If your great grandmother was shunned, that means at one time she would have been a member of the church, and then sinned (according to the churchs opinion) and did not show evidence of repentance. I will look into the Old Order River Brethen. They ran many newspapers, and out of six newspapers in Pennsylvania, three were in German, two were in English and one was in both languages. Hendriks, Hendriksen, Hendrix - Henry's son Heuvel, van den - From the hill, mound Hoebee, Hoebeek, Van Hoebeek, - Common last name Hoek, van de - (corner, sandbar=cape) from the corner; Hoek van Holland as landscape term Hoff, van het - (servant) from the court Kleij, van der - (Kley, Cleij, Cley) Clay I have checked some geneology my mother had done and cant find any Amish names in that report she gave us. He lived in North Western Pennsylvania and until he married there does not seem to be much information on his life. Genealogy: A New Perspective from A Discovery of Witches. First Trimester To-Do List: Take Care of Yourself. The issue goes back to the Scripture that says with such an one, not to eat. Hello I live in California and have met a delightful Amish family with the last name Ek. Thanks, Carol Sue. For information about Amish genealogy in that area contact: Northern Indiana Amish Library Patti in VA. Patti I have never seen that name belonging to any current Amish or in any historical context. Gyssler= Gisler [58], The Pennsylvania Dutch composed nearly half of the population of the Province of Pennsylvania. Arcadia Publishing, 2004, p.16. Also occasionally seen spelled as Stoltzfoos. I had an Aunt and Uncle that lived in Pennsylvania but dont know where as when we visited I was only about 7 or 8. Clyde Leroy Hoover (1886-1972) 11. that seems to be quite prevalent in Pennsylania. Kline youll see in Holmes County, Ohio and likely elsewhere. 2022 Sandbox Networks Inc. All rights reserved. VAN DEN BERG (van de Berg, van der Berg) 58,562 people in 2007; 37,727 in 1947. I have a Neff family book. Fisher most Lancaster Amish can trace their descent back to Christian Fisher who very likely arrived in 1749 aboard the Phoenix, along with numerous other Amish passengers. We are the sons and daughters of the Pennsylvania Dutch. I will be going through old family documents for more insight into our family background. [1] [22][23], American Palatines continued to use their language as a way of distinguishing themselves from later (post-1830) waves of German-speaking immigrants to the United States. John B. Stoudt "The German Press in Pennsylvania and the American Revolution". [30], Literary German dissapeared from Pennsylvania Dutch life little by little, starting with schools, and then to churches and newspapers. The Pennsylvania Dutch today speak English, though some still speak the Pennsylvania Dutch language among themselves. More than half of their number was sold into indentured servitude. [75] These included Nicholas Bahner(t), Jacob Trobe, George Geisler, and Conrad Grein (Konrad Krain),[76] who were a few of the Hessian soldiers who deserted the British forces after being returned in exchange for American prisoners of war. On another note Im getting some homemade Amish jam next week. A number of individuals bore the name Koenig or Knig in Europe. [15], There were several Palatine state citizen groups: New York Palatines, Virginia Palatines, Maryland Palatines, Indiana Palatines; the most numerous and influential were the Pennsylvania Palatines. The first mixed English and German paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette of 1751, described itself as an "English and Dutch gazette," in reference to the High Dutch language spoken in Pennsylvania. Kris Hocker. The Nazi propaganda effort failed spectacularly among the Pennsylvania Dutch, as the Pennsylvania Dutch maintained a distinct culture and history completely separate from the German-American identity. Great additions! This is especially . Noah this is ten of *the* most common, not *the* ten most common. Some members of the two communities formed the Markham-Waterloo Mennonite Conference. [42], Another wave of settlers from the Holy Roman Empire, which would eventually coalesce to form a large part of the Pennsylvania Dutch, arrived between 1727 and 1775; some sixty-five thousand Palatines landed in Philadelphia in that era and others landed at other ports. They were the first foreign language speaking culture in America. Watching the TV drama A Discovery of Witches, season two, has given me a new perspective on a little-researched English ancestor living in London in 1590. Their language eventually evolved into a unique dialect, and these Germans made up nearly half the population of Pennsylvania at the time of the American Revolution. It includes an every name index in the print version. The prejudice is now mostly a fossil of the past, the subject of consciously clichd jokes rather than true spite or discord ("laughing with rather than laughing at"), now that assimilation is widespread. Graber- Another name common among Swiss Amish, but also seen in non-Swiss communities. Thank you. , . What Is Your Name?. Raber=Rber 12 Feb 2021. John A. Hostetler, Amish Society. , , . I do wonder how many total last names are currently represented within the Old Order Amish. Best wishes. I know that Pa. Dutch is Amish connected. , . Ive seen there are a lot of Brights in Pennsylvania. 2. [73] Most of the prisoners were sent to work as farmhands.