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Abraham de Villiers 1 of Meerust, Drakenstein 2 died 31 March 1720 3 Notes: According to the inventory drawn up after his death they also had a house in Cape Town (bought from Jan Hop) and another farm in Drakenstein called 'Lekkerwyn' A letter from the Chamber of Delft, dated 16 December 1688, stated: With this ship we have again permitted the following French Refugees to sail to the Cape and earn their living as freemen, Pierre de Villiers, Abraham de Villiers and Jacob de Villiers, all three brothers born near la Rochelle. We are informed that these persons have a good knowledge of laying out vineyards and managing the same, and thus we hope that the Company will acquire their good service. The Zion, left Holland on the 8th January, 1689, and arrived on the 6th May following. (C.G.Botha, French Refugees at the Cape, page 89)

married Susanne Gardiol died circa 1729

Elisabeth c1690 - 1765 children Rachel Margaretha Susanne 1697 - bef.1730 Jean b.1699 Maria Jacob c1705 - c1736

children of Abraham de Villiers and Susanne Gardiol Elisabeth de Villiers circa 1690-1765 born circa 1690, Cape of Good Hope died 25 March 1765, Drakenstein  married Hermanus Bosman 4 circa 1683-1769 visitor of the sick, in the service of the VOC of De Nieuwe Plantagie, Drakenstein Rachel de Villiers 5  married Antonij Faure 6 Margaretha de Villiers 7  married (1) Jan Lesagie 8 died before 1721 died before 1721 9  married (2) Christiaan Ackerman 10 Susanne de Villiers 11 1697-before 1730 born 1697 baptized 24 November 1697, Drakenstein 12 died before 1730 13  married Pieter Joubert 14 died circa 1730 of De Drie Fontaine, Drakenstein 15 died circa 1730, (date of inventory) 16 Notes: According to the Inventory drawn on 26th September 1730, after his death, his wife had predeceased him and he left four children, Susanna aged 12, Elisabeth aged 9, Pieter aged 6 and Rachel aged 6 months. Jean de Villiers born 1699 baptized 20 September 1699, Drakenstein 17 Notes: Not mentioned in his father or mothers inventory and presumably died in infancy. Maria de Villiers 18 Notes: In 1721, according to her father's inventory, she was unmarried.  married Jan Christoffel Schabort 19 died circa 1746 of Meerrust, Drakenstein 20 died circa April 1746, (date of inventory) Notes: He presumably bought Meerust from the estate of his mother-in-law, Susanna Gardiol, since the transfer was dated 9th June 1730 according to his inventory drawn up on 26 April 1746. He also owned a farm called Eensaamheid, transfer the same date and left just one son, Jan Christoffel Schabort, aged 21 according to this same inventory, by his wife who died before him. Jacob de Villiers 21 circa 1705-circa 1736 born circa 1705 22 died circa September 1736, (date of inventory) 23 Notes: He is decribed as disabled (gebrekkelijk) in the inventory drawn up after his father's death in 1721.

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