Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
Ship Christian
Rotterdam, Netherlands and Cowes, England to Philadelphia, PA
September 13, 1749
"[List 130 C] At the Court House at Philadelphia, Wednesday, the 13th September 1749.
Present: Joshua Maddox, Esquire.
"The Foreigners whose Names are underwritten, imported in the Ship Christian,
Capt. Thomas Brady, from Rotterdam, but last from Cowes in England, did this
day take the usual Oaths to the Government. By List III. In all 300 [?]
[persons] from Wirtemberg, Alsace, Zweybrecht."
Fridrich Gelbach
Daniel (D) Altik
Frantz (O) Gelbach
Johann Philipp Hornn
Fricderich (O) Gelbach
Willhelm (+) Holtz
Paulus Brod
Michael (M) Shoemaker
Andreas Vogel
Joseph (+) Ressener
Johann Andreas Dresler
Ludwig Maintzger *
Hs. Jacob Schumacher
Johan Philb Henrich Sauer
Hans Jacob Stratz
Georg Michel Derr
Hans Adam Hockner
Georg Lenhardt Braun
Friederich (O) Erb
Andereas Braun
Vallentin (O) Kern
Georg Michael Braun
Christof Ludtwig
Karl Nolden
George Ludwig (+) Burg
Philip (X) Kaupt
Ernst Munckel
Johann Anderas Weckesser
Heinrich Albrecht
Johann Jacob Datisman
Frantz Ziegler Senior
George (X) Hummel
Frantz (X) Ziegler Junior
Jacob Hieman
Beniamin Cuny
David Pfautz
Veltin Dellinger
Michael Hauff
Johannes Mitschler
Carl Goss
Martin Bernhart
Weybegt Rupp
Julius Christoph Bachman
Martin Schlachenhauff
Hans Jerg Michele
Michael Hechelman
Johann Georg Lang
Johann Michael Mayer
Johan George (X) Erig
Christian (X) Romich
Johannes Schaffer *
Hans Jorg Haffer
Johann Caspar Geissinger
Hans Jerg Feucht
Johann Ludwig Bauerle *
Hans Jerg Schumacher
Andoni Schneck
Michell Haupt
Johanes (X) Tilly
Balthasar Dock
Matdes Osterdag Senior
Peter Goscha
Matheas (X) Osterdag
Johannes Schmerber
Johans Michael Sommer
Samuel Moser
Johan Albrecht (X) Eshelman
Hans Peter Jung
Abraham Selman
Hans Beder Ribeled
Michael (X) Rummel
Jacob Ribelet
Johan (X) Ehrhart
Johann Nicolaus Koch
Hans Georg (+) Unangst
Abraham Ribellet
Hans Jacob (X) Uber
Thomas (D) Hull
Balzazar (Bals) Glisser
Henrich Dock
Willhelm (X) Heyshe
Christian Eichart
Mardin Danner
Johann Jacob Banutz
Hans Jerg Merckly
Christian Glasser *
Conradt Bosch
Hans Meck
Matheis Weiss
Peter (X) Hamman
Joseph Schmith
Michael (X) Houswird
Jacob Risterholtz
Fillib Kugler
Christian Limbacher
Antony Eki
Johann Georg Limbacher
Jacob Rummel
Johann Adam Ebert
Johan Erhard Knappenberger
Johann Jacob Sinn
Christian (X) Gutknecht
Johannes Reuter
Martin Hirsch
Jacob Walckly *
Bernhart (X) Shweighart
Isaac Jung
Hans Adam Krieger
Formatter Notes:
As of 1727 it was required of all those over 21 years old entering
Philadelphia to sign an "Oath of Allegiance" and later two other oaths.
OATHS
"We subscribers, Natives and Late Inhabitants of the Palatinate upon
the Rhine & Places adjacent, having transported ourselves and Families
into this Province of Pensilvania, a Colony subject to the Crown of
Great Britain, in hopes and Expectation of finding a Retreat & peaceable
Settlement therein, Do Solemnly promise & Engage, that We will be
faithful & bear true Allegiance to his present Majesty King George II,
and his Successors, Kings of Great Britain, and will be
faithful to the Proprietor of this Province; And that we will demean
ourselves peaceably to all His said Majesties Subjects, and strictly
observe & conform to the Laws of England and of this Province, to the
utmost of our Power and best of our understanding."
Beginning with August 19, 1729, the immigrants were required to
sign two additional declarations, which were entered in a bound book.
The latter in course of time became a series of bound books, to each
of which these two declarations where prefixed.
The two additional declarations, to which the immigrants affixed
their signatures in the bound books, were as follows:
"I ___ do solemnly & sincerely promise & declare that I will be
true & faithful to King George the Second and do solemnly sincerely
and truly Profess Testifie & Declare that I do from my Heart abhor,
detest & renounce as impious & heretical that wicked Doctrine & Position
that Princes Excommunicated or deprived by the Pope or and Authority
of the See of Rome may be deposed or murthered by their Subjects or
any other whatsoever. And I do declare that no Foreign Prince Person
Prelate State or Potentate hath or ought to have any Power Jurisdiction
Superiority Preeminence or Authority Ecclesiastical or Spiritual within
the Realm of Great Britain or the Dominions thereunto belonging.
"I ___ do solemnly sincerely and truly acknowledge profess testify
& declare that King George the Second is lawful & rightful King of the
Realm of Great Britain & of all others solemnly & sincerely declare that
I do believe the Person pretending to be Prince of Wales during the Life
of the late King James, and since his Decease pretending to be & taking
upon himself the Stile & Title of King of England by the Name of James
the third, or of Scotland by the Name of James the Eighth or the Stile
& Title of King of Great Britain hath not any Right or Title whatsoever
to the Crown of the Realm of Great Britain, nor any other the Dominions
thereunto belonging. And I do renounce & refuse any Allegiance or
obedience to him & do solemnly promise that I will be true and faithful,
& bear true allegiance to King George the Second & to him will be faithful
against all traiterious Conspiracies & attempts whatsoever which shall be
made against his Person Crown & Dignity & I will do my best Endeavours to
disclose & make known to King George the Second & his Successors all
Treasons and traiterous Conspiracies which I shall know to be made against
him or any of them. And I will be true & faithful to the Succession of
the Crown against same is & stands settled by An Act Entituled An Act
declaring the Rights & Liberties of the Subject & settling the Succession
of the Crown to the late Queen Anne & the Heirs of her Body being
Protestants, and as the same by one other Act Entituled An Act for the
further Limitation of the Crown & better securing the Rights & Liberties
of the subject is & stands settled & entailed after the Decease of the
said late Queen, & for Default of Issue of the said late Queen, to the
late Princess Sophia Electoress & Dutchess Dowager of Hanover & the
Heirs of her Body being Protestants; and all these things I do plainly
& sincerely acknowledge promise & declare according to these express
Words by me spoken & according to the plain & common Sense and
understanding of the same Words, without any Equivocation mental
Evasion or secret Reservation whatsoever. And I do make this Recognition
Acknowledgment Renunciation & Promise heartily willingly & truly."
* In the original format the names below have diacritical symbols which are
not recognized by our search engine, the names are listed below as they are
in sources.
Mäintzger
Schäffer
Bäuerle
Glässer
Wälckly
Contributer information:
Ludwig Maintzger is the immigrant ancestor of most of the Mansker families
in the USA. He and his wife, probably two small children and one who was,
as legend has it, born at sea on the voyage, were passengers on the
Christian. MANSKER Homepage
Philadelpha, PA Archives
Contributed by Dennis Mansker
for
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
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5 May 2000
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