Gabriel van de Caep1

M, #18739, b. 13 July 1698
Mother*Johanna Matthijs1 b. c 1683

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Last Edited20/07/2017
RacialDesignation* On 13 July 1698 Gabriel van de Caep was described as heelslag, a racial tag meaning both parents were African or Asian. For more on the racial and social typecasting of the period, visit this page: Nomenclature & identity tags peculiar to the Cape of Good Hope deriving from an individual’s legal status made for legally-entrenched hierarchic discrimination.1 
BaptismsGabriel van de Caep was baptized on 13 July 1698 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town).2
Slave BirthsBefore 13 July 1698, Gabriel van de Caep was born in bondage de Caep de Goede Hoop.1
Slaves Owned by the CompanyOn 13 July 1698 Johanna Matthijs and Gabriel van de Caep were enslaved and owned by the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) at the Cape.1

Citations

  1. [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org).
  2. [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org) "13 July 1698
    een kint
    van Catharina gent. Godfried; half:
    van Johanna gent. Gabriel, [Heelslag]
    familysearch.org."
 

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