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1616–1803 Dutch colony in South America
Essequibo (/ˌɛsəˈkwiːboʊ/ ESS-ə-KWEE-boh; Dutch: Kolonie Essequebo [koːˈloːni ɛsəˈkʋeːboː]) was a Dutch colony in the Guianas and later a county on the
Essequibo_(colony)
Dutch colony in Guyana
commander Joost van der Hooge to an island on the Essequibo River, and started the new Essequibo colony there. A new, and more serious colonization attempt
Pomeroon_(colony)
Former British colony in South America
The Colony of Demerara-Essequibo was created on 28 April 1812, when the British combined the colonies of Demerara and Essequibo into the colony of Demerara-Essequibo
Demerara-Essequibo
Territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela
colonizing the land situated west of the Essequibo. The Pomeroon colony was incorporated into the Essequibo colony and became a major destination for trade
Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute
Guyana–Venezuela_territorial_dispute
River island in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Guyana
island as the legislative body for the colony. In 1679, Abraham Beekman, the Dutch Governor of the Essequibo colony, ordered the construction of a wooden
Fort_Island,_Guyana
1745–1803 Dutch colony in South America
a colony of the Dutch West India Company between 1745 and 1792 and a colony of the Dutch state from 1792 until 1815. It was merged with Essequibo in
Demerara
Early settlers in Massachusetts
established Essequibo colony, or another site near the Virginia settlements. Virginia was an attractive destination because the presence of the older colony might
Pilgrims_(Plymouth_Colony)
1581–1975 colonisation in South America
(Demerara, Berbice, and Essequibo) west of the Courantyne River, which became British Guiana and then modern Guyana. The remaining colony, Surinam (also called
Dutch colonisation of the Guianas
Dutch_colonisation_of_the_Guianas
Topics referred to by the same term
Essequibo River, the largest river in Guyana Essequibo (colony), a former Dutch colony in what is now Guyana; Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, an administrative
Essequibo
18th century Dutch fort in Guyana
Paramaribo, Suriname, the current brick fort was built in 1743 for the Essequibo colony, replacing an earlier wooden fort built in 1726, and is among the oldest
Fort_Zeelandia_(Guyana)
Known denomination set of Joes Banknotes of Demerara and Essequibo, issued from 1809 through 1839 were dual-denominated in Guilders and Joes, a term used
Banknotes of Demerary and Essequibo
Banknotes_of_Demerary_and_Essequibo
The capture of Demerara and Essequibo was a French military expedition carried out in January 1782 as part of the American Revolutionary War. In 1781
Capture of Demerara and Essequibo
Capture_of_Demerara_and_Essequibo
British colony from 1814 to 1966
administration of Essequibo and Demerara was combined. In 1831, the administration Essequibo-Demerara and Berbice was combined, and the united colony became known
British_Guiana
British raid during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
The raid on Demerara and Essequibo took place between 24 and 27 February 1781 in the context of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780–1784). Six British privateers
Raid on Essequibo and Demerara (1781)
Raid_on_Essequibo_and_Demerara_(1781)
Dutch colony in the Guianas (1667–1954)
in the Guianas, i.e., Berbice, Essequibo, Demerara, and Pomeroon, were lost to the British in 1814, the remaining colony of Surinam was often referred
Surinam_(Dutch_colony)
Geographical region in north-eastern South America
of cultivation, especially of sugar. The area east of the existing Essequibo colony, known as Demerara, was relatively isolated and encompassed the trading
The_Guianas
Major river in Guyana
The Essequibo River (Spanish: Río Esequibo; originally called by Alonso de Ojeda; Río Dulce) is the largest river in Guyana, and the largest river between
Essequibo_River
a Dutch fort in the colony of Essequibo, in what is now Guyana. It was constructed in 1616 at the intersection of the Essequibo, Cuyuni and Mazaruni
Fort_Kyk-Over-Al
Topics referred to by the same term
England New Zealand, Wiltshire, England Essequibo (colony), a former Dutch and British colony on modern Guyana's Essequibo River, originally known as Nova Zeelandia
New_Zealand_(disambiguation)
1627–1815 Dutch colony in South America
and Ireland in the latter year, it was merged with Demerara-Essequibo to form the colony of British Guiana in 1831. It became a county of British Guiana
Berbice
1815–1954 Dutch colony in the Caribbean
