Frederik Jacobus van Zyl^[1]

1778 - 1857  (79 years)

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• Name	Frederik Jacobus van Zyl
  Birth	Jun 1778  [1, 2]
  Christening	25 Dec 1778	Tulbagh,Cape,South Africa.,   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Aug 1857	Jan Harman's Gat,Bonnievale,Western Cape,South Africa   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I8035	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2022 | Edit

  
  

  Father	Jacobus Albertus van Zyl,   b. 10 Apr 1738
  Mother	Zacharia Geertruyda Gildenhuys,   b. 15 Jan 1741
  Marriage	25 Dec 1763	Tulbagh,Cape,South Africa.,   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F302712635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johanna Wilhelmina Steyn,   b. 1 Jul 1781, Bruintjiesrivier, d. 25 Mar 1853, Nooitgedacht,Kliprivier,District Swellendam, (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1802  [7, 8]
  Children	1. Barbara Isabella van Zyl,   c. 20 Jan 1805   2. Frederik Jacobus van Zyl,   c. 7 Jan 1810   d. 13 Jun 1859, Robertson,Cape, (Age ~ 49 years)   3. Gideon Petrus van Zyl,   c. 3 Dec 1815   4. Hermanus Christiaan van Zyl,   c. 13 Sep 1812   5. Jacobus Albertus van Zyl,   c. 2 Oct 1803, Swellendam,Cape,South Africa., d. 9 Jun 1863 (Age ~ 59 years)   6. Zacharia Geertruijda van Zyl,   c. 2 Oct 1808   d. 11 Aug 1839 (Age ~ 30 years)   7. Johannes Wilhelm van Zyl,   b. Feb 1806, Nooitgedacht,District Swellendam, d. 13 Nov 1889, Dwaalfontein,District Hanover, (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F302712815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2022 | Edit

  
  

• Notes

  Burger, Swellendam He was a vegetable farmer on the farm «i»Jan Harman's Gat, «/i»(a corrupted form of «i»Schat«/i» meaning treasure). The farm is situated west of Swellendam on the road to Ashton. The farm was a popular «i»uitspanplek«/i» (camping place)«i» «/i»and his hospitality was legendary. In 1876 the farm was sold to Frederik Jacobus van Eeden, who renamed it «i»Nooitgedacht. «/i» As this was after his death, it must have been one of his sons (known as "Groenteboer van Zijl") who sold it. Today (2009), it is a guest house and has been renamed «i»Jan Harmsgat«/i», and many of the buildings have been restored. (http://www.jhghouse.com/). Previously, the farm had been in the hands of Hermanus Steyn die Jonge, who became president of the shortlived Swellendam Republic. «i» «/i»His son, Gideon Petrus signed the Death Notice. Despite spelling his father's name as van Zyl, he signed his own name van Zijl.

  
  

• Sources

  [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), p. 1167 (Reliability: 3). [S514] Death Notice Frederik Jacobus van Zyl, (Cape Archives MOOC 6-9-79 No. 4659 3033). [S513] Baptismal Registers Tulbagh NG Kerk, (Tulbagh Nederduits Gereformeerd Kerk (NGK), Tulbagh, Western Cape. Baptism register, 1743 to 2 Feb 1800. Repository: NGK archives, Stellenbosch University, G4 7/1. Transcribed by Lynn Couperthwaite, Trysie Joubert, Richard Ball as part of the eGGSA Project, from VC 657, Cape Archives Repository), p 157 (Reliability: 3). [S964] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970, (online database - familysearch.org), 1778 Baptism Frederick Jacobus van Zyl (Reliability: 3). [S59] Marriage Register, Tulbagh NGK, (Tulbagh Nederduits Gereformeerd Kerk (NGK), Tulbagh, Western Cape. marriages register, 1744-1839. Repository: NGK archives, Stellenbosch University, G4 9/1. Transcribed by Trysie Joubert, Marelize Keyter, Marie Greyvenstein and Annatje Erasmus as part of the eGGSA Project, from VC 664, Cape Archives Repository), page 13 (Reliability: 3). [S964] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970, (online database - familysearch.org), 1763 Jacobus Albertus van Zyl and Zacharia Geertruyda Gildenhuys (Reliability: 3). [S61] South Africas Stamouers, (http://www.stamouers.com/). [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), Entry for van ZYl (Reliability: 3).