Pieter Jacobus de Vos
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Pieter Jacobus de Vos (bef. 1782 - 1857)

Pieter Jacobus de Vos
Born before in Hexrivier, Cabo de Goede Hoopmap
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Husband of — married 25 May 1839 in Paarl, Cape Province, South Africamap
Husband of — married 28 Dec 1851 in Paarl, Cape Colony, South Africamap
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Died after age 75 in Hexrivier, Worcester, Cape Colonymap
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Biography

Birth

Date: before 22 Sep 1782[1][2]
Place: Hexrivier[3]

Baptism

Date: 22 Sep 1782[1][2]
Place: Het Land van Waveren, Cabo de Goede Hoop[2]
[2]64 't Kint Pieter Jacobús, _ _ _ _ [22 7ter]
Vader Woúter de Vos,
Moeder Súsanna Barbara de Brúijn,
Getj – Pieter de Brúijn, en Margaretha de Villiers,
Jacobús dú Toit, en Margrietha Blignaút.

Marriages

First Marriage
Date: ?
Place: ?
Groom: Pieter Jacobus de Vos[1]
Bride: Elsje van der Merwe[1]
Second Marriage
Date: 25 May 1839[4]
Place: Paarl, Cape Colony[4]
Groom: Pieter Jacobus de Vos, Wouter Z., ... Widower, Agriculturist, Worcester [4]
Bride: Helena Josina de Wet Widow Cornelis de Waal, ... Widow, Paarl [4]
Third Marriage
Date: 28 Dec 1851[5][6]
Place: Paarl, Cape Colony[5][6]
Groom: Pieter Jacobus de Vos, Senior, ... Wifower, Gentleman, HexRiver, Parish of Worcester [6]
Bride: Johanna Elizabeth Meyring ... Spinster, Paarl Village [6]

Farmer

Peter Jacobus started farming with his parents at Buffelskraal. His father died in 1804, and his mother in1820. Pieter Jacobus moved to the neighbouring farm "de Doorns", which he had surveyed in 1818 when he was Feldcornet. In 1823, the farm (or a large part) was transferred to heim, and again surveyed.

In 1832 he also acquired Karbonaatjeskraal, but he seems to have sold it again in 1838.

De Doorns was enormous, and over time it was subdivided into many smaller farms, as well as the land for the town of de Doorns.

He was succeeded by his son Wouter.

Slave Owner

Pieter Jacobus de Vos registered 66 slaves(!) at the Tulbagh (later Worcester) Slave Register, in Ledger V, Folios V10[7], V56[8], V81[9], and V99[10]. The number of registered slaves was 66! What does this tell us about Pieter Jacobus de Vos?

Tulbagh, Folio V10[7]

  1. 1816-08-01, Sabbang van Java, male, ~50y, est. birth 1766-08-01, Saddler
  2. 1816-08-01, Present(1) van Mosambique, male, ~45, est. birth 1771-08-01 ,Labourer
  3. 1816-08-01, Spadil van Mosambique, male, ~30, est. birth 1776-08-01, Labourer
  4. 1816-08-01, Carolus van de Kaap, male, ~26, est. birth 1780-08-01, Carpenter
  5. 1816-08-01, Jan(1) van de Kaap, male, ~33, 1773-08-01, Labourer
  6. 1816-08-01, Appollos van de Kaap, male, ~26, est. birth 1780-08-01, Labourer
  7. 1816-08-01, Gedult van de Kaap, male, ~15, est. birth 1801-08-01, Labourer
  8. 1816-08-01, Christiaan van de Kaap, male, ~15, est. birth 1801-08-01, Labourer, died 1824-02-15
  9. 1816-08-01, September van de Kaap, male, ~13, est. birth 1803-08-01, Labourer
  10. 1816-08-01, Present(2) van de Kaap, male, ~10, est. birth 1806-08-01, child
  11. 1816-08-01, Cupido van de Kaap, male, born 1816-04-15, child, no mother?!
  12. 1816-08-01, Amilie van de Kaap, female, ~30, est. birth 1776-08-01, Housemaid
  13. 1816-08-01, Eva van de Kaap, female, ~13, est. birth 1803-08-01, sold 1818-02-28
  14. 1816-08-01, Coba van de Kaap, female, ~10, est. birth 1806-08-01, child
  15. 1816-08-01, Clara van de Kaap, female, ~20, est. birth 1796-08-01
  16. 1816-08-01, Calonie van de Kaap, female, ~4, est. birth 1812-08-01, child
  17. 1816-08-01, Catryn van de Kaap, female, ~3, est. birth 1813-08-01, child
  18. 1817-10-09, Fredrik van de Kaap, male, ~19y 4m, est. birth 1798-06-09, Labourer
  19. 1817-11-27, Asia van Malabar, male, ~41, est. birth 1776-11-27, Shepherd
  20. 1818-02-27, Rosina daughter of Amelie, born 1818-01-10, child

