Diana van Madagascar

F, #5140, b. between 1665 and 1669

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NGK (Cape Town) Baptisms 1665-1695NGK (Cape Town) Baptisms 1665-1695
Last Edited17/06/2019
BirthOrigin*Diana was from Madagascar and was perhaps born there between 1665 and 1669. She was said to be 20 or 21 years old in 1686; 25 or 26 years old in 1692, and 24 or 25 years old in 1693.1,2 
BaptismDiana van Madagascar was baptized on 17 June 1703 Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town).3,4 
(ConcubineF) Concubine*She may have been the concubine of Detlef Bibault from circa 1686 de Caep de Goede Hoop. Diana van Madagascar is a strong candidate as mother to Susanna Biebou, baptised (23 February 1687). Susanna's identified paternity in a baptism record is extraordinary compared to other contemporary baptisms for slave children - including those owned by Cornelis Linnes. A further clue to a possible continuous relationship between Biebow and Diana, would be his subsequent purchase of a slave woman also named Diana van Madagascar. Bibouw married (1688) so that his potential relationship with Diana appears to have remained de facto.5,6 

Family 1

Detlef Bibault b. c 1660, d. b 28 Sep 1695
Child
  • Susanna Biebou+ b. 23 Feb 1687; a comparative timeline for all slaves named Diana in this period reveal Diana van Madagascar to be the only potential candidate as mother to Susanna. A further clue to the probable continuous relationship between Biebow and Diana, would be his subsequent purchase of a slave woman named Diana van Madagascar. Bibouw married (1688) so that his relationship with Diana remained de facto.15

Family 2
Children
  • Elisabeth van de Caep16 b. b 1 Mar 1703
  • Hendrik van de Caep b. b 1 Jun 1704; putative relationship, perhaps further evidence of this relationship will surface as I add records.17
  • Truij b. 6 Jun 1706; putative relationship, perhaps further evidence of this relationship will surface as I add records.18
  • Frederik NN b. b 20 Sep 1711; putative relationship, perhaps further evidence of this relationship will surface as I add records.17
Misc*There were very few enslaved women named Diana at the Cape in the early decades. A list of slave transactions for these women is attached.7
Slave TransactionsOn 5 May 1686 Diana van Madagascar was sold by William Deeron to Johann Heinrich Vlok de Caep de Goede Hoop, for 48 Rixdollars.1,8
On 12 May 1691 Diana van Madagascar was sold by Joris van Stralen to Christiaan Freser de Caep de Goede Hoop, for 65 Rijksdaalders.9,10,11
On 28 December 1693 Diana van Madagascar was sold by Christiaan Freser to Detlef Bibault de Caep de Goede Hoop, for 90 rijksdaalders.12,13,14
Slaves owned by individualsDiana van Madagascar may have been the slave of Cornelis Pietersz Linnes on 23 February 1687 de Caep de Goede Hoop mentioned in the baptism of Susanna, daughter of Diedelof Biebou en Diana, slavin.6
On 17 June 1703 Diana van Madagascar was owned by Francois van der Stel.3,4

