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Bark Sultan
I, Wm. L. Phinney do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, that the within REPORT and LIST, subscribed by my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of New Orleans contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the names, age, sex, and occupation of all the passengers, together with the name of the country to which they severally belong and that of which they intend to become inhabitants, which were on board the Bark Sultan whereof I am at present Master, at the time of her sailing from the Port of Bremen or which have at any time since been taken on board said vessel. And I do likewise swear, that all matters whatsoever in said Report and List expressed, are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. So help me God. (Signed) Wm. L. Phinney. Sworn to before me, this 24th day of October (unsigned) Collector.
Report and List of the Passengers taken on board the Bark Sultan of Boston whereof Wm. L. Phinney is Master, burthen three hundred & fifty three tons and (cannot read)/95ths of a ton, bound from the Port of Bremen for New Orleans.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they severally belong, country of which they intend to become inhabitants, remarks (which noted the deaths). All intended to become inhabitants of the United States, so that column will be eliminated here.
1 John Henry Hemners * 42 male farmer Wir?kamp United States
2 Sophie Hemners 29 female farmer Wir?kamp
3 Henri Hemners 14 male farmer Wir?kamp
4 Listh Hemners 4 female farmer Wir?kamp
5 Fried Hemners 3 male farmer Wir?kamp
6 Fridericka Hemners 15 female farmer Wir?kamp
7 Jno Fr Conra? * 50 male farmer Dickiel
8 Sophie Conra? 40 female farmer Dickiel
9 Wilhemina Conra? 16 female farmer Dickiel
10 Justine Conra? 13 female farmer Dickiel
11 Fried Conra? 9 male farmer Dickiel
12 Herm Hch Conra? 7 male farmer Dickiel
13 August Conra? 5 male farmer Dickiel
14 Dina Conra? 3 female farmer Dickiel
15 Sophie Conra? 17 female farmer Dickiel
16 Sophie Sa?erbri? * 44 female farmer Drebber
17 Fredricka Sa?erbri? * 17 female farmer Drebber
18 Everhard Sa?erbri? * 14 male farmer Drebber
19 Wilhelmina Sa?erbri? 9 female farmer Drebber
20 Jestte Sa?erbri? 5 female farmer Drebber
21 Frederick Klimann * 18 female farmer Minden
22 Christian Micklenberg 30 male taylor Charleston
23 John Jas Destien * 17 male farmer Here?brich
24 Georg Merzbacher 22 male farmer Hamburg
25 John Fri?? * 32 male farmer Ru??nbach
26 Henri Lestner * 38 male farmer Bret????
27 Fred Kust * 28 male farmer Schwormsden
28 Carl Kust 23 male farmer Schwormsden
29 Conrad ?eybold * 27 male farmer ???chelbach
30 Valent ????man * 32 male farmer Lohr Munster
31 Catherine ????man 33 female farmer Lohr Munster
32 Valent ????man 6 male farmer Lohr Munster
33 Mich ????man 3 male farmer Lohr Munster
34 Theresia ????man 6m female farmer Lohr Munster
35 Georg Kiefer 31 male farmer Lohr
36 Andr Bonifer 24 male farmer Lohr
37 Aaron Erhmann 47 male barber Noeneburg
38 Henri Brew???? * 25 male shoemaker R???schin
39 Hch Evers * 26 male farmer V?l??on
40 Theries Evers * 18 female farmer V?l??on
41 Ernest L???s? * 18 male farmer V?l??on
42 Wilh Moorman 35 male farmer V?l??on
43 Elisabeth Moorman 56 female farmer V?l??on
44 Catherine Burich 19 female farmer V?l??on
45 Co?? Schwarz 47 male farmer V?l??on
46 Mariah Schwarz 46 female farmer V?l??on
47 Sophie Schwarz 15 female farmer V?l??on
48 Catherine Schwarz 9 female farmer V?l??on
49 Wilhemina Schwarz * 9 female farmer V?l??on
50 Henri Schwarz 7 male farmer V?l??on
51 Louise Schwarz 5 female farmer V?l??on
52 Fried Griepenstroh * 43 male farmer V?l??on
53 Hedewig Griepenstroh * 45 female farmer V?l??on
54 Ludwig Griepenstroh 9 male farmer V?l??on
55 Carol Griepenstroh 7 female farmer V?l??on
56 Wilhemina Griepenstroh * 5 female farmer V?l??on
57 Catherine Dinkhorst * 23 female farmer Ha?kamp
58 Sophie Dinkhorst * 18 female farmer Ha?kamp
59 Henrie Dinkhorst 20 male farmer Ha?kamp
60 Fried Hilge???er * 27 male farmer E???ern
61 Henrie Ludb??g * 31 male farmer M??den
62 Ludwig Z??s??? * 58 male farmer Se??l?
63 Dorethea Z??s??? 24 female farmer Se??l?
64 Elinore Z??s??? 22 female farmer Se??l?
65 Christian Z??s??? 20 male farmer Se??l?
66 Wilhemina Z??s??? 18 female farmer Se??l?
67 Fried Z??s??? 28 male farmer Se??l?
68 Henri Hemming 28 male farmer Se??l?
69 ???ed Hemming 20 male farmer Se??l?
