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Albert Barentsz Gildenhuijs died 1709 Margareta Hoefnagels died circa 1713

Margareta Gildenhuijsen 1 of Mosselbank 2 born 1684, at the Cape 3 baptized 8 October 1684, Cape Town 4 died circa August 1728 5 Notes: From her Estate Accunts and the sale of her properties on the 20th and 24th September 1728, she would appear to have had two houses in Cape Town, one sold to Christiaan Victor and the other to Jacobus van der Heijden, and two farms, one called De Mosselbank on the Mosselbank River, 62 morgen 16 roeden, original grant 18 September 16983, most recently transferred 3rd and 6th of October 1724, now sold to Gerrit van Nieuwkerken, and the other, named Roodenburgh, described as a house and land, lying on the Rondebosje, extending to 15 morgen and 561 square roeden, first granted on the 5th January 1660 and most recently transferred 9th October 1713, now sold to Christoffel Bok. This property had belonged to her father and is described as his dwelling in the document Hendrik Plooij drew up in favour of his daughter Willemina in 1724. (MOOC 9/1, 153-156, Coop Conditien 1705-1735)

married (1) Hendrik Plooij circa 1674-circa 1725 of Roodenburgh, aan 't Rondebosje 6

Albert Barendz b.1705 Hendrik Willem b.1707 Engela 1710 - c1738 children Albert Barent b.1712 Margaretha b.1714 Wilhelmina b.1716 Hendrik b.1719

married (2) Philip Richter Notes: On 22nd February 1729 he petitioned the Council of Policy to allow him to repatriate on one of the ships of the return fleet and permission was granted for him to travel back in the Cabin.

children of Margareta Gildenhuijsen and Hendrik Plooij Albert Barendz Plooij born 1705 born 1705 7 baptized 10 May 1705, Cape Town 8 Hendrik Willem Plooij born 1707 born 1707 9 baptized 13 November 1707, Cape Town 10 Engela Plooij 1710-circa 1738 born 1710 baptized 19 January 1710, Cape Town died circa 1738  married Johannes van Nieuwkerken 11 circa 1674-circa 1725 farmer of De Brackefonteijn, lying behind the Coeberg Albert Barent Plooij born 1712 born 1712 12 baptized 14 August 1712, Cape Town 13 Margaretha Plooij 14 born 1714 born 1714 15 baptized 29 July 1714, Cape Town 16 Notes: On the 21st August 1728, the Weeskamer decided that she would be lodged with Hendrik de Vries until her marriage with his son Jacob de Vries and that her minor brother, Hendrik Plooij, would also go to live with Hendrik de Vries at the cost of 6 rixdalers per month. (MOOC 1/6, Weeskamernotulen, page 71)  married circa 1728  18 Jacob de Vries 17 1697-circa 1744 Wilhelmina Plooij 19 born 1716 born 1716 20 baptized 12 July 1716, Cape Town 21 Notes: On the 8th October, Jan van Nieuwkerken applied to the Weeskamer for his wife's disabled sister, a minor, to come and live with him and to have funds to buy her a slave maid for her service, costs to be paid, presumably from her inheritance, from the Weeskamer funds. This was approved subject to notice when an appropriate candidate was found. (MOOC 1/6 Weeskamer Notulen, 8th October 1728) As his wife's only other sister was already married, I assume that it is Wilhelmina to whom this refers. Hendrik Plooij 22 born 1719 born 1719 23 baptized 2 July 1719, Cape Town 24 Notes: After the death of his mother, circa August 1728, he went, with the permission of the Weeskamer, to live with Hendrik de Vries, at a charge of 6 rixdalers per month, along with his sister Margareta Plooij, who also went to live with Hendrik de Vries until the time of her marriage to Jacob de Vries (Minutes of the Weeskamer 21 August 1728, MOOC 1/6)

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