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Erasmus Smit de oude 1 farmer 2 born Holstein 3 died circa June 1771, Waveren 4 Notes: Around 1728 he asked to become a free burger, and in his request stated that he had arrived as a soldier at the Cape in 1717 on the ship 'Mijnden'. This ship left Texel in the Netherlands on 19th January 1717 and arrived at the Cape on 4th June 1717. (sources: HCV Leibbrandt - Requesten, published by the South African Library, 1988, page 1051 and De VOCsite) Their children given as listed in the inventory of his deceased estate dated 22 July 1771, and as found the the church registers of Cape Town and Drakenstein.

married 6 May 1731 at Cape Town 5 Cornelia van Emmenes 1706-1769

Anna c1732 - c1757 children Johannes Erasmus b.1733 Geesje b.1735 Martha 1736 - c1821 children Cornelia b.1738 Geertruijd b. c1740 Erasmus b.1742 Gerrit b.1745 Pieter b. c1748 Albertus b. c1751

children of Erasmus Smit and Cornelia van Emmenes Anna Smit circa 1732-circa 1757 born circa 1732 baptized 24 February 1732, Cape Town died circa November 1757, (assumed from date of Inventory)  married Jan Diederik Holman 6 died 1754 of De Uijtkijk, Rodezand Johannes Erasmus Smit born 1733 born 1733 7 baptized 5 July 1733, Drakenstein 8 Geesje Smit born 1735 born 1735 9 baptized 30 January 1735, Cape Town 10  married Pieter Jourdaan Paulsz. 11 Martha Smit 1736-circa 1821 born 1736 baptized 21 October 1736, Cape Town died circa 1821, (assumed from filing date of will)  married 23 December 1753 Tulbagh Gerrit van Wijk Gerritsz: 12 1723-circa 1796 Cornelia Smit born 1738 born 1738 13 baptized 4 October 1738, Drakenstein 14  married Adriaan Venter 15 Geertruijd Smit born circa 1740 born circa December 1740 16 baptized 22 January 1741, Cape Town 17  married Willem van Zijl 18 died before 1771 died before 1771 19 Erasmus Smit born 1742 born 1742 20 baptized 14 October 1742, Cape Town 21 Gerrit Smit born 1745 born 1745 22 baptized 17 April 1745, Drakenstein 23 Pieter Smit born circa 1748 born circa 1748 24 Albertus Smit born circa 1751 born circa 1751 25

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