Joseph van Batavia1

M, #12242, b. circa 1672

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Last Edited27/03/2015
BirthOrigin*Joseph was from the Batavia and was perhaps born there circa 1672. He was said to be 20 years old in 1692.1 
Slave TransactionsOn 22 April 1692 Joseph van Batavia was sold by Abraham van Stormen to Jacob Joppe de Jonge, for Rds. 72.2,3
On 30 December 1693 Joseph van Batavia was sold by Jacob Joppe de Jonge to Christiaan Freser, for Rds. 115.4

Citations

  1. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.159.. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
  2. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.159. 22.4.1692, pp. 417-418: Joseph from Batavia (2) [20], sold by Abraham van Stormen, first mate of 't Duijfje to Jacob de Jonge, official at the Cape, for Rds. 72.
  3. [S432] Robert C-H Shell compiler, Changing Hands, A calendar of bondage in southern Africa, 1550 to 1888, CD-ROM; ISBN 1-86918-063-1; (Cape Town: Ancestry24, September 2007), Sequence IDNO:       0780     
    Slaves First Name:       Joseph     
    Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Batavia     
    Day Of Sale:       22     
    Month Of Sale:       4     
    Year Of Sale:       1692     
    Type Of Name:       Old Testament     
    Continental Origin Code:       Indonesian Archipelago     
    Slaves Age:       20     
    Slaves Gender:       Male     
    Price In Rixdollars:       72     
    Sellers Last Name:       Van Storman     
    Sellers First Name:       Abraham     
    Sellers Civil Status:       VOC employee     
    Sellers Gender:       Male     
    Sellers Domicile:       Transit-at sea     
    Sellers Occupation:       First Mate [Opperstuurman]     
    Buyers Last Name:       De Jong     
    Buyers First Name:       Jacob Joppe     
    Buyers Civil Status:       VOC employee     
    Buyers Gender:       Male     
    Buyers Domicile:       Table valley     
    Buyers Occupation:       quartermaster     
    Primary Reference:       Transporten en Scheepeniskennis pp. 417-8. Hereinafter cited as Changing Hands.
  4. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.164. 30.12.1693, p. 440: Joseph from Batavia (22/23), sold by Jacob Joppe de Jongh, first mate of the Tamboer, to Christiaen Freser for Rds. 115.
 

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