Essequibo is the name of a Dutch colony founded in 1616 and located in the region of the Essequibo River. There was a brief English occupation from 1665 to 1666. From 27 February 1781 to February 1782 there was a British occupation of Demerara, Essequibo, and Berbice (subordinated to Barbados).
Essequibo became a British territory on 13 August 1814, and was joined with the Colony of Demerara. On 21 July 1831 Demerara-Essequibo was united with Berbice into British Guiana.
Governors of Essequibo
- Adrian Groenewegen (1616–1624)
- Jacob Conijn (1624–1627)
- January van der Goes (1627–1638)
- Cornelis Pieterszoon Hose (1638–1641)
- Andriaen van der Woestijne (1641–1644)
- Andriaen Janszoon (1644–16..)
- Aert Adriaenszoon Groenewegel (1657–1664)
- John Scott (1665–1666)
- Crynssen (1666)
- Adriaen Groenewegel (1666)
- Baerland (1667–1670)
- Hendrik Bol (1670–1676)
- Jacob Hars (1676–1678)
- Abraham Beekman (1678–1690)
- Samuel Beekman (2 November 1690 – 10 December 1707)
- Peter van der Heyden Resen (10 December 1707 – 24 July 1719)
- Laurens de Heere (24 July 1719 – 12 October 1729)
- Hermanus Gelskerke (d. 1742) (12 October 1729 – April 1742)
- Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande (d. 1775) (April 1742–1752; acting to 1743)
- Robert Nicholson (27 February 1781 – 1782)
- Abraham Jacob van Imbijze van Batenburg (22 April 1796 – 27 March 1802)
Commanders of Essequibo
- Albert Siraut des Touches (1784)
- Johannes Cornelis Bert (1784–1787)
- Albertus Backer (1st time) (1787–1789)
- Gustaaf Eduard Meijerhelm (1789–1791)
- Matthijs Thierens (1791–1793)
- Albertus Backer (2nd time) (1793 – 22 April 1796)
- George Hendrik Trotz (27 March 1802 – September 1803)
Directors-general
- Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande (1752 – 2 November 1772)
- George Hendrik Trotz (2 November 1772 – 1781)
See also
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