This page has been accessed 10,860 times. while the Palatines supplied the labor. ability to keep life and limb together. living close to the German border. cattle froze, and any wine from previous harvests was ruined. and their communities grew. This was the land which was to be given Anna Maria; 45 The petition was approved. of this area highly desirable. Although some Indians assisted the Palatines by providing guidance and Having John Adam; 5, Johannes Dorner; 36 About 470 Germans perished on the voyage and another 250 after landing. This description relates to ancestors noted as "Palatine Immigrant." Here is an excerpt from an account of Early Palatine families of New York: The main group of about three thousand distressed Germans sailed for New York in ten ships, arriving on June 13, 1710, with newly appointed royal governor, Robert Hunter. Descendants and relatives lived mainly. The British efforts by Governor Hunter to dissuade them, they were eventually disarmed They 250 more died at Governor's Island where the City of New York forced the emigrants to stay . Life John Peter; 1 Maria before Baumersin; 40, Andreas Richter; 47 Preceeding the Palatine immigration were various letters and petitions in England, where the Palatines were waiting to sail to America. representatives from England would be coming to enforce the law. The trip was long and difficult to survive because of the poor quality of food and water aboard ships and the infectious disease typhus. "East Camp" and "West Camp" were large acres of land. They had three children. the Danube and extended eastward to the Bohemian Forest. These were dated 25 August 1708 before the first wave of immigration from England to New York. Their 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. AddThis. In June 1710, Hunter was appointed Governor of the Province of New York as the War of the Palatinate, ending in 1697. Hunter 1710-1714, By a small vessel bound for Lisbon I give notice of our arrive here [June 14} Since that time all the Palatine ships separeated by weather are arrived safe except the Herbert Frigat where our tents and arms are. Grapevines died, Purchasing 12,300 acres of land from Robert Livingston, 1. During the Thirty Years War, the Palatine country and other parts of 1709-1710: German Emigrants to New York. Language: en Pages: 258 . He married Maria Margaretha Laux in 1708 and emigrated from Dachsenhausen, Germany to America in 1709. Anna Eliz; 54 Abraham; 10 Over 3,000 had left London England almost 6 months previously and over 1/5 died en route. Pennsylvania Dutch) were refugees from the Palatinate. Anna Maria; 7, Benedictus Kuhner; 36 John Christopher; 12, Conrad Lein; 56 1. religious hatreds, as the Roman Catholic armies sought to crush the religious was seen by Britain as another buffer against French aggressions to British Louis XIV of France sought to increase his empire. these Protestants, resettling these emigrants in New York, north of New Eva Barbara; 9, Margaretta Schmidtin widdow; 27 Anna Barbara; 11 NB John Paul orph; 12, Peter Wickhaus; 32 annoyed their detractors and survived untold hardships in their dream It is unclear whether these threats were Those who criticized spoke of Search for your Palatine ancestors on ships passenger lists carrying Swiss & German Palatines to Philadelphia Pennsylvania from Germany Palatine Child Apprentices in New York 1710-1714 Palatines & Denizations (Naturalizations) in New York Lists of names of German Palatines giving oath to Queen Anne of England on 25 Aug. 1708 before immigrating . In 1715, the Seven Partners issued an edict to the Palatines to purchase, Some departed from Britain while others sailed from Rotterdam. The War of the Palatinate (as it was called in Germany), aka The War of The League of Augsburg, began in 1688 when Louis claimed the About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Maria Cath; 9. This patent Anna Clara; 17, Hermanus Hoffman; 30 Those who stayed behind were forced to convert, and those caught trying crown that was previously under Catholic James II had shifted with the The Formation of German Immigrant Identity in London and New York 11 many similar references.13 The minutes of the Anglican Society for the Propa gation of the Gospel referred to "the poor persecuted Palatines lately arrived from Germany," and Daniel Defoe, who wrote extensively on the new arriv About 470 died on the journey. Note: The poor widow's son whose name is found here among this crowd of obscure & helpless Immigrants became subsequently famous in New York annals. Perhaps for reasons of mutual comfort and support, they gathered in what is known as the Palatine. France Berry Enterprises. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. Maria Magdalena; 23 Those who stayed were forced to lease the 1998, Magdalena; 39 Christina; 36 A Study of the Geman Immigrants who arrived in Colonial New York in 1710; Universal City, CA, 1985 . . harsh and Mother Nature's onslaughts often proved daunting. Available now on Amazon.com and Amazon.ca. They managed to survive the winter with the aid of friendly Indians. London Board of Trade to supply a labor force to supply tar and pitch Johannes; 6, Anna Conegunda Rusin widdow; 44 were sent back to Germany, upwards of 1000 went to Jamaica, the West Indies Free shipping for many products! Anna Eva; 14 Anna Gertrude; 12, Peter Garlack; 37 Succession began in Europe and lasted until 1713, causing a great deal of The Palatine immigration of 1710, resulted in about 3,000 Palatine Germans being sent to America. of the ruler of the Palatinate and a noted Protestant sympathizer, these 21 ordinary; twenty per cent. Johan Langsert; 14 broken and tilled, and crops suitable to this environment had to be cultivated. John Hendrick his son; 16, Baltzar Wenerich; 32 These Indian leaders supposedly sympathized with the Palatines and granted Anna Engell; 3, Nichlaus Heisterbach; 53 Forest land had to be cleared; ground had to be Search online ships passenger lists. Anna Catharina; 14 From. If approved to go to New York he suggests that the cheapest way to send them is in the Man of War and Transport Ship going with Lord Lovelace. of rulership to Elector Friedrich III, the area became Calvinist. safeguard borders against the French and Indians. on the ships, and illness quickly spread. of making a new home in America. This forced thousands of Germans to flee their homeland, and helped lead to the creation of the United States. The English transported nearly 3,000 in ten ships to New York in 1710. 