Belongings

Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa

An Exploration of Frontiers, 1725–c. 1830

Laura J. Mitchell

 

Fig. 3.6. Cedarberg Loan Farm Tenure Patterns

Long-term stability is also evident in other land claims, as I show regarding land ownership among the Lubbe family in chapter 7. The ownership genealogy of Groote Valleij continues in that chapter. To see the locations of farms mentioned in this table, consult the maps Early Cedarberg Settler Farms, Burger Family Farms, and Lubbe Family Farms.

Source: CA: Receiver of Land Revenue series and L. Guelke RLR data

Fig. 3.4. Early Cedarberg Settler Farms

Fig. 6.3. Burger Family Farms

Fig. 7.4. Lubbe Family Farms

Fig. 7.6. Continuity of Land Tenure in Lubbe Family Loan Farms

Cedarberg Loan Farm Tenure Patterns   Cedarberg Loan Farm Tenure Patterns
Dates Claimant Length of Claim Dates Claimant Length of Claim
BRAKKEFONTEIN HENDRIK VAN DER WAT'S GAT
1727–1758 Daniel Pfeil 31 1727–1750 Jochem Koekemoer 23
1758–1791 Barend Fredrik Lubbe 33 1750–1761 Martha Mouton 11
  Wed. Barend Lubbe - 1761–1779 Lucas Visagie 18
1794–1801 Paul Willem Lubbe Barendsz 7 1779–1781 Johannes Liebenberg 2
CARTOUW 1787–1790 Jan van Schoor 3
1731–1745 Wed Paul Jourdaan 14 1800–1807 Cornelis C. Mostert 7
1745–1753 Christiaan Lievenberg 8 KLEIN VALLEIJ
1754–1756 Joh Hend Blankenberg 2 1725–1743 Francois Smit 18
1756–1788 Willem Burger 32 1743–1786 Pieter Gous 43
1788–1791 Barend Fredrik Burger 3 1786–1790 Barend Vorster 4
 –1804 Willem Burger   1790–  Alewijn Jacobus Vorster  
GROENE VALLEIJ LANGE VALLEIJ
1709–  Arie Kruijsman   1725–1728 Johannes Ras 3
1711–1724 Arnoldus Kruijsman 13 1728–1734 Andries Kruger 6
1723–1724 Arnoldus Willemsen Basson 1 1734–1759 Cornelis Heufke 25
Groene Valleij b 1759–1779 Lucas en Claas Visagie 20
1726–1727 Jan Steenkamp 1 1779–1785 Hendrick Johannes Louw Jacobsz 6
1730–1750 Jan Steenkamp 20 1785–1791 Adriaan Louw Adriaanz 6
1754–1776 Andries Hobregt 22 Lange Valleij b
1786–  Johannes Marthinus Deppenaar   1757–1786 Andries Lubbe 29
1792–  Johannes Marthinus Deppenaar   MISGUNT
GROOTE VALLEY 1726–1727 Willem Burger 1
1725–1728 Arnoldus Johannes Basson 3 1730–1760 Wed Willem Burger 30
1730–1736 Johannes Basson 6 1760–1780 Schalk Willemsz Burger 30
1736–1785 Barend Lubbe 49 MODDERFONTEIN
GROOTE ZEEKOE VALLEY EN KLEIN VALLEY 1725–1746 Jurgen Hanekoom 21
1728–1732 Jan Andries Dissel 4 1747–1762 Pieter Lourensz Stokvliet 15
1732–1761 Jacob Cloete 29 1762–1764 Jan Abr Meyer 2
1761–1773 Hendrik Cloete 12 1764–1776 Wed Gerrit Hendrik Meyer Jansz 12
1773–1789 Coen Hendrik Feith 16 1782–1787 Hend Albertusz van Zyl 5
HALVE DORSCHVLOER PAKHUIS
1727–1742 Johannes Lodewijk Putter 15 1743–1744 Christiaan Liebenburg 1
1742–1742 Hendriek Krieger 0 1744–1794 Cornelis Koopman 50
1744–1763 Schalk Willemz. Burger 19 1794–  Jacobus Redelinghuizen  
1797–1804 Jacobus Stephanus Burger 7 1800 Johannes Jacobus Botha