Willem ten Damme, SV/PROG

SAG Volume 1 Page 18 - Willem ten Damme from Oldenzaal, (which is in the Netherlands, near the German border). Physician in the service of the VOC

MOOC8/2.117 (See full document linked to this profile) Testator(s): Willem ten Damme

14 Augustij 1714

C: v: Beaumont

Staet en inventaris van den boedel metter doot ontruijmt en nagelaeten bij Willem ten Damme in sijn leven oud Opp:r Churgijn deses gouvernements voor en in behoef van desselfs wed:we Helena Gulix ter eenre, en

agt kinderen staende hun huwelijck te saemen geprocreeert, als

• Engela oud 31 jaren ter andere sijde
• Barbara oud 29
• Hendrick out 28 thans in India
• Maria out 25
• Constantia Helena oud 20
• Simon Petrus oud 18 tegenwoordigh in 't patria
• Willemina Adriana out 14 en
• Helena Willemijna ten Damme out 8 jaren

Amongst the possessions listed -

"29 slaeven en 1 slavin met 5 kinderen te saemen 9000:"

http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/g7/p7571.htm [Addition of last 3 children by Sharon Doubell Mar 2013]

Kathy:

Am aware. Think I picked it up in a book. Die smelt pot? Must check think they did get married. Remember she was a slave and could not marry. So Ten Damm freed her. Story to long will have to dig it out.