Johannes van de Caep van Isabella1

M, #14989, b. before 23 February 1698
Mother*Isabella van de Caep1 b. c 1665

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Last Edited06/08/2017
Slave Birth - Company OwnedJohannes van de Caep van Isabella was born in bondage before 23 February 1698 and was owned by the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie), de Caep de Goede Hoop Johannes van de Caep van Isabella.1
BaptismJohannes van de Caep van Isabella was baptized on 23 February 1698 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town), de Caep de Goede Hoop.2 
RacialDesignation* On 23 February 1698 Johannes van de Caep van Isabella was described as heelslag, a racial tag meaning both parents were African or Asian. For more on the racial and social typecasting of the period, visit this page: Nomenclature & identity tags peculiar to the Cape of Good Hope deriving from an individual’s legal status made for legally-entrenched hierarchic discrimination.3 
Slaves Owned by the CompanyOn 23 February 1698 Isabella van de Caep and Johannes van de Caep van Isabella were enslaved and owned by the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) at the Cape.3

Citations

  1. [S751] VC 605 (NGK G1-8/2), Company Slave Baptisms, 1696-1712: 23 Feb:r 1698
    een kint
    van Jannetie van Wyck gent. Paulus, cast:
    van Meentie van Madagascar gent. Jacob, halfs:
    van Maria van Batavia gent. Juliana, halfs:
    van Isabella van de Caep gent. Johannes, heels:
    van Sarmasa van Madagasker gent. Isaak, heels:, transcribed by Mansell Upham. Hereinafter cited as Company Slave Baptisms.
  2. [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org) "23 Feb:r 1698
    een kint
    van Jannetie van Wyck gent. Paulus, [Castijs]
    van Meentie van Madagascar gent. Jacob, [Halfslag]
    van Maria van Batavia gent. Juliana, [Halfslag]
    van Isabella van de Caep gent. Johannes, [Heelslag]
    van Sarmasa van Madagasker gent. Isaak, [Heelslag]
    familysearch.org."
  3. [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org).
 

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