#54KWATTA
Kostgrond aan de rijweg naar Kwatta op een uur afstand ten westen van Paramaribo. Kwatta grenst ten oosten aan de kostgrond Peu-et-Content, ten zuiden aan de weg, ten westen en ten noorden aan onuitgegeven bos en zwampen. Deze plantage had geen eigen slaven. De eigenaar was Jacques Monsanto; de slaven die er werkten waren het eigendom van C. Conradi.
Location
5.6494, -55.1633 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite
History
KWATTA was a Surinamese plantation in the Beneden-para region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 33 enslaved people were registered at KWATTA. This made it the #169 largest plantation in Suriname (top 22%). 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 Bekenburg, Chocola, Condari, Cordo, Essel. Surnames from KWATTA also appear on related plantations such as BROUWERSLUST, 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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