Adrian Roelofz (van Wijk) van Wijck
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Adrian Roelofz (van Wijk) van Wijck (1668 - 1713)

Adrian Roelofz "Arij, Arie" van Wijck formerly van Wijk aka van Wyk
Born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederlandmap
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Husband of — married 1689 in Drakenstein, Dutch Cape Colonymap
Husband of — married 22 Oct 1693 in de Caep de Goede Hoopmap
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Died at about age 45 in Stellenbosch, Cabo de Goede Hoop,map
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Biography

Notice

[Citing Richard Ball] - "In the early records of inhabitants of the Cape of Good Hope, the Muster Rolls of Free Persons (Monsterollen van Vrije Luijden), and the Tax Lists (Opgaafrollen) there are 3 Van Wijks featured:
  1. Willem van Wijk who first appears as a free settler in 1678 as an apparently single man working in partnership with another free settler. He appears fairly regularly over the years, making his last appearence in 1702. I have prepared a a possible timeline (established from various resources) for him (Willem van Wijk) here.
  2. Roelof van Wijk and his wife Trijntje Jans first appear in 1686 in the Cape Town baptismal registers when he and his wife were witnesses at the baptism of the son of Willem van Wijk. Their fist appearance in the muster and opgaaf rolls was in 1688. In the opgaaf rolls of that year they are listed as having one son. They appear regularly over the years. The muster roll of 1692 credits them still with one child, but the Tax roll of the same year list them without any children. They make their last appearance apparently in 1698. See their (Roelof van Wijk) possible timeline (established from various records).
  3. Arij van Wijk appears first in the Muster Roll of 1693 with his wife Cornelia (Hellemans) Hellems and 3 children and makes his last appearance in these records in 1712, the year before his death". See his for a possible timeline (established from various records) for Arij van Wijck born Amsterdam c 1668 died Stellenbosch 1713 (Richard Ball).
[...] [it is] suggested that this Arij van Wijk was the son of Roelof van Wijk; that he was the one son listed with Roelof and his wife up to and including 1692; after which Arij appears in the records in 1693 with his newly married wife, Cornelia (Hellemans) Helmes and her three children by her previous husband.
Although I do believe that Arij van Wijk was the son of Roelof and Trijntje, I think that this child, listed with them in the Muster Rolls and the Opgaaf Returns, was probably another child. From 1688 to 1692 Arij van Wijk would have been aged 20 through to 242 - I do not think he would have been listed with his parents as a child at that age.
My guess would be that Willem and Roelof van Wijk were brothers, both sons of an unknown Arij van Wijk3, but I have so far come across no hard evidence of this." Source: Ballfamilyrecords.co.uk/notes The first Van Wijks at the Cape of Good Hope: an introduction (Richard Ball) [1] See also the family trees on the Ball-website:

Events

Arij van Wijk was one of the two stamvaders (progenitors) of the Van Wijk family who arrived at the Cape in the 17th Century. The other was Willem van Wijk. It seems likely that they were related to one another but how is not yet apparent.
The earliest mention of Arij at the Cape is from 1693 to 1695 when he and his wife, Cornelia Helmes, are found living in the Cape Town area on a farm which carried 4000 vines. By 1696 they had moved to Stellenbosch where they lived for the rest of his life. By 1700 they had 10,000 vines.
His Origins and Parentage In his will dated 29th April 1713, he stated that he was 45 years old and that he had been born in Amsterdam. According to the indexes in the Amsterdam Archives, there were two Adrian van Wijks baptised at this period, but the following would seem to be his baptism:
Adrian, baptised Nieuwe Kerk 18 January 1668
parents: Roelof Adriaensz van Wijk and Trijntje Jans
witnesses: Hendrik Coenraetsz van der Meijde and Aaltje Adriaens van Wijk
Roelof van Wijk and Trijntje Jans had been living at the Cape since at least since 1686. Presumably he had come to the Cape with his parents.
He Married Cornelia Helmes, the widow of Jan van den Bosch. The date is not known but, on 22nd October 1693 a note in the Orphan Chamber records states that she was then intending to remarry, so this is probably the approximate date. She had three children from her first marriage: Catharina, Johannes and Johanna van den Bosch.
According to her will, dated 29th April 1713, she was then 37 years old and had been born at the Cape.
Their Children:
  1. b1. Roelof van Wijk, baptized 5 September 1694, Cape Town, married Aletta Bezuijdenhout. He died circa July 1746, leaving 8 children.
  2. b2. Aletta van Wijk baptized 15 July 1696, Cape Town, married Johann Kraaij
  3. b3. Willem van Wijk, baptized 19 January 1698, Stellenbosch. When he died around 1771 he left no wife or children and his estate was distributed among his brothers and sisters.
  4. b4. Sara van Wijk, baptized 29 November 1699, Stellenbosch, married Isaak d'Algue, later known as Johannes Dreyer.
  5. b5. Adrianus van Wijk, baptized 25 December 1701, Stellenbosch. He presumably died before 1705 when his younger brother, also named Adriaan, must have been born according to his age (8) and position as given in his parent's will of 1713.
  6. b6. Maria van Wijk born circa 1704, married firstly Jan Joubert and secondly Wolraad Striegel
  7. b7. Adriaan van Wijk, born circa 1705, married Sara Fourie, and left 11 children.
  8. b8. Gerrit van Wijk, baptized 14 December 1707, Stellenbosch, most probably buried before 12 August 1708, Stellenbosch. He was not mentioned in his parent's will of 1713, so had presumably died before that date.
  9. b9. Catarina van Wijk, baptized 20 July 1710, Stellenbosch, married Hendrik Lubbe.
  10. b10. Hester van Wijk, baptized 3 October 1712, Stellenbosch, married Pieter van Zijl.
Death of Arij van Wijk In his will, dated 13th April 1713, he is described as 'sick, confined to bed'. One can speculate that in this year of Smallpox epidemic that this is what he was suffering from -certainly he died in the same year and was buried at Stellenbosch.
After his death, Cornelia Helmes married for the third time to Jacob Coetser, by whom she had two more children. She died between 23rd May and 21st June 1720. [2][3][4]

