First Fifty Years - a project collating Cape of Good Hope records

Tomas Robberts¹

M, #16917, b. circa 1630

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Last Edited

24/06/2015

BirthOrigin*

Tomas was from Kent and may have been born there circa 1630. His age is estimated.¹

Monsterrollen and Opgaafrollen (Muster and tax rolls)

On 20 March 1656 Tomas Robberts was enumerated in the muster roll, as a 'boy.¹'
On 31 May 1657 Tomas Robberts was enumerated in the muster roll, among the free men, or vrijlieden.²
On 15 February 1658 Casper Brinckman and Warnar Cornelisz: were enumerated in the muster roll, among the freemen, as Brinckman's Company and owners. Enumerated with them were Gerrit Sandersz: and Tomas Robberts described as 'in their service.³'

Vrijbriewen and Burgher Status

On 15 April 1657, Tomas Robberts was granted a vrijbrief or letter of freedom which released him from his contractual obligations to the VOC and accorded him the status of vrijburgher or free burgher. The vrijbrief was signed by Rijcklof van Goens.⁴

Citations

[S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, Letters Despatched 1652-1662 to which are added land grants, attestations, Journal of voyage to Tristan da Cunha, names of freemen, &c. Vol III, H.C.V. Leibrandt; (Cape Town, South Africa: W.A. Richards & Sons, Government Printers, 1900), p.284-286. Hereinafter cited as Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope.
[S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, p.290.
[S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, p.294.
[S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, p.264. As above to:- Thomas Robbertsz:, of Kent, boy, d.d. 15^th April, 1657.