This Folio Tulbagh V10 was filled nearly immediately, and we may note that initially nobody cared about noting down details important for the actual human beings 'behind' the slave. Striking that nearly all are 'van de Kaap', very few older men from Java, Mosambique, Malabar.

In 1816, Cupido was only four months old, but his mother is not noted down, and the form has no space for the father. However, in 1818, we see that Rosina listed as daughter of Amelie. This seems a direct effect of setting up the Slave Registers.

A curiosity is the occurrance of duplicate names, easy if there is no surname, for which a number is added. This suggests that the slave 'arrived' with an existing name, and it was not changed but preserved, though in practice there would have been a way to deal with it. The second Folio contains many of these people with a 'counter'.

Tulbagh, Folio V56, continued from 10[8]

  1. 1818-08-24, Lea(1), daughter of Clara, born 1818-07-22, child, died 1818-11-07
  2. 1818-10-23, Jephta van Mosambique, male, ~32, est. birth 1786-10-23, Labourer, sold 1819-05-17
  3. 1819-05-14, Daniel van de Kaap, male, ~17, est. birth 1802-05-14, Labourer
  4. 1819-06-19, Alida van de Kaap, female, ~28y 4m, est. birth 1791-02-19, Housemaid
  5. 1820-07-05, Trees, daughter of Amelie, born 1820-05-11, child
  6. 1820-07-27, Lea(2) van de Kaap, female, ~44, est. birth 1776-07-27, Housemaid, sold 1820-10-04
  7. 1820-10-04, Bartje van de Kaap, male, born 1816-11-22, child
  8. 1820-10-04, January van de Kaap, male, born 1818-04-13, child
  9. 1820-10-04, Rachel(1) van de Kaap, female, ~22, est. birth 1798-10-04, Housemaid
  10. 1820-10-04, Primo van Bourbon, male, ~49, est. birth 1771-10-04, Blacksmith, died 1827-07-30
  11. 1820-10-04, Secundo van Malabar, male, ~49, est. birth 1771-10-04, Waggonmaker
  12. 1820-10-04, Anna(1) van de Kaap, female, ~19, est. birth 1801-10-05, Housemaid
  13. 1820-10-04, Cathryn(2) van de Kaap, female, ~9, est. birth 1811-10-04, child
  14. 1820-10-04, Fredrik(2) van de Kaap, male, born 1819-03-28, died 1823-09-10
  15. 1820-11-06, Mars van de Kaap, son of Clara, born 1820-07-08, died 1824-03-10
  16. 1820-11-06, Rachel(2), daughter of Anna, born 1820-10-16, died 1823-09-20
  17. 1821-02-13, Caesar van de Kaap, male, ~34, est. birth 1787-02-13, Labourer
  18. 1822-08-19, Lea(1), daughter of Clara, born 1822-05-30, child
  19. 1822-08-19, Gabriel, son of Anna, born 1822-06-10, died 1831-08-21
  20. 1823-04-14, January(2), son of Coba, born 1822-11-19, child

Note the case of Lea, in which the 'counters' added to names were modified or 'reset' when earlier persons with the same name died, or were sold to elsewhere. This is somewhat confusing, but these counters are copied here, without yet working out the information in the 'remarks' collumn.

