Lysbeth van Bengale, SM/PROG

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Lysbeth van Bengale was born about 1643 - probably in Bengal

Bengal

Between 1626 and 1662, the Dutch exported on an average 150–400 slaves annually from the Arakan-Bengal coast. During the first thirty years of Batavia's existence, Indian and Arakanese slaves provided the main labour force of the company's Asian headquarters. Of the 211 manumitted slaves in Batavia between 1646 and 1649, 126 (59.71%) came from South Asia, including 86 (40.76%) from Bengal. Slave raids into the Bengal estuaries were conducted by joint forces of Magh pirates, and Portuguese traders (chatins) operating from Chittagong outside the jurisdiction and patronage of the Estado da India, using armed vessels (galias). These raids occurred with the active connivance of the Taung-ngu (Toungoo) rulers of Arakan. Wikipedia

Bengal and Arakan in 1638 By Willem Blaeu - Novus Atlas, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95411445''

She arrived at the Cape on 21 February 1657 from Batavia on board the Amersfoort one of the vessels of the return fleet which included Prins Willem, Het Wapen van Amsterdam, West Vriesland, Amersfoort, Wapen van Holland and Dordrecht.

Position of Jakarta (Batavia) relative to the Bay of Bengal

Mansell Upham 'Hell and Paradise … Hope on Constantia', February 2012, Likely belonging - together with Maaij Ans(i)ela [Angela / Engela van Bengale] - to a VOC official, Lijsbeth van Bengale left Batavia (4 December 1656) with the Company's return fleet (Prins Willem, Het Wapen van Amsterdam, West Vriesland, Amersfoort, Wapen van Holland and Dordrecht) under the command of Admiral Matthys Crab, Vice-Admiral Pieter Hackius [later Cape commander (25 March 1670-1 December 1671] and Lijsbeths owner and master, the rear-admiral Pieter Kemp."

She was sold by Rear-Admiral Pieter Kemp, to Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck after 21 February 1657.

She was emancipated, perhaps by Luitenant Johannes Coon, before 29 October 1673, when she was baptised as a free person.

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/

NGK G1 1/1, Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Kerken Boek (Mar), 1665-1695: Den 5 November Anthonij de Later van Japan en Lysbeth van Bengale, transcribed by Richard Ball, Norfolk, England, (May 2006), Genealogical Society of South Africa, eGSSA Branch http://www.eggsa.org/.

Children

• Maria Hendriks b. a Oct 1657, d. 1720
• Heindrick b. b 17 Jul 1659
• Jacob Hendrixe van Hagen b. 28 Aug 1661
• Anna Pieters b. b 2 Sep 1663

Father Jan Coenraad Visser b. c 1620

• Margaretha Jans van de Caep b. b 18 Jul 1660

Husband - Anthonij de Later van Japan b. c 1640

• Anthonij van de Caep b. b 6 Sep 1665
• Jan van de Caeb b. b 19 Oct 1672

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• Den 6 Septemb. 1665
• Noch van de slavinnen <kinderen> der Ed. Oostindische Compangie,
• de moeder Lisabeth, diens kind Anthony
• http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/index.php/church-registers/cape-town...
• Anthonij married Lysbeth van Bengale on 5 November 1673
• Emigration* After 5 November 1673 Anthonij de Later van Japan and Lysbeth van Bengale emigrated to Batavia from de Caep de Goede Hoop: Abraham van de Caep, Elisabet van de Caep, Theuntje van de Caep, Anthonij van de Caep, Jan van de Caeb and Maria van de Caep. http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/g6/p6696.htm
• http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/index.php/muster-rolls/muster-rolls-...
• Man: Anthonie v. Japan
• Vrouw: Lijsb:t v: Bengale
• Soons: 2
• Dogters: 4
• Knechts: -
• Slaven: -
• Slavinne: -
• (Slaven) Kindre: -

There were Japanese people across Southeast Asia and associated with the VoC footprint and thus Anthony may well have been the child of Japanese parents or possibly a Hāfu having one Japanese and one non-Japanese parent known in derogatory and discriminate language as ainoko or konketsuji. Because of his appearance to the European eye, at one stage the secretary of the Council of Justice at the Cape referred to Anthony as Anthonij de Chinees. Europeans considered all Asians with what they considered Chinese-like features, to be Chinese overlooking the fact that they originated elsewhere.

When Wagenaer left the Cape in 1666, he left Anthony van Japan as a freeman (Free Black) and granted him and his wife, Annike van Bengal, who was also granted freedom, a plot of land. They we formally married in December 1666. After bearing Anthony three children – Elisabet, Abraham and Theuntjie, Annike died in 1671. But by 1673, Anthony van Japan and the mother of his other children, Lysbeth van Bengale, were recorded as having
six children, namely,
Abraham van de Caep,

Elisabet van der Kaap, 

Theuntje van der Kaap,

Anthonij van der Kaap, 

Maria van der Kaap and
Jan van der Kaap.
In the same year, the marriage of Anthony and Lysbeth was formalised. Not much is known about Anthony van Japan from hereon.

GEDCOM Note

Bio notes: She arrived at the Cape on 21 February 1657 at the Cape from Batavia on board one of the vessels of the return fleet which were Prins Willem, Het Wapen van Amsterdam, West Vriesland, Amersfoort, Wapen van Holland and Dordrecht.

Mansell Upham 'Hell and Paradise … Hope on Constantia', February 2012, Likely belonging - together with Maaij Ans(i)ela [Angela / Engela van Bengale] - to a VOC official, Lijsbeth van Bengale left Batavia (4 December 1656) with the Company's return fleet (Prins Willem, Het Wapen van Amsterdam, West Vriesland, Amersfoort, Wapen van Holland and Dordrecht) under the command of Admiral Matthys Crab, Vice-Admiral Pieter Hackius [later Cape commander (25 March 1670-1 December 1671] and Lijsbeths owner and master, the rear-admiral Pieter Kemp."

She was sold by Rear-Admiral Pieter Kemp, to Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck after 21 February 1657.

She was emancipated, perhaps by Luitenant Johannes Coon, before 29 October 1673, when she was baptised as a free person.

Children

Maria Hendriks b. a Oct 1657, d. 1720 Heindrick b. b 17 Jul 1659 Jacob Hendrixe van Hagen b. 28 Aug 1661 Anna Pieters b. b 2 Sep 1663 Father Jan Coenraad Visser b. c 1620

Margaretha Jans van de Caep b. b 18 Jul 1660 Husband - Anthonij de Later van Japan b. c 1640

Anthonij van de Caep b. b 6 Sep 1665 Jan van de Caeb b. b 19 Oct 1672 Den 6 Septemb. 1665 Noch van de slavinnen <kinderen> der Ed. Oostindische Compangie, de moeder Lisabeth, diens kind Anthony http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/index.php/church-registers/cape-town... Anthonij married Lysbeth van Bengale on 5 November 1673 Emigration* After 5 November 1673 Anthonij de Later van Japan and Lysbeth van Bengale emigrated to Batavia from de Caep de Goede Hoop: Abraham van de Caep, Elisabet van de Caep, Theuntje van de Caep, Anthonij van de Caep, Jan van de Caeb and Maria van de Caep.

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