Cornelis Johannes Smit 1789–1850

Cornelis Johannes Smit, 1789–1850 (aged 60 years)

Name

Cornelis Johannes Smit

Name: Cornelis Johannes /Smit/
Given names: Cornelis Johannes
Surname: Smit

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Baptism	September 13, 1789 38 27 (aged 0 days) Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 11 Citation details: Smit, p406, a2b10c5.
Marriage of a parent	Albert Smit — Susanna Aletta Korff — View this family January 10, 1796 (aged 6 years) Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Text: BEF 1824 Citation details: Deel 2, p107, b4c1d2. Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 11 Citation details: Smit, p406, a2b10.
War	French Revolution from 1789 to 1799 (aged 9 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Historical Event	Dutch East India Company goes bankrupt 1795 (aged 5 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: The Dutch East India Company is in financial ruins. 29 January – Farmers expelled the officials of the Dutch East India Company and established an independent government at Graaff Reinet. 18 June - Swellendam follows Graaff Reinet and declares a republic under Hermanus Steyn. The Netherlands is invaded by the French under the leadership of Napoléon Bonaparte. A republic is declared by Dutch revolutionaires and the Prince of Orange flees to England. 16 September – British forces under General Sir James Henry Craig seizes the Cape Colony for the Stadtholder Prince William V of Orange. The republics of Graaff Reinet and Swellendam reject the British and the British army is sent in. The start of free trade was announced.
Historical Event	The Cape becomes a British Colony March 5, 1797 (aged 7 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Death of a maternal grandfather	Cornelis Coetzee about 1801 (aged 11 years) Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 7 Citation details: Olivier, p77, a1b2c2d3.
Marriage	Jacomina Elizabeth van Wyk — View this family October 1, 1814 (aged 25 years) Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 11 Citation details: Smit, p406, a2b10c5.
War	Napoleonic Wars from May 18, 1803 to November 20, 1815 (aged 26 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Natural disaster	Drought 1809 (aged 19 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: A severe drought occurs in the eastern frontier region.
Town founded	The settlement of Grahamstown is founded 1812 (aged 22 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Town founded	Cradock is founded August 27, 1818 (aged 28 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Historical Event	British settlers 1820 (aged 30 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: 17 March - The first British settlers arrived in Table Bay, Cape Town on the Nautilus and the Chapman. 1 May - The Albury reaches Cape Town bringing settlers to Albany, South Africa. They arrive in Algoa Bay on 15 May. 2 May - La Belle Alliance reached Cape Town. She brought British settlers to Algoa Bay. 4000 British settlers started arriving in Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth), they settled in Grahamstown and along the frontier.
Death of a father	Albert Smit before November 1, 1824 (aged 35 years) Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Citation details: Deel 2, p107, b4c1d2.
Economic Event	British sterling adopted 1825 (aged 35 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Rix dollar (Dutch: Rijsksdaalder) is converted into the British sterling.
Historical Event	Great trek 1835 (aged 45 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony.
Marriage	Sara Magdalena Johanna Zacharya Swanepoel — View this family July 3, 1837 (aged 47 years) Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 11 Citation details: Smit, p406, a2b10c5.
Marriage	Anna Maria Jacobse — View this family October 8, 1838 (aged 49 years) Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 11 Citation details: Smit, p406, a2b10c5. Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 4 Citation details: Jacobs, p38, Pierre Jacob, b5c1d6e5f1.
Marriage of a daughter	Philip Mans — Cecilia Jacoba Smit — View this family January 23, 1843 (aged 53 years) Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 Citation details: Death notice: Cicilya Jacoba SMIT (1887), MOOC 6/9/244 #725, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-D3MH-9?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-S8Q%3A1598082395 : 28 September 2018), 007844956 > image 860 of 2061; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 29 Apr 2020 Death notice: Cicilya Jacoba SMIT (1887) Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 11 Citation details: Smit, p406, a2b10c5d5.
Town founded	Settlement of Victoria West is established 1844 (aged 54 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Death	August 22, 1850 (aged 60 years) Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 11 Citation details: Smit, p406, a2b10c5.

