Jacob van Tranquebar1

M, #16072, b. circa 1678

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Last Edited04/04/2015
BirthOrigin*Jacob was from the Tranquebar and was perhaps born there circa 1678. He was said to be 17 years old in 1694.1 
Slave TransactionsOn 18 January 1695 Jacob van Tranquebar and Coridon van Tranquebar were sold by Frans Meyer to Jan Dircks de Beer, for Rds. 70 each.2

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [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.
 

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