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🔎 MOOC8 Inventory for Maria Magdalena Basson, Keesenbosch, Zwartland, Zwartland, Keesenbosch, Weltevreden, De Twee Kuilen, Vogelgesang, Swartland, Vygenvalley, Dirk en Leanders Fontyn, Groene Kloof, Blok n:o 13, Bree Street, Malmesbury, Jack of Madagascar, Dina of this Colony, Azor of Mosambicque, Jacob of Mosambicque, Abraham of Mosambicque, Demigo of this Colony, Jan of Mosambicque, Joab of Mosambicque, Sephier of Mosambicque, Mienis of this Colony, Juliana of Mosambicque, Dela of this Colony, Candasa, Regina, Rachel of this Colony, Achilles, Rosie, Frans of Mosambicque, Ontong of Mosambicque, Adam of Madagascar, August of this Colony, Rachel of this Colony, Lendor of Mosambicque, Abel of this Colony, Wilhelmina of this Colony, Sara, Fredrik, Jack of Mosambicque, Klipfontein, Keesenbosch, Zwartland, Riebeeks Kasteel, Stellenbosch, Zwartland, Klipfontein, Keesenbosch, Zwartland, Tweekuil near Keesenbosch, Jacob, Kesenbosch
MOOC Reference: MOOC8/46.79
MOOC8/46.79
{18310510} 10 May
1831 Josias
Godlieb Blanckenberg , Maria Magdalena Basson
Exhibited 18 May 1831
Inventory of the point property of Josias Godlieb Blanckenberg and his
wife Maria Magdalena Basson formerly widow of Johannes Arnoldus Basson Willem’s
son relinquished by the death ab intestato of the firstmentioned on the 24:th
day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one
for the benefit of his aforesaid surviving widow Maria Magdalena Basson on the
one, and his two children procreated in two former marriages, viz:t
The aforesaid property having been inventoried by the undersigned
Commissioners from the Board of Orphan Masters according to a statement made by
the aforesaid widow and was found to consist in the following, viz:t
Thus inventoried at the place Kesenbosch on the 10:th of May 1831 according to a statement made by the aforesaid widow,
who declared to have acted herein bona fide and that to the best of her
knowledge she has not withheld or secreted anything that belonged to the
aforesaid estate, and the said appearer further declared that she is and will
at all times be ready and willing to confirm her statement by solemn oath if
required, promising at the same time, that if after the date of these presents
any property of this estate might be discovered should faithfully communicate
it to the Orphan Chamber in order to amplify this inventory with the property
so discovered
In witness whereof we, the Commissioners, together with the appearer and
me, the Secretary, have subscribed to these presents.
As Commissioners: F: Brand, J: Blanckenberg
M: Basson,
W:A:W: Blanckenberg
In my presence: H: Tennant s:r
Ampliation
M: Basson,
W:A:W: Blanckenberg
| by his first deceased wife Maria Magdalena Conradie named Wilhelmina Anna Blanckenberg married to Jan Daniel Overbeek |
| and by his second deceased wife Johanna Jeannette Tesselaar named Josias Jacobus Blanckenberg, born on the 18 March 1812 |
| A freehold place called Keesenbosch with the buildings thereon measuring sixty two morgen and 300 square roods situated in Zwartland , Cape district, together with the perpetual quitrent land adjoining thereto, viz:t |
| a piece of perpetual quitrent land situated at Zwartland between the places Keesenbosch and Weltevreden and the place De Twee Kuilen measuring 63 morgen and 160 square roods |
| a piece of perpetual quitrent land situated towards the place Vogelgesang at Swartland , measuring 53 morgen and 1 1/2 square roods |
| a piece of perpetual quitrent land adjoining the Vygenvalley of which the title is not yet granted and situated as above |
| a piece of perpetual quitrent land called Dirk en Leanders Fontyn situated behind de Groene Kloof in Cape district, bought by the deceased out of the estate of the late Dirk Slabbert |
| a house and premises with two hire houses and small store situated in Cape Town in Bree Street in Blok n:o 13 |
| a house and premises situated in Bree Street in Blok n:o 21 |
| an erf situated at Malmesbury in Cape district, of which the title has not been granted yet by Government - no: 3, 147 square roods |
In the hall
| 14 chairs with green sittings |
| four tables /dining/ |
| a thermomater |
| two looking glasses |
| a spy glass |
| four foot stools |
In the bedroom on the right hand
| two bedsteads with bedding and curtains complete |
