Here, surrounded on all sides by severed clans of Indians, they located in the gloomy silent shades of a virgin forest, whose undisturbed solitude was yet uncheered by the murmurs of the honey bee, or the twitterings of the swallow, those never-failing attendants upon the woodman's axe. If you have not already done so, be sure to check the seminal work by Henry Z. Jones, Jr. who has written many books and articles. You can find it under Geographic projects. I have Palatine forbears but mine went to Ireland! Hudson~Mohawk~Schoharie . This does NOT increase the price you pay but helps me to keep the lights on and this informational blog free for everyone. After hearing of the problems that The Germans were having in the Albany area; Mr. Franklin facilitated an offer between William Penn and the Settlers, being offered up to 100 acres each of free land for settling in Pennsylvania. In the fall of 1709, one hundred and fifty families, consisting of six hundred and fifty Palatines, were transported, under the tutelar auspices of Christian De Grafferied and Ludwig Michell, natives of Switzerland, to North Carolina. NY City: 25 Mar 1712: 3 pers over 10 yrs, 1 under 10 yrs The best way to start that search is to check the projects at Family Tree DNA, along with YSearch. See this short essay by Alicia Crane Williams for advice on evaluating the citations in a genealogy. Weve been to Oppenheim on the Rhine and Ive visited the church where Johannes and Magdalena were married. These did not stead them very long, the hoped-for supply of funds from America was delayed, and the poor unfortunates were imprisoned for debt. My GGGGrandma, Hannah Estes married Jacob Philip Empie (Emichen is the original spelling). This page was last edited on 6 December 2022, at 01:08. Many had been reduced to begging in the streets. This devotedly pious band of Christians was accompanied by their attached pastors, the Rev'd John Martin Boltzius and Israel Christian Gronau, and an excellent schoolmaster, Christian Ortman. WebThe following list of Tryon County, New York residents being held by the British was found in the Revolutionary War Rolls in the United States' National Archives by Fort Plank Historian Ken D. Johnson on June 4, 2008. Some Palatines spent time (from a few months to a few generations) in other countries, including Ireland. from 27 June to this day at the rate of 6d for persons above 10 years Ive been DNA tested and is in my wikitree site. This man is either listed as "Hoff" or "Hussmann" on the Hunter Subsistence Lists in 1710 and 1712. Your blog posts are wonderful. In 1598, St. Katherines was described as inclosed about or pestered with small tenements and homely cottages and it remained so a hundred years later when its inhabitants consisted of weavers and other manufacturers and of seamen and such who relate to shipping and are generally very factious and poor. The parish, on the Citys east side just beyond the Tower had long been a community of poor English families and foreigners. 103. Castle Matrix is the home of Thomas Southwell, the landlord who brought the Palatines to Limerick. Many switched from Catholicism to Protestantism in the New World.[3]. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Ill end by saying, obviously, I am a PROUD descendant of The Palatinate Germans. He was successful. June 14th: . One hundred of them were massacred by the Tuskarora Indians, Sept 22, 1707. Compiled and Arranged by Lou D. MacWethy Hopefully we can work together to help you in your research into your Palatine ancestors and help the larger community of Palatine descendants. A type of pike. Other family genealogies may be published on websites maintained by a family organization (possibly with a name like "The So-and-So Family Association, Inc.") or distributed privately to the members of a family organization. Fortunately, we do have a Coble male from Jacob Kobels line, and he matches other Coble males as well. They are my 7th-great-grandparents. Among the massacred were many Germans - more than 300 in all. Large German settlements had sprung up at different points within the present limits of Montgomery and Berks counties. .N. Hello cousin. To escape the dreadful sufferings awaiting them, German and other Protestants emigrated to the English colonies in America. In 1709, when the Palatinates were living at St. Katherines by the Tower, a beautiful church and hospital were locatedthere as well, known as St. Katharines Church. . You might want to enter this as one of the surnames for that project so it will be returned in a search. Whats the best place I can compare DNA in order to find Gertrudes family? If you qualify, please contact me. From 1740-1755, a great many Palatines were sent to South Carolina, They settled Orangeburg, Cougaree and Wateree. WebGovernor Hunter of New York also offered to bring 3000 Palatines