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Passengers on the Ship Rowand, arriving 1753

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Project to identify the immigrating passengers, who arrived on the ship "Rowand".

The Snow "Rowand" sailed under the command of Capt. Arthur Tran from Rotterdam (Netherlands) via Cowes on the Isle of White in England. They reached the port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 29th 1753.

Contents

Historical Background of the emigration with focus on the Nassau Counties

It is not intended to give a detailed history of the emigration at this point, but it seems not unimportant to give at least a brief overview of the background that drove so many inhabitants of a relatively small territory to board ships at the same time and risk their lives to make the arduous crossing to America. Furthermore, for the large proportion of American descendants of these courageous pioneers, who naturally always see them as "immigrants", it is perhaps important to hear the story from a different perspective. The focus here will therefore be on how those who stayed behind and the official authorities and governments viewed the emigration, particularly in the area that was the old home of the passengers on the "Rowand" - the district of Beilstein in the Principality of Nassau-Diez. All information about this specific topic can be found (if not otherwise stated) in the book of Adolf Gerber,[1] who collected all his information directly from the State Archives of Hesse in Wiesbaden.

The first wave of emigration 1709/10

The great Palatine emigration of 1709 was not limited to the Palatinate, but also took place from neighboring areas, such as the five Nassau Counties, and generally throughout southwestern parts of the Holy Roman Empire. The main trigger for this first wave was the War of the Spanish Succession, which had not left these regions untouched. Rising prices, declining wages and increased levies due to war taxes increased the indebtedness and poverty of the population. In addition, the winter of 1708/09 was extremely harsh. The vineyards suffered extensive damage and the winter cereals perished. A famine was foreseeable for 1709 and then occurred. Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that detailed oral and printed reports of the legendary "Island", as which the Carolina and Pennsylvania colonies were imagined at the time in central Europe, combined with the belief that the English Queen (Anne) would organize crossings there, became the talk of the day and ultimately triggered a popular movement. The Count Johann Wilhelm Friso of Nassau-Diez, Prince of Oranien, regarded this movement as foolish and ominous, but initially allowed all those who asked for permission to leave on their own responsibility and after they had fulfilled all their obligations. It was only when the number grew over the summer of 1709, and more and more skilled craftsmen and workers were lost, that he saw it as a personal insult and ingratitude for all he had done to relieve them during the turmoil of war. And when the first reports arrived of the hardships awaiting the emigrants in England, after it was clear that the crossing was by no means free, Prince Wilhelm considered it his duty to put a stop to it all, or at least not to be of any assistance to anyone by giving his consent to emigrate. In an edict from September, he issued a general proclamation: Those who did not wish to be deterred should be aware that they would never be allowed to return to the country and would have a maximum of three weeks to sell their movable goods, after which they should leave so that they would not stay there all winter and eat away the few provisions of those who stayed behind. Their immovable goods were to be given to the state for the payment of debts, so that they could then be given to others who remained faithfully at home to cultivate the fields. In October, the wave of emigration subsided, some withdrew their application to leave the country, and some returned home from England when the conditions there were no longer acceptable.

Those who did not turn back, after a more or less long stay in Holland, first reached England, where great disappointment awaited them, as nothing was prepared for their early onward journey. On the contrary, the English authorities were completely overwhelmed by the large crowds that suddenly arrived, over 30,000 people in a short period of time. The conditions in the ports were terrible, many of the arrivals died of hunger and poor hygiene. They were not housed in camps or other accommodation, but had to wait in the ships or live on the streets. It triggered a dispute within the government about the immigration laws. Queen Anne wanted to settle the "Palatines" in England, others wanted to settle them in Ireland to strengthen Protestantism. However, the calculated cost of about 150,000 pounds sterling caused both sides to abandon the idea as quickly as possible. It was decided to send only about 3,000 men to Ireland as laborers to help build the arsenal in Dublin and to select another 3,000 "sound and able" settlers for the province of New York.

Around Easter 1710, they sailed on ten ships with the new governor Robert Hunter and the ordained pastor Joshua Harrsch, alias Kocherthal, to New York City, which they reached in the summer of 1710. Hunter's project, approved by the government, envisaged that the Germans would produce pitch and tar for the magazines of the British navy from the pine trees there, and thus virtually work off their passage. As another member of the selection committee, the pastor Friedrich Häger, also came from a Nassau County, it can be assumed that a number of Nassau emigrants were among the 3,000 chosen.

