David (Sénéchal) Senekal (abt. 1667 - 1746)

Born about 1667 in Dieppe, Normandie, France

Husband of Anne Madeleine (du Puis) Sénéchal — married 1694 in de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1746 at about age 79 in de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony

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Biography

David (Sénéchal) Senekal was a Huguenot emigrant (1540-1790).

Name: David Senecal^[1]

Van Dieppe afkomstig. Was getroud met Anna Magdalena de Puij van Parys. Hulle het geen bystand uit die Bataafse fonds ontvang nie en gewoon op die plaas Hartebeestkraal "in de wilde paarde valleij". ^[2]

Immigration

Date: 1688^[3]

Place: aan boord die "Zuid Beveland"^[3]

Birth

ABT 1670^[1]

Place: Normandy, France^[1]

Occupation

Occupation: boer^[3]

Place: Hartenbeestkraal^[3]

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. ^[4] These signatures were almost certainly also some of those of the 240 burghers who signed the petition headed by Adam Tas ^[5] against corruption and cronyism by the Government of Willem Adriaan van der stel. ^[6]

Children

Le 16.octobre 1695. David fils de david Senecal Et de Madelaine - dupuit Le temoins Et daniel deRuel Et anne dupuit - The 16 October 1695. David son of David Senecal and of Madelaine du Puit. The witnesses were Daniel de Ruel and Anne du Puit ^[7]

Le 6 ditau Lannee 1697 Salomon fils de david Senecal Et de Madelaine dupuit Le temoins Et Salomon Gournay Et Susanne Seugnet- The 6th of the same month in the year 1697. Salomon son of David Senecal and of Madelaine Dupuit. The witnesses were Salomon Gournay and Susanne Seugnet ^[7]

Janvier 1700 Jean fils de David Senecal Et de Anne Madeleine dupuit Le temoins Le pere Et La mere de lanfant il on Repondu - The 27 January 1700. Jean son of David Senecal and of Anne Madeleine Dupuit. The witnesses the father and mother of the child responded^[7]

Death

16 JUL 1746^[1]

Cape Town, South Africa^[1]

Inventory / Will

1735 ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} added by Janet Taylor on Mar 8, 2013. Source: #S22 Database online. Record for Anna Magdalena or Anne Madeleine Senekal
2. ↑ Resolutions of the Council of Policy of Cape of Good Hope Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa. Reference code: C. 24, pp. 89-91. Sien M.O.O.C. 7/1: Testamenten, 1689-1712, no. 98 en Grondbriewe, Stellenbosch en Drakenstein, 1689-1722, pp. 381-382. Seen and entered Febr 16, 2018 by Susanna de Bruyn
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} added by Arrie Klopper Jul 19, 2012
4. ↑ 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.
5. ↑ 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.
6. ↑ 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.)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} "Source: The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. A selection of historical records transcriptions (http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/ : accessed 3 Jul 2015), "Drakenstein Baptisms"; citing Cape Archives Verbatim Copies VC 603, Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk - baptism register 1695 . Original registers are located in the NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch as G1 1/1 Added by Alta Bekker Jul , 2015.
8. ↑ DEPOT KAB SOURCE MOOC TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 7/1/7 SYSTEM 01 PART REF 12 1 DESCRIPTION SENEKAL, DAVID. WILL. STARTING 17350000 ENDING 17350000 REMARKS FILED 1746"National Archives of South Africa (NASA) Database: CapeTown [1] Added by Alta Bekker Jul 6, 2015.

• Source: S22 Ancestry.com - Public Member Trees Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R3 Repository: R3 www.ancestry.co.uk

Acknowledgements

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