Johannes Cornelis (Ocker) Olivier (bef. 1706 - 1764)

Born before 13 Jun 1706 in Drakenstein District, de Caep de Goede Hoop

Ancestors

Husband of Cecilia (des Prez) Olivier — married 12 Feb 1730 in Tulbagh

Descendants

Died 21 Aug 1764 after age 58 in 't Land van Waveren (Tulbagh from 1804), de Caep de Goede Hoop

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Biography

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Birth

Date: Johannes Cornelius Oliver was born before ^[1] / about 1706. ^[2]

Place: Cape Town ^[2]

Baptism

1706; 13de Jùlij; Johannes. d'Vader Cornelis Ocker, de Moeder Anna Catharina van der Wey^[3]

Child: Johannes

Event : Baptism

Event date: 13 June 1706^[4][2]

Event place: Drakenstein, Dutch Reformed Church

Father: Cornelis Ocker / Cornelis Olivier

Mother: Anna Catharina van der Wey / Anna Catrijn Ryckman ^[5]

Marriage

Event date: 12 Febr 1730

Event place: Drakenstein, Dutch Reformed Church

Groom: Jan Cornelesz Olivier

Bride: Cicilia du Pres

Marriage

Event date: 12 Febr 1730

Event place: Drakenstein, Dutch Reformed Church

Groom: Jan Cornelesz Olivier

Bride: Cicilia du Pres

Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk, Drakenstein : 12 Februarie 1730 Jan Corneles Z Olivier van Carbo de Goede Hoop met Cecilia du Pres van Cabo Voornoemt Jonge Dochter

Vryburger Kontrak

Datum: 1737-1741

Naam: Johannes Olivier

Albei kontrakte is deur ander geteken

Nota: Johannes Olivier kon warskynlik nie lees of skryf nie. ^[7]

Events

Homestead.

"I was related to your aunt Selena who died," said Tant Sannie. "My mother's step-brother's child was married to her father's brother's step-nephew's niece." "Yes, aunt," said the young man, "I know we were related ..." - Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) {Olive Schreiner (Schreiner-262)} from "Tant Sannie Holds An Upsitting, and Gregory Writes A Letter" ["The Story of an African Farm"] ^[8]

5 July 1706: Marriage of Zacharia Jans {Visser}, widow of Diederik Pötter {Putter} (from Zierenberg) to 2nd husband Andreas Krügel (from Tennenlohe). ^[8] Prior to her 2nd marriage she shacks up with the unmarried Cape-born Johannes Basson (legitimate son of Arnoldus Willemsz Basson (from Wesel) aka Jaght by his wife the famous freed slave woman Maaij Ansela van Bengale whose voorzoon is the slave-born, executed, halfslag free-burgher Jantje van As) & mothering an illegitimate, politically troublesome, [grand?]son (Arnoldus Johannes Basson). ^[8]

Also noteworthy, is the collective role - a veritable family affair - played by her many legitimate (Putter / Krügel) & illegitimate (Basson) offspring & relatives by marriage in supporting Estienne Barbier ^[9] - executed rebel or ‘social bandit’. ^[8] Historians overlook this very important aspect of his rebellion. These related 'rebels' are listed by name ^[8]:

Hendrik Krügel; Lodewyk Putter; Frans Campher; Arnoldus Johannes Basson; Hendrik Ras; Jan Olivier; Sybrand van Dyk {?} & Johannes Ras.

Significantly, some again undertake (1738) an illegal expedition (punitive raid?) to the !Ariep [Gariep or Orange River] – with Willem van Wyk [‘Willem Namaqua’] - notorious cultural broker who ‘goes native’ undertaking the Nama ‘t Kammi (urination or ‘golden shower’ initiation ceremony aka "pisplechtigheid") ^[8]:

Lodewyk Putter, Hendrik Ras, Matthys Willemsz {?}, Jacob Swart {?}, Frans Campher, Andries van der Walt, Sybrand van Dyk {?}, Augustus LOURENS & Jan GOUS - Servants of Hendrik Krügel.

Historians, sensing that the people supporting Barbier are a “closely related group”, however, eschew exploring more fully the actual family ties:

Lodewyk Putter, Arnoldus Johannes Basson & Hendrik Krügel are all half-brothers - being sons of Johannes Coenraedsz Visser (from Ommen) aka Grof’s legitimate daughter Zacharia Jans Visser. Their mother, 1st marries hunter Diederik Putter, but subsequently when widowed, has an illegitimate son by mesties burgher Johannes Basson & then marries colonist Andreas Krügel. Hendrik Ras & Johannes Ras, in turn, are step-uncles to the 3 afore-mentioned half-brothers, being brothers to their stepmother Maria Ras, 2nd wife to Andreas Krügel after the death of his 1st wife Zacharia Jans Putter, née Visser. Jan Olivier is brother-in-law to Arnoldus Johannes Basson whose wife is his sister. Sybrand van DYK is 1st cousin to Jan Olivier & to Arnoldus Johannes Basson's wife Catharina Olivier. [Mansell Upham] ^[8][10][11]

Death

Sterfte Kennis Johannes Olivier : 21 Augustus 1764 1764: 21 Augst: is overl: Johannes Cornelis Olivier

Name: Johannes Cornelis Olivier ^[13]

Date: Johannes Cornelius Oliver passed away [in] 1754 ^[14] / [in] ^[15] / [on] 21 Aug 1764^{[4] [2]}

