#100WEDERZORG
(ST: Kurenkan of Kulkan), koffieplantage aan de Beneden-Commewijne links in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de koffieplantage Vriendsbeleid-en-Ouderszorg, stroomafwaarts aan de koffieplantage Katwijk. Eigenaar is een sociëteit van eigendom met de volgende deelnemers: Albrecht Frederik Insinger voor 30/113 aandeel; Jacobus Hermanus Insinger (mededirecteur van de Nederlandsche Bank en koopman, Amsterdam) voor 30/113 aandeel; Maurits Herman Insinger voor 25/113 aandeel; Karel Theodorus Johannes Koning voor 18/113 aandeel; Johannes Bernardus van Engelen voor 10/113 aandeel.
Location
5.7740, -54.8648 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite
History
WEDERZORG was a Surinamese plantation in the Beneden-commewijne region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 135 enslaved people were registered at WEDERZORG. This made it the #84 largest plantation in Suriname (top 62%). 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 Beker, Bergheid, Deliere, Derectie, Gehoorzaam. Surnames from WEDERZORG also appear on related plantations such as SORGVLIET, 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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