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Baptism: January 17, 1751 43 Marriage: December 17, 1771 — Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: November 7, 1779 Marriage: January 10, 1796 Death: before November 1, 1824 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jacomina van Wyk Family with spouse Cecilia Jacoba Coetzee Cornelis Johannes Smit Family with spouse Susanna Aletta Korff Anna Cornelia Smit Albert Smit 1751–1824 Baptism: January 17, 1751 43 Death: before November 1, 1824
mother	Links Baptism: January 31, 1762 19 23 Marriage: November 7, 1779 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Albert Smit Cornelis Johannes Smit Cecilia Jacoba Coetzee 1762– Baptism: January 31, 1762 19 23
Marriage	Marriage — November 7, 1779 —
10 years himself	Links Baptism: September 13, 1789 38 27 Marriage: October 1, 1814 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: July 3, 1837 — Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: October 8, 1838 — Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa Death: August 22, 1850 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jacomina Elizabeth van Wyk Cecilia Jacoba Smit Family with spouse Sara Magdalena Johanna Zacharya Swanepoel Family with spouse Anna Maria Jacobse Cornelis Johannes Smit 1789–1850 Baptism: September 13, 1789 38 27 Death: August 22, 1850

Father’s family with Jacomina van Wyk
father	Links Baptism: January 17, 1751 43 Marriage: December 17, 1771 — Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: November 7, 1779 Marriage: January 10, 1796 Death: before November 1, 1824 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jacomina van Wyk Family with spouse Cecilia Jacoba Coetzee Cornelis Johannes Smit Family with spouse Susanna Aletta Korff Anna Cornelia Smit Albert Smit 1751–1824 Baptism: January 17, 1751 43 Death: before November 1, 1824
stepmother	Links Marriage: December 17, 1771 — Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Albert Smit Jacomina van Wyk –
Marriage	Marriage — December 17, 1771 — Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

Father’s family with Susanna Aletta Korff
father	Links Baptism: January 17, 1751 43 Marriage: December 17, 1771 — Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: November 7, 1779 Marriage: January 10, 1796 Death: before November 1, 1824 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jacomina van Wyk Family with spouse Cecilia Jacoba Coetzee Cornelis Johannes Smit Family with spouse Susanna Aletta Korff Anna Cornelia Smit Albert Smit 1751–1824 Baptism: January 17, 1751 43 Death: before November 1, 1824
stepmother	Links Baptism: November 14, 1773 21 Marriage: January 10, 1796 Marriage: October 4, 1824 — Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa Number of children: 0 Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Albert Smit Anna Cornelia Smit Family with spouse Petrus Jacobus Theron Susanna Aletta Korff 1773– Baptism: November 14, 1773 21 Death:
Marriage	Marriage — January 10, 1796 —
15 years half-sister	Links Birth: about 1810 58 36 — Roggeveld, Northern Cape, South Africa Marriage: July 2, 1826 — Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa Death: October 28, 1877 — Dist. Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Christiaan Gabriël Theron Anna Cornelia Smit 1810–1877 Birth: about 1810 58 36 — Roggeveld, Northern Cape, South Africa Death: October 28, 1877 — Dist. Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa

Family with Jacomina Elizabeth van Wyk
himself	Links Baptism: September 13, 1789 38 27 Marriage: October 1, 1814 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: July 3, 1837 — Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: October 8, 1838 — Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa Death: August 22, 1850 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jacomina Elizabeth van Wyk Cecilia Jacoba Smit Family with spouse Sara Magdalena Johanna Zacharya Swanepoel Family with spouse Anna Maria Jacobse Cornelis Johannes Smit 1789–1850 Baptism: September 13, 1789 38 27 Death: August 22, 1850
wife	Links Marriage: October 1, 1814 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Cornelis Johannes Smit Cecilia Jacoba Smit Jacomina Elizabeth van Wyk –
Marriage	Marriage — October 1, 1814 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa
11 years daughter	Links Birth: April 22, 1825 35 — Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa Baptism: September 11, 1826 36 — Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: January 23, 1843 — Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: January 31, 1876 — Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa Number of children: 0 Death: April 22, 1887 — Dist. Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Philip Mans Family with spouse Petrus Jacobus Theron Cecilia Jacoba Smit 1825–1887 Birth: April 22, 1825 35 — Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa Death: April 22, 1887 — Dist. Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa

Family with Sara Magdalena Johanna Zacharya Swanepoel
himself	Links Baptism: September 13, 1789 38 27 Marriage: October 1, 1814 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: July 3, 1837 — Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: October 8, 1838 — Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa Death: August 22, 1850 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jacomina Elizabeth van Wyk Cecilia Jacoba Smit Family with spouse Sara Magdalena Johanna Zacharya Swanepoel Family with spouse Anna Maria Jacobse Cornelis Johannes Smit 1789–1850 Baptism: September 13, 1789 38 27 Death: August 22, 1850
wife	Links Marriage: July 3, 1837 — Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Cornelis Johannes Smit Sara Magdalena Johanna Zacharya Swanepoel –
Marriage	Marriage — July 3, 1837 — Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa

