Gerrit VAN WIJK, a2b3

Notes:

At his Christening he is recorded as 'Gerret' with parents 'Arij Van WIJCK & Kornelia HELMETS' with witnesses Adam TAS and Elisabet VAN BRAKEL.

Will dated 27 March 1731 and filed 8 January 1738

Burger Drakenstein

This licence was issued by the Governor to 'Gerrit VAN WIJK, Arij zoon' in respect of a property described as '..agter den Picquet bergen over de Oliphants rivier ge'n de Matjes Fonteijn...' There were four endorsements to this licence, the last one dated 30/4/1766.

The boundaries of the Drakenstein district were far flung at the time.

He would seem to have been working as a farmhand (knegt) for Willem Basson on the latter's property in Cape Town between 1711 and 1713. (1)(2)

Details of his family come from the Inventory taken in 1730 after the death of his first wife, Elizabeth Vivier, the joint will he made with his second wife, Maria Provo (1731) and the will she made before her marriage to Gerrit van Schalkwyk (1740).

The farm, Vaderlandse Rietkloof, was sold in 1730 at the settling up of the estate of Elisabeth Vivier. I don't know if Gerrit bought it in himself or not.

1. Muster Rolls VC49, p.240,1711
2. Willem Basson, MOOC 13/1/1,93 1713

!BIRTH;CHR;MAR:Hendrik Jooste Registers;vWyk

DOOP;TROU:De Villiers Pama;Bls 1153;A2 b7

Gerrit married Elisabeth VIVIER on 26 Apr 1722 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa. Elisabeth was christened on 12 Feb 1698 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Du Toit Malherbe has the wedding date as 25/4/1722

Gerrit married Maria PREVOT, b2c2 on 25 Mar 1731 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa. Maria (daughter of Abraham PREVOT, b2 and Anna VAN MARSEVEEN, b1) was born in 1713; was christened on 28 Jan 1713 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in in Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
By Eerw. A. Murray

1. Maria Elisabeth VAN WYK, a2b3c5 was christened on 26 Jul 1733 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; died in in Cape, South Africa.

Notes:

Arie van Wijk farmer (1713) of Stellenbosch born circa 1668, Amsterdam baptized 18 January 1668, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam died circa 1713 buried circa 1713, Stellenbosch will dated 29 April 1713

Notes:
In his will, dated 1713, he is described as having been born in Amsterdam and being 45 years old. In the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam is recorded the baptism of 'Adrian, son of Roelof Adriaensz van Wijk and Trijntje Jans, 18th January 1668. (Amsterdam information kindly supplied by Bob Kernkamp). Since Roelof van Wijk and Trijntje Jans also lived at the Cape, I think we can safely assume that this baptism is his. 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. For a general discussion of the early Van Wijks see my notes <../notes/VanWijk_intro.htm>.

married circa October 1693

( On the 22nd October 1693 the Weeskamer noted that she was proposing to marry again: ' de nagelaatene wed' van Jan Van den bosch salg. Staat om in den Egten staat te treeden' )

Cornelia Helmes
circa 1676-1720
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Kom in ongeveer 1677 saam met sy ouers in die Kaap aan. Voornaam ook as 'Arij/Ary/ Arije/Arye'. Burger van Stellenbosch. Met die opstel van sy testament te Stellenbosch in 1713 word sy ouderdom as 45 jaar aangegee. Sy naam verskyn as 'Arij van Wijk' in testament.

Die volgende inskrywings verskyn in die Stellenbosse Doopregister: 19 Januarij 1698, gedoop Wijellum, ouers Aerrij van Wijck en Cornelija Hellem met getuies Wijellum van Wijck en trijentijen ijans. 29 November 1699, gedoop Sara, ouers Arij van Wijk en Cornelija Hel met getuies Fardinantus Appel en Ellijn Gildenhus. 4 Januarij 1705, gedoop Gerret, ouers Albert Immenes en Catrina van des Bos met getuies Arij van Wijck en Cornelia Helmes.
14 Desember 1707, gedoop Gerret, ouers Arij van Wijck en Kornelia Helmets met getuies Adam Tas en Elisabet van Brakel. 27 April 1710, gedoop Daniel, ouers Roeloff Jonasse en Barbara la Febre met getuie Arij van Wijck. 20 Julij 1710, gedoop Kartina, ouers Arij van Wijck en Cornelia Helmes met getuies Pieter van der Bijl en Hester ter Winkel
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Philip van Wyck's research suggests that Roelof was the second son by that name born to Roelof Roelofsen VAN WIJCK and Susannetgen Jans, the older of the two boys, born on 1/1/1628, was assumed to have died in infancy.

