Abraham Jacob van Imbijze van Batenburg
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Abraham Jacob van Imbyze van Batenburg (Breda
, Netherlands
1753 - Barbados
, 9 October 1806) was a Dutch
governor of Berbice
and Essequibo
(Guyana
) during the period 1789-1806.
Church ("Waals Gereformeerd") in Breda
, as the son of Johan Bernhard Imbyze van Batenburg (bef. 1723-1768) and Susanna de Wit (1723-).
His father Johan Bernhard Imbyze van Batenburg was a draughtsman
of maps, military-engineer (1743) and captain (1760). His grandfather was probably Paschasius Diederick van Batenburgh.
He was married 1782 in Tilburg
, Netherlands
with Wilhelmina Suzanna Zurmegedé. She was born on 21 April 1759 in Veere
, (Netherlands), possibly as daughter of Hendrik Cornelis Zurmegede, free citizen of Batavia
, Dutch East Indies
, and Susanna Lints.
In Berbice (Guyana) they had nine children: Suzanna Maria (1784-), Hendrik Christiaan (1786-), Adriana Baldwina (1788-), Jan Jacob Hendrik (1788-), Lambert Abraham (1791- Java (Dutch East-Indies, 1829), Catharina Cordelia (1793-), Elizabeth (1796-1864), Henriette Maria (1797-) and Hendrika Maria (1801-).
Alternative names are: van Imbijze van Batenburg and Imbyse van Batenburg,
, he was from 1796 on in service for the British government and the Batavian Republic
(1795-1806). Imbyze van Batenburg was governor of:
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
1753 - Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
, 9 October 1806) was a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
governor of Berbice
Berbice
Berbice is a region along the Berbice River in Guyana, which was between 1627 and 1815 a colony of the Netherlands. After having been ceded to the United Kingdom in the latter year, it was merged with Essequibo and Demerara to form the colony of British Guiana in 1831...
and Essequibo
Essequibo (colony)
Essequibo was from 1616 to 1814 a Dutch colony in the region of the Essequibo river on the north coast of South America. The colony formed a part of the colonies that are known under the collective name of Dutch Guyana.- History :...
(Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
) during the period 1789-1806.
His life
Abraham Jacob was baptized on 17 June 1753 in the WalloonWalloons
Walloons are a French-speaking people who live in Belgium, principally in Wallonia. Walloons are a distinctive community within Belgium, important historical and anthropological criteria bind Walloons to the French people. More generally, the term also refers to the inhabitants of the Walloon...
Church ("Waals Gereformeerd") in Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
, as the son of Johan Bernhard Imbyze van Batenburg (bef. 1723-1768) and Susanna de Wit (1723-).
His father Johan Bernhard Imbyze van Batenburg was a draughtsman
Technical drawing
Technical drawing, also known as drafting or draughting, is the act and discipline of composing plans that visually communicate how something functions or has to be constructed.Drafting is the language of industry....
of maps, military-engineer (1743) and captain (1760). His grandfather was probably Paschasius Diederick van Batenburgh.
He was married 1782 in Tilburg
Tilburg
Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
with Wilhelmina Suzanna Zurmegedé. She was born on 21 April 1759 in Veere
Veere
Veere is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands, on Walcheren island in the province of Zeeland.-Population centres :Aagtekerke , Biggekerke , Domburg , Gapinge , Grijpskerke , Koudekerke , Meliskerke , Oostkapelle , Serooskerke , Veere , Vrouwenpolder , Westkapelle...
, (Netherlands), possibly as daughter of Hendrik Cornelis Zurmegede, free citizen of Batavia
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
, Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....
, and Susanna Lints.
In Berbice (Guyana) they had nine children: Suzanna Maria (1784-), Hendrik Christiaan (1786-), Adriana Baldwina (1788-), Jan Jacob Hendrik (1788-), Lambert Abraham (1791- Java (Dutch East-Indies, 1829), Catharina Cordelia (1793-), Elizabeth (1796-1864), Henriette Maria (1797-) and Hendrika Maria (1801-).
Alternative names are: van Imbijze van Batenburg and Imbyse van Batenburg,
Jobs
Initially active until 1791 for the Dutch East India CompanyDutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia...
, he was from 1796 on in service for the British government and the Batavian Republic
Batavian Republic
The Batavian Republic was the successor of the Republic of the United Netherlands. It was proclaimed on January 19, 1795, and ended on June 5, 1806, with the accession of Louis Bonaparte to the throne of the Kingdom of Holland....
(1795-1806). Imbyze van Batenburg was governor of:
- BerbiceBerbiceBerbice is a region along the Berbice River in Guyana, which was between 1627 and 1815 a colony of the Netherlands. After having been ceded to the United Kingdom in the latter year, it was merged with Essequibo and Demerara to form the colony of British Guiana in 1831...
(Guyana) (between 1789 and 27 March 1802) - EssequiboEssequibo (colony)Essequibo was from 1616 to 1814 a Dutch colony in the region of the Essequibo river on the north coast of South America. The colony formed a part of the colonies that are known under the collective name of Dutch Guyana.- History :...
(Guyana) (between 22 April 1796 and 27 March 1802) - BerbiceBerbiceBerbice is a region along the Berbice River in Guyana, which was between 1627 and 1815 a colony of the Netherlands. After having been ceded to the United Kingdom in the latter year, it was merged with Essequibo and Demerara to form the colony of British Guiana in 1831...
(between June 1804 and 1806).
Source
- http://www.vanbatenborgh.nl