Ibrahim de Haan, b1

Abram de Haan is mentioned in the book "Hedge of Wild Almonds South Africa, the 'Pro-Boers' & the Quaker Conscience' by Hope Hay Hewison -

In a letter from John George Holtz dated 20 March 1728 to Banjamin Holme, a British Friend of York Monthly Meeting Holtz says of his contacts/meetings/conversations regarding the Quaker faith -

"Abram de Haan who is the Prince and .... these are freemen who dwell in the town with whom I have briefly conversed ...., these all converse with us and are convinced and the books of our ancient Friends were all acceptable to them ... In these books we have read we have come together or have been in silence waiting upon the Lord in our minds.

This suggests that Prince Ibrahim de Haan had some interest in the Quaker movement. CJB.

http://www.stamouers.com/dehaan.htm

Ibrahim DE HAAN (ADEHAN) was born 1693 the son of an exile Rajah van Tamborah (look at his entry) also known as Abulbasi. The family was Muslim but later the children became Christians. He was baptised as a Christian on 2 November 1721. The record in the Cape Doopregister reads, "Bejaarde vrygebore Mohammedan wat op 2 Nov 1721 belydenis van die Christelike geloof afgelê het" (AE Read, p 5). He got married on 20 September 1722 Helena VALENTYN, (she was the daughter of Hercules Valentyn from the Indian West coast and Cecilia van Bengale, they got married 1716).

CHILDREN

• b1 Sara baptised 7 Nov 1723, X 18 Feb 1753 Hans Jacob Doeksteen
• b2 Louisa baptised 5 May 1726, X 1755 Jacobus Bruyns. She applied in 1764 to leave the Cape for Batavia to prosecute her case against Jan Arenholdt Blumer (AE Read, A Research into the History of the Family Bruijns, p 5)
• b3 Adolph baptised 24 Oct 1728, X Maria Jonas
• b4 Abraham baptised 18 Feb 1731, X 8 March 1767 Christina Alesia Eversdyk
• b5 Maria Magdalena baptised 1 Aug 1734, X 1761 Dirk Hendrik Mos, XX 3 Jun 1770 JAA Bottiger