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HUGUENOT FARMS IN THE CAPE
Franschhoek, the town, has a more recent history, only being proclaimed as such in 1881.
Afrikaans for "French Corner", Dutch spelling before 1947 Fransche Hoek
Known as Olifantshoek before 1860's
Bellingham
W of town
1695 Gerrit Jansz Van Vuuren, SV/PROG - Bellenchamp
1700 Pierre Joubert, a1SV/PROG
- ‘vine-dresser’: Pierre Joubert from La Motte d’Aigues in Provence, who required financial assistance in 1690 but eventually owned several Franschhoek farms including La Motte, La Provence, L’Ormarins, La Roche and Bellingham, as well as De Plaisante in Tulbagh;https://winemag.co.za/wine/opinion/joanne-gibson-on-the-impact-of-t...
- https://www.places.co.za/info/tourist-attraction/bellingham.html
- https://bellinghamwines.com/
Bourgogne (burgundy)
SE of town
1694 Pierre de Villiers, SV/PROG
Cabriere
S of town
1694 Pierre Jourdan, de Cabrières SV/PROG 3
Champagne
SE of town
1694 Abraham de Villiers SV/PROG 2
- ‘vine-dressers’: The three brothers, Pierre, Jacques and Abraham de Villiers who hailed from Bar-sur-Seine in Aube, then situated in Burgundy (under the Ancien Régime), and who arrived aboard the Zion on 6 May 1689 with a glowing endorsement from the VOC’s Delft chamber: ‘We are informed that these persons have a good knowledge of laying out vineyards and managing the same. You are recommended to give them a helping hand.’ Initially the De Villiers brothers farmed together on land named La Rochelle before being allocated three adjacent farms: Champagne, Bourgogne and La Bri. Eventually Abraham became the biggest landowner in the Dwars Valley, owning Boschendal (which he sold to Jacques in 1717), Meerust and Lekkerwijn, where he died in 1720.https://winemag.co.za/wine/opinion/joanne-gibson-on-the-impact-of-t...
Keerweder
SE of town, next to La Dauphine
1694 Heinrich Muller
1701 Estienne Niel, SV/PROG
- Keerweder was the first farm to be allotted to a European in the Franschhoek Valley during the administration of the Dutch East India Company; the V.O.C. In 1692 Simon van der Stel granted it to Heinrich Muller who came from Basle in Switzerland.https://wine.co.za/winery/winery.aspx?CLIENTID=4926
- In 1692 Keerweder was the first farm in the Franschhoek Valley to be allotted by the Dutch East India Company to a European. The name originates from the high mountains surrounding Franschhoek which were insurmountable obstacles for travellers who, unable to pass over them, had to turn back, hence ‘keeren weder’ which in Dutch means ‘to turn back’.https://www.straussart.co.za/2012/house-sale-in-franschhoek-the-con...
- https://capedutchk.co.za/
La Bri
SE of town
1694 Jacob de Villiers, SV/PROG
- DE VILLIERS, Abraham, Pierre, and Jacob, three brothers, vine-dressers from the neighbourhood of La Rochelle, arrived here in the Zion on the 6th May 1689. In a despatch from the Chamber of Delft, dated 16th Dec. 1688, and received by the Zion, special reference is made to these three brothers as possessing a good knowledge of the cultivation of the vine, and recommending the Governor to give them every assistance.
- The original grant of La Bri is one of the oldest Huguenot-allocated farms in the Franschhoek Valley. It was one of the first of nine farms granted to members of the main group of Huguenots who sought sanctuary in the Cape in 1688. The name ‘La Bri’ is probably derived from the French for ‘the refuge’, a perfect name for this property, as it is safely nestled in the imposing amphitheatre of the Franschhoek valley.https://labri.co.za/about-us/?v=e4dd286dc7d7
La Cotte
Town & E of town
1694 Jean Gardiol
La Dauphine
SE of town
Estienne Niel, SV/PROG
- ? can't find anything on the net
La Motte (Bo-La Motte)
SE of town
Jacques Malan, SV/PROG
- 'vinedresser' Jacques Malan, a farmer (and surgeon and financier) from Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque in the Aigues valley, whose farms eventually included Bo-La Motte, Languedoc, Rhone and Morgenster, as well as De Faisantekraal in Vissershok; https://winemag.co.za/wine/opinion/joanne-gibson-on-the-impact-of-t......
- https://bolamotte.com/ourfarm/
- https://www.sa-venues.com/things-to-do/westerncape/bo-la-motte/
La Motte
W of town
1695 Hans Heinrich Hattingh, SV/PROG
1709 Pierre Joubert, a1SV/PROG
- In 1695, a piece of land in the Franschhoek Valley was granted to German immigrant, Hans Hendrik Hattingh. In 1709 the land was purchased by La Motte’s first French Huguenot owner Pierre Joubert. The name La Motte has its origin from a little village in Provence – La Motte d’Aigues. Viticulture on La Motte was established in 1752 with the planting of 4,000 vines by Huguenot descendant Gabriël du Toit. https://la-motte.com/pages/our-heritage
La Provence
SW of town
1695 Pierre Joubert, a1SV/PROG
- https://www.laprovencevineyards.com/Our-History/
- https://www.grandeprovence.co.za/pages/history/ ; https://www.grandeprovence.co.za/collections/the-estate/
La Roque
NW of town, near Wemmershoek
1694 Louis Barre?
?
La Terra de Luc
W of town, near La Provence
1694 Matthieu Amiel
Lourmarin (LOrmarins)
W of town
1694 Jean Roi SV/PROG
Later Pierre Joubert, a1SV/PROG
- In 1694 the land known as L’Ormarins was occupied by Jean Roi. Stretching 60 morgen (approx. 51 Ha) he named it after his hometown Lourmarin in French Provence. Jean Roi immediately planted orchards in addition to 4000 vines on a farm earmarked exclusively for wine- and grain production. His intention then was not rebellion but exploring opportunity – an attitude which prevails today. In 1714 Simon van der Stel officially grants L’Ormarins to Jean Roi. https://lormarinswines.com/about/
Winterhoek
NW of town, near Wemmershoek
1694 Pierre le Roux ? doesn't come to SA, only his brothers
- ? nowhere to be found on the net
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