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Immigrant
 Ancestors

Dellinger; Knecht; Pfeffer;
Silar; and allied families

 

 

List Of Immigrant Ancestors

Sources And Citations

Resource Websites

Contact Information

 
 

LIST

List of
Immigrant 
Ancestors

The following is a listing of my DIRECT ancestors who left their homes in Europe and make the ocean voyage to the “New World”.  They are recognized as the progenitors (i.e. forefathers and mothers) of their family lines in America.

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B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

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P

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R

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T

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V

W

X

Y

Z

 

A

NAME

Place of

Origin

Date of Arrival

Name of Ship

Place of Arrival

Place of Settlement

ABEL

Johan Stephan

Johan George

Germany

November 7, 1754

John & Elizabeth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

York Co., Pennsylvania

ARNOLD

Johannes

Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany

September 28, 1753

Two Brothers

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

York Co., Pennsylvania

ATTIG

Anna Margaretha

(wife of Johan Stephan Abel)

Germany

November 7, 1754

John & Elizabeth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

York Co., Pennsylvania

B

NAME

Place of

Origin

Date of Arrival

Name of

Ship

Place of Arrival

Place of Settlement

BARD

Johan Georg

Anna Elizabeth

Zweibrucken Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

September 18, 1727

William & Sarah

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

LancasterCo., Pennsylvania

BLAU

Maria Catharina

(wife of Johann Paul Ilges)

Thaleischweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

August 18, 1750

Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania

LancasterCo., Pennsylvania

St. Andrew

BRACHER

Anna Maria Elizabeth

(wife of Paulus Schaffer, Sr.)

Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

September 19, 1738

Thistle

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

York Co., Pennsylvania

C

NAME

Place of

Origin

Date of Arrival

Name of

Ship

Place of Arrival

Place of Settlement

CHATEAU(Schatto)

Anna Maria Barbara*

(Wife of Anthony Keller I)

Lettweiler,

Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

November

25, 1740

Loyal Judith

Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

CLEMENT

Catherine

(wife of Frederick Pfeffer)

Germany

November 25, 1871

Donau

New York,

New York

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

D

NAME

Place of

Origin

Date of Arrival

Name of

Ship

Place of Arrival

Place of Settlement

DELLINGER

Johann "Jacob"

Oberacker,

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

August

27, 1733

Elizabeth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

York Co., Pennsylvania

G

NAME

Place of

Origin

Date of Arrival

Name of

Ship

Place of Arrival

Place of Settlement

GARDNER

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

GILBERT

Andrew (Andreas) , Sr.

Hoffenheim,

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

c. 1755

Unknown

Unknown

Lancaster & York Co., Pennsylvania

GOSSNER

Maria Barbara

(wife of Johann “Jacob” Dellinger)

Oberacker, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

August

27, 1733

Elizabeth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

York Co., Pennsylvania

H

NAME

Place of

Origin

Date of Arrival

Name of

Ship

Place of Arrival

Place of Settlement

HAUER

Anthony

Christoph II

Blankenloch,

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

1751

Brothers

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania

HAYES

William , ???

England

March

31, 1828

Governor Douglass

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

York Co., Pennsylvania

I

NAME

Place of

Origin

Date of Arrival

Name of

Ship

Place of Arrival

Place of Settlement

ILGES(Ellis)

Johann Georg

Johann Paul

Thaleischweiler, Rhienland-Pfalz, Germany

August

18, 1750

Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania

LancasterCo., Pennsylvania

St. Andrew

J

NAME

Place of

Origin

Date of Arrival

Name of

Ship

Place of Arrival

Place of Settlement

JACOBS

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

York County, PA

K

NAME

Place of

Origin

Date of Arrival

Name of

Ship

Place of Arrival

Place of Settlement

KELLER

Anthony I

Lettweiler,

Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

November

25, 1740

Loyal Judith

Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

KNECHT

Frederick, Jr.

Frederick, Sr.

Germany (Prussia)

1873

Unknown

Unknown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

KOHLER

Johan Georg

Germany

Bet. 1720 - 1745

Unknown

Unknown

York Co., Pennsylvannia

KUFFER (Kieffer)

Valentin

Karlsruhe,

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

October 1737

Billender Townshend

Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania

Lebanon Co. Pennsylvania

L

NAME

Place of

Origin

Date of Arrival

Name of

Ship

Place of Arrival

Place of Settlement

LIEBERKNECHT

Johann Friedrich

Palatinate, Germany

October 21, 1761

Snow Squirrel

Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania

York Co., Pennsylvania

M

NAME

Place of

Origin

Date of Arrival

Name of

Ship

Place of Arrival

Place of Settlement

MILDENBERG

Charles

Esch, Germany

 (Prussia)

c. 1858

Unknown

Unknown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

MULLER

Eva

(wife of Christop Hauer II)

Blankenloch,

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

1751

Brothers

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania

P

NAME

Place of

Origin

Date of Arrival

Name of

Ship

Place of Arrival

Place of Settlement

PFEFFER

Frederick

Hesse, Germany

June 30, 1870

Olbers

New York,

New York

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

R

NAME

Place of

Origin

Date of Arrival

Name of

Ship

Place of Arrival

Place of Settlement

REINHARD

Valentine, Sr.

Pfungstadt, Hessen, Germany

26 Sep 1737

St. Andrew Galley

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

(1) Bucks Co., PA

(2) Frederick Co. Maryland

S

NAME

Place of

Origin

Date of Arrival

Name of

Ship

Place of Arrival

Place of Settlement

SCHAFFER

Paul , Jr.

Paulus , Sr.

Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

September 19, 1738

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

York Co., Pennsylvania

Thistle

SCHALL

Joseph

Bonlanden,

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

September 2, 1749

Albany

Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania

Baltimore Co.

Maryland

SEILER

 John Frederick

Germany (Prussia)

Bet. 1780 - 1805

Unknown

Unknown

York Co., Pennsylvania

STOBER

Anna Barbara

(wife of Valentin Keiffer)

Karlsruhe,

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

October 1737

Billender Townshend

Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania

Lebanon Co. Pennsylvania

W

 

NAME

Place of

Origin

Date of Arrival

Name of

Ship

Place of Arrival

Place of Settlement

Wambold

Anna Elizabeth

(mother of Valentine Reinhard)

Pfungstadt, Hessen, Germany

26 Sep 1737

St. Andrew Galley

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Upper Saucon Twp., Lehigh Co., PA

Z

NAME

Place of

Origin

Date of Arrival

Name of

Ship

Place of Arrival

Place of Settlement

ZIEGLER

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

York County, PA

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SOURCES AND CITATIONS

Sources and Citations

 

Additional information regarding the sources and/or justifications used to compile the

immigration data of these individuals can be found at the following links:

 

My Paternal Ancestors: Dellinger; Knecht; Pfeffer; Silar and allied families

DKPS Source Documents

Resource Websites

Resource
Websites

 

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact Information

 

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