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Maria van der Kust Coromandel¹

F, #16125, b. circa 1667

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Last Edited

07/04/2015

BirthOrigin*

Maria was from the Coromandel Coast and was perhaps born there circa 1667. She was said to be 28 years old in 1695.¹

Slave Emancipations

On 26 March 1695 Maria van der Kust Coromandel was emancipated by Nicolaas de Helt.²

Citations

[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.168.. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.168. 26.3.1695, p. 93: Maria from the Coast (28), freed by Nicolaes de Hell, sailing on the Crab.