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Aletta (Verwey) Olivier (abt. 1659 - bef. 1721)

Aletta "Alida" Olivier formerly Verwey aka Verweij, Olijfier
Born about in Woerden, Holland, Nederlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 5 Feb 1679 in NG Kerk, de Caep de Goede Hoopmap
Descendants descendants
Died before before about age 62 in Vrolikheijt in de Tijgerbergen, de Caep de Goede Hoopmap
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Table Bay, South Africa (1762)
Aletta (Verwey) Olivier was part of the settlement of the Dutch Cape Colony.
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Biography

Name

Aletta (Alida) /Verwey/ [1]
Given Name: Aletta (Alida) [1]
aka: Alitie [2]
Surname: Verwey [1]
Married Name: Olivier (An explicit Surname and Married Name were both found.) [1]

Birth

Date: Aletta Verwey was born about 1658.[3] / about 1659 [1] about 1660.[4]
Place: Woerden, Holland, Nederland[5]

Marriage

Event Date: 5 February 1679 [6]
Event: Marriage
Event Place: Dutch Reformed church, Cape of Good Hope [6]
Groom: Ocker Cornelis [6]
Bride: Alitie [Vermoly] van Woerden [6]
Huwelik Ocker Cornelis Olivier en Alida Verwey : 05 Februarie 1679

"Den 5 Februarii...Ocker Cornelis vryburger j.m. met Alitie [Vermoly] van Woerden [6]

Aletta (Alitie) Gijsbertsz: Verweij (from Woerden) marries at the Cape the jongman & vrijburgher Ockert Cornelisz: Olivier (from Ouwerkerk) - already biological father to 2 illegitimate children (Dina & Cornelis) by the adulterous Maria Jans: Visser (from Ommen), wife of the fugitive Willem Willemsz: (from Deventer) aka Willem 'de Lierman'. She owned the farms "Hoogebergs Valleij", "Stinkrivier" (granted 1720) - both at the Tijgerberg & an opstal at Roodezand [Tulbagh] called "De Vrolijkheid". See: Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/ Aletta Verwey [Mansell Upham] [7]

Residence

She owned the farms "Hoogebergs Valleij", "Stinkrivier" (granted 1720) - both at the Tijgerberg & an opstal at Roodezand [Tulbagh] called "De Vrolijkheid" [8]
Stinkrivier (Granted 1720) was sold to Jan Mijndertsz Kruijwagen after her death. De Hooge Bergs Valleij, situated in the Tygerberg, not far from Cape Town, was where she lived. The house had three rooms and several outbuildings. After her death it was bought by her son-in-law Claas van der Westhuisen. [9]
Vrolikheijt[10]

Death

Date: Aletta Verwey passed away about [4] / May [5] 1721, aged: 70-71 [1]
Place: Cape Province, [South Africa] [5]

Will

Testator(s): Aletta Verweij
Date: 14 Maij 1721
Eventaris van 't goet dat op den opstal genaemt de Vrolikheijt is van de overleede Aletta Verweij weduwe Ocker Cornelis Olivier opgenomen van drie van haar schoonsoons, Claas van der Westhuijse, Johannis Mostert, Michiel Heyns op Woensdagh den 14 Maij 1721....." [10]
Vendurol van alle sodanige goederen als er door de onder geteekende gecommitt:e Weesm:ren van Cabo de Goede Hoop op de post gen:t de Hoge Berghvallij op den 23:e, 24:e en 25:e 8:ber 1721 publicquelijk verkogt zijn naargelaten en met er dood ontruijmt door Aletta Verwij wed:w Ocker Cornelisz: Olivier,....."[11]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Jun 30, 2013 by Amanda Calitz.
  2. C Waller 23 Feb, 2016, WikiTree profile Verwey-78 20150722 11 Ancestors.ged
  3. Entered by Pieter Meyer, Apr 30, 2013.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Michelle Schuhen, Monday, January 6, 2014.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Oct 23, 2012 Andrew Dippenaar.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Image: Private Collection See The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. A selection of historical records transcriptions. Marriage : accessed Jan 23, 2015 This transcription has been made from photographs of the Cape Archives Verbatim copies document VC 603 - Cape Town baptisms, memberships and marriages 1665-1695, which is a photocopy the original register, now housed in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, as G1-1/1. This photocopy was 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 (VC series) and to the Pretoria Repository (where it is part of the FC series). The marriages cover pages 75 through 91 of this register. Seen and added by Ronel Olivier March 30, 2015.
  7. Source: First Fifty Years - Project collating Cape of Good Hope records Facebook Community Page: Feb 5 2016 at 4:09 Seen and added by Philip van der Walt Feb 7 2016.
  8. FirstFiftyYears-Collating Cape of Good Hope records (http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/g7/p7891.htm) [Mansell Upham]> Seen and entered by Ronel Olivier Feb 05, 2016.
  9. Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope: Requesten (https://archive.org/details/precisarchivesc01librgoog) Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope: Requesten (memorials) 1715-1806. Item Preview ... Archives , H. C. V. Leibbrandt , South African Library. Seen and entered by Ronel Olivier Feb 05, 2016.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Source: Inventories of the Orphan Chamber Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa, Ref no: MOOC8/4.68 Seen and added Febr 10, 2015 by Susanna de Bruyn.
  11. Source: Inventories of the Orphan Chamber Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa,Ref no: MOOC10/2.33 Seen and added Febr 10, 2015 by Susanna de Bruyn.
  • WikiTree profile Verwey-1 created through the import of Pieterse Rev1.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by Esmé van der Westhuizen. Record ID Number: MH:I877 : User ID: 583A409F-073C-4C8C-8F9C-E14F9F87849B : UPD 27 MAY 2011 08:23:39 GMT+2
  • WikiTree profile Verwey-6 created through the import of wikitree upload.ged on Jul 19, 2012 by Arrie Klopper. User ID: D0DA449ADBE63441A4311CFF78FD78F48F9C Prior to import, this record was last changed 12 Oct 2011.
  • WikiTree profile Verwey-20 through the import of 8vd2yc_0008474r52hf8nedwec1c2.ged on Jun 30, 2013 by Amanda Calitz. Record ID Number: MH:I500031 : User ID: 51A43E813927E4EAF4976CADF04980BE : UPD 27 MAY 2013 15:21:03 GMT -0500
  • WikiTree profile Verwey-10 created through the import of Ancestors_DippenaarAndre_noinfo.GED on Oct 23, 2012 by Andrew Dippenaar. Record ID Number: MH:I1038 : User ID: 01B82B39-E3C1-46ED-A029-C22F18E502C9 : UPD 07 JAN 2012 22:27:44 GMT+2
  • Stamouers.com Oivier Ockert Corneliszoon Seen and added Mar 8, 2015 by Philip van der Walt
  • Lou Larney, Friday, September 6, 2013.
  • Olivier Family Tree. Ref No. BK 97 : Authors Ronel Olivier and Josey Olivier. Added by Ronel Olivier Junie, 2019.




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Verwey-78 and Verwey-1 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate. Verwey-1 already existed.
posted by Philip van der Walt
Verwey-35 and Verwey-1 appear to represent the same person because: 4
posted by Amanda Olivier