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Jan Smit died 1696 Adriana Tol 1656-after 1722 Alewijn Smit 1695-1774 Hester Bekker died 1778

Helena Smit 1 born 1722, Cape of Good Hope 2 baptized 26 April 1722, Drakenstein 3 died 31 May 1792 4 will dated 17 August 1784 and filed 18 May 1798 Notes: Information for this family from the will of Hester Smit and Bartholomeus van den Vyver of 1784. In her will dated 17 August 1784 she stated that her parents were the farmer Alewyn Smit and Hester Bekkers.

married (1) 10 September 1741 at Drakenstein 5 Barend Burger 1717-1770 farmer 6 of Brandwagt, a loan farm 7

Willem 1742 - 1791 children Hester 1745 - 1806 children Schalk Jacobus b.1747 Barend Johannes b.1750 Alewyn Petrus b.1753 Elsje Sophia b.1758

married (2) 16 August 1772 at Tulbagh 20 Bartholomeus van der Vyver born Cape of Good Hope 21 Notes: He would seem to have married again after the death of Helena Smit in 1798, his second wife being Anna Magdalena van der Merwe. Making an assumption merely from the will indexes on the NAAIRS web site, he wouls appear to have died around 1812 and she around 1832.

children of Helena Smit and Barend Burger Willem Burger Barendz: 1742-1791 born 1742 baptized 20 September 1742, Drakenstein died March 1791, Land van Waveren  married (1) 13 June 1773 Tulbagh Maria Susanna du Toit 8 circa 1752-circa 1787  married (2) 6 May 1787 Cape Town Judiet Grundeling 9 Hester Burger 1745-1806 born 1745, Cape of Good Hope baptized 21 June 1745, Tulbagh died between May and June 1806, (will date and will filing date)  married 18 April 1762 Tulbagh Willem Janse van Rensburg 10 1741-1800 of Welgemoed, lying behind the Bokkeveld Schalk Jacobus Burger 11 born 1747 baptized 24 December 1747, Tulbagh 12 Barend Johannes Burger 13 born 1750 baptized 29 March 1750, Tulbagh 14 Alewyn Petrus Burger 15 born 1753 baptized 25 December 1753, Tulbagh 16 Elsje Sophia Burger 17 born 1758 baptized 12 November 1758, Tulbagh 18  married Barend Jansz 19

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19 Will - Smit, Helena &Bartholomeus van den Vyver - 1784 Elsje Sophia Burgers, gehuwd met den burger Barend [Jansen crossed out] Jansz

18 Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation, extracted and transcribed by Mev. M de Villiers and André Kellerman, 2001, GISA, Film 5-154 no 39. 't Kind Elsie Sophia 12 November 1758 Vader Barend Burger Moeder Helena Smit Get. Johannes Pienaar, en Anna Sophia Burger

17 Will - Smit, Helena &Bartholomeus van den Vyver - 1784 de Testatrice ... haar ses kinders by inglen haren eerste man den landbouwer Barend Burgers in Egte verwekt in naamen: ... 6/ Elsje Sophia Burgers, gehuwd met den burger Barend [Jansen crossed out] Jansz

16 Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation, extracted and transcribed by Mev. M de Villiers and André Kellerman, 2001, GISA, Film 5-154 no 39. 't Kind Alewijn Petrus 25 xber 1753 Vader Barend Burger Moeder Helena Smit Get. Barend Vorster, en Dorothea Maria Smit

15 Will - Smit, Helena &Bartholomeus van den Vyver - 1784 de Testatrice ... haar ses kinders by inglen haren eerste man den landbouwer Barend Burgers in Egte verwekt in naamen: ... 5/ Alewyn Petrus

14 Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation, extracted and transcribed by Mev. M de Villiers and André Kellerman, 2001, GISA, Film 5-154 no.8 't Kind Barend Johannes 29 Maart 1750 Vader Barend Burger Moeder Helena Smit Get. Willem Burger, en Maria Magdalena Burger

13 Will - Smit, Helena &Bartholomeus van den Vyver - 1784 de Testatrice ... haar ses kinders by inglen haren eerste man den landbouwer Barend Burgers in Egte verwekt in naamen: ... 4/ Barend Johannes

12 Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation, extracted and transcribed by Mev. M de Villiers and André Kellerman, 2001, GISA, Film 5-154 no.48 't Kind Schalk Jacobus 24 xber 1747 Vader Barend Burger (December) Moeder Helena Smit Get. Jacobus de Wet, en Hester Smit

11 Will - Smit, Helena &Bartholomeus van den Vyver - 1784 de Testatrice ... haar ses kinders by inglen haren eerste man den landbouwer Barend Burgers in Egte verwekt in naamen: ... 3/ Schalk Jacobus

