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Barend Burger 1 blacksmith, farmer at Drakenstein 2 of Leeuwensjagt and Landeskroon, Paarl Diamant 3 Heemraad at Drakenstein (between 1699 and 1701) 4 died 1705, (before 7th August) 5 Inventory of Estate dated at 5 october 1705 Notes: There are several examples of his signature extant - I cannot decide if he signs his name Barendt or Berndt. His surname he consistenly signs as Borghert or Borchert. Since his children all signed their surname as 'Burger' and the Dutch records always give his name as Barend, I have comprimised and use the form of his name above. He first appears in the muster rolls and the Opgaaf (tax) rolls of 1688 living in the Cape district as a single man. He continues in the Cape throught 1690 and 1691 but in these years no wives were listed and then in 1692 we find him with his wife, named as Maria Schalk and one child. In the opgaaf rolls of 1692, he is also listed together with his wife and one child, still living in the Cape District. From 1693 they appear to be living in Drakenstein, still with one child in that year, with two sons in 1695. In 1698 they have three chldren and in 1700 four sons. In the muster rolls dated 23 January 1701, they have 5 children. The Opgaaf of 1705, usually in December, lists the widowed Marretie with five sons and one daughter, and the Inventory drawn up after in October 1705, after the death of Barend, confirms that their were six children then living. The children are given here as traditionally attributed to this couple and in the traditional order. I have tried to find what evidence exists and feel that that this construction of the family is probably correct. Much of the evidence is, however, slender or conjectural. Please see my notes on this subject.

(circa 1691-1692) 6 Marritie Willemsdr Schalk 1675-circa 1709

a daughter c1691 - 1692 Barent 1692 - bef.1729 children Willem d. c1731 children Andries d.1749 children a son Helena 1701 - 1777 Jacobus 1704 - c1772 children

children of Barend Burger and Marritie Willemsdr Schalk a daughter circa 1691-1692 born circa 1691, (?) 7 died 1692, (assumed) 8 Barent Burger 1692-before 1729 born 1692, at the Cape baptized 7 September 1692, Cape Town died before 29 May 1729, (date of inventory)  married 31 July 1712 Stellenbosch Margareta Pasman 9 born circa 1688 Willem Burger died circa 1731 born Cape of Good Hope died circa 1731  married between April 1716 and May 1717 Elsje van der Merwe 10 1697-circa 1757 of Houd Constant, Vier en Twinting Rivieren Andries Burger died 1749 died 16 December 1749, Waveren  married (1) 14 April 1720 Stellenbosch Maria van der Merwe 11 1703-before 1727  married (2) 12 January 1727 Paarl Martha Mouton 12 a son  13 Notes: Both the Estate Inventory, 1705, of Barend Burger and the Estate Accounts of Marritje Willemsdr Schalk, 1710, mention that there were six children to share the estate. The Opgaafrollen (tax returns) record 4 sons in 1700 and 5 sons and 1 daughter in 1705. From the Opgaaf evidence this son would have been born after Barend but before Helena, but no closer approximation is possible as yet. Helena Burger 14 1701-1777 born 1701, at the Cape 15 baptized 8 July 1701, Drakenstein 16 died 18 July 1777, Land van Waveren 17 will dated 4 September 1722 Notes: She signed her will of 1722 'Lena Burger'.  married 18 April 1717 Drakenstein 18 Jan Olivier circa 1683-circa 1722 farmer (1722) 19 of Burgers Fonteijn in the Wagenmakers Valleij 20 born circa 1683, at the Cape 21 died circa 1722, (assumed from filing date of will) will dated 4 September 1722 Jacobus Burger 1704-circa 1772 born 1704, at the Cape baptized 13 April 1704, Drakenstein died circa October 1772, (assumed from date of estate accounts)  married (1) (extramaritial) - assumed Maria de Weege  married (2) 31 July 1729 Stellenbosch Geertruij Scheepers 22 died circa 1757

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