Johannes Albertus (Meijbúrg) Myburgh (1719 - 1788)

Born 9 Sep 1719 in Ida'svallei, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony

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Died 18 Dec 1788 at age 69 in Meerlust, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony

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Biography

Johannes Albertus Meijburg was born on the farm "Onverwacht" in Somerset West on 09.09.1719. He was originally a stock farmer and by 1768 he owned the farms "Meerlust" on the Eerste Rivier, "Eenzaamheid" at Achter Paarl and "De-Eendraght" on the Breede Rivier. He owned large numbers of various livestock and was envied by other local farmers. He had 101 valuable slaves, many of whom were tradesmen/women. He married Sophia Margaretha Morkel in Somerset West on 10.02.1743. They had 5 children and he died in 1788 at "Meerlust" and is buried there. ^[1]

Name

Johannes Albertus Meijburg ^[2] / Myburgh ^[3][1]

Birth

Date: Johannes Albertus was born 9 Sept 1719 ^[1] / before 17 Sept 1719. ^[2]

Place: [Somerset West], Stellenbosch, Kaap[provinsie], [Zuid-Afrika] ^[1]

Parents

He is the son of Albert Lammertsz Meijburg and Elsie van der Merwe.^[4]

Baptism

Date: 1719-09-17

Place: Dutch Reformed Church, Stellenbosch

Child: Johannis Albertús

Father: Albertús Meijbúrg

Mother: Elsje van der Merwe^[4]

Johannis Albertús, de Vader Albertús Meijbúrg, de Moeder Elsje vander Merwe, getú. Jan Lamberse Meybúrg en Sofia Meybúrg 17 7br 1719 ^[4]

Marriage

Date: 1743-02-10

Place: Dutch Reformed Church, Stellenbosch

Groom:Johannes Albertus Meijburg

Bride: Sophia Margaretha Morkel^[5]

Johannes Albertus Meijburg van Cabo de Goede Hoop, Burger aan Stellenbosch, jongman - Sophia Margaretha Morkel aan Cabo, Voor n: jongedogter. ^[5]

Ocupation

Date: 1757: Farmer- Wine Maker

Place: Meerlust

Johannes Albertus Myburgh, was born at Ida'svallei, a farm outside Stellenbosch before 17 September 1719. His parents Albert and Elsje stayed there for around 30 years, prospering sufficiently, to acquire 'De Vogelsang' , a farm in the Swartland, a building plot in Table Valley, and 10 morgen land bordering the Liesbeek river. Johannes became a wine master at Meerlust in January 1757. He died at Meerlust 18 December 1788. ^[6]

Growing fine wines on the Meerlust Estate has been part of the Myburgh family tradition for eight generations, beginning in 1756. Today, the traditional dedication to the art of winemaking continues under the guidance of Hannes Myburgh, eighth generation custodian of this seventeenth-century national monument. Long recognized for producing world-class wines, the Meerlust Estate is singularly rich in charm and history. A tour of the estate, situated fifteen kilometers south of Stellenbosch, reveals its graceful manor house, classical wine cellar, rose gardens, family cemetery, dovecote and bird sanctuary. ^[7]

The first owner of the property, a German immigrant named Henning Huising, recognized the beauty and potential of the farm and settled here in 1693. He named his new-found home "Meerlust", meaning "pleasure of the sea", as the manor house sits on a granite outcrop only 5 km from False Bay, and in the warm summer months the vineyards are refreshed by ocean breezes and evening mists which roll in from the coast. ^[7]

Visitors to the Estate - a National Monument - have for centuries anticipated seeing the cool, white façade of the Manor House as they passed through the gates and along the palm and oak tree-lined drive. Not much has changed. Today, that sense of having arrived at a most treasured home and estate is enhanced by the knowledge - on seeing the sweep of vineyards that flank the drive - that here grow the grapes of the prized Meerlust wines. ^[7]

Contemporary Meerlust is an exciting fusion of the refreshingly modern and the tearlessly classical. ^[7]

Death

Date: 8 Dec 1788 ^[6] / 1788 ^[1]

Place: Meerlust ^[6][1] Meerlust, Stellenbosch, Kaap[provinsie], [Zuid-Afrika] ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} WikiTree profile Myburgh-587 created by John Wilkins 15 August 2020. Source:
   • Myburgh Familie van SA 1665-2009
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} WikiTree profile Meijburg-5 created by Ronel Olivier June 6, 2015.
3. ↑ WikiTree profile Myburgh-36 created by Geoff Gladwin 9 January 2012.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Source:
   • "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records, Stellenbosch Archive 1660-2011," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12161-27211-99?cc=1392488&wc=M64D-P36:13850901,13850902,29509101,29509102 : accessed 15 June 2015), South Africa > Cape > Stellenbosch > Baptisms 1690-1732 > image 40 of 81; The Dutch Reformed Church Archives, Stellenbosch, Cape Town. Seen and entered by Ronel Olivier June 15, 2015
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Source:
   • “The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. A selection of historical records transcriptions. (http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/index.php/stellenbosch-ngk/marriages-1689-to-1788) Stellenbosch NGK marriage register 1689 to 1788. The original registers are in the NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, as G2 4/1 and G2 7/1. This is an index of Groom surname and Bride surname, with links to photographs of the register pages. It was compiled and contributed by Ockert Malan. Seen and entered by Ronel Olivier June 15, 2015.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Geoff Gladwin On June 14, 2015.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} Source:
   • "Meerlust Estate Baden Powell Drive P.O. Box 7121 , Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa" (http://www.meerlust.co.za/Page.aspx?PAGEID=2778&Type=About&CLIENTID=1144&MENU=&Title=The%20Estate). Seen and entered by Ronel Olivier June 15, 2015.