Pieter van de Caep1

M, #18719, b. 16 December 1696
Mother*Lijsbeth van de Caap1 b. c 1665

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Last Edited17/07/2017
Slave Birth - Company OwnedPieter van de Caep was born in bondage before 16 December 1696 and was owned by the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie), de Caep de Goede Hoop Pieter van de Caep.1
RacialDesignation* On 16 December 1696 Pieter van de Caep was described as heelslag, a racial tag meaning both parents were African or Asian. 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.1 
BaptismsPieter van de Caep was baptized on 16 December 1696 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town).2

Citations

  1. [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org).
  2. [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org) "16 Decb:r 1696. van Lijsbet vande Caep, genaemt Pieter, Heelslag
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