| a stretcher with bedding |
| fourteen chairs |
| two tables |
| two looking glasses |
| a window curtain |
| three spittoons |
| two foot stools |
| three jugs |
In the bedroom on the left hand
| a bedstead with bedding and curtains |
| two wardrobes |
| a chest of drawers |
| six chairs |
| two tables |
| a washhand stand |
| a house clock |
| a looking glass |
| a trunck |
| a small writing desk |
| sixty table cloths and sheets |
| twelve try cloths |
| six coverlets |
| eighty four pillow cases |
| ninety four towels and napkins |
| a backgammon board |
| a tin cannister |
| three small boxes |
| five China pots |
| a biddy |
| two tea chests |
In an inner room
| a wardrobe |
| a chest of drawers with escritoire |
| two tables |
| six chairs |
| a writing desk |
| two guns, one of which was bequeathed by the deceased on his death bed to his son, Josias |
| a rifle |
| a rack |
| a side saddle and briddle with stand |
| a Somerset saddle and bridle, bequeathed by the deceased on his death bed to his son, Josias |
| a pair of silver spors, bequeathed by the deceased on his death bed to his son, Josias |
| a trunck containing gun powder a shot etc:a |
| a liquor case |
| a night stool |
| two foot stools |
| one arm chair |
| a stand |
| a small rack |
| a book rack |
| two valliesses |
| a liquor box |
| a looking glass stand |
| a tobacco box |
| a small box |
| a few books |
| six small pictures |
| a spy glass in case |
In the dining room
| three tables |
| twelve chairs |
In the kitchen
| three tables |
| a baking trough |
| a pot rack |
| three water halfaums |
| eight buckets |
| a kitchen fountain |
| a bread knife and table |
| fifteen iron pots |
| three grid irons |
| three frying pans |
| three kettles |
| three tart pans |
| one stewing pan |
| two coffee pans |
| a rack |
| two saves |
| six earthen pots |
| two candle forms |
| two irons /smoothing/ |
| two hacking boards with knives |
Upstairs
| a parcel of provisions stores |
| a bread knife and table |
| four butter churns |
| four milk pans |
| one copper kettle |
| six oven plates |
| a parcel of sundries |
| two tubs |
In the pantry
| two chests |
| two butter tubs |
| seventeen cannisters |
| two soup turrines |
| sixteen vegetables dishes |
| six washhand jug and basons |
| twenty six flat dishes |
| eight butter pots |
| twelve dozen plates |
| ten Japan pots |
| fourteen pots and jars |
| thirty one dishes in sort |
| four jars |
| a lot of bottles and crockeryware |
| a chest |
| a dresser |
| eight dishes |
| three dozen knives and forks |
| four dozen plates |
| three tin basons |
| six decanters |
| three dozen tumblers |
| four dozen and a half wine glasses |
| three cruid stands |
| two pair salt sellers |
| six sweetmeat pots |
| two glass butter pots |
| four glass jugs |
| five dozen cups and saucers and tea set complete |
| three tea urns |
| two coffy pots |
| a tea [pots] |
| two tin waiters |
| ten candle sticks |
| three copper kettles |
| two copper chafing dish |
| a tin chafing dish |
| three copper scales and weights |
Silver and plated ware
| six sweetmeat forks |
| twenty tea spoons |
| two mustard spoons |
| one sugar [spoons] |
| a sugar pot |
| a fish slice |
| two dozen table spoons |
| two soup ladles |
| three gravy spoons |
| two plated tea pots |
| a coffy pot |
| a sugar bason |
| two milk pots |
| a small stand |
| two salt sellers |
| one pair snuffers and stand |
| a cooler |
| a sugar tong |
| two Japan tray’s |
| a quantity of old silver |
In an outer room
| two stretchers and beddings |
| one table |
| a chest |
In a outer room
| two bedsteads and beddings |
| three close cases |
| a table |
| six chairs |
| two benches |
| a looking glass |
In a outer store room
| six barrels with salt |
| two large chests |
In the wine cellar
| a leaguar with wine |
| a leaguar empty |
| three pipes with wine |
| a half pipe |
| a half pipe with vinegar |
| three halfaums, one empty |
| two small casks |
| one half aum |
| two plat vaatjes |
| a funnel |
| four pales |
| a wine bock |
| a coffy mill |
| one hundred bottles |
| fifty stone bottles |
| twelve jars |
| a remnend of oil and paint |
| seven cases with flasks |
| two house staps |
| a small ladder |
| a leaguar |
In the waggon house
| a pleasure waggon complete |
| a covered horse waggon |