By now, the children are starting to become a significant fraction of the slaves. It is clear that the Register did not allow them to have a working role. But they may have been put to work. Was schooling available for them? Government did encourage some level of schooling, but what was it?

Tulbagh, Folio V81, continued from 59[9]

  1. 1824-01-05, Nancy, daughter of Anna, born 1823-08-15, died 1824-04-20
  2. 1824-01-05, Lena, daughter of Amilie, born 1823-11-15, died 1824-12-15
  3. 1824-05-10, Kaatje, daughter of Clara, born 1824-02-17, child
  4. 1825-01-07, Cupido van de Kaap, male, ~ 31y 6m, est. birth 1793-07-07, Labourer, from Barend Petrus van der Merwe
  5. 1825-04-11, Fredrica, daughter of Anna, born 1825-02-07, child
  6. 1826-01-06, Lea(2), daugher of Rachel, born 1825-07-20, child
  7. 1826-07-04, Jan(2), son of Clara, born 1826-02-01, died 1827-07-06
  8. 1826-07-04,Anna(2), daughter of Anna(1), born 1826-06-25, child
  9. 1826-12-28, Jephta, son of Amilie, born 1826-09-20, child
  10. 1827-04-19, Amsterdam van de Kaap, male, ~27y 9m, est. birth 1799-07-19 ,Blacksmith
  11. 1828-10-16, Rachel, daugher of Anna, born 1828-07-17, child
  12. 1828-10-16, Jan, son of Calonie, born 1828-09-12, child
  13. 1829-12-28, Clara(2), daugher of Clara(1), born 1829-08-15, child
  14. 1830-10-20, Nancy, daughter of Anna(1), born 1830-07-16, child
  15. 1830-10-20, Marietje, daughter of Calonie, born 1830-10-03, child
  16. 1831-10-08, Jacob van de Kaap, male, ~21y, 1810-10-08, Tailor
  17. 1831-11-01, Thomas, son of Clara, born 1831-05-31, child
  18. 1832-11-08, Carolus, son of Rachel, born 1832-08-08, child
  19. 1832-11-08, Antonie, son of Calonie, born 1832-09-09, child
  20. 1833-04-05, Isaak, son of Cathryn, born 1832-12-25, child

In this ledger, we seem to see a move in which Pieter Jacobus must have encouraged his slave women to get children, and they seem to have seen their side of the deal in times where abolition was not yet finally decided, but was hanging in the air. A few slaves are still bought from outside, for special skills. A Tailor seems needed, with this large number of children.

Tulbagh, Folio V99[10]

At the end of Folio 81, it says 'continued on Folio 99'. It is found in a last small 'volume' of Ledger V. These are the final 6 slaves, mostly born in the household, but also two old slaves, bought in the last years 1833/34 before abolition (affording them some kind of 'retirement'?):

  1. 1833-10-07, Jan son of Clara(1), born 1833-05-02
  2. 1834-04-30, Amsterdam son of Cathryn(2), born 1833-11-09
  3. 1834-04-30, Carolina doughter of Rachel, born 1834-01-08
  4. 1834-11-24, Andries son of Calonie, born 1834-10-18
  5. 1834-11-28, Damon van Mosambique, male, ~72y old, est birth 1762-11-28, Labourer
  6. 1834-11-28, Eva van de Kaap, female, ~53y old, est birth 1781-11-28, Housemaid


Tulbagh, Folio V92[11]

However, there is a Folio 92[11], for a collection of de Vos family members, including Pieter Jacobus. Was this slave from an inheritence? Was this some kind of collective 'retirement' for this 65 year old slave? His skill as a Taylor would certainly have been useful to them all.

