Information supplied by Richard Ball

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Jurgen Kervel 1 died before 1719 2 Notes: On 15th July 1702, named as Jurger kerver, he received permission from the Cape Burgerraad to leave the Cape District in order to settle in Stellebosch. (1 STB 15/2, 32) He first appears in the Opgaaf (tax) returns in 1702 as a single man, and then in 1705 in Drakenstein with his wife, Catharina Ermans, 5 sons and 2 daughters (but I suspect the 5 sons must be a misreading for 3?), 2 slaves and 7000 vines. From then on the opgaaf returns deteriorate, 1709 just one slave and 5000 vines, 1712 no slave, 4000 vines, until by 1716 they have moved to the Cape with their two sons, three daughters and very little else. In 1719 we have the widow Kerver listed with one son and 3 daugthers. The surname appears in the earlier days mostly as 'Kerver', but later as 'Kervel'. On the 26th October 1708, in a letter to Robben Island, the person in charge there is ordered to return 'the banished burgher Jurgen Kerver'. (Leibbrandt, Letters Disapatched, 1695-1708, page 394).

married circa 1703 3 ( the year they first appear as a couple in the opgaaf and muster roll returns) Trijntje Harmensz:

Burger 1710 - c1774 Elsje b.1712 Hilletje d.1760 children Catharina d.1760

children of Jurgen Kervel and Trijntje Harmensz: Burger Kervel 1710-circa 1774 born 1710 4 baptized 16 March 1710, Stellenbosch 5 died circa 1774 6 Notes: From the Opgaaf (Tax) returns, where he first appears in 1731 living in the Drakenstein District, he would seem never to have married. Between 1735 and 1757 he seems to have been farming in a very small way, at first in the Cape District and then from 1741 in the Stellenbosch District. From 1761 onwards he owned nothing but his horse and his guns. His estate accounts list very little other than small debts. His heirs were listed as: Isaak Nieuwwout as heir of the widow Corenelis Pieters: Stapper and Hendrik Andries Truter married to Susanna Catharina Victor and Johannes Victor as heirs of the late Wijnand Victor Elsje Kervel born 1712 born 1712 7 baptized 2 July 1712, Drakenstein 8 Hilletje Kervel died 1760 died 12 August 1760, Swartland  married 7 January 1731 Cape Town Theunis van Aard 9 Catharina Kervel died 1760 died 7 March 1760, Cape district 10 Notes: She is included as a child of the above couple on the following grounds: In 1730 she and her husband were the witnesses at the baptism of Isaac son of Isaac Niewout and Anna van Wijck, and in 1731 this latter couple were the witnesses at the baptism of Anna Catharina Victor. And in 1734 Catharina and Christiaan Victor were the witnesses to the baptism of Anna, daughter of Gerrit van Wyk and Maria Pruvo.  married 4 June 1730 [according to De Villiers/Pama] 11 Christiaan Victor

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