#179BRUINENDAAL
(ST: Pardo), koffieplantage aan de Matappicakreek links in het opvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de koffieplantage Reynsdorp, stroomafwaarts aan de koffieplantage Nieuw-Meerzorg. Eigenaren de erven Josias Pardo. (Op 12 februari 1759 beschikte Jozias Pardo in een uiterste wilsbeschikking dat de plantage Bruinendaal niet verkocht mocht worden, verhuurd of verdeeld. De netto revenuen dienden ten goede te komen aan de erfgenamen: zijn ‘seer geliefde neeven’ David Haïm Pardo en Josias Pardo junior, zonen van zijn broer Abraham Pardo en diens vrouw Hana Pacheco alsmede hun wettige erfgenamen van de mannelijke lijn.)
Location
5.9311, -54.7424 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite
History
BRUINENDAAL was a Surinamese plantation in the Matappica region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 121 enslaved people were registered at BRUINENDAAL. This made it the #94 largest plantation in Suriname (top 57%). Their descendants — who in 1863 received a family name for the first time — are spread across the Caribbean and the global diaspora today.
Family names that frequently occur on this plantation include Barrevelt, Bruinendael, de Zoete, Duma, g. Surnames from BRUINENDAAL also appear on related plantations such as ZOELEN, suggesting historical movement of enslaved people between estates.
Automatically composed from primary data (NA Slave Register & plantation records). Manually curated history follows.
In-depth context
These surnames also appear on other plantations — a possible sign of kinship or relocation of people.
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