10 Will - Van Rensburg, Nicolaas J. and WM Burger - 1794, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/67, 34 page 4 (last page) the will is a copy and the signatories names are written out: Nicolaas Jacobus Janse van Rensburs (sic) Wzoon Willemina Maria Burger Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation, extracted and transcribed by Mev. M de Villiers and André Kellerman, 2001, GISA, Film 5-154 baptisms - 1794 no. 114 - page 322 He and his wife were the witnesses at the baptism of Nicolaas Jacobus JvR's first child: 't kind: Willem Jacobus gedoopt 23 Novbr. 1794 Vader: Nicolaas Jacobus Janze Van Rensburg Moeder: Wilhelmina Maria Burger getuijgen: Willem Janze van Rensburg &Helena Burger Barend Jacobus Burger &Magdalena Elisabeth Burger Will - Burger, Anna Sophia wed Joh Pienaar - 1783, Cape Archives, MOOC 7/1/91, 7 mijne hier onder genaamde kinderen en kinds kinderen, namentlyk 1 Willem Janse van Rensburg ... by wylen mijne eerste man Willem Jansz van Rensburg in huwelijk verwekt Will - Rensburg, Willem Janse &Hester Burger - 1792 De Testateur ..., zoo verkarende deselve in dat zijne moeder Anna Sophia Burgers wed. van den burger Johannes Pienaar Inventory - Burger, Barend - 1770, dated 22 September 1770, Cape Archives, MOOC 8/3, 46 2./ Hester Burger getr' met Willem Jansz:

9 Will - Burger, Willem &Judith Grundlingh - 1791 den adjutant der Burgerij alhier de [Manhusse] Willem Burgerd Barendz en [Mejf] Judiet Grundeling beide van deeze uithoek geboortig

8 Will - Burger, Willem &Judith Grundlingh - 1791 den Testateur .. zijne Eerste Vrouw Maria Susanna du Toit Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation, extracted and transcribed by Mev. M de Villiers and André Kellerman, 2001, GISA, Film 5-154 marriages, page 25 Maria Susanna du Toit, van Cabo voorn. Wedw. wijlen Daniel du Plessis Inventory - Du Toit, Andries Pietersz - 1772, In: Die Boedelinventarisse van Erflaters in die Distrik Stellenbosch 1679-1806, transcribed by Annemarie Krzesinski-De Windt, published by Stellenbosch Museum 2002MOOC 8/14 5/10, 32 2. Maria Susanna wed. Daniel du plessis pietersz. Inventory - Du Toit, Andries Pietersz: - 1772, In: Die Boedelinventarisse van Erflaters in die Distrik Stellenbosch 1679-1806, transcribed by Annemarie Krzesinski-De Windt, published by Stellenbosch Museum 2002MOOC 8/14 5/10, 32 2. Maria Susanna wed. Daniel du plessis pietersz.

21 Will - Smit, Helena &Bartholomeus van den Vyver - 1784 den Landbouwer Bartholomeus van den Vyver en Helena Smit beyd van Cabo de goede hoop geboortig

20 Cape Archives index - via Naairs online site CJ 2627/17 SMIT, HELENA en VAN DEN VYVER, BARTHOLOMEUS. TESTAMENT STARTING 1773 Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation, extracted and transcribed by Mev. M de Villiers and André Kellerman, 2001, GISA, Film 5-154 no. 10 1772, den 16 Augst Is getrouwt: Bartholmeus van der Vijffer, van Cabo de Goede Hoop, burger aan Stellenbosch, jongman - met Helena Smit van Cabo voorm: Wedw. Wylen Barend Burgert.

7 Inventory - Burger, Barend - 1770, dated 22 September 1770, Cape Archives, MOOC 8/3, 46 Een opstal staande op de leeningsplaats genaamt De Brandwagt Rds 400:-

6 Inventory - Burger, Barend - 1770, dated 22 September 1770, Cape Archives, MOOC 8/3, 46 den Landbouwer Barend Burgert

5 Church Registers - Drakenstein Congregation, photocopy of the original, Cape Archives, originals in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk archives, Stellenbosch, VC 644-647, 654 1741, 10 September Barent Burgers van Cabo de Goede Hoop, Burger aan Drakenstein J.M. en Helena Smith van Cabo voorm. J.d.

4 Cape Death Notifications 1758-1838, Cape Archives, MOOC 6/1, 6/2 and 6/3 MOOC 6/1 vol 3, page 37, 1792 Waveren Henela Smit huijsvrouw van Barth. vandervijver Maij 31 Church Registers - Tulbagh Congregation - Deaths, Het Boek van der Gestorvene persoonen In't Land van Waveren, Cape Archives, VC 665 page 20 [ ]2 April is overleden Helena Smit huijsvrouw van Bartholomeus vd. Vijffer

3 Church Registers - Drakenstein Congregation, photocopy of the original, Cape Archives, originals in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk archives, Stellenbosch, VC 644-647, 654 p.59 1722 Den 26ste April Helena, Dogter van Alewijn Smit en Magdalena Bekker Getuigen Jacobus de Wet en Helena Bekker

2 Church Registers - Drakenstein Congregation, photocopy of the original, Cape Archives, originals in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk archives, Stellenbosch, VC 644-647, 654 Will - Smit, Helena &Bartholomeus van den Vyver - 1784 den Landbouwer Bartholomeus van den Vyver en Helena Smit beyd van Cabo de goede hoop geboortig

1 Will - Smit, Helena &Bartholomeus van den Vyver - 1784 soo verclardende de Testatrice by aldin zonder kinderen mogten komen te overleyden als dan haren vader en moeder den Landbouwer Alewyn Smit en Hester Bekkers