Johan van Deventer's text read, '. . . there are serious errors in the Van Wijck/Wijk/Wyk family tree. Roelof (not even mentioned in dV/P) is a1 and the father of Adrian (Arie) referred to as a2 in dV/P. It is more likely that Roelof and Willem were brothers with the same father but different mothers. Roelof (*abt ?1643? - in Holland), his wife Trijntje Jans (*abt 1637) and their son Arie van Wijck (~18/1/1655 in Amsterdam) came to SA about 1677. At the same time Willem van Wijck (*bef 1655) also arrived in SA. Now for the big mistake: Page 1154 dV/P about in the middle there is c8 Arie Willem ~2/11/1738 up to d5 Margaretha Johanna ~15/3/1795 just before b8 on p.1155; should be moved to p.1149 under b1c2 Gerrit ~30/9/1714, 3rd line from top. Then; c8 Arie Willem should change to be a2b1c2d1; this is thus the Willem a2 line . . .'
What is entered here in this branch of the family reflects these suggested corrections.

Van Amsterdam, waarskynlik 'n broer van Willem. Aankoms omstrede 1676/78. Burger Stellenbosch .

Kom vanaf Amsterdam in ongeveer 1677 saam met sy ouers in die Kaap aan. Voornaam ook as 'Arij/Ary/ Arije/Arye'. Burger van Stellenbosch. Met die opstel van sy testament te Stellenbosch in 1713 word sy ouderdom as 45 jaar aangegee. Sy naam verskyn as 'Arij van Wijk' in testament.

Burger Stellenbosch

Die volgende inskrywings verskyn in die Stellenbosse Doopregister:
19 Januarij 1698, gedoop Wijellum, ouers Aerrij van Wijck en Cornelija Hellem met getuies Wijellum van Wijck en trijentijen ijans.
29 November 1699, gedoop Sara, ouers Arij van Wijk en Cornelija Hel met getuies Fardinantus Appel en Ellijn Gildenhus.
4 Januarij 1705, gedoop Gerret, ouers Albert Immenes en Catrina van des Bos met getuies Arij van Wijck en Cornelia Helmes.
14 Desember 1707, gedoop Gerret, ouers Arij van Wijck en Kornelia Helmets met getuies Adam Tas en Elisabet van Brakel.
27 April 1710, gedoop Daniel, ouers Roeloff Jonasse en Barbara la Febre met getuie Arij van Wijck.
20 Julij 1710, gedoop Kartina, ouers Arij van Wijck en Cornelia Helmes met getuies Pieter van der Bijl en Hester ter Winkel.
Alt Christening: 18 Jan 1655

Stamvader Arie van WYK (Adriaan) was from Amsterdam and he arrived in South Africa during 1676/78. He farmed at Stellenbosch on the farm Kijkemvallei. He married Cornelia HELM who was baptised on 17 September 1673 - she was the widow of Johannes van den Bosch. Cornelia later married Jacob Coetzer (look at entry under Coetzer as well).

CHILDREN
b1 Roelof =5 Sep 1694
b2 Aletta =1696
b3 Willem =19 Jan 1698 X 2 Jan 1729 Johanna Catharina Campher
b4 Sara =29 Nov 1699, X 31 Jan 1716 Johannes Augustus Dreyer
b5 Maria =1703, X 22 Jun 1727 Jean Joubert, XX 29 Nov 1739 Coenraad Striegel
b6 Gerrit Arie =14 Des 1704
b7 Adrianus =25 Des 1701, X 1722 Sara Fourie
b8 Catharina =20 Jul 1710, X 20 Jun 1726 Hendrik Lubbe
b9 Hester =23 Okt 1712

Sources:
Genealogies of old S A Families - de Villiers/Pama - 1981

Thanks to research by:

Thanks to submission by:
Mark Barker mabarker@mweb.co.za

Vanuit De Villiers en Pama Vol II

Arie van Wyk, Y. Amsterdam, waarsk. 'n broer van Willem. Aank. omstr. 1676/78. Burger Stellenbosch. x Cornelia Helm, wed.v. Johannes van den Bosch. bl Roelof, = 5.9.lG3-1. burger Drakenstein, x 28.9.1727 Aletta Bezuldenhout cl Gerbrecht, = G.3.1729, x Gerrit van Emmenes

From: A & M van Rensburg
To:
Subject: [GenForum] Elizabeth VAN WYK
Date: 14 November 2001 04:24

Goeie More Richard en Jean,
Baie dankie vir die inligting. Ek soek baie keer om my bron te kry en dan kan ek sommer myself skop.