Suffix

a2

Name

Adriaan Arie /Vanwyk/ [5]
Arie /Van Wyk/ [6]
Adriaan or Arie /Van Wyk/ [6]
Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Arie /Van Wyk/.

Birth

Date: Adriaan Roelofz was born [in] 1655[4] / 1667[5] / about 1668. [7] / Arie van Wyk was born in 1670.[8]
Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands[4][5]

His name appears as Adrian van a Wijk. on HOn the baptismal record [9]

Christening

Date: 18 JAN 1668[10][11]
Place: Nieuwkerk, Zeeland, Netherlands[4][11]

His name appears as Adrian van Wijk. on his the baptismal record [9]

Immigration

Date: 1676. Amsterdam to Stellenbosch. Arrived at the Cape from Amsterdam between 1676 and 1678.[4][11]

Marriage

Date: AUG 1667[5]
Place: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands[5]
Husband: Roelof Adriaansz van Wyk[5]
Child: Adriaan Arie van Wyk[5]
Date: SEP 1693[5][6][12]
Place: Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa[5] / Stellenbosch, South Africa[6]
Husband: Adriaan Arie van Wyk[5]
Wife: Cornelia Helm[5]
Child: Gerrit Arie van Wyk[5]

Residence

Arij van Wijk, one of Adam Tas’ supporters in his struggle against WA van der Stel, became the owner of Schinderkuijl in 1705, hence the front gable with its fancy A-frame and lovely plasterwork. It was also Arij who, by planting vines, transformed Schinderkuijl/Leeuwenkuijl into one of the early wine farms. Following its subdivision in 1800, the farm’s name was changed from Schinderkuijl to Leeuwenkuijl. The word “kuijl” refers to the watering holes that were found in what is currently known as the Mosselbank River and the Hans Lourens River. Since the area around Leeuwenkuijl provided plenty of resting places – public areas where farmers and their cattle could rest and drink water – many farmers chose to spend the night here. [13]

Occupation

Burgher & farmer[14] at "Kijkemvallei" in Stellenbosch[4][14]

Death

Date: Adriaan Roelofz passed away about 1713[15] [7] / 15 [5] SEP 1714[4]
Note: His will is written in 1713 and filed in 1713 so had to have died in 1713 as he signed the will in 1713 and the filing of the will would only happen after his death. Also in 1712 he is listed on the muster roll of free men with his wife and 8 children (2 sons and 3 daughters and then elder son Roelof van Wyk on his own line), then in 1713 his wife is listed as the widow of Ary van Wyk together with their 8 children on the muster roll of free men (2 sons and 3 daughters and then elder son Roelof van Wyk on his own line). See images of the will and these muster rolls attached to profile.[15][16][17]
Place: Stellenbosch, Cape (Probably from smallpox) [4][18][14] / [Western Cape, South Africa][5]

