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- 1738. Jurgen arrived at the Cape aboard the Beukesteijn to serve the Dut ch East Company as a soldier. A hand-written list of postings at the Cast le which was made in 1930 from the original register in Amsterdam (Cape Ar chives VC 42/1738/39) records his names as Jurgen Hendrik Engelaar. The En gela surname appears to be unique to South Africa so it has perhaps been c orrupted locally from Engelaar. His place of origin is given as Minden b ut this may not have been his birthplace. Note: There is no Umlaut nor ref erence to Heinrich anywhere but his German origin would seem to indicate t hat Jurgen Heinrich is perhaps correct but that version never appears in a ny SA records.
1739 08 20. He entered into an employment contract with Casper Batenhor st as a schoolmaster, "knegt" having been deleted by the official, Petr us Slotsboo. His name is also given as Jurgen Hendrik Engelaar in the cont ract but on this and succeeding documents, he clearly signs his surna me as Engela (Cape Arch Ref CJ2887 R118). This and the register mention ed above are the only two instances where Engelaar appears
1740 08 22. The contract was extended for a further year by endorsement.
1741 07 04. The contract was again extended.
1742 08 24. Further extension.
1742 03 03. Jurgen must have already started his own farming operation a s, in partnership with Johannes van Niekerk (whose widow he was to marry ), he renewed the lease of land at Authiquas drift aan de Goorits Rivie
1743 08 15. Further extension.
1744 09 01. Further extension.
1744 10 15. On an additional page, the contract is cancelled after the wid ow of Casper Batenhorst married Christoffel Burgert.
1745 04 22. He claims Rd333.i6 from the estate of Hendrik Valentijn Doman
1746. He became a Burger.
1746 10 23. He married Anna van Staden (Widow of Johannes van Niekerk w ho was his partner and who had died in 1744) Through this marriage he bec ame the owner of the farm Zandvliet in the Franschhoek area.
1747 02 20. He attended a sale at Seevensrivieren, Stellenbosch where t he property of deceased Cornelia Just (nee Venter) was auctioned - she w as his wife's mother. He purchased 2 spades, 2 picks, 2 plow shears, 1 scr een, 1 coffee mill, 1 coffee can, 1 pipe rack, a board and knife, a basi n, 1 blanket, a bed with bedding, 14 plates, 3 stoves (foot warmers?) a nd several lots of timber.
1749 05 14. He employed Carel Wentzel as a "Knegt"
1751. One of his slaves, Abraham, absconded and was hanged after murderi ng several other slaves. (KAB CJ789.1)
1751 02 01. His employment of Carel Wentzel is terminated (KAB CJ 2891 R19 )
1751. He applied for a building plot in Cape Town. (Leibrandt Requesten K AB Library 968.7LEI. On a plan of central Cape Town, prepared by Carel Wen tzel in 1751, he is shown as being the owner of Erf ZZ9 in Loop Stree t. It appears that this became his permanent dwelling. Note that his kne gt and the draughtsman of the Cape Town plan bear the same name but the la tter was a cartoghrapher and surveyor who arrived at the Cape at 1749.
1751. According to the census he owned 21 slaves, 40 horses, 80 cattle, 9 00 sheep and 800 vines.
1752 03 31. He employed Benedictus Runnow as "Knegt".
1755 09 23. His employment of Benedictus Runnow was terminated. (KAB CJ 28 92 R62)
1757 04 04. He was granted grazing on Goede Verwachting near Riebeeck Kast eel. (Cape Archives RLR 15/1 R83)
1762. According to the census he owned 20 slaves, 30 horses, 70 cattle, 5 00 sheep, and 20000 vines
1762 01 08. Prepares inventory of the estate of Stephanus Sebastiaan Walte r
1762 04 30. He filed a will (KAB CJ2666 R7). The beneficaries were to be h is two minor children. Surprisingly, the children from his wife's first ma rriage were excluded despite her original ownership of the farm.
1766 08 08 The leased land at Authiquas Drift aan de Gooris Rivier was aba ndoned. Receiver of Land Revenue 1766. Volume 10.00 Page 144 (275
1767. According to the census he owned 20 slaves, 40 horses, 60 cattle, 6 00 sheep and 25000 vines. See figures above for 1851 which indicate a swi ng to wine farming coupled with the cancellation of twp grazing lease s.
1767 04 04. The leased land at Goede Verwachting near Riebeeck Kasteel w as abandoned. Receiver of Land Revenue 1767. Vol 15.00. Page 34 (368 7)
1767 05 12. Claims Rd9.00 from estate of Aletta Hendrina van der Heuvel
1768. He wishes to manuate his slave Lijs and her son Esau on condition th at she serves him as long as he lives. (Leibrandt Requesten KAB Library 96 8.7 LEI). This was 15 years after his wife's death and one wonders if the ir freedom was granted because he was the boy's father?
1771 04 24. The farm Zandvliet 391 was sold to Jean (Jan) de Villiers f or RD7900.. Transfer 4398,
1779. In terms of his will, the farm De Brakkefont 417 (51.4 ha) is so ld to his son Hendrik Cornelis for Rd8000. Transfer 5199.
2005. Excavations on the farm revealed the L-shaped foundations of the ori ginal famhouse which must have been occupied during his visits to the farm .
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Abt 1718 - Abt 1779 (~ 61 years)
