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Guilliam Visagie (born about 1751; still alive in 1793) was a fugitive from the Dutch Cape Colony who fled to southern Namibia in about 1786.^[1] He is considered to have been the first person of European ancestry to have settled in the country.^[2]

Visagie was born about 1751 in the Dutch Cape Colony, likely to parents of Huguenot descent. He became a farmer in the area near the Olifants River. In 1780, he was found guilty of killing a Nama and wounding two others. To escape punishment by the Dutch East India Company, he and his wife moved north of the Orange River.^[3]

In 1785, Guilliam and his wife Elsabe Visagie settled in the area of today's Keetmanshoop, then named ǂNuǂgoaes.^[2] Visagie translated the name as Modderfontein, 'Mud Spring', becoming the first European to permanently settle in Namibia.^[4] The translation later changed to Swartmodder, 'Black Mud'. Visagie farmed and traded firearms to the Namas for cattle.^[3] In 1793, he withdrew from his farm after a clash with Afrikaner Oorlams commandos, who were apparently acting on orders from the Dutch East India Company.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Tilman Dedering (1997). Hate the Old and Follow the New: Khoekhoe and Missionaries in Early Nineteenth-century Namibia. Franz Steiner Verlag. p. 48. ISBN 978-3-515-06872-7. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
^ ^a ^b Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History. The period of the explorers, hunters and traders 1486–1800, section 4". Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b Victor L. Tonchi; William A. Lindeke; John J. Grotpeter (2012-08-31). Historical Dictionary of Namibia. Scarecrow Press. p. 454. ISBN 978-0-8108-7990-4. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
^ "Keetmanshoop". Namibia Tourism on tourbrief.com. Retrieved 10 September 2013.

[Dedering1997-1] Tilman Dedering (1997). Hate the Old and Follow the New: Khoekhoe and Missionaries in Early Nineteenth-century Namibia. Franz Steiner Verlag. p. 48. ISBN 978-3-515-06872-7. Retrieved 2013-09-11.

[KD1785-2] Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History. The period of the explorers, hunters and traders 1486–1800, section 4". Retrieved 17 September 2023.

[TonchiLindeke2012-3] Victor L. Tonchi; William A. Lindeke; John J. Grotpeter (2012-08-31). Historical Dictionary of Namibia. Scarecrow Press. p. 454. ISBN 978-0-8108-7990-4. Retrieved 2013-09-11.

[tbc-4] "Keetmanshoop". Namibia Tourism on tourbrief.com. Retrieved 10 September 2013.

