Hendrik Meintjies
(1748-)

Hendrik Meintjies

Born: 5 May 1748, Waveren, Cape Province, South Africa
Marriage (1): Maria Catharina Smit on 5 Apr 1767 in Drakenstein, Cape Province, South Africa

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Spouses/Children:

1. Maria Catharina Smit

Jacobus Johannes Meintjies+

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bullet Birth Notes:

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Waveren is in the Tulbach/Somerset West area.

bullet Sources of information or noted events in his life were:

• General Comment. Hendrik, the eldest son of Johannes, on 22nd March, 1744 was granted the farm Rietfontyn, situated beyond the Sneeuwberg (between the towns Graaff-Reinet and Cradock), where his uncle Pieter was farming on a neighbouring farm, Geduld. Although he acquired further farms in this area in the years 1775 and 1784, his family remained in the "Land van Waveren" until he took them to the eastern frontier in 1790 or 1791.

Hendrik was a Heemraad of Graaff-Reinet until 1795.

A number of Hendrik's descendants distinguished themselves in various fields.

His grandson Jacobus Johannes (born 14 March, 1800) was one of the first Magistrates to be appointed by Lord Charles Somerset. He married the sister of Sir Andries Stockenström. After several years on the Government offices at Graaff-Reinet, he was, at the age of 24 transferred to Somerset East as Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate and from 1830 to 1860 held a similar position at Beaufort West.

Stephanus Jacobus (born 19th February 1819) a great-grandson of Hendrik, left Graaff-Reinet in about 1862 to settle in the Transvaal as an Attorney, and later as Advocate of the Supreme Court. He purchased the farm Arcadia, which he divided into erven. The hill on the farm, "Meintjeskop", was named after him.

Jacobus Johannes (born 23rd December, 1810) was elected member of the Cape Legislative Assembly during 1854 in the first 4 elections after the grant of Representative Government to the Cape.

His cousin, Johannes Jacobus (born 18th May, 1830) was the first Registrar of the Transvaal and was appointed as such in 1866.

Another descendant, Stephanus Jacobus (born 11th January, 1840) made history by being the first member of the Family to become a medical practitioner. He practised at Aberdeen, Willowmore, Adelaide and Uitenhage.

Another distinguished descendant was Laurens (born 9th June, 1868), who on
15th August, 1893 won the World Championship in cycle racing in Chicago.

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• Web Based Info. http://www.geni.com/people/Jacobus-Johannes-Meintjes-d2/4046289664860045684?through=4046304484970120260

Hendrik married Maria Catharina Smit, daughter of Jacobus Smit and Catharina Maria van Dyk, on 5 Apr 1767 in Drakenstein, Cape Province, South Africa. (Maria Catharina Smit was born about 1750 and was christened on 26 Jul 1750.)

bullet Sources of information or n events in their marriage were:

• Web Based Info. http://www.vorster.net/getperson.php?personID=I8262&tree=vorster&PHPSESSID=1702eacb0df973dad9e5b88e542d307b

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