control over its West Indies colonies, with the exception of Demerara, Essequibo, and Berbice. In the newly established United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Colony of Curaçao and Dependencies
Colony_of_Curaçao_and_Dependencies
1712 naval pillaging expedition
a result ceded to French control. After having also sacked Essequibo, yet another colony in Dutch Guiana, Cassard returned again to Martinique to deposit
Cassard_expedition
Country in South America
London that ceded Demerara-Essequibo and Berbice to Britain. In 1831, the united colonies of Demerara-Essequibo and separate colony of Berbice together became
Guyana
Referendum regarding Venezuelan-claimed territory of Guayana Esequiba
the government of Nicolás Maduro regarding Venezuela's claim over the Essequibo region, referred to by Venezuela as Guayana Esequiba, a territory disputed
2023_Venezuelan_referendum
Former Dutch supply station in Southern Africa (1652–1806)
Colony (Dutch: Nederlandse Kaapkolonie), officially known as the Cape of Good Hope Waystation (Dutch: Tussenstation Kaap de Goede Hoop), was a colony
Dutch_Cape_Colony
Diplomatic crisis in South America
The long-standing territorial dispute over the Essequibo region escalated into a crisis in 2023. The region is administered by Guyana but is claimed by
Guyana–Venezuela crisis (2023–2024)
Guyana–Venezuela_crisis_(2023–2024)
British colony from 1806 to 1910
The Cape Colony (Dutch: Kaapkolonie), also known as the Cape of Good Hope, was a British colony in present-day South Africa named after the Cape of Good
Cape_Colony
October. During the 18th century, the Swedes attempted to colonize the Essequibo region between the lower Orinoco and Barima rivers in Guyana's present-day
Swedish_overseas_colonies
British crown colony in Southeast Asia (1946–1959)
The Colony of Singapore was a Crown colony of the United Kingdom that encompassed what is modern-day Singapore from 1946 to 1959. During this period, Christmas
Colony_of_Singapore
control over the trading post on the Essequibo. This Dutch commercial concern administered the colony, known as Essequibo, for more than 170 years. The company
History_of_Guyana
comprised two public railways, the Demerara-Berbice Railway and the Demerara-Essequibo Railway. There are also several industrial railways mainly for the bauxite
Railways_in_Guyana
Topics referred to by the same term
was a Dutch colony in 17th and 18th centuries and then part of British colonies in 19th and 20th centuries Demerara-Essequibo, British colony created in
Demerara_(disambiguation)
17th-century Dutch colony in North America
New Netherland (Dutch: Nieuw Nederland) was a colony of the Dutch Republic located on the East Coast of what is now the United States. The claimed territories
New_Netherland
British colony in Asia from 1946 to 1963
The Crown Colony of North Borneo was a Crown colony on the island of Borneo established in 1946 shortly after the dissolution of the British Military
Crown_Colony_of_North_Borneo
British colony in Asia from 1946 to 1963
The Crown Colony of Sarawak was a British Crown colony on the island of Borneo, established in 1946, shortly after the dissolution of the British Military
Crown_Colony_of_Sarawak
Overview of colonies established by the Netherlands
trading posts and plantations. The first forts and settlements along the Essequibo River in Guyana date from the 1590s. Actual colonization, with the Dutch
Dutch colonization of the Americas
Dutch_colonization_of_the_Americas
New Haven Colony (settled 1638, government from 1639). The Saybrook Colony merged with the Connecticut Colony in 1644, and the New Haven Colony was merged
List of colonial governors of Connecticut
List_of_colonial_governors_of_Connecticut
British colony in Southeast Asia (1826–1946)
British control as a Crown colony in 1867. In 1946, following the end of World War II and the Japanese occupation, the colony was dissolved as part of Britain's
Straits_Settlements
British colony in Asia from 1848 to 1946
The Crown Colony of Labuan was a British Crown colony on the island of Labuan – just off the northwestern shore of Borneo – established in 1848 after
Crown_Colony_of_Labuan
Topics referred to by the same term
a town located in Jaen, Nueva Ecija, Philippines Essequibo (colony), a Dutch colony on the Essequibo River (named after Juan de Esquivel) in the Guiana
Esquivel_(disambiguation)
Itamaracá Pernambuco Alagoas Fernando de Noronha Bahia Berbice Demerara Essequibo (colony) Cayenne Approuague Oyapoque Paramaribo Sommelsdijk Jodensavanne VAN
List of Dutch West India Company trading posts and settlements
List_of_Dutch_West_India_Company_trading_posts_and_settlements