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+'''Guilliam Visagie''' (born about 1751; still alive in 1793) was a [[fugitive]] from the [[Dutch Cape Colony]] who fled to southern [[Namibia]] in about 1786.<ref name="Dedering1997">{{cite book|author=Tilman Dedering|title=Hate the Old and Follow the New: Khoekhoe and Missionaries in Early Nineteenth-century Namibia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=anD2mOjDdMIC&pg=PA48|accessdate=2013-09-11|year=1997|publisher=Franz Steiner Verlag|isbn=978-3-515-06872-7|page=48}}</ref> He is considered to have been the first person of European ancestry to have settled in the country.<ref name=KD1785>{{cite web|last=Dierks|first=Klaus|author-link=Klaus Dierks|title=Chronology of Namibian History. The period of the explorers, hunters and traders 1486–1800, section 4|url=http://www.klausdierks.com/Chronology/4.htm|access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref>
+Visagie was born about 1751 in the Dutch Cape Colony, likely to parents of [[Huguenot]] descent. He became a farmer in the area near the [[Olifants River (Western Cape)|Olifants River]]. In 1780, he was found guilty of killing a [[Nama people|Nama]] and wounding two others. To escape punishment by the [[Dutch East India Company]], he and his wife moved north of the [[Orange River]].<ref name="TonchiLindeke2012"/>
-'''Guilliam Visagie''' (born about 1751; still alive in 1793) was a [[trekboer]] who settled in southern [[Namibia]] about 1786.<ref name="Dedering1997">{{cite book|author=Tilman Dedering|title=Hate the Old and Follow the New: Khoekhoe and Missionaries in Early Nineteenth-century Namibia|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=anD2mOjDdMIC&pg=PA48|accessdate=2013-09-11|year=1997|publisher=Franz Steiner Verlag|isbn=978-3-515-06872-7|page=48}}</ref> He is considered to have been the first person of European ancestry to have settled in the country.
+In 1785, Guilliam and his wife Elsabe Visagie settled in the area of today's [[Keetmanshoop]], then named {{langx|naq|label=none|ǂNuǂgoaes}}.<ref name=KD1785/> Visagie translated the name as {{langx|af|label=none|Modderfontein|en|Mud Spring}}, becoming the first European to permanently settle in Namibia.<ref name=tbc>{{cite web|title=Keetmanshoop|url=http://tourbrief.com/preprod/egw/home/setup/images/stories/newsgeneral/www.namibialodges.com?option=com_content&task=view&id=1230|publisher=Namibia Tourism on tourbrief.com|accessdate=10 September 2013}}</ref> The translation later changed to {{langx|af|label=none|Swartmodder|en|Black Mud}}. Visagie farmed and traded firearms to the Namas for cattle.<ref name="TonchiLindeke2012">{{cite book|author1=Victor L. Tonchi|author2=William A. Lindeke|author3=John J. Grotpeter|title=Historical Dictionary of Namibia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VUkGQ6xfYkgC&pg=PA454|accessdate=2013-09-11|date=2012-08-31|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-7990-4|page=454}}</ref> In 1793, he withdrew from his farm after a clash with Afrikaner [[Oorlam people|Oorlams]] commandos, who were apparently acting on orders from the Dutch East India Company.<ref name="Dedering1997"/>
-Visagie was born about 1751 in the [[Dutch Cape Colony]], and he became a farmer in the area near the [[Olifants River]]. In 1780, he was found guilty of killing a [[Nama people|Nama]] and wounding two others. To escape punishment by the authorities, he and his wife moved north of the [[Orange River]].<ref name="TonchiLindeke2012"/>
-In 1785, Guilliam and his wife Elsab Visagie settled in an area which he named [[Modderfontein, Namibia|Modderfontein]] (mud fountain), becoming the first Europeans to establish a permanent settlement in Namibia.<ref name=tbc>{{cite web|title=Keetmanshoop|url=http://tourbrief.com/preprod/egw/home/setup/images/stories/newsgeneral/www.namibialodges.com?option=com_content&task=view&id=1230|publisher=Namibia Tourism on tourbrief.com|accessdate=10 September 2013}}</ref>
-In 1791 he was living at Swartmodder (modern [[Keetmanshoop]]), where he farmed and traded firearms to the Namas for cattle.<ref name="TonchiLindeke2012">{{cite book|author1=Victor L. Tonchi|author2=William A. Lindeke|author3=John J. Grotpeter|title=Historical Dictionary of Namibia|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=VUkGQ6xfYkgC&pg=PA454|accessdate=2013-09-11|date=2012-08-31|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-7990-4|page=454}}</ref>
-In 1793, he withdrew from his farm after a clash with Afrikaner [[Oorlam people|Oorlams]] commandos, who were apparently acting on orders from the [[Dutch East India Company|VOC]].<ref name="Dedering1997"/>
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-| NAME              = Visagie, Guilliam
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Namibian settler
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 1751
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Goneiman's Kraal, Western Cape
-| DATE OF DEATH     = South-West Africa (Namibia)
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
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 [[Category:Afrikaner people]]
 [[Category:White Namibian people]]
-[[Category:South African emigrants to Namibia]]
+[[Category:Colonial people in South West Africa]]
-[[Category:South African people convicted of murder]]
 [[Category:People from the West Coast District Municipality]]
-[[Category:1751 births]]
+[[Category:1750s births]]
 [[Category:Year of death uncertain]]