[74]. Thanks Mark! I think the Indiana communities of Daviess County and Adams County are probably about the worst (or best, depending how you see it) when it comes to repetitive last names. . Only a few of the Plain Dutch, Amish & Mennonites, enlisted, but the vast majority refused to fight in the war. FamilyEducation does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Thats a name I would associate with that branch of people. Scotch= Schoch, these familynames occur in all the Swiss Places the Amish did leave, Sible= Schuble from Beuron in Baden Wrttemberg Germany. Something is wrong either with our computer in the office or on the server or whatever. We are the only people with our last name in the whole county so we mind our Ps and Qs because everyone knows who we are lol! Its been like this for a few days now. Immigrants to British America first founded the borough of Germantown in northwest Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in 1683. Its meaning varies and such differences are contingent upon time and place. The question is the spousal surnames: Moser, Geissbuhler, Danner, Gyssler, Wagler, Knopf, Kline, I would think that they married in the faith, but did not see these names. They printed me out a 100-page document of my wifes pedigree (she was a Martin), going back to about 15 generations. In England and Germany, this is known as goose flesh (goose bumps and gnsehaut ). It is because of this tie to a specific . I checked in the Amish genealogy data-base and the book Amish and Amish-Mennonite genealogies and found no listings. Also seen in Allen County, but not common outside of Swiss communities. The database contains over 1 million names online, mostly of Pennsylania Dutch extraction from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. Stop by Yoders Meat and Cheese Shoppe if you have time or have never been there. Scott, Shetler would definitely make a list of Amish names. Margaret was born in Somerset Co. PA. Roop is my family name. Her familys surname was Szczech, but was changed to Shack by the immigration officials on this side of the pond. Here are ten of the most common: 1. The U.S. Congress authorized the offer of land of up to fifty acres (roughly twenty hectares) to individual Hessian soldiers who switched sides. Aden B. Raber, Rabers Almanac (2013). [40], This group of Mennonites was organized by Francis Daniel Pastorius, an agent for a land purchasing company based in Frankfurt am Main. I know Ive never had any relatives at all in Indiana, only in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and a few, long ago, in Virginia. Now that you have the name of the warrantee, warrant date and county, you can look-up the warrant and survey information in the Warrant Registers. Write me whether you did get it and don't forget to write back. (lol) Yoders sounds delicious! [36], The Plain Dutch are descendants of refugees who left religious persecution in the Netherlands and the Electoral Palatinate. Pennsylvania Dutch English retains some German grammar and literally translated vocabulary, some phrases include "outen or out'n the lights" (German: die Lichter loeschen) meaning "turn off the lights", "it's gonna make wet" (German: es wird nass) meaning "its going to rain", and "its all" (German: es ist alle) meaning "its all gone". They were joined by eight Low Dutch families from Hamburg-Altona in 1700 and five High Dutch families from the Rhenish Palatinate in 1707. His father was Amish, at least one sister is still Amish, and his brother is the one remaining Amish Riegsecker that I know of. [54], The Pennsylvania Dutch shared similar experiences with enslaved Black people; about three fourths of all Palatine refugees in Pennsylvania were subject to lengthy indentured servitude contracts by colonial New Englanders. H.T. I dont doubt its rare among the Amishits not too common around here, either. These suffixes make the name translate to "son of Dirk" or "daughter of Dirk" in Dutch. My mother told me she was a very strong but gentle woman. ? A conservative Mennonite will socially shun stronger than a liberal Amish family might. Further, I can report that we had a big battle that lasted 8 days and cost the lives of many of our men; the other side lost three men for each one of ours. However, by 1702, the War of the Spanish Succession began, lasting until 1713. [98][99] Some still live in the area around Markham, Ontario,[100][101] and particularly in the northern areas of the current Waterloo Region. Hostetler writes that 43 of the names were American in origin representing converts, and 18 of those represented single households. I take this opportunity to write a few lines and let you know that I am safe and sound, as long as the Lord wills. [69][Note 2] These jgers proved essential in the "Indian style" warfare in America. I know several Amish Miller women who marry Millers. The name is derived from a place, Rgsegg, which is a hill shaped like a back. ? For some reason I feel a connection to the Amish. My Great Grandmother was born in 1879 and lived most of her life in Westmoreland County, Pennnsylvania. My name is Wengerd its not very common in Middlefield but theres probably 12-15 families now. Check to be notified of comments on this post, The 5 Best Things About Living With The Amish, The Beeville,Texas Amish Community (23 Photos). They have the best farms and the best and newest machines, and they go to good schools. Yoder - A Swiss-origin name apparently derived from the name "Theodore". Our people can afford not do that trickery, as the bad people do. [59] Heinrich Miller of the Holy Roman Principality of Waldeck (1702-1782), was a journalist and printer based in Philadelphia, and published an early German translation of the Declaration of Independence (1776) in his newspaper Philadelphische Staatsbote. [14], Waves of colonial Palatines from the Rhenish Palatinate initially settled in the Carolinas, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. These settlers originally came from German-speaking areas of Europe and spoke . Seible (http://www.lmhs.org/Home/Research/Genealogy/Genealogy_Resources/Surname_Files#) is a Mennonite name, so it is very possible that there were some among the Amish as well. First of all, we can quickly dispose of the "Pennsylvania Dutch" misnomer. [114] The Moravians settled Bethlehem and nearby areas and established schools for Native Americans. 