Adriana Bester

DEBES JOHANN HEINRICH (S). - Hesse-Kassel. Arr. as so., farm-hand 1724- ?, 1735 burgher of Drakenstein. ~ 17.4.1735 Anna Margaretha v. Deventer, wid. Philip Snyman (Marr. Reg. of Paarl). 4 daughters: Anna Catharina (5.2.1736), Anna Catharina (9.5.1738) ~ 19.7.1761 Rev. Sybrandus Abraham van Collum of Friesland; Adriana (8.5.1740) ~ 8.4.1759 Andries Bester (G.R. nr. 31); Johanna Dorothea (5.10.1743) ~ 15.2.1761 Willem v. d. Vyver (G.R. nr. 1040). In 1748 D. went to live at Stellenbosch, in 1757 he is mentioned as owner of the farm “Compagnie's Rivier” at Drakenstein. (CJ 1131: 167; CJ 1133: 83; Res. of Heemraden of Stellenbosch of 14.10.1748; Will of 6.1.1757 in Test. O.C.; G.R. nr. 309, where Debes is mentioned as Delits.)

- Dr. J. Hoge, Personalia of the Germans at the Cape, 1652-1806, Archives Year Book for South African History (Cape Town: Government Printer, Union of South Africa, 1946)

MOOC 13/1/16, 32 DEBITS, ADRIAANA. WEDUWEE VAN BESTER, ANDRIES. LIQUIDATION AND DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT. 1789.

MOOC 13/1/19, 25 DEBITS, ADRIAANA. WEDUWEE VAN BESTER, ANDRIES. LIQUIDATION AND DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT. 1793.