LANTZ GENEALOGY

     Maryland.  From here they spread out over the states of
     Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, and south through
     the Western part of Virginia, including West Virginia and
     North Carolina.
          These colonists after a hard trip down the Rhine Valley
     to Rotterdam, were loaded on small coasting vessels (whence
     the name "Bilander").  The trip usually took about six
     months although in some instances they were on the Atlantic
     over a year.  The boats were small and crowded and the suf-
     fering was intense and great numbers of them died on
     the way over.
         As a rule they arranged to pay their passage over by
     selling their services for a certain number of years after
     landing in Philadelphia.  A man was usually bound out for
     three years and most of the children were bound out until
     they reached their majority.  This enabled them to learn
     the nature, customs, and peculiarities of the new country
     before starting out for themselves.
         Among these colonists we find the following Lantzs:
       Landing Aug. 11, 1732, from Bilander Samuel, Johannes
     Lentz (John Lents), age 24; Maria Lentsin, age 25; Chris-
     tina Lentsin, age 49; John Lents, age 3.
         Landing Sept. 25, 1732, from Judith, Hans David Lentz
     (Lince), age 20.
         Landing Sept. 24, 1737, from St. Andrew, Jacob Lintz.
         Landing Sept. 16, 1738, from the Queen Elizabeth,
     Bernard Linse.
         Landing Sept. 19, 1738, from the Thistle, Vindle Lins.
         Landing Oct. 25, 1738, from the Davy, Hans Lansz.
         Landing Oct. 28, 1738, from the Thistle, Jacob Lants,
     age 28; Hans Peter Lants, age 30; Michael Lants, age 22;
     Hans Nicoll Lants, age 8; Yoghan Poul Lants, age 5; Hanse
     Petter Lents, age 2; Anna Maria Lents, age 20; Katarina
     Barbal Lents, age 8.
         Landing Aug. 27, 1739, from the Snow Betsy, Jacob
     Lantz.
         Landing Aug. 27, 1739, from the Samuel, Philip Lentz
     (Philipus Linsh).  Age 57.
         Landing Sept. 20, 1743, from James Abercrombie,
     Matheus Lentz (Mathias Lintz).  Age 48.
         Landing Sept. 27, 1746, from Ann Galley, Christian
     Lentz, John Lentz, Christoph Lentz.
         Landing Oct. 20, 1747, Niclaus Lantz, Hans George
     Lantz.
         Landing Sept. 5, 1748, from Edinburgh, George Jantz.

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