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Ship Rebecca
Bremen, Germany to New York
18 September 1855
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, F. W. Sawyer, 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 Rebecca whereof I am Master, from Bremen. So help me God,
Sworn to the 18 Septber 1855 F w Sawyer Before me ?
List or Manifest of All the Passengers taken on board the Ship Rebecca whereof
F. W. Sawyer is Master, from Bremen burthen 533? tons.
Columns represent: passenger name (or simply a given name and then the relation-
ship to the previous name(s) or head of household), age, gender,(indicated in this
list by m or f rather than by male or female as in the original), occupation, country or place of
origin, and destination.
2nd Cabin Passengers:
1* Andeas Helmk 27 m Farmer Germany Indiana
2 Lansin Helmk his Wife 27 f Germany
3 Agustas Helmk their son 3 m Germany
4 Baby Helmk 10m f Germany
5* Henrick Mersserschmidt 24 m Farmer Germany Chicago
6* Caroline Benkmann 19 f Servant Hannover Chicago
7 Johannis Getzenleichter 52 m Farmer ? Indiana
8 Elise Getzenleichter his wife 48 f Germany Indiana
9 Georg Getzenleichter their son 16 m Farmer Germany Indiana
10 Peter Getzenleichter their son 7 m Farmer Germany Indiana
11 Appelonia Neeb 50 f Germany Norwich Connecticut
12 Philip Neeb 17 m Farmer Germany Norwich Connecticut
13* Elise Scheider 48 f Germany Ohio
14* Philip Scheider son 27 m Farmer Germany Ohio
15* Jacob Scheider son 16 m Farmer Germany Ohio
16* Eva Scheider daughter 27 f Germany Ohio
17* Geisa Blacharts 28 m Butcher Germany Wisconsin
18* Caroline Blacharts his wife 23 f Germany Wisconsin
19* Anna Blacharts their daughter 3 f Germany Wisconsin
20* Baby Blacharts 9m f Germany Wisconsin
21* Philip Schart 28 m Merchant Germany Wisconsin
22* Fredrick Durkop 44 m Farmer Brunswick New York
23* Wilhemenia Kock 38 f Prussia Wisconsin
24* Josephine Kock 45 f Prussia Wisconsin
25* Hugo Kock her son 18 m Farmer Prussia Wisconsin
26* August Kock her son 17 m Farmer Prussia Wisconsin
27* Carl Kock her son 15 m Farmer Prussia Wisconsin
28* Richard Plock 15 m Farmer Prussia Wisconsin
29* Ed^w Schafer 38 m Farmer Prussia Wisconsin
30 Josephine Schafer his daughter 9 f Prussia Wisconsin
31* Carl Hoffman 22 m Farmer Germany New York
32 Christ Kippel 48 m Farmer Germany Williamsburg
33 Elise Kippel 21 f Germany Williamsburg
34 Theod. Kippel 16 m Farmer Germany Williamsburg
35* Philipine ?rister 20 f Germany Ohio
36* Elisa ?rister her baby ? f Germany Ohio
37 Johannis Scheltz 34 m Farmer Germany Williamsburg
38* Heneretta Neeb 22 f Germany Norwich Connecticut
39 Her baby 6m f Germany Norwich Connecticut
40* Ludas Schmidt 25 m Farmer Germany New York
41 Helena Schmidt his wife 21 f Germany New York
Between Decks:
42* Martin Newbaur 38 m Farmer Germany Wisconsin
43* Marie Newbaur his wife 31 f Germany Wisconsin
44* Johanna Newbaur his daughter 9 f Germany Wisconsin
45* Maria Newbaur his daughter 5 f Germany Wisconsin
46* Caspar Newbaur his son 2 m Germany Wisconsin
47* Baby Newbaur 6m f Germany Wisconsin
48* Peter Pfeiffer 53 m Farmer Germany ?
