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Jurgens, Johan Adolph / Juriaanse, Adolf born Lausanne VD 1745, arrived 9.2.1768
on Huis ter Meijen for Kamer Amsterdam. 1768 soldier, 1769-1774 corporal, then
house teacher. 2 20.10.1785 sent to Graaff-Reinet together with the first magistrate, as
substitute magistrate on a three year contract with pay fl 20. 3 He continued in this
position until July 1789 when he was murdered by burgher Tobias Mynhard. 4
Married 26.10.1788 Catharina Wilhelmina Malan born 1758, separated wife of the
deported secretary at the Company’s hospital in Cape Town, Johan Godfried Andries. 5
Jurgens accounts show him to have been active in business, but his estate turned out to
be insolvent because many debts appeared to be doubtful and could not be recovered.
His possessions were sold for the benefit of his creditors, though his widow was
allowed to retain an oxwagon and twenty oxen with which to travel back to Cape
Town. 4
/ KAB, MR 1768-1771; NL, ARA, MR 1768-1771, 1773; 2 Schmidt-Pretoria:
Deutsche Wanderung, p. 245; 3 KAB, C 747, p. 97; 4 KAB, CJ 71, pp. 272,321; 5 KAB,
DRC, VC 673.
Smith, Thomas born “Speets / Speek” [Schmid? of Spiez BE?], arrived 23.2.1768 on
Kronenburg for Kamer Amsterdam. 1775 quarryman. / KAB, MR 1775; NL, ARA, MR
1775.
Waser / Waasen, Rudolf born Zurich, arrived 23.9.1768 on Westerveld for Kamer
Zeeland. 1768-1770 soldier. / KAB, MR 1769-1770; NL, ARA, MR 1768.
Hersig Johannes born Berne [Herzig?], arrived on Westerveld as junior sailor with pay
fl 18, 1769-1770 worker on new hospital, 1771-1779 assistant sick comforter. Did he
return to Switzerland and arrive back again 12.10.1788?/ KAB, MR 1769-1771, 1775-
1778; NL, ARA, MR 1769-1770, 1773-1778.
Morgenstern, Nicolaas born Schaffhausen, arrived 2.1.1769 on Oost Cappelle for
Kamer Zeeland. 1769-1771 soldier. / KAB, MR 1769-1771; NL, MR 1769-1771.
Guillard, Johannes born Moorte [Guillard of Monthey near Bex?], arrived 2.1.1769
on Zon for Kamer Amsterdam. 1769-1773 soldier. / KAB, MR 1769-1771; NL, ARA,
MR 1771, 1773.
Wegele / Wegeling, Christiaan born Berne [Wägli or Wegeli?], arrived 31.8.1769 on
Vrouwe Petronella Maria for Kamer Amsterdam. 1769-1778 soldier at the Castle,
1779-1781 stationed at Muizenberg, 1782-1783 quarryman and 1784 soldier in False
Bay, 1785-1786 again solder stationed at Muizenberg. 1 1780 and 1782 recorded as
sending money home. 3 / 1 KAB, MR 1770-1771, 1776-1784, 1786; NL, ARA, MR
1770-1771, 1773-1777, 1780, 1782, 1784-1786; 2 Jeffries: Kaapse Archiefstukke 1778-
1782.
Favie, Jan born Nyon VD [Favey or Favez VD?]. 1770 sick. / KAB, MR 1770; NL,
ARA, MR 1770.
Colberg, Johan Jacob born Basel [Kolberg?], arrived 11.2.1770 on Prinses van
Oranje for Kamer Amsterdam. 1770 soldier. / KAB, MR 1770; NL, ARA, MR 1770.
Von Winterthur, Jan (S) born Seuzach ZH, arrived 11.2.1770 on Prinses van Oranje
for Kamer Amsterdam. 1770 oar-maker, 1 12.10.1770-24.7.1772 loaned to Christiaan
Frederik Herbst, 2 1773-1775 cattle-herd in False Bay, 1776 building-worker at Simon’s
Town. 1
Became burgher 11.12.1776 2 and settled at Stellenbosch where in 1779 he bought two
erven from Ulrich Mascher (Deed of Transfer T 5173). He sold them in 1782 (T425 and
426) to the church and Jacobus Hugot respectively and bought another erf from the
church (T 5651), which he sold shortly before his death, to Pieter Schalk Hugo (T 5938)
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