Zevenfontein - Kuils River
Aka: Die Erf, Zevenwacht, Langverwacht
Built: 1800
Status: razed by fire in early-1900s.
Zevenfontein, or 'Die Erf' as it was also called, belonged to Pieter de Waal. His parents, Arend and Maria Margaretha de Waal, lived here until 1866. The De Waal family intermarried with Bosmans.
- Pieter de Waal (1798 Kuils River - 1870 Kuils River). Pieter de Waal and his wife Susanna Gertruida Louw had a large family, including notable descendants like politician David Christiaan de Waal.
- Arend (Jacobus) de Waal (c.1775 Kuils River - 1861 Kuils River)
- Maria Margaretha Bosman (1778 Stellenbosch - 1866 Kuils River)
The dwelling house on the farm Langverwacht burned down at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Langverwacht was originally granted in 1688 to French Huguenot Jean le Roux. From the late 1700s/early 1800s, ownership shifted multiple times. Pieter de Waal acquired both farms in the 19th century (he bought Langverwacht around 1829 and later Zevenfontein too). They later passed to other families (e.g., Lithgow) before being separated again.
Gilbert Colyn bought Zevenfontein in 1979 and Langverwacht in 1980, merging them as Zevenwacht.
- Die Geskiedenis van Kuilsrivier. 1993. Vermaak, A.L. (Thesis)
- Jacques Derrick Stephens on FB
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