Bosheuvel Property1

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Last Edited02/09/2017
LandGrant* Circa 1658, Bosheuvel was was granted to Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck by visiting commisioner Joannes Cunaeus. Some 211 acres in size, and stretching uphill from the banks of the Liesbeeck River to Wynberg Hll, it was purchased in 1851 by Robert Gray, the first bishop of Cape Town, and thereafter became Bishop's Court.2 
Property TransactionsIn 1773 Bosheuvel was sold by Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck, to Johannes Roep.1
Before 23 April 1786 on the death of Johannes Roep Bosheuvel became the property of Elizabeth Staff.3
Before 1790 on the death of Elizabeth Staff Bosheuvel became the property of Johann Heinrich Holtzmeyer.4

Citations

  1. [S204] Dr. J. Hoge, Personalia of the Germans at the Cape, 1652-1806, Archives Year Book for South African History (Cape Town: Government Printer, Union of South Africa, 1946), p.342.. Hereinafter cited as Personalia.
  2. [S911] Website Bishop's Court Residents Association (http://bcra.co.za/constitution/early-history/) "Prof. Thom notes that “The Commander’s farm at Bosheuvel – today Bishop’s Court – soon became one of the finest farms of the day.”

    The Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa (SESA) Cape Town, 1970, records that the historic farm BOSHEUVEL, “was granted in 1658 on loan by Commissioner Johannes Cunaeus to Commander Jan van Riebeeck. It is now known as Bishopscourt, after the official residence of the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town. For 280 years the farm retained its original borders, which enclosed slightly more than 211 acres when granted to van Riebeeck.”

    “The first wine at the Cape was probably made on this farm. The vineyards had developed beautifully by the time van Riebeeck left the Cape (1662). After his departure, van Riebeeck’s improvements were bought by Jacob Cornelius van Rosendaal, who produced the best wine at the Cape at that time.”."
  3. [S204] Dr. J. Hoge, Personalia, p.172.
  4. [S211] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, Requesten (Memorials) 1715 - 1806 Vol I A-E, H.C.V. Leibrandt; CD-ROM (Cape Town, South Africa: Cape Times Limited, Government Printers, Keerom Street, 1905), pp.594-595. Hereinafter cited as Requesten (Memorials) 1715 - 1806 Vol I A-E.
 

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