Citations

  1. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.145; 5.5.1686: Diana from Madagascar (20/21), sold by Will Deeron to Jan Vlock for Rds. 48. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
  2. [S432] Robert C-H Shell compiler, Changing Hands, A calendar of bondage in southern Africa, 1550 to 1888, CD-ROM; ISBN 1-86918-063-1; (Cape Town: Ancestry24, September 2007), Sequence IDNO 0758, Diana van Madagascar. Hereinafter cited as Changing Hands.
  3. [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org) "[17 Junij 1703] na voorgaande belydenis gedoopt Lijfygen van Jonker Francois vander Stel, — Diana
    familysearch.org."
  4. [S520] Mansell Upham, "Lijsbeth Vion", 2 March 2010 (Tokyo, Japan - e-mail address). "Diana van Madagascar was baptized as an adult in Cape Town (17 June 1703):      Na voorgaande belydenise gedoopt Lijfeyegen van Jonker Francois van der Stel Diana". Hereinafter cited as "Lijsbeth Vion."
  5. [S629] Personal communications between Mansell Upham and Delia Robertson, 2010-present. My grateful thanks to Mansell Upham for his patient assistance in highlighting the connections (confirmed and likely) between these individuals, and the significance of the naming of the father in Susanna Biebou's baptism.
  6. [S397] NGK G1 1/1, Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Kerken Boek (Bapt.), 1665-1695: den 23 dito (Febr.) Susanna
    Diedelof Biebou en Diana, slavin van Cornelis Linnes, transcribed by Richard Ball, Norfolk, England, (May 2006), Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/. Hereinafter cited as Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Kerken Boek (Bapt.).
  7. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
  8. [S432] Robert C-H Shell compiler, Changing Hands, Sequence IDNO: 0472, Diana van Madagascar [sold by William Deeron to Jan Vlock].
  9. [S432] Robert C-H Shell compiler, Changing Hands, Sequence IDNO: 0758, Diana van Madagascar [sold by Joris van Stralen to Christiaan Freser.].
  10. [S340] Eben De Klerk, "Meer oor Susanna Bibouw", Familia (Meer, Susanna Bibouw) Vol. 29, no. 3 & 4 (1992). Hereinafter cited as "Meer oor Susanna Bibouw."
  11. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.158. 12.5.1691, pp. 159-160: Diana from Madagascar (25/26), sold by Joris van Straten to Christiaen Freser for Rds. 65.
  12. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.164. . . . 12.1693, p. 442: Diana from Madagascar (24/25), sold by Christiaen Freser to Didlof Bidouw for Rds. 90. [While no day is identified by either Böeseken or Shell, this transaction is number 442, and both 438 and 444 are dated the 28th - I have therefor assumed the same day. DR]
  13. [S432] Robert C-H Shell compiler, Changing Hands, Sequence IDNO: 0861, Diana van Madagascar [Sold by Christiaan Freser to Detllof Bibault.].
  14. [S340] Eben De Klerk, "Meer oor Susanna Bibouw", This evidence was first reported by Mansell Upham as follows:

    Familia, 1/1989, Addenda & Corrigenda, "Bibouw (1986.4 pp 70-72); E. de Klerk, "Die verhaal van Susanna Biebouw" mentions that the name Diana only occurs four times in slave transactions 1658-1687 as set out in A.J. Boeseken: Slaves and Free Black at the Cape 1658-1700. The attention of Susanna Bibouw's descendants, however, is drawn to the following slave transaction which may shed more light on the Diana-mystery:

    '. . . 12.1963, p. 442: Diana from Madagascar (24/25) sold by Christiaen Freser to Didlof Bidouw for Rds.90'

    (A.J. Boeseken, op. cit., p. 164)

    Mansell G. Upham."
  15. [S339] Mansell Upham, "Familia (Addenda & Corrigenda - Susanna Bibouw)", Familia (Addenda & Corrigenda - Susanna Bibouw) Vol. 1, 1989 (1989): Familia, 1/1989, Addenda & Corrigenda, "Bibouw (1986.4 pp 70-72); E. de Klerk, "Die verhaal van Susanna Biebouw" mentions that the name Diana only occurs four times in slave transactions 1658-1687 as set out in A.J. Boeseken: Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700. The attention of Susanna Bibouw's descendants, however, is drawn to the following slave transaction which may shed more light on the Diana-mystery:
    '. . . 12.1693, p. 442: Diana from Madagascar (24/25) sold by Christiaen Freser to Didlof Bidouw for Rds.90'
    (A.J. Boeseken, op. cit., p. 164)
    Mansell G. Upham". Hereinafter cited as "Familia (Addenda & Corrigenda - Susanna Bibouw)."
  16. [S520] Mansell Upham, "Lijsbeth Vion", "Just prior to her baptism (1 March 1703) Diana baptized a daughter Lijsbeth (an infant?) : Van Diana van Madag: onder getuyge van Dina van Soetermeer, gent Elisabeth."
  17. [S520] Mansell Upham, "Lijsbeth Vion", "Cape 1 June 1704: Van Diana, onder getuyge van Jacob Knoet met Laurentie Lourentius, gent Hendrik."
  18. [S520] Mansell Upham, "Lijsbeth Vion", "Stellenbosch 6 June 1706: Truij d’Moeder Diana lijfeigen kind van Francois van der Stel."
 

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