Albertus van Zyl

1697 -

• Name	Albertus van Zyl
  Birth	1697	Haarlem,,,Nederland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I8008	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Willem van Zijl,   b. 1668, Delft,,,Nederland d. 3 Aug 1727 (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Christina van Looveren,   c. 7 Jun 1673, Oude Kerk,Amsterdam,Netherlands., d. Abt 1730 (Age ~ 56 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1694	Oude Kerk,Amsterdam,Netherlands.,
  	Text of the banns published on 12 November 1694: "Willem van Zeijl van Delft, tuinier, oud 26 jaren, in de Verfwerstaraat, ouders dood, geassistiert met Manual Abrams, en Christina van Loveren van Amsterdam, oud 21 jaren, op die Wael, ouders dood, geassistiert met Sara Juriaensz, haar moeje"
  Family ID	F302712632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Vivier,   b. 29 Sep 1711
  Marriage	6 Mar 1729	Drakenstein,Cape,South Africa.,   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Cicilia van Zyl,   c. 27 Apr 1749, Cape of Good Hope,   2. Willem van Zyl,   c. 3 Apr 1735   d. 1822 (Age ~ 86 years)   3. Abraham van Zyl,   b. Abt 1730   4. Maria van Zyl,   b. 1733   5. Jacomina Hendrina van Zyl,   b. Abt 1739   6. Jan van Zyl,   b. Abt 1741   7. Christina van Zyl,   b. Abt 1743   8. Hendrik van Zyl,   b. Abt 1746
  Family ID	F302712980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2020

  
  

• Notes

  PRIVATE He is listed in the 1731 report of Governor de la Fonteine, in the Drakenstein district, with the comment "«i»Heeft Vee en Schulden«/i»" (Has cattle and debts). They are listed in the 1733 Muster Roll, Stellenbosch District The brothers Pieter and Albertus van Zijl both farmed on the Olifants River near present day Piketberg, which was the Northern Frontier of the Cape at that time and experienced trouble with indigenous Khoisan who were being displaced by the Dutch in the frontier zone, culminating in a major Khoisan uprising in 1739. "Two Khoikhoi servants of Gerrit Mos, a Piketberg farmer, slaughtered four of his sheep and hid the carcasses. The two men, Wittebooij and Wildschut, then summoned a third, David and three female companions for a feast. Unfortunately they were discovered by one of Mos's slaves and felt obliged to kill him. Wittebooij and Wildschut then...stole a sheep from Pieter van Zijl's farm at the Olifants River and...from Albert van Zijls farm they managed to steal a musket and decided to put it to good use by ...(shooting Pieter van Zijl)...Wittebooij was entrusted with the task but missed his target. The group then took flight but did not evade capture." (Penn, The Forgotten Frontier page 62.) Later, a group of "Hottentots of the Little Namaqua" carried off the cattle of Albertus van Zyl as well as abducted a servant and stole a musket. 118 cattle belonging to Albert and Pieter van Zijl were found by a commando among the "Little Namaqua" during a raid into the interior to try to quell the rebellion among the Khoi. The cattle were siezed and returned to their owners. In the 1760 Opgaafrol he is listed in the Drakenstein district, owning 6 horses, 100 cattle, and 1000 sheep. He is living with his wife, two sons and three daughters. He owns 9 slaves (4 male, 2 female, 2 boys and 1 girl)

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Marena van Hemert, Ou Swellendam Families Deel 3, (M. van Hemert, Linden, Johannesburg, 2006. ISBN 0-620-31296-7). [S57] de Villiers, C.C., revised by Pama, C., Genealogies of Old South African Families, (Published A.A Balkema, Cape Town, 1981 ISBN 0-86961-136-4). [S63] Drakenstein Huwelike, (eGSSA).