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Persoonlijke gegevens Adolph ",Abdullah" (Adolph ",Abdullah") Jonker 

• Roepnaam Adolph ",Abdullah".
• Hij is geboren rond 1708 in Macasser Indonesie.
• Hij is overleden op 30 maart 1779 in Drakenstein, Western Cape, South Africa. Hij was 63-64 jaar oud.
• Een kind van Jonker van Makasser en Rosetta van Java

Gezin van Adolph ",Abdullah" (Adolph ",Abdullah") Jonker

Hij is getrouwd met Maria Petronella Langeveld.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 26 juni 1740 te Kaapstad, Kaap de Goede Hoop, Suid-Afrika.

Kind(eren):

1. Adriaan Jonker  1741-1753
2. Adolph Jonker  1743-1777 
3. Pieter Jonker  1745-1799
4. Johanna Jonker  < 1747-????
5. Johannes Jonker  1749-????
6. Jacobus Jonker  1750-????
7. Adriaan Jonker  1753-???? 
8. Daniel Johannes Jonker  1755-????
9. Michiel Jonker  1758-1793 
10. Johannes Jonker  < 1760-± 1803 

Notities over Adolph ",Abdullah" (Adolph ",Abdullah") Jonker

 

According to Dr. Jonker the earliest document mentioning Adolph Jonker appears to be a record of his confirmation in the Dutch Reformed Church, the “Groote Kerk” in Drakenstein (Paarl) on 10/7/1734. This implies that he must have been baptised previously, but he could find no evidence of this having happened at the Cape. Unfortunately there is also no record of him arriving by ship either, but based on his Christianity, German features of the seal that he used, and his social standing in the community, Dr Jonker considers it most likely that he originated from Germany.

On 16/10/1734, Adolph Jonker became a “burger” of Drakenstein. Six years later on 26/6/1740, he married Maria Petronella Langeveld, daughter of Pieter Pietersz Langeveld and Cornelia Jacobs, in the “Groote Kerk”. She was born around 1722 in the Cape and died on 4/1/1773 in Drakenstein.

Adolph must have been quite well-off, since he signed numerous documents as witness or sponsor to have slaves freed. He must have been reasonably wealthy to have been permitted to be a sponsor.

On 16/5/1745 both Adolph Jonker and German Andreas Seitz applied for the position as sexton of the Drakenstein congregation. Adolph was selected. On 20/6/1745 he was appointed both as sexton of thechurch, and as teacher in the state school, even though Seitz was already a registered teacher. Now Adolph also became one of the few registered teachers permitted to teach in public schools. There were only six – four in the Cape, one in Drakenstein and one in Stellenbosch.

Adolph taught for nearly 17 years until 5/5/1762 when he retired as teacher. Apparently few teachers held their positions this long in those days and as soon as he had left, the church had problemswith the new teacher. He continued to be sexton though until his death in 1779. It seems he gave up teaching in order to become a farmer. He had acquired various pieces of land and seemed to start farming on a large scale. Between 1752 and 1779 he owned 3 pieces of ground in the heart of Drakenstein, with a combined value of 7000 Guldens. He also owned many cattle and goats and had 10 000 vines growing on one farm.

Adolph was also well-read. Although books were scarce in those days, he owned a small library of 20 books on a variety of subjects as well as 2 Bibles. He was an excellent teacher, a very religiousman, a loyal friend, caring towards others less fortunate than himself, and a supporter of the abolition of slavery. He died in 1779 in Drakenstein.

References and Sources:

PAMA & HEESE/LOMBARD

HF Heese, Groep Sonder Grense

R Elphick, H Giliomee, The Shaping of South African Society

Dr. A.H. Jonker, "Die stamvader Adolph Jonker", Familia, 1965 no 2

Cornelis Pama, 'Die wapens van die ou Afrikaanse families', AA Balkema, Cape Town, 1959,

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