Immigrant Ships
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Ship Thistle

Colin Dunlap, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes. Arrived in Philadelphia, PA., on 29 Aug. 1730

Palatines with their families, two hundred and sixty persons, imported.

 1  Valentin Grisemer
 2  Johannes Dunckel
 3  Christof Batter
 4  Christian Leman
 5  Jeremias Hes
 6  Joh. Georg Ludwig Hass
 7  Bernhart Siegmund
 8  Hans Jacob Dohl
 9  Johan Peter Ohller
10  Johan Henrich Schmidt
11  Caspar Fiehman
12  Steven Remer
13  Rudolph Draugh
14  Johannes Kun
15  William Keim
16  Ludwick Delman
17  Gerhart Zinn
18  Hans Menigh
19  Nichol Fiser
20  Johan Zwinger
21  Jacob Nagel
22  Ulrich Scherer
23  Philip Groscost
24  Casper Bittner
25* Nickel Cunter
26  Johannes Scherer
27  Johannes Haus
28  Philip Hautz
29  Lorentz Hoff
30  Thomas Hamma
31  Jacob Stiffel
32  Wolfer Sperger
33  Ulrich Steyner
34  Thomas Hes
35  Henrich Hes
36  Hendrich Gutt
37  Caspar Krieger
38  Jean Henri Fortineauz
39  Christoph Anckenbrant
40  Frederich Reimer
41  Peter Beswanger
42  Johan Caspar Schmidt
43* Johan Paulus Duttenhoffer
44  Johan Augustus Scherrer
45  Hans Georg Hofman
46  Abraham Transu
47  Casper Hartman
48  Christian Shram
49* Leonhart Kopplinger
50  Rudolp Andreas
51  Frederick Peifer
52  Johannes Kepplinger
53  Felte Meidelman
54  Dietrich Beidelman
55  Elias Meidelman
56  Jacob Ammon
57  Johan Nickel Lukenbell
58  Hans Simon Mey
59* Henrich Lukebill
60  Ludwig Mohler
61* Lonhart Hochgenug
62  Peter Federolff
63* Peter Muller
64  Friederich Lienberger
65  Peter Frawiener
66  Bernhard Renn


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.


Passenger Notes:

#25 - Surname was written as Cünter, with Cuenter being an alternative spelling.
#43 - Surname was written as Düttenhöffer, with Duettenhoeffer being an
      alternative spelling.
#49 - Surname was written as Köpplinger, with Koepplinger being an alternative
      spelling.
#59 - This is not a mis-spelling of Lukebill.
#61 - Given name was written as Lönhart, with Loenhart being an alternative 
      spelling.
#63 - Surname was written as Müller, with Mueller being an alternative spelling.


Contributor's Notes:

Peter Muller was a native of Oberamt Lautern, Germany.  He graduated at 
Heidleberg.  He was a man of profound erudition, of more than ordinary
powers of mind. a finished scholar, as is evident from testimony born him by
the Rev. Jedediah Andres.  In a letter dated Philadelphia, 14 Oct. 1780,
"There is," says Andrews, "lately come over a Palatine candidate of the
ministry, who, having applied to us at the synod for ordination, 'tis left
to Tenant, Andrews and Boyd to do it.  He is an extraordinary person for
sense and learning.  We gave him a question to discuss about Justification,
and he answered it, in a whole sheet of paper, in a very notable manner.
His name is John Peter Muller, and speaks Latin as readily as we do our
natural tongue,"  In 1735, he connected himself with the Siebentagers, of
Ephrata.  He died 25 Sept. 1796.  His remains rest at Ephrata, Lancaster
County, Pa.  [Source:  Rupp's History of Lancaster Co., PA., p. 229.]

Correspondence 08/28/01 (updated 07/10/2005) passenger #40 REIMER
The ship Thistle on it's 1730 voyage to Philadelphia, brought my 6th great 
grandparents, and their first seven children including their first child, 
Elisabetha, my 5th great grandmother. His name, as stated on page 63 of Rupp's 
"30,000 Names of Immigrants in Penna." was "Frederick Reimer" but more correctly 
was Dionysius Friederich Reimer. He was also written about in the Penna. 
Genealogical Society's Magazine Volume XX page 115, in which his relationship 
to my family is mentioned. In January 1731, he bought a 100 acre farm from 
Henry Pannybacker (Pennypacker) in Frederick Township, Montgomery County, 
(then part of Philadelphia County) Penna. and in 1736, added 41 acres to it. 
He was naturalized on March 29, 1735. His wife's name was Elisabetha Weinacht 
sometimes spelled Weynacht, and they were both from Mutterstadt, Pfalz. Their 
first daughter, Elisabetha (their last child was also named Elisabetha and 
neither died as a child) who was born in Mutterstadt  Dec. 24, 1716, 
d. March 18, 1802, would marry Francis Shunk sometime in 1735 or early 1736. 
Their daughter Anna Barbara would marry Simon Sweitzer on March 21, 1770. 
Fritz Reimer, as Friederich was known, was an elder in the Falkner Swamp 
Reformed Church. He died in Dec. 25, 1757, and he and his wife are buried 
in Old Goshenhoppen Churchyard, Upper Salford, PA. Fritz and his daughters, 
Susanna and the eldest daughter Elisabetha, were involved in what has been 
called the "First Ghost Story in America" supposedly in 1738, but more likely 
in the early 1730's. It was written about in many contemporary publications of 
the time both in America and Germany and has been included in at least two more 
recent books including the Montgomery County Historical Society Bulletin of Oct. 1955.
James H. Lawrence, Mullica Hill, NJ


