Maria van de Caep van Sameida

F, #9901, b. before 6 April 1692
Mother*Sameida van Madagascar1 b. c 1675

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NGK (Cape Town) Baptisms 1665-1695NGK (Cape Town) Baptisms 1665-1695
Last Edited21/07/2017
Slave Birth - Company OwnedMaria van de Caep van Sameida was born in bondage before 6 April 1692 and was owned by the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie), Slave Lodge, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Maria van de Caep van Sameida.2
BaptismMaria van de Caep van Sameida was baptized on 6 April 1692 Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town), de Caep de Goede Hoop. The baptism was witnessed by H. Capt Willem Padt and Andrijs de Man.2 
RacialDesignation* On 6 April 1692 Maria van de Caep van Sameida 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. 
Slaves Owned by the CompanyOn 6 April 1692 Sameida van Madagascar and Maria van de Caep van Sameida were enslaved and owned by the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) at the Cape.3

Citations

  1. [S397] NGK G1 1/1, Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Kerken Boek (Bapt.), 1665-1695: 1692
    Den selfde Dito (6 April) sijn verscheiden slave kinderen gedoopt vn de Ed[ ]
    Comps. ten overstaen van getuijgen Sr. Andrijs de Ma[N]
    ende den Capt. Willem Padt
    een kint van Sameide van Madagasker gent. Maria halfsl[agh]
    een do: van Sarmasa van Madagasker gent. Katin halfslagh
    een do: van Kalme[leme] van Madagasker getn. Joannis halfsla[gh]
    een do: van Balbrjai van Madagasker gent. Barent heelslag[h]
    een do: van Sua van Madagasker gent. Adam heelslagh, 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.): 1691
    1692
    Den selfde Dito (6 April) sijn verscheiden slave kinderen gedoopt vn de Ed[ ]
    Comps. ten overstaen van getuijgen Sr. Andrijs de Ma[N]
    ende den Capt. Willem Padt
    een kint van Sameide van Madagasker gent. Maria halfsl[agh]
    een do: van Sarmasa van Madagasker gent. Katin halfslagh
    een do: van Kalme[leme] van Madagasker getn. Joannis halfsla[gh]
    een do: van Balbrjai van Madagasker gent. Barent heelslag[h]
    een do: van Sua van Madagasker gent. Adam heelslagh, 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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