  • Collective owners: Pieter Jacobus, Philippus, Dirk, Jacob, Wouter, Margaretha Jacoba, married to Daniel Retief
  1. 1831-08-19, Bientang van Java, male, ~65 years old, est. birth 1766-08-19, Taylor

Slave Baptism

On 20 Sept 1826, the slave Anna, born on 25 June, was baptised as Antje, by the |missionary Arie Vos from Tulbagh, at Hexrivier[12]. Maybe surprising, viewing from our times: Antje's mother was not listed, but she was listed as Anna(1) in the slave register. Also, she did not receive a surname, but the slave owner and the baptising missionary had to be listed. Clearly, this transition of labour was on its way, but without the necessary changes in culture, values, and practices.

Death

The death notice of Pieter Jacobus[3] has the following information:

Date:: 18 Nov 1857
Place: Hexrivier
Vader: Wouter de Vos
Moeder: Susanna Barbara de Bruin
Kinders:
Susanna Marea, oorlede, getroud met P G de Wet, 3 kinders
Elsje, oorlede, getroud met Pieter Meiring, 5 kinders
Martha Maria, oorlede, getroud met F D Conradie, 3 kinders
Petronella Jacoba, oorlede, getroud met Carel Johannes van der Merwe, 2 kinders
Wouter de Vos

The church of Worcester independently produced a list of members that had passed away[13], giving us the following information:

Date of death: 19 Nov 1857
Place of death: Hex Rivier
Pieter Jacobus de Vos Senior
Age: 74 years, 3 months, 16 days


Sources

  • Familysearch tree personal ID LHKK-1NN
  • Boek: Geskiedenis van die Meirings - AJC Meiring. Added by Annette Boshoff on 28 December 2019 when creating profile De_Vos-974.
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pieter Jacobus Baptised: 1782, den 22 September Father: Wouter de Vos Mother: Susanna Barbara de Bruijn Witnesses: Pieter de Bruijn, en Margaretha de Villiers, Jacobus du Toit, en Margrietha Blignaut Source: Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Tulbagh, Baptism register, 1743 to 2 Feb 1800, page 193, entry number 64. Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G4 7/1. Transcribed by Lynn Couperthwaite, Trysie Joubert, Richard Ball as part of the eGGSA Project, from VC 657, Cape Archives Repository http://www.eggsa.org/cgi-bin/dosearchBaptisms.pl Bygevoeg deur Bernard Heymann, 25 Feb 2019
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Baptism Record: South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-WTKH?cc=1478678 : 21 July 2022), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Cape Province. Added by Riël Smit on 2023-03-03.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Death Notice: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-CS8L-W?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZX%3A1598082377 : 27 April 2020), 007844939 > image 778 of 2166; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Bygevoeg deur Bernard Heymann, 25 Feb 2019
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 2nd Marriage Record: South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-WS9R-T?cc=2821281 : 29 March 2020), > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Added by Riël Smit on 2023-03-03.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Added by Annette Boshoff on 30 January 2022.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 3rd Marriage Record: South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK8-P9NX-Q?cc=2821281 : 21 September 2022), > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Slave Register, Tulbagh, Ledger V, Folio 10, Pieter Jacobus de Vos, Wouter's zoon
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Slave Register, Tulbagh, Ledger V, Folio 56, Pieter Jacobus de Vos, Wouter's zoon
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Slave Register, Tulbagh, Ledger V, Folio 81, Pieter Jacobus de Vos, Wouter's zoon
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Tulbagh Slave Register Folio V99, Pieter Jacobus de Vos, Wouter's son
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Familysearch image for Slave Register Tulbagh/Worcester Ledger V, Folio 92
  12. ↑ Baptism of the Slave Anna, by A. Vos, owner Pieter Jacobus de Vos, Wouter's zoon
  13. ↑ Worcester Church register of deceased members, 7 nov 1857 - 5 Aug 1858




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Tulbagh Baptisms, 22 Jul to 5 Oct 1782
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