Correspondence 04/18/02 passenger #43 Dittenhafer
Paul Dittenhafer came from the town of Hassloch, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
Paul is my 8th Great Grandfather He was baptized on 3 October 1706, the 
son of Hans Georg and Maria Diedenhofer, showing he was about 24 years of 
age when he came to America. His marriage is not found in the Hassloch 
records, but he and his wife Anna Marie's oldest child, Christopher, 
was baptized at Hassloch on 3 August 1729. By March 1734 Paul was in 
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  He was naturalized by an Act of the 
Provincial Council of Pennsylvania on 19 May 1739.  Prior to 23 April 
1746 Paul purchased a tract of land in what was then Lancaster County, 
but is now York County, Pennsylvania. Paul, who is identified as either 
a joiner or a fuller in documents, died prior to 16 January 1748.  His 
children were: Christopher; Sophia married Jacob Haible (Hively); 
Elizabeth married Michael Valentine; Michael married Rachel Wilkins; 
George; Julianna married Jacob Wissman, and Catharine.
Contact David P Hively or Donna Jackson

Correspondence 05/16/02 passenger #17 Zinn
#17--Gerhart Zinn was my 5th g grandfather. Arrived Pennsylvania, 1730. 
His wife was Margretha Guth and they were from Palatinate, Germany.  
They settled in North Carolina and were members of the Moravian Church 
near Winston-Salem.  They are buried in Bathabara, N.C. in the Moravian 
Church Cemetery.  Their son, Heironomous/Cromonious Zinn was father of 
Jacob Zinn, father of Harriet Selina Zinn, who married Simeon Freeman.  
Simeon was father of Thomas Hamilton Freeman, who was my grandfather
 Kenneth C. Freeman

Correspondence 10/03/02 passenger #52 Kepplinger
Johannes Kepplinger listed No. 52 on the Thistle (Aug 29.1730) is possibly 
a gggggrandfather of my wife.  Her father Samuel Miller Keplinger was born 
in Franklin, PA in 1894.  I am trying to fill in the pieces in between.
L Kasari

Correspondence 3/13/2003 passenger #47 Hartman 
My 7th great grandfather, Casper Hartman, listed as passenger #47,
immigrated to the US from Maudach Germany on board The Thistle.  They 
settled in Pennsylvania for a time and his grandaughter Barbara (by 
son George) married Jacob Hauser, and by that time was settled in 
Rowan County NC.  Jacob's daughter Rebecca married Joshua Deaver, 
whose descendants settled in Arkansas. Jennifer Russell

Correspondence 03/01/2005 passenger Dunckel
Johannes Dunkel (also spelled Dunkell or Dunkle) was born 23 Nov 1703 
presumably in the Palatinate, Germany. He brought with him on the Ship Thistle 
in 1730 his wife, Anna Margaret (Diehl) Dunkel, his mother, Elizabeth Rosina 
(Diehl) Dunkel, and at least one son, Michael Dunkel, who was born 1725 in 
Germany. Johannes was naturalized 24 Sep 1741 in Philadelphia. The family 
settled in Berks County, Pennsylvania. On 6 Dec 1746 he purchased 125 acres 
of land from Conrad Koch. Five more children are known to have been born to 
Johannes and Anna Margaret: Conrad, Peter, Rosina, Eva Maria and John Kilian. 
After the death of his first wife on 28 Feb 1781, Johannes second married 
Anna Maria Catharina Leiby. Johannes Dunkel died 23 Nov 1787 in Greenwich 
Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He is buried at Dunkel's Church, 
Lenhartsville, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Johannes and Anna Margaret were 
my 7GGrandparents, through their son, Michael.
[Sources: Johannes Dunkel's Bible; Will of Johannes Dunkel; Records of Dunkel's 
Church (Reformed), Lenhartsville, PA]  
Contact: Vicki Klein, Davis, CA

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