Place: Tulbagh^[2]

Will: MOOC 7/1/15 54^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Pieter Meyer, Apr 30, 2013.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Added by Andrew Dippenaar, Oct 23, 2012
3. ↑ Source: Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/ Page: Johannes Cornelisz Olivier Seen and added by Philip van der Walt Feb 17, 2015,
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Added by Arrie Klopper, Jul 19, 2012
5. ↑ (Private collection : image recorded 2003-05-28 EXIF 0221 )"South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 1694-1732," images,, Johannes Olivier,1706-06-13 , , Baptism; citing p. ,Drakenstein Congregation, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, State Archives, Cape Province; image from photocopies of the originals housed in the Cape Archives at the time, now housed in NG Kerk Argief,Noordwal-wes,Stellenbosch as G3 3/1. VC 644,VC654, baptisms, page 29 ,1706-06-13, Johannes Olivier ,Cornelis Ocker, Anna Catharina van der Wey, Feb 17,2015 by Ronel Olivier
6. ↑ (Private collection : image recorded 2003-05-28 EXIF 0221)"South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 1694-1732," images,, Jan Corneles Z Olivier, Cecelia du Pres,1730-02-12, Marriage ; citing p. , Drakenstein Congregation, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, State Archives, Cape Province; image from photocopies of the originals housed in the Cape Archives at the time, now housed in NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-wes, Stellenbosch as G3 3/1. VC 644,VC654, Marriage, page 20 ,1730-02-12 Febr 17,2015 by Ronel Olivier
7. ↑ "National Archives of South Africa, Roelandstreet, Cape Town" Depot KAB. Source CJ Volume No: 2887 Reference 11 Description Olivier Jan Cornelisz, Vryburger Kontrak. Starting 1737 Ending 1740 Remarks: Alnoldus Johannes Basson onderteken kontrak namens Olivier. Also: Depot KAB Source CJ Volume No: 2888 Reference 11 Description Olivier, Johannes, Vryburger Kontrak Starrting 1741 Ending 1841 Remarks Gerrit van den Oever Onderteken kontrak namens Olivier
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6} [Mansell Upham] Source:
   • First Fifty Years - Project collating Cape of Good Hope records Facebook Community Page: Jul 5, 2016 at 9:37 am Seen and added by Philip van der Walt Aug 20, 2016.
9. ↑ Mentioned in Chapter 3 Estienne Barbier - An eighteenth-century Cape social bandit (pp. 101-129) in …
   • Penn, Nigel, Rogues, Rebels and Runaways. Eighteenth-Century Cape Characters. Kaapstad 1999.
   Seen and added by Philip van der Walt 20 Apr, 2019.
10. ↑ Source:
    • Resolutions of the Council of Policy of Cape of Good Hope Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa Reference code: C. 109, pp. 102−112. Seen and added by Philip van der Walt Jul 5, 2015.
11. ↑ Also see:
    • The dairy of Hester Venter (van der Walt) The Piety of Afrikaans Women : Diaries of guilt Christina Landman Page 37. Philip van der Walt 3 Mar, 2021.
12. ↑ Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G4 11/1. Page 4 Sterf Johannes Olivier Catalog Record, Item Number, Film/Digital Note Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Swartland, Cape Province Items 7 - 8 Baptisms 1745-1813 Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Tulbagh, Cape Province Items 1 - 6 Marriages 1922-1972. -- Memberships 1838-1893. -- Deaths 1744-1937 Added by Ronel Olivier March, 2020.
13. ↑ ”The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. A selection of historical records transcriptions. (http://www.eggsa.org/cgi-bin/dosearchBurials.pl) Source: Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Tulbagh, Western Cape. death register, 1744-1793, page 10. Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G4 11/1. Transcribed by Marcia Bezuidenhout, from photographs of Cape Archives VC 665. Note: Many of the entries have no date of death provided - an approximate date of death is used purely for filing purposes - the actual date as entered is provided in the main entry. Seen and entered by Ronel Olivier March 11, 2017.
14. ↑ Jun 27, 2013 by Amanda Calitz.
15. ↑ Entered by Pieter Meyer, Apr 30, 2013.

• Olivier Family Tree. Ref No. BK 716 : Authors Ronel Olivier and Josey Olivier. Bygevoeg deur Ronel Olivier Maart, 2020.

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Olivier-112 created through the import of wikitree upload.ged on Jul 19, 2012 by Arrie Klopper.

• WikiTree profile Olivier-158 created through the import of Ancestors_DippenaarAndre_noinfo.GED on Oct 23, 2012 by Andrew Dippenaar.

• WikiTree profile Olivier-420 created through the import of 8vd2yc_0008474r52hf8nedwec1c2.ged on Jun 30, 2013 by Amanda Calitz.
• Source: Title: WikiTree Publication: MyHeritage Data: Text: Johannes 'Jan' Corneliszoon Olivier, b2c2Gender: Male Marriage: Feb 12 1730 - Tulbagh Death: Aug 21 1764 Father: Cornelis Ockersz Olivier, b2 Mother: * Anna Catharina Richman Van Weij Wife: Cecilia Du Prez, b6c7 Child: Philippus Arnoldus Olivier, b2c2d1

• WikiTree profile Olivier-396 through the import of Olivier Family Tree.ged on Jun 27, 2013 by Amanda Calitz.