Some emigrants stayed behind in New York City, for the others shanty camps were built on the middle Hudson, the West Camps (Elizabeth Town, George Town, New Town) near Saugerties on royal land on the west bank and the East Camps (Hunterstown, Queensbury, Annsbury, Haysbury), on the property of the nobleman Robert Livingston, who is said to have made good money from the payments made by the government to support the immigrants. Pitch and tar production never got off the ground, whether because of the unsuitability of the tree species or for other reasons. In September 1712, the government stopped paying the settlers and left them to their fate. After a winter of hunger in 1712/13, many families left the camps of their own accord. Many settled in the not too distant Schoharietal without tools or livestock and in miserable conditions. Since their land titles were disputed there, 100 families bought land from the Mohawk in the middle Mohawk Valley in 1723 with the approval of the governor in the Stone Arabia Patent and Burnetsfield Patent. In the same year, 15 families moved in a large trek to Pennsylvania, which they now considered more favorable for a settlement, and established the Tulpehocken settlement there.

For some families at least, the arduous journey ended up being beneficial, and it was above all these successful settlers who gradually found ways to write about their success in letters to the relatives left behind in the old homeland. From around 1730, such tales out of the New World also reached the territory of the Nassau dominions. Again and again, but only sporadically, small groups followed their successful relatives, or completely new young adventurers followed the call of the wider world. However, this intermittent migration movement was not very noticeable and attracted little attention from the authorities. After the end of the War of the Spanish Succession, the situation in Europe had calmed down for the time being anyway and better conditions ensured the recovery of the population, so a few emigrations were not significant.

The second wave of emigration 1749-1753

War again - Europe after the death of the Emperor

... will follow soon ...

The situation in the Nassau territories after the reunification

... will follow soon ...

The visitor from America

... will follow soon ...

The contract

On the way to Rotterdam

... will follow soon ...

The Snow "Rowand"

What is a "Snow" and how many people were on bord

This type of ship originated in the 1600s when it was used mainly by the merchants of the free imperial cities of the Holy Roman Empire and other states along the coast of the Baltic Sea. The original German name for it was "Schnau" which means "beak" and refers to the characteristic front bow of the vessel. Depending on their language other nations later used similar sounding names for it. In Dutch it was called "Snauw" in Englisch the word "Snow" sounded closest to it and so it became the name, even if "Snout" probably would have been more correct.
According to the literature [2] [3] it evolved from the three-masted ships, as the rear mast was gradually moved closer towards the mainmast, until it was no longer a separate mast, but was instead made fast at the main mast top. The use of this characteristic snow mast offered several advantages over attaching the gaff directly to the main mast. It made the ship more maneuverable. The Snow was considered a very handy and fast sailing vessel, even if it was typically the largest two masted vessel around. It is said that only 35 men were needed to sail a Snow, but the normal number of the crew probably was closer to 50. In case of the ships used specifically for the transport of immigrants, it is possible that some of the young male passengers had to help out occasionally as seamen, maybe as part payment for the passage.

Arrival of the "Rowand" 1752 in Charlestown.

The passenger lists for the voyage of the "Rowand" ending on 29 Sep 1753 in Philadelphia never give a total headcount of the people on board. Since only the male immigrants over the age of 16 years had to be reported to the officials and sign the oaths of alligence, we know only the names of these 109 man. But normally such immigrant ships also carried many women and children, and from other cases it is known that around 300 passengers could fit in such a snow. In fact there is a very specific record about the "Rowand" itself from the year before, as she arrived on October 2nd 1752 in Charlestown and "The South-Carolina Gazette" reported the next day,[4] that there were near 300 German passengers on board. The same number can be assumed for the 1753 passage.

The daily life on bord of an immigrant ship like the "Rowand"

... will follow

The Names on the Passenger List

Most Germanic immigrants to the port of Philadelphia, beginning in 1727, were recorded in three different lists at the time of their arrival. The originals have been preserved in the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg, and have been published on several occations more or less completely, the best and latest publication beeing done by the Pennsylvania German Society in the tree volume "Pennsylvania German Pionieers" by Ralph Beaver Strassburger and William John Hinke (Norristowe, Pa., 1934). [5] [6] For a more detailed explanation, see the introductionary part of their work in volume I.
There is also an older puplication of most of the lists done by Israel Daniel RUPP. [7] As well as a Online Webside about "Immigrant Ships" and their passengers, using the Lists from Strassburger, that might give some additional clues. [8]

