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Pln Overyssel

British Guiana | Berbice

Estate Details

Associated People (2)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1825 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Owner
John Downer
1831 [EA] - 1831 [LA] → Owner
John Ross of Overyssel

Estate Information (6)

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1794
[Name] Overyssel  
 

Plantagie Overyssel. Eigenaar [owner] J.Aegidius; Adminis. D.B. Bourgeios and N.G von Wrobilowsky; Directeur N.G. von Wrobilowsky.

 
Naam-Lyst...op de colonie de Berbice (1794) [transcribed by Paul Koulen, 2011] p.11
1818
[Number of enslaved people] 75(Tot) 33(F) 42(M)  
[Name] Pln Overyssel  
 

1818 registration made by W.W. Helder attorney 22/12/1817 for Pln Overvyssel the property of the heirs of J. [or F.] Aegedius

 
T71/437 8
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 138(Tot)  
[Name] Overyssel  
 

Return of slaves the property of John Downer attached to Pln Overvyssel, this return made by John Downer proprietor. 133 + 31 (16M 15F) - 26 (8M 18F) = 138.

 
T71/442 267-268
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 143(Tot)  
[Name] Overyssel  
 

Return of slaves the property of John Downer attached to Pln Overvyssel, this return made by John Downer proprietor

 
T71/443 663-664
1831
[Name] Over Yssel [sic]  
 

Return of slaves the property of John Downer on Over Vyssel. The plantation and 119 enslaved people were bought by John Ross the mortgagee by execution and under sentence 09/10/1828.

 
T71/444 237-240
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 115(Tot)  
[Name] Overyssel  
 

Property of John Ross attached to Pln Overyssel. This entry records the purchase at execution sale of Pln Overyssel of the enslaved people previously registered by John Downer.

 
T71/444 918-925