First Fifty Years - a project collating Cape of Good Hope records

Harmens van Madagascar¹

M, #14133, b. between 1665 and 1666

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Last Edited

25/12/2015

BirthOrigin*

Harmens was from Madagascar and perhaps born there between 1665 and 1666. He was said to be between 20 and 21 years old in 1686.¹

Slave Transactions

On 26 April 1686 Pieter van Madagascar, Paul van Madagascar and Harmens van Madagascar were sold by William Deeron to Claas Hendriksz, for Rds. 154.^2,1

Citations

[S606] J.L. (Leon) Hattingh, "A.J. Böeseken se Addendum van Kaapse slawe-verkoopstransaksies: Foute en regstellings", Kronos (Foute en regstellings) 9 (1984): Op dieselfde dag, volgens die addendum, verkoop Deeron ook twee ander slawe, nl. Pieter en Paul van Madagaskar. Böeseken rapporteur hulle ouderdomme as “respektiewelik” 20 en 22 jaar oud. Maar eintlik was al drie – ‘n derde slaaf, Harmens van Madagaskar, word nie eers in die addendum vermeld nie – tussen 20 en 21 jaar oud.. Hereinafter cited as "Foute en regstellings."
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.145. 26.4.1686: Pieter and Paul from Madagascar, respectively 20 and 21 years old, sold by Will Deeron to Claas Hendricksz from Meldorp for Rds. 154.. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.