Anna's Hope Village Explained

Official Name:	Anna's Hope Village
Pushpin Map:	US Virgin Islands Saint Croix#USA Virgin Islands#Caribbean
Subdivision Type:	Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	Territory
Subdivision Type2:	Island
Subdivision Name2:	Saint Croix
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code

Anna's Hope Village is an administrative sub-district of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

History

A sugar plantation on the site was formerly known as Robinson's Plantings. In around 1780, it was acqiored by Count Bertram Peter de Nully (c. 1719 -1771), the son of Pierre Bertram de Nully from Martinique. The family was originally from the Netherlands to St. Eustace. He would later marry Catharine Heyliger (1721-1799), the daughter of planter and governor of St. Croix Pieter Heyliger. Robinson's Platings was renamed Anna's Hope after their daughter Anna (1747-1785). She was married to Nicholas Cruger. They had three children: Bertram Peter Cruger; Catherine Bard and Elizabeth Cruger.^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://2010.census.gov/news/xls/cb11cn180_vi.xls 2010 Census U.S. Virgin Islands
2. Book: Census of population and housing (2000). US Census Bureau. 2000. Table 1.
3. Book: Census of population and housing (2000): U.S. Virgin Islands Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics. DIANE Publishing. 9781428986220. en.
4. Book: Bonsu, Ammie A.. American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Resource Kit: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. 1990. DIANE Publishing. 9781428987937. en.
5. Web site: Open Forum: How Estates Got Their Names, Part 1. stthomassource.com. 31 January 2023 . 30 March 2023.