Johannis Jesaias (Dafel) Davel (bef. 1754 - bef. 1812)

Born before 12 Feb 1754 in Stellenbosch, de Caep de Goede Hoop

Ancestors

Husband of Catharina (Saayman) Davel — married 31 Oct 1779 in Tulbagh, de Caep de Goede Hoop

Husband of Anna Geertruyda (Meyer) Davel — married 17 Jul 1796 in de Caep de Goede Hoop

Descendants

Died before 2 Aug 1812 at about age 58 in Cape Colony

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Biography

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Name

Johannes Esaias Davel ^[1] / Johannes Jesaias Davel ^[2]

Birth

Date: [before] 12 Feb 1754 ^[3]

Place: Stellenbosch ^[3]

Baptism

Date: 12 February 1754 ^[3]

Place: Stellenbosch Dutch Reformed Church^[3]

1754....dito {den 12 Febr:}... Johannis Isak de vader Johannis Dafel, de moeder Johanna Catrina Nel, de getuijgen Isack Nel, {............} and Sophia Otto^[3]

Name: Johannis Isak Dafel ^[3]

Father's Name: Johannis Dafel ^[3]

Mother's Name: Johanna Carina Nel ^[3]

Witnesses: Isack Nel, {..........} and Sophia Otto ^[3]

Marriage

Date: 31 Oct 1779

Place: Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope

1779, den 31 Octob: ...Johannes Ezaias Dafel van Cabo de Goede Hoop, jongman burger aan Stellenbosch met Catharina Saaijman van Cabo voornt., jonge dogter

Groom: Johannes Ezaias Dafel

Bride: Catharina Saaijman ^[4]

Baptism of Child

Date: 6 Oct 1782 ^[5]

Death

Date: Before 2 August 1812

Place: Vaalefontyn gel: tusschen de Hartebeestefontein en Zoutpansnek aan de Kleine Wintershoeksberg{Vaale Fontein is a farm in Eastern Cape, South Africa, situated between Viljoenskop and Kleinpoort, and is also nearby to Brandt’s Leisure.}^[6][7]

Will

Event date: 2 Augustus 1812

Testator(s): Johannes Esajas Davel / Anna Geertruijda Meyer

Inventaris van alle zodanige opstallen van leenings plaatsen, beestiaal en losse goederen, als er door Johannes Esajas Davel en Anna Geertruijda Meyer in gemeenschap bezeeten en door den eerstgemelde ab intestato met er dood ontruimd en nagelaaten, mitsgaders op heeden opgenoomen en in waaren weezen bevonden geworden, te weeten

Erfgenaamen

kinderen uit het huwlijk van wijlen Johannes Esajas Davel met wylen Catharina Saaijman, als

1) Johanna Catharina Davel gehuwd met Joh:s Andreas Pretorius

2) Johannes Christian Davel mondig

3) Cornelis Hendrik Davel zeedert de aanvaarding der boedel mondig geworden

4) Anna Maria Sebastiaana Davel gehuwd met Gerrit Petrus Slabbert

5) Margaretha Maria Magdalena Davel gehuwd met Sijbrand van Dijk

Aldus gedaan en g’inventariseerd ter plaatse genaamd de Vaalenfontein op den 2 Augustus 1812, ende zulks volgens het op en aangeeven van Anna Geertuijda Meijer weduwe Joh:s Esajas Davel, dewelke betuigde hierinne ter goeder trouwe te hebben gehandeld en niets met haar weeten te hebben verzweegen of agterhouden, weshalven zig bereid verklaarde deeze haare voorenstaande opgaave des gerequireerd wordende met solemneele eede te zullen bevestigen, met verdere belofte zo iets nader tot den boedel specteerend mogt koomen te ontdekken deezen inventaris daarmeede te zullen amplieeren......^[7][8]

Event

Memorandum." Davel and a Hottentot were found dead by the Field Commandant Stolz.