Jean jy het melding gemaak dat "Elisabeth van Wyk(1683-1720) was 'n dogter van Willem van Wyk en Anna Pieterse"

Margaret Cairns meld op bladsy 57 dat die twee broers Willem en Arie VAN WYK het in 1678 na die Kaap gekom,.................................

Groete
André van Rensburg

Kom vanaf Amsterdam in ongeveer 1677 saam met sy ouers in die Kaap aan. Voornaam ook as 'Arij/Ary/ Arije/Arye'. Burger van Stellenbosch. Met die opstel van sy testament te Stellenbosch in 1713 word sy ouderdom as 45 jaar aangegee. Sy naam verskyn as 'Arij van Wijk' in testament.

Arie married Cornelia HELM, a4b2 in Oct 1693 in Cape, South Africa. Cornelia (daughter of Hans HELM, a4 and Geertruy WILLEMSE) was born before 17 Sep 1673 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 17 Sep 1673 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; died in May-Jun 1720 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alternative date: After 1692

1. Pama had Helm under van Wyk and only had Arie van Wyk and Johannes van den Bosch as her husbands.

2. Heese has her as Helms and Arie van Wyk and Jacob Kutzer as her husbands.

3. Heese has the marriage as in 1717 whereas the first childis born in 1716. She was his first wife, while she had one to two husbands before Kutzer. 2 SOUR S14 3 PAGE p. 286



Vanuit De Villiers en Pama Vol II (van Wyk)

Arie van Wyk, Y. Amsterdam, waarsk. 'n broer van Willem, bogenoemd, Aank. omstr. 1676/78. Burger Stellenbosch. x Cornelia Helm, wed.v. Johannes van den Bosch.
bl Roelof, = 5.9.lG3-1. burger Drakenstein, x 28.9.1727 Aletta Bezuldenhout


Cornelia Helmes
born circa 1676, at the Cape
died between May and June 1720
will dated 23 May 1720
and filed 21 June 1720

Notes:
In 1692 she and Jan van den Bos are listed in the muster rolls with three children. All her children are given as listed in her two wills, one made with Arij van Wijk in 1713, the other with Jacob Coetser in 1720. Both wills states that she had eight Van Wijck children and give their names - the earlier will gives their ages as well. The details of her children's spouses and their children come from the Deceased Estate Accounts of her son Willem van Wijk d'oude, accounts dated 1771-72.

married (1) 28 March 1688 at Cape Town

Johannes van den Bosch
died circa 1692



Catharina issue Johanna <../bosmandevriesbuys/I139.html> issue Johannes d.1713



married (2) circa October 1693

( On the 22nd October 1693 the Weeskamer noted that
she was proposing to marry again: ' de nagelaatene
wed' van Jan Van den bosch salg. Staat om in den
Egten staat te treeden' )

Arie van Wijk
circa 1668-circa 1713
farmer (1713)
of Stellenbosch



Roelof 1694 - c1746 issue Aletta 1696 - bef.1771 issue Willem 1698 - 1771 Sara b.1699Adrianus b.1701 Maria c1704 - c1744 issue Adriaan 1705 - bef.1771 issue Gerrit 1707 - c1708

Catarina b.1710 Hester b. c1712



married (3) 15 September 1714 at Stellenbosch

Jacob Coetser



Johannes Jacobus b.1716 Dorothea b.1717

Died:
Alternative date: After 1692

Notes:

Familia 1966 No 3 page 2:
The following are extracts from an article compiled by Philip van Wyk, an Anerican descendant of Cornelis Barentse van Wyck By Duurstede. He had made a study of the history of the home town of the van Wycks, and became interested in the van Wycks who came to South Africa. These extracts are made from a copy which he gave to Mr. Appie van Wyk of Bellville and has been made available for publication in Familia by Mrs A H v.d. Linden of Pinelands.
While it has been well known for many years that the van Wyck family in Americaa considered Wijck bij Duurstede as their place of family origin in the Netherlands, although the scientific substantiation of this has only recently been set forth, there has been very little known or published about the even more numerous Van Wyck family long established in South Africa. As with the American branch using that term in a general sense, the records of the Van Wycks who have pioneered in newlands across the seas would appear to be quite accurate in their countries of settlement, but the data linking the places of their orgin in the Netherlands of the South African Van Wyks appeared sketchy. A study of existing South African genealogies, particularly those by Coetzee de Villiers, Cape Town 1893, Dr. D. du Toit Malherbe, Stellenbosch 1859, and J. B. Redelinghuys, Cape Town 1955, indicate that all of the Van Wyk name from Dutch colonial extraction in South Africa originate with two individuals, Willem and Arie, who are claimed to be brothers. The historian Theal, who has written the standard account of the founding of South Africa, mentions these settlers Willem and Arie (Adriaan) Van Wyk, but does not give their place of origin in the Netherlands. De Villiers states that although both Willem and Arie arrived at the Cape settlement in 1677, that Willem was born in Ingen (which is a small village in the Neder Betuwe), while Arie came from Netherland. For a time it was considered that as Willem and Arie were said to be brothers, that Arie as well as Willem was born at Ingen and only sailed from Amsterdam. De Villiers also mentions a third brother Roelof who left no descendants. Willem van Wijk settled in Stellenbosch, married Catharina Hillebrants and left a family of two children. Some Van Wyks in South Africa descend from him but the majority are descended from Arie who also settled in Stellenbosch, married Cornelia Helmes and left a family of nine children.
Ingen in the Betuwe is a village within the general market town area of Wijck bij Duurstede by ferry across the Lek. It is one of a half dozen such villages including Xersteren, Lienden, Ommeren, Eck en Wiel, Muric, Rijswijk, Ravenswaaij and Asch as well as the towns of Culemburg and Rhenen whose archives ?

In die Gemeentelijke Archiefdienst Amsterdam, Nederland is die volgende opgeteken: Uit die DTB (Doop en Trouw Boek) 490, bls 350: 30 Julij 1667, ,,Ondertrouw'' (gebooie) van Roelof Ariaense en Trijntie Jans. Roelof Ariaense van ......(onleesbaar; kan moontlik Ingen of Engen wees) schoenmaker oud 24 jaar ouders doot geast (geassisteer) met Jonas Beek woont in de passeerderdwarsstraat. (m.a.w. gebore in 1643 in Nederland) Trijntje Jans van Wedde oud 30 jaar ouders doot geast met Annetie Jonas woont in de passeerderstraat. (m.a.w. gebore in 1637 in Nederland) Uit die DTB 971, bls 493: Huwelik van Roelof Adriansz met Trijntje Jans op Sondag den 21 Augustus 1667.
Behalwe vir die datums is dit ook uit hierdie argiefstukke duidelik dat Roelof Adriansz van WIJK (Adrians zoon) die seun van ene Adrian was en dat sy seun Adrian (Arie) na sy oupa vernoem is.
Bron: Hierdie navorsing is gedoen deur Stephanus (Fanie) VAN WYK (* 25.01.1931) op 4.12.1973 en beskikbaar gestel vir hierdie publikasie. Fotostatiese afdrukke is as bewysstukke in besit van laasgenoemde nasaat.
By die doop van Adrian (Arie) word die ouers aangegee as Roelof Adriansz van WIJK en Trijntje JANSZ.
Aankoms in die Kaap ongeveer 1677 (slegs bereken, datum nog nie met oorspronklike bronne bevestig nie) met sy vrou Trijntje en seun Adrian (Arie) (gedoop op 18.01.1668 te Amsterdam).
Volgens J. HOGE in 'Bydraes tot die genealogie van ou Afrikaanse Families' (Kaapstad, 1958, p.153): op 18.08.1688 is Trijntje in Kaapstad aangeneem as lidmaat van die Hervormde kerk aan die Kaap.
Volgens die Kaapstadse Doopregister is hy teenwoordig tydens die doop van sy kleinseun Roelof op 05.09.1694.
Op 23.03.1694: Roeloff van Wijk, Vry Burgher in Drakenstein, verkoop al sy besittings, asook die slaaf Anthonie van die Kaap (oud 16). Op 18.10.1694: Raachel van Batavia (26) verkoop deur Jan Cotse aan Roeloff van Wijck vir Rds. 115. 12.04.1695: Cupido van die Kus (22), verkoop deur Guilliam Heems aan Roeloff van Wijck vir f400, Indiese waarde, op voorwaarde dat hy Cupido nie gedurende die eerste twee jaar mag verkoop nie.
In geskrifte boer Roelof aan die westekant van Kiukenvallei (Kuikensvlei) tans Raithby. In die 'Gedenkboek Stellenbosch Drie eeue', word Trijntje Jansz op 28.10.1699 as weduwee van Roelof van Wijk aangegee.

