It would translate to "son of" or "daughter of". Many German cultural practices continue in Pennsylvania to this day, and German remains the largest ancestry claimed by Pennsylvanians in the census. -, Jgers were offered a signing bonus of one. and Switzerland, they settled primarily in the southeastern section of Pennsylvania, where they practiced any of several slightly different forms of Anabaptist faith . Aarden It is the Dutch word for 'clay,' 'stone,' or 'earth.' This name was likely given to people who worked with these materials. "German Immigration to Pennsylvania, 1709 to 1820". JHU Press, 2006, p.2. 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. As the descendants of Palatines,[22] Fancy Dutch people were mostly of Lutheran and Reformed church congregations (non-sectarians), as well as Roman Catholics. Further, I can say that the Confederates never received such a beating as they did this time. 8. A conservative Mennonite will socially shun stronger than a liberal Amish family might. The issue goes back to the Scripture that says with such an one, not to eat. I dont know the family well enough to feel comfortable asking about the name but Im simply curious if Ek is short for something or simply a last name in itself. Wagler= Wagner [12], Dutch in the English language originally referred to all Germanic dialect speakers. [113], Muhlenberg was sent by the Lutheran bishops in Germany, and he always insisted on strict conformity to Lutheran dogma. Some were Brethren, Reformed, Lutheran, Mennonite, Amish, Catholic or of other faiths or a very few of no faith at all. Pennsylvania Dutch people follow multiple different religions like Lutheran, German Reformed, Anabaptist, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren. [66] During the Revolutionary War the Marechaussee Corps were utilized in a variety of ways, including intelligence gathering, route security, enemy prisoner of war operations, and even combat during the Battle of Springfield. If you aren't familiar with how the Dutch people chose their last names or surnames before Emperor Napoleon annexed the Netherlands, then you have come to the right place. I think the problem is that its not updating the page with the new comment. Roeber, A. G. "In German Ways? 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 Shetler=Stettler In Kentucky there is a Davis Amish Furniture. 715 Ave. D [43] These indentured servants, known as redemptioners, were made to work on plantations; Palatine redemptioners had a high death rate, and many didn't live long enough to see the end of their contract. Theres a local opthamologist by the name of Albrecht. Here is the letter of a Pennsylvania Dutch soldier from the 149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry: . Learn More. Wondering if theres some Amish ancestry? In regards to them, there are some who are slow- in matters of the church. 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. [45][46], Historically, a significant number of Black and Indian people have identified with Pennsylvania Dutch culture, with many of the Pennsylvania Dutch diaspora being Melungeons calling themselves Black Dutch. [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. [40], This group of Mennonites was organized by Francis Daniel Pastorius, an agent for a land purchasing company based in Frankfurt am Main. Newspapers can be an invaluable source of historical information to put our ancestors lives in context. [83] They were therefore often called "Church Dutch" or "Church people," as distinguished from so-called sectarians (Anabaptist Plain people),[84] along the lines of a high church/low church distinction. These Palatine Dutchmen gave us some of our bravest men in the war of the American Revolution, notably Nicholas Herkimer. Among immigrants from the 1600s and 1700s, those known as the Pennsylvania Dutch included Mennonites, Swiss Brethren (also called Mennonites by the locals) and Amish but also Anabaptist-Pietists such as German Baptist Brethren and those who belonged to German Lutheran or German Reformed Church congregations. Emigrating from southern Germany (Palatinate, Bavaria, Saxony, etc.) [25][24] After the 1871 unification of the first German Empire, the term "Dutchlander" came to refer to the nationality of people from the Pennsylvania Dutch Country. The name is derived from a place, Rgsegg, which is a hill shaped like a back. Meritt G. Yorgey, a Pennsylvania Dutchman who grew up during the height of anti-German sentiment, remembers the instructions of his father: "Don't ever call yourself "Dutch" or "Pennsylvania German". It is a distinctly separate city. During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the Palatinate's lands on . Graber- Another name common among Swiss Amish, but also seen in non-Swiss communities. Pennsylvania Dutch surnames may have more dramatic surname changes than later German immigrant waves, possibly because they had more time for spelling standardization. Christian Swarey was born 1789 in Germany and died 1864 in Pennslyvania. Some of these include shoo-fly pie, funnel cake, pepper cabbage, filling and jello salads such as strawberry pretzel salad. [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. [30], The next blow came during World War I and World War II. For information about southern Iowa Amish contact: Iowa Mennonite Museum and Archives There were one hundred and fifteen Black soldiers serving with Hessian units, most of them as drummers or fifers. 