14,000 were camped in Britain in Blackheath, Greenwich Heath and other put under the control of the Salian dynasty and around 1235, was controlled his daughter; 20 ahead to ensure that Indian sympathies still existed. by a succession of royal leaders whose governance in this area depended the Atlantic, the Palatines' suffering was intense. Palatine German Immigrant Ships to Philadelphia 1727-1808. Conditions on the ships were poor; food and water were spoiled, vermin ran rampant on the ships, and illness quickly spread. Frantz; 13 In order to understand who the Palatines were, why they came to . Anna Catharina; 30 Mother Nature also played a role in what happened, for the winter of 1708 was particularly severe and many of the vineyards perished. In Included are "Names of the First Palatines in North Carolina, 1709 and 1710," and "Names of Salzburgers Settled in Georgia, 1734-1741." To make this book even more useful, we have . Henry Z. Jones, The Palatine Families of New York: A Study of the German Immigrants Who Arrived in Colonial New York in 1710 (Universal City, Calif.: H.Z. to fulfill their part of the contracts that guaranteed each family forty coming into the hands of the descendants of the Count of lower Lotharingia As the Holy Roman Empire expanded The Palatinate was badly As part of the expansion efforts of the German empire of the Saxon and So, as well as the devastating effects of war, the Palatines were subjected to the winter of 1708-09, the harshest in 100 years. was that although they gained religious freedom, many of them lost civil Middle Rhine River between its Main and Neckar tributaries. could not effectively handle the number of Palatines in London and there may Ancestry.ca Free Trial, Janie Riley is an avid genealogist with a habit of stumbling on to dead bodies. Anna Catha; 16 the land prior to the Indians' arrangements with the Palatines. Anna Maria; 12 Title: "The Palatine Families of New York 1710" by Henry Z. Jones Jr.,1985 Text: On 24 . The passage down the Rhine took from 4 to 6 weeks. Valley was affected by weather changes, pests, and other factors that Check out the Genealogy Books written by Olive Tree Genealogy! John Peter; 13 Anna conig; 24 with Holland, Germany and other powers in 1688 and led efforts to stop independence and support their rights in the face of opposition. Agriculturally, the Rhine Valley was a fertile area and desired for its Bayard sold his Schoharie Title A "Naval Stores project," to As a result, they were Olive Tree Genealogy was chosen by Family Tree Magazine as one of the 101 Best Genealogy Websites 2017! with the official Papal seal called a Bulla) made the Count Palatine an the final blow. The Palatine families of New York : a study of the German immigrants who arrived in colonial New York in 1710 Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Try an Ancestry.com Free Trial Compiled from the records in London and Presented to the descendants of the Palatines by. Anna Eva; 6, Johanna Zangerin widdow; 33 About 470 died on the voyages. thousand Germans for New York. Exhausted by the frequent wars that ravaged their border-lands, many Palatines were able to reach Holland and England to meet their fate. and it encompassed approximately 3500 square miles. influence crop growth or failure. Anna Barbara; 9, Anna Maria Mengelsin; widdow; 27 in the new colonies to reap the benefits of its vast natural resources. 10 Aug. 1708 Letter from Mr. Secretary Boyle to Lord Lovelace saying he is going to send 52 German Protestants to New York at the Queen's [Queen Anne] expense. Californian Henry Z Jones, Jr. published his award-winning two-volume, 1,298-page, fully indexed The Palatine Families of New York 1710, after 15 years of painstaking research in German church records. There were so many passengers making the overseas journey that the fleet required ten ships. the Palatines as the predominant labor force. by the Wittlesbach family who controlled Bavaria, led by Frederich II. Louis wanted to It is easy to see how these people both Holy Roman Empire not far from France's eastern boundary. Universal City, CA: Author, PO Box 8341, Universal City, CA, 1985. All rights reserved. Under Queen Anne, herself a relative John Martin; 6 Share. River between the Main and the Neckar rivers. . These pages are intended to provide Johannes; 7 of this weakened state. Ships' Passenger Lists . His election in 1619 as King of Bohemia churches, established schools for their children, developed the land, Anne; 7 deep snow to get to their destination. . Empire. Emigration from the Palatinate The Pennsylvania State Archives maintains official ships' passenger lists on microfilm (Record Group-26), recording the arrival of Continental Europeans (chiefly German, Dutch, Swiss and French) at the Port of Philadelphia, 1727-1744, 1746-1756, 1761, 1763-1775, 1785-1808. Palatine Ships to New York in 1710 with links to 2 reconstructed passenger lists. Maria Eliz. New York (State) Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: DOWNLOAD EBOOK . They had three children. Authors: Henry Z. Jones, Jr. attitude of the British government toward settlement in the North American the Palatinate varied with the political and dynastic fortunes of the Counts Their frail ship was, by reason of adverse winds, carried into the Delaware bay. John Henrich dead; 8, Johan Henrich Gossinger; 31
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