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Bijma, Faan

Borg

This place itself has no direct link to slavery or colonialism. It is on the map because of people who played a role in it; their role is shown with them.

People

  1. 1845–1860
    Roelof Antonius Quintus
    Bought Bijma on his appointment as burgomaster of Oldekerk (1845) and went to live there; the house was demolished in 1860
  2. 1845–1860
  3. 1753
    Edzard Reint Alberda van Bloemersma
    Purchase of the borg (fortified manor house) Bijma (Faan)
    Involvement: WIC director
  4. 1753
    Edzard Reint Alberda van Bloemersma
    Bought Bijma in 1753 at the auction of his brother-in-law Rudolf de Mepsche; Bijma and Bloemersma in one hand; in the Alberda family until 1807
    Involvement: WIC director
  5. 1688–1689
    Gerhard Aldringa
    Bought the borg Bijma in 1688 from professor Gerhard Feltman and transferred it in 1689 to his son Jebbo; then also owned Bloemersma
  6. 1712
    Geertruida Aldringa
    Inherited Bijma from her brother Jebbo and ceded it the same day to her son Rudolf de Mepsche
  7. 1753
    Rudolph de Mepsche
    Purchase of the borg (fortified manor house) Bijma (Faan)
    Involvement: WIC principal shareholder · Other colonial
  8. 1712–1753
    Rudolph de Mepsche
    Received Bijma from his mother in 1712; had a new house built in 1725; auctioned in 1753 because of debts (buyer his brother-in-law Edzard Reint Alberda)
    Involvement: WIC principal shareholder · Other colonial
  9. 1712–1753
    Rudolph de Mepsche
    Lived at Bijma (his "woonstee"); the torture sessions of the monster trial took place in its schathuis in 1731
    Involvement: WIC principal shareholder · Other colonial
  10. 1689–1712
    Jebbo Aldringa
    Received Bijma from his father; after him inherited by his sister Geertruid