to the Hudson Valley to make pitch and tar from the pine trees for the British Navy. This list was compiled from the "journal" of Palatine debtors to the British Government for subsistence given either in NYC or the Hudson River settlements from their landing in 1710 to September 1712. Google maps shows the area of St. Katherinesto be roughly 1000 feet by about 700 feet. WebThis project analyzes the DNA of men who descend along the DIRECT MALE LINE from the Palatine men who left Germany during the early 18th century, DURING THE PERIOD 1708 Thanks for another fabulous blog. To this end they appointed three of their best men to go to London and lay their grievances before King George. Several such wells are to be found in the locality but some have been partly filled in for safety purposes. With all of the frustration and disappointment, I just wanted to cry. Daniel and Abraham were naturalized together on 8 and 9 Sept. 1715 (Kingston Naturalizations) in Kingston, New York. I am trying to find any links! I am descended from several Palatinate families on my fathers maternal line who settled in the Mohawk Valley, NY: Baum, Seeber (Seibert), who sons were soldiers in the Revolutionary War in the Tryon Militia. WebPalatine Immigrant Index 1985-1995; Palatine Immigrant Index 1996-2017; Palatine Immigrant Index 2018-2021; Resources. April 20, 2023, 3:36 PM PDT. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. I would invite and encourage any Kobel (or similar spelling) male to join. In Pennsylvania, the Newlander, tools in the hands of shipowners, merchants and importers, contributed much to induce Germans to leave their homes. They had been reduced to the most extreme poverty. They moved some miles further up the river where they soon drove well. .97 days from 25 June abating Drollinger/Trollinger/Trolinger/Trulinger/Drullinger. You can see the church and cloisters and surrounding small streets and houses. Thank You Again! But even those high expectations were shattered by the huge numbers who arrived, beginning earlier in the season than usual. Other Palatine relatives include Schnell, Schultz, and Zamin. Our driver, whose name was Said, was beyond wonderful, and he wove a tour into the quilt shop visits. Here they remained about ten years, when owing to some defect in their titles, they were deprived of both lands and improvements. It was named for the infant William V of Orange, whose mother Anne, daughter of King George II of Great Britain, was then regent of the Dutch Republic. 10 New York 4th July 1710. 5 October last . In 1735 there were 268 German immigrants who arrived in the port. King George II of Great Britain, held out strong inducements, through very liberal promises, to all who would emigrate into, and settle Nova Scotia, when a considerable body of German, principally Hanoverians, left their country, embarked for America, landed at Chebucto Bay, near Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia, where fourteen hundred and fifty-three re-embarked and landed at Marliguish, on the 7th of june, 1753. This was in 1717. There were books and papers dispersed in the Palatinate, with the Queen's picture on the books, and the title page in letters of gold, which, on that account, were called, 'The Golden Book', to encourage the Palatines to come to England, in order to be sent to the Carolinas, or to other of Her Majesty's colonies, to be settle there. I say probably because its a line believed to connect to my line, from a group that went to NC. Hallo Roberta, Egli is a name from Switzerland. This group is just starting up but people are joining and sharing their GEDmatch DNA kits. of the records there with the result that the ledger accounts of Governor Simmendinger, who was one of the Palatine immigrants himself, returned to Germany in 1717 and published this brief account of the emigration and the names of those Palatine families still living in NY. In 1719, Jonathan Dickinson remarked; "We are daily expecting ships from London, which bring over Palatines, in number about six or seven thousand. The Platines hereafter named for His parents were Johan Nicholas Schaeffer and Maria Katherine Suder from Relsburg, Germany. The colony still continued to increase. The county was formed in 1752 from parts of Bladen County, Granville County, and Johnston County. WebPalatine Children Apprenticed by Gov. Towards the end of the 17th century and into the 18th, the Palatine region was repeatedly invaded by French troops, which resulted in continuous military requisitions, widespread devastation and famine. The records say he was found dead on the path between his home & the town without a mark of violence or a fall on him. I had Simmons and other lines arrive with them. His suggestion that they be offered other lands on the frontier was adopted. It turns out my only Muller ancestor was