Willem Corsenaar

M, #8922, b. circa 1670

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NGK (Cape Town) Baptisms 1665-1695NGK (Cape Town) Baptisms 1665-1695
Last Edited17/09/2016
Birth*Willem Corsenaar was born circa 1670 in Amsterdam, Nederland.1
 
Marriage*He married Catharina Cruse circa 1690.1
 

Family

Catharina Cruse b. c 1670
Children
Slave TransactionsOn 23 December 1694 David van der Kust Coromandel was sold by Hendrik Barent Oldenlandt to Willem Corsenaar, for f 440, Cape valuation.2
On 4 April 1695 Leonora van Malabar was sold on behalf of Martinus van Campen by Thomas van Willigh to Willem Corsenaar, for Rds. 65.3
On 22 April 1698 Isabella van Madagascar was sold by Hendrik Doncker to Willem Corsenaar, for Rds. 70.4
On 4 July 1698 Isabella van Madagascar was sold by Willem Corsenaar to Johann Vosloo, for Rds. 80.5
On 11 January 1700 Andrian Boeloene van Madagascar was sold by Abraham van den Boogaard to Willem Corsenaar, for Rds. 50.6
On 11 January 1700 Andian Mahene van Madagascar was sold by Abraham van den Boogaard to Willem Corsenaar, for Rds. 50.7
On 11 January 1700 Masoedi van Madagascar was sold by Abraham van den Boogaard to Willem Corsenaar, for Rds. 50.8
On 11 January 1700 Adriaan Soelange van Madagascar was sold by Abraham van den Boogaard to Willem Corsenaar, for Rds. 50.9
On 11 January 1700 Tsioenongene van Madagascar was sold by Abraham van den Boogaard to Willem Corsenaar, for Rds. 50.10
On 11 January 1700 Fakkie van Madagascar was sold by Abraham van den Boogaard to Willem Corsenaar, for Rds. 60.11
On 11 January 1700 Effahita van Madagascar was sold by Abraham van den Boogaard to Willem Corsenaar, for Rds. 50.12
Slave EmancipationsWillem Corsenaar approved the emancipation of a slave, Susanna van Mombasa from the deceased estate of Anthoniij van Angola on 22 October 1696 de Caep de Goede Hoop, In the emancipation record, Anthonij is described as Susanna's husband. They could not have been legally married because Susanna was a slave, but the relationship clearly appears to have been a de facto marriage. Although Anthonij was already deceased at the time, he had prior to his death promised Susanna she and her children would be freed and this was carried out by the authorities because of the testimony of.13,14,15,16
Resolutions of the Council of PolicyThe Council of Policy convened on 14 June 1694 with Willem Corsenaar in attendance. Discussed at the meeting: Muhammad Yusuf al-Maqassari and Theunis Dircksen van Schalckwyck.17

The Council of Policy convened on 2 November 1707 de Caep de Goede Hoop with Willem Corsenaar in attendance. Discussed at the meeting: Gerrit Jansz van Aart, Guillaume Néel, Pieter van der Bijl, Jacobùs van der Heiden, Arent Gildenhuysen, Wessel Pretoriùs, Adam Tas and Joannes Guilliamer de Grevenbroeck.18

