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Bark Doris
Antwerp, Belgium to New York
27 June 1846
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, P. N. Leplien do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that
the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name,
and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the
District of New York, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief,
a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the
Mecklenbg Bark Doris whereof I am Master, from Antwerp.
So help me God. Sworn to the 27th day of June, 1846 before me,
(signed)P.N. Leplien
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Mecklenburg
Bark Doris whereof P. N. Leplien is Master, from Antwerp burthen 399 tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, The Country to which they
severally belong, The Country in which they intend to become inhabitants,
Died on the voyage.
1 Henry Wallscheid 55 Male Doctor Medical Wedersdorf
2 Marguerite Bauer 28 Female Doctor Medical Wedersdorf
3 Mathias Klein 26 Male Lemmen?
4 Nicolas Berrens 38 Male Farmer Herll
5 Anna Maria Balinger 39 Female Farmer Herll
6 Margarethe Berrens 8 Female Farmer Herll
7 Anne Berrens Female Farmer Herll
8 Jean Berrens 28 Male Farmer Herll
9 John George Eitez 33 Male Farmer Kesten
10 Barbara Kilburg 25 Female Farmer Kesten
11 Gertrude Eitz* 3/12 Female Kesten
12 Pierre Eitz 22 Male Farmer Kesten
13 Pierre Louis 21 Male Limmer
14 Henry Volck 37 Male Tanner Dusemund
15 Christine? Volck 30 Female Tanner Dusemund
16 Guilline Christian Volck 10 Male Tanner Dusemend
17 Henry Volck 8 Male Tanner Dusemend
18 Francois Christ. Volck 6 Male Tanner Dusemend
19 Caroline Jeane Volck 4 Male* Tanner Dusemend
20 Frederik William Volck 2 Male Tanner Dusemend
21 Pierre Schneider 26 Male Farmer Wiesbaek
22 Jacquaz Bretscheider 26 Male Farmer Wiesbaek
23 Pierre Bruck 23 Male Farmer ?inwert
24 Pierre Peters 20 Male Farmer Hentern
25 John Adam Linden 38 Male Farmer Wedersdorf
26 Susanne Bauer 35 Female Farmer Wedersdorf
27 Margareth Linden 11 Female Farmer Wedersdorf
28 Susanne Linden 6 Female Farmer Wedersdorf
29 Michel Dietz 44 Male Farmer Henern
30 Anne Mary Schomm?r* 47 Female Henern
31 Jean Dietz 19 Male Henern
32 Elisabeth Dietz* 12 Male
33 Theodore Mader 51 Male Farmer Hanert
34 Margareth Freres 41 Female Hanert
35 Catharine Mader 3/12 Female Hanert
36 Jacob Mader 15 Male Hanert
37 Mary Mader 6 Female Hanert
38 Nicolas Mader 3 Male Hanert
39 Pierre Zimmerman 28 Male Heimbach
40 Anne Schwan 28 Female Heimbach
41 Jean Adam Steins 46 Male Segendorf
42 Guilleame Steins 15 Male Segendorf
43 Mathias Saftig 55 Male Engens
44 Nanette de Steitz 50 Female Engens
45 Helene de Steitz 24 Female Engens
46 Michel de Steitz 21 Male Engens
47 Jean de Steitz 18 Male Engens
48 George Mittler 44 Male Heimback
49 Elisabeth Strom?er 37 Female Heimback
50 Louis Mittler 15 Male Heimback
51 Therese Mittler 13 Female Heimback
52 Jean Mittler 9 Male Heimback
53 Frederick Mittler 1/3 Male Heimback
54 Christine Betz 19 Female Elenburg
55 Jean W. Schring 33 Male Rascheid
56 Anna Maria Kohl 33 Female Rascheid
57 Anna Elisabeth Kohl 7 Female Rascheid
58 Joseph Pierre Kohl 5 Male Rascheid
59 Martin Kastenhenfel 35 Male Vallendar
60 Elisabeth Dietz 35 Female Vallendar
61 Henry Dietz 4 1/2 Male Vallendar
62 Jean ?. Heintz 24 Male Leutgen
63 Margaretha Theil 25 Female Leutgen
64 Maria Theil 8/12 Female Leutgen
65 Jean B. Piersan 16 Male Luxenburg
66 Henry De Heck 57 Male Koerick
67 De Heck* 40 Female Koerick
68 Jean De Heck 18 Male Koerick
