Kevin Alan de Lange says
Good day all,
When Johann Hinrich was employed by the VOC on the ship Immagonda, he was listed in the crew as "Jan Hendrik Lange" from "Oeltrop"
https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/index/nt00444/c840cfda-...
The details of the voyage can be confirmed here: http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/das/detailVoyage/94477
Johann Hinrichs father is listed as "Dirk Hinrichs" in "Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Aurich-Oldendorf (1700-1900)"
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS81-RSDW-V
It is commonly accepted that the "Lange" was attributed to him as a result of his physical height, and that "de Lange" became his accepted surname, as is evidenced by subsequent baptisms of children he had with Aletta Lubbe. In these documents he is listed as "Jan Hendrik de Lange", or "Jan de Lange"
His children simply continued using the name "de Lange".
Sources are here: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LYC3-654
The name of gf the SV is rather confusing given the source data I've provided above, as is the incorrect attribution of the surname "de Lange" to his father.
Another issue I would please like to get clarity on, is his death in 1805. I have scoured hundreds of slides on the Familysearch site, covering the entire Cape Province for the years 1797 to 1810, and could find no reference to his death being recorded anywhere in any registers. I can also not find any graves listed in South Africa on the EGGSA website. I have also followed a possible lead to the Island of St.Helena, but he was not listed there either.
Can anyone provide more info regarding his death for me please?