Harmen Barend van der Schyff1

M, #12548, b. before 21 March 1677
Father*Barent Hermansz: Schijff2 b. c 1650
Mother*Claesje Jurians2 b. c 1650

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NGK (Cape Town) Marriages1695-1712NGK (Cape Town) Marriages 1695-1712
Last Edited30/04/2017
BirthOrigin*Harmen was from Rotterdam, , and was perhaps born there before 21 March 1677, when his mother made an ondertrouw agreement, in other words recorded a 'binding intention' to marry in the city as the widow of his father.2,1 
Concubine* Circa 1702 Harmen Barend van der Schyff was the concubine of Johanna Oeloffse Cabo de Goede Hoop.3
 
Marriage*He married Sijbilla Pretorius, daughter of Dirk Pretorius and Maria Hansen van de Caep, on 23 September 1703 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town), de Caep de Goede Hoop.4,5,1
 

Family 1

Johanna Oeloffse b. b 19 Aug 1685
Child

Family 2

Sijbilla Pretorius b. b 29 Oct 1688
Children
Names in the record, in publications, etc.23 September 1703, the name of Harmen was written in the record as Harmen Barentz.4,6
21 October 1708, the name of Harmen was written in the record as Harmen van der Scheijf.7
Baptisms - WitnessHarmen Barend van der Schyff and Sijbilla Pretorius witnessed the baptism of Johannes Bisseux on 5 September 1706 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town).8
He and Margaretha Kool witnessed the baptism of Johanna Bok van der Caep on 21 October 1708 Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town), de Caep de Goede Hoop, .9
He and Sijbilla Pretorius witnessed the baptism of Jasper Brand on 26 January 1710 Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town), de Caep de Goede Hoop.10
Slave TransactionsOn 13 February 1700 Francois van Bengale was sold by Theunis Dircksen Schalckwyck to Harmen Barentz, for Rds. 100.11

Citations

  1. [S191] C.C. de Villiers & C. Pama, Geslagregisters van ou Kaapse Families III S-Z (Cape Town / Amsterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1966), p.865. Hereinafter cited as Geslagregisters van ou Kaapse Families III S-K.
  2. [S847] E-mails from Andries Penders to Delia Robertson, 2015 "I could not find Harmen Barentsz. van der Schijff in the Rotterdam archives, but he must be born before 21-03-1677, because his father died already before that date and his widow remarried that day :
    Marriages Rotterdam (Geref.) ondertrouw 21-03-1677 , trouw Rotterdam 4-04-1677 Marinus Lodewijksz. Gast weduwnaar, wonende Pottebackersteeg met Claesje Jurians , weduwe van Barent Hermensz. Schijff , wonende Raamstraat."
  3. [S734] VC 604, NGK Baptism Registers 1695-1712 (Cape Town): 10 Dec: [1702] van Harmen Barentz en Johanna Oeloffse onder getuygen van Andries Oelofse en Annetie Pieterz de Groot, gent: - Barent, (1695-1712), Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/, http://www.eggsa.org/. Hereinafter cited as NGK Baptism Registers 1695-1712 (Cape Town).
  4. [S717] NGK G 1/1, Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk - First Marriage Register at the Cape, 1665-1712: 23 September 1703:
    Harmen Barentz [van der Schyff] van Rotterdam
    met
    Zybilla Dirk Pretorius van de Caab
    [MU: she was literate and signed her name in a comfortable hand], as transcribed and annotated by Mansell Upham, (10 September 2012), Personal Library. Hereinafter cited as Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk - First Marriages.
  5. [S700] VC 604, NGK Marriage Registers 1696-1712 (Cape Town), 1695-1712: 23 Sept:
    Harmen Barentz van Rotterdam
    met Zijbilla Dirx Pretorius
    vande Caab.
    "Kerkboek 1695-1712," p. 98, 23 Sep 1703, marriage entry for Harmen Barentz and Zijbilla Dirx Pretorius, transcribed by Corney Keller, (24 Mar 2012), Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/. Hereinafter cited as NGK Marriage Registers 1696-1712 (Cape Town).
  6. [S700] VC 604, NGK Marriage Registers 1696-1712 (Cape Town) transcribed by Corney Keller: "Kerkboek 1695-1712," p. 98, 23 Sep 1703, marriage entry for Harmen Barentz and Zijbilla Dirx Pretorius, 24 Mar 2012, Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/
  7. [S331] Webpage Ball Family Records (www.ballfamilyrecords.co.uk) "citing NGK Cape Town baptism registers, viz:
    9 Church Registers - Cape Town Congregation, Cape Archives, originals in the Nederlands Gereformeerde Kerk Argief, Stellenbosch, VC 603, 604, 605, 621 - baptisms and marriages 1695+
    baptisms, page 33, 1708 (VOC 604)
    21.do. (8br) van Christiaan Bok en Anna van Bengaalen, de getuigen Harmen van der
    Scheijf, en Maria Kool. Johanna."
  8. [S734] VC 604, NGK Baptism Registers 1695-1712 (Cape Town): [5 September 1706] van Jacob Beiseu en Elizabeth Posoon onder getuijgen van Harmen Barentz en Sibilla Prætorius gent: - Johannes, 1695-1712, Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/
  9. [S734] VC 604, NGK Baptism Registers 1695-1712 (Cape Town): [1708] 21 d:o (Oct). van Christiaan Bok, en Anna van Bengaalen; de getuigen Harmen van der Scheijf, en Maria Kool. - Johanna, 1695-1712, Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/
  10. [S734] VC 604, NGK Baptism Registers 1695-1712 (Cape Town): 26 d:o [Jan 1710] van Robbert Robbertzen, en Neetlje Slabbaart; de getuigen Harmen Baarendze en Sijbilla Pretorius. - Jasper, 1695-1712, Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/
  11. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p. 192. 13.2.1700: Francois from Bengal (20), sold by Theunis Dircx van Schalkwijck to Harman Barentsz for Rds. 100.. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
  12. [S734] VC 604, NGK Baptism Registers 1695-1712 (Cape Town), 1695-1712, Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/
  13. [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org) "1723: 1 Aùgùsti. Maria. Harmen Barendtsx Schijf, en Sibylla Praetoriùs; Pieter Jaspersz. de Wit, en Elizabeth [B]asson.
    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/…."
 

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