THE COMPANY SLAVES WHO LIVED TO GAIN FREEDOM UNDER THE DUTCH

• Note: Please DO NOT add other profiles keyed to this list of twelve ****

1.√ Big Manuel
2.√ (Jan Primero) killed before manumission of others
3.√ Little Manuel Minuet
4.√ Manuel de Reus
5.√ Anthony Fernando Portuguese also known as Gratia Angola
6.√ Little Anthony (Antonio Cleyn)
7.√ Paolo d'Angola
8.√ Simon Congo
9.√ Jan from Fort Orange
10.√ Peter Santomee
11.√ Jan Francisco

However, other blacks were living as slaves and semi-free.

One in particular comes to mind: The widow of Capt. Jan De Vries.
While Jan drowned on a voyage to Europe, when Kieft returned,
this left Lare Criolyo (also known as Hilary / Larie / & Clare ) as his and guardian
to the couple's infant son Jan II.

See Lare Criolyo's profile at:
http://www.geni.com/people/Lare-or-Hilary-Criolyo/6000000013189646086

The purpose of this document however, is to isolate the eleven for ease of tracking their
histories.

I will give them an iconic <PHOTO> to aid in their identification.

~ MMvB 2015

NOTES:
1) In order to track their land ownership, an account of the wives and children of these
men is needed.

2) http://photos.geni.com/p13/37/2d/68/e1/534448390ee2979d/1502-1835_-mapping_the_slave_trade_and_its_merchants_-_v1original.pdf

3) The petition to Kieft in 1644 by these men resulted in their partial freedoms.
Yet, there were other black men who were slaves that died before this time.
One is Jan Primero. Another is Laurens d'Angola who died in 1641. His url is:
http://www.geni.com/people/Laurens-d-Angola/6000000013424989880