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Matthijs van Madagascar¹

M, #16763, b. circa 1681

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Last Edited

27/05/2015

BirthOrigin*

Matthijs was from Madagascar and was perhaps born there circa 1681. He was said to be 18 years old in 1699.^1,2

Slave Transactions

On 21 September 1699 Matthijs van Madagascar and Ysak van Madagascar were sold on behalf of Simon van der Stel by Cornelis Daaldorp to Paùl Heins, for Rds. 50 each.³

Citations

[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p. 189-190.. 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:       1526
Slaves First Name:       Matthijs
Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Madagascar
Day Of Sale:       21
Month Of Sale:       9
Year Of Sale:       1699
Type Of Name:       Christian
Continental Origin Code:       Mada&Mau
Slaves Age:       18
Slaves Gender:       Male
Price In Rixdollars:       100
Sellers Last Name:       Van der Stel
Sellers First Name:       Simon
Sellers Civil Status:       VOC employee
Sellers Gender:       Male
Sellers Domicile:       Cape district
Sellers Occupation:       Governor
Buyers Last Name:       Heins
Buyers First Name:       Paul
Buyers Civil Status:       VOC employee
Buyers Gender:       Male
Buyers Domicile:       Table valley
Buyers Occupation:       sergeant
Comments And References:       *Prinsipale Sl
Primary Reference:       Transporten en Scheepeniskennis. Hereinafter cited as Changing Hands.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 190. 21.9.1699: Matthijs (18) and Ysak (19), sold by Cornelis Daeldorp on behalf of Simon van der Stel to PauIus Heins for Rds. 50 each.