Catrijna (Smith) Pietersz (bef. 1678)

Born before 23 Oct 1678 in de Caep de Goede Hoop

Ancestors

Wife of Abraham (Pietersz) van Dirksland — married 1 Mar 1693 in de Caep de Goede Hoop

Descendants

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Birth

Date : Catarina was born about 1670. ^[1]

Place : de Caep de Goede Hoop, [South Africa]^[1]

Baptism

Date: 1678: Den selfden dito (23 October)

[Elisabeth] (previous name is crossed out) Catrijna

Hendrick Everts Smith en Adriana Stervelt

Harmen G[ravers], Cornelia Stinvelt ^[2][3]

Marriage

Date: 1 March 1693 ^[4][1]

Place: Cape Town, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa] ^[4][1]

Groom: Abraham Pieterze ^[4] / Abraham Pietersz^[1]

Bride: Catarina Smith ^[4]

1693... Den 1 Martij, sijn in den huijwelijken staet ver- eenigt Abraham Pieterze van Dirkslant, jongman, met Catarina Smith, jongedoghter van Caep de Goede Hoop. ^[4]

Children

Josina van Dam, laast huijsvrouw van den burger Jan van der Swijn, in gemeenschap met den anderen beseten ten voordeelen van gem: Van der Swijn ter eener en haar nagelatene moeder Catharina Smits weed: Ab:m van Dam ^[5]

Events

On 23 October 1678 Ariaentje, now 18 years old, baptises her first child. The baby girl is named Catrijna. Since Schmidt is a German, he as husband gets to make the first call on the naming of the child:

den selfden dito [23 October 1678] [Elizabeth] Catrijna; Hendrick Everts Smith en Adriana Stervelt ; Harmen G[ravers], Cornelia Stinvelt^[3]

The name "Harmen Gravers" refers to Harmen Gresnight, the company gardener and church elder with whom Aeriaentje was placed on her return from Mauritius. "Cornelia Stinvelt" is obviously Cornelia Sterrevelt, Ariaentje's sister. The Parish Membership Roll99 of the Cape Town Dutch Reformed Church records for the year of 1678 states:

Ao. 1678 Decemb[er]. Die jaer tot de gemeinschap des H.[eilige] avontm.[ael] Hebben begeven door belydenis van haer gelove Arriantie Sterrevelt huisvrou van Hendrick Everts Smith met attestatie syn gecomen: [Author's underlining]

It would be enormously helpful to be able to obtain that attestation that served to have Ariaentje confirmed in the Cape Church. One assumes it reads “Nieuw Amsterdam” and might even confirm her date of baptism and the names of her father and mother, all of which we have had to deduce from other evidence.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/g7/p7748.htm, witnessed and added on 25 October 2019 by André Laubscher
2. ↑ Source: 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.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} 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.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. A selection of historical records transcriptions. Source: Cape Town Marriages 1682 page 89.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 entered May 22, 2017 by Susanna de Bruyn
5. ↑ Inventories of the Orphan Chamber Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa, Ref no: MOOC8/5.110 [1] Seen and entered May 22, 2017 by Susanna de Bruyn

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