Sumter
The family name Sumter occurs on 3 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 501 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.
🗺 Geographic distribution
Points show plantations where this family name occurs. Size = number registered in 1863.
📍 Distribution by region
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Commetewane 1× · 323 registered enslaved persons
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Beneden-commewijne 1× · 127 registered enslaved persons
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Beneden - Suriname 1× · 51 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Sumter
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🔊 Sounds like…
Other surnames with the same phonetic code (Soundex/Metaphone). Possible spelling alternatives or related families.
📜 People in the Slave Register
27 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gijsbertha Maria Sumter Slavennaam: Gijsbertha | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Lambertus Martinus Sumter Slavennaam: Lambertus | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Maria Magdalena Sumter Slavennaam: Maria | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Wilhelmina Maria Sumter Slavennaam: Wilhelmina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Christina Sumter Slavennaam: Petronella | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Frederik Sumter Slavennaam: Fortunus | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Helena Sumter Slavennaam: Ketty | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Jacobus Sumter Slavennaam: Johannes | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Johan Sumter Slavennaam: Gerhard | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Juliana Sumter Slavennaam: Patientie | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Marcus Sumter Slavennaam: Maurits | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Margaretha Sumter Slavennaam: Margaretha | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Marianna Sumter Slavennaam: Marianna | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Martha Sumter Slavennaam: Martha | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Paulus Sumter Slavennaam: Manuel | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Rosalina Sumter Slavennaam: Neeltje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Sophia Sumter Slavennaam: Lea | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Truitje Sumter Slavennaam: Emma | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Wilhelmijntje Sumter Slavennaam: Henriette | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Wilhelmina Sumter Slavennaam: Jetta | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Anthoinette Sumter Slavennaam: Maria | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Carol Sumter Slavennaam: Karolus | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Clarijntje Sumter Slavennaam: Clarijntje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Frederik Sumter Slavennaam: Junij | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Hendrik Sumter Slavennaam: Jason | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Jacob Sumter Slavennaam: Winst | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Pierre Sumter Slavennaam: Pierre | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Sumter in open archives
Directly searchable collections from Dutch archives and museums.
External collections are maintained by third parties. Hits are name-based and may not all refer to this specific plantation — always verify in the source.