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Ismael van Macassar¹

M, #13653, b. circa 1671

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Last Edited

03/04/2016

BirthOrigin*

Ismael was from Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia, , and was perhaps born there circa 1671. He was said to be 24 years old in 1695.¹

Slave Transactions

On 11 May 1695 Ismael van Macassar and Domingo van Aroe were sold for Rds. 130 by Cornelis Keeleman. Shell records they were purchased by Christoffel Groenewald but Böeseken says the purchaser was Jan Mostert.^2,3

Slaves owned by individuals

Before 11 May 1695 Ismael van Macassar was.¹

Citations

[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), 0983, Ismael
Sequence IDNO: 0983
Slaves First Name: Ismael
Presumed Place Of Origin: van Macassar
Day Of Sale: 11
Month Of Sale: 5
Year Of Sale: 1695
Type Of Sale: Oceanic
Type Of Name: Old Testament
Continental Origin Code: Indonesian Archipelago
Slaves Age: 24
Slaves Gender: Male
Price In Rixdollars: 65
Sellers Last Name: Keeleman
Sellers First Name: Cornelis
Sellers Civil Status: VOC employee
Sellers Gender: Male
Sellers Domicile: Transit-at sea
Sellers Occupation: Skipper
Buyers Last Name: Groenewald
Buyers First Name: Christoffel
Buyers Civil Status: burgher
Buyers Gender: Male
Buyers Domicile: Table valley
Buyers Occupation: blacksmith
Primary Reference: Transporten en Scheepeniskennis. Hereinafter cited as Changing Hands.
[S432] Robert C-H Shell compiler, Changing Hands, Sequence IDNO:       0982
Slaves First Name:       Domingo
Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Aroe
Day Of Sale:       11
Month Of Sale:       5
Year Of Sale:       1695
Type Of Sale:       Oceanic
Type Of Name:       Day name
Continental Origin Code:       Indonesian Archipelago
Slaves Age:       15
Slaves Gender:       Male
Price In Rixdollars:       65
Sellers Last Name:       Keeleman
Sellers First Name:       Cornelis
Sellers Civil Status:       VOC employee
Sellers Gender:       Male
Sellers Domicile:       Transit-at sea
Sellers Occupation:       Skipper
Buyers Last Name:       Groenewald
Buyers First Name:       Christoffel
Buyers Civil Status:       burgher
Buyers Gender:       Male
Buyers Domicile:       Table valley
Buyers Occupation:       blacksmith
Primary Reference:       Transporten en Scheepeniskennis

Sequence IDNO:       0983
Slaves First Name:       Ismael
Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Macassar
Day Of Sale:       11
Month Of Sale:       5
Year Of Sale:       1695
Type Of Sale:       Oceanic
Type Of Name:       Old Testament
Continental Origin Code:       Indonesian Archipelago
Slaves Age:       24
Slaves Gender:       Male
Price In Rixdollars:       65
Sellers Last Name:       Keeleman
Sellers First Name:       Cornelis
Sellers Civil Status:       VOC employee
Sellers Gender:       Male
Sellers Domicile:       Transit-at sea
Sellers Occupation:       Skipper
Buyers Last Name:       Groenewald
Buyers First Name:       Christoffel
Buyers Civil Status:       burgher
Buyers Gender:       Male
Buyers Domicile:       Table valley
Buyers Occupation:       blacksmith
Primary Reference:       Transporten en Scheepeniskennis.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.122. 11.5.1695, p. 122 (verso): Ismael from Macassar (24) and Domingo from Aroe (14/15), sold by Cornelis Keeleman to Jan Mostert for Rds. 130.. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.