1685-1703, Various Ships
After the initial settlement of Germantown in 1683 many Dutch and German emigrants joined the new colony. Some of these may have been from further north and had come over to the New Netherlands settlement, but others came directly from Germany (see below). A large number of these emigrants were from the area around Krefeld and Mülheim in the Rheinland Province and near the border to Netherlands. They used a form of patronymics, taking the father's given name as a surname both in Germany, Netherlands, and Pennsylvania during the late 17th century.
In Mülheim (Ruhr) Theodor Undereyck, who had studied in England among the Presbeterians, Baptists, Quakers, and others, was the pastor during the 1660s. His successor, the reformed pastor Arnold Siebel visited William Penn in Duisburg in 1677. Four years later (1681) Penn was granted Pennsylvania by King Charles II. The teacher Labadie from Holland also taught new doctrines in Mülheim. There was a group of dissidents in Mülheim as a result of exposure to these new ideas which included the schoolmaster Backhaus and the tailor Verfohren of Styrum. Among the people here Jacob Telner and offers from the Frankfurt Company were able to entice emigration of many to Germantown in 1684, 1687, and 1696, including at east 33 emigrants. [From "Die auswanderung der Mülheimer nach Pennsylvanien" (The Emigration of Mülheimers to Pennsylvania) in Zeitschrift des Geschictesvereins Mülheim a.d. Ruhr (Periodical of the Mülheim a.d. Ruhr History Organization), Vol. 32, Dec 1938 No. 3 by Karl Broermann. Translated by Rosalie N. Castleberry; FHL 974.811/G1 W2b]
Most of the people listed below may have actually come to Pennsylvania by way of New York. In 1701 there were 60 families besides single persons in Germantown.
[nat. = naturalized]
| Date Arrived in Germantown (ship) | Name (occupation), Age | Place of Origin (Town, Province) | Remarks (USA, Spelling Variations, Occupation, Relationships, etc.) |
| 20 Mar 1686 | Johannes Kassel (weaver), 47 Arnold Peter Elisabeth Mary Sarah |
Krigsheim, Hessen | |
| 20 Mar 1686 | Sarah Schumacher (widow) Georg Abraham Barbara Isaac Susanna Elisabeth Benjamin |
Kriegsheim, Hessen (Bayern-Pfalz) | Shoemaker |
| Hendrick Pannebecker (born 1674) | Married in Germantown 1699. Settled in Skippack 1702. | ||
| 1687 | Jacob Isaacs Van Bebber (son) Matthias Jacobs Van Bebber |
Jacob in Philadelphia. Matthias back to Europe 1701/2, resided in Philadelphia & Cecil Co, MD. | |
| 1687 | Arent Klincken | Dalem, Netherlands | |
| 1687-1706 | Jan Streypers | Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland (Krefeld) | |
| 1687 | Jan Duplouvys (Dutch Baker) | ||
| 1688 via. NY | Dirck Keyser (silk merchant) | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| by 1689 | Paul Wolff (weaver) | Fendern in Holstein | |
| by 1689 | Jacob Jansen Klumpges | Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland | |
| by 1689 | Cornelius Siverts | Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland (Friesland) | |
| by 1689 | Hans Millan | Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland | |
| by 1689 | Johann Silans | Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland | |
| by 1689 | Dirck Van Kolk | Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland | |
| by 1689 | Hermann Bom | Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland | |
| by 1689 | Hendrich Sellen (brother) Dirck |
Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland (Krefeld) | Made trip back to Germany 1698. |
| by 1689 | Isaac Schaffer | Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland | |
| by 1689 | Ennecke Klostermann | Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland | |
| by 1689 | Jan Doeden | ||
| by 1689 | Andreas Souplis | to New York | |
| by 1691 | Reynier Hermanns Van Burklow | 1704 to Bohemia Manor, Cecil Co, Maryland | |
| by 1691 | Peter Klever | Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland | |
| by 1691 | Caspar Kleinhof | Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland | |
