David du Buisson (abt. 1685 - 1722)

Born about 1685 in La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes, Charente-Maritime, France

Husband of Claudine (Lombard) van Hoeting — married 14 Aug 1707 in de Caep de Goede Hoop

Descendants

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Biography

Birth

Date: 1687^[1]

Immigration

Name: David du Buisson ^[2]

Event date: 1702 - 1703 ^[2]

Marriage

1707 Den 14 Augusti........David du Puisson van Rochel jonckman met Catharina Lombare van de Caap jongedoghter^[3]

Event date: 14 August 1707^[4]

Event place: Cape Town, Dutch Reformed Church^[4]

Groom: David du Puisson^[4]

Bride: Catharina Lombare^[4]

Residence

Place: Vlooibaai^[5][6]

History

However,it seems that the name goes back further to a loan farm Vlootjesbaai given in 1714 to David DU BUISSON.^[6]

The Strand area was first mentioned in 1696 when a certain corporal Muller working for the Dutch East Indian Company set foot on the white beaches of Milk Bay. In 1714 a farm called Vlooibaai was granted to a French Huguenot David du Buisson. David du Buisson at a certain stage was a tutor for the children of Pierre Joubert in the Drakenstein (Close to Paarl) area. David du Buisson married the 17 year old Claudine Lombard in 1707. The farm Vlooibaai stretched from the Lourens river to the Farm Onverwach that belonged to Phillip Morkel. In 1717 David Buisson and his family were attacked by fugitive slaves but escaped with their lives. When David du Buisson died in 1722 the farm were transferred to his widow. In 1748 the farm was sold to Olof de Wet. Later the farm Vlooibaai was also bought by the Morkel family and the Morkel family owned three farms Vlooibaai, Onverwacht and Voorberg. These farms probably formed the biggest part of what is today known as the Strand.^[5][6]

Events

Between 1690 and 1724, 54 Huguenots signed documents. These signatures were published by Graham Botha in his book The French Refugees at the Cape and includes those of Louis de Berault, Pierre Simond, Jacques Delporte, Jean Durand, Jacques de Savoye, Jacques Nourtier, André Gauch, François Retif, Guillaume Néel, Paul Roux, Daniel Hùgo, David Senecal, Jean Prieur du Plessis, Guillaume du Toit, François du Toit, Jean le Roux (or Jean le Roux de Normandie?), Jacques Therond, Hercules des Prez, Abraham de Villiers, Jean Gardiol, Jacques de Villiers, Pierre de Villiers, Isaac Taillefert (or Isaac Taillefer-164), Jean Taillefert, Jean Gardé, Claude Marais, Estienne Bruére, Daniel des Ruelles, Pierre Rousseau, Jacques Pinard, Estienne Cronje, Jacques Malan, Gabriel le Roux, David du Buisson, Daniel Nourtier, Estienne Niel, Philippe Fouché, Gideon le Grand, Pierre Cronjé, Paul Couvret, Paul le Febvre, Salomon de Gournay, Pierre Vivier, Pierre Jourdan, Estienne Viret, Esaias Engelbert Caucheteux and Jean de Buijs. ^[7] These signatures were almost certainly also some of those of the 240 burghers who signed the petition headed by Adam Tas ^[8] against corruption and cronyism by the Government of Willem Adriaan van der stel. ^[9]

Death

Date: 1722^[1] / Before 3 December 1722^[10]

Name: Davit du Beson^[10]

Event: Death^[10]

Event Place: Op Onverwagt ^[10]

Wife: Claudine Lombard^[10]

Sources

• WikiTree profile Du Buisson-5 created through the import of Ancestors_DippenaarAndre_noinfo.GED on Oct 23, 2012 by Andrew Dippenaar. Record ID Number: MH:I736: : User ID: 0D37F491-5087-422A-B55C-3CBB6BB48901: UPD 14 OCT 2011 21:45:08 GMT+2

