Andries Bester (bef. 1726 - 1767)

Born before 10 Feb 1726 in de Caep de Goede Hoop

Ancestors

Husband of Adriana (Debes) Bester — married 8 Apr 1759 in Swartland, Dutch Cape Colony

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1767 after age 40 in Swartland , Cabo de Goede Hoop

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Biography

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Name

Andries Bester ^[1]

Birth

Date: 1726 ^[1]

Baptism

Date: 10 Feb 1726

Child: Andries

Father: Andries Bester

Mother: Anna Bock ^[2]

Ferbuarij 10 Andries Andries Bester, Anna Bock Steven Gouts, Katharina Bock. ^[2]

Marriage

Date: 08 April 1759 ^[3]

Place: Swartland, Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa]^[3]

Groom: Andries Bester^[3]

Bride: Adriana Debits^[3]

Death

Date: 3 Feb 1767 ^[1][4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} WikiTree profile Bester-125 created by Mary Rudd 14 January 2014. Source:
   • Stamregister van die Suid-Afrikaanse Volk. Dr.D.F. du T.Malherbe. 3rd Ed.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Source: The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. A selection of historical records transcriptions (http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/ : accessed 4 Jan 2017), http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/index.php/church-registers/cape-town-baptisms-1713-1742/278-cape-town-baptisms-1726 Page 31 This transcription has been made from photographs of the Cape Archives Verbatim copies document VC 605 - Cape Town baptisms 1713-1742, which is a photocopy of the original register, now housed in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, as G1-8/2. 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). Seen and added by Gordon Mac Rae 02 Aug 2017.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Source :
   • Marriage Register - "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records (Stellenbosch Archive), 1690-2011 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-61Q3-QTG?cc=1392488&wc=M646-36D%3A13850901%2C13850902%2C29682001%2C29689201 : 21 May 2014), South Africa > Cape > Swartland > Marriages 1748-1839 > image 7 of 110; Citing Genealogiese Instituut van Suid-Afrika (Genealogical Institute of South Africa), Stellenbosch,
   Added May 2019, fully transcribed 30 September 2020 by Andre Laubscher
4. ↑ Giblot_Ducray-4 provided this information on Jun 17, 2018: "The date of death for Andries (Andreas) Bester (snr) should probably be changed from 3 March 1767 as this is the date of death for his son, also named Andries Bester. The joint will of Andries Bester (snr) and Anna Bo(c)k dated 26 April 1735 can be viewed at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BY-X9VT-2 and comprises images 1308 to 1310 (inclusive). A note at the end of the will states "Verthoont te weeskamer Cabo de Goede Hoop te 8 Xbr 1752 (i.e. 8 December 1752)". This indicates that the death of either Andries Bester (snr) or Anna Bock would have been shortly before 8 December 1752. I haven't yet been able to find entries in death registers for Andries Bester (snr) or Anna Bock, but did find an inventory subsequent to the death of Anna Bock (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BB-M68L) dated 26 April 1794. The death during 1752 must therefore be in respect of Andries Bester (snr). I suggest that the date of death for Andries Bester (snr) be changed to 30 October 1752 so that it is consistent with the First 50 Years Project website (http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/g3/p3180.htm). I thought I'd share further documents with you that I found while working through unindexed images on FamilySearch. The date of death for Andries Bester (jnr) is shown as "about 3 Feb 1767" in his WikiTree record. The image of his death entry in the death register can be viewed at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVH-99JK-8. The "about" should probably be removed to reflect the exact date of 3 February 1767. The joint will of Andries Bester (jnr) and Anna Debits (sic) dated 4 January 1760 can be viewed at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BY-VSS3-J and comprises images 681 to 685 (inclusive). A note at the end of the will states "Vertoont ter weeskamer aan Cabo de Goede Hoop 7 Maart 1767" thus confirming that the 3 February 1767 date of death is correctly attributed to Andries Bester (jnr). The wife of Andries Bester (jnr), viz. Adriana Debets, died during 1788 at Swartland as per the image at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVH-99JM-8 (no day indicated apart from the letter "D"). The inventory of her estate (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BB-MCGS) is undated but falls between other inventories that were completed between 1788 and 1789. Kind regards"