Will

See images on profile for a scanned copy of his joint will with his wife Cornelia Helms
den Land-bouwer aan Stellenbosch Ary van Wijk Siekelyk tot bedde leggend Oud vyff en veertig Jaaren, gebooren tot Amsterdam en Cornelia Helmes oud se-wen en dertig jaren gebooren aan Cabo de Goede Hoop... ...namentlyk Roeloff oud agtien jaren, Aletta sewentien, Willem sestien, Sara vyftien, Maria negen, Adrianus agt, Catharina drie jaren, Hester ses maande...[14]
Husband: Ary van Wijk[14]
Age: 45[14]
Birth Place: Amsterdam[14]
Occupation: Farmer[14]
Residence: Stellenbosch[14]
Condition: sickly and bedridden[14]
Wife: Cornelia Helmes[14]
Age: 37[14]
Children:
  1. Roeloff, 18 years old[14]
  2. Aletta, 17 years old[14]
  3. Willem, 16 years old[14]
  4. Sara, 15 years old[14]
  5. Maria, 9 years old[14]
  6. Adrianus, 8 years old[14]
  7. Catharina, 3 years old[14]
  8. Hester, 6 months old[14]
Will Dated: 29 April 1713[14]
Will Filed: 1713 (on his death)[14]

Burial

Date: 1713[19]
Place: Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa[4][19]

Sources

  1. ↑ G2G-feed on this matter (28 Oct 2015).
  2. ↑ Research by: Richard Ball (Richard Ball's web site) who would have been unable to do this research without the help of André Kellerman, Bob Kernkamp, Helena Liebenberg, Graham Lloyd, Mansell Upham and Maureen de Villiers. Sources:
    1. Amsterdam, Nieuwe Kerk - Registers
    2. Cape Archives: Caper Archives online Index - NAAIRS
    Deceased Estate Accounts - Fourie, Sara wed Adriaan van Wijk 1771-2
    Estate Accounts - Van Wijk, Willem Arijsz: - 6 May 1775
    Estate Accounts - Van Wijk, Willem Willemsz: - 1756
    Estate Accounts - Van Wijk, Willem d'oude - 21 October 1772
    Inventory - Van Wijk, Arij - 1731
    1. Malan, Ockert - Verlore Dokumentasie oor die Gemeente Stellenbosch van 1689 tot 1725
    2. Muster rolls of Freemen at the Cape
    3. Opgaaf (tax) rolls of Freemen at the Cape
    4. Weesmeesteren: Extracten 1699 enz.
    5. Will - Helmes, Cornelia and Jacob Coetser - 1720
    6. Will - Van Wijk, Arij & Cornelia Helmes - 1713
    7. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk Argief (in the form of microfilm copies)
    Cape Town Congregation - Registers of baptism and marriage
    Drakenstein Congregation - Membership Register
    Drakenstein Congregation - Registers of baptism and marriage
    Stellenbosch Congregation - Registers of baptism and marriage
  3. ↑ For a more detailed account of the families and the evidence, see:
    Introduction to the early Van Wijks at the Cape
    Arij van Wijk and his family
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 May 5, 2013 Dina Vermaak.
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 17 Jan, 2015 by Wilhelm Venter. Source: #S3 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Roelof Adriaensz VanWyk
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Mar 8, 2013 by Janet Taylor. Source: #S22 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Cornelia Helm
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lou Larney, Mar 19, 2013.
  8. ↑ Entered by Pieter Meyer, Mar 22, 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Netherlands, Noord-Holland Province, Church Records, 1523-1948," images, FamilySearch Baptism Adrian van a Wijk Slide No. 346 On 2nd page, 1st column, 9th entry down.21 August 2014), Nederlands Hervormde > Amsterdam > Dopen 1646-1679 > image 346 of 528; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague). Added by [[van Heerden-335|Ronel Olivier June 2023
  10. ↑ Getuies (witnesses): Hendrik Coenraetsz van der Meijde en Aaltje Adriaens van Wijk. (ID Number: MH:N897 : MH:IF10250). May 5, 2013 Dina Vermaak.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Jul 27, 2013 by Paul du Toit.
  12. ↑ On April 23, 2015 I Removed Hillebrandt-4 as wife Van_Wijk-150 - There was no evidence found that such a marriage took place. Presumably the marriage was entered by mistake. Ronel Olivier
  13. ↑ Hendrik Dreyer 7 June, 2016.
  14. ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 Source:
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Source:
    Depot: KAB (Cape); MOOC 7/1/2 Ref 31; Dated 1713; Filed 1713; VAN WIJK, ARIJ. WILL. / HELMS, CORNELIA. WIFE OF ARIJ VAN WIJK. WILL.
  16. ↑ Source:
    Ary van Wyk en vrouw Cornelia Helms... Mannen 1, Vrouwen 1, Soonez 2, Dogters 3...
    ...
    Roelof van Wyk...
  17. ↑ Source:
    Cornelia Helms wed[uwee] Ary van Wyk... Mannen 0, Vrouwen 1, Zoonen 2, Dogters 3...
    Roelof van Wyk...
  18. ↑ Source:
    Also in his will he is desribed as 'sick, confined to bed'. One can speculate that in this year of Smallpox plague that this is what he was suffering from - certainly he died in the same year.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Source:
    Page 39: Generale Kassarekeningen 1689-1724 - 1713: Arij van Wijk f6
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:3:1:3QSQ-G9ML-49YH-M https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DZN4-7R6
  • Source: Author: Jannie van Wyk Title: van Wyk Family Website Text: MyHeritage.com Page: Arie Adriaan van Wyk
  • Source: Author: Francesco Uys Rootenberg Title: Uys Rootenberg Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com Page: Arie van Wyk
  • Source: Author: Zenobia Noel Mayfield Title: Noel-Minnaar Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com Page: Arie (Arij) van Wyk
  • Source: Author: Dries Strydom Title: Dries Strydom Text: MyHeritage.com Page: Adriaan (Adrian)(Arie) van Wijk
  • Source: S3 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;; Repository: #R1 Source Medium: (null) Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006).
  • Repository: R1 Name: www.ancestry.com
  • WikiTree profile Van Wyk-329 through the import of De koker Family.ged on Mar 8, 2013 by Janet Taylor.
  • Source: S22 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R3
  • Repository: R3 Name: www.ancestry.co.uk
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Acknowledgments

