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🔎 MOOC8 Inventory for Table Valley, Boomstreet, Buitekant, Boomstreet, Coffy Steeg, Doortje of the Cape, Leonora of the Cape, Silvia of Mallabaar, Philida of the Cape, Charles of the Cape, Mentor of the Cape, African Theater
MOOC Reference: MOOC8/43.46
MOOC8/43.46
{18260829} 29 August 1826 Martha Cornelia van der
Riet
Inventory of the property of Mrs Martha Cornelia van der Riet widow of the
late Willem Stephanus van Ryneveld Esq:re relinquished by her death on the 25th
day of the month of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and twenty six at one o’clock in the morning.
The deceased having by her last will and testament executed on the 6
February 1815 before the late notary Mr Gerrit Buyskes and witnesses (after
having bequeathed several legacies, and made several other disposition, which
partly had been duly executed, previous to her demise, in compliance with the
directions of the worshipful the Court of Justice dated 14th August 1823 and in
conformity to the decision of the Board dated 27 of the same month) appointed
her sole and universal heirs her children, namely
and moreover requested and appointed the worshipful Board of Orphan
Masters of this Colony to be and to act as her executors
In consequence of which the aforesaid property was duly inventoried by the
undersigned special Commissioners from the Orphan Board, and was found to
consist in the following viz:t
It is hereby further noticed that it appears according to an inventory
dated 24 January 1817, executed by the deceased that there are still unsettled
accounts between the heirs of the late Benjamin Seydlerand the late W:S: van
Ryneveld, more fully explained in the said inventory
Thus inventoried at the Cape of Good Hope on the 29th August 1826
according to a statement made by Messrs Daniel Joh:s van Ryneveld, Willem
Corn:s van Ryneveld, Help:s Ritzema van Ryneveld and Jacobus Joh:s Gysb:s van
Reede van Oudtshoorn who declared to have acted herein bonafide and that to the
best of their knowledge they have not withheld or secretated anything that
belonged to the aforesaid estate, and the said appearers further declared that
they are and will at all times be ready to confirm their statement by solem
oath if required, promising at the same time that if after the date of these
presents, any property of the estate might be discovered shall faithfully
communicate it to the Orphan Chamber in order to implify this inventory with
property so discovered
In witness whereof we the undersigned Commissioners together with the
appearers and me the Secretary have subscribed to these presents
As Commissioners: G:E: Overbeek, D: Kuys
D:J: v: Ryneveld, W:C: van Ryneveld, H:R: v: Ryneveld, J: v: Reede van
Oudtshoorn
In my presence: J:J:L: Smuts
| 1) Daniel Johannes van Ryneveld |
| 2) Maria van Ryneveld married with Charles Napier |
| 3) Willem Cornelis van Ryneveld |
| 4) Anna Maria van Ryneveld widow of George Napier |
| 5) Helperus Ritzema van Ryneveld |
| 6) Johanna Magdalena van Ryneveld married with Robert Crozier |
| 7) Martha Cornelia van Ryneveld married with Jac:s Joh:s Gysb:s van Reede van Oudtshoorn |
| 8) Jan Hendrik Fredrik van Ryneveld |
| A house and erf with the buildings erected thereon situated in this Table Valley at the corner of Boomstreet and Buitekant being a part of n:o 2 |
| three small houses and premises situated as above one the Boomstreet and two in the Coffy Steeg being part of n:o 5 |
| one ward robe |
| one bedstead, feather bed, mattras of horsehair, six pillows, one bowlster and two blanckets |
| two sophas |
| five chairs (defective) |
Slaves
| a female slave named Doortje of the Cape to be manumitted, according to the desire of the deceased |
| a female slave named Leonora of the Cape , 22 years of age to be manumitted, according to the desire of the deceased |
| a female slave named Silvia of Mallabaar 55 years of age |
