Jan van der Licht1

M, #15837, b. circa 1645

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Last Edited27/12/2014
Birth*Jan van der Licht was born circa 1645.1,2
 
Occupation*Jan van der Licht was either the chief steward (Böeseken) or the surgeon (Shell) on the Nieuwlandt on 1 March 1685.1,3 
Slave TransactionsOn 1 March 1685 Bastiaen van Bengale was sold by Jan van der Licht to Gerhard Pieterszoon van der Bijl, for Rds. 56.4,3

Citations

  1. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p. 142. 1.3.1685, p. 23: Bastiaen from Bengal (25), sold by the chief steward of the Nieuwlandt to Gerrit van der Bijl for Rds. 56.. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
  2. [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:           0390
    Slaves First Name:            Bastiaan
    Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Bengal
    Day Of Sale:                1
    Month Of Sale:           3
    Year Of Sale:                1685
    Type Of Name:            Christian
    Continental Origin Code:      Indian Sub Continent
    Slaves Age:                25
    Slaves Gender:            Male
    Price In Rixdollars:           56
    Sellers Last Name:           Van der Licht
    Sellers First Name:           Jan
    Sellers Civil Status:           VOC employee
    Sellers Gender:           Male
    Sellers Domicile:            Transit-at sea
    Sellers Occupation:            Surgeon
    Buyers Last Name:            Van der Bijl
    Buyers First Name:            Gerrit
    Buyers Civil Status:            burgher
    Buyers Gender:            Male
    Buyers Domicile:            Cape district
    Buyers Occupation:            carpenter
    Primary Reference:            Transporten en Scheepeniskennis. Hereinafter cited as Changing Hands.
  3. [S432] Robert C-H Shell compiler, Changing Hands, Sequence IDNO:           0390
    Slaves First Name:            Bastiaan
    Presumed Place Of Origin:      van Bengal
    Day Of Sale:           1
    Month Of Sale:           3
    Year Of Sale:           1685
    Type Of Name:            Christian
    Continental Origin Code:      Indian Sub Continent
    Slaves Age:           25
    Slaves Gender:            Male
    Price In Rixdollars:           56
    Sellers Last Name:           Van der Licht
    Sellers First Name:           Jan
    Sellers Civil Status:           VOC employee
    Sellers Gender:           Male
    Sellers Domicile:            Transit-at sea
    Sellers Occupation:      Surgeon
    Buyers Last Name:            Van der Bijl
    Buyers First Name:            Gerrit
    Buyers Civil Status:      burgher
    Buyers Gender:            Male
    Buyers Domicile:            Cape district
    Buyers Occupation:      carpenter
    Primary Reference:      Transporten en Scheepeniskennis.
  4. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 142.
 

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