| three open horse [waggon] |
| two bullock [waggon] |
| a covered cart |
| an open cart |
| an old chaise |
| three sets of harness |
| one [sets] of harness |
| three sets ploughing harness |
| three sets yokes complete |
| six ploughs |
| a large ladder |
| a lot of thatching straw |
| a lifter |
| a set of curricle harness |
| a house stap |
| three harrows |
In the smiths shop
| a billow |
| two carpenter tables |
| an anvil |
| a wedge |
| a spier haak |
| a number of smiths and carpenters tools |
| a lot of wood |
| a lot of irons |
| thirty plough shares |
| a lot of smith coals |
| three mill stones |
In the saddler’s shop
| a lot of saddler tools |
| a lot of old harness |
| three old saddles and bridles |
| a lot of old leather |
| fifty two sickles |
| a table |
| a lot of junk |
| a lot of cane |
| a lot of hoop iron |
| seventeen picks |
| five pitch forks |
| six crow bars in sorts |
| a screw |
| eleven spades |
| three old pales |
In the granary
| eighty eight muid sacks |
| twelve chaf muid sacks |
| four canvas manger |
| a cask of tar |
| a waggon cover |
| a wine bok |
| a few skins and hides |
| twenty six yellow wood planks |
| two old stretchers |
| twelve rakes |
| fourteen hay fork |
| a scale and weights |
| one hundred and five muids of oats (say 105) |
| two hundred and twenty muids of corn (say 220) |
| eighty six muids of barley (say 80) |
| five muids of rye |
| three muids of rye |
| a teak wood beam |
| a water cart |
In the stable
| a stallion |
| two old cart horses |
| thirty seven draught horses |
| a quantity of hay (havergerven) |
In the kraal
| breeding horses |
| forty three mares [and] foals |
| head of cattle - seventy cows, calfs |
| two hundred and eighty six sheep (say 286) |
| one hundred and fifty four goats (154) |
| seventeen mules |
| seven pigs |
| two pair of pistols |
Slaves
| a male slave named Jack of Madagascar , a saddler aged about 39 years and his reputed wife named Dina of this Colony , aged about 55 years |
| a male slave named Azor of Mosambicque , a labourer aged about 55 years |
| a male slave named Jacob of Mosambicque , a labourer aged about sixty years |
| a male slave named Abraham of Mosambicque , a labourer aged about 35 years |
| a male slave named Demigo of this Colony , aged about 18 years, child of Christina bequeathed to the mother of Josias Jacobus Blanckenberg by the late [ ..... ] Tesselaar |
| a male slave named Ferdinand of this Colony , aged about 13 years, bequeathed to the mother of Josias Jacobus Blanckenberg by the late [ ..... ] Tesselaar |
| a male slave named Jan of Mosambicque , a waggoner, aged about 50 years |
| a male slave named Joab of Mosambicque a labourer about 45 years of age |
| a male slave named Sephier of Mosambicque , a labourer, aged about 48 years |
| a male slave named Mienis of this Colony , a labourer, aged about 42 years |
| a female slave named Juliana of Mosambicque , aged about 45 years, reputed wife of Lendor |
| a female slave named Dela of this Colony , aged about 43 years, with her children Candasa born on the 31 of May 1824 and Regina born 10 of November 1829 |
| a female slave named Rachel of this Colony , aged about 23 years, with her children named Achilles born on the 13:th Nov:br 1828 and Rosie born on the 12:th Sept:r 1830 |
| a male slave named Frans of Mosambicque , labourer, aged about 60 years |
| a male slave named Ontong of Mosambicque , a labourer, aged about 62 years |
| a male slave named Adam of Madagascar , a labourer, aged about 75 years |
| a male slave named August of this Colony , a labourer, aged about 37 years |
| a female slave named Rachel of this Colony , aged about 19 years |
| a male slave named Lendor of Mosambicque , a cook, aged about 42 years - reputed husband of Juliana |
| a male slave named Abel of this Colony , aged about 24 years |
| a male slave named Nieuwe Jaar of this Colony , aged about 13 years |
| a female slave named Wilhelmina of this Colony , aged about 24 years, with her children named Sara born 13:th October 1824 and Fredrik born 10:th November 1828 |
| a male slave named Jack of Mosambicque , a labourer, aged about 31 years |
Claims in favor of the estate
| Rd:s | ||
| seven hundred and twenty rixdollars paper money | ||
| three pounds and ten shillings in gold | ||
