#56NIEUW WEERGEVONDEN
(ST: Mapaisi), koffieplantage aan de Surnakreek links in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de plantage Augustburg, stroomafwaarts aan de plantage St.-Barbara. De eigenaar Hendrik Daniel Schuurman kocht de plantage van Françina Christina Gallez in 1840.
Location
5.6866, -55.2105 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite
History
NIEUW WEERGEVONDEN was a Surinamese plantation in the Beneden-para region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 16 enslaved people were registered at NIEUW WEERGEVONDEN. This made it the #180 largest plantation in Suriname (top 17%). 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 Auka, Chifrum, Doel, Nieuwweer, Potten. Surnames from NIEUW WEERGEVONDEN also appear on related plantations such as ETABLISSEMENT BATAVIA, 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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