POTOSIE
Eigenaren de stiefkinderen van wijlen Charlotte Ann Cort, weduwe van Thomas Gray, later gehuwd met Anthony Howard.
Location
5.9014, -56.7995 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite
History
POTOSIE was a Surinamese plantation in the Nickerie region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 151 enslaved people were registered at POTOSIE. This made it the #70 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 Adams, Bons, Bruyning, Casteers, Ceres. Surnames from POTOSIE also appear on related plantations such as GROOT CHATILLON, 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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