van der Spuy and Zondagh - Krynauw Familie

Compiled by Pieter HJ Krynauw, 1945, Antoinette van Reenen, née Krynauw, 1946 and Hubert Krynauw, 1955. Our mother, Antoinette van der Spuy (1920), was married to David W Krynauw, 1908 (Seventh generation Krynauw) and she was the third child of Herman Hubert van der Spuy (﹡1889), married to Antoinette Aletta Zondagh (﹡1891).

The Van der Spuy and Zondagh families in our family line moved from the Cape Colony via Stellenbosch, Swartland, Swellendam and Oudsthoorn to Uniondale/Langkloof. Our grandfather van der Spuy and grandmother Zondagh were married in 1912 at Uniondale. Herewith details of these ancestors:

﹡Born, ~ Baptized, x Married, † Deceased

Van der Spuy

1. Melt van der Spuy (1688–1734)

Melt van der Spuy (1688–1734) is the ancestor of the South African van der Spuy’s.

~4 April 1688, Rotterdam. The 8th of 12 children.
† 26 October 1734, buried in the cellar of the Groote Kerk, at the age of 46 years
Parents: Jacob van der Spuij and Crijntje van Leeuwen, Rotterdam, Holland
VOC Arrival in the Cape: 26 May 1708 with ship de Schellenberg
Occupation: Soldier.
In 1713 to Holland and returned to the Cape in 1713 with De Kiefhoeck as “adelborst”
Vryburger in 1715 and lieutenant of the cavalry. Enterprising businessman- wine sales
x Maria van der Poel (﹡ 7 February 1694 † 23 August 1770) x 14 June 1716, Cape. Daughter of Vryburger Pieter van der Poel (originally from Leiden in 1688) and Johanna Viant. The van der Poels were well-off with a farm on the Liesbeeck River and 6 houses
8 children: 4 sons, 4 daughters. Only 2 sons, namely Marthinus and Petrus had male descendants. We follow the Petrus branch
Farms: Wagenmakersvallei, Stellenbosch, 1714-1734 and Tamboerskloof – sold 1719. Held one of 4 liquor licenses in the Cape-1722-1734

2. Petrus (Pieter) van der Spuy (1722-1809)

﹡ 23 November 1722, Cape (~ 25 Dec 1722)
† 4 March 1809, Stellenbosch at 87 years. Buried at the “Moederkerk”
x Maria Elisabeth Adleda (﹡1748, Cape – †1793) x 19 January 1783 (Petrus married at the age of 60), Maria was the daughter of Carel Adleda and Maria Scheepsdorp
Church minister- Petrus was sent to the Netherlands at the age of 9 for education and training and was the first Afrikaner to qualify as a minister of the Cape Church 1746-1752. Later Drakenstein 1753-1781. He delivered the celebratory address at the first Centenary Celebration of the Cape
4 children (1 son- Petrus Melt)
Petrus’s older brother, Jacobus, was the owner of Groot Constantia from 1758 to 1778

3. Petrus Melt van der Spuy (1789- 1859)

~ 2 August 1789, Stellenbosch
† 28 August 1859, Swellendam
x Johanna Susanna Steyn (﹡2 Aug 1789 – †1860) Swellendam) x 3 Jan 1818. Her father was Jacobus Steyn van Grootvadersbos
12 children- 5 sons. Herman Hubert was the 8th child

4. Herman Hubert van der Spuy (1827-1904)

﹡ 20 July 1827, George. ~ 2 Sep 1827
x Johanna Wilhelmina Steyn (﹡1829 – † 24 June 1882, Robertson) x 28 Dec 1846, Robertson)
xx Maria Catharina Fredrieka Greff (née Muller﹡1833 ✝ 1904) xx on 31 May 1886
Moved from Swellendam to Uniondale
8 children (6 sons). Johannes Jacobus Steyn was the 3rd oldest child.
Blacksmith

