Magdalena (Snijman) Esterhuizen
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Magdalena (Snijman) Esterhuizen (bef. 1765 - bef. 1815)

Magdalena Esterhuizen formerly Snijman aka van der Merwe, Snyman
Born before in Land van Waveren, Cabo de Goede Hoopmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 22 Oct 1789 in de Caep de Goede Hoopmap
Wife of — married 25 Aug 1805 in Tulbagh, de Caep de Goede Hoopmap
Descendants descendants
Died before at about age 50 in Cape Colonymap
Profile last modified | Created 10 Dec 2014
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Table Bay, South Africa (1762)
Magdalena (Snijman) Esterhuizen was part of the settlement of the Dutch Cape Colony.
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Contents

Biography

Name

Magdalena Snyman[1]

Birth

Date: 10 March 1765 [1]
Place: de Caep de Goede Hoop [1]

Parents

Father: Gerrit Snijman [1]
Mother: Magdalena Joosten [1]

Baptism

Date: 10 March 1765[1][2]
Place: [Tulbagh], Land van Waveren,[2] de Caep de Goede Hoop[1]
Name: Magdalena Snijman[2]
Father: Gerrit Snijman[2]
Mother: Magdalena Joosten[2]
Witnesses:
Philippus Snijman
Jacobus Joosten
Maria Joosten
Fransina Joosten[2]
b. 10 Mar 1765 d.v. Gerrit b. 14 May 1730 en huw 16 Mar 1760 Magdalena Joosten [1]

Marriage

Marriage 1
Date: 22 October 1789 [3]
Place: de Caep de Goede Hoop [3]
Groom: Pieter van der Merwe [1]
Bride: Magdalena Snyman [1]
Marriage 2
Date: 25 August 1805 [1]
Place: Huwelikshof, Tulbagh [1]
Groom: Andries Cornelis Esterhuijzen [1]
Bride: Magdalena Snyman [1]

Death

Will
Reference no.: MOOC8/31.47
Testator(s): Andries Cornelis Esterhuisen
Name: Magdalena Snyman
Date: 19 October 1815
C: Bird
Inventaris van alle zodanige goederen en effecten als er door Andries Cornelis Esterhuisen en Magdalena Snyman in gemeenschap bezeeten en door laatsgemelde ab intestato met er dood ontruimd en nagelaten, mitsgaders heden opgenomen en in waaren weesen zyn bevonden geworden, te weeten als. Een opstal staande op de leeningsplaats genaamd de Modderfontein gelegen aan de Kleine Rietrivier
Erfgenamen
1) Gerrit Jacobus van der Merwe geboren den 20 Decemb:r 1794
2) Sophia Magdalena geboren den 8 October 1796 staande haar in 't huwelyk te begeeven met Willem Jacobus Janse van Rensburg Nicolaasz:n
3) Magdalena Johanna van der Merwe geboren den 3 October 1799 gehuuwd met Frans Nicolaas Joosen Jacobusz:n
Aldus gedaan en g'inventariseerd, mitsgaders /:voor zo veel de slaven jongen Arie van de Kaap aangaat:/ getauxeerd in de Caroo op de legplaats van den burger Andries Cornelis Esterhuizen genaamd de Bassons Fontein gelegen aan de Ongeluksrivier op den 19 October 1815 ende zulks op het op en aangeeven van de weduwenaar voormelde Andries Cornelis Esterhuisen, dewelke betuigde hierinne ter goeder trouwe te hebben gehandelt en niets met weeten versweegen of agter gehouden te hebben, verklarende dus bereid te zyn deese opgaave ten allen tyde des gevorderd wordende met solemneele eede te zullen staaven, met verdere belofte zo iets nader tot den boedel specteerende mogte ontdekken, deese inventaris daarmeede te zullen amplieeren; en is zulks geschied ten byweesen van den veldcornet Johannes Rasmus van der Merwe Danielsz en den burger Frans Stephanus Marits d' oude als getuigen.
Als getuigen: J:R: van der Merwe V:t Cornet, Frans S: Maretz
Andries Cr:s Esterhuyse
Op last van de H:r Landd: Mij praesent: J:C: Winterbach, K:k: van de H:r Land:t [4]

Family

Snijman
b7 Philippus ≈ 24.7.1701, burger v. Drakenstein † c.1733 x 14.4.1726 Johanna Margaretha van Deventer * c.1702 d.v. Gerrit Jansz van Deventer en Arriaentje Jacobz (sy xx Paarl 7.4.1735 Johann Heinrich Debes / Delits)
c3 Gerrit ≈ Drakenstein 14.5.1730, burger Swellendam x 16.3.1760 Magdalena Jooste ≈ 20.11.1740 d.v. Jacob Jooste en Magdalena Raats
d3 Magdalena ≈ 10.3.1765 x Pieter van der Merwe 22.10.1789 ≈ Tulbagh 4.7.1760, burger Stellenbosch † c.1802 (Pieter-sn) xx huwelikshof, Tulbagh 25.8.1805, Andries Cornelis Esterhuyzen ≈ 10.2.1772, burger Stellenbosch s.v. Johannes Esterhuyzen en Anna Maria Joosten; [5]
van der Merwe
b2 Schalk * 14.7.1673 = Kaapstad 13.8.1673 + 1740, verkry op 8.9.1692 die plaas De Hoop, Paarl, as vrye eiendom van goew. Simon van der Stel, besit ook die plase Wittenberg en De Zachte Vallij x Anna Prevot van Calais (Charles-dg) a.1688 vanaf Amsterdam op die skip De Schelde + c.1745
c10 Pieter * 7.6.1709 x Elsie J. van Rensburg + Tulbagh 24.9.1762
d4 Pieter = 6.7.1738, burger te Stellenbosch x 24.12.1758 Sophia van der Merwe = 1.12.1743 d.v. Jacobus van der Merwe en Catharina Jacobs
e1 Pieter = Tulbagh 4.7.1760 + 1802, burger te Stellenbosch x Susanna Catharina Bruere xx 22.10.1789 Magdalena Snyman
f1 Pieter Johannes = Tulbagh 9.1.1783
Tweede huwelik
f2 Gerrit Jacobus = 13.9.1795
f3 Sophia Magdalena = Drakenstein 23.10.1796
f4 Magdalena Johanna = Tulbagh 2.10.1799 x Willem Jacobus Jansen It seems that this marriage record entry might be incorrect; [6]

Sources

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Genealogies of Old Cape Families, by C.C.de Villiers, revised, augmented and rewritten by C.Pama, A.A.Balkema, Cape Town, 1966. The original edition of 1894, compiled by G.M. Theal from the work of C.C. de Villiers (Vol 3 Snijman p314) http://www.eggsa.org/links_e.htm; South African Genealogies, compiled by J.A. Heese, edited by R.T.J. Lombard, GISA, 1986 SA Familieregisters Vol 2 D-G http://www.eggsa.org/links_e.htm; http://www.gisa.org.za/site/catalog/1; Added by Alta Bekker 01 September 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Source :
    • Baptism Register - Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Tulbagh, Cape Province, 1743-1972, Baptisms 1815-1841, 1743-1811 Image 422
    Seen & added 13 Oct 2023 by André Laubscher
  3. 3.0 3.1 Rachel Marais 19 January 2023
  4. Source:
  5. 'South African Genealogies' Compiled, augmented and edited by GISA from the original notes of J.A. Heese and other contributors 2006; Added 19 January 2023 Rachel Marais
  6. 'South African Genealogies' Compiled, augmented and edited by GISA from the original notes of J.A. Heese and other contributors 2006; Added 19 January 2023 Rachel Marais




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