Hendrik van de Caep van Ysabella1

M, #14990, b. before 7 November 1700
Mother*Isabella van de Caep1 b. c 1665

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Last Edited06/08/2017
Slave Birth - Company OwnedHendrik van de Caep van Ysabella was born in bondage before 7 November 1700 and was owned by the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie), de Caep de Goede Hoop Hendrik van de Caep van Ysabella.1
BaptismHendrik van de Caep van Ysabella was baptized on 7 November 1700 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town), de Caep de Goede Hoop.2 
RacialDesignation* On 7 November 1700 Hendrik van de Caep van Ysabella was described as heelslag, a racial tag meaning both parents were African. 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 7 November 1700 Isabella van de Caep and Hendrik van de Caep van Ysabella 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: 7 Novb:r [1700]
    een kind van Maria Beem v: Cabo gent. Hans Jacobs, cast:
    van Constantia vande Cabo gent. Margriet, halfs:
    Ysabella vande Cabo gent. Hendrik, heels:
    Helena vande Cabo gent. Susanna, heels:
    Fatima van Madag: gent. Cornelia, heels:
    Eva van Madag: gent. Maria, heels:, transcribed by Mansell Upham. Hereinafter cited as Company Slave Baptisms.
  2. [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org) "[7 November 1700] een kind van
    Maria Beem v: Cabo gent. Hans Jacobs, [Castijs]
    van Constantia vande Cabo gent. Margriet, [Halfslag]
    Ysabella vande Cabo gent. Hendrik, [Heelslag]
    Helena vande Cabo gent. Susanna, [Heelslag]
    Fatima van Madag: gent. Cornelia, [Heelslag]
    Eva van Madag: gent. Maria, [Heelslag]
    familysearch.org."
  3. [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org).
 

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