Johannes Wilhelm Hurter, SV/PROG

From 'A concise history of Port Beaufort & White Sands (also known as Witsand) including Family Trees White Sands & Port Beaufort' written by John McGregor

Johann Wilhelm Hurter

He was one of the Alcohol 'pachters' at the Cape, 1770-1779 and he was active in that capacity from 1763 to 1783. He had seven 'pachten'.

Taken from Table 2: Alcohol pachters at the Cape, 1770-1779. Source: CA, C, Vols. 2697-2731, CA, RLR, Vol. 163 & Genealogical data. http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10394/6607/No_62%282011%29...

HURTER JOHANN WILHELM (S), in Comp.'s books entered as WILLEM HEURTER. - Oberkassel. Son of Adam H. and Catharina Elisabeth Kremers. * 22.9.1722 (W. Schmidt, p. 133). Arr. 1750 as so., gardener till 1752, master gardener 1753-62, b. 1763. Member of Marriage Board. ~ 14.12.1755 Barbara Hauk, d. of Hans Jürgen Hauk (q.v.). 8 children. + 20.4.1783. (GMR 1751-62; G.R. nr. 202; Test. CJ 1179: 37; CJ 1100: 72; Test. O.C. 29: 79.) In 1788 H. is mentioned as owner of the farm “De Olifants Bos” behind the False Bay mountains. (Rq. 1788: 84.)

- 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)