70 Died Diers * 30 male farmer Dal??off
71 Conrad Borman * 37 male farmer ?itge?
72 E?esia? Borman 35 female farmer ?itge?
73 Died Borman 9 male farmer ?itge?
74 Dorethea Borman 3 female farmer ?itge?
75 Hch S?lbric? * 27 male farmer ?itge?
76 Mariah S?lbric? 20 female farmer ?itge?
77 Wilh Luh?ket * 48 female farmer Badenburg
78 Marie Luh?ket 36 female farmer Badenburg
79 Sophie Luh?ket 15 female farmer Badenburg
80 Died Luh?ket 13 male farmer Badenburg
81 Wilhemina Luh?ket 10 female farmer Badenburg
82 Henrie Heise 37 male farmer Badenburg
83 Fried Ma??ki?? * 32 male farmer Melbergen
84 Fried Stieb?er * 32 male farmer Brel??gen
85 Dorethea Elhiers * 23 female farmer ?erkie?
86 Fried Dickhoff * 45 male farmer Wickg??
87 Mary Dickhoff 45 female farmer Wickg??
88 Marie Dickhoff 9 female farmer Wickg??
89 Herm Dickhoff 4 male farmer Wickg??
90 Elenore Borhand 36 female farmer Ahldien
91 Franz Siebert * 43 male farmer ?reffurt
92 Mariah Siebert * 41 female farmer ?reffurt
93 Wilhemina Siebert 80 female farmer ?reffurt
94 Conrad Siebert 13 male farmer ?reffurt
95 Aline Siebert 11 female farmer ?reffurt
96 Wilhemina Siebert 9 female farmer ?reffurt
97 Georg Siebert 4 male farmer ?reffurt
98 Caroline Siebert 1y6m female farmer ?reffurt
99 Herm Lit?e?e?? * 34 male shoemaker Delbergen
100 Johanes Schiffer * 37 male farmer Died??stien
101 Catherina Schiffer 30 female farmer Died??stien
102 Caroline Schiffer 13 female farmer Died??stien
103 Wilhemina Schiffer 1y6m female farmer Died??stien
104 Mariah Schiffer 3y6m female farmer Died??stien
105 Conrad Hal?es * 57 male farmer Died??stien
106 Elies Hal?es 52 female farmer Died??stien
107 Casper Schneider 36 male farmer Died??stien
108 Louiese Schneider 33 female farmer Died??stien
109 Jacob Schneider 6 male farmer Died??stien
110 Margaretta Schneider 4 female farmer Died??stien
111 Joh Henri Die???rd 25 male farmer Died??stien
112 Conrad Schmidt 61 male farmer Died??stien
113 George Schmidt 26 male farmer Died??stien
114 Margaretha Schmidt 60 female farmer Died??stien
115 Adam Schneider 72 male farmer Died??stien
116 Carl Wanken * 21 male shoemaker Berens??
117 Louise Pr??se * 22 female shoemaker Bramsden
118 Gerh Henri Schmidt * 31 male farmer ?uffersdorf
119 Mariah Schmidt 30 female farmer ?uffersdorf
120 Dorethea Schmidt * 6m female farmer ?uffersdorf
121 Joh Hch Buckhor?s * 26 male farmer ?uffersdorf
122 Sophie Buckhor?s 16 female farmer ?uffersdorf
123 Charlotte Grim?er * 24 female farmer ?uffersdorf
124 Henrietta Fo? * 40 female farmer Les?
125 Margaretha Fo? 48 female farmer Les?
126 Dorethea Fo? 12 female farmer Les?
127 Hermann Fo? 24 male farmer Les?
128 Adelsteia Fo? 18 female farmer Les?
129 John Hch Bragge??? * 48 male farmer Les?
130 Margaretha Bragge??? 49 female farmer Les?
131 Margaretha Bragge??? 24 female farmer Les?
132 Dorethea Bragge??? 19 female farmer Les?
133 Sophia Bragge??? * 11 female farmer Les?
134 Minchin Brinkm?n * 18 male farmer Les?
135 John Henr Brinkm?n * 16 male farmer Les?
