Hendrick Everts Smith (bef. 1680)

Ancestors

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Biography

On 29 December 1680 Ariaentje baptises her first son. He is named after his German father:

29 dito (December) Hendrick; Hendrick Everts Smith, Arriaentie Sterevelt ; Martinus van Banchem en Catarina van Suurwarden ^[1][2]

Sources

• Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/ Page: Hendrick Smith Seen and added by Philip van der Walt 7 Jul 2015.

1. ↑ Source: The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. A selection of historical records transcriptions (http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/index.php/church-registers/cape-town-ngk-1665-to-1695/50-cape-town-baptisms-1680 : accessed 20 Nov 2015), "Cape Town Baptisms 1680", baptismal entry for Hendrick Everts Smith : Cape Archives Verbatim Copies VC 603, Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk, baptisms 1665 to 1696. 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 The transcription was originally made in 2006 by Richard Ball.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 Jul 7, 2015.
2. ↑ Source: Ariaentje geboortigh van Nieuw Nederlandt - The first American immigrant to South Africa by Harry Booyens; p. 20. In: Cliffwood Fogge - Verity in History. Seen and added by Philip van der Walt May 26 2015.