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Barend Burger died 1705 Marritie Willemsdr Schalk 1675-circa 1709 Schalk Willemsz van der Merwe 1673-before 1740 Anne Prevot 1681-before 1740 Andries Burger died 1749 Maria van der Merwe 1703-before 1727

Willem Burger 1 farmer (1760) 2 born 1722, Cape of Good Hope 3 baptized 5 July 1722, Drakenstein 4 died March 1788, Waveren 5 will dated 28 March 1760 and filed 7 January 1769 6 Notes: In 1765 he petitioned the Council of Policy at the Cape, requesting the freehold of the cattle farm 'Houd Constant' beyond the Twenty Four Rivers, which he had had in loan for some years. He stated that he was prepared to pay the ordinary annual recognition fee of 24 rixdollars and offered 100 rixdollars as the purchase price. (Requesten (Memorials) 1715-1806 by H.C.V Leibbrandt, p.102a) This farm had been inherited by his wife, Maria Magdalena Burger, from her mother in 1757. In 1776 he reported that the mill on his farm at the Twenty Four Rivers had been burnt down and that he believed it had been done maliciously by one of his slaves and asked the VOC to take over this slave and thus be housed far away from him and his property. (also from Leibbrandt, as above, p.1110.d)

married (1) Maria Magdalena Burger 1726-1768

Willem b.1745 Maria Magdalena d.1782 Martje Barbara Elsje Sophia Anna Hester Cicilia b.1763 children Barend Frederick

married (2) 24 November 1770 at Tulbagh 18 Catharina Jacoba Liebenberg died 1788

children of Willem Burger and Maria Magdalena Burger Willem Burger 7 born 1745 born 1745 8 baptized 3 October 1745, Drakenstein 9 Notes: His father's will of 1770 left him the buildings (opstallen) on two of the loan farms which he owned, Houd Constant situated on the Vier en Twintig Rivieren and Matjes Fonteijn on the Berg River, at a valuation of 2000 guldens, Indian value. Maria Magdalena Burger 10 died 1782 died May 1782, Paarl 11  married Isaac van der Merwe 12 Martje Barbara Burger 13 Elsje Sophia Burger 14 Anna Burger 15 Hester Cicilia Burger born 1763 baptized 11 September 1763, Tulbagh  married (1) 19 January 1783 Cape Town Carel van der Merwe 16 1752-before 1792  married (2) 29 April 1792 Cape Town Schalk Willem du Toit 17 1772-circa 1805 Barend Frederick Burger

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