Hester Zacharias, b2

http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/g9/p9280.htm

• Reference Mansell Upham 'What can't be cured, must be endured … Cape of Good Hope - first marriages & baptisms (1652-1665)'

"Hester Jans: van de Caep born Robben Island (c. 1662-?);

free-born halfslag infant of Jan Sachariasz: / Zachariasz: (from Amsetrdam) & wife Maria van Bengale;

• accompanied father & sister Maria to Mauritius;
  
• married Mauritius Gerrit Jansz: (from Ewijk);
  
• accused of adultery & committing fornication with their slave,
  
• arrested & sent to Cape where she was put on trial & sentenced (14 September 1691) to 5 years hard labour in chains at public works;
  
• muster rolls list her future (but later estranged) husband as neighbour or housemate to Armozijn the elder (1690 & 1695)."
  

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• Hester, daughter of Jan Zacharias situated on Robben Island, the witnesses were the parents themselves.
• http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/index.php/church-registers/cape-town...

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• 4 August 1663
• Hester, daughter of Jan Zacharias situated on Robben Island, the witnesses were the parnts themselves.
• Den 4:en d:o heeft dom:e Kasier, des savonts voor het gebedt, gedoopt het dochtertje, van Jan Zacharias leggende op het Robben Eijlant, ende is genaemt Hester, de getuigen sijn de ouders selve, Godt de Heere geeft dat dit gedoopte kint tot sijns naems eere mach opwassen. http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/index.php/church-registers/cape-town...