8. David Luthy writes that the Esh/Esch/Eash surname is supposed to have come from two sources: 1-Esche, which is German for ash tree, and 2-a town named Aeschi in Canton Bern in Switzerland. Spelling variants are quite common, almost the norm, for German names that were anglicized. I have a great grandfather from Germany with a sir name if Hummel. JHU Press, 2006, p.2. Wondered if we were neighborhood friends at one time. The Germans heard them speaking Pennsylvania Dutch amongst each other and assumed that they were natives of the Palatinate. Sandbox Learning is part of Sandbox & Co., a digital learning company. I use expressions such as redd up the table which is an amish term. Loving the stories behind the names, in any event. Is that not dumb? The digital files that appear here represent only a . Over sixty percent of the immigrants who arrived in Pennsylvania from Germany or Switzerland in the 1700s and 1800s were Lutherans and they maintained good relations with those of the German Reformed Church. Marrying someone outside the faith would have been an example of something that would have caused her to be shunned. ", Mr Hasten: "It is a very rich community and is the finest district around Philadelphia. Mom Generation Three (Grandparents) 4. Below is a quotation of Benjamin Franklin's complaints about the Palatine refugees in his work Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind (1751): Why should the Palatine boors be suffered to swarm into our settlements, and by herding together establish their language and manners to the exclusion of ours? Certain Amish surnames occur with great frequency. Some of Thomass siblings names were: Mary, Phebe, Elisabeth, John and Lewis. My parents are both deceased but sure would like to know how or why I feel that connection. [96][97] This resulted in communities of Pennsylvania Dutch speakers emigrating to Canada, many to the area called the German Company Tract, a subset of land within the Haldimand Tract, in the Township of Waterloo, which later became Waterloo County, Ontario. For the language spoken by this group, see, History of the Palatines and other ancestors, The great Palatine migration and colonial Palatines, Indentured servitude and slavery in Pennsylvania, The Pennsylvania Dutch during the American Revolutionary War, Hessians in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Fancy Dutch religion and Anglo-American prejudice, The Pennsylvania Dutch during the Civil War, Anti-German sentiment and Americanization, "It is interesting to note that nearly all men recruited into the Provost Corps were Pennsylvania German." Im looking for a solution, thanks for your patience, and thanks for letting me know about this Mark. Join or Renew; Reasons to Join; Gift Membership; Life Membership; Institutional & Corporate Membership; Frequently Asked Questions; Why You Should Become a Member. Some were Brethren, Reformed, Lutheran, Mennonite, Amish, Catholic or of other faiths or a very few of no faith at all. Continue Reading Genealogy: A New Perspective from A Discovery of Witches. In September, I . [30], An early group, mainly from the Roxborough-Germantown area of Pennsylvania, emigrated to then colonial Nova Scotia in 1766 and founded the Township of Monckton, site of present-day Moncton, New Brunswick. Accepting the Dutch moniker, the German immigrants to Pennsylvania are often referred to as Pennsylvania Dutch. [64] The Marechaussee Corps was often not well received by the Continental Army, due in part to their defined duties but also due to the fact that some members of the corps spoke little or no English. [30], There was rampant social & employment discrimination for anyone suspected of being German. Nicholas Stoltzfus (1719-1774) is believed to be the common ancestor of all those with this name among Amish and Mennonites today. "[30], Since then the Pennsylvania Dutch community has mostly assimilated into Anglo-American culture, except for the insular Amish & Mennonite plain people, who added to the modern misconception that "Pennsylvania Dutch" is synonymous with "Amish"; the Amish have become the national symbol of the culture. Pennsylvania Dutch culture is still prevalent in some parts of Pennsylvania today. An All Pennsylvania German Unit", "Bartholomew von Heer and the Marechausse Corps", Herbert M. Bahner and Mark A. 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Ive known plenty of Millers, Schwartzes, Schlabachs, Kuhns and Hiltys. Henry Muhlenberg (17111787) founded the Lutheran Church in America. Another wave from the Palatinate arrived 17491754. William Penn William Penn was a Quaker who settled in the United States in 1682 to celebrate his religion freely. [81], Members of the Pennsylvania Dutch community already possessed an ethnic identity and a well-defined social-system that was separate from the Anglo-American identity. The Anabaptist groups espoused a simple lifestyle, and their adherents were known as Plain Dutch; this contrasted with the Fancy Dutch, mostly of the Catholic, Lutheran, or Evangelical and Reformed churches, who tended to assimilate more easily into the American mainstream. Fewer of the Pennsylvania Dutch settled in what would later become the Greater Toronto Area in areas that would later be the towns of Altona, Ontario, Pickering, Ontario, and especially Markham Village, Ontario, and Stouffville, Ontario.
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