Individual Details
Andries Jacobus van Dyk
(1793 - 6 Feb 1838)
Events
| Birth | 1793 |  | |||
| Baptism | 10 Feb 1793 | Graaff-Reinet, Wes-Kaap, Suid-Afrika | |||
| Death | 6 Feb 1838 | Kwa Matiwane, Ulundi, Natal, South Africa |  | |
Families
| Spouse | Francina Petronella de Lange ( - ) |
| Child | Francina Petronella Johanna Elizabeth van Dyk (1824 - ) |
| Father | Joseph van Dyk (1750 - 1829) |
| Mother | Zacharia Catharina Kruger (1765 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Maria Magdalena van Dyk (1782 - ) |
| Sibling | Sybrand van Dyk (1784 - ) |
| Sibling | Frans Johannes van Dyk (1787 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Joseph Van Dyk (1789 - 1838) |
Notes
Death
Despite warnings, Retief left the Tugela region on 28 January 1838, in the belief that he could negotiate with Dingane for permanent boundaries for the Natal settlement. The deed of cession of the Tugela-Umzimvubu region, although dated 4 February 1838, was signed by Dingane on 6 February 1838, with the two sides recording three witnesses each. Dingane invited Retief's party to witness a special performance by his soldiers, whereupon Dingane ordered his soldiers to capture Retief's party and their coloured servants.Retief, his son, men, and servants, about 100 people in total, were taken to a nearby ridge, Hlomo amabuto, which means "mustering of the soldiers".[1] The Zulus killed the entire party by clubbing them and killed Retief last, so as to witness the deaths of his comrades. Their bodies were left on the KwaMatiwane hillside to be eaten by vultures and scavengers,[2] as was Dingane's custom with his enemies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Retief_Delegation_massacre
Endnotes
1. J.H. van Dyk, M.A., M.Ed., samesteller, Geslagsregister van die Broers Joost en Burgert van Dyk (Pretoria: Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1975), p51.
2. J.H. van Dyk, M.A., M.Ed., samesteller, Geslagsregister van die Broers Joost en Burgert van Dyk (Pretoria: Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1975), 181.