Most children in such a society may have one and the same mother but had different fathers. In a matrilineal society children were named after their mother's plantation. The abolition of slaves in 1863 allowed the slaves to choose a family name but most names can be traced back to the proto-mother. In this society, the number of daughters and grand daughters is more important for the formation of a clan than the number of slaves from a plantation. Maroons themselves use the terms 'lo' or clan and 'bee' to indicate their family relationship.
Bee comes from belly related via the mother's side.
Lo is a slightly vaguer term of kinship. In a matrilineal society members live together in a village, they have the right to a plot of land. They own religious experts. They own ancestors. The kapiten is kept within the same matrilineage.