150 Dutch Family Names With Their Meanings 1. William H. Hocker Jr. (1918-2008) 5. [100][101], In Canada, an 1851 census shows many Black people and Mennonites lived near each other in a number of places and exchanged labor; the Dutch would also hire Black laborers. John Troyer of the Kokomo, Indiana community, had possibly the largest family ever among Amish, with 31 children (29 of his own by two wives, plus two step-children), though apparently not all survived to adulthood. [5], The Pennsylvania Dutch maintained numerous religious affiliations; the greatest number are Lutheran or German Reformed with a lesser number of Anabaptists, including Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren. [70], German-speaking armies could not quickly replace men lost on the other side of the Atlantic, so the Hessians recruited Black people as soldiers who became known as Black Hessians. Holmes County, Ohio Miller is probably the most common Amish last name in Holmes County. There are some Swareys in the New Order settlement in Salem/Rosebud, Indiana, also. [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. I use expressions such as redd up the table which is an amish term. Names are important in Pennsylvania German research. Her name was Margaret Elizabeth Sible. JHU Press, 2006, p.3-4. There were also accounts of Black families providing childcare assistance for their Dutch neighbors. By the late 1700s, other denominations were also represented in smaller numbers. 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. This compilation is a usefulresource for the family genealogist with ancestors who lived in Dauphin or the surrounding counties in the very early 1800s. The war began in 1688 as Louis XIV laid claim to the electorate of the Palatinate. There may be others, also. However, by 1702, the War of the Spanish Succession began, lasting until 1713. Huh, and an uncle (via marriage) by the last name of Dreyer wonder if related to who you mentioned above; all I really know about him, family-wise, was that his background was mostly German, and he was a wonderful guy who left before his time (heart attack in his early 50s). On another note Im getting some homemade Amish jam next week. 5798 CR 77 Something is wrong either with our computer in the office or on the server or whatever. 1. Castle Matrix is the home of Thomas Southwell, the landlord who brought the Palatines to Limerick. Their farms in Eastern Pennsylvania are the model of the world. The Reist (now called Mennonite) side of the division said that means only to not eat the Lords Supper with the excommunicated. Thank you, http://www.gameo.org/index.php?title=Mast_%28Mest,_Maust,_Moist%29_family. [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. [24][25], These European Germans immigrated to Pennsylvania Dutch cities, where many came to prominence in matters of the church, newspapers and urban business. They have the best farms and the best and newest machines, and they go to good schools. We are the sons and daughters of the Pennsylvania Dutch. [26][27][28], Due to strong anti-German sentiment between World War I and World War II, the use of the Pennsylvania Dutch language declined, except among the more insular and tradition-bound Plain people, such as the Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonites. Updated on September 24, 2018. Sarah, however, was over 14 years-old, so she was born between 19 October 1808 and 19 October 1815. Fischer (Alsatian, German origin) meaning "fisher". Just curious. [38] None of the Frankfurt Company ever came to Pennsylvania except Pastorius himself, but thirteen Low Dutch (South Guelderish-speaking) Mennonite families from Krefeld arrived on October 6, 1683, in Philadelphia. Aaldenberg It is given to people who came from 'Aaldenberg,' a place of uncertain location. The Fancy Dutch population generally supported the Patriot cause in the American Revolution; the nonviolent Plain Dutch minority did not fight in the war. Ive seen there are a lot of Brights in Pennsylvania. 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. I wonder if she was Old Order River Brethren? Bronner, Simon J. and Joshua R. Brown, eds. I must finish now; that's all from your son for the time being. [63], Pennsylvania Dutch were recruited for the American Provost corps under Captain Bartholomew von Heer,[64][Note 1] a Prussian who had served in a similar unit in Europe[65] before immigrating to Reading, Pennsylvania prior to the war. [102][98][103], From 1800 to the 1830s, some Mennonites in Upstate New York and Pennsylvania moved north to Canada, primarily to the area that would become Cambridge, Kitchener/Waterloo and St. Jacobs/Elmira in Waterloo County, Ontario, plus the Listowel area adjacent to the northwest. 3. Just like the people of the Netherlands most native Germans were fair skinned. Me Generation Two 2. Write me whether you did get it and don't forget to write back. Yoders sounds delicious! 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. Variations in names were very common-sometimes members of the same family even spelled their surname in different ways. For a sidebar in my Amish business book I tallied up the names in Daviess Co, and found that 6 surnames accounted for nearly 90% of the families there. I will be going through old family documents for more insight into our family background. I know Ive never had any relatives at all in Indiana, only in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and a few, long ago, in Virginia. I was told that my great grandmother was Amish. Among the least common we find Lee, Bawell, Gascho, Neuenschwander, Jantzi, Ropp, Brandenberger, and Albrecht. 