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Willem van Wijk 1 of Sandwijk, in Drakensteijn 2 born Ingen 3 died 1702, (bet 23 January and 31st March) 4 Notes: He arrived at the Cape, as a soldier in the employ of the Dutch East India Company, in 1671 aboard the ship croonde Vrede He first appears at the Cape as a Company servant, working in the Company's Garden in 1672 and on the 6 April 1678 he left the Company's Service and became a Freeburger, working in partnership with Gerrit Teunisz and later with Hans Erntrout. (see my timeline for Willem van Wijk). Two children by his first wife are recorded in the baptismal registers of the Cape Town congregation; Arie and Jannetie. The inventory taken after the death of his first wife, dated the 10th March 1695, notes that she left two minor children. These are named in the Weeskamer record dated 2 September 1712 as Arij and Gerrit van Wijk, so presumably Jannetie had died before 1695. The children born of his second marriage are also listed in the 1712 Weeskamer note mentioned above, as Maria, Anna and Willem van Wijk. For his wives and children see my notes on Trijntje Harmensz, his second wife, and for a general discussion of the early Van Wijks see my notes. Willem van Wijck van Ingen soldaat daer voor ende Camer Hoorn ao. 1671 pr de Gecroonde Vrede aangelant en ao. 1678 den 6 April vrij geworden

married (1) 5 August 1685 at Cape Town 5 Trijntjen Hillebrants died circa 1695

Arij 1686 - c1731 children Jannetie b.1688 Gerrit d. c1737 children

married (2) circa 1694 at Drakenstein ( they first appear as a couple in the opgaaf returns of 1695, apparently already with a child. The marriage is assumed to have taken place at Drakenstein. ) Trijntje Harmensz:

Maria c1696 - 1773 Anna d.1732 children Willem d. c1756 children

children of Willem van Wijk and Trijntjen Hillebrants Arij van Wijk Willemse 1686-circa 1731 born 1686, at the Cape baptized 13 April 1686, Cape Town died circa 1731, (date of inventory)  married 27 December 1711 Stellenbosch Antonetta Campher 6 died after 1740 Jannetie van Wijk born 1688 baptized 13 June 1688, Cape Town 7 Notes: She presumably died before 1695, the date of the inventory taken after her mother's death, since only two children are noted and, in a later Weeskamer document, these are named as Arij and Gerrit. Gerrit van Wijk Willemsz: died circa 1737 died circa 1737  married (1) 26 April 1722 Cape Town Elisabeth Vivier 8 1698-before 1730 of De Vaderlandse Rietklooff, Piquetberg  married (2) 25 March 1731 Cape Town Maria Provo children of Willem van Wijk and Trijntje Harmensz: Maria van Wijk 9 circa 1696-1773 born circa 1696, at the Cape 10 died 25 February 1773, Drakenstein 11 will dated 15 December 1755 12 and filed 8 February 1773 13 Notes: She appears not to have had any children. In her will dated 15th December 1755 she stated that she had no relations or friends still living to whom she legally owed anything and that she declared as here only and univeral heir, the burger Isak Nieuwout.  married 23 December 1714 Cape Town 15 Cornelis Pietersz Stapper 14 circa 1689-circa 1744 of Drakenstein 16 born circa 1689, Opperdoes 17 died circa 1744, (assumed from filing date of will) 18 will dated 18 September 1724 19 Anna van Wijk died 1732 died between 1732 and 1737, (assumed)  married (1) Gerrit Willemsz  married (2) 6 February 1724 Cape Town Isaac Nieuwoudt 20 surgeon Willem van Wijk Willemsz: died circa 1756 born at the Cape died circa January 1756  married (1) 2 January 1729 Drakenstein Johanna Catharina Campher 21 1707-circa 1746  married (2) 30 August 1746 Swartland Hendrina Monk 22 1729-1767 of De Klijne Fontijn, beyond the Oliphantsrivier

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