Good morning I have purchased the 3 books referred to by you and can confirm that they all make fascinating reading for anyone interested in the history of this country. Thank you for passing on the information. John van Niekerk ----- Original Message ----- From: <morwest@polka.co.za> To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 1:32 AM Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] PIETERNELLA (EVA) VAN MEERHOFF > Hi all, > > In response to John van Niekerk, Thelma Hurly, Anne Lehmkuhl & others' > e-mails in the last > few days, please take note of the following book concerning Eva-Krotoa & > Pieter van Meerhoff's > daughter: Pieternella. > > If anyone ever gets the opportunity to read Daleen Mathee's PIETERNELLA VAN > DIE KAAP, > will not just read a good piece of literature, but will be blown away by the > magnitude of fact & > years of research that went into collecting material for this historical > story. > > The book chronicles Pieternella's early childhood at the Cape as well as her > life & marriage in > Mauritius & has numerous flashbacks to Eva-Krotoa. (Note: there are > suggestions, in the > book at least, that Pieternella may have been fathered by Van Riebeeck > himself). > > Eva-Krotoa's other children (Jakobus & Solomon whom she had with Pieter van > Meerhoff & > Anthonie who was fathered after Van Meerhoff's death) are also described in > the book. Other > figures of the time who are mentioned in detail includes: MAIJKE VAN DEN > BERG (banned > to Mauritius); WILLEM VAN DEVENTER (banned as well for murder); BARTHOLOMEUS > BORMS & his wife, THEUNTJIE VAN DER LINDE; HENDRIK LACUS & his wife, > LYDIA DE PAAPE; and many more. > > Unfortunately for Englishspeaking listmembers this book is only available in > Afrikaans. However, > some of her other books were translated into English, so one never knows. > Further, I am aware > that the author received a government grant (from the National Arts Council) > to research & write > this book. Also, her years of research took her to the Netherlands, > Mauritius & the Cape. A > complete source list is found at the back of the book. > > For those interested in getting a copy of PIETERNELLA VAN DIE KAAP, it was > published in 2000 by Tafelberg-Uitgewers (Tafelberg Publishers). ISBN 0 624 > 03784 3. > > Daleen Mathee is probably best known for FIELA SE KIND (Fiela's Child) & > KRINGE IN > 'N BOS (Circles in a Forest). Sadly, she passed away earlier this year. > > Hope this info will be of some help to somebody on the list. > > Regards, > > Estie Mortinson > MORTENSEN / VAN DER WESTHUIZEN / > WILSON / WILKEN(S) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John van Niekerk" <jfvn@iafrica.com> > To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 8:14 PM > Subject: Re: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Fw: New slave grave > > > > According to J.D.F. Jones the author of "STORYTELLER" The many lives of > > Laurens van der Post, Eva (1643- 1674)married Pieter van Meerhoff at a > > state organised wedding and is a direct ancestor of Laurens van der Post > > (See page 84). The family register is setout in full at the beginning of > > the book. > > > ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== > Cape Town Family History Society > www.genealogy.co.za/society/socweb.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >