Brig Columbia
I, M. Probst 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 Bremen Brig Columbia whereof I am Master, from Amsterdam so help me God s/ M. Probst
Sworn to the 2 of August 1837.
before me J. M. Campbell
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Bremen Brig Columbia whereof M. Probst is Master from Amsterdam, burthen 278 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, baggage.
1 Lanz, Georg Philip 36 m farmer Merxheim 2 boxes, 1 cask
2 Lanz, Sophie Cath^a 36 f farmer Merxheim 1 bag, 1 musket
3 Lanz, Philp Jacob 9 m farmer Merxheim
4 Lanz, T. Andrew 7 m farmer Merxheim
5 Lanz, Philip Peter 5 m farmer Merxheim
6 Lanz, Sophie Cath^ 3 f farmer Merxheim
7 Skaer, Georg Philip 39 m farmer Merxheim 5 boxes, 2 bags
8 Skaer, Marie Cath^r 32 f farmer Merxheim
9 Skaer, Leara Philip 13 m farmer Merxheim
10 Skaer, John Christ. 11 m farmer Merxheim
11 Skaer, Georg 8 m farmer Merxheim
12 Skaer, William 3 m farmer Merxheim
13* Skaer, John 6m m farmer Merxheim
14 Daget, Matthias 32 m cabinetmaker Merxheim 2 boxes, 4 baskets
15 Daget, H. Magdal 32 f cabinetmaker Merxheim 1 trunk, 1 cask vinegar
16 Daget, Charles 2y6m m cabinetmaker Merxheim
17 Daget, Magg^ Maria 9m f cabinetmaker Merxheim
18 Weinel, Georg Philip 48 m carpenter Meisenheim 4 boxes, 1 cask
19 Weinel, Catharina 36 f carpenter Meisenheim
20 Weinel, Catharina 24 f carpenter Meisenheim
21 Weinel, Elizabeth 22 f carpenter Meisenheim
22 Weinel, Carolina 19 f carpenter Meisenheim
23 Weinel, Philip 13 m carpenter Meisenheim
24 Weinel, Sophie 10 f carpenter Meisenheim
25 Weinel, Dorothea 7 f carpenter Meisenheim
26 Weinel, Charles 5 m carpenter Meisenheim
27 Weinel, William 3 m carpenter Meisenheim
28 Venter, Michael 62 m farmer Teckenbach 4 boxes, 3 bags
29* Venter, Cronika 50 f farmer Teckenbach 1 ? pistol
30 Venter, Dorothea 32 f farmer Techenbach
31 Venter, Ana Eliza 30 f farmer Teckenbach 1 cask vinegar
32 Venter, Hans 28 m farmer Teckenbach
33 Venter, Michels 26 m farmer Teckenbach
34* illegible Teckenbach
35 Venter, Peter 23 m farmer Teckenbach
36 Venter, Chronica 22 f farmer Teckenbach
37 Venter, Margareth 19 f farmer Teckenbach
38 Venter, Adam 14 m farmer Teckenbach
39 Venter, Ana Elisa 6 f farmer Teckenbach
40 Maerker, Philip 31 m farmer Becherbach 1 box, 1 trunk
41 Maerker, Catharine 33 f farmer Becherbach 1 bag, 1 kettle
42 Maerker, Johannes 9 m farmer Becherbach
43 Maerker, Catharina 6 f farmer Becherbach
44 Maerker, Jacob 2 m farmer Becherbach
45 Fleck, Charles 27 m dyer Merxheim 1 trunk, 1 bag
46 Boll, Oatetin 30 m potter Floersheim 2 boxes, 1 trunk
47 Adler, Johannes 24 m labourer Dorrenbach 2 boxes, 1 cask
48 Boll, Elizabeth 18 f potter Floersheim
49 Adler, Elisabeth 18 f servant Doerenbach
50 Fost, Catharina 20 f servant Wailes
51 Muller, Fred^ Henry 22 m bookbinder Kreuznach 1 trunk for 1
52 Bufs, Georg Elias 24 f soapmaker Kreuznach 1 trunk, 1 box
53 Becker, John 30 m baker Dorrenbach 2 trunks, 2 boxes
54 Becker, Elizabeth 29 f baker Dorrenbach 1 cask, 1 musket
55 Becker, Maria 6 f baker Dorrenbach
56 Becker, Margareth 4y6m f baker Dorrenbach
57 Becker, John 3 m baker Dorrenbach
58 Becker, Elizabeth 1 f baker Dorrenbach
