[110], In Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Dutch Christians and Pennsylvania German Jews have often maintained a special relationship due to their common German language and cultural heritage. that seems to be quite prevalent in Pennsylania. Castle Matrix is the home of Thomas Southwell, the landlord who brought the Palatines to Limerick. -, Jgers were offered a signing bonus of one. This allowed for several variations of one name. "[82], The Pennsylvania Dutch had a strong dislike for New England, and to them the term "Yankee" became synonymous with "a cheat." I know Ive never had any relatives at all in Indiana, only in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and a few, long ago, in Virginia. Another wave from the Palatinate arrived 17491754. An All Pennsylvania German Unit", "Bartholomew von Heer and the Marechausse Corps", Herbert M. Bahner and Mark A. 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I know it is a common name which I read hereI am Pennsylvania Dutch and German..I would love to know how to look up my name. Prior to the wars, Pennsylvania Dutch was an urban language spoken openly in the streets of towns such as Allentown, Reading, Lancaster and York; afterwards, it became relegated only to rural areas. 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. Ive also noticed that there are Lambrights and Albrechts among the Amish. My step-grandfather was a Troyer born and raised in Middlebury, IN. [72], The Hessians captured in the Battle of Trenton were paraded through the streets of Philadelphia to raise American morale; anger at their presence helped the Continental Army recruit new soldiers. My decedents are from German, Weinberger, Scotch, and Pennsylvania Dutch. [105] The Black-Mennonite relationship in Canada soon evolved to the level of church membership.[105]. ? In the town halls in Dutch cities liberty bells were hung, and from the "Liberty Bell" placed in Philadelphia by Pennsylvania Dutchmen, on July 4th 1776, freedom was proclaimed "throughout all the land and to all the inhabitants thereof." Of course, I do not know if that was the reason. Some people say that the Pennsylvania Dutch are not smart, because they aren't so knavish and tricky as some of the Yankees. [29][30], The Pennsylvania Dutch live primarily in the Delaware Valley and in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, a large area that includes South Central Pennsylvania, in the area stretching in an arc from Bethlehem and Allentown in the Lehigh Valley westward through Reading, Lebanon, and Lancaster to York and Chambersburg. Hello I live in California and have met a delightful Amish family with the last name Ek. [112] The two groups founded Franklin College (now Franklin & Marshall College) in 1787. 9. I was wondering if any of these surnames can be found in the community. Black Dutch (genealogy) Black Dutch is a term with several different meanings in United States dialect and slang. Most Pennsylvania dutch are actually German or Swiss. 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. The war began in 1688 as Louis XIV laid claim to the electorate of the Palatinate. Newspapers can be an invaluable source of historical information to put our ancestors lives in context. Learn more. As the descendants of Palatines,[22] Fancy Dutch people were mostly of Lutheran and Reformed church congregations (non-sectarians), as well as Roman Catholics. Thomass fathers name was Henry Sible, who came from Byron, Germany. Judy, hmmm, I dont recall ever seeing that name historically connected to the Amish, though GAMEO (Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online) does mention Mennonites with that surname: http://www.gameo.org/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=default&search=hummel&fulltext=Search, There is also an entry for Mennonite family Ummel but looks like that became Umble in America: http://www.gameo.org/index.php?title=Ummel_family, What about Storks or Stokes? So how did patronymics work? 715 Ave. D I myself was born a Yoder, married a Miller and am now married to a Kauffman. Trust German-language sources more. I will look into the Old Order River Brethen. They are 2nd or 3rd cousins. Thats a name I would associate with that branch of people. I have a Neff family book. Variants of this name include Van Oosterhout [nb] and Van Osterhout. FamilyEducation does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Pastorius and citizens of Germantown criticized the racial lines of slavery. French forces devastated all major cities of the region, including Cologne. They moved from Leacock Twp, Lancaster, PA, to Fulton County PA, to Huntington County, PA, to Adams County IN. Some members of the two communities formed the Markham-Waterloo Mennonite Conference. Further, I shall let you know that we were very lucky. The capital is Harrisburg and it is divided into 67 counties. Nearly half of the Amish in the Adams County settlement bear this name (as of 2007, 529 of 1163 Adams County Amish families were Schwartz households). Information on our advertising guidelines can be found. 