Dutch governor of the colonies of Essequibo and Demerara (1704-1775)
governor of the colonies of Essequibo and Demerara from 1743 to 1772. He turned Demerara in a successful plantation colony, and the borders of Guyana are
Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande
Laurens_Storm_van_'s_Gravesande
Waterfall in the Essequibo
It is located on the Potaro River in Kaieteur National Park, central Essequibo Territory, Guyana. It is 226 metres (741 ft) high when measured from its
Kaieteur_Falls
Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 1954–1975
there were several Dutch colonies in the Guianas: Suriname, Berbice, Essequibo, Demerara, and Pomeroon. The last four were taken over by the United Kingdom
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Suriname_(Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands)
British colonies namely: Cape Colony (preceded by Dutch Cape Colony), Natal Colony, Orange River Colony and Transvaal Colony. After the colonies were disestablished
List of governors of British South African colonies
List_of_governors_of_British_South_African_colonies
Dutch colony in Indonesia (1800–1949)
Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies, was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declared
Dutch_East_Indies
Extinct Dutch Creole once spoken in Guyana
twentieth century, the existence of a Dutch creole language in the former Essequibo colony was largely forgotten about, and the language only gained the interest
Skepi_Creole_Dutch
British and French neighbors weakened it. Britain seized the North American colony of New Amsterdam, turning it into New York. There was growing unrest and
Foreign relations of the Netherlands
Foreign_relations_of_the_Netherlands
office existed from 1831 when the colonies of Demerara-Essequibo (see Demerara and Essequibo) and Berbice united as British Guiana until 1966 when Guyana
List of governors of British Guiana
List_of_governors_of_British_Guiana
British colony in Asia from 1946 to 1957
The Crown Colony of Penang was a British Crown colony from 1946 to 1957. It came under British sovereignty after being ceded by the Sultanate of Kedah
Crown_Colony_of_Penang
River in Guyana
was once regarded as the western boundary between the Demerara and Essequibo Colony and Spanish Guiana. Coconuts are a major agricultural product in the
Pomeroon_River
British colonial governor (1782/3–1870)
his wife, at age 87. Economy of Guyana Eric Whelpton, his grandson Essequibo (colony) Governor Light History of Guyana "WILLS AND BEQUESTS.-The will of
Henry_Light
1823 slave rebellion in the colony of Demerara-Essequibo (Guyana)
between 9,000 and 12,000 slaves that took place in the British colony of Demerara-Essequibo in what is now Guyana. It was led by Trevon Fraser Lebron Profitt
Demerara_rebellion_of_1823
Guyanese people of African descent
Lesser Antilles (and a small amount from Carolina) settled in Demerara and Essequibo, bringing enslaved Africans with them. Most of the enslaved from the Caribbean
Afro-Guyanese
Former capital and island in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Guyana
Demerara was created as a separate colony out of Essequibo, and was initially governed from Essequibo. The colony grew rapidly, and attracted many English
Borsselen
Charter colony is one of the three classes of colonial government established in the 17th-century English colonies in North America. In a charter colony, the
Territorial evolution of the British Empire
Territorial_evolution_of_the_British_Empire
British colony in Asia from 1946 to 1957
Malacca was a British Crown colony from 1946 to 1957. It came under British sovereignty after the signing of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, and was part
Crown_Colony_of_Malacca
Overseas territories controlled by the Dutch Republic and the Netherlands
(1641–1795, 1818–1825) Dutch India (1605–1825) Dutch Gold Coast (1612–1872) Colony of Curaçao and Dependencies (1634–1954), followed by the Dutch Antilles
Dutch_colonial_empire
Topics referred to by the same term
the Netherlands' colonial enterprises bestowed this name on: the Essequibo River colony, founded by Zeelanders in 1616 in present-day Guyana present-day
Nova_Zeelandia
Demerara Dutch colonisation of the Guianas, overview Surinam (Suriname) Essequibo New Holland (Brazil – Half the captaincies) Brazil Cisplatina (Uruguay)
List of former European colonies
List_of_former_European_colonies
Colony in Taiwan (1624–1662, 1664–1668)
siege of Fort Zeelandia by Koxinga's army who promptly dismantled the Dutch colony, expelled the Dutch and established the Ming loyalist, anti-Qing Kingdom
Dutch_Formosa