69 De Heck* 16 Female Koerick
70 De Heck* 13 Male Koerick
71 Pierre De Heck 7 Male Koerick
72 Nicolas Goedert 50 Male Luxenburg
73 Mary Wormaring 43 Female Luxenburg
74 Pierre Goedert 15 Male Luxenburg
75 Elisabeth Goedert 6 Female Luxenburg
76 Susanne Goedert 4 Female Luxenburg
77 Pierre Pauli 42 Male Luxenburg
78 Marguerithe Link 42 Female Luxenburg
79 Mary Pauli 16 Female Luxenburg
80 Marguerithe Pauli 12 Female Luxenburg
81 Pierre Pauli 3 Male Luxenburg
82 Susanne Pauli 1/3 Female Luxenburg
83 Francis Schmidt 54 Male Herg
84 Margaretha Gilli 55 Female Herg
85 Catharina Schmidt 22 Female Herg
86 Pierre Schmidt 20 Male Herg
87 Mary Schmidt 17 Female Herg
88 Nicolas Schmidt 13 Male Herg
89 Pierre Luidinger 39 Male Herg
90 Mary Mangeri?h 34 Female Herg
91 Jacob Luidinger 14 Male Herg
92 Jeanne Luidinger 8 Female Herg
93 Jean Luidinger 3 Male Herg
94 Jean Pierre Luidinger 5/12 Male Herg
95 Mathias Wagner 53 Male Meysenburgh
96 Maria Guira* 43 Female Meysenburgh
97 Jacob Wagner 23 Male Meysenburgh
98 Maria Wagner 19 Female Meysenburgh
99 Michel Wagner 17 Male Meysenburgh
100 Jean Schneider 48 Male Canach
101 Catherina Maas 46 Female Canach
102 Margaretha Schneider 19 Female Canach
103 Anna Catharina Schneider 15 Female Canach
104 Michel Schneider 13 Male Canach
105 Jean Schneider 9 Male Canach
106 Mary Schneider 6 Female Canach
107 Pierre Schneider 4 Male Canach
108 Magaretha Schneider 27 Female Canach
109 Dugs Hoan 26 Male Cologne
110 Jean Stung 42 Male Luxenburg
111 Catharine Mulitan 40 Female Luxenburg
112 William Stung 5 Male Luxenburg
113 Michel Stung 8/12 Male Luxenburg
114 Theodore Streisfen 45 Male Luxenburg
115 Susanne Baustert 44 Female Luxenburg
116 Susanne Streisfen 15 Female Luxenburg
117 George Streisfen 14 Male Luxenburg
118 Anne Streisfen 13 Female Luxenburg
119 Mary Streisfen 10 Female Luxenburg
120 Mary Ann Streisfen 8 Female Luxenburg
121 Catherine Streisfen 5 Female Luxenburg
122 Jean Schneider 70 Male Luxenburg
123 Mary Berge 60 Female Luxenburg
124 Jean Schneider 20 Male Luxenburg
125 Theodore Pierre 40 Male Luxenburg
126 Catherina Schneider 37 Female Luxenburg
127 Catherine Pierre 7 Female Luxenburg
128 Mary Pierre 6 Female Luxenburg *
129 Anne Pierre 4 Female Luxenburg
130 Theodore Pierre 1 Male Luxenburg
131 Michel Gira* 41 Male Luxenburg
132 Marguerithe Walens 31 Female Luxenburg
133 Nicolas Gira 11 Male Luxenburg
134 Catherine Gira 9 Female Luxenburg
135 Nicolas Gira 6 Male Luxenburg
136 Michel Gira 4 Male Luxenburg
137 Jean Gira 2 Male Luxenburg
138 Michel Gira 5/12 Male Luxenburg
139 Michel Wagner 50 Male Luxenburg
140 Mary Berge 34 Female Luxenburg
141 Elisabeth Wagner 25 Female Luxenburg
142 Jean Wagner 24 Male Luxenburg
143 Susanne Wagner 16 Female Luxenburg
144 Nicolas Wagner 14 Male Luxenburg
145 Mary Ann Wagner 8 Female Luxenburg
146 Jean Brimeyer 35 Male Luxenburg
147 Elisabeth Steinmetz 27 Female Luxenburg
148 Jean T. Brimeyer 5 Male Luxenburg
149 Pierre Brimeyer 4 Male Luxenburg
150 Marguerite Brimeyer 2 Female Luxenburg
151 Catharine Brimeyer 7/12 Female Luxenburg
152 Hubert Kleins 63 Male Luxenburg
153 Mary Steinmetz 58 Female Luxenburg
154 Louis Bergdoll 20 Male Sensheim
155 James Hafsenthal 21 Male Sensheim
156 Philippe Kleins 24 Male Ferlbensgert
157 Christian Mannweiler 22 Male Ferlbensgert
158 Jacques Christmann 22 Male Hochttettin
(signed) P. N. Leplien
Transcriber's notes:
* The use of an asterisk indicates an omission or error made by the original
recorder not the transcriber or is used to call your attention to additional
information in the Transcriber's Notes below.