5. Johannes Jacobus Steyn van der Spuy (1850-1914)

﹡ 1 February 1850, Swellendam ~ 24 March 1850
† 21 January 1914, Uniondale
x Catharina Elizabeth du Plessis (﹡1859 Uniondale – † 04 September, 1894 Uniondale) x 1880, Uniondale
xx Maria Magdalena Susanna (Miemie) Zondagh (﹡1869 ✝ 12 Apr 1912)
6 children (3 sons) Herman Hubert (grandfather) was the 4th child
Wagon maker, blacksmith, scribe, municipal service

6. Herman Hubert van der Spuy (1889-1972)

﹡ 1 June 1889, Uniondale
† 23 November 1972, Uniondale
x Antoinette Aletta Zondagh (﹡ 10 September 1891 – † 17 March 1933) x 1912, Uniondale
Businessman, community leader and politician: Hubert van der Spuy General Dealer, Member of Provincial Council, Senator and farmer- Die Tuin.

Children of Herman Hubert & Antoinette (Zondagh) van der Spuy:

1. Johannes Jacobus Steyn van der Spuy:
﹡ 31 May 1915, Uniondale
† 04 June 1996, Jeffreys Bay
x Margaretha Magdalena (Rita) Nel (﹡ 02 Jan 1917, Makwassie – † 22 June 2001, Jeffreys Bay) x 24 March 1943
Children: Elizabeth Catharina (Ilse) (﹡26 October 1945) Herman Hubert (﹡28 November 1947)

﹡ 19 May 1918, Uniondale
† 15 January 2008, Somerset West
x Hester Magdalena (Hettas) Ackerman.
xx Susanna Magdalena (Maxie) Bezuidenhout ﹡28 Oct 1926
Children 3: Herman Hubert (﹡28 October 1946 – † 3 September 2010, Jeffreys Bay) Katharina Frederika (Karen) (﹡8 November 1950) Daniël Petrus ﹡30 June 1954 – †14 May 2019, Somerset West)

3. Antoinette van der Spuy:
﹡ 15 July 1920, Uniondale
† 23 January 2007, Paarl
x David Willem Krynauw (﹡03 February 1908, Beaufort West – † 15 January 1996, Paarl) x on 4 July 1944, Uniondale
Children 4: Pieter Hendrik Johannes (﹡24 April 1945, Bloemfontein) Antoinette Aletta Zondagh (﹡7 August1946, Rondebosch) Annemarie (﹡ 25 September 1948, Kenilworth – † 13 November 1953, Theunissen) Herman Hubert (﹡20 April 1955, Theunissen

﹡ 18 March 1922, Uniondale
† 25 January 2006, Pretoria
x Pieter Johannes Potgieter Ackerman (﹡3 Mar 1920, Ermelo ✝ 23 Mar 1988, Pretoria) x 1947, Uniondale Children 4: Antoinette Johanna (Tiana) (﹡ 24 March 1952) Karlien (﹡ 24 July 1953) Catharina Elisabeth (Lise) ﹡ 13 March 1958 Pietra (﹡ 6 June 1960)

xx: Johanna Jacoba Maria Moolman (Joe) (﹡12 May 1906 – † 8 August 2010, Strand)
xx 1936
Herman Hubert & Johanna (Moolman) van der Spuy’s son:
Herman Hubert van der Spuy:
﹡ 14 July 1942, George

Grandfather, -mother and Hubert 1964

Oupa Hubert van der Spuy’s house and business

Zondagh

Langenhoven se goëlrympie in verband met Zondagh:

Piet Zondagh en sy dogter Griet Zondagh
Leer Hooghollands stadagh maar grondagh;
Hulle sê, vir ŉ oumens,
En nog meer vir ŉ vroumens,
Is Afrikaans glad te kort en bondagh.

