Abraham van de Caep van Salamma1

M, #18804, b. 8 August 1700
Mother*Salamma van Madagascar1 b. c 1685

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Last Edited05/08/2017
RacialDesignation* On 8 August 1700 Abraham van de Caep van Salamma 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 
BaptismsAbraham van de Caep van Salamma was baptized on 8 August 1700 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town).2
Slave BirthsBefore 8 August 1700, Abraham van de Caep van Salamma was born in bondage de Caep de Goede Hoop.1
Slaves Owned by the CompanyOn 8 August 1700 Salamma van Madagascar and Abraham van de Caep van Salamma 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) "[8 Augusti 1700] een kind van
    Susanna vande Caab gent. Hermanus, [Heelslag]
    Flora van Madag: gent. Aletta, [Heelslag]
    Salamma van Madag: gent. Abraham, [Heelslag]
    Reynewau van Madag: gent. Apolonia, [Heelslag]
    familysearch.org."
 

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