| by 1691 | Anthony Loof | ||
| 1691 | Paul Küster Gertrud (Doors) Arnold, 22 Johannes, 20 Matthys, 19 Reiner, 16 Elisabeth Hermann |
Krefeld, Rheinland (Kaldenkirchen) | Kastner. Wife sister to Tonis Junders and Peter Kürlis wife's and Reiner Theissen who all came over in 1683. |
| by 1691 | Andreas Kremer | ||
| by 1691 | Jan Williams | ||
| by 1691 | Hendrick Kasselberg | Backersdorf (Brugge) | |
| by 28 Aug 1692 via New York | James De la Plaine | ||
| by 1693 | Johannes Pettinger | ||
| by 1693 | John Van de Woestyne | ||
| by 1693 | Paulus Kuster (mason) (wife) Gertrud (Streypers) Arnold Johannes Hermannus |
Krefeld, Rheinland | |
| 1694 | Georg Gottschalck | Lindau, Bodensee | |
| 1694 | Christian Warmer | ||
| 1694 | Martin Sell | ||
| 1695 | Isaac Ferdinand Saroschi | Windsheim, Bayern? (Hungarian) | Returned to Europe after only about two years. |
| 1696 | Levin Harberdinck | ||
| 1696 | Wilhelm Rittinghaus, paper-mill, 42 (wife) Gerhard Klaus Elisabeth (Heinrich) (Paul) |
Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland (Broich a/d Ruhr) | Rettinghaus, Rittinghouse |
| 1698 | Jan Linderman | Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland | |
| nat. 1698/9 | Johann Neuss (silversmith) (brother:) Hans Neuss |
Krefeld, Rheinland | Their father married Elisabeth Lucken in 1695, younger sister to Johann Lucken who emigrated in 1683. |
| nat. 1698/9 | Willem Hendricks | ||
| nat. 1698/9 | Frank Houfer | ||
| nat. 1698/9 | Paul Engle | ||
| 1698-1699 (nat. 1698/9) | Reynier Jansen (lace-maker) Tiberius Reyniers Joseph Reyniers Imity Alice |
Alkmaer, Netherlands | Friend and power-of-attorney from Cornelius Siverts. |
| by 1699 | Evert In den Hoffen Hermann Gerhard Peter Anneke |
Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland | |
| summer 1700 | Harmen Karsdorp (family) |
Hamburg | Mennonite |
| summer 1700 | Claes Berends (family) (father-in-law) Cornelius Claesen |
Hamburg | Mennonite |
| summer 1700 | Isaac Van Sintern (family) |
Hamburg | Mennonite |
| summer 1700 | Paul Roosen (wife) |
Hamburg | Mennonite |
| summer 1700 | Heinrich Van Sintern | Hamburg | Mennonite |
| summer 1700 | Trientje Harmens (widow) | Hamburg | Mennonite |
| 1700 | Georg Müller | ||
| 1700 | Justus Falkner | ||
| by 1700 | Isaac Karsdrop | Mennonite | |
| by 1700 | Arnold Van Vossen | Mennonite | |
| by 1700 | Richard Van der Werf | ||
| by 1700 | Dirck Jansen | ||
| by 1700 | Sebastian Bartlesen | ||
| 1701 | Heinrich Lorentz | ||
| 1701 | Christopher Schlegel | ||
| 1702 | Dirck Jansen, unmarried | Bergerland | working for Johannes Kuster |
| 1702 | Ludwig Chrisian Sprogell, bachelor | Netherlands | |
| 1702 | Johannes Rebenstock | Revenstock | |
| 1702 | Philip Christian Zimmerman | ||
| 1702 | Peter Bun | ||
| 1702 | Isaac Petersen | Guelderland, Netherlands | |
| 1702 | Jacob Gerritz Holtzhooven | Guelderland, Netherlands | |
| 1702 | Willem Hosters (weaver) | Krefeld, Rheinland | Mennonite |
| 1702 | Jacob Classen Arents | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| by 1702 | Jan Krey Helene Krey (mentioned 1708) Wilhelm Krey |
Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland | Settled in Skippack 1702. |
| by 1702 | Johann Scholl | Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland | |
| by 1702 | Marieke Speikerman | Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland | |
| 1702 | Heinrich Tübbe | Mülheim a/d Ruhr, Rheinland | Tibben |
| 1702 | Johann Conrad Cotweis | to NY by 1709 | |
| 1702 | Jacob Gaetschalck | Mennonite preacher | |
| 1703 | Anthony Gercks | ||
| 1703 | Barnt Hendricks | ||
| 1703 | Hans Heinrich Meels | ||
| 1703 | Simon Andrews | ||
| 1703 | Hermann Dors, 44 (unmarried) | Krefeld, Rheinland | |
| 1703 | Cornelius Tyson | Krefeld, Rheinland |
Notes
John Rebenstock - I have just found that John Rebenstock is my ancestor. Other records indicate that Henry Tibben / Tübbe / Tübben's wife was Sibilla "Revenstock," who is believed to be a sister to John/Johannes. Now if I could just locate them in European records. Rick Saunders fzsaund-at-ix.netcom.com
