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Jan van Madagascar¹

M, #16353, b. circa 1679

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Last Edited

15/05/2015

BirthOrigin*

Jan was from Madagascar and was perhaps born there circa 1679. He was said to be 18 years old 1697.¹

Slave Transactions

On 11 March 1697 Jan van Madagascar was sold by Matthijs Glas to Jan Mijndertse Kruijwagen, for Rds. 70.²
On 25 March 1697 Jan van Madagascar was sold by Jan Mijndertse Kruijwagen to Jacobus de Savoye, for Rds. 100.³

Citations

[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p. 176.. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
[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:       1130
Slaves First Name:       Jan
Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Madagascar
Day Of Sale:       11
Month Of Sale:       3
Year Of Sale:       1697
Trace Possible:       slave comes up for sale again
Type Of Name:       Christian
Continental Origin Code:       Mada&Mau
Slaves Age:       18
Slaves Gender:       Male
Price In Rixdollars:       70
Sellers Last Name:       Glas
Sellers First Name:       Matthijs
Sellers Civil Status:       VOC employee
Sellers Gender:       Male
Sellers Domicile:       Transit-at sea
Sellers Occupation:       Sailor
Buyers Last Name:       Kruijwagen
Buyers First Name:       Jan Meijndert
Buyers Civil Status:       burgher
Buyers Gender:       Male
Buyers Domicile:       Cape district
Buyers Occupation:       speculator
Primary Reference:       Transporten en Scheepeniskennis. Hereinafter cited as Changing Hands.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 176. 25.3.1697, p. 161 (verso): Jan from Madagascar (18), sold by Jan Meijndertsz Cruywagen to Jacques de Savoye for Rds. 100.