| three hundred and eighteen rixdollars two shillings and four stevers in silver | ||
| a pagoda | ||
| one hundred and seventy five silver coins of different denominations | ||
| NB: of the foresaid sum one hundred rixdollars has been given to the widow for daily expenses | ||
| paid 14 Oct: 1831 Klipfontein near Keesenbosch , Zwartland | a notarial bond dated 17 Novemb: 1813 passed by Pieter Joh:s van der Westhuyzen in favor of the late Joh:s Arnoldus Basson amounting in capital ƒ8000 | 2666:32 |
| with interest from 1:st Nov:br 1830 | ||
| paid 14 Oct: 1831 | a private bond passed by Pieter Joh:s van der Westhuyzen in favor of the deceased dated 1:st October 1822 in capital | 610:32 |
| with the interest from 1:st of November 1830 | ||
| capital and interest paid 28 Sept:r 1831 | a private bond passed by Gerhardus Joh:s Booyzen dated 1 October 1821 in capital | 666:32 |
| Riebeeks Kasteel , Stellenbosch dist: | with interest from 1:st Nov:br 1829 | |
| Zwartland paid | a private bond passed by J:J: Bierman for the purchase of a horse dated 23 June 1826 | 65:-- |
| Klipfontein near Zwartland church, settled 19 January 1832 | a private bond passed by Daniel Jacobus Truter in favor of the deceased, as testamentary executor of the wid: Arn:s Basson and due to Arnoldus Joh:s Petrus Joh:s Smith, dated 22 March 1830 for | 200:-- |
| with the interest from the date of the bond | ||
| paid 14 Oct: 1831 | a private bond passed by Pieter Joh:s v:d: Westhuyzen in favor of the deceased, and due to the minor Petrus Joh:s Smith dated 1 October 1822 - capital collected in June 1831 | 398:34 1/2 |
| with the interest from the 1:st November 1830 | ||
| paid 14 Oct: 1831 | a private bond passed by Pieter Joh:s v:d: Westhuyzen in favor of the deceased, and due to Arnoldus Joh:s Smith dated as above - capital collected in June 1831 | 398:34 1/2 |
| with the interest from the 1:st November 1830 | ||
| Cape Town, paid | a promissory note passed by Jan Adam Wahl in favor of the deceased dated 19 April 1831 and payable on 31:st of August next | 2367:-- |
| held in estate | a notarial bond passed by Hendrik Jac:s Rust and ceeded to the deceased in capital | 400:-- |
| taken over by Overbeek | to the estate of the widow Michiel Smuts for house rent from 1:st November 1828 to 15 October 1829 | 805:-- |
| [ ..... ] Cape District [ ..... ] | to Daniel van Reenen N:s son, balance of account | 129:36 |
| Keesenbosch balance paid January 1832 | to Jacobus Hendrik la Cock ( Zwartland ): balance of account | 130:6 |
| counter claim | 44:24 | |
| 74:30 | ||
| not due see his acc:t | Joh:s G: Blanckenberg for the balance of an account current between him and the deceased closed 31 Dec:br 1830 | 1057:18 |
| Tweekuil near Keesenbosch - paid | Nic:s Basson as per bill | 12:-- |
Debts due by the estate
| Rd:s | |
| to Willem Basson for his paternal inheritance as fixed by a deed dated 21:st December 1821 ƒ17926:12 1/4 | 5975:28 1/4 |
| to Josias Godlieb Jacobus Blanckenberg for his maternal inheritance as fixed by a deed dated 21:st December 1821 ƒ26000 | 8666:32 |
| to Alida van der Heyde widow of Jac:s Joh:s Tesselaar for the purchase of the slave Jacob | 2020:-- |
| to the minor children of Floris Smit named Pieter Johannes Smit and Arnoldus Johannes Smit for grand maternal inheritance amounting each to Rd:s398:34 1/2 or for both | 797:21 |
| with interest from 1 October 1822 | |
| to Jan Diederik Kerkhof balance of account | 29:24 |
| to Willem Basson J:A: son for the purchase of a mare - paid | 15:-- |
List of goods belonging to the estate, found in the house of the deceased, occupied by Jacobus Oostwald van Niekerk, vizt:
| four curtain planks |
| three large lamps |
| four pictures |
| two looking glasses |
Bad claims in favor of the estate
| Rd:s | |
| by Daniel Bartholomeus Truter for articles supplied as per account | 804:35 |
| by Daniel Bartholomeus Truter on a promissory note dated 3:d December 1814 | 150:-- |
| by Daniel Bartholomeus Truter for 4 muids of corn and barley | 46:-- |
| by M: la Cock on a promissory note for the purchase of a horse | 100:-- |
| by Jacob Malang balance of account for house rent | 119:-- |
| by Fredrik Lingevelder balance of account | 32:-- |
| by P: van der Spuy balance of account for house rent | 431:24 |
Ampliation - good
| Rd:s | ||
| paid 16 Feb:y 1832 | S:H: Vercuiel - balance of promissory note | 52 |