49 Catharine Pfeiffer his wife 48 f Germany ?
50 Henrik Pfeiffer their son 18 m Germany ?
51 Wilhelm Kister 50 m Farmer Prussia Ohio
52* Johnaris Kister his wife 46 f Prussia Ohio
53* Elizabeth Kister their daughter 20 f Prussia Ohio
54 Justine Kister son 17 m Prussia Ohio
55 Catharine Kister daughter 3 f Prussia Ohio
56 Wilhelm Kister son 12 m Prussia Ohio
57 Jacob Kister son 5 m Prussia Ohio
58 Catharine Reif 34 f Prussia Wisconsin
59 Johann Reif 44 m Farmer Prussia Wisconsin
60 Maria Reif his wife 21 f Prussia Wisconsin
61 Mathias Reif his son 15 m Prussia Wisconsin
62 Baby Reif 9m f Prussia Wisconsin
63* Ludwick Strom 27 m Farmer Prussia New York
64* ?ettchen Reiss 20 f Servant Prussia Wisconsin
65* Johs Newbaur 43 m Farmer Austria Wisconsin
66* Elise Newbaur his wife 40 f Austria Wisconsin
67* Loring Newbaur their son 15 m Austria Wisconsin
68* ?erenz Newbaur their son 12 m Austria Wisconsin
69* Thomas Newbaur their son 7 m Austria Wisconsin
70* Michal Newbaur their son 9 m Austria Wisconsin
71* Anna Newbaur daughter 2 f Austria Wisconsin
72* Baby Newbaur 3m f Austria Wisconsin
73 Helene Roth 23 f Servant Germany New York
74 Elise Roth 26 f Servant Germany New York
75 Theresa Witzang 31 f Servant Austria Wisconsin
76* Elise Schimdt 18 f Servant Germany New York
77 Christ. Poister 55 m Farmer Prussia Ohio
78 Margreth Poister his wife 56 f Prussia Ohio
79 Catharine Poister their daughter 29 f Prussia Ohio
80* Ratchen Poister their daughter 20 f Prussia Ohio
81 Margreth Poister their daughter 19 f Prussia Ohio
82 Nettchen Poister their daughter 15 f Prussia Ohio
83* Georg Kah? 48 m Farmer Prussia Ohio
84* Catharine Kah? his wife 46 f Prussia Ohio
85* Margreth Kah? their daughter 19 f Prussia Ohio
86* Janna Kah? their daughter 16 f Prussia Ohio
87* Christian Kah? their daughter 8 f Prussia Ohio
88* Johannias ?eister 24 m Farmer Prussia Ohio
89* Theod Bruelk 38 m Farmer Germany Williamsburg
90 Christ Lepper 54 m Farmer Germany Indiana
91 Elise Lepper his wife 50 f Germany Indiana
92 Christiane, Lepper daughter 22 f Germany Indiana
93 Lausia Lepper daughter 20 f Germany Indiana
94 Ludwig Lepper son 16 m Germany Indiana
95 Kaspar Born 44 m Farmer Germany Wisconsin
96 Catherine Born his wife 42 f Germany Wisconsin
97 Rosa Born daughter 13 f Germany Wisconsin
98 August Born daughter 8 m Germany Wisconsin
99 Caspar Born son 6 m Germany Wisconsin
100 Jacob Born son 4 m Germany Wisconsin
101 Baby Born 2m m Germany Wisconsin
First Cabin
102* Marie Fucks 18 f Germany Ohio
103* Cathrine Fucks 16 f Germany Ohio
104 Julian W ? 26 f Servant Germany New York
End note: Passengers Bagague Sixty Eight chests contng wearing apparel
Signed: FW Sawyer
Transcriber's Notes:
A question mark indicates material that was indecipherable.
An asterisk indicates further information found in the passenger notes.
A caret ^ indicates letters written in superscript, usually the ending of an
abbreviated name.
The writer of this list (may be the captain whose name is not German) seems not
to be German because of the odd spellings of obviously Germanic names, whereas
the American place names are all correctly spelled. In many cases I have added a
speculation in the passenger notes on what the name might or ought to have been.
1 Given name most likely Andreas.
3 Given name most likely Augustus.
5 Name is possibly Heinrich Messerschmidt.
6 Name possibly Brinkmann.
13-16 Should surname be Schneider?
17-20 Name may be Borchards.
21 Name may be Schardt.
22 Name may be Friedrich Duhrkopf.
23-27 Name may be Koch. Also first name for #23: Wilhelmine,
28 Surname may be Ploch.
29 Surname perhaps ought to have had an umlauted "a" thus name could be Schaefer.
31 Name may be Hoffmann.
35-36 First letter of surname may be either V or P making the Vrister or Prister (or
perhaps it was Vriester or Priester.
36 Age is listed as 1/6.
37 Name may be Schultz or Schiltz.
38 Given name most likely Henriette.
40 Given name possibly Lucas?
42-47 Name most likely Neubauer.
48 Destination may be Iowa, but it is overwritten and unclear.
52 Given name most likely Johanne.
53 Given name most likely Elisabeth.
63 Given name most likely Ludwig.
64 Fist letter of given name may be G or Z.
65-72 Surname most likely Neubauer. Entry #65 given name probably Johannes.
Given name for #68 may be Franz or Ferenz.
76 Surname most likely Schmidt.
80 Surname most likely Gretchen.
83-87 Surname looks like it may be Kahl or Kaht.
88 Given name most likely Johannes. Surname may be either Veister or Peister.
89 Surname may be Bruch.
102-103 Surname most likely Fuchs.
104 Surname unclear: looks like Isacs--may be Isaacs.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 156, List 903.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
20 April 2005
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