* The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to quality
of original document.
* On the original document the passengers are not numbered. They are numbered
here to make the transcriber's notes easier to follow.
* All passengers intended to inhabit the United States. I have eliminated this
column to conserve space.
* There was no marks or notations in the column entitled "Died on the voyage"
therefore that column has been eliminated to save space.
* Spouses are listed apparently using their maiden name and were usually directly
under the husband's name.
* Many of the location names, such as "Meysenburgh" and "Luxenburg" are misspelled.
* Occupations are only listed for the first 33 passengers and the same occupation
was noted by ditto mark for the spouse and children, as that of the head of the
household.
Passenger Notes:
11 Child's surname was clearly spelled Eitz while the father's name was spelled Eitez.
19 Caroline Jeane Volck marked as Male, probably incorrect.
23 ?inwert - may be a "K" or an "H" or an "El" or "Fl."
30 Either Schommer, or Schommr
32 Marked as a "male" by a ditto mark, probably incorrect.
33 After passenger 33, no more occupations were listed.
49 Either an l or a t.
62 middle initial probably a P.
67 Spouse of Henry De Heck listed as "his wife."
69 Listed as "daughter" of Henry De Heck.
70 Listed as "son" of Henry De Heck
90 May be an "a", or "s".
96 Maria Guira is the sister of passenger 131, Michel Gira.
128 After the word "Luxenburg" another word appears in a separate column. The word
appears to be "Western." The column appears to refer to "The country to which
they intend to belong" and has ditto marks for all other passengers.
136 Descendants of Michel Gira spelled their surname Schira, Shiera, and Shirea.
Prior to approximately 1840, the surname was spelled Schiera.
Correspondence added November 26, 2007
Hello,
here the passingers-list with my notes to passingers and villages.
1 Dr. med. Johann Heinrich WALLSCHEID, * 29.08.1786, Arzt, wohnhaft in
Uedersdorf, ledig. Promotion an der Universität Giessen am 26.03.1838 zum
Doktor der Medizin. Sein Bruder war der Pastor von Uedersdorf.
2 Margareta BAUER, 28 Jahre, wohnhaft in Uedersdorf, Haushälterin des Dr.
Wallscheid. Uedersdorf , Kreis Vulkaneifel (früher: Daun), Rheinland,
Germany.
3 Kesten ist ein Ort an der Mosel, nahe Bernkastel-Kues, Rheinland, Germany
25 LINDEN Johann Adam, * 18.10.1809 oo mit Susanna BAUER * 07.06.1810
Kinder (childs): Margareta * 03.10.1833
Susanna * 24.05.1839
26 Susanna geb. BAUER ist eine Schwester der unter 2) genannten
Margareta BAUER.
wohnhaft in Uedersdorf, Kreis Vulkaneifel (Daun), Rheinland, Germany
55-58 Rascheid ist ein Ort nahe Trier
59-61 Vallendar, nahe Koblenz, Rhein
Please correct the ship-list.
Thanks und greetings from the homeland of the ancestors.
I am a hobby researcher of ancestors from the Eifel.
Friedbert Wisskirchen
The 12 Families of Meysembourg
"Now extinct, Meysembourg, Luxembourg was unique in the history of migration from the
Grand Duchy. All inhabitants of the village emigrated. It seems that the dominant figure
of the locality, Franz Reuter de Heddesdorf, had managed to have the local farmers incur
indebtedness at exorbitant rates of interest. He then ruthlessly foreclosed, forcing them
to sell their lands and buildings. Consequently, in 1846, 12 families which numbered 68
people decided to emigrate."
Source: Luxembourgers in the New World, Nicholas Gonner, page 109.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 62, Reference 541.
Transcribed by Tim Schira
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28 May 2000
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