Family member and grandmother of the 1st Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony Simon Adriaensz van der Stel (1639 - 1712) -
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23 October 1663: the castiço Simon van der Stel, Heer van Lisse (1639-1712) born off Mauritius 14 November 1639; son of Adriaen van der Stel (born Dordrecht?-dies Ceylon [Sri Lanka] 25 May 1646) & Maria Lievens: grandson of the Indian slave woman Mai Monica da Costa VOC commander (1679-1690) & governor (1690-1699) of the Cape of Good Hope & Raad Extraordinaris van Nederl.-Indië marries at Haarlem, Noord-Holland 23 October 1663 Johanna Jacoba Six (1645-1700) [baptized Oude Kerk Amsterdam 28 February 1645; daughter of Willem Six (1610-1652) & Catalina Hinlopen (1611-1677) paternal granddaughter of Guillaume Six (1564-1619) & Johanna Wijmer maternal granddaughter of Frans Jacobs: Hinlopen & Cornelia Oetgens: buried Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam 8 November 1700] She never joins him at the Cape ... [1]
During his estranged (?) wife`s absence, Simon has life-long & close friendships with the confirmed bachelors Jhr. Hendrik Adriaan Van Reede tot Drakenstein (1636-1691) & Chevalier Isaac de l'Ostal / Lostal de Saint-Martin (c. 1629-1696) - also manumitting his likely former house-keeper Susanna Catharina van Ceylon with unspecified "liberale gifte" & bequeths in his will (1712) the substantial sum of 3000 guilders & "half of all my body linen, as well as a bed & its equipment" to the vrije dogter Nonje Francina Grutting van de Caab de Goede Hoop [1]
... all of which ... by the bye ... add intriguing grist to the mill as to her husband`s unlikely `celibacy` during the remainder of his life (21 years) at the Cape ... [Mansell Upham] [1]
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WikiTree profile Da Costa-28 created through the import of THE YELDS - 08052010.ged on Dec 8, 2012 by Lynette Oosthuizen. Record ID Number: MH:I806 : User ID: F87D3994-EA30-40C8-8FE7-A2EBE539D054 : UPD 02 APR 2009 22:45:34 GMT+3