1683 America
Ship: America
Captain: Joseph Wasey
From: Rotterdam (Gravesend 6 June) 4 June 1683
By Way of:
Arrival: Philadelphia, 20 Aug 1683
Pastorius, who was associated with the Frankfurt
Company, was a leader of the colony. He wrote a letter describing his journey to
America and settlement at Germantown which was published in Governor
Pennypacker's "Settlement of Germantown" pp. 133-151 in Proceedings of the
Pennsylvania German Society, Vol. IX.
Pastorius came earlier in 1683 to prepare for the
larger group that was emigrating to Pennsylvania the same year. Shortly after
the later group arrived, Germantown was founded on 24 Oct 1683.
| Name (occupation), Age |
Place of Origin (Town,
Province) |
Remarks (USA, Spelling
Variations, Occupation, Relationships, etc.) |
Francis Daniel Pastorius
Jacob Schumacher, servant
Frances Simpson, English maid |
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Called the pioneer of the German
immigration to Pennsylvania. He was the first educated leader in Germantown. |
| Georg Wertmüller |
|
|
Isaac Dilbeck
Mariette
Abraham
Jacob |
|
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| Thomas Gasper |
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| Conrad Bacher (Rutter) |
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Cornelius Bom (Dutch Baker)
(daughter) Agnes |
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