another Palatine. Roberta, as Im sure you found in your research, 3,000 Palatines initially emigrated to Ireland. Thanks, Ill keep that on file. ). ), whom that devoted minister of the cross, the Rev. Today I found a FABULOUS resource for Palatine history in the Mohawk Valley: the newspaper St Johnsville NY Enterprise, which ran genealogy and history columns from about 1920 to the 1950s (a Mohawk Valley version of the Boston Transcript). Barker, "Immigrant Ancestors, a List of 2,500 Immigrants to America before 1750" by Frederick Adams Virkus, and "The Book of Names, especially relating to The Early Palatines and the first settlers in the Mohawk Valley" by Lou D MacWethy. Doris Wheeler Evidently Marianne, Daniels wife, was one of those who did not survive. I am from this line as well and my DNA lists an ancestor from the Palatine region. Sorry if this is inappropriate. In 1740, those who had remained, left Georgia and joined their brethren in Pennsylvania. Also see: Palatines from Germany to England in 1709 . Some Mennonites coming from the Netherlands, settled along the Pakilmomink (Perkioming) and Schkipeck (Skippack) a few years later. My fathers DNA results are linked to mine and that is how I know it is in fact from his lineage and most likely this line. For example, the entry Abelman, Johann Peter 2-I, 2-0. . Edenkoben, Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany Well, here I am having just discovered the 1709s and that my husband appears to have been descended from the Kuntzlis and Islers of the New Bern group. Limerick Southwell had retained only 10 families but by 1714 he had settled about 130 families on his lands, and the region around his demesne has retained the largest concentration of Irish Palatine residents to this day in Killeheen, Ballingrane, and Courtmatrix., There is an Irish Palatine Genealogy group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1688860294729114/ Im trying to confirm/rule out the surname Schaffer as that of his 5th great-grandmother. Johan Peter Wagner is my relation and his story is Palatine Roots by Nancy Wagoner Dixon 1994. I wish I could find if I have family in Germany still since Im also a descendant from Melchor. Hundreds fell victims to the relentlessly cruel savage, along the Blue Mountains, south and north of them and along the Susquehanna, as far north as Penn's Creek, from 1754-1763 and even at a later period. Warm wishes and many thanks, WebList of the First Palatines to London England 1709. Ive just forwarded your post to my friend Garry Finkell, president of the New York State chapter of the Palatines To America. p. III gives a census of those in New York, also those However, the story doesnt stop here. Katharine Docks and The Dickens Inn on the current map above, in the lower righthand quadrant. For now, Ive arranged an interlibrary loan but would love to have the copy since she details so much about the groups migration. In 1751, invited by those in authority, thirty German families, and in 1752, fifteen hundred individuals from Europe, persons of means, settled in Maine. Sorry to say I no longer admin this project. Deborah. There were, besides these, another class, who were active in prevailing upon the inhabitants of Germany to abandon their country for the new world. EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY PALATINE EMIGRATION: A BRITISH GOVERNMENT REDEMPTIONER PROJECT TO MANUFACTURE NAVAL STORES. NEGHS has some great info as well Notice there is also a Palatine Y-DNA project at FTDNA: https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/palatine-dna-project/about. Subjects Surname Subjects Arnold Bairin Becker Bender Bhler Locality Subjects follows names and sums of money to cash). I checked the Palatine DNA Project for Schaffer and was shocked to find none listed. The sad fate of those of Biloxi was spread abroad, which deterred other from coming to participate in the promised blessings of the Elesyan fields, or to possess the Eldorado. Where did they come from? Thank you so much. -- Smith-62120 05:12, 2 January 2019 (UTC). In 1708 and 1709, thirty three thousand, on an invitation of Queen Anne, left their homes in the Rhine country for London, where some twelve or thirteen thousand arrived in the summer of 1708. April 20, 2023, 3:36 PM PDT. WebCONTACT US Traditions Performance Firearms 1375 Boston Post Road P.O. St Johnsville NY Enterprise genealogy Beast Masters will be able to add an exotic pet to their collection in the form of the Magmasnail. From this area on the Thames near St. Katherines, you can see Tower Bridge, locatedbeside the Tower of London. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Hi Roberta, WebHunter Lists. .86 days from 30 September. If your dad has the surname youre looking for, I recommend that he take a Y-DNA test (FamilyTreeDNA.com). About 1728 and 1729, the Germans crossed the Susquehanna, located within the present limits of York and Adams county, and made improvements under discouraging circumstances. