Heindrich (Elberts) Elbertsz (1625 - bef. 1696)

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Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Birth 1.2 Events 1.3 Death 2 Research Notes 2.1 Birth/Baptism 3 Sources

Biography

Arriveer Kaap de Goede Hoop in 1656.

Adelbors - Burger 21/2/1657, grond word twee maande later aan hom toegeken aan die Liesbeek wat hy saam met Steven Janz bewerk. Neem dieselfde jaar ook deel aan 'n ontdekkingstog van Abraham Gabbema na die binneland.

Later woon hy op Stellenbosch, word as een van eerste heemrade van distrik Stellenbosch aangestel op 31/8/1682 en kaptein van die Stellenbosch burgerdragonders.

Besit "Klein Vredenburg" aan die Eersterivier, "Aan den Weg" en "By den Weg".

Hy was een van eerste Vryburgers wat vee laat wei het in Hottentots Holland.

• SOUTH AFRICAN GENEALOGIES Pretoria Human Science Research Council 1986 [Reprinted by Genealogical Institute of South Africa Stellenbosch 2007

Birth

Date: Heinrich Elberts was born [in] 1625 ^[1] / circa 1640. ^[2]

Place: Osnabrück [Germany] ^[1][2]

Events

Heinrich Elleburcht, also listed as Hendrick Elbertsz van Os[s]enbrugge, was one of the first few vrijeburgers at de Caep de Goede Hoop. ^[3][4]

Death

Date: before 1696-10-12 ^[5] Oct ^[6] 1696 ^[7][6]

Place: Cape of Good Hope ^[5][6]

Name: Hendrik Elbertsz

Residance: Stellenbosch

Spouce: Aaltjen ter Meulen^[5]

‘’Reference no.: MOOC8/1.18 Testator(s): Hendrik Elbertsz: 12 October 1696. Inventaris staat en exacte tacxatie der roerende en onroerende goederen, nagelaten en met de dood ontruijmd bij den overledene vrijborger aan Stellenbosch, Hendrik Elbertsz:, ten voordeelen van desselvs weduwe, gen:t Aaltjen ter Meulen ter eener, en 8 soo mondige als onmondige kinderen geprocureerd bij haar voorsz: man ter anderen zijde; soo als deselve bij de E:E: Weesmeesteren, en den boedelhoutster voorsz: sijn gewaardeerd, bestaande in meenigte en prijs als volgd, namentlijk 1 plaats leggende onder het gebied van Stellenbosch, jegenwoordigh bij de boedelhoutster op gemeld bewoond, groot, en strekkende, volgens aanwijsinge van des selvs erv-grond-briev daarvan sijnde, is met wedersijtse toestemming gewaardeerd’ ^[8]

Research Notes

Birth/Baptism

What do we know about the birth/baptism of Heinrich Elbert?