Citations

  1. [S153] J.A. Heese & R.T.J. Lombard, South African Genealogies 1 A-C, HSRC SA Genealogies (Pretoria: Institute for Historical Research, Division Genealogical Research, Pretoria, 1986, 1989), ISBN 0-620-23962-X, p. 667. Hereinafter cited as S.A. Genealogies 1.
  2. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.166. 23.12.1694, p. 38: David from Coromandel (23/24), sold by Hendrik Barends Oldenland to Willem Corssenaar for f 440, Cape valuation.. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
  3. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.169. 4.4.1695, pp. 108 (verso) 109: Leonora from the Coast of Malabar, sold by Thomas van Willigh, skipper of 't Huys te Loo, on behalf of Martinus van Campen in Batavia, to Willem Corssenaar for Rds. 65.
  4. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 184. 22.4.1698: Isabella from Madagascar (20), sold by Hendrik Donker of the return vessel De Lek to William Corssenaar for Rds. 70.
  5. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 185. 4.7.1698: Isabel1a from Madagascar, sold by Willem Corssenaar to Jan Vosloo for Rds. 80.
  6. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 190. 11.1.1700: Andrian Boeloene from Madagascar (18), sold by Abraham van den Bogaard, in charge of the Madagascan slave trade, to the junior merchant Willem Corssenaar for Rds. 50.
  7. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 190. 11.1.1700: Andian Mahene (18), sold by Abraham van den Bogaard to Willem Corssenaar for Rds. 50.
  8. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 190. 11.1.1700: Masoedi from Madagus (18), sold by Abraham van den Bogaard to Willem Corssenaar for Rds. 50.
  9. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 190. 11.1.1700: Adriaan Soelange from Madagascar (18), sold by Abraham van den Bogaard to Willem Corssenaar for Rds. 50.
  10. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 191. 11.1.1700: Tsioenongene from Madagascar (18), sold by Abraham van den Bogaard to Willem Corssenaar for Rds. 50.
  11. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 191. 11.1.1700: Fakkie from Madagascar (18), sold by Abraham van den Bogaard to Willem Corssenaar for Rds. 60.
  12. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 191. 11.1.1700: Effahita from Madagascar (18), sold by Abraham van den Bogaard to Willem Corssenaar for Rds. 50.
  13. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 174. 22.10.1696, pp. 112 (verso) 113: Susanna and two children, slaves of the late Anthony of Angola, liberated by the orphan-masters WiIlem Corssenaar and Henning Hüsing in accordance with a written statement by Hans Jurgen Grimp and Pieter van der Bijl of Stellenbosch.
  14. [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), Susanna [Testamentary manumission by Anthonij van Angola.]. Hereinafter cited as Changing Hands.
  15. [S521] Margaret Cairns, "Gerrit Gerrits of Oldenburg and Susanna of Bambaser: An early 18th century couple", Familia (Gerrits & Bambaser) 17, nr. 3/4 (1990): However it seems obvious that she had been at the Cape for a few years before 1696 for this document is in fact her emancipation from slavery, and it provides details of her life that would otherwise have remained hidden. It is a fascinating document and far more than the stereotyped freedom papers usually to be found, for Hugo de Goyer, the secretary of the Council of Policy which normally handles such matters, added that six weeks before his death, her late master Anthony of Angola had told him "synde geweest de lyfeigen van Anthony van Angola", that he intended to free her from slavery. This freedom was to include that of her child, fathered by another man, and her unborn child by Anthony himself. Unfortunately Anthony died before he could carry out his promise and his posthumous son was therefore born a slave. However, the matter of the proposed emancipation had apparently been common knowledge and two well-known burgers of Stellenbosch where Anthony lived, Hans Jurgen Grimpe and Pieter van der Bijl came to the aid of Susanna and the deposition that they made to this effect bore sufficient weight for the authorities to grant the requested freedom forthwith.. Hereinafter cited as "Gerrits & Bambaser."
  16. [S606] J.L. (Leon) Hattingh, "A.J. Böeseken se Addendum van Kaapse slawe-verkoopstransaksies: Foute en regstellings", Kronos (Foute en regstellings) 9 (1984): En ofskoon Böeseken geen plek van herkoms vir die slavin Susanna verstrek nie, word dit in die betrokke document van 22.10.1696 as "Bombasa" aangegee.. Hereinafter cited as "Foute en regstellings."
  17. [S332] Webpage tanap.net (http://databases.tanap.net/mooc/) (Original records held by Western Cape Archives and Records Service, Roeland Street, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa) "C. 22, pp. 40?42."
  18. [S332] Webpage Tanap (http://databases.tanap.net/mooc/) (Original records held by Western Cape Archives and Records Service) "Resolution of 2 November 1707, Van Aarde's two children were said to be 7 and 9 years old."
  19. [S736] VC 605 (NGK G1-8/2), NGK Baptism Registers 1713-1742 (Cape Town), 2012, transcribed by Corney Keller, (1713-1742), Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/. Hereinafter cited as NGK Baptism Registers 1713-1742 (Cape Town).
 

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