Johannes (de Buijs) de Buys (bef. 1731 - 1769)

Johannes (de Buijs) de Buys was part of the settlement of the Dutch Cape Colony. Join: Cape of Good Hope - Kaap de Goede Hoop (1652-1806) Project Discuss: dutch_cape_colony

Biography

Johannes was born in 1730 ^[1]. He passed away in 1769 ^[1].

Jan, as he was known, owned the farm De Ezeljacht in the Langkloof area. By 1773, about eight homesteads had been built in the Long Kloof. The pioneers of the area include men like R. Kamfer (at Kamfer); M. Zondagh (farm Avontuur or Adventure); John Kritzinger on Onzer; Tjaart van der Walt on Warmbad and Jan de Buys on De Ezeljacht.

Jan died suddenly after having severe abdominal pains and convulsions. His son, Coenraad, believed that his mother poisoned his father.

Rumours were also spread that Christina murdered her first husband too as he died under similar circumstances.

Baptism

• • b. 1 Apr 1731 , son of Jean de Buijs and Elsje Hoffman, on 9 January 1752 de Caep de Goede Hoop ^[2]

• • Ao 1731 den 1ste April; Johannes: Vader Jan de Buijs de Jonge; Moeder Elsie Hofmans. Getuijgen Jan de Buijs, en Janntje Terrijer, huijsvro van Pieter Pienard. Baptism Register, Drakenstein I Baptisms^[3]

Marriage

• • x 9.1.1752 Christina Scheepers en Johannes du Buis ^[4]

Death

Will

• • Jean and Elsje's first son Johannes, who was born in 1731, married Christina Scheepers in 1752. Christina was a widow with 5 children who was eight years his senior. They had 2 daughters and 3 sons. ^[5]
  • Reference no.: MOOC8/13.32
  • Testator(s): Jan de Buijs
  • 31 Julij 1769
  • Cloppenburg
  • Inventaris mitsg:rs taxatie van alle sodanige goederen als 'er ab intestato metter dood zijn ontruijmt ende naargelaaten door den landbouwer Jan de Buijs de jonge ten voordeele van zijn overgebleevene wed:e Christina Scheepers ter eenree, mitsgaders hunne bij den anderen in den huwelijk verwekte 5 kinderen, met naamen:

• • 1) Johannes de Buijs oud 14 jaaren ter andere zijde
  • 2) Elsje de Buijs oud 13 jaaren
  • 3) Christina de Buijs oud 12 jaaren
  • 4) Coenraad de Buijs oud 8 jaaren
  • 5) Fredrik Petrus de Buijs oud 2 jaaren ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} [1] ONDER-KOUGA: Bakermat van Gerbers en Ferreiras O.J.O Ferreira. Adamastor 2003; ISBN 0-620-29408-6. p28. Bygevoeg deur André Ferreira 11 May 2020
2. ↑ Source: Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/: J.L. (Leon) Hattingh, "Die Blanke Nageslag van Louis van Bengale en Lijsbeth van die Kaap", Kronos (Die Blanke nageslag . . .) 1 (1979). Added by Alta Bekker Sept 1, 2015.
3. ↑ 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 3 Jul 2015), "Drakenstein Baptisms 1731", baptism entry for J de Buijs, 1 Apr 1731; citing Cape Archives Verbatim Copies VC 603, Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk - baptism register 1731. Original registers are located in the NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch as G1 1/1 Added by Alta Bekker Sept 1, 2015.
4. ↑ Source: Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/: J.L. (Leon) Hattingh, "Die Blanke Nageslag van Louis van Bengale en Lijsbeth van die Kaap", Kronos (Die Blanke nageslag . . .) 1 (1979): x 9.1.1752 Christina Scheepers (b8) ˜ 5.12.1772 [incorrect date of baptism].. Hereinafter cited as "Die Blanke nageslag."Added by Alta Bekker Sept 1, 2015.
5. ↑ [2]
6. ↑ http://databases.tanap.net/mooc/make_pdf.cfm?output=pdf&id=MOOC8/13.32 Seen and added by Gordon Mac Rae 20 Feb 2017.

• Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. Page: http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/g11/p11335.htm Schalk Pienaar Nov 7, 2015.