Cornelis van Madagascar

M, #9909, b. circa 1665

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NGK (Cape Town) Baptisms 1665-1695NGK (Cape Town) Baptisms 1665-1695
Last Edited04/05/2014
Birth*Cornelis van Madagascar was born circa 1665 in de Caep de Goede Hoop.1
 
BaptismCornelis van Madagascar was baptized on 20 April 1692 Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town), de Caep de Goede Hoop.2 
NotesBetween 20 April 1692 and 23 July 1713 after the disappearance of the Ridderschap, apparently due to pirate activity around Madagascar the Council of Policy despatched officials on board the recently repaired Tamboer to the island to investigate the matter. To assist the officials they also sent the company owned Malagasy slave interpreter Inserwole van Madagascar otherwise known as Ysserwolle and Cornelis - the latter being his baptismal name. From Madagascar the Tamboer proceeded to Batavia from where Inserwole was returned to the Cape.

The first Cornelis van Madagascar appears in the record on 8 March 1677 (1676?) when he is sold by Arijaen van Asperen the captain of the Voorhout to Joannes Valckenryck for Rds 87 in a joint transaction.

As far as can be thus far asertained, there were two adult, company owned, Malagasy slaves baptised Cornelis at the Cape on 20 April 1692 and 20 November 1695 - the Malagasy names were not recorded in either instance. They were Cornelis van Madagascar and Cornelis van Madagascar

The census (monsterrol) of 1695 does not include any company owned slaves named Cornelis.

The last record thus far located mentioning a Cornelis van Madagascar is on 23 July 1713 of two slaves Dianira van der Caap and Cornelis van Madegascar owned by Simon van der Stel who baptise their son Johannes Cornelis van der Caep.3,4
Slaves Owned by the CompanyOn 20 April 1692 Cornelis van Madagascar was enslaved and owned by the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) at the Cape.5

Citations

  1. [S397] NGK G1 1/1, Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Kerken Boek (Bapt.), 1665-1695:
    Den selfde dito [3 Februarius 1692] sijn verscheiden slave kinderen van de Ede. Comp'
    gedoopt, ten overstaen van Sr. Andrijs de Man,
    ende den Capt. Willem Padt getuijgen van
    Comps' weegen
    Een kindt van Maria van de Caep genaemt Catina half[slagh]
    Een kint Cristijn van de Caep, genaemt Pieter halfslagh
    een kint van Flora van Madagasker genaemt [-----] Laurens halfslagh
    Een kindt van Lijsbet van Madagaskeer genaemt [jo]hannis halfslagh
    Een kindt van Bolbetomba van Madagasker genaemt Adam halfslagh
    Een kindt van Soma an unknown person tjie van Madagasker genaemt Cleopatra halfslagh, 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.).
  2. [S397] NGK G1 1/1, Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Kerken Boek (Bapt.): 1692. Den 20 Dito (April) sijn verscheiden bejaerde slaven ende slavinnen van de Ede. Comps. op hare voorgegeven belijdenisse[ ] gedoopt als
    Daniel, Adrian, Anthonij, Cornelis, J at an unknown age nis, Claes, alle ses van Madegasker
    Jacob van Zeilon; Eva, Magdalena, Anna, alle drie van
    Madagasker item twee slavinnen van de Ede. Heer Gouverneur
    waer van de eene genaemt is Maria, de andere Lijbet(sic), 1665-1695, Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/
  3. [S576] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, Letters Despatched 1696-1708, H.C.V. Leibrandt; CD-ROM (Cape Town, South Africa: W.A. Richards & Sons, Government Printers, 1896), p.111. As interpreter we have placed on board a Malagasy slave named Inserwole, baptized here with the name of Cornelis, after being already employed as such in the slave trade with that island.. Hereinafter cited as Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope.
  4. [S721] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, Letters Received 1695-1708, H.C.V. Leibrandt; CD-ROM (Cape Town, South Africa: W.A. Richards & Sons, Government Printers, 1896), pp.220-222. We send you back by the “Nigtevegt” the slave Ysserwolle or Cornelis, given by you to the “Tamboer” to serve as interpreter there.. Hereinafter cited as Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope.
  5. [S397] NGK G1 1/1, Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Kerken Boek (Bapt.): 1692
    Den 20 Dito (April) sijn verscheiden bejaerde slaven ende slavinnen van
    de Ede. Comps. op hare voorgegeven belijdenisse[ ]
    gedoopt als Daniel, Adrian, Anthonij, Cornelis, J at an unknown age
    nis, Claes, alle ses van Madegasker
    Jacob van Zeilon; Eva, Magdalena, Anna, alle drie van
    Madagasker item twee slavinnen van de Ede. Heer Gouverneur
    waer van de eene genaemt is Maria, de andere Lijbet(sic), 1665-1695, Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/
 

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