The Capains' List, called List A by Strassburger, was made up by the Captain of the vessel or one of his clerks, and thus does not contain signatures of the passengers. the spellings of the names often reflect the efforts of an English clerk to comprehend German, which resulted in some cases in badly butchered names, and somtimes simply in a translation into English (like Brown for Braun, and Weaver for Weber).
More helpful are the other two lists. The passengers had to take the Oath of Allegiance (to King George II), named as List B by Strassburger, and the Oath of Abjuration (from the pretender James III), named as List C. Both lists had to be singed in person at the court house. Here we find the real signatures of all the male passengers aged 16 and older, who were able to write and well enought to leave the ship and go to the court house. All others just signed with a mark besides their names written down by the clerk or a fellow ship mate. Behind the sick people there is a note, stating that they are sill "on board". This gives the best knowlege about the names, since it reflects the spelling the passengers were actually used to in their language, and even in the cases of the ones that could not write whemselfs we find at least another "try" by the clerk to understand the names.

The following table compares the lists by number, since the names are not completely given in the same sequence, and by name, since there are severe differences between List A and the other two for the reasons mentiond above. It might help in finding the right persons.

List AList BList CName as written by Officials:Signed himself as:Wikitree – Profile (if confirmed)Age on Arrival
A001B001C001Philip SmithPhilippus Schmiedt
A002B002C002George StarkJohann Georg Starck
A003B003C003Christian WinebrennerJohann Christ Weinbrenner
A004B004C004Daniel FlinterDaniel Flender
A005B005C005Peter WileJohannes Petter Wyel
A006B006C006John Steven GlecknerJohannes Stephan Klöckner
A007B007C007Christian KrebbChrist Henrich GrebChrist Henrich Greb (1702-)
A008B008C008Matthias KrebbJohann Deis GrebJohann Matthias Greb (1731-)
A009B009C009William YoungJohannes Wilhelm Jung
A010B010C010Peter MyerJohann Peter Meyer
A011B011C011Philip SchmidJohann Phie[li]bus Sch[midt]
A012B012C012Philip Bosoner
A013B013C013Peter BaudenheimerJohann Peter Bodinhauer
A014B014C014John Kres Kribly[Johann Christian Kribly or Greebel]
A015B015C015John William BamellJohann Willhelm Böhmer
A016B016C016Peter KelpJohann Peter Kölb
A017B017C017Martin Bugner[Johann Martin Buchner] on boardJohann Martin Buchner (1705-abt.1780)
A018B019C018John BugnerJohannes BuchnerJohannes Buchner (1729-1791)
A019B020C019Henry BugnerJohann Henrich BuchnerJohann Henrich Buchner Sr. (1734-1817)
A020B021C020Christian MannChristian Mann
A021B042C041David KislerDavidt Gießler
A022B043C042Christian BlichenderferChristian Blickenstörfer
A023B044C043Jost BlichensteinJost Blickensterfer
A024B045C045Jacob LingenfeilderJohann Jacob Lingenfelter
A025B046C046Peter RuchJohann Peter Roch
A026B047C047Jacob Haas[George Hass / Jacob Heterig] ??
A027B048C048Peter MillerPetter Müller
A028B049C049John MillerJohannes Müller
A029B051C051John Hendrick[Johann Hendrick or Henders]
A030B050C050John Henry GreitzJohann Henrich Creutz
A031B052C052Conrad GrauJohann Konrath GraJohann Conrad (Gro) Kroh (1711-1789)
A032B053C053John Christian RiebsomenChristian RübsamenJohann Christian Rübsamen (1708-abt.1761)
A033B054C054Mathias HutzgenJohann Theiß Hisger
A034B055C055John Gerhard Hummell[Gerhard Hummell]
A035B056C056John Henry Held[Johann Henry Held]
A036B057C057Henry HeldJohann Henrich Helt
A037B058C058John Engle ThomasJohann Engel Thomas
A038B059C059Adam Thomas SterbJohan Attammas ??
