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

in the open, 160 sheep and ten draught oxen. Everything was sold by public auction,
realising 581 rixdalers and seven stuiwers. 9
/ 1 KAB, MR 1741; 2 KAB, MR 1741 and NL, ARA, MR 1741; 2 KAB, CJ 2889: 47
(S); 4 KAB, BRD 13, p. 302; 5 A2250 Citizens Roll; 6 KAB, DO, T3217, 25.9.1756; 7
KAB, MOOC 8/8, 31; 8 KAB, CJ 2892: 52 Jan Valkenhagen of Mecklenburg; 9 KAB,
MOOC 10/7.
Burghart, Jan Hendrik born Basel [Burckhardt ?]. 1742 cadet, sick. / KAB, MR
1742.
Poeser, Frederik [Buser?], 1742 soldier, sick. / KAB, MR 1742; NL, ARA, MR 1742.
Titou, Lourens [Tittel of BS?] 1742 soldier, sick. / KAB, MR 1742; NL, ARA, MR
1742.
Troethout, Frederik born Berne [Troutot?]. 1742 soldier, sick. / KAB, MR 1742; NL,
ARA, MR 1742.
Eengoet, Simon born Berne [Ingold?], arrived 20.2.1742 on Popkensburg for Kamer
Amsterdam. 1742-1743 soldier. / NL, ARA, MR 1743.
Eneytsman / Eweytsman, Hendrik born Zurich [Enzmann, Weissmann?], arrived
16.4.1742 on Niewvliet for Kamer Zeeland. 1742-1743 soldier. / NL, ARA, MR 1742-
1743; KAB, MR 1743.
Steinmuller, Jan / Jacob born Glarus, arrived 22.3.1742 on ‘s Heer Arendskerke for
Kamer Zeeland. 1742 soldier, 1743 corporal with pay fl 14. / KAB, MR 1742; NL,
ARA, MR 1743.
Du Pon, Joseph born “Burioin” [Bournens VD?], arrived 12.8.1743 on Loeverendal for
Kamer Zeeland. 1743-1745 soldier. / KAB, MR 1745.
Matthee, Abraham born Tramelan BE. In the civil records of Tramelan the name is
spelt Mathez. Three sons were baptised Abraham at the probable time of Abraham
Matthee's birth:
a) 28.2.1716, son of Pierre and Suzanne Vuilleumier who had married 22.6.1713.
Their first born son was baptised 1714 Jehan Pierre.
b) 1719.5.7, son of David and Elisabeth Vuilleumier married 10.5.1703.
c) 1722.24.5, son of Jehan and Eve Vuilleumier married 23.10.1704.
Matthee may have named his first son Johannes Petrus after his father (and elder
brother?) which would indicate Pierre and Suzanne as his parents.
A FATHER OF MANY SONS
Matthee arrived 28.2.1743 on Zaamslag for Kamer Zeeland, served as soldier 1743-1750 1
and 27.8.1750 applied for burgher status. 2 At the same time he was granted a loan farm
on the Groot Hagel Craals River situated at the Groot Hagelsberg (near Pearly Beach)
for which, instead of the usual annual rent of 24 riksdalers, he was to allow the
Company to graze 3 four year old trek-oxen. 3
The title deed was endorsed twice, on 29.11.1755 and again on 12.2.1757, stating that
Matthee had been given notice to vacate the farm for having failed to pay his dues. In
the second endorsement his farm is named Haviela situated between Uylekraal and
Hagelkraal. 4
Matthee married Cape Town 1.10.1751 Johanna Mathysz of the Cape, daughter of
Philip Martyn and Anna, 5 baptised 11.6.1747 at Stellenbosch as an adult together with
her natural son Dirk by Michiel Hendrikse. 6 She died 1760 after only nine years of
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