Place

Borg te Godlinze, Godlinze

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

1692–1700
Onno Tamminga van Alberda
Apparently received the borg at Godlinze from his father Mello in 1692; in the inheritance division of 1700 it fell to his brother Willem
Involvement: WIC director · Other colonial
1687–1692
Mello Alberda
Received from the inheritance of his aunt Evertien Ubbena the borg at Godlinze with barn, homestead, moat, ditches, pews and graves in the church and 23 grazen of land
Involvement: WIC shareholder · WIC director
1631
Harmen Clant
Owner of the borg at Godlinze; previously held house, yard, moat and ditch at Godlinze jointly with Reint Alberda van 't Zandt; jonker and hoofdeling at Godlinze
1700–1706
Willem Alberda
Received the borg at Godlinze in the inheritance division (1700); exchanged it in 1706 with his father-in-law Gerhard Horenken for Dijksterhuis
Involvement: WIC shareholder
1700–1706
Willem Alberda
Probably lived briefly at the borg at Godlinze
Involvement: WIC shareholder
1730–1753
Daniel Henri L'argentier du Chesnoy
Bought in 1730 from Folkert Polman the borg at Godlinze with 35 grazen of land and the redger and farmers' rights of 't Zandt, Leermens, Enum, Eesterrecht and Ten Post; the borg was demolished shortly afterwards
Involvement: WIC principal shareholder
1706–1707
Geert Horenken
Exchanged Dijksterhuis in 1706 for the borg at Godlinze with his son-in-law Willem Alberda; sold it in 1707 to Gerhard Schatter
Involvement: WIC director
Evertien (Everdina) Ubbena
Died as widow Clant at her borg at Godlinze; buried in the choir of the church there (27 July 1687)