1750
Family Clopper (Kloppers)
Johannes Clopper became the successor in title to his father’s grazing farm and in October 1750 Johannes decided to divide the original farm into two parts: the lower part of ‘Onder-het-Cloppersbosch’ and the upper part of ‘Boven-het-Cloppersbosch’. He then sold the lower portion. went to settle on Boven-het-Cloppersbosch, which extent comprised of the farms: Kloppersbosch, Toontjiesrivier, Tooiingslaagte and Komplotkoppen. At this time, he erected the original cottage in the kloof of the Toontjiesrivier (that we now know as Pepper Tree Cottage.)