MOOC8/43.19a - MARTHIENUS GODFRIED DROSKY, ANNA VAN DER MERWE, RIETVALLEY, RIETVALLEY, RIETVALLY

MOOC8/43.19a {18270430} 30 April 1827 Marthienus Godfried Drosky , Anna van der Merwe Inventory of the goods and effects belonging to the estate of the late Anna van der Merwe and her surviving husband Marthinus Godfried Drosky, who departed on the 3:rd February last at the place Rietvalley Done by said Marthienus Godfried Drosky at the requisition of the Board of Orphan Masters at the Cape of Good Hope in their capacity as guardians of minor heirs of said late Anna van der Merwe, named On this 30th day of April 1827 appeared before me Johannes Petrus Muller and Marthinus Godfried Droskij, who declareth that he with regard to this his statement had acted faithfully and uprightly and not to have withheld or concealed what he know to be the property of said estate, promising however that if any further property should be found belonging to the estate that in such case to amplify this inventory with the same being finally ready to make oath for the truth of this his statement This done and executed at the place Rietvally , die et anno ut supra As witnesses: Thomas Clarke Marthinus G: Drotsky, Davidz: J:P: Muller

Susanna Elisabeth Leroe who was married with Johannes Matthys Mosel

Hendrik Jacobus Leroe

Petronella Johanna Leroe married with Theo:s van Zijl Fred:kson

Anna Cicilia van Zijl married with Jacobus Francois Conradie

Fredrik Jacobus van Zyl married with Johanna Jourdaan

Cornelia Elisabeth van Zijl married with Joh:s Hend:k Conradie

Hendrik Willem Jacobus van Zijl born the 8 December 1807

Johannes Petrus van Zyl, born the 16 September 1809

Abraham Petrus van Zyl, born the 18 March 1812

Willem Jacobus van Zyl born the 20 September 1817

Gidion Jacobus van Zyl, born the 6 February 1821

Maria Christina Johanna and Susanna Elisabeth Magdalena van Zyl, born the 9 July 1823

Jacobus Gerhardus van Zyl, born the 13 December 1825

Abraham Petrus Leroe married

Marthinus Godfried Drosky married

Aletta Catharina Drosky married with Gedion Jacobus Joubert and

Johan Godfried Deowald Drosky married

Goods and effects

1/3 of the loan place called Rietvalley

4 male slaves

1 female [slaves]

1 ox waggon

12 oxen

14 breeding cattle

1 saddle horse

3 breeding [horse]

30 goats

1 distelar kettle

1 empty leager

1 empty leager

6 half [leager]

1 tub

3 beds

3 bedsteads

1 closet

2 waggon chests

1 waggon [chests]

1 small [chests]

2 tin tubs

2 large tables

2 tea tables

8 chairs

1 bank

4 cupboards

3 small cupboards

1 slate

1 looking glass

10 dishes

16 plates

9 spoons and 16 forks

1 brass chafing dish and 4 kettles

1 tea pot

2 earthen [pot]

11 earthen [pot]

2 brass [pot]

4 cups and saucers

1 cupboard

1 smothing iron

2 candle sticks

1 butter pot

10 bags

4 buckets

5 pots

1 large iron spoon

1 frying pan

2 tubs

1 table

1 butter cask

1 plough

2 spades

1 pieck

1 scrow

4 scaves

4 bores

2 saws

1 axe

1 hatchet

2 hammers

1 cut knife

some other carpenters tools

1 earthen comb

2 small bottles

4 knifes

8 sickels

Other effects belonging to said estate

a note of hand from Fredrik van Zyl from five thousand guilders

a note of hand from Hendrik Jacobus Leroe from nine hundred and twenty rixdollars

a note of hand from Johannes Petrus van Zyl from six hundred and fifty rixdollars

a note of hand from Susanna Leroe wid:w Mosel from three hundred and fifty rixdollars

a note of hand from Abraham Petrus Leroe from four hundred and fifty rixdollars

a note of hand from Marthinus Godfried Drosky seven hundred seventy seven rixdollars and one from twenty four rd:s and four shillings

a note of hand from Johan Godfried Deowald Drosky from two hundred rixdollars

a note of hand from Jan Willem Stumpher from two thousand guilders

	Rd:s
to Fredrik Hendrik Conradie	155:3
to Josua Joubert	117:--
to Gidion Jacobus Joubert	50:--
to Johannes Godfried Bruwer	40:--
to Johannes David Kriel	28:4
to Paul Jourdaan	8:4
to H: Wicht