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. Any how, sorry if I rambled. My mother is T167724 and she clearly carries more Schaeffer DNA than I do. It consists of a trench cut into the ground deeper than the water table. With the offseason program underway, the depth chart is going to see some changing. the summer of 1931 Mr. Boyd Ehle through his London agents caused a search Thank you for your comments. This proved difficult, as the Poor Palatines were unlike previous migrant groups skilled, middle-class, religious exiles such as the Huguenots or the Dutch in the 16th century. The Germans were principally farmers. They established roots, mainly in the Rathkeale area of County Limerick, Ireland, where about 1,200 of them settled on the estate of Thomas Southwell.Other colonies were set up in Old Ross and Gorey, County Wexford and in Counties Cork and Dublin. Penn's liberal views, and illiberal course of the government of New York toward the Germans, induced many to come to this Province. few names added under heading "New York.". He came from the Palatinate to Pennsylvania, then to Maryland, and about 1783 to Rockingham Co., Virginia. The founders have connections to German Palatines who settled in Pennsylvania but it is open to anyone. I did not know that!!! Another option is to have your father have his Y-DNA done on Familytree DNA and then he/you can join the Palatine and/or German Y-DNA projects. What a transition from how cramped and miserable this area was in 1709 and how spacious and lovely it is today. Web"Johannes Straub (Hunter Lists #747)" from The Palatine Families of New York, 1007-08, the author lists the children of Heinrich Straub and Anna Maria Spickerman. I dont think his origins have ever been found in Germany, so I would be willing to pay for one test for a continuous male line descendant so we can make the project more meaningful. WebFrom 1740-1755, a great many Palatines were sent to South Carolina, They settled Orangeburg, Cougaree and Wateree. Heads of Families Great, Great, Great Grandfather of John Delos Smith A physician wrote: I wish you the recovery of your health and a better neighborhood than the palatines, which I fear have infected your pure air. There were many Schaffers in this group, according to Henry Z. Jones, Jr., The Palatine Families of New York 1710. Many became ill and the entire fleet was ravaged by ships fever (known today as typhus) which caused the deaths of many passengers (The Palatine Families of New York 1710 by Henry Z. Jones). Thee settled on Hudson river were under indenture to serve Queen Anne as grateful subjects, to manufacture tar and raise hemp, in order to repay the expenses of their transport and cost of subsistence, to the amount of ten thousand pounds sterling, which had been advanced by parliamentary grant. A Note that the spellings of names on these lists should not be assumed to match the spellings that the people's baptisms and marriages were registered under in Europe. The 1709ers would have worshipped in this church that was by that time already nearly 600 years old. My sources for Johann Friedrich Haegar are: 1) US and Canada, Passenger Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, an Ancestry.com database indicating he came to New York in 1709; 2) he is also listed in American Immigrant Minister, 1690-1811 by Gerald Fothergill, also found on Ancestry.com; and 3) The German Element in the United States, Vol 1, chpt 4, The First Exodus-The Palatine Immigration to New York. Did some intense searching online and found a current email address for the author; expect Ill hear from her soon. Because of the relentless persecution and oppression in Switzerland, a large body of defenseless Mennonites fled from the Cantons of Zurich; of Bern and Schaffhausen, about the year 1672, and took up their abode in Alsace, above Strasbourg, on the Rhine, where they remained till they emigrated, 1708, to London, thence to Pennsylvania. They however, changed their minds and established themselves in the asylum for the oppressed, Pennsylvania. South and north of the same mountain, within the present limits of Northampton, Carbon and Lehigh - more than one hundred were killed. Over 3,000 had left London England almost 6 The project seems to be managed by WorldConnect.org now and Im not even a member and cant be under their rules. The 1709ers would have fit right in were it not for the fact there were so many of them. Ive found that the definitive genealogical work for our 1710s (when many arrived in the American Colonies) is The Palatine Families of New York: a study of the German immigrants who arrived in colonial New York in 1710, Henry Z. Jones
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