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Abraham Bastiaansz Pyl died circa 29 September 1703, Jan de Jonkers Hoek, Stellenbosch Notes: According to the enquiry of 1719 he had had a farm in the Moddergat which was sold by his widow in 1718 to a Hendrik Fredriksz. Clopper. (source: TANAP Cape Resolutions, C51, pages 53-65) On the evening of Friday 28th September he was pulled from the river by the children of Jan van Zijlen and taken to their house and put before the fire to dry and given a bed for the night. About midnight Jan van Zijlen was woken by screams and found Pijl out of his bed with his throat cut and a bloody knife by him. On the next day came the Landdrost Pieter Robbertsz, and the heemraden Dirk Coetse and Gulliam du Toit, accompanied by the surgeon Jean du Plessi, where they found Abraham Pijl still alive. He told them by gestures and words that he himself was responsible and that his wife was the cause, but gave no further explanation. (1 STB 18/154, 4th October 1703, pages 183-186) He buried two children in the Stellenbosch churchyard in 1700. (Malan, Ockert, Verlore Dokumentasie oor die Gemeente Stellenbosh; in Capensis; 1700 15 Dec - Abram Pijl voor twee kinderen f.12)

married Cornelia Cornelisse born 1674

Bastiaan b.1690 Anna b.1691 Catrina b.1692 Johannes b.1696 Maria b.1697 Lijsebet b.1699 Barent b.1701

children of Abraham Bastiaansz Pyl and Cornelia Cornelisse Bastiaan Pyl born 1690 born 1690 1 baptized 5 February 1690, Stellenbosch 2 Notes: MOOC 1/5, page 23 and 26, 1727 - Margaretha Pijl Anna Pyl born 1691 born 1691 3 baptized 27 May 1691, Stellenbosch 4 Catrina Pyl born 1692 born 1692 5 baptized 16 November 1692, Stellenbosch 6 Johannes Pyl born 1696 born 1696 7 baptized 6 January 1696, Stellenbosch 8 Maria Pyl born 1697 born 1697 9 baptized 9 August 1697, Stellenbosch 10 Lijsebet Pyl born 1699 born 1699 11 baptized 18 October 1699, Stellenbosch 12 Barent Pyl born 1701 born 1701 13 baptized 20 November 1701, Stellenbosch 14

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