Australia Colony of New South Wales Colony of Queensland Colony of Tasmania Colony of Victoria Province of South Australia Swan River Colony Van Diemen's
List_of_colonies
Capital of the Dutch East Indies
the site of the ruins of Jayakarta, led to the establishment of a Dutch colony; Batavia became the center of the Dutch East India Company's trading network
Batavia,_Dutch_East_Indies
Dutch Caribbean island
the Americas Berbice 1 Brazil Cayenne Curaçao and Dependencies Demerara Essequibo New Netherland Pomeroon Sint Eustatius and Dependencies Surinam 2 Tobago
Bonaire
Dutch settlement (1624–1664)
Manhattan, the Dutch giving up their claim to New Amsterdam and the rest of the colony, while the English formally abandoned Surinam in South America, and the
New_Amsterdam
Former Dutch colony in africa
shorter and safer route on the way to Arabia and India. Thus no permanent colony was established on the island by the Portuguese. In 1598, a Dutch expedition
Dutch_Mauritius
Former artificial island in Nagasaki
the Americas Berbice 1 Brazil Cayenne Curaçao and Dependencies Demerara Essequibo New Netherland Pomeroon Sint Eustatius and Dependencies Surinam 2 Tobago
Dejima
1949–1962 Dutch possession in Oceania
Indies. The Netherlands claimed sovereignty over New Guinea within the colony through its protection over the Sultanate of Tidore, a sultanate on an island
Dutch_New_Guinea
Region and archipelago in eastern Indonesia
the Americas Berbice 1 Brazil Cayenne Curaçao and Dependencies Demerara Essequibo New Netherland Pomeroon Sint Eustatius and Dependencies Surinam 2 Tobago
Maluku_Islands
1814 treaty also known as the Convention of London
colonies to Britain, including the Dutch Cape Colony, Dutch Malabar, Dutch Suratte, Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice. In exchange for the cession of Dutch
Anglo-Dutch_Treaty_of_1814
Ruling body for cricket in Guyana
former British colony of Demerara, which is now a county of Guyana, formerly British Guiana. The other counties are Berbice and Essequibo. They are credited
Guyana_Cricket_Board
War between Great Britain and Dutch Republic, 1780–1784
Dutch hands, as did Suriname, though neighbouring Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo were rapidly taken by the British early in 1781. These were retaken by
Fourth_Anglo-Dutch_War
River in Guyana
is situated on the east bank of the river's mouth. The river divides Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region 3) on the west bank from Demerara-Mahaica
Demerara_River
Town in Java
the Americas Berbice 1 Brazil Cayenne Curaçao and Dependencies Demerara Essequibo New Netherland Pomeroon Sint Eustatius and Dependencies Surinam 2 Tobago
Banten_(town)
until the United Kingdom took over the colonies of Berbice, Demerara and Essequibo in 1814. Cayenne is still a French overseas department to this day. Goslinga
Cayenne_(Dutch_colony)
Confederation of the Netherlands and Indonesia (1949–56)
1949, it was an attempt by the Netherlands to continue to bind its former colony of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) to the Netherlands in a confederal
Netherlands-Indonesia_Union
Animals of Guyana
development. Fauna of Barima-Waini Fauna of Pomeroon-Supenaam Fauna of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Fauna of Demerara-Mahaica Fauna of Mahaica-Berbice
Fauna_of_Guyana
Dutch East India Company Dutch West India Company E.D. Sassoon & Co. Essequibo Society French East India Company French West India Company Gebr. Heinemann
List_of_trading_companies
Island country within the Netherlands
were Spanish, who first reached it in 1499. The island became a Spanish colony after Alonso de Ojeda's 1499 expedition. Though labelled "The Useless Island"
Curaçao
Dutch chartered company (1621–1792)
longer capable of defending its own colonies, as Sint Eustatius, Berbice, Essequibo, Demerara, and some forts on the Dutch Gold Coast were rapidly taken by
Dutch_West_India_Company
Dutch possession in South America between 1630–1654
Brasil Holandês), also known as New Holland (Dutch: Nieuw-Holland), was a colony of the Dutch Republic in the northeastern portion of modern-day Brazil,
Dutch_Brazil
Fortress in Paramaribo, Suriname
fort Fort Zeelandia, creating the Dutch colony of Surinam. Crijnssen also recaptured the Essequibo-Pomeroon Colony. Over the years, it started to become
Fort_Zeelandia_(Paramaribo)
Dutch possession in Western Africa between 1598 and 1872
Furthermore, in 1664, the Dutch conquered Suriname, complementing Berbice and Essequibo as Caribbean plantation colonies depending on slave labour. Meanwhile
Dutch_Gold_Coast
Area of central South Africa
