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Hercules du Pree died circa 1696 Cicilia Datis died 1720 Abraham Vivier died before 1714 Jacomina du Prees died before 1716

Elisabeth Vivier 1 of De Vaderlandse Rietklooff, Piquetberg 2 born 1698, at the Cape 3 baptized 12 February 1698, Drakenstein 4 died before 29 August 1730 5 Inventory of Estate dated 29 August 1730 Notes: When her mother, Jacquemine du Pree died, the children were farmed out by their guardians, the Cape Weemeesters to 'honourable people of good name and repute'. Elisabeth herself went to live with her Uncle and Aunt, Jacques Theron and Maria Jeanne du Pree. But from the report submitted by Weesmeesters to the Governor of the Cape in Council in November 1716, it seems that not only had Elisabeth been seduced in 1714 at the home of her grandmother, Cecilia Datis, by her cousin's husband, Charles du Plessis who had trapped her on that in the wine cellar, but in her new home with her uncle, in February 1716 she had again been persuaded by the same man, again in the wine cellar, and she had, as a consequence, become pregnant. Her daughter, Elisabeth du Plessis, was born in November 1716. Charles du Plessis was orderd to pay f.20 for expenses and f.4 per month for the support of the child. Her children are given here as listed in her inventory of August 1730. These children shared their deceased mother's portion of the Estate of their uncle, Isack Vivie, in December 1732, and the four van Wijck children are all mentioned again in October 1740 when their step- mother, Maria Provo, married again.

(1) circa 1716 extramarital relationship Charel du Plessis died 1736

Elisabeth b.1716

married (2) 13 June 1717 at Drakenstein 9 Nicolaas Labat born Pointu 10 died 30 December 1717 11 Notes: He and Elisabeth Vivier had no surviving children. According to documents reproduced in the minutes of the meeting of the Council of Policy of 28th August 1727, he was stated to have been the second of four sons of Jacob Labad and Susanna Laurent of Fontenai in Poitou, France and his sole surviving heir was his elder brother, Jacob Labad, swardveeger, of St. Martins in the Field, London. (Resolusies van die Politieke Raad, Deel VII, page 356, edited by G.C. de Wet and published Johannesburg, 1971)

married (3) 22 October 1719 at Drakenstein 12 Matthijs Hendrik Eekhof died before 1722 farmer (1720) 13

Maria Magdalena 1721 - 1776 children

married (4) 26 April 1722 at Cape Town 15 Gerrit van Wijk Willemsz: died circa 1737 of De Vaderlandse Rietklooff, Piquetberg 16

Gerrit 1723 - c1796 children Abraham b.1725 Jacomina b.1727 Catharina Elisabeth b. c1730

children of Elisabeth Vivier and Charel du Plessis Elisabeth du Plessis 6 born 1716 born 24 November 1716 7 baptized 31 January 1717, Drakenstein 8 Notes: I suspect that she is the Elisabeth du Plessis who married Thomas Arnoldus Theron (their joint will was dated 1747) and died on 24th February 1764. (Cape Death Notifications 1758-1838: Drakensteijn Juffr Elisabeth du Plessie huijsvrouw van den burger luytenant Ths. Ards. Theron 24 Feb). children of Elisabeth Vivier and Matthijs Hendrik Eekhof Maria Magdalena Eckhoff 1721-1776 born 1721, Cape of Good Hope baptized 15 June 1721, Cape Town died 6 August 1776, Land van Waveren  married 2 November 1738 Drakenstein Gerrit van Wijk Ariesz: 14 1714-circa 1787 farmer (1765) of De Vondeling, geleegen agter de Piquetberg over de Oliphants Rivier children of Elisabeth Vivier and Gerrit van Wijk Gerrit van Wijk Gerritsz: 1723-circa 1796 born 1723 baptized 5 October 1723, Cape Town died circa December 1796, (assumed from filing date of will)  married 23 December 1753 Tulbagh Martha Smit 17 1736-circa 1821 Abraham van Wijk 18 born 1725 born 1725 19 baptized 19 August 1725, Cape Town 20 Jacomina van Wijk 21 born 1727 born 1727 22 baptized 24 August 1727, Cape Town 23 Catharina Elisabeth van Wijk 24 born circa 1730 born circa July 1730 25 baptized 15 October 1730, Cape Town 26 Notes: Swartland marriage register: 1748 den 19 7ber, Jochem Scholtz van Cabo de Goede Hoop burger aan Stellenbosch J.M. met Catharina Elisabeth van Wijk van Cabo voorn: jongedochter

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