Diana van Macassar1

F, #15628, b. circa 1659

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Last Edited13/03/2015
BirthOrigin*Diana was from Macassar and perhaps born there circa 1659.1 
Slave TransactionsOn 16 April 1679 Diana van Macassar was sold by Johannes Ravensbergh to Herman Ernst de Gresnicht, for Rds. 48.2
On 7 September 1686 Diana van Macassar was sold by Herman Ernst de Gresnicht to Matthias Greeff.3,4

Citations

  1. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.137. 16.4.1679: Diana (no place of origin given), sold by lohannes Ravensberg to Herman Gresnicht for Rds. 48.. 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.137. 16.4.1679: Diana (no place of origin given), sold by lohannes Ravensberg to Herman Gresnicht for Rds. 48. [She is unnamed in this transaction but is sold in 1686 as van Macassar.]
  3. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.147. 7.9.l686: Diana from Macassar (25), sold by Hermanus Gresnigh (signature Hermen Gresingh) to Matthias Grevensteijn for Rds. 50. [Purchaser was Matthias Greeff.]
  4. [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:       0511     
    Slaves First Name:       Diana     
    Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Macassar     
    Day Of Sale:       7     
    Month Of Sale:       9     
    Year Of Sale:       1686     
    Type Of Name:       Classical     
    Continental Origin Code:       Indonesian Archipelago     
    Slaves Age:       25     
    Slaves Gender:       Female     
    Price In Rixdollars:       50     
    Sellers Last Name:       Gresnight     
    Sellers First Name:       Hermanus     
    Sellers Civil Status:       Councillor     
    Sellers Gender:       Male     
    Sellers Domicile:       Cape district     
    Sellers Occupation:       Farmer     
    Buyers Last Name:       Greef     
    Buyers First Name:       Matthijs     
    Buyers Civil Status:       burgher     
    Buyers Gender:       Male     
    Buyers Domicile:       Stellenbosch district     
    Buyers Occupation:       farmer     
    Primary Reference:       Transporten en Scheepeniskennis     . Hereinafter cited as Changing Hands.
 

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