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Jacob Cloeten died 1693 Fijtje Raderotjes died 1665 Willem Schalks van der Merwe died 1716 Elsje Jacobs Cloeten died circa 1702

Hendrik Willemsz: van der Merwe 1 of Overveen and Bloemendaal, Drakenstein Heemraad at Drakenstein 2 born at the Cape 3 died 17 September 1762, Drakenstein 4 will dated 3 December 1750 5 and filed 23 September 1762 6 Notes: Bloemendaal was bought from the estate of Maarten van Staden. When the latters estate accounts were drawn up on 18th July 1718, the 3rd and last payment was still owing. In addition to the two freehold farms, he held three loan farms, Claas Voogds Rivier and Den Uijtvlugt, situated on and down Koggelmans Cloof, and De Klijne Kobe in the Bokkeveld. By 1762 he had bought the freehold of Claas Voogds Rivier, and had added another loan farm, De Klippendrift, in Stellenbosch. The farm at Overveen was extremely well supplied with slaves, sixteen being listed, as well as another five on the loan farms. He was both a deacon of the Drakenstein church and one of the heemraden for Drakenstein (1729-1731). Cape Death Notices, page 12, 1760 Drakenst: een kindt van den oud heemraad Hend:vdmerve, gent. Maria Meij 7for a note on his parentage see below#

married (1) 25 June 1717 at Stellenbosch 7 Catharina Cloete died circa 1747

Elsje b.1719 Catharina Margaritha 1722 - c1750 children

married (2) circa 1748 [assumed] Alleta Keijser died circa 1750

Hendrik b. c1748 Aletta Sibilla b. c1750

married (3) circa 1751 [or later - assumed] Maria Fick died circa 1805

Willem Hendrik b. c1754 Schalk b. c1758 Jacob c1759 - c1819 children

children of Hendrik Willemsz: van der Merwe and Catharina Cloete Elsje van der Merwe born 1719 born 1719 8 baptized 19 November 1719, Drakenstein 9 Catharina Margaritha van der Merwe 1722-circa 1750 born 1722, at the Cape baptized 1 March 1722, Drakenstein died circa July 1750, (assumed from date of inventory)  married 30 April 1747 Drakenstein Albert Meijburg Albertsz: 10 1727-1756 of Cunenberg, Drakenstein children of Hendrik Willemsz: van der Merwe and Alleta Keijser Hendrik van der Merwe born circa 1748 born circa December 1748 11 Notes: He was mentioned in the inventory drawn up on the 9th October 1762, after his father's death where his age was given as 14 years. Aletta Sibilla van der Merwe 12 born circa 1750 born circa June 1750 13 Notes: Tulbagh, 1769, 30 April, page 91 't kint: Francois Petrus Vader: Schalk Willemsz van der Merwe Moeder: Johnna Adriana Smit Getn: Johs. Pets. Smit en Maria van Staade, Nicolaas van der Merwe en Aletta Sibilla van der Merwe, Johan Christiaan Hendrik Bauermeester en Sicilia van der Merwe Tulbagh, 1774, page 28 't kint: Cicilia Maria vader: Nicolaas van der Merwe moeder: Aletta Sibilla van der Merwe getn: Hendirk van der Merwe, en Maria Houman, Carel van Heerden en Maria van der Merwe children of Hendrik Willemsz: van der Merwe and Maria Fick Willem Hendrik van der Merwe 14 born circa 1754 born circa 1754 15 will dated 1 June 1778 16 and filed 1795 Notes: He was mentioned as one of his mother's heirs in her will dated 16 November 1785.  married Hendrina van der Merwe 17 Schalk van der Merwe born circa 1758 born circa 1758 18 Notes: He was mentioned as one of his mother's heirs in her will dated 16 November 1785. Jacob van der Merwe circa 1759-circa 1819 born circa 1759 died circa 1819, (assumed from filing date of will)  married (1) 14 March 1779 Drakenstein Cicilia Maria van Heerden 19 died before 1785  married (2) 1785 (or earlier - date of joint will) Maartje van der Merwe 20 died circa 1836 of Bloemendal, Overveen and Het Schilpad, Drakenstein

# The parents of Hendrik Willemsz: van der Merwe I have assumed, from the patronymic applied to his name, that he was a son of Willem Schalks van der Merwe. He may well even be that Hendrik Willems baptised in Drakenstein 17th August 1698, even though the register entry says the parents were Schalk Willems and Anna Prevot (in which case, the the register entry is faulty). In the muster roll compiled 23 Jan 1702 Schalk Willems and Anna Prevot are listed as having four children and, since we know from baptismal entries and the estate accounts of 1740, who these four were and Hendrik Willems was not one of them.

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