frontier of the Cape Colony. It was also ancestral home to the Tswana and Khoisan peoples. In 1873 it was proclaimed as a British colony, with its capital
Griqualand_West
20000°N 58.80000°W / 4.20000; -58.80000 Rappu Falls is a waterfall on the Essequibo River, Guyana, approximately 17 km north of the confluence with the Rupununi
Rappu_Falls
the Spanish Exclusive. The Spanish also lacked the means to defend the colony, which consisted of only 24 Spanish settlers in 1625. Thus, the Dutch attacked
History of Trinidad and Tobago
History_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago
Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars
1804, Britain captured Saint Lucia and Tobago from France and Demerara, Essequibo, Berbice and Surinam from the Dutch. Substantial French naval contingents
Caribbean campaign of 1803–1810
Caribbean_campaign_of_1803–1810
Spanish explorer
the few Castilians...distinguished for generosity and humanity". The Essequibo river was named after Esquivel. When Alonso de Ojeda made the first explorations
Juan_de_Esquivel
Territories under United Kingdom sovereignty
were generally known as plantations. The first, unofficial, colony was Newfoundland Colony, where English fishermen routinely set up seasonal camps in
British_Overseas_Territories
settlement in any numbers dates from the 17th century, when it was a plantation colony utilising slavery for sugar cultivation. With abolition in the late 19th
History_of_Suriname
National anthem of Guyana
amalgamated the formerly Dutch colonies of Berbice, Demerara and Essequibo in 1814 into a single colony – British Guiana – and ruled over it until 1966. During
Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains
Dear_Land_of_Guyana,_of_Rivers_and_Plains
Theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
received orders to call on the surrender of the colonies of Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice. The Dutch colonies, unhappy with the rule of the Batavian
British campaign in the Caribbean (1803)
British_campaign_in_the_Caribbean_(1803)
British general and colonial administrator (1777–1849)
Governor of Antigua. In 1824 he became Lieutenant Governor of Demerara Essequibo, where in 1831 he carried out the amalgamation with Berbice to form British
Benjamin_D'Urban
Governor of the Colony of British Columbia (1803–1877)
make Douglas obsolete. Douglas was born on 15 August 1803 in Essequibo, which was then a colony of the Batavian Republic. His father was John Douglas Junior
James_Douglas_(governor)
Border treaty between Venezuela and UK regarding Guyana
invalid, the status quo under the agreement has endured. As a result, the Essequibo Region will remain under the authority of the government of Guyana until
Geneva_Agreement_(1966)
Dutch colony in America (1625–1680)
director, whose seat was not permanent. The main reason for starting a colony here was that it lay strategically between the Dutch colonies in the south
Dutch_Virgin_Islands
Caribbean territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Sint Eustatius and Dependencies (1815–1828), which were merged with the colony of Suriname (not actually considered part of the "Dutch Caribbean", although
Dutch_Caribbean
Fugitive slaves who lived in hidden communities
the Northwest district of Essequibo. The Dutch nailed severed hands of Maroons killed in the expedition to posts in the colony as a warning to other slaves
Maroons
Gold Coast Colony, the governor of the Gold Coast was for most of the period also responsible for the administration of the Ashanti Colony, the Northern
List of governors of the Gold Coast
List_of_governors_of_the_Gold_Coast
Dutch Caribbean island
Patricia Lynn (1985). "St Eustatius: Acculturation in a Dutch Caribbean Colony". College of William & Mary: 48–50. doi:10.21220/s2-3041-2b42. Goslinga
Sint_Eustatius
ESSEQUIBO COLONY
ESSEQUIBO COLONY
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a dresser of cloth, Old English fullere (from Latin fullo, with the addition of the English agent suffix). The Middle English successor of this word had also been reinforced by Old French fouleor, foleur, of similar origin. The work of the fuller was to scour and thicken the raw cloth by beating and trampling it in water. This surname is found mostly in southeast England and East Anglia. See also Tucker and Walker.In a few cases the name may be of German origin with the same form and meaning as 1 (from Latin fullare).Americanized version of French Fournier.Samuel Fuller (1589–1633), born in Redenhall, Norfolk, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He was a deacon of the church and until his death functioned as Plymouth Colony’s physician.