  • WikiTree profile Van Wyk-426 through the import of f92435_505468x3f1i961v209i435 (1).ged on Jul 27, 2013 by Paul du Toit. User ID: 0AE3DE8F-F4D1-4225-9B6B-FDA40CD9EBBE: Record ID Number: MH:I127 : UPD 18 APR 2013 20:20:04 GMT -0500
  • WikiTree profile Van Wijk-206 through the import of Vermaak Family Site - 05 May 2013.GED on May 5, 2013 by Dina Vermaak. Record : ID Number: MH:I2408 : ID: AE341376-AC45-453F-BE4E-D23B30D0559D: UPD : 18 JUL 2010 19:23:17 GMT+2.
  • WikiTree profile Vanwyk-1by import of Venter_2013_2015-01-12_2015-01-1402.ged on 17 Jan, 2015 by Wilhelm Venter.




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Baptism Adrian (18-01-1668) - Nieuwe Kerk - Hervormd - [van] Adriansz Wijk, Roelof - Jans, Trijntje
Baptism Adrian (18-01-1668) - Nieuwe Kerk - Hervormd - [van] Adriansz Wijk, Roelof - Jans, Trijntje
Baptism Adrian (18-01-1668) - Nieuwe Kerk - Hervormd - [van] Adriansz Wijk, Roelof - Jans, Trijntje (.pdf)
Baptism Adrian (18-01-1668) - Nieuwe Kerk - Hervormd - [van] Adriansz Wijk, Roelof - Jans, Trijntje (.pdf)
MOOC 7/1/2 Ref 31 - Page 1
MOOC 7/1/2 Ref 31 - Page 1
MOOC 7/1/2 Ref 31 - Page 2 and 3
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MOOC 7/1/2 Ref 31 - Page 4 and 5
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Kay van Wyk
Thanks Philip for fixing this profile, there seem to be a general mix up between two Aries/ Adriaan.

I remember seen an Arie van Wyk the son of Willem van Wyk the other Stemvader. These two seem to get mixed up. Catharine Hillebrandt was the wife of the other, not this Arie.

posted by Kay van Wyk
Van der Walt-440 Philip van der Walt
Intention to organize bio later today!
posted by Philip van der Walt
Van der Walt-440 Philip van der Walt
Vanwyk-1 and Van Wijk-150 appear to represent the same person because: Van Wijk-150 should be the target profile to merge into as it has the correct spelling of the LNAN (even though it has the higher number). For the same data (spouse - Cornelia Helm). The other data can be confirmed after merging. Not that big of an issue.
posted by Philip van der Walt
Kay van Wyk
Van Wijk-150 and Vanwyk-1 are not ready to be merged because: There are a few differences like the wives of the two profile are not the same, dates differ. Have to reach info first before merging.
posted by Kay van Wyk
Venter-1057 Wilhelm Venter
Van Wijk-150 and Vanwyk-1 appear to represent the same person because: Same person. Just merged the wife.
posted by Wilhelm Venter
Van der Walt-440 Philip van der Walt
Van Wijk-150 and Van Wyk-426 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse and other data
posted by Philip van der Walt

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