136 Adelaide Brinkm?n 9 female farmer Les?
137 Rebecca Wolters * 20 female farmer Newenhou?
138 Henrie Wolters 9 male farmer Newenhou?
139 Adelstiea Wolters 7 female farmer Newenhou?
140 Marie Wolters 4 female farmer Newenhou?
141 Margaretha Kleffer 58 female farmer Newenhou?
142 Louis Myiburg 24 male dyer Ovenburg
Transcriber's Notes:
The list of passengers was written on a form "Sold by J. Hurt, corner of
Broad and Custom House Streets...J. Howe, Printer."
#1-6 town name could be something like Wirhkamp.
#7-15 surname looks like Conraul, but could be Conrad, though seems to be
some sort of scribbling after the name, but cannot tell what it is.
#16-20 surname could be Sanerbric, or Sanerbril, or Sauerbric, or Sauerbril.
#17 Fredricka Sa?erbric: "died Sept. 27th, disease unknown."
#18 Everhard Sa?erbric: "died Sept. 12th of fever."
#21 marked female.
#23 town something like Herehbrich.
#25 surname could be Frill or Fritt; town something like Rusenbach.
#27 Fred Kust: "died Sept. 7th of disentery."
#29 Conrad ?eybold: "died Sept. 3rd of disentery." Surname could be
Leybold or Seybold. Town could be Rerckelbach or Kerckelbach.
#30-34 surname begins with L or S, possibly Suipman, or Luipman, or
Srissman.
#38 surname Brewk?ng possibly, but not certain. Town Runschin or
Remschin or similar.
#39-56 Town Volknon or Voltinon or similar.
#40 Evers, note in right column: "Oct. 1st delivered of a female child
which died Oct. 17th."
#41 surname Layst or Laesst.
#49 Wilhelmina Schwarz: "died Sept. 4th of disentery."
#53 Hedewig Griepenstroh: "died Oct. 13th of disentery."
#56 Wilhemina Griepenstroh: "died 6th Oct. of strangu?"
#57-59 town looks like Hauskamp.
#58 Sophie Dinkhorst: "died Oct. 11th of disentery."
#60 surname possibly Hilgemaer or similar. Town looks like Ebyern.
#61 surname something like Ludbrig. Town looks like Marden or Merden,
does not look like Minden, but perhaps could be.
#62-67 Surname something like Ziezning or Zieznitz or Ziezniss, but not
certain. Town something like Seyele.
#70 town something like Dala?off.
#71-74 town looks like Witgen. Name for #72 looks like Evesiab or Evesiah.
#75-76 surname Seilbrick or Sulbrict or similar. Town same as previous
note.
#77-81 surname possibly Luhoket or similar.
#83 surname something like Mankiez.
#84 surname looks like Stiebler or Stiebber. Town seems to be spelled
Brelingen.
#85 town could be Lerkiel or Serkiet or similar.
#86-89 town spelled Wickgun.
#91-98 town Treffurt or Ireffurt or similar.
#92 Siebert: "Sept. 27th was delvd. of a male child."
#99 can only make out part of surname, Litz?e?e??, and not really sure of
the z.
#100-115 town something like Diedlestien.
#105-106 surname could be Halves or Halnes.
#116 town name something like Berensen.
#117 surname something like Prinse possibly.
#118-123 town could be Kuffersdorf or Ruffersdorf.
#120 Dorethea Schmidt: "died Aug. 23rd in a fit."
#121-122 name could be Buckhorss.
#123 surname could be Grimber.