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Lowthorpe in East Yorkshire, named with the Old Norse personal name Logi or Lági + þorp ‘outlying farmstead’In 1634 the name was brought to North America by the Rev. John Lathrop (b. 1584 in Etton, Yorkshire, England), a Puritan preacher fleeing religious persecution. He arrived at Plymouth Colony and lived in Scituate, MA until 1639, then moved to Barnstable MA, where his Bible can still be seen.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Loingsigh ‘descendant of Loingseach’, a personal name meaning ‘mariner’ (from long ‘ship’). This is now a common surname in Ireland but of different local origins, for example chieftain families in counties Antrim and Tipperary, while in Ulster and Connacht there were families called Ó Loingseacháin who later shortened their name to Ó Loingsigh and also Anglicized it as Lynch.Irish (Anglo-Norman) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Linseach, itself a Gaelicized form of Anglo-Norman French de Lench, the version found in old records. This seems to be a local name, but its origin is unknown. One family of bearers of this name was of Norman origin, but became one of the most important tribes of Galway.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a slope or hillside, Old English hlinc, or perhaps a habitational name from Lynch in Dorset or Somerset or Linch in Sussex, all named with this word.This name was brought independently from Ireland to North America by many bearers. Jonack Lynch emigrated from Ireland to SC shortly after the first settlement of that colony in 1670. His grandson Thomas Lynch, born in 1727 in Berkeley Co., SC, was a member of both Continental Congresses, and his great-grandson, also called Thomas Lynch, born 1749 in Winyaw, SC, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : occupational name for a peddler (see Haack 1).North German : topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge (see Heck 2).North German : perhaps also a topographic name from hach, hack ‘dirty, boggy water’.Frisian, Dutch, and North German : from a Frisian personal name, Hake.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name from Yiddish hak ‘axe’.English : variant of Hake 1.George Hack (c. 1623–c. 1665) was born in Cologne, Germany, of a Schleswig-Holstein family, and emigrated to New Amsterdam where he practiced medicine and entered the VA tobacco trade. Colony records show that he and his wife, Anna, were formally made naturalized citizens of VA in 1658. He had two daughters, neither of whom married, and two sons: George Nicholas Hack, the founder of the Norfolk branch of the family; and Peter, for many years a member of the VA House of Burgesses, the founder of the Maryland branch. Hack’s descendants eventually changed the spelling of the name to Heck.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leet.An early American bearer of this name was one of the founders of Guilford, CT. William Leete (c. 1613–83), a colonial governor of New Haven colony and CT, was born at Dodington, Huntingtonshire, England. He converted to Puritanism and sailed for America to escape persecution in May 1639.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Italian (Venice and Mantua) and Greek (Zanes) : from a variant of the Venetian personal name Z(u)an(n)i ‘John’ (see Zani).Americanized spelling of German and Jewish Zahn.Robert Zane was a cloth maker of English origin, a founding member of the Quaker colony that was set up at Salem, NJ, in 1676.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : habitational name from Dudley in the West Midlands, named from the Old English personal name Dudda (see Dodd) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.Irish (County Cork) : English name adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Dubhdáleithe ‘descendant of Dubhdáleithe’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ + dá ‘two’ + léithe ‘sides’.Thomas Dudley (1576–1653), born at Northampton, England, sailed on the Arbella to Salem, MA, in 1630 with the chief men of the Massachusetts Bay Company. They first settled at Newtown. Dudley subsequently moved to Ipswich but then permanently settled at Roxbury. He was elected four times as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and as one of the two commissioners for the colony when the New England Confederation was formed in 1643. He was one of the first overseers of Harvard University, and in 1650, as governor, signed the charter for that institution. Dudley’s seventh and most noted child, Joseph (1647–1720) was also governor of MA (1702–15).
