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Jacob Alewijnsz. Tol
circa 1600-1662
Lijsbet Dircx van der Piet
1626-1692
Jan Smit
died 1696
Adriana Tol
1656-after 1722
Jacobus Smit 1
farmer 2
of Uylekraal, Swartland 3
born 1689 4
baptized 16 October 1689, Stellenbosch
(baptism recorded in the Cape Town registers) 5
died circa 1752 6
will dated 13 August 1730 7
and filed 21 July 1752
with the Weescamer, Cape of Good Hope 8
Notes:
Around 1715/16 he petitioned the Council of Policy for the grant
of the farm Uylenkraal in Zwartland which he already occupied.
(Leibbrandt, HCV - Requesten, p.1028d)

The family lived in Swartland but as there was no church there
at that time, their children were all baptised in Cape Town.

married 3 March 1709 at Cape Town 9

Elisabeth Slabbert
1691-circa 1771


Johannes
1709 -
1779

Floris
b.1712

Adriana
b.1713

Jasper
b.1714

Jacobus
b.1716

Pieter
b.1718

Christoffel
b.1720

Gideon
b.1722

Adriana
b.1724

Huijbregje
b.1726

Francois
b.1729

Marten
b.1731

Alewijn
1734 -
1787
children

children of Jacobus Smit and Elisabeth Slabbert

Johannes Smit 1709-1779
born 1709, Cape of Good Hope 10
baptized 15 August 1709, Cape Town 11
died January 1779 12
will dated 4 January 1779 13
and filed 28 January 1779 14

Notes: In their joint will of 1779, the couple is described as: den
búrger Johannes Smith Jacobusz: en desselfs huisvrouw Catharina
Magdalena Mares.

Their property is left to the children of their brothers and sisters
(met versoek van 't úijtterste ben[e]ficirie der neefkens) with a
specific bequest of 200 Rixdollars to Floris Johannes Slabbert,
soontje van Johannes Slabert Gideonsz:


Johannes Smit and Catharina Marees were witnesses to the baptism
of their niece Aletta Catharina Smit, daughter of his brother, Alewijn
Smit and Engela Helena van Niekerk on 30th July 1769 at Swartland.

 married  16

Catharina Magdalena Mares 15 1691-circa 1771
born Cape of Good Hope 17

Floris Smit born 1712
born 1712 18
baptized 3 April 1712, Cape Town 19

Adriana Smit born 1713
born 1713 20
baptized 29 October 1713, Cape Town 21

Notes: She presumably died before 1724 when another child was given
the name Adriana.

Jasper Smit born 1714
born 1714 22
baptized 18 November 1714, Cape Town 23

Jacobus Smit born 1716
born 1716 24
baptized 6 September 1716, Cape Town 25

Pieter Smit born 1718
born 1718 26
baptized 21 August 1718, Cape Town 27

Christoffel Smit born 1720
born 1720 28
baptized 30 June 1720, Cape Town 29

Gideon Smit born 1722
born 1722 30
baptized 12 July 1722, Cape Town 31

Adriana Smit born 1724
born 1724 32
baptized 2 July 1724, Cape Town 33
 married

Marten Slabbert 34
farmer

Huijbregje Smit born 1726
born 1726 35
baptized 14 July 1726, Cape Town 36
 married

Gerrit Visser 37
farmer

Francois Smit born 1729
born 1729 38
baptized 17 April 1729, Cape Town 39

Marten Smit born 1731
baptized 7 October 1731, Cape Town 40

Alewijn Smit Jacobuszoon 1734-1787
born 1734
baptized 4 July 1734, Cape Town
died 25 January 1787
 married October 1756 Swartland

Engela Helena van Niekerk

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