#124-128 surname could be Foh with umlaut over o.
#124-136 town Leskh or Lestib, cannot be certain of spelling.
#129 surname could be Braggemen.
#133 Sophia Bragge???: "died Sept 24th of disentery."
#134-136 surname possibly Brinkman.
#135-136 note in right column says "died Sept. 21 of disentery" but was not
aligned with either name, so not sure which one.
#137-141 town could be spelled Newenhousen.
Correspondence - 1/00
#52-56 "The GRIEPENSTROH Family in Massac County" My ggg-grandfather Johann Frederich
Wilhelm (Frederick) Griepenstroh was born on 18 October 1802 to parents Johann Christopher
Griepenstroh (1754-1829) and Catherine Margarethe Moring (1756-1832) in Rahden, Kingdom of
Hannover, Germany. At the time, Rahden was a small village of flax farmers in Northern
Germany about 40 miles west of the city of Hannover. Frederick Griepenstroh married
Marie Hedewig Benecker on 24 January 1824 in Essern, Germany. In 1846, Frederick made
the most important decision of his life-his family would emigrate to America. Poor
economic conditions, no family farm, and letters from America telling of a life of
“milk and honey” were probably the majors factors in the decision. German tradition/law
provides for the youngest son in the family to receive the farm. Thus, Frederick surely
had a younger brother who took over the farm in 1832 after their parents had passed away.
Frederick and Marie probably had older children who decided to stay in Germany.
Three children did make the voyage with their parents.
Frederick’s daughter Catherina and her husband Kurt Henry Shelton had immigrated to
America a few years earlier and had already settled in Massac County, Illinois.
Kurt Henry Shelton (1817-1875) and his wife Catherine Griepenstroh came to Massac County
at the end of 1845. Most likely they sent word to Frederick Griepenstroh in Germany that
life was much better in this country. Kurt Henry Shelton brought to this country the
first steam threshing machine from Germany. He farmed and raised his large family of
ten chilren in Metropolis. Later in his life he became a steamboat captain.
On February 7, 1875, he died on the steamer Pat Clebourne. His wife Catherine Griepenstroh
Shelton died September 1, 1878 in Metropolis. Both are buried in the Oddfellow Cemetery
in Metropolis.
During the 1800's, the two major ports in Germany were Hamburg and Bremen. The Griepenstrohs
sailed from the latter. Bremen is about 100 miles north of their former home. The family
set sail from Bremen on the Bark Sultan, captained by William L. Phinney, on or about
August 16, 1846. Of the 142 passengers aboard, 12 died during the voyage and were
buried at sea. Frederick's wife and five year old daughter Wilhelmina were among those
who perished during the eight week voyage. They both died of cholera. The 44 year old
Frederick, his 10 year old son Louis, and 8 year old daughter Caroline arrived in
New Orleans on October 24, 1846. The family had left Germany so full of hope and with
the promise of a new start in a wonderful land. Instead, they began their lives in
America with overwhelming sadness and two less voices. The recent widower and his two
young children probably stayed in New Orleans only a few days to a few weeks. They took
a steamboat up the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers to Cincinnati, Ohio. After a short stay
in Cincinnati, they made their way down the Ohio River and settled in Massac County in
late 1846 or early 1847. Bart Gripenstraw [bart_gripenstraw@yahoo.com]
Correspondence 3/00
#24 though the name is spelled something like Merchbacher on the original manifest,
this is most likely Georg Merzbacher, who came from near Lamburg, not Hamburg,
which is on the original manifest. He was from Battelsdorf bei Lamburg
(Battelsdorf near Lamburg) and settled in Marshall, Texas, where he went into
business making wagons. In 1852 he married Katherine Muntz, also from Bavaria,
Germany, and they raised a family of eleven children. Georg was the brother of
my great-grandfather, Frederick Merzbacher, who arrived on the Bark Edmund in 1852,
also at New Orleans, with his bride-to-be, Barbara Schmidt and her brother,
Georg Schmidt. They established residence in Jefferson, Texas, about twenty miles
north of Marshall, Texas. Frederick Merzbacher was a grocery merchant and carried
a lot of imported foods obtained through suppliers in New Orleans, LA.
David Merzbacher [dbacher@edge.net]
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 25.
Contributed and Transcribed by Mary Koelzer a member of the
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