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Bernardus van Biljon 1 of De Goede Hoop, Drakenstein 2 born Overis, in Brabant 3 died circa December 1746 4 will dated 14 January 1742 Notes: In the muster roll of 1717 he is listed as a soldier, stationed in the Land of Waveren, presumably on the Buitenpost there. (CD page 43) On 2nd December 1717, as a soldier of the Dutch East India Company, he signed a contract in the Castle at the Cape to serve Maria Sibella Sax, the wife of Pieter Jansz: Swanepoel, as a farm hand. This contract was renewed several times, so he presumably remained in her service until January 1722. (Cape Archives, CJ 2878,124) In 1723 he petitioned the Council of Policy for Burgher rights, stating that he was from Overis and had arrived at the Cape in 1707 as a soldier aboard the ship 'Hoedskenkerk' and had occupied himself since then mostly with agriculture. (quoted from: H.C.V.Leibbrandt, Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope: Requesten (Memorials) volume IV, page 1253) His wives and children are given as listed in his Deceased Estate Accounts of 1747. In these accounts there are three farms mentioned, called 'Bonte Rivier', 'Groene Rivier' and 'Coetsenburg', as having been sold to various people.

married (1) Maria Walters died circa 1732 of De Goede Hoop, Drakenstein 5

Anna b.1724 Ernst Hendrik b.1727 Regina Barbara 1729 - aft.1797 children

married (2) Anna Geertruijd Fick died circa 1740

Maria b.1733 Susanna b.1735 Aletta b.1736 Johanna Barbara b.1739

(3) before 14 January 1742 (date of their joint will) 23 ( this marriage is assumed from the fact that the couple made a joint will 1742) Anna Cornelisz van Oud Beyerland born Cape of Good Hope 24 died circa November 1742 25

married (4) 12 April 1744 at Stellenbosch 26 Judith van der Wat of Coetsenburg 27

Geertruyd

children of Bernardus van Biljon and Maria Walters Anna van Biljon 6 born 1724 born 1724 7 baptized 11 June 1724, Drakenstein 8 Notes: In the inventory drawn up after her mother's death in 1732 her name is given as Johanna.  married Bartholomeus Zaaijman 9 Ernst Hendrik van Biljon 10 born 1727 born 1727 11 baptized 2 February 1727, Drakenstein 12 Regina Barbara van Biljon 1729-after 1797 born 1729, Cape of Good Hope baptized 1729, Drakenstein died after 1797 buried 1798  married (1) Johannes Thomas Rodewald 13 died circa 1791 of the farm Versailles, Drakenstein  married (2) 15 September 1748 Stellenbosch Sebastiaan George Wolfaart 14 died 1766 of the farm Versailles, Wagenmakersvalley children of Bernardus van Biljon and Anna Geertruijd Fick Maria van Billion born 1733 born 1733 15 baptized 6 September 1733, Drakenstein 16 Susanna van Billion born 1735 born 1735 17 baptized 17 July 1735, Stellenbosch 18 Notes: She was not mentioned in the inventory drawn up after her mother's death which occurred before 7 May 1740 when instructions were issued to draw up an the inventory. Aletta van Billion born 1736 born 1736 19 baptized 9 September 1736, Stellenbosch 20 Johanna Barbara van Billion born 1739 born 1739 21 baptized 1739, Stellenbosch 22 children of Bernardus van Biljon and Judith van der Wat Geertruyd van Billion 28

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