A039B060C060John George[John George]
A040B061C061George GeorgeJohann Jorg Jorg
A041B062C062John FriendJohannes Freund
A042B063C063George KuertzerJohann Georg Knörtzer
A043B064C064Philip Bool[Philip Bool / Pool]
A044B065C065Jno. Christian KensJohann Christ Beetz or Benetz
A045B066C066Philip SpeatJohannes Philippus Späth
A046B067C067Henry SpeatJohann Henrich Späth
A047B068C068Peter KolbPeter Colb or Kolb
A048B069C069Christian KolbChristian Kolb
A049B070C070Philip SchenmanPhilippus Schuman
A050B071C071Jacob Schuster[Jacob Schütz]
A051B072C072Bastian HaineJohann Bastian Heun
A052B073C073John Henry SchafferJohann Henrich Schäfer
A053B074C074John SchafferJohannes Gerlach Schäfer
A054B075C075John Bastian Weaver[Sebastian Weber]
A055B076C076John KellerJohannes Keller
A056B022C021Matthias BrandJohann Deis Brandt
A057B023C022Jonas ManJonas Mann
A058B024C023Ludowick LupeLudwig LuppLudwig Lupp20
A059B025C024John SaringJohannes ZehrungJohannes Zehrung47
A060B026C025Bernard PiperBernhart Pfeifer
A061B027C026Martin Hellsinheiser[Martin Hillsinheiser]
A062B028C027Philip FolksJohann Philippis Foß
A063B029C028John SailbachJohannes Selbach
A064B030C029Engle StrunckJohan Engel Struck
A065B031C030Jacob HassJohann Jacob HaßJohann Jacob Haas (1718-aft.1798)
A066B032C031Francis ZeilerFrantz Zeiller
A067B033C032Conrad BecherConrad Becker
A068B034C033Henry MillerJost Henrich Möller
A069B035C034Philip SegJohann Philipus Syn
A070B036C035Henry BaumerJohann Henrich Böhmer
A071B037C036John Sailbach[Johannes Selbach]
A072B038C037Philip Steinbach
A073B039C038George Bare[George Bare]
A074B040C039Peter ShoemakerJohann Peter Schumacher
A075B041C040George Hutt[George Hutt]
A076B077C077Jacob Behler[Jacob Bohler or Böller]
A077B078C078Matthias Lauer[Theiß Lauer]Johann Matthias Lauer (1698-)
A078B079C079Henry LauerHenrich LauerJohann Henrich Lauer (1735-)
A079B080C080Francis CrommJohann Frantz CrumFranciscus Crumm (1732-)
A080B081C081John William BechkerWilhelm Becker
A081B082C082Henry Wisthafer[Henry Wisthafer of Wöhtenhaber]
A082B083C083John Henry KunemanJohann Henrich Kühneman
A083B084C084Matthias KunemanJohann Theis Kühneman
A084B085C085John SchafferJohannes Schäfer
A085B086C086John William SchafferJohann Wilhelm Schäfer
A086B087C087Matthias SchmidtJohann Theis Schmidt
A087B088C088John Henry FilgerJohann Henrich Folger or Filger
A088B089C089Matthias ShitzMatthias Schütz
A089B090C090Martin DiehlMardin Diel
A090B091C091John Henry StranckJohann Henrich Strunck
A091B092C092Henry Kempf[Henry Kempf or Kämpffer]
A092B018C044John Kempf!!! no match possible !!!
A093B093C093John KregiloJohannes Kregeloh
A094B094C094Christian MannChristian Mann {on board}
A095B095C095Peter LiceJohann Peter Leiß
A096B096C096John Matthias RubsanJohann Theis RübsamenJohann Matthias Rübsamen (1711-)
A097B097C097Paulus CrammPaulus Crumm {on board}Paulus Crumm (1686-abt.1753)
A098B098C098John CrammJohannes CrumJohannes Crumm (1734-abt.1817)
A099B099C099Christian StallJohann Christ Stahl
A100B100C100Gerlock StalbJohann Gerlach Stahl
A101B101C101Jno. Bastian Schneider[Bastian Schneider]
A102B102C102Andreas Eker[Andreas Ecker]
A103B103C103Matthias Zimmerman[Matthias Zimmerman]
A104B104C104Manuel ZimmermanHermannus Zimmerman
A105B105C105John KreitzJohannes Creutz
A106B106C106John Henry Benix[Henry Benix or Panix]
A107B107C107John Peter Kramer[Johann Peter Kramer]
A108B108C108Engle BrownJohann Engel Braun
A109B109C109John Peter BrownJohann Peter Braun

General Tasks to be done

Loose Ends

Some side related profiles that need work, or profiles that had to be detached from existing "Rowand" passengers due to the new research we are doing, should be stored here with a note, so that we find them later or could sort them out.

