30,000 Names

A Brief Outline of the History of the Emigration
1651 Pastorius (Franconia) --> Germantown 12 Oct 1683 - 13 families
1672 Swiss Mennonites fled Zurich --> Alsace
1682-1776 - PA = central point of emigration from Germany, France, Switzerland
1682-1702 - few Germans in Pa, not more than 200 families located mostly at Germantown.
1683-5 - low Dutch, from Cleves (Westphalia)
1702-1727 - 40-50 thousand left Germany
1705 German Reformed in Halberstadt --> Neuweid, Rhenish Prussia-->Holland---> Us1707 NY German Valley, Morrison County, New Jersey - spread
1708 Swiss Mennonites from Alsace to London, then Pa
1708/9 - 33 thousand, at the invitation of Queen Anne, went from Rhine to London - but not taken care of as promised
1708 Kocherethal Lutherans --> Hudson River
fall 1709 - 150 families (650 people) Palatines --> NC (Swiss auspices - from London??)
              100 massacred by Tuscarora 22 Sep 1711
1708/9 - 3600 from England to Limerick
              7000 returned to Germany
           10,000 died - starvation etc
           ~ 1000 to Scillies - never arrived
25 Dec 1709 - 4000 in 10 boats --> NY - 6 MONTH voyage - arr June 1710
            1700 died
             camped out on Governor's Island till fall
             1400 then sent to Livingston on Hudson
            widows, sick, orphans remained - orphans apprenticed by Gov. Hunter to citizens of NY & NJ
            badly treated - expected to pay back $10 K
fall 1712 - 150 families left Livingston - 60 miles to Schoharie - stayed 10 years, then deprived of lands and titles
1723 - 33 families to Tulpehocken - 15 mi w of Reading
               the rest to Mohawk Valley
bef 1746 - more sent by Queen Anne to Virginia - spread
1740-55 - great many Palatines to SC - Orangeburg, Congaree & Wateree

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Darrs (etc) in the passenger lists included in this book:
*means names written by clerk, as opposed to by the person himself
p. 57 8) Sep 11, 1728 - A number of Palatines with their families, about ninety, imported in the ship James Goodwill, David Crocket, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Deal, when she sailed June 15th
                Sebastian Dorr (umlaut)
p. 81-2 25) Sep 26, 1732. - Palatines imported in the ship Mary, of London, John Gray, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes.- Sixty-nine males above sixteen, one hundred and twenty-two women and children - in all 183.
                Michael Dorr (umlaut)
    Dead - Hans Georg Dorr (umlaut) aged 16
p. 118 54) Sep 9, 1738. Palatines imported in the snow Two Sisters, James Marshall, Commander, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes. - Forty-one men, thirty women, twenty- three boys and sixteen girls - in all 110
                Under sixteen - Jacob Dur (umlaut)
p. 120 56) Sep 16, 1738. Palatines imported in the ship Queen Elizabeth, Alexander Hope, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Deal, England. - in all 300
                Georg Dorr (umlaut)
p. 153 92) Sep 3, 1742. Foreigners imported in the ship Loyal Judith, James Cowie,
Master, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes.
                Johan Heinrich Dorr (umlaut)
p. 162 98) Sep 20, 1743. Foreigners imported in the ship Lydia, James Abercrombie, master, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes.
                Johannes Dorr (umlaut)
p. 186 119) Sep 15, 1748. Foreigners imported in the Two Brothers, Thomas Arnott, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Portsmouth.
                Johan Jost Dorr (umlaut)
p. 196 127) Sep 9, 1749. Palatines, - ship St. Andrew, James Abercrombie, Master, from Rotterdam,
last from Plymouth - 400 passengers
                Johan Adam Dorr (umlaut)
p. 197 128) Sep 11, 1749. Foreigners imported in the ship Priscilla, William Meier, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes. 299 passengers
                Georg Peter Durr* (umlaut)
p. 198 129) Sep 13, 1749. Foreigners from Wirtemberg, Alsace and Zweibrucken, - ship Christian, Thomas Brady, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes.
                Georg Michel Derr
p. 212 136) Sep 26, 1749. Foreigners from the Palatinate and Zweibrucken - ship Dragon, Georg Spencer, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Deal - 563 passengers
                Johannes Durr* (umlaut)
p. 232 149) Aug 21, 1750. Ship Anderson, Hugh Campbell, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes.
                Conrad Derr
p. 236 151) Aug 28, 1750. Ship Two Brothers, Thomas Arnt, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes
              sick - Andreas Durr (umlaut)
p. 249 161) Sep 9, 1751. Ship Patience, Hugh Steel, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes
- eight Roman Catholics - 255 passengers
                Stephen Deer*
p. 262 169) Sep 24, 1751. Ship Neptune, John Mason, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes - 284 passengers
                Joh. Michael Dur (umlaut)
p. 270 173) Oct 16, 1751. Ship Duke of Wirtemberg, Montpelier, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes. - 406 passengers
                Johann Georg Durr (umlaut)
p. 273 175) Sep 19, 1752 ship Edinburgh, James Russel, Captain, from Amsterdam, last from Cowes
                Michael Dur (umlaut)
p. 275 177) Sep 22, 1752 Ship Halifax, Thomas Coatam, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes
                Lorentz Durr* (umlaut)
p. 299 193) Sep 8, 1753. Ship St. Michael, Thomas Ellis, Commander, from Hamburg, last from Cowes
                John Henry Deer*
                Joh. Fried. Deer*
p. 303 196) Sep 14, 1753. Ship Edinburgh, James Russel, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Portsmouth
                Johan Christian Dorr (umlaut)
p. 325 213) Sep 14, 1754. Ship Barclay, John Brown, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes. - Inhabitants from Alsace and Lorraine.
                Johann Adam Dorr
p. 351 231) Nov 10, 1755. Ship Pennsylvania, Charles Lyon, Captain, from London
                Leonhard Durr (umlaut)
p. 358 239) Sep 20, 1764. Ship Sarah, Francis Stanfield, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Portsmouth - 230 passengers
                Johannes Dorr (umlaut)
p. 363 243) Oct 27, 1764. Ship Hero, Ralph Forster, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes. - 500 passengers
                Conrath Dorr (umlaut)
                Johannes Durr (umlaut)
                Lorentz Durr (umlaut)
                Johannes Deehr
p. 367 245) Nov 5, 1764. Ship Prince of Wales, James Edgar, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes - 131 passengers
                Peter Dorr (umlaut)
p. 377 259) Oct 5, 1767. Ship Sally, John Osman, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes - 116 passengers
                Adam Dorr (umlaut)
p. 390 275) Sep 10, 1770. Snow Rose, George Ord, Master, from Lisbon, Portugal
                Antoine Dore
p. 398 285) Nov 19, 1771. Ship Tyger, Georg Johnston, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes
                Johan Friederich Dorr (umlaut)
p. 415 315) Sep 30, 1774. Ship Union, Andrew Bryson, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes
                Heinrich Dorr

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