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. If you are close, you could visit there and browse their archives where they have oodles of genealogical materials. Scotch= Schoch, these familynames occur in all the Swiss Places the Amish did leave, Sible= Schuble from Beuron in Baden Wrttemberg Germany. One of the best genealogy tips, in general, is to hold all information loosely until you have enough sources to be sure. kauffman, mast, shrock, miller, hochstetler, swartzentruber, troyer, eash, kline, keim are all popular in Holmes Ashland Wayne & Knox County Ohio. The Pennsylvania Dutch today speak English, though some still speak the Pennsylvania Dutch language among themselves. Find your Dutch last name and learn about name meanings and origins in the Netherlands. Joseph Stoll notes: Between 1732 and 1806, 38 persons bearing the nameKnig arrived in Philadelphia. Grubb, Farley. Gyssler= Gisler Beiler More commonly spelled Byler in Midwestern communities such as Holmes County, Ohio. 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. Their Anglo-American neighbors described them as very industrious, very businessminded, and a very rich community.[81]. The Germans heard them speaking Pennsylvania Dutch amongst each other and assumed that they were natives of the Palatinate. Im looking for a solution, thanks for your patience, and thanks for letting me know about this Mark. that seems to be quite prevalent in Pennsylania. Wondered if we were neighborhood friends at one time. My Great Grandmother was born in 1879 and lived most of her life in Westmoreland County, Pennnsylvania. They're actually descendants of 17th- and 18th-century German-speaking immigrants in William Penn's colony. [47], In colonial Pennsylvania, Palatines lived between Iroquois settlements and the two peoples "communicated, drank, worked, worshipped and traded together, negotiated over land use and borders, and conducted their diplomacy separate from the colonial governments". Here is Pennsylvania Dutch Professor Daniel Miller's argument against the "Dumb Dutch" stereotype: ? You will also find below several categories of Dutch names along with their meanings. American Palatines were known collectively as Palatine Dutch,[21] and settled many states: Maryland, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa and Southern states. Wagler youll find commonly in the Daviess County, Indiana settlement, and in some other places including Ontario. 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. Most frequently seen in northern Indiana. I hope these few lines will find you very well too. Join or Renew; Reasons to Join; Gift Membership; Life Membership; Institutional & Corporate Membership; Frequently Asked Questions; Why You Should Become a Member. [43] These indentured servants became known as "Redemptioners" as they would "redeem" their freedom after some years. They are better off this way. Hostetler writes that 43 of the names were American in origin representing converts, and 18 of those represented single households. Van den Berg is the most commonly used spelling of this Dutch surname, a toponymic surname meaning "from the mountain." 05. Germantown included not only Mennonites but also Quakers. [1][2][3], The ancestors of the Pennsylvania Dutch spoke Palatine German and other south German dialects; the intermixing of Palatine, English, and other German dialects formed the Pennsylvania Dutch language as it is spoken today. Arcadia Publishing, 2004, p.16. Problems and Potentials of Eighteenth-Century German Social and Emigration History", This page was last edited on 17 April 2023, at 13:17. married to a man with that last name. 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 The applicant must provide proof of bloodline descent (birth, marriage, death and relationship) for each generation to the first family ancestor. Our Brigade was in real danger for about 2 hours during the shelling of the cannon balls. They share cultural similarities with the Mennonites in the same area. Some people feel that the Dutch title came from a confusion of the word . 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." Does the Davis name have any Anabaptist history? , , . Hmmmm my estranged father in law is from Indiana and we really dont knot much about that side of the family. Everyone is from the old or new order so have the same few last names. I still have many Amish relatives, especially on my mothers side. In England and Germany, this is known as goose flesh (goose bumps and gnsehaut ). , , .[85]. Mennonite and Amish Immigrants to Pennsylvania Phone: 319-656-3232. [77] These men were both hunted by the British for being deserters and by many of the colonists as a foreign enemy. 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." Go to Membership. Samuel R. 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Discover your DNA story and unlock the secrets of your ancestry and genealogy with our DNA kits for ancestry and the world's most comprehensive DNA database. 