 , 5.6.1697 guilty of theft and
condemned to two years hard labour in chains. 2 With three others had picked up goods
washed ashore from Company’s ships Waardingveen and Oosterlandt wrecked in Table
Bay, and hid them in the dunes. 3 / 1 De Wet: Die vry bevolking, p. 225 listed as free
farmhand; 2 KAB MR 1697; 3 KAB, CJ 780: 265.
Waber/Wober, Hans born Basel. 1697-1699 sailor, 1 1699-1700 loaned as mason to
Abraham Hartogh for half a year, 2 1701-1702 freeman. 3 / 1 KAB, MR 1697-1699;
2 KAB, VC 49, MR 1701-1702.
Lemmink, Juergen born Berne [Lehmann?], arrived 14.5.1697 on Mijdrecht,
artillerist. 1 1705 condemned for unknown reason. 2 / KAB, VC 103, MR 1705; 2 KAB,
MR 1705.
Rode, Hendrik born Basel [Roth?], arrived 24.4.1697 on Lands Welvaren, 1 1697-1704
soldier, 2 1705 wagon driver, 1 1705-1706 loaned as farmhand to Sieur Jacobus de Wet,
book-keeper and cellarmaster. 3 / 1 KAB, VC 103, MR 1705; 2 KAB, MR 1697-1704;
3 KAB, CJ 2874:69, 23.9.1705.
Ziegler, Hans / Jan Caspar born Lucerne [Ziegerli of Dagmersellen LU?], 1697
soldier, 1 1697-1699 loaned to shoemaker Martin Mecklenburg, 1 1700-1703 loaned to
shoemaker Jan Christoffel Haak for two shillings for each pair of shoes made and every
Sunday free. 3 1707-1714 again loaned to Mecklenburg. 4 / 1 KAB, MR 1697; 2 KAB, CJ
2872, p. 329; 3 KAB, CJ 2874, p. 84; 4 KAB, CJ 2874, p. 197.
BREACH OF CONTRACT SEVERELY PUNISHED
Soeter / Loetert, Willem born Berne [Suter?]. 1698-1700 soldier loaned to Sr.
Henning Husing. 1 1700.5.15 contracted for six months as farm foreman to former
Burgher Councillor Guillaume Heers, 2 and 22.11.1700 loaned as farmhand to Jan
Wessels. .3 He left his employment illegally, was fetched back but again deserted and
took service illegally with free burgher Paul Heuns, remaining there eight months.
Brought before the court he could not substantiate his claim that Wesssels had given
him neither pay nor food, was found guilty and condemned to be scourged and fined. 4
1702-1703 soldier. 5 / KAB, CJ 2872, p. 437; 2 KAB, CJ 2873, p. 183; 3 KAB, CJ 873, p.
326; 4 KAB, CJ 4, p. 28; 5 KAB, MR 1702-1703.
Rosenberg, Daniel born Berne, 1699-1700 soldier, sick. / KAB, MR 1699; NL, ARA,
VOC 4043, MR 1700.
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