Maria Anna Maynier
(1789-1862)

Maria Anna Maynier ¹ ^,2

Born: 1789 ²
Christened: 28 Jun 1789, Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa
Marriage (1): Capt. Willem Cornelis Van Ryneveld on 11 Oct 1812 in , Cape Province, South Africa ¹ ^,2
Died: 25 Apr 1862, , Cape Province, South Africa aged 73 ²

Family Links

Spouses/Children:

1. Capt. Willem Cornelis Van Ryneveld

(+ Shows person has known children.)

bullet Birth Notes:

http://ancestry24.com/wp-content/uploads/pages/Dictionary%20of%20South%20African%20Biography/page_01658.pdf

bullet Christening Notes:

http://ancestry24.com/wp-content/uploads/pages/Genealogies%20of%20old%20South%20African%20Families/page_01653.pdf

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11558-53229-2?cc=1478678&wc=M9MT-NB6:n1671291211
Witnesses:-
Maria de Waal
Fred Mentse
Catharina Mentse
Anthoini As???
Hester Johanna Maynier

And

Genealogies of Old South African Families - Geslacht-Register Der Oude Kaapsche Familien. - Vol 2 page 329.

bullet Death Notes:

http://ancestry24.com/wp-content/uploads/pages/Genealogies%20of%20old%20South%20African%20Families/page_01653.pdf

And

http://ancestry24.com/wp-content/uploads/pages/Dictionary%20of%20South%20African%20Biography/page_01658.pdf
Says 1852.

bullet Sources of information or noted events in her life were:

• Web Based Info. http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE/2007-02/1170371444

And

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=linsul&id=I1258

And

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSS3-B3HK-N?i=900&cc=2521616
Her son records her as Maria Johanna
And

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSS3-B3HK-N?i=900&cc=2521616

And

http://ancestry24.com/wp-content/uploads/pages/The%20Family%20Register%20of%20the%20South%20African%20Nation/page_01124.pdf

And

http://ancestry24.com/wp-content/uploads/pages/Genealogies%20of%20old%20South%20African%20Families/page_02856.pdf

And

http://ancestry24.com/wp-content/uploads/pages/Dictionary%20of%20South%20African%20Biography/page_01658.pdf

• Will. National Archives of South Africa

DEPOT KAB
SOURCE MOOC
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 7/1/211
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 26
PART 1
DESCRIPTION MAYNIER, MARIA ANNA. WIFE OF WILLEM CORNELIS VAN RYNEVELD. WILL.
STARTING 18150000
ENDING 18150000
REMARKS FILED 1852.

• General Comment. ² NB with comments by AJVR.

Both Maria's parents were from Leipzig and both her father and grandfather were named Honoratius. Daughter of Honoratius Christiaan Maynier. Born 1789, died 1862.

Florie Hardy used to relate how she used to go out driving (in the white horse and cart) with her grandfather, Helperus Ritzema (Willem Cornelis' son). Whenever they passed the old main house of Bishopscourt, Helperus Ritzema used to tell her that Willem Cornelis and Maria had lived there (presumably from 1823 - 28, W.C. was Deputy Fiscal and Sup. of Police) and that Maria was responsible for planting many of the old oaks on the property. She apparently had rather a regal bearing, and was a strong driving force, while Willem Cornelis was more easy going.

Maria survived her husband. Shortly after his death she sold their house in Market Square on 15.4.1852 to a Mr. Noome for 9,500 Rixdollars (approx. £650). (extract from Noome's diary given in Els' booklet on Graaff Reinet on page 148). The entry goes on to say that the house had "plankvloere maar ook heelvat muise! Maria must have moved to another house in Market Square because the death notice of Honoratius Johannes Robert states that he died in December 1854 in his mother's house in Market Square.

According to Emmie Rademeyer, "One of her traits was that she could not bear to see anyone idle; she was always keeping everyone busy. Often when the old gentleman came home from his office he found her giving instructions for alterations to the old Drostdy, and if he made any comment, her comment would be "Ag Willem, gaan na jou kantoor. Hier in die huis sal ek die bevel gee."

I remember Aunt Susie (her granddaughter) having a bedspread that she made out of tiny bits of print. The old lady's bible and hymn book were always carried by slave girls to the Church porch and then fetched again after the Divine Service. Apparently the slaves were so devoted to her and the Landdrost that they refused to leave after their emancipation (1834), so they were split up among the children. Natie and Harriet got a particularly bad one, Marrietjie, who, when Natie had taken his wife out one day to show her a new carriage, stole £300 and poisoned his best dog. She was sent to a House of Detention in Cape Town for seven years.

Maria was generally regarded as a fine woman. Harriet's sister, in one of her letters, on hearing of her illness, said, "I think she would be a great loss to the family if she were taken. I have always understood her to be an excellent person in every way and a clever manager."

In 1799 Maria's father Honoratius Maynier was put in charge of suppressing the rebellion of the Burghers of Graaff Reinet. After the rebellion was over he was appointed by General Bundas as sole Manager of the Affairs of Graaff Reinet and Swellendam, having both the Landdrosts under his direction. He was also made a member of the Court of Justice.

In Nov 1801 Lady Anne Barnard says "Fresh disturbances have broken out at Graaff Reinet lately - complaints against Maynier, actions with the boers, a fieldpiece sent, more troops and Commissioners appointed to judge upon Maynier's conduct etc."

Maria died on 25.4.1862 at the age of 72.

• General Comment. Copy of her son - Helperus Ritzema Van Ryneveld's Death Notice #2954 filed 6 Oct 1906 in RAB's possession.

• General Comment. Copy of her husband - Helperus Ritzema Van Ryneveld's Death Notice #2954 filed 6 Oct 1906 in RAB's possession. She signed his death notice and is recorded as his widow.

• General Comment. Copy of her son, George Napper Van Ryneveld's, death notice dated 21 Apr 1881 in RAB's possession.

Maria married Capt. Willem Cornelis Van Ryneveld, son of Willem Stephanus Van Ryneveld and Martha Cornelia Van Der Riet, on 11 Oct 1812 in , Cape Province, South Africa ¹.^,2 (Capt. Willem Cornelis Van Ryneveld was born calculated 2 Aug 1788 in Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa ² ^,3, christened on 26 Jul 1789 in Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa,¹ died on 2 Apr 1852 in Graaf Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa ¹ ^,2 ^,3 and was buried in Graaf Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.)

bullet Sources of information or n events in their marriage were:

• Web Based Info. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=500364385676&lds=1®ion=0&frompage=1

And

http://ancestry24.com/wp-content/uploads/pages/The%20Family%20Register%20of%20the%20South%20African%20Nation/page_01124.pdf

Van Ryneveld Table of Contents | Van Ryneveld Surnames | Van Ryneveld Name List

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Maria Anna Maynier 1,2

Maria Anna Maynier ¹ ^,2