Philip van Wyck's research suggests that Roelof was the second son by that name born to Roelof Roelofsen VAN WIJCK and Susannetgen Jans, the older of the two boys, born on 1/1/1628, was assumed to have died in infancy. Johan van Deventer's text read, '. . . there are serious errors in the Van Wijck/Wijk/Wyk family tree. Roelof (not even mentioned in dV/P) is a1 and the father of Adrian (Arie) referred to as a2 in dV/P. It is more likely that Roelof and Willem were brothers with the same father but different mothers. Roelof (*abt ?1643? - in Holland), his wife Trijntje Jans (*abt 1637) and their son Arie van Wijck (~18/1/1655 in Amsterdam) came to SA about 1677. At the same time Willem van Wijck (*bef 1655) also arrived in SA. Now for the big mistake: Page 1154 dV/P about in the middle there is c8 Arie Willem ~2/11/1738 up to d5 Margaretha Johanna ~15/3/1795 just before b8 on p.1155; should be moved to p.1149 under b1c2 Gerrit ~30/9/1714, 3rd line from top. Then; c8 Arie Willem should change to be a2b1c2d1; this is thus the Willem a2 line . . .'What is entered here in this branch of the family reflects these suggested corrections.

From: A & M van Rensburg
To:
Subject: [GenForum] Elizabeth VAN WYK
Date: 14 November 2001 04:24

Goeie More Richard en Jean, Baie dankie vir die inligting. Ek soek baie keer om my bron te kry en
dan kan ek sommer myself skop.
Jean jy het melding gemaak dat "Elisabeth van Wyk(1683-1720) was 'n dogter van Willem van Wyk en Anna Pieterse".

Margaret Cairns meld op bladsy 57 dat die twee broers Willem en Arie VAN WYK het in 1678 na die Kaap gekom ........................

Groete
André van Rensburg
Moontlike te Ingen, Nederland, gebore volgens Dr. Stephanus van WYK, Pretoria. Sommige navorsing verwys ook na sy geboortejaar as 1632 en dat hy wel te Utrecht, Nederland op 19.8.1632 ten doop gebring is (nog nie bevestig nie).

Birth:
Moontlike te Ingen, Nederland, gebore volgens Dr. Stephanus van WYK, Pretoria. Sommige navorsing verwys ook na sy geboortejaar as 1632 en dat hy wel te Utrecht, Nederland op 19.8.1632 ten doop gebring is (nog nie bevestig nie).

Roelof married Trijntje JANS on 21 Aug 1667 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. Trijntje was born about 1637 in Netherlands; died in in Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Op 28.10.1699 word aan haar as weduwee van Roelof van Wijk, vrijlandbouwer, 'n beskeie permit uitgereik om voor die tijd van een maand aan Stellenbosch, aan die eerste rivier te mogen visschen.

(Research):See attached sources.

Notes:

Arrived from the Netherlands 1671
Ek weet glad nie hoekom hulle hierde familie altyd HELM noem nie - hulle word altyd HELMES of HELMERS in die registers, monsterollen, ens. genoem.

Afkomstig van Nederland. Arriveer in 1671 met sy vrou.

Hans married Geertruy WILLEMSE about 1670 in Holland, Netherlands. Geertruy was born between 1640 and 1650 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands; was christened in in Geertruy and Hans arrived in 1671.; died in in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1. Records in possession of J.P.Hansie Brummer
2. Name also known as Geertje

Arriveer vanaf Nederland as vrou van Hans Helm in 1671

Notes:

Married:
Alt Marriage: Hans HELM a4 Date: Abt 1670 Location: Cape Town, Cape, South Africa

Roelof married Susannetgen JANS. Susannetgen and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]