Palatine Immigrant Ships to Philadelphia

German, Swiss, Dutch & French Palatine ships to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Passenger List for the brigantine Pennsylvania Merchant Sept 18, 1733

Palatines imported in the brigantine Pennsylvania Merchant, of London, John Stedman, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Plymouth - seventy one males above sixteen, fifty-six females; and sixty four males and females under sixteen in all 191.

Johann Klemm

Gotlob Klemm

Georg Scholtz

David Scholtz

Johannes Naas

Pierre Marot

Andreas Kleim *

Georg Schait ?

Johannes Riegel

Johannes Riegel jr.

Michael Walter

Georg Knop

Jacob Ott

Ludwig Ewalt

Micahel Ludwig *

Daniel Ludwig *

Philip Schmyer

Peter Ruth *

Hans Lauer

Mattheis Gisch

Adam Vollmer

Ludowick Evaldt *

Frederick Gotz *

Johammes Mihm

Peter Schmidt *

Paulus Schaffer

Adreas Frey *

Bermhart Mauss

Andreas Bauer

Peter Straub

Friederich Glass

Johannes Gordner

Mattheus Buchler

Andreas Mosemann

Christiam Mosemann

Hans Burchard

David Burchard

Johan Aullenbacher

Joh. Valentin Pressel

Carolus Burckhard

Johann Schonfeldt

Johan Aullenbacker

Joh. Valentin Pressel

Carolus Burckhard

Joh. Philip Weymnandt

Johan Michael Ott

Alenander Gasser *

Joh. Michael Staudt

Joh. Jost Ohlwein

Philip Angelberger

Michael Seydenbender

Johan Daneil Endt

Johan Valentin Dndt

Joahn Peter Saling

Hans Martin Santer *

Johann Adam Beyer

Joh. Christoph Igelsbach

Michael Kelchner

Georg Barthol. Schaffer

John Ludwig Sees

Hans Georg Hauk

Christian Hook *

Hans Georg Grondt

Georg Adam Kock *

Justus Osterrath

Johann Georg Grimm

Henrich Schmidt

Sick

Melchior Gronsaum

Henrich Reet

Jacob Unger

Under sixteen

Henrich Souchonet

Guilliam Marot

Philip Marot

Danile Marot

Hans Georg Ritt

Caspar Klemm

Abraham Riegel

Johannes Ewalt

Johann Schmyer

Johannes Gasser

Matheis Gasser

Joh. Ruth

Jacob Ruth

Peter Ruth

Georg Winter

Hans Winter

Andreas Stehlin

Johannes Stehlin

Matheis Stehlin

Jacob Schultz

Joh. Gotz

Johannes Reuter

Peter Ingold

Jacob Frick

Paulus Schaffer

Georg Schaffer

Georg Stoubig

Christian Striebig

Joh. Schaffer

Christopher Frey

Christian Fischer

Jacob Straub

Peter Straub

Georg Hauck

Paulus Gardner

Andreas Buckler

Source: A Collection of upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and other Immigrants in Pennsylvania From 1727 to 1776; Prof. I. Daniel Rupp, Second Revised Edition, 1876, Philadelphia; pp.94-97.


On September 24 shortly after their arrival, they celebrated their first Gedaechtnisz Tag, the September Thanksgiving. Though fewer than 3,000 people in a handful of Pennsylvania congregations still observe it, it is the oldest continuous Thanksgiving tradition in America.

The Schwenkfelders
St. Andrew  Schwenckfelder passengers of 1734


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