#193MARGARETHA'S GIFT
Koffieplantage aan de Saramacca links in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de koffie- en cacaoplantage De Goede Hoop, stroomafwaarts aan de koffie- en cacaoplantage De Herstelling. Vroeger heette zij Hendrina's Zorg. Er wordt ook cacao aangekweekt. Eigenaar Jacobus Theodorus Meyer.
Location
5.7884, -55.7628 · Open in Google Maps
History
MARGARETHA'S GIFT was a Surinamese plantation in the Beneden-saramacca region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 44 enslaved people were registered at MARGARETHA'S GIFT. This made it the #160 largest plantation in Suriname (top 68%). 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 Gedagt, Lieberts, Loof, Meye, Nootenhout. Surnames from MARGARETHA'S GIFT also appear on related plantations such as PICARDIË, 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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