Adolph van Madagascar1

M, #17279, b. circa 1658

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Last Edited21/07/2015
BirthOrigin*Adolph was from Madagascar and was perhaps born there circa 1658. He was said to be 43 years old in 1702.1 
Crime and relatedOn 20 July 1720 Adolph van Madagascar was strangled and scorched for arson. He was punished with 6 others who were hanged for desertion, theft, & cattle theft, including one who had his right hand severed. At the time he was owned by Marguerite-Thérèse de Savoye.2
Slave TransactionsOn 24 January 1701 Adolph van Madagascar was sold by Nikolaas Oortmans to Christoffel Snijman, for Rds 75.3

Citations

  1. [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:       1756     
    Slaves First Name:       Adolph     
    Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Madagascar     
    Day Of Sale:       24     
    Month Of Sale:       1     
    Year Of Sale:       1701     
    Type Of Name:       Christian     
    Continental Origin Code:       Mada&Mau     
    Slaves Age:       43. Hereinafter cited as Changing Hands.
  2. [S839] Note by Mansell Upham, "Adolf van Madegascar Leijfeijgen van Margareta de Savoije wed.[duwe] Henning Viljon ...
    20 July 1720
    Slave Adolf, of Madagascar [belonging to Marguerite-Thérèse de Savoye (1673-1742), widow of Cape-born Henning Villion [Viljoen] & formerly widow of Cape born mestiço Christoffel Snijman & stamvader of the Snyman family], strangled & scorched for arson. 6 others hanged for desertion, theft, & cattle theft. One of them to have right hand cut off ...
    Adolf`s sentence reads as follows:
    ... Condemneeren bij deezen omme gebragt te warden ter plaatze daar men alhier gewoon is Criminele Sententie t’Executeeren, en aldaar den Scherpregter overgeleevert zinde, Eerst aan den paal gebonden, en vervolgens geworgt onder ‘t selven geblaakert te warden datter de dood naarvolgt, voorts ‘t doode Lighaam door S’Heeren wegen en Straaten naar ‘t buijtengeregt gesleept en aldaar op Een Raad gesteld zijnde, zoo lange te blijven, tot dat door de Lugt en vogelen des heemels zal zijn verteerd, met Costen en mise van Justitie.
    [Mansell Upham]"
  3. [S432] Robert C-H Shell compiler, Changing Hands, Sequence IDNO:       1756     
    Slaves First Name:       Adolph     
    Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Madagascar     
    Day Of Sale:       24     
    Month Of Sale:       1     
    Year Of Sale:       1701     
    Type Of Name:       Christian     
    Continental Origin Code:       Mada&Mau     
    Slaves Age:       43     
    Slaves Gender:       Male     
    Price In Rixdollars:       75     
    Sellers Last Name:       Oortman     
    Sellers First Name:       Nicolaas     
    Sellers Civil Status:       burgher     
    Sellers Gender:       Male     
    Sellers Domicile:       Cape district     
    Sellers Occupation:       Farmer     
    Buyers Last Name:       Snijman     
    Buyers First Name:       Christoffel     
    Buyers Civil Status:       burgher     
    Buyers Gender:       Male     
    Buyers Domicile:       Drakenstein district     
    Buyers Occupation:       farmer     
    Primary Reference:       Transporten en Scheepeniskennis.
 

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