Maria Zacharias, SM/PROG

http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/g13/p13779.htm

• Born in 1638 in Bengal
• Married Jan Zacharias on 21 July 1658 Cape Town
• Died on 21 May 1665 at the Cape of Good Hope

Feb 1655 - Maria van Bengale and Maria da Costa van Bengale were enslaved passengers on board one of the vessels of the return fleet (Dolfin, Dordrecht, Gideon, Henriette Louise, Parel, Princess Royael and Tholen), enroute to the Cape, arriving 21 April 1655

She was a slave owned by Pieter van der Stael on 31 May 1657

On 6 July 1658 Maria van Bengale was purchased into freedom by Jan Zacharias from Pieter van der Stael, in order to marry her

Children with Jan Zacharias

• Marij Zacharias bapt. 8 Apr 1660
• Hester Zachariasbapt. 4 Sep 1663

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• Cape Muster Roll 1660
• Jan Sacharias, van Amsterdam, bode , vrouw: Maria van Bengale
• http://www.eggsa.org/sarecords/index.php/muster-rolls/cape-archives...
• Emancipations On 6 July 1658 Maria van Bengale was purchased into freedom by Jan Zacharias from Pieter van der Stael

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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...