1. Matthias Zondagh (1701–1750)

~25 September 1701, Wüstenwetzdorf, Thuringia, Germany
† 1750, Cape
Parents: Matthes Sonntag and Martha Huther ﹡ about 1670
Arrival 29 July 1730, Cape (VOC ship Gaasperdam) (Arrival 22 April 1730?)
Occupation VOC soldier employed to work at castle as construction worker 1730-36. “Vryburger” 1736 Stellenbosch. Managed Rustenburg farm for VOC. Small farm, Koelenhof. Bought 40 morgen at Papegaaiberg
x Aletta (Aeltie) Olivier, Cape (~ 26 August 1695 – † 1758) x on 29 July 1736, Cape DRC. Her parents were Ockert Cornelisz Olivier and Aletta Verwey
Her first marriage was to Michiel Africanus Heyns (﹡1697 – † 21 May 1735) on 22 September 1720. 5 Heyns children
Only one Zondagh child, Matthys, below

2. Matthys Petrus Heyns Zondagh (1738–1801)

﹡ 19 June 1738 ~29 June 1738, Cape DRC. Petrus Heyns was a baptismal witness
† 1799 Avontuur, Belle-Vue Cemetery 1
x Dirkje Knoetzen (﹡ 5 February 1748, Stellenbosch † 23 August 1815, Swellendam)
x 22 April 1766, Stellenbosch DRC (20 Apr 1766 Swartland) x 28 Sep 1766 Swartland DRC
At least 10 children, including Matthijs
In October 1759 Matthys was appointed supervisor of the Koeberg district. He later rented the farm De Riete Valley (now Uniondale) and on 29 April 1765 applied for the farm Avontuur
Papegaaiberg and 500 acres Moddergat, Swellendam
Dirkje inherited Knoetzeskraal, Swartland from her father

3. Matthys Zondagh (1769–1836)

~ 15 January 1769, Swartland
† 9 July 1836, Avontuur (George district)
x Adriana Johanna Ferreira (﹡ 1775, Swellendam – † 1840 Avontuur)
x 2 May 1802, Swellendam NGK
Farm Avontuur (1805): 600 acres – sheep, wheat
Field Cornet George 1815-20
4 children

4. Matthys Petrus Zondagh (1801–1872)

﹡ 7 January 1801, Swellendam ~ 15 Nov 1801, Swellendam
† 13 April 1872, Mossel Bay
x Johanna Catharina Dannhuizen (﹡8 September 1808, Mossel Bay † 22 June 1876, Mossel Bay)
x 15 May 1825, Mossel Bay NGK
Trader and wool broker- Property Klein Brak trading post. Rooikrans sheep farm 500 acres

5. George Frederick Zondagh (1832–1889

﹡29June 1832, Mossel Bay
† 13 January 1889, Oudtshoorn.
x Maria Magdalena Rautenbach (﹡1837, Oudtshoorn – † 1915, Oudtshoorn)
x 16 May 1855, Oudtshoorn DRC
Occupation- Ostrich farmer- Farm Veelgeluk

6. George Frederick Zondagh (1864–1944)

﹡ 25 December 1864, Oudtshoorn
† 1 December 1944, Uniondale.
x Antoinette Christina Ferreira (﹡ October 1866, Oudtshoorn † 23 January 1900, Uniondale)
x 12 June 1889, Oudtshoorn DRC
Farmer at Zanddrift, Uniondale (farmed in 1890); 1200 morning- angora goats
Children 4:
Antoinette Aletta ~12 November 1891
Marie Magdalena ~ 12 June 1892 (7 months after her sister?)
Christina (Chrissie) ~ 8 July 1894, married Boeta Johnson
Matthys Petrus ~ 10 September 1896
Witnesses at Antoinette’s baptism: Petrus Johannes Zondagh (her uncle, father’s brother, son of Matthys Petrus Zondagh) and Maria Magdalena Rautenbach (her grandmother, mother of Antoinette Ferreira)

7. Antoinette Aletta Zondagh (1891–1933) -Ouma

﹡ 10 September 1891, Uniondale
† 17 March 1933, Uniondale.
x Herman Hubert van der Spuy (﹡ I June1889 † 23 November 1972)
x 1912, Uniondale NGK
Children 4:
Johannes Jacobus Steyn van der Spuy (﹡31 May 1915)
George Zondagh van der Spuy (﹡19 May 1918)
Antoinette van der Spuy (﹡15 Jul 1920)
Catharina Elisabeth van der Spuy (﹡18 March1922)