Family with Anna Maria Jacobse
himself	Links Baptism: September 13, 1789 38 27 Marriage: October 1, 1814 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: July 3, 1837 — Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: October 8, 1838 — Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa Death: August 22, 1850 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jacomina Elizabeth van Wyk Cecilia Jacoba Smit Family with spouse Sara Magdalena Johanna Zacharya Swanepoel Family with spouse Anna Maria Jacobse Cornelis Johannes Smit 1789–1850 Baptism: September 13, 1789 38 27 Death: August 22, 1850
wife	Links Birth: May 4, 1818 22 16 Baptism: October 19, 1818 22 16 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: October 8, 1838 — Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Cornelis Johannes Smit Anna Maria Jacobse 1818– Birth: May 4, 1818 22 16
Marriage	Marriage — October 8, 1838 — Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa

Descendants of Cornelis Johannes Smit

Generation 1
1. Cornelis Johannes Smit, son of Albert Smit and Cecilia Jacoba Coetzee, was baptized on September 13, 1789 and died on August 22, 1850 at the age of 60.
  He married 3 times. The first time he married Jacomina Elizabeth van Wyk on October 1, 1814 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa.
  The second time he married Sara Magdalena Johanna Zacharya Swanepoel on July 3, 1837 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa.
  The third time he married Anna Maria Jacobse, daughter of David Stephanus Jacobse and Helena Elizabeth van Niekerk, on October 8, 1838 in Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa. She was born on May 4, 1818.
  Children of Cornelis Johannes Smit and Jacomina Elizabeth van Wyk:
  1. Cecilia Jacoba Smit (1825–1887)
Generation 2 back to top
1. Cecilia Jacoba Smit, daughter of Cornelis Johannes Smit and Jacomina Elizabeth van Wyk, was born on April 22, 1825 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa and died on April 22, 1887 in Tygerhoek, Dist. Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 62.
  She married 2 times. The first time she married Philip Mans on January 23, 1843 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa.
  The second time she married Petrus Jacobus Theron (fifth cousin), son of Johannes Theron and Christina Botma, on January 31, 1876 in Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa. He was born on August 30, 1815 and died on April 1, 1902 in Tygerhoek, Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 86.
  Cecilia Jacoba Smit and Petrus Jacobus Theron had no children.

Ancestors of Cornelis Johannes Smit

Generation 1
1. Cornelis Johannes Smit, son of Albert Smit and Cecilia Jacoba Coetzee, was baptized on September 13, 1789 and died on August 22, 1850 at the age of 60.
Generation 2 back to top
1. Albert Smit, son of Erasmus Schmidt and Cornelia van Emmenes, was baptized on January 17, 1751 and died before November 1, 1824.
2. Cecilia Jacoba Coetzee, daughter of Cornelis Coetzee and Martha Maria Olivier, was baptized on January 31, 1762.
Generation 3 back to top
1. Erasmus Schmidt. He died on May 6, 1787 in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.
2. Cornelia van Emmenes, daughter of Albert Gerritse van Emmenes and Catharina van den Bosch, was born on December 5, 1707 and died on June 18, 1769 at the age of 61.
3. Cornelis Coetzee, son of Cornelis Coetzee and Geertruy Gerrits, was baptized on September 30, 1742 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa and died about 1801.
4. Martha Maria Olivier, daughter of Johannes Corneliszoon Jan Olivier and Cecilia du Pres, was baptized on February 2, 1738 in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Family with parents
father Parents Erasmus Schmidt Cornelia van Emmenes	Albert Smit 1751–1824
mother Parents Cornelis Coetzee Martha Maria Olivier	Cecilia Jacoba Coetzee 1762–
himself	Cornelis Johannes Smit 1789–1850

Father’s family with Jacomina van Wyk
father Parents Erasmus Schmidt Cornelia van Emmenes	Albert Smit 1751–1824
stepmother	Jacomina van Wyk –

Father’s family with Susanna Aletta Korff
father Parents Erasmus Schmidt Cornelia van Emmenes	Albert Smit 1751–1824
stepmother Parents Hendrik Korff Martha van der Linde	Susanna Aletta Korff 1773–
half-sister Family Christiaan Gabriël Theron	Anna Cornelia Smit 1810–1877

Family with Jacomina Elizabeth van Wyk
himself	Cornelis Johannes Smit 1789–1850
wife	Jacomina Elizabeth van Wyk –
daughter Family Philip Mans Family Petrus Jacobus Theron	Cecilia Jacoba Smit 1825–1887

Family with Sara Magdalena Johanna Zacharya Swanepoel
himself	Cornelis Johannes Smit 1789–1850
wife	Sara Magdalena Johanna Zacharya Swanepoel –

Family with Anna Maria Jacobse
himself	Cornelis Johannes Smit 1789–1850
wife Parents David Stephanus Jacobse Helena Elizabeth van Niekerk	Anna Maria Jacobse 1818–