| a female slave named Philida of the Cape 40 years of age |
| a slave boy named Charles of the Cape 23 years of the Cape to be manumitted according to the desire of the deceased |
| a slave boy named Mentor of the Cape 47 years of age, a cook |
Claims in favour of the estate
| Rd:s | |
| one share in the African Theater , amounting to | 3750 |
| Sir Joh:s And:s Truter according to a mortgage bond dated 15 Feb:y 1811 amounting to ƒ12000 or | 4000 |
| interest from [ ..... ] | |
| Sir Joh:s And:s Truter according to a note of hand dated 4 September 1823 amounting to | 2650 |
| interest from | |
| Zacharias Blommerus according to a note of hand dated 2:d August 1813 | 720 |
| interest from [ .....] | |
| Hendrik van Graaff according to a note of hand dated 25th April 1814 amounting to | 600 |
| interest from [ .....] | |
| Ryno Joh:s van Riet s:r according to a note of hand dated 1:st October 1815 ƒ7000 | 2333:16 |
| interest from [ ..... ] | |
| David George Anosi, according to a mortgage bond dated 19 Feb:y 1812 amounting per balance ƒ110 000 or | 36666:32 |
| interest from 1 Nov:br 1825 | |
| Jan Carel Horak according to a notarial bond dated 21 October 1823 amounting to ƒ3795 or | 1265 |
| interest from | |
| Mr Helperus Ritzema van Ryneveld according to a mortgage bond dated 7th January 1824 amounting to ƒ22769:8 or | 7589:40 |
| interest from 15 Nov:br 1823 | |
| Major Charles George Napier according to a memorandum of the late Mr W:S: van Ryneveld dated 3 October 1811 | 3778:36 |
| Willem Corn:s van Ryneveld according to a mortgage bond dated 17 December 1823 amounting to ƒ15641:6 | 5213:38 |
| Robert Crozier according to a mortgage bond dated 17th December 1822 amounting to ƒ7561:10 or | 2520:26 |
| interest from 15 Nov:br 1823 | |
| Joh:s Fred:k Hend:k van Ryneveld according to a mortgage bond dated 17 Dec:br 1823 amounting ƒ3945:8 or | 1315:8 |
| interest from 15 Nov:br 1823 | |
| Daniel Joh:s van Ryneveld according to a mortgage bond dated 30 December 1823 amounting to ƒ30824 or | 10274:32 |
| interest from 15 Nov:br 1823 | |
| Anna Maria van Ryneveld widow of George Napper according to a mortgage bond dated 31st January 1826 amounting to ƒ3000 | 1000:-- |
| interest from the same date | |
| Jac:s Joh:s Gysbertus van Reede van Oudtshoorn according to a mortgage bond dated 30 August 1826 amounting ƒ12136:4 or | 4045:20 |
| interest from the 15 November 1823 |
Dubious
| Rd:s | |
| Baron van Leynde, being the amount of two bills drawn by him for which the late Mr van Ryneveld became security, according to a sentence of the worshipful the Court of Justice bearing date 21 July 1818 and confirmed by the right honorable the Court of Appeals on the 5th June 1819 amounting with interest and costs | 5409:24 |
Claims against the estate
| Rd:s | ||
| to Anna Maria van Ryneveld widow of George Napper for a legacy according to the foregoing will ƒ12000 or | 4000:-- | |
| to Johanna Magd:a van Ryneveld married with Robert Crozier for a legacy according to the foregoing will ƒ12000 | 4000:-- | |
| to Martha Cornelia van Ryneveld married with Jac:s Joh:s Gysb:s van Reede van Oudtshoorn for a legacy according to the foregoing will ƒ12000 | 4000:-- | |
| to Maria van Ryneveld married with Major Charles George Napier for her paternal inheritance amounting to | 8784:40 | |
| deze schuld bestaat niet meer en is in 1824 reeds vereffend | to the Orphan Chamber according to two mortgage bonds dated 29 April 1814 and 10 June 1818 amounting together to | 11000:-- |
| interest from [ ..... ] | ||
| to the Lomb: Bank according to mortgage bond /Bankkennis/ dated 29 April 1814 amounting to | 1200:-- | |
| interest from 1 Jan:y 1823 | ||
| to the agents of the Rev:d Joh:s Jacobus van Sittert according to a note of hand dated 28 April 1814 amounting per balance | 11000:-- | |
| to the Orphan Chamber the balance of the account current of the deceased closet on the 25th August 1826 | 6846:10 |