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Willem van Wijk died 1702 Trijntje Harmensz:

Willem van Wijk Willemsz: 1 farmer 2 of De Klijne Fontijn, Klavervalije, beyond the Oliphantsrvier 3 born at the Cape 4 died circa January 1756 5 Notes: In addition to their main farm where they lived, two other loan farms, d'Matkamme and d'Oorlogsfontijn, all in the same area, accoding to the inventory drawn up after his death. In the church register, the minister recorded that during the wedding ceremony the bride held in her arms a child who had been baptised that same day and named Katharina, in order to legitimise her, and that, between the couple stood another child whose name was not known to him. For a discussion of his parentage and place in the family tree, see my notes on his mother, Trijntje Harmens, and for a general discussion of the early Van Wijks see my introduction. There is a baptism in the early (and possibly defective) registers of Drakenstein which might apply to him: 31 Julij 1703 Guillaume, d'Vader Willem van (sic), d'Moeder Trijn arme but this date seems to be too late for him to be the son of Willem van Wijk, unless the baptism came rather longer after the birth than seems to have been usual at that time, or that in copying the baptism was mistakenly put under 1703 rather than 1702 where it would make sense.

married (1) 2 January 1729 at Drakenstein 6 Johanna Catharina Campher 1707-circa 1746

Katharina 1728 - bef.1746 Willem 1730 - bef.1739 Maria b.1732 children Johanna Catharina b. c1735 children Sibilla 1737 - bef.1746 Willem 1739 - c1800 Hendrick b.1741 Cornelis b.1743

married (2) 30 August 1746 at Swartland 31 Hendrina Monk 1729-1767 of De Klijne Fontijn, beyond the Oliphantsrivier

Catharina b. c1747 Andries 1749 - 1774 Alida b. c1751 Jannetje b. c1753 Gerrit c1755 - bef.1767

children of Willem van Wijk and Johanna Catharina Campher Katharina van Wijk 1728-before 1746 born 1728 baptized 2 January 1729, Drakenstein 7 died before 1746 8 Notes: She was baptised at the same church service at which her parents were married and was held on her mother's arm in order to make her legitimate. This is a custom recorded several times in the Drakenstein church registers. Willem van Wijk 1730-before 1739 born 1730 9 baptized 7 May 1730, Drakenstein 10 died before 1739, (assumed) Notes: He is not mentiond in the inventory drawn up after her mother's death in 1746. He presumably died before 1739 when another child was baptised Willem.. Maria van Wijk born 1732 baptized 23 May 1732, Drakenstein  married 8 April 1753 Drakenstein Christoffel Smit 11 Johanna Catharina van Wijk born circa 1735  married 3 May 1750 Drakenstein Pieter Christiaan Wijdeman Andriesz: 12 Sibilla van Wijk 1737-before 1746 born 1737 13 baptized 13 January 1737, Stellenbosch 14 died before 1746, (assumed) 15 Willem van Wijk Willemsz 16 1739-circa 1800 born 1739 17 baptized 23 August 1739, Stellenbosch 18 died circa 1800 19 will dated 20 March 1776 20 Notes: From the inventory drawn up after his death, since his heirs are named as his brothers and sisters or their surviving children, it would seem that he left no surviving children.  married 27 September 1757 Swartland 22 Cornelia Koekemoer 21 1725-1776 born 1725 baptized 16 September 1725, Stellenbosch 23 died between 1776 and 1800, (apparently) 24 will dated 20 March 1776 25 Hendrick van Wijk born 1741 born 1741 26 baptized 8 October 1741, Drakenstein 27 Cornelis van Wijk 28 born 1743 born 1743 29 baptized 21 April 1743, Drakenstein 30 Notes: Tulbagh, VC 664, marriages, 29 Maart 1767, page 23, Cornelis van Wijk van Cabo de Goede Hoop, burger aan Stellenbosch, jongman, met Anna Jacoba van Aswegen van Cabo voornt. jonge dogter. children of Willem van Wijk and Hendrina Monk Catharina van Wijk born circa 1747 born circa 1747 32 baptized 28 January 1748, Cape Town 33  married Hendrik Weesman 34 Andries van Wijk 1749-1774 sailor in employ of the Dutch East India Company 35 born 1749 36 baptized 9 November 1749, Cape Town 37 died 22 October 1774, Asia 38 Notes: Judging from the data provided from the VOC ships' record books (scheepssoldijboeken) it looks as though he enlisted as a sailor with the Dutch East India Company. Two journeys are recorded. One on the ship named 'Schagen', leaving 25 June 1771 and arriving Batavia 16 May 1772 and the second on the 'IJsselmonde', leaving 10 June 1773 and arriving Batavia 4 Jan 1774. His death in Asia on the 22nd October 1774 is recorded in the log of the second voyage. (source: Uitgevaren voor de Kamers web site) Alida van Wijk born circa 1751 born circa 1751 39 baptized 9 January 1752, Cape Town 40  married Casper Breeves 41 Jannetje van Wijk born circa 1753 born circa 1753 42 baptized 1754, Cape Town 43  married Harmen Claassen 44 Gerrit van Wijk circa 1755-before 1767 born circa August 1755 45 baptized 7 March 1756, Drakenstein 46 died before 1767 47 Notes: He is not mentioned as one of the chidren of Hendrina Monk in her Estate Accounts of 1768/9 so he presumably died before his mother without leaving heirs.

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