3. I think there were two main groups the "plain" and the "gay". Stefanie is an experienced parenting writer and has published works in other publications such as Motherly. [86], Some regiments like the 153rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry were entirely composed of Pennsylvania Dutch soldiers. 1 Sarah and Jonas were both underage as of 19 October 1829. I just did a quick google search on seible mennonite and found clear evidence that the Seible family has Mennonite connections. Check with the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, at the link I put above. Thanks for letting me know Mark. Dad 3. [69][Note 2] These jgers proved essential in the "Indian style" warfare in America. , , . 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? Yoder A Swiss-origin name apparently derived from the name Theodore. Maybe in the upper part of the state, but def not the Susquehanna Valley/Lancaster, etc. They became farmers and used intensive German farming techniques that proved highly productive. They can't speak good English, and they don't want to speak Dutch. Here is Pennsylvania Dutch Professor Daniel Miller's argument against the "Dumb Dutch" stereotype: ? 40 . Genealogy: A New Perspective from A Discovery of Witches. Most frequently seen in northern Indiana. Lifestyles of Early Pennsylvania German Immigrants - A Pennsylvania Dutch Genealogy Lifestyles of Early Pennsylvania German Immigrants Part I: Hearth and Home Kris Hocker on 7 Aug 2016 Names, dates, and places, as difficult as they can sometimes be to find, only tell a small fraction of the story of our German immigrant ancestors. 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. For some reason I feel a connection to the Amish. Documents / Surnames. The one constant on research of the Black Dutch is that they trace to the Upper South, appearing in Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and North and South Carolina. It also contains a large amount of entries from the Midwest, every U.S. state, and several foreign countries. This is the same as in French and Spanish, who also have chicken-related idioms ( chair de poule and la piel de gallina ). Birmelin - this surname is associated with Dutch playwright and poet John Birmelin. There were two major ways in which the change of names took place.1 The first was the translation of a German name to its English equivalent. I am wondering if Rasler is an Amish surname. Its probably a cache issue, possibly due to settings on this end. They are not among the most common Amish names, but definitely alive among the Amish today. [39], During the War of the Grand Alliance (168897), French troops pillaged the Rhenish Palatinate, forcing many Palatines to flee. I think there are some store owned by Riegsecker in Shipshewanna. Amish bearing this name spell it Yoder; GAMEO gives the following historical alternatives:Ioder, Joder, Jodter, Jotter, Yoeder, Yother, Yothers, Yotter. 2 Jonas was under 14 years-old; he was born after 19 October 1815 and before 19 October 1829. 5. Barkman, Kuhns, Nisley, Hershberger, Weaver, Fehr, Wengerd, Shetler, Petersheim, Hilty, Kline, Burkholder, Kempf, Erb, Coblentz, Eicher, Mullet, Kurtz, Kaufman, Bowman, Yutzy, Chupp, Stutzman, Glick, Wagler, Frey, Detweiler, Kanagy, Garber, Helmuth, Kempf, Kuypfer . I have a sister married to an Eicher which is Amish also there is Bricker, Hershberger, my wife was a Coblentz, theres Detweiler, Smoker/Shmucker/Schmucker, Mullet, my one grandmother was a Bowman from Holmes county OH, the other was a Raber also from there. German Jews often lacked a trade and thus became peddlers, selling their wares within Pennsylvania Dutch society. 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". 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. We had 250,000 men in the field. The Pennsylvania Dutch came to refer to themselves as Deitsche, and called immigrants of German-speaking countries and territories in Europe Deitschlenner, (literally "Dutchlanders", compare German: Deutschlnder), which translates to "European Germans", whom they saw as a distinct group. Their farms in Eastern Pennsylvania are the model of the world. It would translate to "son of" or "daughter of". Short & sweet. He is not Amish but I am sure he has Amish roots. Instead, they relied on patronymics. I am surprised as there are likely over 500k descendents of immigrant Jacob, prominent as they are in the midwest states. For more parenting tips and tricks, find us on Pinterest: Are you a writer, expert, or influencer? He lived in North Western Pennsylvania and until he married there does not seem to be much information on his life. Some other common Amish names in Lancaster