Profile Managers of Interest

The following Profile Managers on Wikitree might be checked for activity and asked for clues and if they are interestest to be involved, since they are somehow connected or already manage a Passenger's profile. The status of Activity might be noted behind the name after checking.

  1. Janice (Harper) Robertson - see A079 - To be asked
  2. Chrissy Locke - see A079 - To be asked
  3. Ken Boyer - see A079 - To be asked
  4. John Graham - see A058 - To be asked
  5. James Paxton - see A058 - To be asked
  6. Alan Buchner UE - see A017 - activ and informed
  7. Susan DeFoe - see A017 - To be asked
  8. Andrea (Smith) Williams - see A017 - To be asked
  9. Terry Knowles - see A018 - To be asked
  10. Tammy Noftsger - see A019 - To be asked
  11. Alison Gardner - see A003 - To be asked
  12. Michael Schell - see A095 - To be asked
  13. Richard Kroh - see A031 - activ and informed

Research by Name

Names given here will be in the most likely variant of spelling used in Germany. It might change if new insight comes to light about regional spelling conventions. The sequence follows List (209A) in Strassburger (see sources). All clues followed and tasks still to be done will be collected here.

A001 - Philippus Schmidt (xxxx-xxxx)

A002 - Johann Georg Starck (xxxx-xxxx)

A003 - Johann Christ Weinbrenner (xxxx-xxxx)

  • has a profile on Wikitree: Johann Christian (Weinbrenner) Winebrenner (1735-abt.1815)
    • as usual very conflated ? father has two wifes married on same day ?
    • ancestry will have to be checked,
    • LNAB for male ancestors clearly false, to be changed into "Weinbrenner" !!
    • mother and siblings are said to be on bord too ??

A004 - Daniel Flender (xxxx-xxxx)

A005 - Johannes Peter Weigel (1717-????)

A006 - Johannes Stephan Klöckner (xxxx-xxxx)

A007 - Christ Henrich Greb (1702-xxxx)

  • His name might have changed in America into Gref, Graef, Gräff, Graff or something similar.
  • He and his wife are on Ancestry.com, but as usual very conflated.
  • They seem to have settled in Paradise Twp, York, Pennsylvania
  • His oldest son Johann Theiß was old enough to sign the Oaths: see A008, next to his father

A008 - Johann Matthias "Theiß" Greb (1731-xxxx)

  • Listed as "Matthias Krebb" signed as "Johann Deis Greb"
  • See also: his father: A007 !!
  • Married Anna Gertraud Lauer, daughter of passenger A077, Johann Mathias Lauer
  • They seem to have settled in Paradise Twp, York, Pennsylvania
  • Has a profile on Ancestry.com

A009 - Johannes Wilhelm Jung (xxxx-xxxx)

A010 - Johann Peter Meyer (xxxx-xxxx)

A011 - Johann Philippus Schmidt (xxxx-xxxx)

A012

A013 - Johann Peter Badenhamer (xxxx-xxxx)

A014

A015

A016

A017 - Johann Martin Buchner (1705-xxxx)

Family On Board

On Board Cross Relationships

A018 - Johannes Buchner Sr (1729-1791)

To Do List

  1. find the marriage, that supposely took place still in Europe, to Catherine Irene Mueller, maybe before 1750
  2. There are two children Philip in the profile, but which is correct? The one born in circa 1750 Germany or the one born in 1757 in New Jersey??
  3. has to be merged with Johannes Buchner Sr (abt.1729-1791) also wife and children Philip and John, but some dates differ, all dates, places, wives are unsourced so it's hard to know what data to keep.

On Board Cross Relationships

A019 - Johann Henrich Buchner Sr. (1734-1817)

On Board Cross Relationships


A020 - Christianus Mann (1696-????)

To Do List

  • Christianus had seven children. Need to figure out how many survived and how many emigrated.
  • Is wife Anna Catharina related to A031 Johann Conrad Gro?

Family On Board

On Board Cross Relationships

A021

A022 - Christian Blickensdörfer (1724-1800)

  • has profile on Wikitree: Christian Blickensdörfer (1724-1800)
    • Mennonite; doesn't belong to the "Nassau"-Group of passengers; comes from further south.
    • He is traveling with his brother --> see A023 next
  • profile has to be cleaned up und further research is necessary to clearyfy some facts

A023 - Jost Blickensdörfer (1735-1826)

  • has profile on Wikitree: Jost Blickenstaff (1735-1826)
    • Mennonite; doesn't belong to the "Nassau"-Group of passengers; comes from further south.
    • He is traveling with his brother --> see A022 before
  • wrong LNAB --> has to be changes into "Blickensdörfer"
  • profile has to be cleaned up und further research is necessary to clearyfy some facts

A024

A025

A026 - Jacob Haas or [George Hass / Jacob Heterig] ???

