Anna Catharina van Collum, b1

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)

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)

Resolutions of the Council of Policy of Cape of Good Hope Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa Reference code: C. 139, pp. 422-522.

Dingsdag den 22. Septb: 1761.

... Sijnde voorts op 't diesweegens in Scriptis gedaan versoek, door den van 't Schip kievitsheuvel hier verbleevenen Predikant Sibrandus abrahami, aan denselven gepermitteerd, om neevens desselfs ter deeser plaatse getrouwde huijsvrouw Anna Catharina Dewits, hunl: reijze met het thans ter rheede leggend Schip Langewijk naar Batavia te moogen voortsetten; Weshalven d' afgeschreeven geweest Zijnde gagie van gem: Abrahami van heeden af weederom Zal moeten Cours neemen.

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