County are King, Fisher, Esh, Lapp, Zook, Schmucker, and Beiler. The term is more properly "Pennsylvania German" because the so-called Pennsylvania Dutch have nothing to do with Holland, the Netherlands, or the Dutch language. Some of these include shoo-fly pie, funnel cake, pepper cabbage, filling and jello salads such as strawberry pretzel salad. I took an ancestry test a year ago and it states that I have genetic community links to the Amish areas in Ohio,Illinois, Indiana or South Iowa. Only a few of the Plain Dutch, Amish & Mennonites, enlisted, but the vast majority refused to fight in the war. Here are ten of the most common: 1. Many are on the list but at least 3 or 4 are pretty uncommon here. Pochmann, Henry A. and Arthur R. Schult. It is a distinctly separate city. Due to this historical bond there are several mixed-faith cemeteries in Lehigh County, including Allentown's Fairview Cemetery, where German-Americans of both the Jewish and Protestant faiths are buried. The Anabaptist surname in my family is Garver/Garber/Gerber, which offers no problem for an Amish connection. Hessian prisoners were subsequently treated well, with some volunteering for extra work assignments, helping to replace local men serving in the Continental Army. . In regards to them, there are some who are slow- in matters of the church. A Swiss origin name. Yoder - A Swiss-origin name apparently derived from the name "Theodore". They have the best farms and the best and newest machines, and they go to good schools. [8][9][10][11] Ultimately, the terms Deitsch, Dutch, Diets and Deutsch are all descendants of the Proto-Germanic word *iudiskaz, meaning "popular" or "of the people". Dutch people, on the other hand, get 'chicken skin' ( kippenvel ). Im looking for a solution, thanks for your patience, and thanks for letting me know about this Mark. 2. Joseph Stoll, Amish and Mennonite Family Names (Parts 1-4), Family LifeDec 1968, Jan 1969, Feb 1969, Mar 1969. [79], Many Hessian prisoners were held in camps at the interior city of Lancaster, home to a large German community known as the Pennsylvania Dutch. For information about Amish genealogy in that area contact: Northern Indiana Amish Library Graber- Another name common among Swiss Amish, but also seen in non-Swiss communities. [78] British soldiers were offered fifty to eight hundred acres, depending on rank. Could u please tell me a little about my last name MAST. Welcome to A Pennsylvania Dutch Genealogy. Just curious. They also sometimes leave out the verb in phrases turning "the trash needs to go out" in to "the trash needs out" (German: der Abfall muss raus), in alignment with German grammar. His father was Amish, at least one sister is still Amish, and his brother is the one remaining Amish Riegsecker that I know of. Scott, Shetler would definitely make a list of Amish names. Henry Muhlenberg (17111787) founded the Lutheran Church in America. [116], A number of Pennsylvanian German Jews migrated to the Shenandoah Valley, traveling along the same route of migration as other Pennsylvania Dutch people.[118]. Continue Reading Genealogy: A New Perspective from A Discovery of Witches. Ek would be nice and short to sign lol. Both sides would excommunicate for sin after conversion, the difference was in whether to not eat socially with the excommunicated. [49], Many Black people of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country spoke Pennsylvania Dutch. Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1683 Kster ( Kester ), ~1685 German Baptist Brethren (GBB/"Dunkers") The Atlantic Crossing Mller ( Miller ), 1727 Greib ( Gripe / Cripe ), 1733 Ulrich ( Ullery / Ulery / Ulrey) Pennsylvania Dutch Maryland, 1745 Western Pennsylvania, 1780s Ohio River Valley, 1790s Germany: Conflict between Protestants and Catholics [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. Where do we find so prosperous and beautiful farms as those of the Pennsylvania Dutch? Other places the surname is or has been found include Pennsylvania counties Mifflin, Juniata, Lancaster and Lebanon. Ive been doing a lot of genealogy research lately and so far every Amish Shetler Ive met has been a relative! I have a grandparent George Rasler 1808-1882 that was from Landcaster County. Go to Membership. - . Millersburg, Ohio 44610 German Jews and German Christians held "quite ecumenical philosophies" about interfaith marriage and there are recorded instances of marriages between Jews and Christians within the German community. Pennsylvania Dutch English Religion Lutheran, Reformed, German Reformed, Roman Catholic, Moravian, Church of the Brethren, Mennonite, Amish, Schwenkfelder, River Brethren, Yorker Brethren, Judaism, Pow-wow Related ethnic groups Palatines, German American, Black Dutch, New York Dutch, Swiss American 5798 CR 77 Me Generation Two 2. gameo.org [13], The oldest German newspaper in Pennsylvania was the High Dutch