  • The identity of this passenger is a mystery. According to his position relative to the other passengers in the sequence of the names on the several lists (Strassburger A, B, C) his name is given as "Jacob Hass" by the officials (list A). He was not able to write, so his name was written down for him in list B as "George Hass" and he gave his mark in form of an X. On list C, however, his name was written for him as "Jacob Heterig" and he gave his mark in form of an x (although it is difficult to see due to leaking ink).

A027

A028

A029

A030

A031 - Johann Conrad (Gro) Kroh (1711-1789)

To Do List

Family On Board

On Board Cross Relationships

A032 - Johann Christian Rübsamen (1708-abt.1761)

Family On Board

On Board Cross Relationships

To Do List

A033 - Johann Theiß Hisger/Hisgen (xxxx-xxxx)

A034

A035

A036

A037

A038

A039

A040

A041

A042

A043

A044

A045 - Johannes Philippus Späth (???? - ????)

A046 - Johan Henrich Späth (???? - ????)

A047

A048

A049

A050

A051

A052

A053 - Johann George (xxxx-xxxx)

A054

A055

A056 - Johann Matthias "Theiß" Brand (???? - ????)

Family On Board

On Board Cross Relationships

A057

A058 - Ludwig Lupp (1733-1798)

Wikitree Profiles, that need to be dealed with:

  • Ludwig Lupp (1733-1798); adopted by Mike, but created by John Graham and connected to James Paxton (brother and father)
    • He is ment to be the one in question according to dates and the attached son.
    • I added the birth record for him (was completely empty and unsourced before).
    • It is obvious now, that he has the wrong parents and maybe siblings as well. So he should be removed. Do you agree? Yes
    • I already created his real parents Johann Heinrich Lupp and wife, he can be attached to. Completed
    • I plan to go up the LUPP line and see If he ends up hitting your LUPP ancestor. Thank you, that would be great!
  • Note that the published Biography of Ludwig Lupp mentions that Henry Lupp came to America 30 Sept 1754 on the ship Edinburgh and that this was probably Ludwig's father. We need to find that record and do what we can to confirm it is indeed the father.

Noted in list as a Reformed minister: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6390/images/000326640?ssrc=pt&treeid=3824373&personid=290029443200&usePUB=true&pId=326;

Biography of Ludwig Lupp: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/14155/images/dvm_LocHist001044-00038-1?ssrc=pt&treeid=3824373&personid=290029443200&usePUB=true&pId=74

Extensive history of the "Loop Family in America" including German roots: https://theloopfamilyinamerica.org/index.html

On Board Cross Relationships

To Do List

  1. Find out how first wife is related to the two Späths on the passenger list, if so.
  2. Profiles for wives. (Can't identify records for first wife, still need to look for second wife.)
  3. Profiles for Ludwig's siblings (listed in father's profile).
  4. Need original sources for the data in father's and grandfather's profiles
  5. Ludwig has a brother Lohann Friedrich who married Anna Maria Uhr, daughter of Christian Uhr. It would be nice to get that interconnection into the WT tree.

A059 - Johannes Zehrung (1706-1773)

Family On Board

On Board Cross Relationships

To Do List

  1. Incorporate the information about Johannes and siblings being taken in by villagers after being orphaned. Johannes done but not the siblings. Need to finish verifying the foster parents.
  2. Pages 33-35 of Wilson Zaring's "Descendants of Ludwig Zehrung, Mathias Zehrung, ..." seems to take the Zehrung's line back to "Zering der alte" father of Michel b. ca 1510 in Langenbach, thanks to records found by a paid genealogist "in the Archives, in Weisbaden". Can those records be found and the extra generations verified?
  3. Check to see if Johannes' foster mother is related to the two Späths on the passenger list.
  4. How are Johannes' first wife and second mother-in-law, both Crumms, related to passenger Paulus Crumm?