• The parish of the cathedral of Osnabrück, Dom St. Petrus, consisted of a Bauerschaft Schinkel which is now the name of a district of Osnabrück. In Schinkel, the Chapter of the Cathedral of Osnabrück was the landlord of a farm which was a Vollerbe called Elbert.
• The baptism records of Dom St. Petrus, Osnabrück started only in 1653. We, therefore, do not have a way of finding a baptism or birth record in the church books.
• The farm operators had to submit in Eigenbehörigkeit to the landlord and pay tax.
• In 1601, the Elbert farm in Schinkel in Osnabrück is operated by Peter Elbertt (sic) and his wife Leneke.^[9] The couple is supported by a farmhand Johan, a boy, a shepherd, a maid and a shepherd girl.^[9] This register would list children above 12. It lists no children for this farm, possibly suggesting that Peter had just taken over the farm, since he is mentioned in later records, too. Alternatively, the children could have been younger than 12 years.
• In 1628 the Schatz- und Kontributionsregister des Amts Iburg lists the Vollerbenhof Elbert with the following inhabitants: Peter Ellebrecht, his wife, a son, a shepherd boy, a Hüsselte and his wife.^[10]
  • Note, despite the name variation between Peter Elbertt in 1601 and Peter Ellebrecht in 1628, the record refers to the same person, as it is in the same position in Bauerschaft Schinkel as in every other register. The last name variation from Elbert to Ellebrecht seems to be reflected in the records post-emigration, too.
  • Whether the wife mentioned in 1628 without a name is the same as the Leneke mentioned in 1601 is uncertain.
  • The child mentioned in this list is likely our Heinrich who later emigrated, although this is not certain.
• In 1629, the register of the city parishes of Osnabrück notes a Vollerbenhof Elbert contributing a tax of 12 talers.^[11]
• In 1633, Osnabrück was attacked and occupied by Swedish forces. Later Osnabrück and Münster received a neutrality status in the Thirty Years War to support the negotiations for peace. The Peace of Westphalia was signed in 1648 by parties in Osnabrück and in Münster.
• After the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, the city of Osnabrück was not a pleasant sight and was heavily indebted, with debts exceeding 5 million talers. The Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück had been gifted to Gustaf Gustavson by the Swedish Queen. In exchange for its transfer back to Bishop Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg, Gustavson was supposed to receive 80,000 talers, which had to be paid in four annual instalments. Since Gustavson was only obliged to leave after the full repayment of the debt, the Osnabrück government offered to pay 85,000 talers immediately when he left instantly. In October 1649, Bishop Franz Wilhelm held a Landtag (assembly) under the High Linden tree near the Oesede Monastery, where it was decided that every person over the age of 12 in the Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück had to pay a double head tax. This affected not only the cathedral provost, monks, nuns and priests, but also farmers and peasants. The October 10, 1649 decree did not spare even the poor and homeless. After receiving his compensation, Gustavson and the Swedes left the diocese on November 30, 1650. For this purpose, the inhabitants of the Vollerbe Ellebraght (sic!) had to pay the following fees:^[12]
  • Ellebragth: 2 Taler, 14 Schilling
  • uxor: 1 Taler, 7 Schilling
  • 1 Sohn: 14 Schilling
  • 1 Knecht: 14 Schilling
  • 1 Junge: 4 Schilling
  • 1 Schefer: 2 Taler
  • 1 Magth: 8 Schilling
  • Hüßelten Man und Frow: 12 Schilling
  • noch ein Hüßelte: 4 Schilling
• In 1652 the Schatz- und Kontributionsregister der vier Osnabrücker Stadtkirchspiele mentions Elbert and his wife, one child and a maid. His farmhand had paid his contributions in Bissendorf.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Jul 21, 2012 by Humphrey Stead. Source: Dictionary of South African Biography
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Dr. J. Hoge, Personalia of the Germans at the Cape, 1652-1806, Archives Year Book for South African History (Cape Town: Government Printer, Union of South Africa, 1946), pp.86-87.Elberts, Heinrich (according to W. Schmidt, p. 60, original name Ellebrecht). – Osnabruck. Adelhorst 1656, b. 21.2.1657, was granted a piece of ground on the Liesbeeck River 14.4.1657: Seen and entered by Ronel Olivier Jan 17, 2016.
3. ↑ Source: Resolutions of the Council of Policy of Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa, Ref no: C. 1, pp. 251-252.. Seen and entered by Dirk le Roux on Mar 13, 2017.
4. ↑ Source: Resolutions of the Council of Policy of Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa, Ref no: C. 1, pp. 258-260.. Seen and entered by Dirk le Roux on Mar 13, 2017.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "Family Search: South Africa Historical Records" Inventory to liquidation and distribution accounts, Probate records : Inventory 1696: (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BY-H9S2-Z?i=231&cat=220512). Seen and entered by Ronel Olivier Jan 17, 2016.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Jul 21, 2012 by Humphrey Stead. Source: Title: Genealogies of Old South African Families Author: De Villiers, C.C. and Pama, G. Publication: A.A. Balkema, Cape Town, South Africa,1966 Page: Vol I, p. 194
7. ↑ Aug 10, 2013 by Willem Pretorius.
8. ↑ ”The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. A selection of historical records transcriptions. (http://databases.tanap.net/mooc/) Inventories of the Orphan Chamber Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa. Seen and entered by Ronel Olivier Jan 17, 2016.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv Osnabrück: Kopfschatzregister des Gogerichts Osnabrück (mit Vornamen der besteuerten Familienmitglieder ab 12 Jahren und des Gesindes), NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 89 Nr. 3, foil 5R, image 6 in the digital copy at Arcinsys, accessed 20 June 2023
10. ↑ Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv Osnabrück: Schatz- und Kontributionsregister des Amts Iburg, here: Personenschatzung 1628 und 1630 (jew. mit Anzahl der Kinder, des Gesindes und der Mitbewohner); Rechnungen, u.a. aus den Kirchspielen Borgloh, Glane, Laer, Glandorf, Dissen, Hilter, Hagen, Oesede, Holte, Gesmold, Schledehausen, St. Johann und St. Katharinen, dem Wigbold Iburg, den Vogteien Bissendorf, Osnabrück und Belm, NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 88 Nr. 20, foil 62L, image 64 in the digital copy at Arcinsys, accessed 20 June 2023
11. ↑ Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv Osnabrück: Diverse Schatz- und Kontributionssachen, here: Osnabrücker Stadtkirchspiele und Bauerschaften 1629 (ab Bl. 10), NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 88 Nr. 31, foil 12L, image 15 in the digital copy at Arcinsys, accessed 20 June 2023.
12. ↑ Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv Osnabrück (1649): Veranschlagung eines außerordentlichen Kopfschatzes zur Abfindung der Schweden, NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 88 Nr. 44, foil 99, image 121 in the digital copy at Arcinsys, accessed 20 June 2023.
13. ↑ Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv Osnabrück: Schatz- und Kontributionsregister der vier Osnabrücker Stadtkirchspiele 1633, 1652-1654, NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 88 Nr. 40, foil 3L, image 4 in the digital copy at Arcinsys, accessed 20 June 2023.

• WikiTree profile Elberts-4 created through the import of Pieterse Rev1.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by Esme Pieterse.

• WikiTree profile Elbertsz-3 through the import of Pretorius Family Tree 1.ged on Aug 10, 2013 by Willem Pretorius.

• WikiTree profile Elberts-8 created through the import of Redelinghuys.ged on Jul 21, 2012 by Humphrey Stead.