Nicolaas Jacobus SMIT {M} [P79] = Elizabeth Magdalena VAN_DER_MERWE {F} [P80]

Married Wednesday 23 March 1836, Graaff Reinet¹

Nicolaas Jacobus:

Born Tuesday 30 April 1811
Christened Sunday 26 May 1811, Graaff Reinet²
Died Wednesday 16 March 1887³
Buried Church Street Cemetary, Pretoria⁴


Elizabeth Magdalena:

Born Monday 14 August 1815, Graaf Reinet
Died Monday 22 August 1892, Pretoria⁵
Buried Church Street Cemetary, Pretoria⁶
Daughter of Barend Jacobus VAN DER MERWE and Anna Elizabeth DE KLERK

Nicolaas Jacobus {M} [P81] = Hendrika Stephina PRETORIUS {F} [P82] > Family [F30]

Married Monday 1 April 1861, Rustenburg

Nicolaas Jacobus:

Born Tuesday 30 May 1837, Doornbos, Graaff-Reinet district
Christened Sunday 23 July 1837, Graaff Reinet⁷
Died Saturday 4 April 1896, Pretoria⁸
Buried Church Street Cemetary, Pretoria⁹
General Nicolaas Jacobus Smit, commander of the Boer forces at the battles of Ingogo and Majuba.
Prussia made him Knight of the Red Eagle while the Netherlands gave him their highest award as Commander of the Order of the Dutch Lion. Portugal also gave him the highest award of their country.
In 1886 he became Vice-President of the ZAR.





Hendrika Stephina:

Born Saturday 4 December 1841
Christened Sunday 6 February 1842, Weenan¹⁰
Died Saturday 18 August 1894, Pretoria¹¹
Buried Church Street Cemetary, Pretoria¹²
Daughter of Hendrik Stephanus PRETORIUS and Rachel Jacoba LIEBENBERG

= Susanna Maria Salomina PRELLER¹³ {F} [P83] > Family [F31]

Married Thursday 30 May 1895, Rustenburg

Susanna Maria Salomina:

Born Friday 3 April 1863, Lydenburg, TVL
DN O/17379 Makes reference to Susanna Maria SMIT born BOSMAN (predeceased wife's estate 9268)

Barend Jacobus {M} [P144]

Born Monday 22 April 1839
Christened Sunday 4 August 1839, Graaff Reinet¹⁴

Abraham Johannes {M} [P145]

Born Friday 30 July 1841¹⁵

Anna Elisabeth {F} [P146] = Lukas Johannes MEYER {M} [P56442] > Family [F11954]

Anna Elisabeth:

Born Friday 18 August 1843
Christened Sunday 29 October 1843, Weenan

Jacobus Stephanus {M} [P147] = Maria Christina Francina MEYER¹⁶ {F} [P149] > Family [F61]

Married Rustenburg

Jacobus Stephanus:

Born Tuesday 09 September 1845
Christened Saturday 04 October 1845, Pietermaritzburg¹⁷
Died Sunday 03 April 1904, Pretoria
Buried Pretoria Cemetery¹⁸
Occupation: Landdros en kommissaris van spoorwee


Maria Christina Francina:

Alias Maria Christina Francina SMIT
Born Thursday 03 July 1856
Died Sunday 09 June 1918
Buried Pretoria Cemetery¹⁹

1 : "SA Genealogies Vol. 11"; Page 416
2 : "SA Genealogies Vol. 11"; Page 416
3 : "Alwyn Petrus Smit's Research:"
Death Notice O/3636 gives date of death as 16th April 1887
4 : "Alwyn Petrus Smit's Research:"
5 : "Alwyn Petrus Smit's Research:"
7288
6 : "Alwyn Petrus Smit's Research:"
7 : "SA Genealogies Vol. 11"; Page 416
8 : "National Archives"; Primary evidence
Death Notice TAB MHG O/17379
9 : "Alwyn Petrus Smit's Research:"
10 : "Izak Smit's Research:"
11 : "Alwyn Petrus Smit's Research:"
11a: "National Archives"
TAB MHG O/9268 SMIT- HENDRIKA STEFINA. (GEBORE PRETORIUS). 1894 1894 NAGELATE EGGENOOT NICHOLAAS JACOBUS SMIT.
11b: "Alwyn Petrus Smit's Research:"
11c: "Alwyn Petrus Smit's Research:"
11d: "Alwyn Petrus Smit's Research:"
12 : "Alwyn Petrus Smit's Research:"
13 : "SA Genealogies Vol. 11"; Page 416
Daughter of Johan Frederik PRELLER and Susanna Maria Salomina OTTO. Widow of ?? Bosman.
Some doubt here... This appears in NAAIRS:
TAB SS R4967/95 WAARNEMENDE LANDDROST PRETORIA VRAAGT SPECIALE HUWELYKS LICENTIE VOOR NJ SMIT EN SM PRELLER GEBOREN BOSMAN - ZENDT £7-10 ZEGELS IN. 18950517
13a: "National Archives"
Did she remarry?
TAB SS R11059/97 WAARNEMENDE LANDDROST PRETORIA. VRAAGT SPECIALE HUWELYKS LICENTIE VOOR HSL BOSMAN EN SM SMIT GEBOREN BOSMAN. ZENDT £7-10 ZEGELS. 18970804
14 : "SA Genealogies Vol. 11"; Page 416
15 : "SA Genealogies Vol. 11"; Page 416
16 : "SA Genealogies Vol. 11"; Page 416
17 : ; Page 413
18 : "Alwyn Petrus Smit's Research:"
On the same grave I also found the following smaller stone with inscription: In eervolle nagedachtenis aan Jacobus Stefanus Smit. Gebore 09.10.1878. Oorlede 10.02.1960.
19 : "Alwyn Petrus Smit's Research:"
On a big stone the inscription of the Regeering Commissaris' wife: Ter liefderyke nagedachtenis aan ons moeder Maria Christina Francina Smit (gebore Meyer) echtgenoote van wylen Jacobus Stefanus Smit. Geboren 03.07.1856. Oorleden 09.06.1918.
On a small stone the words: In liefde rus Agnes Cecelia Smit (Gebore WILLIAMS) 02.07.1885 - 25.07.1956.