Hogensborg is a settlement on the island of

Saint Croix Saint Croix; nl, Sint-Kruis; french: link=no, Sainte-Croix; Danish and no, Sankt Croix, Taino: ''Ay Ay'' ( ) is an island in the Caribbean Sea, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorpo ...

in the

United States Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands,. Also called the ''American Virgin Islands'' and the ''U.S. Virgin Islands''. officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory ...

History

Søbøtker family

Høgensborg was originally the name of an estate owned by the Søbøtker family.

General War Commissioner General War Commissioner (from German ''Generalkriegskommissarius'') was a military office in various German states as well as in Denmark-Norway. It was the military officer in charge of national conscription, collection of war contributions, equip ...

Adam Levin Søbøtker Adam Levin Søbøtker (3 August 1753 – 2 February 1823) was a Danish planter, landowner, colonial official and military officer in the Danish West Indies. He was for a while the largest landowner on the islands and was the father of Johannes ...

was for a while the largest landowner in the Danish West Indies. his son,

Johannes Søbøtker Johannes Søbøtker (9 May 1777 – 23 March 1854) was a Danish merchant, planter and colonial administrator who served as of St. Thomas and St. John in the Danish West Indies. His former country house Øregård in Hellerup now serves as an ...

, inherited Høgensborg and Constitution Hill after his father in 1823. He introduced the first steam mill in the Danish West Indies on the plantation. He succeeded

Peter von Scholten Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten (17 May 1784 – 26 January 1854) was Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1827 to 1848. Early life and education He was born in Vestervig, Thy, Denmark as the son of captain Casimir Wilhelm von Sch ...

as governor of Saint Thomas and St. John in 1835. As of 1816, Hogensborg & Sorgenfrie (Princes Quarter No. 25 and Wes'e ><1 Qimrter No. 17, Centre Police District, Frederiksteds Jurisdiction) had a combined area of 300 of which 125 acres were planted with sugar canes and 175 acres were under other cultivation. 186 enslaved labourers were present on the estate. Pn 23 February 1823, in accordance with General War Commissioner A. Sobotk«af's testament, the use of the property was reserved to Chamberliin J. Soboiker, but the right of title to Chamberlain J. Sobbtker's children. On 9 December 1858, Hogensborg was sold at auction to Alexander Fleming, for $27,000.

References

* Populated places in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Plantations in the Danish West Indies {{SaintCroixVI-geo-stub