#45ONVERWACHT
(ST: Bossé), houtgrond aan de Parakreek links in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de houtgrond Overtoom, stroomafwaarts aan de houtgrond Osembo. Eigenaren François Gaspard Caupain 2/3 en William Fransua Caupain 1/3 (Suriname).
Location
5.5917, -55.2000 · Open in Google Maps
History
ONVERWACHT was a Surinamese plantation in the Boven Para region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 172 enslaved people were registered at ONVERWACHT. This made it the #65 largest plantation in Suriname (top 87%). 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 Crisis, Disker, Graf, Loswijk, Nooten. Surnames from ONVERWACHT also appear on related plantations such as DE DRIE GEBROEDERS, suggesting historical movement of enslaved people between estates.
The Dutch National Archives' Slave Register (1830–1863) holds 17 records linked to ONVERWACHT. These primary sources are the starting point for genealogical research into ancestors who lived and worked here.
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.
17 geregistreerde personen
Personen met dezelfde moeder zijn waarschijnlijk verwant — startpunt voor stamboomonderzoek.
Geregistreerde personen (eerste 17)
| Naam | Moeder | Geslacht | Periode | Scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andries | Julianna | Man | Geboren van Julianna – Abussivelijk alhier opgebragt zi | ↗ |
| Europa | Princes | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 4 Februarij Verkocht aan pl | ↗ |
| Helena | Europa | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 4 Februarij Verkocht aan pl | ↗ |
| Isabella | Clasina | Vrouw | Geboren van Clasina – Abussivelijk alhier opgebragt zi | ↗ |
| Jacobus | Princes | Man | 1848 – 1851 4 Februarij Verkocht aan pl | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | Europa | Man | Geboren van Europa – 1851 4 Februarij Verkocht aan pl | ↗ |
| Louis | Onbekend | Man | 1848 – 1850 4 Mei 1850 Overleden | ↗ |
| Notie | Princes | Man | 1848 – 1851 4 Februarij Verkocht aan pl | ↗ |
| Paulina | Virginie | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 4 Februarij verkocht aan pl | ↗ |
| Present | Virginie | Man | 1848 – 1851 4 Februarij verkocht aan pl | ↗ |
| Princes | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 4 Februarij Verkocht aan pl | ↗ |
| Prins | Princes | Man | 1848 – 1851 4 Februarij Verkocht aan pl | ↗ |
| Sela | Virginie | Man | 1848 – 1851 4 Februarij verkocht aan pl | ↗ |
| Virginie | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 4 Februarij verkocht aan pl | ↗ |
| Willem | Onbekend | Man | 1848 – 1850 3 Augustus Overleden. | ↗ |
| William | Onbekend | Man | 1851 – overleden 4 Novemb 1855. | ↗ |
| William | Onbekend | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
Sources & documents in open archives
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