[CARIBBEAN] Vanterpool, Leverock & Saba
Heere/Van den Bos
Some time ago on this list the Vanterpool family was mentioned in
relation to the island of Saba. I don't remember who wrote what - sorry.
Today I was reading in: Dr. Joh. Hartog. De Bovenwindse Eilanden [= The
Windward Islands]. Sint Maarten - Saba - Sint Eustatius. Aruba, 1964.
747 pages (no index!!) --- and came across the name Vanterpool.
Hartog mentions several times (p. 383-384;686;721) a Moses Leverock
(c.1814-1875) - descendant of Saban vice-commander Jacob Leverock (early
1700s) - as Commander of Saba in the period 1863-1875.
On December 25, 1868 a public meeting of the citizens of the town of the
Bottom in Saba was held. A resolution was adopted, stating "that in
token of Our Love and Esteem for our most worthy and Excellent
Lieutenant Governor and Chief Magistrate of this island of Saba, Moses
Leverock", the name of the town of the Bottom was changed to 'Town of
Leverock'.
The tombstone on his grave reads: "IN MEMORY OF MOSES LEVEROCK. Died 1
August 1875, aged 61 years. For twelve of which he administered the
Government of SABA. The Pride of a large family. Exemplary in all the
relations of life; Devoted to his Country and ever true to the interest
of the Church which he faithfully served; He was snatched away in the
vigor of a useful life, honored and beloved and deeply lamented."
Moses Leverock married twice: (1) to Ann Rebecca Beaks, and (2) to Mary
Ann Winfield.
Out of the first marriage three children were born. Only one of them,
Marion Leverock, married (to Algernon Hassell).
Out of the second marriage also three children (all daughters) were
born. Two of them married a Vanterpool.
Out of one of the two Vanterpool-Leverock marriages, a girl was born,
named Lena Vanterpool (born 1893 Saba, died 1940 Curaçao). She married
W.F.M. Lampe, minister plenipotentiary of the Netherlands Antilles to
the Netherlands.
A cousin of Moses Leverock (son of his only brother Willy Leverock) was
John W. Leverock, who served as minister of the Anglican church on Saba
from 1892 until 26 July 1910. He had relatives on St. Kitts, whom he
visited often. In 1910 he was transferred to Montserrat. (Hartog, p.
686;702;730).
Peter Heere, The Netherlands (heer...@wxs.nl)
Alan Vanterpool
Heere/Van den Bos wrote:
Hi:
Lena and Wem had one child, a daughter, Sheila Octavia, born 1929 and still
alive. Wem died 1973-02-21 in Aruba. Sheila has two children, Leo and
Louella, both of whom have offspring.
Lena had a younger sister, Ina (born Saba 1894-10-08), who married Edwin
Rupert Simmons 1926-07-14 who was a harbour pilot in St Thomas. Ina died in
St Thomas 1965-05-08. Edwin died there 1943-03-22. They had two children,
Evelyn and Buddy, both of whom are still alive. Each has one child, also
both alive.
Lena had a younger brother, Thomas Clifford (born Saba, 1898-04-22), who
married Phyllis Clarke in Montreal, QC Canada in 1926. They had two
children, myself (born 1928-09-16), and my sister Joanna (born 1930-03-13).
Clifford died in Victoria BC Canada 1984-01-15; and Phyllis, also died in
Victoria 1986-03-14. Joanna has one daughter, Jenny and I have two
daughters, Gail and Lise.
Hope this helps
Alan Vanterpool
monsanto
"Saba Silhouettes" Life Stories from a Caribbean Island, edited by Julia G.
Crane
1987, Vantage Press, New York
In 1970 a research team from the University of North Carolina went ...to
Saba. ..we collected the life stories of fortynine Sabians, twenty-eight of
which form the main substance of this volume.
names like: Peterson, Hassell, Scraders, Simmons Pamenter, Heyliger,
Levenstone,
Jackson, Every, Linzey, Sorton, Whitfield, Anslyn, Johnson, Sagers, Wilson,
Riley,
Cornet, etc.
I just borrowed it from the library, fun reading and a lot of information
on life in Saba.
--
Christel Monsanto.
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Richard Bond
Do you have any relevant information on Asians living in Statia and
Saba in the last century? My family is related to the Heyligers,
Leverocks and Simmonses.
Late St John Adminstrator George Simmons acknowledged a connection.
The Asians were Alfred Busby and Grace ___ Busby the relation to the
Sabans was through Grace who seems to have been half white and half
Asian. Thanks