Houd den Bek Slave Rebellion
February 1825
People & places mentioned in Galant's Criminal Trial
in G.M. Theal, Records of the Cape Colony, Vol 20, pp. 188-341

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Other people mentioned in the trial transcript
Old Sanna Joosten  
Dantje Malan @ Eikenboom
Swanepoel "Hottentot" Dirk
Lieberveld  
Saul  
Piet Mankie ("Hottentot")  
Johannes Jansen  
Barend Lubbe no slaves, lives in the "upper country" (p. 210)
Hans Lubbe  
Jan Bothma  
Schalk Lubbe  
G. van der Merwe  
Rasmus van der Merwe Matjiesfontein
Daniel Ersasmus van der Merwe  
Carel van der Merwe  
Fieldcornet W.F. du Toit  
Fieldcornet J.S. Theron  
Fieldcornet Jan Stein  
Fieldcornet young du Plessis (per Pamela's testimony p. 252)
Hendrik Janse van Rensburg  
Barend Janse van Rensburg  
J.P. Theron  
Roelof van Eerden  
Widow Hans Hugo Barend van der Merwe's mother-in-law
Master Olof  
David Theron in Tulbagh
Piet Joosten in Tulbagh
Louw  
Botha  
Jan de Waal Roos' child at his household
Willem Joosten farm in Bokkevel far from W.N. vd Merwe
old Hottentot woman Prein warned Dalree of Galant's intent to murder
A. Wilson owner of Dollie, who was on trial loan to Dalree
Uithaalder  
   

Members of the Commando
1 Willem Francois du Toit  
2 Isaac van der Merwe  
3 Jan Dalree  
4 William Pearson  
5 Roelof van Eerden  
6 Charles du Toit  
7 Petrus Ludovicus du Toit  
8 a du Toit cousin  
9 Nicolaas Jacobus Janssen  
10 Jacobus Joosten  

Khoisan who pursued Galant contracted to:
Lieberveld  
Coenraad Lieberveld Isaac van der Merwe
Platje Pas Jan Dalree
Piet Isaac van der Merwe?
Saul  

Farms between Dalree's place and the Shurfteberg

Dalree's place

(1/2 hour walk from W.N. van der Merwe's place)
Isaac van der Merwe Dalree's nearest neighbor per W. Pearson, p 294
Fieldcornet du Toit  
Erasmus van der Merwe  
Roelof van der Merwe  
Piet Corporal  
Jan Hugo (a little off the road)
Schurfteberg  
   

Other farms in the area
Willem Francois du Toit Wagendrift in Cold Bokkeveld
Hendrik Janse van Rensberg  
Rasmus van der Merwe Matjiesfontein
Piet van der Merwe Laken Valley
Piet van der Merwe (senior) grazing place, Moses' Kraal, @ Zwarte Ruggens
Piet van der Merwe grazing place, Winkelhaale
Paarde Kop other side of Hendrik Janse van Rensburg's place in Bokkeveld