59 Heinrich, Nicholas 54 m farmer Roxheim 4 boxes
60 Heinrich, Catharina 48 f farmer Roxheim
61 Heinrich, Ana Marie 22 f farmer Roxheim
62 Heinrich, Apelonia 18 f farmer Roxheim
63 Heinrich, John 16 m farmer Roxheim
64 Heinrich, Adam 14 m farmer Roxheim
65 Heinrich, Margareth 11y6m f farmer Roxheim
66 Heinrich, Nicholas 6 m farmer Rosheim
67 Heinrich, Elisabeth 8 f farmer Roxheim
68 Heinrich, Agness 6 f farmer Roxheim
69 Heinrich, Valentine 3 m farmer Roxheim
70 Adler, Cecilia 22 f servant Dorrenbach 1 box
71 Adler, Jacob 23 m blacksmith Dorrenbach 1 bag, 1 musket
72 Adler, Charles 26 m cooper Dorrenbach 1 trunk
73 Boll, Gerhard 65 m potter Floersheim 4 boxes
74 Boll, Ina Marie 45 f potter Floersheim
75 Boll, Andrew 12 m potter Floersheim
76 Boll, Paul 10 m potter Floersheim
77 Boll, Jacob 8 m potter Floersheim
78 Boll, Charles 5 m potter Floersheim
79 Boll, Ana Maria 3 f potter Floersheim
80 Jung, Caspar 39 m farmer Floersheim 2 boxes
81 Jung, Susanna 34 f farmer Floersheim
82 Jung, Margareth 14 f farmer Floersheim
83 Jung, Gerard 11 m farmer Floersheim
84 Jung, Ana Marie 4 f farmer Floersheim
85 Jung, Catharina 2 f farmer Floersheim
86 Schalk, Sebastian 34 m saddler Floersheim 3 boxes, 1 musket
87 Schalk, Anna Maria 38 f saddler Floersheim
88 Fleck, Johannes 35 m landlord Merxheim 4 boxes, 4 trunks
89 Fleck, Cathar Barbara 34 f landlord Merxheim 4 casks, 1 brandy
90 Fleck, Joh^n 11 m landlord Merxheim
91 Fleck, Frederick 8 m landlord Merxheim
92 Heinz, Georg Philip 26 m shoemaker Merxheim 2 boxes, 1 bag, 1 cask
93 Heinz, Eleonora 33 f shoemaker Merxheim
94 Ettling, Philip 64 m farmer Merxheim 5 boxes, 1 trunk
95 Ettling, Anna Eva 54 f farmer Merxheim 1 bag
96 Ettling, Georg Philip 25 m farmer Merxheim
97 Ettling, Peter 15 m farmer Merxheim
98 Ettling, Maria Elizabeth 27 f farmer Merxheim
99 Ettling, Sophie 24 f farmer Merxheim
100 Ettling, Catharina 18 f farmer Merxheim
101 Ettling, Frederick 30 m farmer Merxheim 1 box, 1 trunk
102 Ettling, Juliana 32 f farmer Merxheim
103 Ettling, Elizabeth 4 f farmer Merxheim
104 Ettling, Frederick 3 m farmer Merxheim
105 Ettling, Philip 1 m farmer Merxheim
106 Ettling, Conrad 27 m farmer Merxheim 2 ropes, 1 bedstead
107 Ettling, Carolina 27 f farmer Merxheim
108 Ettling, Philip Christ. 1 m farmer Merxheim 1 machine
108 Steerage passengers
s/ M. Probst
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber,
or is used to call your attention to additional information in the transcriber's notes.
? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition of the
manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
^ A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.
* All passengers were from Germany and all intend to become citizens of the United States,
thus these columns have been omitted.
13 died on the voyage
29 type of pistol not legible
32 name illegible because of marks on original manifest; appears to be member of Venter
family, gender illegible, age may be 24
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 34, List 651.
Transcribed by Charlotte Epps a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
24 June 24 2009
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