A060

A061

A062

A063

A064

A065 - Johann Jacob Haas (1718-ca1798)

To Do List

  • A reference says that Jacob is related to the Crumm family through his paternal grandmother but this hasn't yet been established as true. If it is, it might be passenger A079 Johann Frantz Crumm's branch of the family. It appears that Jacob may have named one of his American-born sons after Frantz.

Family On Board

On Board Cross Relationships

A066

A067

A068

A069

A070

A071

A072

A073

A074

A075

A076

A077 - Johann Matthias "Theiß" Lauer (1698-????)

To Do List

  • profile on Wikitree: Johann Theiss Lower (1698-) has to be merged
  • However the LNAB is wrong and the PM Ron Powers seems inactive. Since also all relatives have the wrong LNAB, easiest way seems to be creating new profiles as they are required during research of this family and later merge the existing wrong ones into the new, which can be done without PM after a month. I started to do so.
  • His son Henrich was also on the "Rowand" and old enough to sign, see A078 next.

Family On Board

On Board Cross Relationships

  • First cousin once removed with Johannes Zehrung, passenger A059.
  • First cousin twice removed with Johannes Buchner, Sr., passenger A018.
  • Daughter Anna Gertraud married passenger A008, Johann Matthias "Theiß" Greb

A078 - Johann Henrich Lauer (1735-)

Son of Johann Matthias Lauer, passenger A077

A079 - Johann Franciscus "Frantz" Crumm (1732-xxxx)

To Do List

  • Find New World records for Frantz. Have searched for American records for this Franciscus, but can't find any I can confidently tie to him. All records found so far seem to be for Franciscus son of Paulus (passenger A097)
  • Both parents already have Wikitree Profiles, but the mother's is empty and the father's is empty past the births of his children. These need to be filled out.
    • The father is said to have died in America 1755 ???? no source. Has to be proved or rejected.

On Board Cross Relationships

A080

A081

A082

A083

A084

A085

A086

A087

A088 - Johann Matthias "Theiß" Schütz (1722-????)

A089

A090

A091

A092

A093

A094 - Johann Christian Mann (1697-)

To Do List

Family On Board

On Board Cross Relationships

A095 - Johann Peter Leiß (xxxx-xxxx)

  • LNAB has to be changed into "Leiß" and was sometimes written as Leyß.
  • He might be the son-in-law of the second Christian Mann on the List (A094) directly before

A096 - Johann Matthias "Theiß" Rübsamen (1711-)

On Board Cross Relationships

A097 - Paulus Crumm (1686-xxxx)

Wikitree Profile: Paulus Crumm (abt.1686-abt.1753); managed by: Ken Boyer

Family On Board

On Board Cross Relationships

To Do List

  1. Find out how wife is related to fellow passenger Ludwig Lupp (1733-1798)
  2. Last Name AT Birth of son "Frantz" has to be changed into "Crumm". Asked Ken Boyer PM on 2/25
  3. Why does Danny say the first son stayed in Germany and didn't emigrate until later?
  4. Is there a marriage record for first son Johann Matthias "Theiß" prior to 1763 emigration? Maybe to Gertraud as per https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/65048:62327?tid=&pid=&queryId=d9b62bdd-b5a1-42bb-8ca0-fa05d25118d0&_phsrc=JVi1786&_phstart=successSource An Ancestry tree says Matthias' wife is Anna Gertraud Hebel. I recognize that last name... from Johannes Zehrung's family and I think from others?
  5. How is Paulus related to Johannes Zehrung's first wife?

A098 - Johannes Crumm (1734-????)

A099

A100

A101

A102

A103 - Matthias Zimmermann (xxxx-xxxx)

  • possible Wikitree profile: Matheus Zimmerman (1735-)
    • Profile is a mess as usual, but the names of his parents (Zimmermann + Crumm) as well as the birthplace of his mother (Stockhausen) are very suspicious. I think the given Stockhausen is wrongly placed here in Saxony-Anhalt and rather will be the one in the parish of Marienberg, Nassau-Oranien.
    • Also the fact that the profile has a brother called Hermann Zimmermann, an there is a Hermannus Zimmermann also right next to him in the list of the "Rowand" is suspicious.
    • furthermore the Nassau-Dillenburg List also has a Matthias Zimmermann from Stockhausen in it.

