Catarina van de Caep van Eva

F, #9681, b. before 16 January 1689
Mother*Eva van de Caep1 b. c 1675

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NGK (Cape Town) Baptisms 1665-1695NGK (Cape Town) Baptisms 1665-1695
Last Edited22/07/2017
Slave Birth - Company OwnedCatarina van de Caep van Eva was born in bondage before 16 January 1689 and was owned by the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie), Slave Lodge, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Catarina van de Caep van Eva.2
BaptismCatarina van de Caep van Eva was baptized on 16 January 1689 Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town), de Caep de Goede Hoop. The baptism was witnessed by Luitnt' Dominiqu Paque de Schavonnes and Andrijs de Man.2 
RacialDesignation* On 16 January 1689 Catarina van de Caep van Eva was described as halfslag, a racial tag meaning she was mixed race, i.e. the father would most likely have been white. 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.3 
Slaves Owned by the CompanyOn 16 January 1689 Eva van de Caep and her daughters Catarina van de Caep van Eva and Anna van de Caep van Eva were enslaved and owned by the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) at the Cape.1

Citations

  1. [S397] NGK G1 1/1, Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Kerken Boek (Bapt.), 1665-1695: Ao 1689
    Den 16 Januarij zijn de volgende kind[ren van
    slavelogie de E.Comp. posten gedoopt ten overstaan v[an]
    Sr. De Man en Dominicus de Chavonnes zijn genaemt
    Anna en Catarina tweelingen. halfslagen d. m:[oeder] Eva
    Wilmmijna Casties [inserted: de moeder Cornelia], Johanna halfslag d.[e] m.[oeder] Soua
    Elisabeth. halfslag de moeder van Madagascar
    Helena halfslag de moeder Samassingrap[ ]
    Jongens Johannes de moeder Zommissrang
    Cornelis halfslag van de Revoetsz Theang van de Klap[muts]
    David halfslag de moeder Cicilia ende Klapm[uts]
    Cornelis de moeder Refotze Theang, transcribed by Richard Ball, Norfolk, England, (May 2006), Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/. Hereinafter cited as Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Kerken Boek (Bapt.).
  2. [S397] NGK G1 1/1, Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Kerken Boek (Bapt.): Ao 1689
    Den 16 Januarij zijn de volgende kind[ren aan]
    slavelogie de E.Comp. posten gedoopt ten overdstaan v[an]
    Sr. De Man en Dominicus de Chavonnes zijn genaa[ ]
    Anna en Catarina tweelingen. halfslgen:m:Eva
    de moeder Carnelia
    Wilmmijna Castire Johanna halfslag:m. Sou[ ]
    Elisabeth. halflag de moeder van Madagascar
    Helena halfslag de moeder Samassingkschap[ ]
    Jongens Johannes de moeder Zommiss an unknown person ang
    Cornelis halfslag van de Revoetse Theang van de [.]ap
    David halfslag de moeder Cicilia ende Klapm[ ]
    Cornelis de moeder Refotse Theang, 1665-1695, Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/
  3. [S397] NGK G1 1/1, Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Kerken Boek (Bapt.), 1665-1695, Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/
 

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