Ship Christian
"[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
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