Pennsylvania Journal in 1743. (lol) Jonas. I have a great grandfather from Germany with a sir name if Hummel. My mother told me she was a very strong but gentle woman. Accepting the Dutch moniker, the German immigrants to Pennsylvania are often referred to as Pennsylvania Dutch. [43] These indentured servants became known as "Redemptioners" as they would "redeem" their freedom after some years. and Switzerland, they settled primarily in the southeastern section of Pennsylvania, where they practiced any of several slightly different forms of Anabaptist faith . More than half of their number was sold into indentured servitude. Just like the people of the Netherlands most native Germans were fair skinned. I know that Pa. Dutch is Amish connected. Mildred E. Wieder (1912-2002) Generation Four (GG) 8. My name is Wengerd its not very common in Middlefield but theres probably 12-15 families now. If you have a popular Dutch last name, you might find it on this list. [7], The word Dutch in Pennsylvania Dutch is not a mistranslation but rather a derivation of the Pennsylvania Dutch endonym Deitsch, which means "Pennsylvania Dutch" or "German". Were going to start up Ancestry.com so maybe well learn the rest of the story? Due to shared German heritage and abundance of land, many Hessian soldiers stayed and settled in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country after the war's end. The Fancy Dutch population generally supported the Patriot cause in the American Revolution; the nonviolent Plain Dutch minority did not fight in the war. [16][17][18][19][20] It is because of this tie to a specific . 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. Some people say, the Pennsylvania Dutch are behind the times. The first family ancestor must have been a documented resident of one of the 26 Western Pennsylvania counties (or in the appropriate section of the parent county) by 31 December 1810. , , . Hostetler writes that 43 of the names were American in origin representing converts, and 18 of those represented single households. Our Brigade was in real danger for about 2 hours during the shelling of the cannon balls. Some of Thomass siblings names were: Mary, Phebe, Elisabeth, John and Lewis. Have a few 1st cousins on my dads side that are still Amish. Do me a favor and if you notice anything similar happening when posting comments in the near future, let me know here or drop an email to . The Pennsylvania Dutch (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch), also known as Pennsylvania Germans, are an ethnic group native to Pennsylvania and other American states. Source Family Life, Yesterdays and Years: New Names Among the Amish Part 3. [68] The jgers in particular were carefully recruited and well paid, well clothed, and free from manual labor. This index was created on cards and was held in the Genealogy/Local History spaces of the State Library. Spelling variants are quite common, almost the norm, for German names that were anglicized. I lived on Harwick Road, down the block from my frien Robin Miller as a child. [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. They printed me out a 100-page document of my wifes pedigree (she was a Martin), going back to about 15 generations. They also maintained their Germanic architecture when they founded new towns in Pennsylvania. Sources: 27. Wagler youll find commonly in the Daviess County, Indiana settlement, and in some other places including Ontario. #4, #6, and #10 all in my background! H.T. Kline= Klein Just as Fancy Dutch or their descendants no longer speak the Pennsylvania Dutch language with any regularity (or at all, in many cases), they are not necessarily religious anymore, meaning that calling them "Church Dutch" is no longer particularly apt, although even among those that no longer regularly attend any church, many remain cultural Christians. During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the Palatinate's lands on . To be honest, the Scripture is not specific as to whether not to eat refers to the Lords Supper, or whether it means any eating. Certain Amish surnames occur with great frequency. Other common Amish names include Hershberger, Schlabach, Hochstetler, Zook, Mast, Lapp, Schmucker, Schrock, Gingerich, and Weaver. If the warrant date is 1733 or later, follow these instructions. I know there is an area southwest of Goshen, Indiana, named Foraker. My parents are both deceased but sure would like to know how or why I feel that connection. In September, I . Is Neff Amish? Thank you, http://www.gameo.org/index.php?title=Mast_%28Mest,_Maust,_Moist%29_family. I used to live in Lancaster County and the Seible name rings a bell as far as being Mennonite, or like Mark mentions, maybe River Brethren. The first Palatines in Pennsylvania arrived in the late 1600s but the majority came throughout the 1700s.
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