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Marten van de Vijver¹

M, #16441, b. circa 1665

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Last Edited

17/05/2015

Birth*

Marten van de Vijver was born circa 1665.¹

Occupation*

On 20 June 1697 Marten van de Vijver was a first mate on the Vrijburgh, a vessel of the return fleet.¹

Slave Transactions

On 20 June 1697 Anthonij van Bengale was sold by Marten van de Vijver to Cornelis Botma, for Rds. 42.²
On 27 June 1697 Jan van Malabar was sold by Marten van de Vijver to Frederik Meyer, for Rds. 50.³

Citations

[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p. 178.. 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. 178. 20.6.1697, p. 209 (verso): Anthonij from Bengal (45), sold by Marten van de Vijver, first mate of the Vrijburgh, to Cornelis Botma for Rds. 42.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 179. 27.6.1697, p. 231: Maarten van de Vijver, first mate of De Vrijburgh, sold Jan van Malabar (25) to Frederick Meyer for Rds. 50.