Jacques Delporte (abt. 1678 - 1739)

Born about 1678 in close to Ryssel (Lille) France

Husband of Sara (Vitout) de la Porte — married Oct 1698 in Veere, Zeeland, Nederland

Descendants

Died 9 Dec 1739 at about age 61 in Cabo de Goede Hoop

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Biography

Birth

Jacques Delporte was born about 1678. ^[1]

Immigration

Date: 1699 ^[2]

Place: op die "Cattendyk" verlaat Nederland met vrou op 10.12.1698 ^[2]

De stamvader van deze familie was Jacques Delport (ook vindt men zijnen naam geschreven Deporte en De Ia. Porte), gehnwd met Sara. Vitont of Vitoe, die naar Zuid Afrika kwam als kolonist in het jaar 1701.^[3]

Family

Jacques de la PORTE (vandag bekend as DELPORT) van Ryssel (Lille), was "n Franse Hugenoot wat in 13 April 1699 aangekom het op die Cattendyk met sy vrou Sara VITOUT met wie hy in Oktober 1698 getrou het. Hulle het Nederland op 10 Des 1698 verlaat. Hy was "n landbouer in Drakenstein, hy besit ook van 1721 tot 1733 die plaas Ontdekkers- vlei naby St. Omar, Daljosafat. Hy is op 9 Desember 1739 oorlede. Hy het 3 seuns en 3 dogters gehad:

1. Maria ~ Paarl 4 Okt 1699 x Andries Thibaut
2. Izaak ~ 30 Nov 1702
3. Pieter ~ 4 Okt 1704 burger Drakenstein x 21 Des 1727 Anna Elisabeth Maree xx 21 Maart 1756 Margaretha Schreuder weduwee van Willem Beyers
4. Susanna ~ 20 Maart 1707 x 25 Feb 1725 Pieter Jordaan
5. Sara ~ 8 Nov 1711 x Johannes Maree
6. Jacobus x 13 Jun 1734 Susanna Maree ^[4]

Events

Between 1690 and 1724, 54 Huguenots signed documents. These signatures were published by Graham Botha in his book The French Refugees at the Cape and includes those of Louis de Berault, Pierre Simond, Jacques Delporte, Jean Durand, Jacques de Savoye, Jacques Nourtier, André Gauch, François Retif, Guillaume Néel, Paul Roux, Daniel Hùgo, David Senecal, Jean Prieur du Plessis, Guillaume du Toit, François du Toit, Jean le Roux (or Jean le Roux de Normandie?), Jacques Therond, Hercules des Prez, Abraham de Villiers, Jean Gardiol, Jacques de Villiers, Pierre de Villiers, Isaac Taillefert (or Isaac Taillefer-164)), Jean Taillefert, Jean Gardé, Claude Marais, Estienne Bruére, Daniel des Ruelles, Pierre Rousseau, Jacques Pinard, Estienne Cronje, Jacques Malan, Gabriel le Roux, David du Buisson, Daniel Nourtier, Estienne Niel, Philippe Fouché, Gideon le Grand, Pierre Cronjé, Paul Couvret, Paul le Febvre, Salomon de Gournay, Pierre Vivier, Pierre Jourdan, Estienne Viret, Esaias Engelbert Caucheteux and Jean de Buijs. ^[5] These signatures were almost certainly also some of those of the 240 burghers who signed the petition headed by Adam Tas ^[6] against corruption and cronyism by the Government of Willem Adriaan van der stel. ^[7]

Sources

• WikiTree profile Delporte-2 created through the import of wikitree upload.ged on Jul 19, 2012 by Arrie Klopper. User ID: 8F4B2B2275C26B4B969285EA17AA5D8A5308 Prior to import, this record was last changed 8 Jan 2010.

• WikiTree profile Delport-1 created through the import of AJBOTHA.ged on Aug 31, 2011 by Deon Botha.
• WikiTree profile Delport-11 created through the import of AJBOTHA.ged on Feb 25, 2012 by Deon Botha.

• Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/ ^[8]

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Jul 19, 2012 by Arrie Klopper.
3. ↑ Feb 25, 2012 by Deon Botha.
4. ↑ Verwysings (Sources):
   • De Villiers/Pama
   • Heese/Lombard
   • Verwysingsmateriaal, Boksburg biblioteek
   • Verwysingsmateriaal, Springs LDS FHC biblioteek

   Saamgestel deur: Martina Louw (nee van Breda)

   Entered by Anonymous Delport.
5. ↑ Entered by Pieter Meyer 25 April, 2013. Source: Colin Graham Botha, The French Refugees at the Cape (Cape Town: Cape Times Limited, 1921), p. 74. Also see Geni.com > French Huguenots who emigrated to South Africa.
6. ↑ Also see: Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/ Page: Adam Tas & Adam Tas, Dagboek (eds. Leo Fouché, A.J. Böeseken, vert. J.P. Smuts). Van Riebeeck-Vereniging, Kaapstad 1970 2011 dbnl / erven Leo Fouché / A.J. Böeseken / J. Smuts. Seen and entered by Philip van der Walt Apr 3, 2017.
7. ↑ Willem Adriaan van der stel succeeded his father, Simon van der Stel, as Governor of the Cape in 1699; Willem van der Stel abused his official position to corner an over-supplied market in farm produce. Van der Stel was jealous of Adam Tas's wealth and easy going life, and in 1706 he used his legal powers to arrest and imprison him. Tas became a Stellenbosch legend when he had this petition drawn up against incumbent Governor W.A. van der Stel and other farming officials. Tas and his fellow free burghers were protesting against the corruption and extravagant lifestyle of Van der Stel and the fact that abuse of power by officials led to unfair competition with burghers. The Tas petition was submitted to the Lords Seventeen, the governing body of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), in Amsterdam. The petition was rejected and on Sunday, 28 February 1706 Magistrate Starrenburg arrested Adam Tas. From documents in the desk of Tas, Van der Stel established the nature of complaints against him and also the names of the dissatisfied burghers. Though several more burghers were arrested and punished, they were victorious at the end, when the Lords Seventeen in October 1706 categorically prohibited officials to own land or to trade. His wife Elizabeth van Brakel tried hard to get him released; when Adam Tas was finally freed after thirteen months, he named his farm 'Libertas' (liberty). Van der Stel was recalled to the Netherlands in 1707. Sources: http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/adam-tas-arrested; http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA/2005-05/1116668205 (seen and added by Philip van der Walt with the kind help of Maria Labuschagne on Apr 3, 2017.)
8. ↑ Full ^{[citation needed]} (including who put this here on what date? Which facts of this profile is validated by what content in this source?)