Martinus (Berg) Bergh
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Martinus (Berg) Bergh (bef. 1698)

Martinus Bergh formerly Berg
Born before in de Caep de Goede Hoopmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 29 Aug 1719 in de Caep de Goede Hoopmap
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Table Bay, South Africa (1762)
Martinus (Berg) Bergh was part of the settlement of the Dutch Cape Colony.
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Contents

Biography

Birth

Date : before 02 November 1698[1]

Baptism

Date : 2 November 1698
de Caep de Goede Hoop.
2 Nov: 1698
gedoopt het kint van Oelof Berg
en Anna Koninck onder getuygen
van Marten de [Slugt] en Catrina Croese gent:
- Martinus [1]

Marriage

Date: 29 August 1719 [2]
Place: [Cape Town], Cabo de Goede Hoop [South Africa][2]
Groom: Martinus Berg[2]
Bride: Catharina Leij[2]
29 Augustii, Martinus Berg, van Cabo, jongm: en Catharina Leij, van d:o, jonge d:r.[2]
Note - No image currently available[2]

Events

Bergh (Martinus); of the Cape, assistant at the Secretariat of the Court of Justice; appointed I3th October, 1716; asks for the appointment of adjunct Fiscal, vacant by the promotion of Frangois Poulle to the office of cashier. (No. 121 ; date, ?.) [3]
1724: Bergh (M.) ; Landdrost of Stellenbosch. (Signature.) (No. 19.) [3]
1730: Bergh (Martinus); proposed as Orphan Master. (No. 100.) [3]
1733 - 1734: Bergh (Martinus); "winkelier"; entered the service as soldier in 1711 ; made junior merchant in 1722; asks for the rank of Merchant* (Signature, No. 1 15.) Proposed as Orphan Master, No. 116. (No. 61.) [3]
Criminal Extract from proceedings. " Castle, C.G.H., 6 November, 1721. Landdrost submits certain papers which came to him from his predecessor, Jacob Voet, and states that a certain slave of the widow Robbertsz, named October of Tutocorijn, had been accused of an unnatural crime, but that there was no evidence to convict him; that his mistress did not want him back ; and that the Company took him over, to cover the expenses of his trial, and that he had been sent to Robben Island to labour at the Public works there." (No. 73.) [3]
"The widow Robbertsz now states that October had, at the time been falsely accused by a fellow slave, named Arend of Bengal, a superintendent of one of her farms, that landdrost M. Bergh had found no evidence in support of the charge, and could therefore not bring the accused 'ad torturam' or 'ad actum pruximum' ; and that he had accordingly been liberated. See minutes of the C. of Justice of the 6th November, 1721.- That Mrs. Robbertsz had, however, for her own peace of mind, given the said October to the Government in compensation for the judicial expenses ; that October had been placed on Robben Island, where he still is ; that some time ago, the slave Arend of Bengal died, and that other slaves, who were stationed on the same farm in 1721, together with October, had declared to Mrs. Robbertsz that it had been a false charge of the said Arend, who had made it in malice, but that they had been afraid to say so so long as Arend was alive, and that October was quite innocent. She therefore asks for his release from Robben Island, and his restoration to her." [3]
Dingsdagh den 23e September 1721, voormiddags. En gemerkt door dat besluijt het ampt van landdrost is komen open te vallen, Soo is ter consideratie van de goede bequaamheeden van den boekhouder Martinus Bergh, mitsgaders sijn instantig versoek, goedgevonden denselven bij deesen insgelijx aan te stellen tot landdrost van Stellenbosch en Drakensteijn. [3] [4]

Sources

  • De Villiers, Christoffel Coetzee "Oude Kaapsche Familien" Deel 1 - A-J. Page No. 48[5]
  • WikiTree profile Bergh-734 through the import of Pretorius Family Tree 1.ged on Aug 10, 2013 by Willem Pretorius.
  • WikiTree profile-Bergh-110 was created through the import of Bergh_2010-09-14.ged on 15 September 2010 by Anton Bergh.

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. A selection of historical records transcriptions (http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/ : accessed 19 Aug 2016), "Cape Town Baptisms 1695-1712 (1698)", baptism entry for Martinus Berg, 2 Nov 1698, p. 9; citing Cape Archives Verbatim Copies VC 603, Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk. Original registers are located in the NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch as G1 1/1. VC 603 is a photocopy made during the 1980s of the original, made for the Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and a copy was donated to the South African Archives, a copy going to the Cape Town repository and to the Pretoria Repository (where it is part of the FC series). The original register is now housed in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, as G1 1/1. The transcription was originally made in 2006 by Richard Ball. Corrections were received from Delia Robertson and Alwyn Smit and Corney Keller had now completely revised and amended the original transcript (February 2012). Seen and added by Philip van der Walt Aug 19, 2016.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Source :
    • The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. A selection of historical record transcriptions (http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/ : accessed 2 Feb 2014), Cape Town Marriages 1719, Page 8; citing Cape Archives Verbatim copies document VC 621 - Cape Town marriages and memberships 1713-1756, which is a photocopy of the original register, now housed in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, as G1-13/1. This photocopy was made for the Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and a copy was donated to the South African Archives, a copy going to the Cape Town Repository (VC series) and to the Pretoria Repository (where it is part of the FC series). The marriages cover pages 1 through 95 of this register.
    Seen & added 18 August 2021 by André Laubscher
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Anton Bergh 14 July 2011.
  4. Resolutions of the Council of Policy of Cape of Good Hope Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa Reference code: C. 57, pp. 20−25..
  5. Added by Esmé van der Westhuizen, 11 May 2015




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I notice that the birth date of Martinus is listed as the same date as the baptism date of his brother Simon Petrus. Obviously if they were indeed twins, they should have the same D.O.B. I had adjusted the D.O.B of Simon Petrus to the 9 June 1696 as is listed in the Bio - is that perhaps their D.O.B or should it just be stated as "before 16 Sept 1696" ?
posted by André Laubscher
Cape Town Marriages 1719

Written by transcribed by Corney Keller. Posted in Cape Town Marriages 1713 to 1756 page 8 29 Augustii Martinus Berg, van Cabo, jongm: en Catharina Leij, van d:o, jonge d:r. http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/index.php/church-registers/cape-town-marriages-1713-1756/170-cape-town-marriages-1719

I see 20 August 1719 was a Sunday and 29 August 1719 was a Tuesday. As the 20 / 29 could be misread, I think it is probable that the correct marriage date is actually Sunday, 20 August 1719.

posted by Anton Eugene Bergh
Sorry; I realized it's irrelevant which way one does a merger if the LNAB is changed.
posted by Anton Eugene Bergh
Perhaps I could have, but the merge comment has now been removed {?} - see the changes tab - it wasn't me - and I often do it (as I explain) also to add the Project Profile as custodial manager. If I'm also active manager I will simply execute both actions, move all existing active managers (including myself) to the trusted list and then have it Profile Protected. Which has the benefit when the Project is active manager, that the parent-connections are also safeguarded and nobody can simply disconnect and re-connect them. Only the "project" can do that. And this is crucial for the integrity of this project with so many managers who have in the past even disconnect proven parent connections.
posted by Philip van der Walt
Could you please explain why Bergh-110 was merged into a "created ID" Bergh-2072. You could simply have done the LNAB change on Bergh-110.
posted by Anton Eugene Bergh
Marthinus Bergh (Bergh-734) and Martinus Bergh (Bergh-110) have been marked as Unmerged Matches
posted by Anton Eugene Bergh

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