• WikiTree profile Du Buisson-7 created by Rene van der Walt through the import of Van der Walt Family Tree.ged on Jan 22, 2013. Record ID Number : MH:I2137 : User : ID: FD014054-299C-4300-986B-8B9E394573E7: UPD 13 JUL 2012 15:32:10 GMT+12

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} added by Rene van der Walt on Jan 22, 2013
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Oct 23, 2012 by Andrew Dippenaar.
3. ↑ The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. A selection of historical records transcriptions. Cape Town Marriages 1707. Written by transcribed by Corney Keller. page 104 This transcription has been made from photographs of the Cape Archives Verbatim copies document VC 604 - Cape Town baptisms, memberships and marriages 1695-1712, which is a photocopy the original register, now housed in the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, as G1-8/1. This photocopy was 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 (VC series) and to the Pretoria Repository (where it is part of the FC series).Seen and entered Aug 28, 2015 by Susanna de Bruyn
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Added on Aug 27, 2015 by Susanna de Bruyn
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Added on Aug 27, 2015 by Susanna de Bruyn
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} {https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCIQFjAAahUKEwjOz9OI0czHAhVEJx4KHQUEB28&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffamily.morkel.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FVlootjesbaai-to-Strand.pdf&ei=xsbgVc7UKMTOeIWInPgG&usg=AFQjCNF5Q5ONCD1_w8NJ-bD1xTvKxVM53A&sig2=gN8xiJ9V9bT34manO5Wo3g Vlooibaai or Mostertsbaai Strand] Added on Aug 27, 2015 by Susanna de Bruyn
7. ↑ Entered by Pieter Meyer 25 April, 2013. Source: Colin Graham Botha, The French Refugees at the Cape (Cape Town: Cape Times Limited, 1921), p. 74. Also see Geni.com > French Huguenots who emigrated to South Africa.
8. ↑ Also see: Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/ Page: Adam Tas & Adam Tas, Dagboek (eds. Leo Fouché, A.J. Böeseken, vert. J.P. Smuts). Van Riebeeck-Vereniging, Kaapstad 1970 2011 dbnl / erven Leo Fouché / A.J. Böeseken / J. Smuts. Seen and entered by Philip van der Walt Apr 3, 2017.
9. ↑ Willem Adriaan van der stel succeeded his father, Simon van der Stel, as Governor of the Cape in 1699; Willem van der Stel abused his official position to corner an over-supplied market in farm produce. Van der Stel was jealous of Adam Tas's wealth and easy going life, and in 1706 he used his legal powers to arrest and imprison him. Tas became a Stellenbosch legend when he had this petition drawn up against incumbent Governor W.A. van der Stel and other farming officials. Tas and his fellow free burghers were protesting against the corruption and extravagant lifestyle of Van der Stel and the fact that abuse of power by officials led to unfair competition with burghers. The Tas petition was submitted to the Lords Seventeen, the governing body of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), in Amsterdam. The petition was rejected and on Sunday, 28 February 1706 Magistrate Starrenburg arrested Adam Tas. From documents in the desk of Tas, Van der Stel established the nature of complaints against him and also the names of the dissatisfied burghers. Though several more burghers were arrested and punished, they were victorious at the end, when the Lords Seventeen in October 1706 categorically prohibited officials to own land or to trade. His wife Elizabeth van Brakel tried hard to get him released; when Adam Tas was finally freed after thirteen months, he named his farm 'Libertas' (liberty). Van der Stel was recalled to the Netherlands in 1707. Sources: http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/adam-tas-arrested; http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA/2005-05/1116668205 (seen and added by Philip van der Walt with the kind help of Maria Labuschagne on Apr 3, 2017.)
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4} "South Africa Inventories of the Orphan Chamber Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa Reference no.: MOOC8/4.34 (http://databases.tanap.net/mooc/main_article.cfm?id=MOOC8%2F4%2E34&freesearchkey=du%20Buisson%20) (http://databases.tanap.net/mooc/make_pdf.cfm?output=pdf&id=MOOC8/4.34) Seen and entered by Ronel Olivier Aug 29, 2015.