Pennsylvania German pioneers; a publication of the original lists of arrivals from 1727 to 1808

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Pennsylvania German pioneers; a publication of the original lists of arrivals in the port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808

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"This set of manuscripts was compiled in the 1930s by Strassburger and Hinke in order to provide the descendants of Pennsylvania German pioneers a publication of the most accurate of original lists of arrivals. In order to do this they transcribed the hard-to-read German and American script of the passenger lists, oaths of allegiance to the Crown, and oaths of abjuration and fidelity to the proprietors. These three types of records form the basis for the Pennsylvania German Pioneers.

In order to make best use the three manuscripts first open volume 3 which contains the indexes for all three volumes, the index of Pennsylvania German pioneers starts on page 257 and goes to page 709. This index is organized by surname, then Christian name, and provides you with the volume and page number. It does not differentiate between two individuals with the same name. You will need to determine who each individual named is."

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Just found they have this on WikiTree here. Anyway, good to show it anyway for those that may be helped. I always find it hard to find these pages on WT.

Cheers, Rich

in The Tree House by Rich Moss G2G6 Mach 6 (67.6k points)
retagged by Ellen Smith
Thank you; most useful.

Yes, this is the best source for these early arrivals! I highly recommend that everyone read the introduction to it, Volume 1 here at Internet Archive:

https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniagerm42stra/page/n25/mode/2up

It tells why Strassburger & Hinke is the best source, including the fact that they kept the names in the same order as the original lists—important in determining which passengers may be related to who. 

I had been confused by other lists that weren't quite the same, then realized that other authors re-ordered the names randomly, not even always including all names.

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A reminder about this important resource is always good!
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