A104 - Hermannus Zimmermann (xxxx-xxxx)

  • possible Wikitree profile: Herman Zimmerman (1733-1815)
    • Profile is a mess as usual, but the names of his parents (Zimmermann + Crumm) as well as the birthplace of his mother (Stockhausen) are very suspicious. I think the given Stockhausen is wrongly placed here in Saxony-Anhalt and rather will be the one in the parish of Marienberg, Nassau-Oranien.
    • Also the fact that the profile has a brother called Mattheus Zimmermann, an there is a Matthias Zimmermann also right next to him in the list of the "Rowand" is suspicious.

Hermannus is a difficult indentification because there are contradictory ids for him. The WT profile, FamilySearch and over 1000 Ancestry profiles show Herman as the son of Görg Matthias Zimmerman and Anna Dorothe Elisa Margareth Crumm of Stockhausen. The best source I've found for this is (start 2 pages ahead of where this link points):

  • Passenger List: "Palatine German Immigration to Ireland and U.S., Hank Z Jones collection, 1654-1878"
    Hank Z Jones; San Diego, CA, USA; Book Title: Westerwald to America; Page number: 222
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62327 #67267 (accessed 28 January 2024)
    Name: Hermannus Zimmermann; Record Type: Residence; Baptism Date: 2 1734; Father: Görg Matthias Zimmermann; Mother: Anna Dorothe Elisa Margareth Crumm; Author: Annette Kunselman Burgert and Henry Z Jones Jr.

It should be noted that all of these profiles show Herman's wife as Susanna Borneman. The above source does not do so, but it does mention "A Herman Zimmerman was at Rockland Twp, Berks Co, Pa in the 1790 census." without actually saying the 1790 Herman is the same person as the 1753 immigrant. However, all the aforementioned profiles seem to believe they are the same person. That said, there is a contradictory parentage source:

This source says that Susanna Borneman's husband Herman, son of Henry, was born in Dellenburg, Holland. The author relates first hand knowledge of an extensive effort to trace the Zimmerman family in America because of an $80000000 inheritance in Holland that would go to the heirs of John Zimmerman, Henry's bachelor brother. Page 35 mentions "Jacob Zimmerman in 1852 took an active part in tracing up the Zimmerman family in America... and soon found that his [Jacob's] grandfather, - Herman Zimmerman, (married to Susanna Borneman,) - with his mother and another brother, had come to America from Holland." This wording is unclear. The word "his" in "his mother and another brother" could refer to either Herman, meaning Herman's mother and Herman's brother, or to Jacob, meaning Jacob's mother (daughter of Herman) and her brother (son of Herman). I think the former is the intended interpretation and if so, Herman and his "another brother" might be the Hermannus and Matthias who were passengers on the Rowand in 1753. Unfortunately, the source doesn't make that explicit link.

Going back the the Jones reference, pages 220-221 tell how the Nassau-Dillenberg Lists include Mathias of Stockhausen and family of 6 are included in the lists of emigres to America. Do the Nassau-Dillenberg Lists also explicitly include Hermannus? Can we find birth records for Mathias and Hermannus in Stockhausen? If so and if Hermannus is in the Nassau-Dillenberg Lists, I think that's definitive and we would have to assume the research mentioned in the Borneman book is in error.

A105

A106

A107

A108

A109

Sources

  1. ↑ Adolf Gerber: Die Nassau-Dillenburger Auswanderung nach Amerika im 18. Jahrhundert: Das Verhalten der Regierung dazu und die späteren Schicksale der Auswanderer; Glensburg (1930).
  2. ↑ Karl Heinz Marquardt: Bemastung und Takelung von Schiffen des 18. Jahrhunderts. Augsburg 1994.
  3. ↑ Gunter Schmidt: Schiffe unterm Roten Adler. Rostock 1986.
  4. ↑ The South-Carolina Gazette; Tue, Oct 3, 1752; Page 3.
  5. ↑ Strassburger, Ralph Beaver: Pennsylvania German Pioneers; Volume 1;
    Transcripted lists, 1727-1775; List 209 (A), (B) and (C), page 568 seq.
  6. ↑ Strassburger, Ralph Beaver: Pennsylvania German Pioneers; Volume 2;
    Facsimile signatures, 1727-1775; List 209 (B) and (C), page 667 seq.
  7. ↑ Rupp, Israel Daniel: Chronologisch geordnete Sammlung von mehr als 30,000 Namen von Einwanderern in Pennsylvanien aus Deutschland, der Schweiz, Holland, Frankreich u. a. St. von 1727 bis 1776; List 206; Snow "Rowand"; page 316 seq.
  8. ↑ Immigrant Ships: Passenger List for the Rowand, 1753.




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