Willem (Willemsz) Basson (abt. 1670 - 1713)

Born about 31 Aug 1670 in de Caep de Goede Hoop

Ancestors

Husband of Helena (Michielsz) Basson — married 18 Mar 1691 in Dutch Reformed Church, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa]

Descendants

Died 30 Jan 1713 at about age 42 in de Caep de Goede Hoop

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Cape of Good Hope Project WikiTree [send private message]

Willem (Willemsz) Basson 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

Name

Willem Basson ^[1]

Baptism

31 August 1670: Baptism at the Cape of Good Hope of Willem Basson (1670-1713). Son of the freed slave Maaij Ansela van Bengale & Arnoldus Willemsz: Basson aka 'Jagt' from Wesel in the Duchy of Cleves ... ^[2]

Den 31 August

een soontje van Arnoldus Willemsz en Angila syn huysvr' wiert genaamt

Willem tot getuygen stonden Jochem Marquaart en Jannitje Ferdinandus ^[3]

Events

* Butcher, fisherman, gardener & farmer at "Nieuwendorp" at Simondium, Drakenstein, & "Kronendal" & "Moddergat" at Hout Bay; dies 30 January 1713 during the devastating smallpox epidemic ... ^[2]

* Marries Cape 18 March 1691 Helena (Laina) Clement(s:) / Klemet aka Lena de Sweet (daughter of Matthijs Michielse [Mattias Mikaelsson] from Stockholm, Sweden & Isabella van Delft from Den Bommel, Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland). ^[2][4]

* In a petition (1716) to the colonial authorities identifies himself "als geleiden van eenige doch miest zwarte vrye visschers" ... ^[2]

Their descendants ramified in the Swartland and beyond ... ^[2]

Read more about them at the following links:

http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/ui116.htm ^[2]

http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/g7/p7420.htm ^[2]

[Mansell Upham] ^[2]

Rosenburgh

18 November 1703: "Today baptism (1703) in Cape Town of Matthijs Michielse Basson baptised Cape ; son of Willem Basson & Lena 'de Sweed' [Helena Clements] & grandson of Arnoldus Willemsz: Basson (from Wesel) & Engela (Maaij Ansela) van Bengale: he owned the farm "Rosenburgh" at Zwartland which he purchased (1728) from Hendrik Ostwald Eksteen; He married Cape 2 January 1729 Martha Mijburgh (she died 31 August 1771) daughter of Jan Lambertsz: Mijburgh (from Buiksloot) ^[5] & Sophia Zank (from Cologne) & they drew up their joint will (11 July 1729) ... They started one of the 2 branches of BASSON families in the Zwartland ... the other branch are descendants of his uncle Michiel Basson who farmed at "Keesenbosch" ... [Mansell Upham] ^[6]

Zwartland

Death

Date: about 1713 ^[1] / before 28 Jun 1713 when their estate was inventoried ^[7]

Estate

Reference no.: MOOC8/2.76 ^[7]

Testator(s): Willem Basson & Helena Clement ^[7]

28 Jun 1713 ^[7]

"Staat en inventaris der goederen naergelaten en met 'er dood ontruijmt bij wijlen den burger Willem Basson en desselfs overleedene huijsvrouw Helena Clement ten voordeele van haer twee minderjarige naergelatene kinderen, genaemt Arnoldus Basson en Matthijs Basson...

Twee plaetsen geleegen in de Houtbaij

een opstal meede aldaer geleegen..."

"Aldus geinventariseert in de Houtbaij deesen 28 Junij 1713" ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} WikiTree profile Basson-1266 created by Maryke Byron 23 Jan 2022
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Source: First Fifty Years - Project collating Cape of Good Hope records Facebook Community Page: Aug 31 at 9:01 am Seen and added by Philip van der Walt Sep 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 accessed 30 Mar, 2017), "Cape Town Baptisms 1665-1695 (1670)", baptism entry for Willem Willemsz (Basson), 31 August 1670, p. 5; citing Cape Archives Verbatim Copies VC 603, Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk. Original registers are located in the NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch as G1 1/1. VC 603 is a photocopy made during the 1980s of the original, made for the Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and a copy was donated to the South African Archives, a copy going to the Cape Town repository and to the Pretoria Repository (where it is part of the FC series). The original register is now housed in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, as G1 1/1. The transcription was originally made in 2006 by Richard Ball. Corrections were received from Delia Robertson and Alwyn Smit and Corney Keller had now completely revised and amended the original transcript (February 2012).
   Seen and added by Philip van der Walt Mar 30, 2017.
4. ↑ Source:
   • Marriage Register - "South Africa, Cape Province, Cape Town, church records", Images 1 - 51, Baptisms, memberships, marriages, 1665-1695, Image 49 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9ML-49Y5-J?i=48&cat=2866837). Added by Gerhard Swart on 20 Feb 2024.
5. ↑ Question to Mansell: Could it be that Martha Mijburgh was the granddaughter of Jan Lambertsz: Mijburgh (from Buiksloot) because we have Albert Lambertz Mijburgh born May 1, 1669 as her father (Jan being his father) ...? Answer: Martha was baptised 17 July 1707 - her baptism clearly states her parents to be Jan Lammertze: Meijburg & Sophia Sank ... Albert Lambertysz: (baptised Cape 1 May 1672 [not 1669]) was her paternal uncle who married 17 October 1715 Elsje Schalks: van der Merwe [Mansell Upham]. Source: First Fifty Years - Project collating Cape of Good Hope records Facebook Community Page: Nov 18, at 5:54 am Seen and added by Philip van der Walt Nov 19, 2015.
6. ↑ Source: First Fifty Years - Project collating Cape of Good Hope records Facebook Community Page: Nov 18, at 5:54 am Seen and added by Philip van der Walt Nov 19, 2015.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Source:
   • MOOC 8/2.76 - "Inventories, 1692-1834 ; Inventarissen & Tauxatien, 1780-1834", Items 4-6, INVENTORIES V. 1 - 3 (#47) 1692-1713, Images 662-666 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BY-H93W-J?i=661&cc=2517051&cat=220512). Added by Gerhard Swart on 20 Feb 2024.

• WikiTree profile Basson-23 created through the import of Haye-1_2011-08-17.ged on Aug 17, 2011 by Jesse Haye.