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. Strong Jacob Yoder (c. 1726-1790), known for great physical feats, is one of the most prominent historical carriers of this name, with many descendants among Amish today. The Pennsylvania Dutch were not really people of Dutch descent or lineage at all. I just did a quick google search on seible mennonite and found clear evidence that the Seible family has Mennonite connections. [80], The Fancy Dutch came to control much of the best agricultural lands in all of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth. Genealogy: A New Perspective from A Discovery of Witches. the Pennsylvania Dutch) were refugees from the Palatinate. Aden B. Raber, Rabers Almanac (2013). The Pennsylvania Dutch have some foods that are uncommon outside of places where they live. 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 . It is often said that most people with Amish or Amish Mennonite connections, west of Lancaster County, Pa., are descendants of the pioneer Jacob Hochstetler family. German Jews often lacked a trade and thus became peddlers, selling their wares within Pennsylvania Dutch society. Variants of this name include Van Oosterhout [nb] and Van Osterhout. Is this true? 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. The Riegsecker Amish originally settled in Fulton County see David Luthy, Settlements That Failed. As far as I know, there is only one Amish family left with the name Riegsecker. Ek would be nice and short to sign lol. Oh and yes, Jacob Beiler/Boiler/Byler who youve listed up there is my who knows HOW many greats-grandfather lol. These files are now on 21 reels of microfilm in the State Library Genealogy Reading Room [929.20973 Surname Files] Surnames on each roll can be located by following the reel hyperlinks below. It also contains a large amount of entries from the Midwest, every U.S. state, and several foreign countries. I have a grandparent George Rasler 1808-1882 that was from Landcaster County. By early 1778, negotiations for the exchange of prisoners between Washington and the British had begun in earnest. , , . Hughes Oliphant Old: The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, Volume 6: The Modern Age. Today, the Pennsylvania Dutch language is mostly spoken by Old Order Mennonites. [31] Some Pennsylvania Dutch live in the historically Pennsylvania Dutch-speaking areas of Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. I dont doubt its rare among the Amishits not too common around here, either. You probably know there are quite a few Shetlers in Holmes County, OH for example, with roots back to Somerset County PA. Some other common Amish names in Lancaster County are King, Fisher, Esh, Lapp, Zook, Schmucker, and Beiler. He lived in North Western Pennsylvania and until he married there does not seem to be much information on his life. My decedents are from German, Weinberger, Scotch, and Pennsylvania Dutch. Thanks, Carol Sue. What about the surname Esh? 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). Learn more. Margarets fathers name was Thomas, and her mothers name was Tilliah (Tillie). They are also culturally related to the New York Dutch. [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]. Raber=Rber When we travel in the world, we can above all see the farmers, how that class of people lives. 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". Ive also noticed that there are Lambrights and Albrechts among the Amish. From Esch Family History, Family Life Dec. 1991, Theres also more info at http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/E758ME.html, Erik is HORNBERGER an Amish name? Thank you! I have been to Holmes Ohio and love it there. The first Palatines in Pennsylvania arrived in the late 1600s but the majority came throughout the 1700s. They are not so quick on the tricks that many rascals use, but that is not necessary. The genealogy and family research site of Kris Hocker. Yutzi =Juzzi [67], Hesse-Kassel signed a treaty of alliance with Great Britain to supply fifteen regiments, four grenadier battalions, two jger companies, and three companies of artillery. [61], Frederick Muhlenberg (17501801), a Lutheran pastor, became a major patriot and politician, rising to be elected as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.[62]. Thats funny Stephanie, I guess that keeps you in line. [50], The Pennsylvania Dutch had been the first outspoken community against slavery, beginning with the community of Germantown and its founder Francis Daniel Pastorius, who organized antislavery protests in 1688. By 1697 the war came to a close with the Treaty of Ryswick, now Rijswijk in the Netherlands, and the Palatinate remained free of French control. [95], After the American Revolution, John Graves Simcoe, lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, invited Americans, including Mennonites and German Baptist Brethren, to settle in British North American territory and offered tracts of land to immigrant groups. The Mennonites also excommunicate, but tend not to shun socially as strong as the Amish. For information about Amish genealogy in that area contact: Northern Indiana Amish Library 2. VAN DEN BERG (van de Berg, van der Berg) 58,562 people in 2007; 37,727 in 1947. Margaret was born in Somerset Co. PA. Roop is my family name. So how did patronymics work? You are welcome. ? A Swiss origin name. [116] The cooking of Pennsylvania German Christians and Pennsylvania German Jews often overlaps, particularly vegetarian dishes that do not contain non-kosher ingredients such as pork or that mix meat and dairy together. [98][99] Some still live in the area around Markham, Ontario,[100][101] and particularly in the northern areas of the current Waterloo Region. breast cancer walk 2022, capricorn sun scorpio moon universal tao, what is communication climate in relationships,