Two days afterwards a little Hottentot returned, who stated that the Caffres left them at the Zondags Eiver, supposing them to be dead, that he however having shortly afterwards recovered, saw a female Hottentot, who had accompanied them from Davel's place laying dead and that he then took the Waggon Eoad, on which he in the course of a little time met a Waggon, which conveyed him to the Field Commandant Stolz.

Uitenhage, 2nd April 1811.

Sir, " I have the honor herewith to transmit to you the Kafir depredation return for the last quarter and to state that the Inhabitant Jan Davel was attacked and murdered at his own place | of an hour's ride from the Commandant Stolz's, he has left an old widow much distressed. Scheepers of Zwartkops District, from whom 130 head of cattle have been stolen, is also in the greatest distress. I have the honor to transmit a copy of their opgaaf taken last week, which will show all these people have left, and I humbly beg to recommend them to His Excellency the Governors most humane consideration for some gratuity. Gerrit Scheepers, Coenraad son: 1 male slave, 2 female slaves, 34 bullocks, 40 sheep, one waggon.

Widow Johannes Esaias Davel : 1 horse, 14 bullocks, 800 sheep.^[9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ WikiTree profile Davel-17 created by Fanie Pretorius 2 February 2015. Included the following conflated data: Birth: 1814-01-07 ; Cape Province, South Africa ; Death: 1863-06-30 ; Natal, South Africa. Source
   • https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SPJ8-B4P
2. ↑ WikiTree profile Davel-87 created by Norman Johnson 21 February 2019. Sources:
   • Baptism (17 Feb 1754) Stellenbosch, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa]
   • "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 February 2019, 23:14), entry for Johannes Ezaias Davel(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCQN-31V); contributed by various users.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Source:
   • "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records, Stellenbosch Archive 1660-2011," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12596-66935-15?cc=1392488&wc=M64D-PWL:13850901,13850902,29509101,29511601 : accessed 24 September 2015), South Africa > Cape > Stellenbosch > Baptisms 1733-1788 > image 39 of 138; The Dutch Reformed Church Archives, Stellenbosch, Cape Town. Transcribed and entered Sept 24, 2015 by Susanna de Bruyn.
4. ↑ Source:
   • Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. Source: Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Tulbagh, Western Cape. marriage register, 1744-1839, page 34, entry no [29]. Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G4 9/1. Transcribed by Trysie Joubert, Marelize Keyter, Marie Greyvenstein and Annatje Erasmus as part of the eGGSA Project, from VC 664, Cape Archives Repository. Seen and entered Sept 24, 2015 by Susanna de Bruyn.
5. ↑ Source:
   • Johannis Christiaan Davel baptism 06 Oct 1782 Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, {https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6LWP-PY?i=220&cc=1478678}, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6LWP-PY?cc=1478678&wc=M6GW-RPD%3A49605401%2C49605402%2C50282101%2C50284801 : 21 May 2014), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Stellenbosch > Baptisms 1733-1786 > image 221 of 247; State Archives, Cape Province. Ria Lenard, 16 June 2021.
6. ↑ Source:
   • Mapcarta - Vaalefontyn Vaalefontyn. Seen and entered Sept 24, 2015 by Susanna de Bruyn.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Source:
   • Inventories of the Orphan Chamber Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa,Ref no: MOOC8/32.36 Johannes Esajas Davel.
8. ↑ [1] Seen and entered Sept 24, 2015 by Susanna de Bruyn.
9. ↑ Source:
   • Forgottenbooks. Theal, George McCall. (2013). pp. 28-9. Records of the Cape Colony. London: Forgotten Books. {Original work published 1901} MLA: Theal, George McCall. Records of the Cape Colony. 1901. Reprint. London: Forgotten Books, 2013. 28-9. Print. Seen and entered Sept 24, 2015 by Susanna de Bruyn.
10. ↑ Source:
    • Probate Johanna Catharina Davel 1860 Paardekraal, Elliot, Cape Province, South Africa died 31 Jul 1860 born abt 1778 Kaap Kolonie, "South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-67FR-H?cc=3040532 : 24 August 2019), > image 1 of 1; citing Master's Office of the Orange Free State Archives, Bloemfontein. Ria Lenard, 30 July 2021.