>Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 02:04:46 +0200 >From: "Thelma Hurly" <tjhurly@mweb.co.za> >Slightly off this topic in a way, but does anyone have any idea where I can >find details of the burial of Angela of Bengal or her daughter Anna de >Koningh. Angela was a Slave bought in 1654 by van Riebeeck together with >three children and Domingo of Bengal reputedly her husband at the time, she >was later sold to van Riebeeck's deputy who freed Angela and her >children when he left the Cape in 1666 - making Angela the third slave freed >I believe. Angela married Arnoldus Willemsz Basson in 1669. She died c >1720. Her daughter Anna de Koningh (little other than the surname is known >about Anna's father) married Oloff Bergh b 1643 in Sweden. They married in >the Cape c 1678 and Oloff was already a wealthy Burgher by then, later >owning the farm Contantia and other farms and properties in the Cape Colony >and in the Heerengracht. >Is there anyone else on the list descended from Angela of Bengal or anyone >researching any of the associated families who can point me in the right >direction re Angela or Anna's burial place. Hi Doesn't answer your question but you might find the following books of interest. Kites of Good Fortune, by Theresa BENADE, New Africa Books, 2004 A descendant of Angela of Bengal, a slave in the employ of Jan van Riebeeck, Theresa traces the life of her daughter, Anna de Koning, who married Swede Olof Bergh. Theresa used archival and museum research. A Tapestry of Lives, by June McKINNON, ISBN 0795701225, 2004 A collection of portraits of approx. 40 women at the Cape, including Eva KROTOA and her mistress, Maria DE QUEILLERIE; Maria MOUTON who had an affair with her slave and suffered the terrible punishment; Nicola SIX the power behind Simon VAN DE STEL; Angela of Bengal who escaped the hell of slavery; Anna RODOLPHUS who disguised herself as a soldier to find love and adventure at the Cape. The first manumitted slave women were Katrina of Bengal, Maria of Bengal and Angela of Bengal. Angela of Bengal (aka Ansiela or Mooij/Maaij Ansela) bought in 1655 by Jan VAN RIEBEECK from Pierre/Pieter KEMP. She was baptised 29 April 1668. While still a slave, her daughter Anna de Koning was born from an extra-marital relationship. Anna married Captain Oloff BERGH. VAN RIEBEECK sold Angela to Abraham GABBEMA, his deputy, in 1662. He granted Angela and her 3 children freedom before he left for Batavia in 1666, on condition that she work for 6 months in the home of Thomas Christoffel MULLER. She obtained a piece of land in what is now Cape Town's Adderley Street, in February 1667. In 1669 she married Arnoldus Willemsz BASSON, with whom she had 3 children. He died in 1689 and she inherited 6495 guilders. She died in circa 1720 (MOOC Vol. no. 13/1/2 Ref. 1, Ansla van Bengalen, Liquidation & Distribution Account). At the time, she owned the farm Hondswyk in Drakenstein and her estate was valued at 14808 guilders. __________/\/******\/\______ Anne Lehmkuhl, London, UK http://www.rupert.net/~lkool/ Information & the South African Genealogical Research Directory

Hi Anne I had most of this information but I didn't have the Liquidation & Distribution Ref for Angela - thank you very much for providing that - and it also gives me an alternative spelling on which to search as well. I also have seven children listed as children from her marriage to Arnoldus Willemsz Basson contrary to this information that gives only three. I now have the entire direct line of descent from Angela to the Hurly family - hence my interest in trying to fill in more of the detail on all in the direct line - and thanks to Dr Robin Pelteret in Capetown I also have the branch lines for the Serrurier and Berrange families, and the links to the Nelson family from the Trees he has published on the Internet giving me the Huguenot ancestors as well. A couple of years ago there was a TV programme on Angela which dealt with her Estate in great detail - but unfortunately at the time I hadn't traced the complete line otherwise I might have taken more notice of the finer detail and sources. Now I'm trying to get a copy of the programme if there is one available. Haven't had much success thus far in that direction. I have Kites of Fortune on order and although fictional hope it may also reveal a few snippets of information about Anna as the write-up states Theresa Benade has used Archival research material as the basis for the story. Both Angela and her daughter flew their Kites with great success it would appear! This has been one really interesting and revealing genealogical journey - just wish some of my own ancestors were as interesting and as well documented as so many of these early settlers in the Cape Colony were. Many thanks for taking the time to look up all these details - I really do appreciate it. Regards and best wishes Thelma Johannesburg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Lehmkuhl" <ZAFamilyHistory@yahoo.ca> To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 9:53 PM Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Re: New slave grave > Doesn't answer your question but you might find the following books of > interest. > Kites of Good Fortune, by Theresa BENADE, New Africa Books, 2004 > A Tapestry of Lives, by June McKINNON, ISBN 0795701225, 2004 > The first manumitted slave women were Katrina of Bengal, Maria of Bengal > and Angela of Bengal. . In 1669 she married Arnoldus Willemsz > BASSON, with whom she had 3 children. He died in 1689 and she inherited > 6495 guilders. She died in circa 1720 (MOOC Vol. no. 13/1/2 Ref. 1, Ansla > van Bengalen, Liquidation & Distribution Account). At the time, she owned > the farm Hondswyk in Drakenstein and her estate was valued at 14808 > guilders.