Catharina van Malabar

The First Fifty Years Project

Birth - estimated Catharina van Malabar was born circa 1637.

NGK G1 1/1, Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Kerken Boek (Bapt.), 1665-1695: ao 1673

dito (29 dito (October))

Twee bejaarde Vrouwe-Personen, waar van d'een genaamt wierd Catharina van Malbaar out 36 Jaren: d'ander Elisabeth van Bengalen out ontrent de 30 Jaren, transcribed by Richard Ball, Norfolk, England, (May 2006), Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/

Baptism Catharina van Malabar was baptized on 29 October 1673 at Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town), - see above

1st Marriage Cornelis Claasz on 15 March 1676 at Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town)

NGK G1 1/1, Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Kerken Boek (Mar), 1665-1695: Den 15 Dito (Maart)

Cornelis Claasz van Uytregt vrijborger en Catharina van Malbaar, transcribed by Richard Ball, Norfolk, England, (May 2006), Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/

2nd Marriage Andries Voormeester on 31 July 1688 at Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town)

NGK G1 1/1, Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Kerken Boek (Mar): Ao 1688

ultimo July (den 25 Julij is crossed out) Andries Voormeester van Guedelborg vrijborger aen Stellenbos jongman met Catarina van de Cust Coromandel Wed. wijle den overleden vrijborger Cornelis Claasze, May 2006, Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/

See also Webpage [www.ballfamilyrecords.co.uk Ball Family Records]

Baptism She is named as a parent in the record of the baptism of Adriaentje NN on 13 November 1667 at Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town)

NGK G1 1/1, Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Kerken Boek (Bapt.): dito (13 November) een slaevinne kint van den E.H.Comman: Quaelbergen, wiert genaemt Adriaentje de moeder Catharyn tot getuyge stont in persoon van de Juffr Quaelbergen haer slaevinne, 1665-1695, Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/

Family - Cornelis Claasz b. c 1650, d. c 1688

Children

• Adriaantje Gabrielsz+11 b. b 13 Nov 1667
• Claes Cornelisz van de Caep12 b. b 6 Feb 1673
• Cornelia Cornelisse+4 b. b 18 Nov 1674
• Aaltie Cornelisz+12 b. b 15 Mar 1676
• Maria Cornelisz+12 b. b 27 Oct 1678
• Barent Cornelisz12 b. b 29 Sep 1679
• Hendrik Claasen12 b. b 26 Dec 1681
• Catharina Cornelisz+12 b. b 5 Nov 1684, d. bt 1718 - 1719

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Pieter Zaaiman born in 1686 was married to Anna Maria Koopman. Their son Bartholomeus born in 1717 married Anna Maria van Biljon who was the daughter of the Cape Creole slave Maria van der Kaap Walters. Their son Bartholomeus Lambertus Saayman born in 1752 married Gertruyda Willemse, the grand-daughter of a Cape Creole slave Maria Cornelisse van der Kaap whose mother was the slave Catharina van Malabar. In turn Gertruyda’s son, another Bartholmeus Saayman born in 1781 married Aletta van der Vyver. Their son Gerhardus ‘Bartjie’ Saayman born in 1823, was married to Johanna van Wyk and were my great great grandmother Margaretha Saayman’s parents. Johannes Jacobus Mellet and Margaretha had a large brood of children and grandchildren. My great grandfather was one of these children who had been given his grand-uncle’s name.

Back-tracking for a moment - Cornelis Claasen aka Kees de Boer was from Utrecht and arrived at the Cape before 1657. He was married at Stellenbosch in 1676 to Catharina Van Malabar. She was born 1650 and baptised in 1673. Catharina remarried in 1688 to Andries VOORMEESTER. Cornelis had earlier had a child with the slave Isabella van Angola in 1661.

Catharina van Malabar had a child, with another European father, this child was known as Adriaentje Cornelis baptised in 1667. She had 7 children with Cornelis Claasen. Her 4th child, Maria van der Kaap, born in 1678 is my forebear whose grand-daughter Gertruyda Willemse married into the Saayman family.

Source: http://cape-slavery-heritage.iblog.co.za/2010/02/28/slaves-and-indigenes-in-my-family-tree/