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🔎 MOOC8 Inventory for Gideon François Benade, Kook Fontein, Nieuweveld, Nieuweveld, Zuiger Fontien, Nieuweveld, Blaauwkrans, Nieuweveld, Nieuweveld, Winterveld, Beaufort, Beaufort, Kook Fontein, Nieuweveld, Beaufort, Beaufort, Beaufort
MOOC Reference: MOOC8/74.7
| Rd:s | £ | |
| Amount of the vendue roll of all the moveable property in the estate, sold by the widow on the 28 May 1832 | 2097 | 157:5:6 |
| the place Kook Fontein by consent of all the heirs /including the widow,/ valued at | 2000 | 150:--:-- |
| Rd:s | |
| ready money | 70 |
Credit in favor of the estate
| Rd:s | £ | |
| by Subrandt Bronkhorst at present beyond the limits of the Colony a promissory note; /bad debt/ for Rd:s130 | 130 | 9:15:-- |
| Rd:s4277 | £317:0:6 |
Debts of the estate
| Rd:s | Rd:s | £ | |
| to Gerhardus Bezoudenhout of the Nieuweveld | 400:-- | ||
| Jacob Bester of Zuiger Fontien , in the Nieuweveld | 172:-- | ||
| Christoffel Esterhuijzen of Blaauwkrans , Nieuweveld | 100:-- | ||
| Willem Barnard of the Nieuweveld | 121:-- | ||
| Maria Elizabetha Benardé of Winterveld , Graaff Reinet | 32:7 | ||
| the auctioneer Baird as per bill | 171:7 | ||
| 997:6 | 74:16:7 1/2 | ||
| Net balance | Rd:s3299:2 | £242:3:10 1/2 |
Heirs
| 1) Catherina Maria Pretorius, widow of the deceased |
| 2) Aletta Catherina Benardé, wife of Christoffel Johannes Forie /of age/ |
| 3) Catherina Johanna Benardé wife of Weinand Arnoldus Pretorius /of age/ |
| 4) Anna Christina born 17 Decb:r 1816 |
| 5) Johannes Matthys born 23 April 1819 |
| 6) Gideon François born 11 August 1820 |
| 7) Lodewikus Gerhardus 17 June 1822 |
| 8) Catherina Maria 21 October 1823 |
| 9) Pieter Johannes 27 August 1825 |
| 10) Johannes Tobias 4 June 1827 |
| 11) Hilletje Johanna 26 July 1829 |
| 12) Hermina Aletta 29 October 1831 |
| I, John Baird, licenced auctioneer at Beaufort , do hereby testify and declare that the farm Kook Fontein , situated in the fieldcornetcy of Mr Christiaan Johannes de Clerck, Nieuweveld , district of Beaufort , belonging to the estate of the late Gideon François Benadie and surviving widow Catharina Maria Pretorius, is to the best of my knowledge and belief worth about one thousand one hundred rixdollars. |
| Rd:s | |
| receipt of auctioneer Baird for the amount allowed him according to instructions for selling the moveables as per vendue roll | 171:7:-- |
| promiss:y note in favor of Gerrit Bezoudenhout as per inventory | 416:2:4 |
| promiss:y note in favor of J:M: Bester | 172:--:-- |
| promiss:y note in favor of M: Barnard | 121:--:-- |