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Abraham Hendriksz: de Vries Ermpje Jacobsz:

Hendrik Abrahamsz de Vries 1 born 1676, Amsterdam 2 baptized 17 July 1676, Amsterdam, Oude Kerk 3 died between 13 April and 22 May 1744 4 will dated 27 April 1718 Notes: He and his family had lived in the Noordwyk flats area of Mauritius and upon the abandonment of the Dutch East India Company's settlement there in 1708, he was one of the Mauritius freemen who elected to go to the Cape (rather than to Batavia). According to a letter of 24th August 1708, he requested permission to proceed with his family from Mauritius to the Cape in the 'Blenheim', an English ship. I have not yet established if this was indeed the ship that carried them to the Cape but the timing seems right since their four chidren were baptised in Cape Town on 4th November 1708 . (Source: Leibbrandt - Letters Received 1695-1708, pages 452, 453 & 472) His children are listed as per his several wills drawn up jointly with his second wife, Johanna van Es, and from the latter's Deceased Estate Accounts of 1745. He became a member of the Cape Town NGK church on 21 September 1717 when he made his profession of faith with his wife, Johanna van Es as the witness.

married (1) Maijke Zaaijman died 1713

Abraham d.1718 Daniel Jacob aft.1703 - bef.1738 children Pieter Izaak 1711 - c1746 children

married (2) 24 September 1713 at Cape Town 20 Johanna van Es circa 1695-circa 1745

Hendrik b.1714 Pieter Jurgen 1716 - bef.1745 Johannes 1718 - 1762 Hermina 1720 - 1791 Barend 1723 - 1778 Johanna Maria b.1725 Aletta Margaretha b.1727 Catharina Elisabeth 1732 - bef.1745

children of Hendrik Abrahamsz de Vries and Maijke Zaaijman Abraham de Vries 5 died 1718 sailor with the Dutch East India Company (1718) 6 born Mauritius 7 died between 1718 and 1731 8 Notes: He seems to have joined the service of the VOC as a 'young sailor'. A voyage on the ship 'Sleewijk', belonging to the Rotterdam Chamber, is recorded as departing from Goeree 2nd January 1718, arriving at the Cape 4th September 1718 and in Batavia 29th December 1718. (from: Uitgevaren voor de Kamers van de VOC, information based on the 'scheepssoldijboeken' in the VOC archives in the Nationale Archief in The Hague. De VOC Site - Schepenlijst.) Daniel de Vries 9 born Mauritius 10 baptized 4 November 1708, Cape Town 11 Notes: His sister-in-law, Susanna Bosman, in her will of 1746, asked that he be brought in to run the Bakery in the event of her death and her estate not being wound up immediately.  married 25 May 1738 Cape Town 13 Maria Coster 12 born 1703 born 1703, Cape of Good Hope 14 Jacob de Vries after 1703-before 1738 born after 1703, Mauritius baptized 4 November 1708, Cape Town died before 1738  married 12 September 1728 Cape Town Margaretha Plooij 15 Pieter de Vries 16 born Mauritius 17 baptized 4 November 1708, Cape Town 18 Notes: He must have died before 1st December 1714 since he is not named in the Inventory drawn up on that date, after the death of his grandfather, Daniel Zaaijman. Izaak de Vries 1711-circa 1746 born 1711 baptized 12 April 1711, Cape Town died circa January 1746  married 3 August 1732 Drakenstein Susanna Bosman 19 1712-1755 children of Hendrik Abrahamsz de Vries and Johanna van Es Hendrik de Vries 21 born 1714 baptized 23 September 1714, Cape Town 22 Notes: In the records as Hendrik de Vries de jonge, he was taken into service by the Dutch East India Company as a sailor towards the end of 1737, sailing from the Cape on the ship 'Sellak' on 21st July 1740 and arriving in Batavia on the 11th September 1740. By 1741 (exact date yet unknown) he was dead, his father requesting the Council of Policy to allow him to remit some money belonging to his late son Hendrik sources: Resolutions of the Council of Policy, C. 104, pp. 124-128, 19 November 1737; Uitgevaren voor de Kamers van de VOC Leibbrandt, Requeste, page 372 Pieter Jurgen de Vries 1716-before 1745 born 1716 23 baptized 16 August 1716, Cape Town 24 died before 1745 25 Notes: When he was 19 he was granted permission by the Council of Policy at the Cape to return to the Netherlands with the then present return fleet. (Council of Policy, Resolutions, 7 February 1736, C. 100, pp. 2-4, kindly brought to my notice by Andre van Rensburg) Johannes de Vries 26 1718-1762 born 1718, Cape of Good Hope 27 baptized 11 July 1718, Cape Town 28 died 9 June 1762, at the Cape 29 will dated 8 June 1762 30  married Hester Mostert 31 circa 1722-1803 born circa 1722, at the Cape 32 died 19 April 1803, in the Cape District 33 Notes: there appear not to have been any children. Hermina de Vries 1720-1791 born 1720 34 baptized 21 January 1720, Cape Town 35 died 28 May 1791, Paarl 36 Notes: She was baptised 'Ermtje' and was also referred to thus when she stood as witness to the baptism of her nephew Abraham de Vries.  married Helmoet Luttig 37 Barend de Vries 1723-1778 of Cape Town 38 born 1723 39 baptized 11 April 173, Cape Town 40 died 13 May 1778, Cape Town 41 Notes: Swartland marriage register: 1759 getrouwd den 26 Augustus Barnardus de Vries met Johanna Catharina Smuts 1779, den 21 Febr: Kristiaan [Weder/Seder]blad van Draakhubet burger aan de Caap J:M: met Johanna Katarina Smuts van Cabo voorn. weduwe wijlen den burger Bernardus de Vries Johanna Maria de Vries born 1725 born 1725 42 baptized 18 November 1725, Cape Town 43  married Frans Joseph Holweg 44 master gardener (1744) 45 Aletta Margaretha de Vries 46 born 1727 born 1727 47 baptized 2 March 1727, Cape Town 48 Catharina Elisabeth de Vries 1732-before 1745 born 1732 49 baptized 8 March 1732, Cape Town 50 died before 1745 51

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