Pierre (Húgot) Hugo (abt. 1710 - 1752)

Born about 1710 in Drakenstein, de Caep de Goede Hoop

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Retiff) Hugo — married 16 May 1728 in Paarl, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa]

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1752 at about age 42 in Heksrivier, de Caep de Goede Hoop

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Biography

Pierre^[1] was a member of the pioneering Hugo and de Vos families who farmed at Buffelskraal, the seed of the later town de Doorns^[2].

Name

Pierre Hugo ^[3]

Given Name: Pierre ^[3]

Surname: Hugo ^[3]

Pieter ^[3]

Given Name: Pieter ^[3]

Found multiple spellings of the name. Using Pierre Hugo ^[3]

Birth

Date: ABT 1710 ^[3]

Baptism

Date: 15 Jun 1710

Event: Baptism

Event Place: Dutch Reformed Church, Drakenstein

Child: Pierre

Father: Daniel Húgot

Mother: Anna Roússeaú ^[4]

‘’15de Junij Pierre. d'Vader Daniel Húgot, d' Moedér Anna Roússeaú: de getuygen Gabriel Rousseau, in widus plaats de Vader Pierre Rousseau, en Maria Rousseau.’’^[4]

Marriage

Date: 16 May 1728^[5][6]

Bride: Anna Retief^[6]

Place: Drakenstein, Cabo de Goede Hoop^[6]

Short-lived second son Daniel

The baptism record at Paarl^[7] lists the baptism of their 2nd son Daniel in 1731:

This son must have died some time before 1743, when another son was born and also named Daniel.

Death

Date: 4 Mar 1752 ^[3]

Place: Heksrivier, de Caep de Goede Hoop ^[8]

Twee opstalle van sekere leningsplaatse de eene genamt de Buffelskraal gelegen aan de Heksrevier en de andere genaamt de Eendragt ^[8]

Will

Extracts from estate inventory after decease, MOOC8/7.22a: ^[9]

Testator(s):

Pieter Hugo

8 Maij 1752

Staat en inventaris mitsgd:s taxatie van alle soodanige goederen, als ab intestato sijn naargelaaten en met ’er dood ontruijmt door den landbouwer Pieter Hugo ten voordeele van sijn naargelatene huysvrouw Anna Retief ter eenre, en hun bij den anderen in huwelijk verwekte kinderen, met name

Pieter Hugo thans meerderjarig

Anna oud 17

Jacobus oud 15

Maria Johanna oud 12, en

Daniel Hugo oud 8 jaaren

ter ander zyde

soo ende in diervoegen als deselve door de landbouwers Jacobus van der Merve en Daniel Hugo zyn opgenoomen ...

.. Aldus gedaan en gepasseert aan Cabo de Goede Hoop den 8 Maij 1752 ...

.. Anna Retif ^[9]

Buffelskraal

The farm of Buffelskraal was one of the first in the Hex River valley, and the first Daniel Hugo, living in Drakenstein, rented it for grazing purposes. His son, Pierre, went there to actually live on the farm, and received the 'original' freehold grant for 60 Morgen, Farm No 481^[10]. Read the whole story in VASSA journal, number 8, "Buffelskraal, on the Hex Rivier" by André Pretorius^[11]. It describes how the next Pierre started Hartebeest Kraal, leaving Buffelskraal to his brother, Jacobus. When Jacobus died, he left Buffelskraal to his son Jacobus Petrus, who moved to Winterhoek at Tulbagh.

Eendragt

Eendragt was a rather large farm, up out of the Hexriver valley, behind a number of other farms that were later also associated with the Hugo and de Vos families, around the sources of the Hex River: Stinkfontein, Ezelsjacht, Zoutrivier, and Koutai.

On 14th Jul 1750, Pierre received the original grant to the 60 Morgen of Freehold of Eendragt^[12].

After Pierre's death, on 18 Mar 1757, the Eendragt was sold for 1700 Rijksdaalders to Louis Nel^[13].

In 1765, Lous Nel sold the Eendragt to Gideon Jansz Joubert^[14].

The Freehold must have been complemented by the larger area around it, that officially became the Quitrent farm Wor.Q.8-5 when measured out in 1832 for the wid. Alexander de Kok (indicating the 60 Morg of Freehold).

Sources

1. ↑ Familysearch personal ID for Pierre Hugot (1710) LBFL-7MZ
2. ↑ VASSA journal, number 8, 2002, "Buffelskraal, on the Hex River: André Pretorius"
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Added by Andrew Dippenaar on Oct 23, 2012
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Transcription: Page 33 Date : 1710 ‘’15de Junij Pierre. d'Vader Daniel Húgot, d' Moedér Anna Roússeaú: de getuygen Gabriel Rousseau, in widus plaats de Vader Pierre Rousseau, en Maria Rousseau.’’. Transcrcribed by Ronel Olivier from records sited at ”South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Register, Drakenstein. Private photo collection: Photo taken by R. Olivier (2005) : 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 Oct 22, 2015.
5. ↑ Added by Susanna Hendrina Elisa de Bruyn on 2017-10-15.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Paarl, Cape Province, Marriages 1717-1869. Film # 008120998, Image 13 of 789: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-7SFH-X?i=12&cat=993681. Added by Riël Smit on 2021-06-28.
7. ↑ Baptism Records 26 Nov 1730 -16 Sept 1731, image at familysearch.org
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Source: Inventories of the Orphan Chamber, Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa, Ref no: MOOC8/7.22b. Pieter Hugo. Seen and entered by Dirk le Roux on Sep 02, 2016.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Source: Inventories of the Orphan Chamber, Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa, Ref no: MOOC8/7.22a. Pieter Hugo. Seen and entered by Dirk le Roux on Sep 02, 2016.
10. ↑ Original Grant for Buffelskraal to Pierre Hugo in 1850 (basic info, no image)
11. ↑ VASSA journal, Number 8, dec 2002,Buffelskraal, on the Hex River: André Pretorius
12. ↑ Eendragt: Original Freehold Grant on 14 Jul 1750, No 482, 60 Morgen, changing hands database at ancestors.co.za
13. ↑ transfer of Eendragt from wid Pierre Hugo to Louis Nel, for 1700 Rijksdaalders, changing hands database at ancestors.co.za
14. ↑ 1765 transfer of Eendragt from Louis Nel to Gideon Jansz Joubert, changing hands database at ancestors.co.za

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