Surname or Lastname
English (Shropshire)
English (Shropshire) : from the Welsh personal name Einws, a diminutive of Einion (of uncertain origin, popularly associated with einion ‘anvil’).English : patronymic from the medieval personal name Hain 2.English : habitational name from Haynes in Bedfordshire. This name first appears in Domesday Book as Hagenes, which Mills derives from the plural of Old English hægen, hagen ‘enclosure’.Irish : variant of Hines.John Haynes (?1594–1653) had emigrated from Essex, England, where his father was lord of the manor of Copford Hall near Colchester, to MA, where he was governor in 1635. He moved to CT, and was the colony's first governor (1639–53/54).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city of Lincoln, so named from an original British name Lindo- ‘lake’ + Latin colonia ‘settlement’, ‘colony’. The place was an important administrative center during the Roman occupation of Britain and in the Middle Ages it was a center for the manufacture of cloth, including the famous ‘Lincoln green’.Abraham Lincoln (1809–65), 16th president of the United States, was the son of an illiterate laborer, descended from a certain Samuel Lincoln, who had emigrated from England to MA in 1637.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of habergeons, Middle English, Old French haubergeon. The habergeon was a sleeveless jacket of mail or scale armor, which was also worn for penance.Born in Beverley, Yorkshire, England, James Habersham emigrated to the infant colony of Georgia in 1738 with his friend George Whitefield. Together they established what is believed to be America’s first orphanage. Habersham was married in Bethesda, GA, in 1740 and had three surviving sons, all of whom were educated at Princeton and became ardent patriots.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Inkersall in Derbyshire, recorded in the 13th century as Hinkershil(l) and Hinkreshill. The final element is Old English hyll ‘hill’. The first may be the Old Norse personal name Ingvarr or an Old English byname Hynkere meaning ‘limper’. Ekwall suggests that it may represent a contracted version of Old English hīgna æcer ‘monks’ field’.The Ingersoll name in America dates back to John Ingersoll, who emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629. His descendants include lawyers, public officials, and politicians in CT and PA.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish (also found in Ireland)
Scottish (also found in Ireland) : reduced form of McDow. This surname is borne by a sept of the Buchanans.English : variant of Daw.Americanized spelling of Dutch Douw, an Old Frisian personal name.Americanized spelling of German Dau.Henry Dow (1634–1707), NH soldier and statesman, was born at Ormsby in Norfolkshire, England. His father migrated with his family to Watertown in the colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1637 and moved to Hampton in the province of NH in 1644. Henry became an influential and prosperous figure in Hampton. He married twice and had four sons.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : topographic name for someone who lived ‘at the end of the cottages’, from Middle English, Old English ende ‘end’ + cot ‘cottage’. One locality so named is Endicott in Cadbury, Devon; another is now called Youngcott, in Milton Abbot.John Endecott (1588–1665) was a prominent figure in the early history of MA, being one of the founding fathers of Salem, MA, in 1638. He served as governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (1629–30), and worked harmoniously with his successor, John Winthrop, despite differences on points of religious doctrine. He served as governor again in 1644–45, 1649–50, 1651–54, and 1655–64, and as deputy governor in many of the intervening years. He is buried in the King’s Chapel Burying Ground in Boston.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Holland 1.Americanized form of Norwegian Hovland.Howland was the name of three Quaker brothers, original settlers in Marshfield, MA. They were from Huntingdonshire, England. The eldest, John Howland (c.1593–1672) was a passenger on the Mayflower, servant to Gov. John Carver, who died in the first winter at Plymouth Colony.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Joslin.The Josselyn name appears in Black Point (now Scarborough, ME) before 1638, when the author John Josselyn came to visit his brother Henry, who was for many years a principal representative in eastern New England of the interests of the Mason and Gorges heirs, which were endangered by the Massachusetts Bay colony’s expansion into Maine. Their father was Sir Thomas Josselyn, of Torrell’s Hall in Willingale, Essex, England.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the numerous places called Hampton, including the cities of Southampton and Northampton (both of which were originally simply Hamtun). These all share the final Old English element tÅ«n ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’, but the first is variously hÄm ‘homestead’, hamm ‘water meadow’, or hÄ“an, weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of hÄ“ah ‘high’. This name is also established in Ireland, having first been taken there in the medieval period.The descendants of the clergyman Thomas Hampton, resident at Jamestown, VA, in 1630, lived in VA through three generations, multiplying their homesteads as the colony expanded and then branched into SC.