MOOC8/48.7 - HILLETJE ALETTA SMITH, STEENBOKS FONTUIN, JOSEPH OF MOSAMBIQUE, DAVID, JONAS, SPASIE OF BATAVIA, SWARTLAND, STELLENBOSCH, SARONIE, COBUS, JOSEPH, SPASIE, CAMONIE, DEBORA, CAMONIE, SARA, COBUS, COBA, DAVID, SARA, JOSEPH, JONAS, JOSEPH

MOOC8/48.7 {18330905} 5 September 1833 Hilletje Aletta Smith Exhibited 11 Sept: 1833 Cape district f:118 Inventory of all such property as has been relinquished by the intestate death of Hilletje Aletta Smith widow of Gideon van Dyk senior on the 5:th of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three for the benefit of her children and grand children, namely The aforesaid property having been taken under the administration of the Board of Orphan Masters for the benefit of her aforesaid heirs and been inventoried was found to consist as follows At the place of Mr Gideon van Dyk called Steenboks Fontuin , Cape district Thus done and inventoried in the Orphan Chamber at the Cape of Good Hope on the 5 of Septemb: 1833 according to a statement made by Johannes Christiaan Jac:s Brand who declared to have acted herein bona fide and that to the best of his knowledge he has not withheld or secreted any thing of what belonged to the aforesaid estate, and the appearer further declared that he is and will at all times be ready and willing to confirm his statement by solemn oath if required, promising at the same time that if after the date of these presents any property belonging to the aforesaid estate might be discovered he shall faithfully communicate it to the Orphan Chamber in order to amplify this inventory with the property so discovered. As witnesses: M: Myburgh, J: V: Berrangé J:C:J: Brand In my presence: R: v: Breda, Clerk We the undersigned heirs in the estate of the late Hilletje Aletta Smith, widow of Gideon van Dyk do hereby certify that the claims innumerated in this inventory are due by the said estate. Orphan Chamber Cape of Good Hope 11 Decemb: 1833 G: Smit, C:J: Vandijk, Floris Smet, J:C:J: Brand, Giedeon van Dijk, G:C: Bester voor d:w A:W: Bester Wy ondergetekende Christoffel van Dyk, Johannes Christiaan Jacobus Brand en Floris Smith verklaaren by deeze als dat de pretenzien ten deezen lasten op den inventaris des boedels van wylen Hilletje Aletta Smith widow of Gideon van Dyk bekend gesteld correct zyn, en verzoeken Heeren Weesmeesteren om onze reekennigen daarmede te dibeteeren. Weeskamer 12 Sep:r 1833 C:J: van Dijk J:C:J: Brand Floris Smet

1) Hilletje van Dyk widow Albert Wynand Bester

a) Jacobus Gideon

b) Gideon Albertus

c) Anna Eliz:h

d) Hilletje Aletta Jacoba born on the 23 April 1816

e) Sara Christina Johanna born 25 Febru:y 1819 and

f) Maria Cath:a Johanna Smith born on the 26 March 1822

3) Christoffel Joh:s, major

4) Maria Margaretha van Dyk married to Floris Smith

a) Hilletje married to Petrus Brand

b) Anna married to Floris Brand and

c) Sophia Catharina Eliz:h Gildenhuys born on the 4 Aug:t 1816

6) Johanna Francina van Dyk married to Joh:s Christiaan Jac:s Brand and

7) Gideon van Dyk, major

a bed complete

four plates, 4 spoons and 4 forks

a small box, a pair of snuffers and a pair of scissors

two iron pots and a fork

a padlock, a grater, 2 bottles

two tubs

a small quantity of old silver

Slaves

	Joseph of Mosambique about 49 y:s of age, wagon driver
	David of this Colony 34 y:s, labourer, bequeathed by the last will and testament of Gideon van Dyk senior and Hilletje Aletta Smith to Christoffel van Dyk
	Jonas of this Colony 29 y:s, labourer, bequeathed by the aforesaid will to Maria Magaretha van Dyk married to Floris Smith
	Spasie of Batavia 61 y:s, house maid, is at liberty to choose a master among the heirs
Swartland , dist:t Stellenbosch , Lucas Venter	Cobus born 24 Aug:t 1818 bequeathed to Gideon van Dyk
transferred to Gideon Smith 13 March 1825	Joseph (2) born 26 July 1820
	Spasie (2) born 20 June 1822 bequeathed to Hilletje van Dyk widow Albert Wynand Bester
	Debora born 30 March 1832
	(2) Camonie born 7 January 1828
	Sara of this Colony 20 years, with her child, bequeathed to Joh:a Fran:a married to Joh:s Christ: Jac:s Brand	Cobus registered Coba born 29 Octob: 1830

Claims in favor of the estate

		Rd:s
this claim to be carried to the credit of the estate pursuant to the Board resolution of the 18 Septb: 1833	from Christoffel van Dyk on an underhand bond dated [ ..... ]	1000
	interest from [ ..... ]
from aforesaid Christoffel van Dyk for the hire of the slave David	6
from Johannes Christiaan Jacobus Brand for hire of the slaves Sara and Joseph	9
from Floris Smith for the hire of the slave Jonas	6

Claims against the estate

	Rd:s
to Fredrik J: Bruyns for money lent	200:--
interest from [ ..... ]
to Gideon van Dyk for money lent	22:--
to the slave boy Joseph	12:24