Matthijs Appel (bef. 1751)

Born before 30 May 1751 in Drakenstein District, Cape of Good Hope

Ancestors

Descendants

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Biography

Matthijs Appel is mentioned in his father's estate inventory, dated 1766:

MOOC8/12.8: ^[1]

Testator(s):

Juri Appel

21 November 1766

Wij benne versoegt van de weduwe van den overleeden Juri Appel om haar inboel op te schrijven, namentlijk...

..Den 21 9b:r 1766 overgegeven.

Jochem Prinsloo

+ Dit is de hant tijken van Matijs Rosstok

De wed:e Adriana Smith

kinderen:

1) Johannes Jurgen Christoffel Appel oud 26 jaaren

2) Lavina Catharina getrouwt met Jacobus Swart

3) Matthijs Appel oud 14 jaaren ^[1]

Baptism

Date: 30 May 1751

Event: Baptism

Event Place: Dutch Reformed Church, Drakenstein ^[2]

Matthijs ^[2]

Father: Jurgen Appel ^[2]

Mother: Adriana Smith ^[2]

[https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Drakenstein_Doopregister_3-5930 Maij 1751, Matthijs De vader Jurgen Appel. De Moeder: Adriana Smith De Getuigen: Matthijs Rostok En Maria Beukes ^[2]

Note: (No document yet available to prove his exact LNAB. Only the transcription available from "Oude Kaapsche Familien")^[3]

Date: 23 May 1745 This Baptism information is for the child called Hendrik See Hendrik Appel - Baptismal record added to his profile to confirm. He probably died young as he was not indicated on the MOOC document added here. Van Heerden-335 18:39, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Marriage

Note: (No document yet available to prove the marriage. Only the transcription available from "Oude Kaapsche Familien")^[3]

Date: 30 Sep 1781^[4]

Groom: Hendrik Matthijs Appel ^[4]

Bride: Elizabeth Helena Swart ^[4]

Hendrik Matthijs, gedoopt 23 Mei 1745, burger te Swellendam, gehuwd 30 September 1781 met Elizabeth Helena Swart ^[4] On his daughters profile Elisabeth Helena Her parents are indicated as Matthys Appel and Elizabeth Helena Swart. Hendrik and Mattys was different children born 1745 and 1751 respectively Matthys married Swart as per documentation mentioned. Van Heerden-335 18:39, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: Inventories of the Orphan Chamber, Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa, Ref no: MOOC8/12.8. Juri Appel. Seen and entered by Dirk le Roux on Jun 11, 2016.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Private photo collection: Photo taken by R. Olivier (2005) : Page x Image x : Source: Verbatim Copies VC 644: Cape town repository Original registers located at Dutch Reformed Church Archive, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch as G3 3/1 Seen and entered by Ronel Olivier November, 2020.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Entered by Dirk le Roux, Jun 11, 2016.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3}