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Francois Boon¹

M, #16372, b. circa 1665

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Last Edited

16/05/2015

Birth*

Francois Boon was born circa 1665.^2,3

Occupation*

On 31 May 1697 Francois Boon was a bookkeeper on the Assendelft, a vessel of the return fleet.²

Names in the record, in publications, etc.

31 May 1697, the name of Francois was written in the record as Francis Boon.²

Slave Transactions

On 31 May 1697 Mina van der Kust Coromandel was sold by Francois Boon to Leendert Leendertsz: Havelier, for Rds. 70.⁴
On 5 June 1697 Titus van Malabar was sold by Francis Boon to Willem Phenning, for Rds. 55.¹

Citations

[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p. 177. 5.6.1697, p. 182: Titus from Malabar (21), sold by Francois Boon, bookkeeper of the Assendelfft, to Willem Phenning for Rds. 55.. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 176.
[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. 176. 31.5.1697, p. 173: Mina from the Coast Coromandel (20), sold by Francis Boon, bookkeeper of the Assendelft, to Leendert Leendertsz Havelier of the Mijdrecht for Rds. 70.