Michiel van de Caep van Susanna1

M, #18752, b. 4 January 1699
Mother*Susanna van Madagascar1 b. c 1680

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Last Edited22/07/2017
RacialDesignation* On 4 January 1699 Michiel van de Caep van Susanna was described as heelslag, a racial tag meaning both parents were African. 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 
BaptismsMichiel van de Caep van Susanna was baptized on 4 January 1699 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town).2
Slave BirthsBefore 4 January 1699, Michiel van de Caep van Susanna was born in bondage de Caep de Goede Hoop.1
Slaves Owned by the CompanyOn 4 January 1699 Susanna van Madagascar and Michiel van de Caep van Susanna were enslaved and owned by the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) at the Cape. Described as heelslag, a racial tag meaning both parents were African. 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

Citations

  1. [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org).
  2. [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org) "4 Jan: 1699
    een kint van
    Voangie van Madag: gent. Hans Jurie, [halfslag]
    Vololong van Madagas: gent. Willem, [Heelslag]
    Eva vande Caep gent. Andries, [Heelslag]
    Susanna van Madag: gent. Michiel, [Heelslag]
    familysearch.org."
 

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