Frederick Jacobus VAN ZYL

1778 - 1857  (78 years)

• Name	Frederick Jacobus VAN ZYL  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Groenteboer
  Born	25 Dec 1778  [3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Aug 1857	Jan Harmsgat aka Nooitgedacht   [4]
  Association	Herman (President) STEYN (Relationship: He took over the farm Jan Harmansgat from his wife's uncle Hermanus Steyn d)
  Association	Elisabeth Susanna VAN EEDEN (Relationship: First Van Eeden to own Nooitgedacht (Jan Harmsgat)
  Notes	Die families van Ou Swellendam Deel 1 - Steyn, page 21: He was a vegetable farmer who took over the farm Jan Harmansgat that used to be the property of his wife's uncle Hermanus Steyn d'Jonge.He renamed the farm to Nooitgedacht. Bettie van Eeden, born in 1892, was the granddaughter of the first van Eeden to own Nooitgedacht (originally Jan Harmens Schat, now Jan Harmsgat) at the foot of the Langeberg. Over generations the farm was subdivided, with Jan Harmsgat and Mardouw today being the best known. https://www.villagelife.co.za/village-life-no-22.html Bought or inherited Jan Harmsgat from his brother-in-law or wife's uncle - unverified Sold Jan Harmsgat/Nooitgedacht to Frederick (Freek) Jacobus VAN EEDEN in 1876, partly as result of his financial trouble due to apparently hospitality shown to others.
  Person ID	I3225	LC Joubert
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Jacobus Albertus VAN ZYL,   c. 10 Apr 1738,   d. 22 Mar 1830  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Mother	Zacharya Geertruy GILDENHUISZ,   b. Abt 1740
  Married	25 Dec 1763
  Family ID	F1442	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johanna Wilhelmina STEYN,   c. 6 Oct 1781
  Children	1. Jacobus Albertus VAN ZYL + 2. Gideon Petrus VAN ZYL   3. Barbara Elizabeth VAN ZYL   4. Johannes Wilhelm VAN ZYL   5. Zacharia Gertuyda VAN ZYL + 6. Frederik Jacobus VAN ZYL,   b. 1 Dec 1809, Jan Harmsgat aka Nooitgedacht ,   d. 13 Jun 1859, Robertson, Cape Province, South Africa  (Age 49 years)   7. Hermanus Christian VAN ZYL   8. Gideon Petrus VAN ZYL
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2023
  Family ID	F1441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 15 Aug 1857 - Jan Harmsgat aka Nooitgedacht  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S254] WILL - Frederik Jacobus VAN ZYL, (KAB/MOOC/VOL:7/1/498/REF:202). [S536] DEATH NOTICE - Frederik Jacobus VAN ZYL 1857, (KAB/MOOC/VOL:6/9/79/REF:4659). [S18] FAMILYSEARCH, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-WTGN?cc=1478678&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A6N7H-5CKX. [S18] FAMILYSEARCH, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-CSQG-Y?i=636&cc=2517051&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQPW5-43DY.