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Frans Meyer¹

M, #16061, b. circa 1655

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Last Edited

04/04/2015

Birth*

Frans Meyer was born circa 1655.^1,2

Occupation*

On 18 January 1695 Frans Meyer was the captain of the Prins Frederick, a Danish vessel.¹

Slave Transactions

On 18 January 1695 Anthonij van Tranquebar and Helene van Tranquebar were sold by Frans Meyer to Simon van der Stel, for Rds. 60 each.³
On 18 January 1695 Jan van Tranquebar and Pieter van Tranquebar were sold by Frans Meyer to Andrijs de Man, for Rds. 60 each.⁴
On 18 January 1695 Jacob van Tranquebar and Coridon van Tranquebar were sold by Frans Meyer to Jan Dircks de Beer, for Rds. 70 each.⁵

Citations

[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.166.. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
[S21] Date estimated by compiler, Delia Robertson and, unless there is corroborating information, should not be considered as anything more than a guide.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.166. 18.1.1695, XIX, pp. 44-45: Anthonij from Tranquebaer (18), and Helene from Tranquebaer (12), sold by Frans Meyer, Captain of the Danish ship Prins Frederick, to Simon van der Stel for Rds. 60 each.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.166. 18.1.1695, p. 45-46: Jan (17) and Pietcr (12) from Tranquebaer, sold by the
Danish captain Frans Meyer to Andries de Man for Rds. 60 each.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.166. 18.1.1695, pp. 45-47: Jacob (17) and Coridon (12), both from Tranquebaer, sold by the Danish captain Frans Meyer to Jan Dircx de Beer for Rds. 70 each.