
Kloovenburg wine estate
Kloovenburg
1704
Given to Jan Stevensz de Jonge Bothma on the 26th of September 1704 by the then Govenor W.A van der Stel.
The farm land given was a 60 acres 160 sq. meter property and situated in the distrik Paarl . Drakenstein, east of Riebeeck –Kasteel. By applying for a hunting and grazing permit, the surrounding area could also been use and as Jan Bothma already was an estabelished wine farmer from Welgevalle, Stellenbosch and he used the farm for livestock.
The old towpath from Cape Town to Roodezand used over Bothmaskloof went through the mountain pass at Jan Bothma’s farm.
1724
Wouter de Vos, SV/PROG from Libertas bought the farm (t.No. 1612 7/9/1724)
1725
Willem de Vos third owner (t.No. 1716 29/1/1726)
1733
Hendrik Heufke (tNo. 2103 3/2/1733)
1739
Piter van Dijk (t.No.2455 23/7/1739)
1780
Isaac de Villiers (t.No. 5281 30/8/1780) relocation 1797 S.Q.E.4/53 On 11/2/1797
1797
Anna Margaretha de Villiers married Jeremias Petrus Coetzer
1817
Jeremias Petrus Coetzer purchased grazing farm for 69 Rijksdalers -- BOTHMASKLOOF
1823
Jeremias Petrus Coetzer inherits fram from his wife (t.No. 79 22/8/1823)
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