• General Notes

  Also Willem Petrus Maartens from baptism register on baptism of Nicolaas Johannes Petrus van den Berg ("South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records, Stellenbosch Archive 1660-2011," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12052-56280-52?cc=1392488&wc=M99G-7LY:n596340277 : accessed 10 Mar 2014), South Africa > Cape > Cedarville > Baptisms 1876-1918 > image 23 of 129.
  
  Golden Fleece, Matatiele dist.
  He died before his wife.
  Spelling William Peter Maartens in accordance with his Death Notice. Death notice has informant's signature as W.P. J. Maartens as householder.
  
  History carried over states that he and two brothers moved to Griqualand East (GE) approx 1883. They moved from Maartenshoek near Rhodes. Upon arrival in GE the Trek stayed over in a cave which Chief Sibi (refer to Sibi location near Matatiele), allowed them to stay. Remnants of stone walls inside the cave are still visible. The family burial plot on Golden Fleece is where Willem and his wife are buried. There is a servitude on the farm that allows any Maartens to be buried there.
  Further from Barbara Maartens:
  1. The Maarten’s brothers moved from the Barkly East district to farm in the Cedarville district  in 1887– they farmed  on Allington and Collington –graves on this farm and Golden Fleese – graves on this farm.
  2. Via Cora van Niekerk:
  “My parents farmed at Newlands where they had a farm school and provided accommodation for pupils, my mother had them speaking English and Afrikaans alternate weeks.  She also taught them hymns and stories from the Bible.   Of the names that I can recall as pupils there were Ann and Tommy Haviside, Elva and Hazel Carroll, several Maartens children from two or more families and also the Holders who were on the adjoining farm.(Three Sisters.) The first teacher of the farm school there was Martie Mulder. Later Mrs Matthie, she also taught in Matatiele 1959/1960.  I was born 21/7/28 at Newlands, here my grandparents and parents lived.   Later when I was three years of age we moved to Matatiele where I was educated”
  “My great grandparents were Willem Pieter Maartens 21/2/1840 -  4/3/1911 and Catharina Aletta (born Janse v Rensburg) 13/7/1843 -  26/10/1926.  They farmed in the Cederville district on the farm Golden Fleece where they were buried with a servitude passed on the graveyard area so that at any time a Maartens could be buried there.  “

Details of Willem Golden Fleece's family with Catherina Aletta Jansen van Rensburg