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Hopkin. The surname is widespread throughout southern and central England, but is at its most common in South Wales.Irish (County Longford and western Ireland) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac OibicÃn, itself a Gaelicized form of an Anglo-Norman name. In other parts of the country this name is generally of English origin.Stephen Hopkins (c.1580–1644) was a pilgrim on the Mayflower in 1620 and one of the founders of Plymouth Colony. At his death he left seven children and eighteen grandchildren.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mathew; a variant spelling of Matthews. In the U.S., this form has absorbed some European cognates such as German Matthäus.Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c.1600–c.1657), who came to VA from London in about 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a habitational name from Kitcham in Devon, but more likely a reduced form of Kitchenham, a habitational name from a place so named in East Sussex.Edward Ketcham (d. 1655) immigrated from Cambridge, England, to Massachusetts Bay Colony in about 1629–30, and subsequently moved to Stratford, CT.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a nickname from Middle English gode ‘good’ (Old English gÅd) + year, yere ‘year’, bestowed on someone who frequently used the expression, perhaps in the sense ‘(as I hope to have a) good year’ or as a New Year salutation. Alternatively, it may have been from an Americanized form of French Gauthier.English translation of German Gutjahr, originally a nickname for someone born on New year’s Day.The inventor of vulcanized rubber, Charles Goodyear (1800–60) was of the fourth generation descended from Stephen Goodyear (1598–1658), who succeeded Gov. Theophilus Eaton as leader of the company of London merchants that founded the New Haven colony in CT in 1638.
ESSEQUIBO COLONY
ESSEQUIBO COLONY
Girl/Female
German
Glorious battle maiden.
Boy/Male
German, Norse
Thor's Bear
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Servant of Lord Rama
Boy/Male
Indian
Wind
Girl/Female
Norse
Forever strong.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Gifted Friend
Boy/Male
Tamil
Tiny
Boy/Male
Indian
Peace
Boy/Male
British, English
Tall Guardian
Boy/Male
English
From the estate at the hollow.
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ESSEQUIBO COLONY
ESSEQUIBO COLONY
ESSEQUIBO COLONY
ESSEQUIBO COLONY
n.
A political agency at a native court in British India, held by an officer styled the Resident; also, a Dutch commercial colony or province in the East Indies.
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One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs.
a.
Inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment; as, a penal colony or settlement.
n.
A body of felons; specifically, the convict population of a penal colony.
n.
Especially, one who establishes himself in a new region or a colony; a colonist; a planter; as, the first settlers of New England.
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In tectology, an aggregate or colony of persons (see Person), as trees, chains of salpae, etc.
n.
A permanent colony of cells or plastids which may remain isolated, like Rotifer, or may multiply by gemmation to form higher aggregates, termed zoides.
n.
The act of peopling, or state of being peopled; act of planting, as a colony; colonization; occupation by settlers; as, the settlement of a new country.
n.
A genus of minute, pale-green, globular, organisms, about one fiftieth of an inch in diameter, found rolling through water, the motion being produced by minute colorless cilia. It has been considered as belonging to the flagellate Infusoria, but is now referred to the vegetable kingdom, and each globule is considered a colony of many individuals. The commonest species is Volvox globator, often called globe animalcule.
n.
An individual zooid of a bryozoan coralline, of which there may be two or more kinds in a single colony. The zooecia usually have a wreath of tentacles around the mouth, and a well developed stomach and intestinal canal; but these parts are lacking in the other zooids (Avicularia, Ooecia, etc.).
n.
A company of persons from the same country sojourning in a foreign city or land; as, the American colony in Paris.
n.
Any one of numerous species of club-shaped, compound Alcyonaria belonging to Veretillum and allied genera, of the tribe Pennatulacea. The whole colony can move about as if it were a simple animal.
n.
A colony newly established; a place or region newly settled; as, settlement in the West.
n.
A colony or mass of bacteria imbedded in a viscous gelatinous substance. The zoogloea is characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution. Also used adjectively.
n.
The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves.
n.
All the zooids of a hydroid colony collectively, including the nutritive and reproductive zooids, and often other kinds.
n.
To furnish with a fixed and organized population; to settle; to establish; as, to plant a colony.
n.
One of the nutritive zooids of a hydroid colony. Also applied to the proboscis or manubrium of a hydroid medusa. See Illust. of Hydroidea.
n.
The reproductive zooids of a hydroid colony, collectively.
n.
An original settlement in a new country; a colony.