Immigrant Ships
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Bilander Vernon

Foreigners imported in the bilander "Vernon" Thomas Ricks, Master. From Rotterdam, last from Leith, Scotland.

 1* Andreas Burge
 2* Christoffel Bar
 3  Jacob Steinbring
 4  Christoff Cressel
 5  Dewald Sheyder
 6  Jacob Leesher
 7  Marx Ehli
 8  Henry Goub
 9  Abraham Funck
10  Jacop Shappy
11  Feliz Weiss
12  Henrich Startzman
13* Johannes Grunwald
14  Hans Michael Kuntz
15* Heinrich Buttner
16* Hans Mich. Buttner
17  Samuel Witmer
18  Tobias Waghman
19* Joh. Georg Meingastner
20  Hans Caspar Feerer
21  Johannes Rooghel
22  Hans Jacob Shappy
23  Hans Bickell
24  Jacob Schnebeli
25  Rudolph Hornecker
26  Ulrich Hornecker
27  Henry Herker
28  Peter Bawman
29  Johannes Walder
30  Ludwig Weiter
31  Rudolf Huber
32  George Wampfler
33  Henrich Huber
34  Henrich Huber jr.
35  Hans Friedt
36  Kilian Indorff
37  Heinrich Fiett
38  Wilhelm Otz
39  Hans Nickel Schmitt
40  Hans Wilhelm Weidner
41  Hans Henrich Weiss
42  Hans Bleigestaufer
43  Rudolph Hornecker jr.
44  Hans Jacob Walder
45  Hans Henrich Walder
46  Hans Casper Walder
47  Han Michel Eysenmann
48  Joh. Christain Wampfler
49  Joh. Ludwig Wampfler
50  Jacob Steinbrachel
51  Hans Georg Schar
52  Friderich Wirtz


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:

# 1 - Surname was written as Bürge, with Buerge being an alternative spelling.
# 2 - Surname was written as Bär, with Baer being an alternative spelling.
#13 - Surname was written as Grünwald, with Gruenwald being an alternative
      spelling.
#15 - Surname was written as Büttner, with Buettner being an alternative
      spelling.
#16 - Surname was written as Büttner, with Buettner being an alternative
      spelling.
#19 - Surname was written as Meingästner, with Meingaestner being an alternative
      spelling.

Correspondence 2/14/02 passengers # Buttner
Passengers 15, Heinrich Buttner, and 16, Hans Michael Buttner, were from 
Germany.  Though not thought to be blood related, they may have been raised 
together.  I'm a descendent of Heinrich who changed his name to Henry 
Bitner who's family eventually settled in Lancaster Co, PA.  There Henry 
married and fathered children.  His grandson John moved to Greene Co, TN, 
married, and had five children.  Two of John's sons and a daughter moved to 
Rush Co, IN.  The sons each received a federal land grant of about 80 acres 
each in 1829 and 1834, respectively.  The family still farms a portion of 
that land.  Another of John's sons, William, was a private for Capt Joseph 
Hale's Company of the Tennessee Militia during War of 1812.   One of 
William's sons married a first cousin of President Andrew Johnson; they 
moved to Houston Co, TX in 1853.

I assume since it is not capitalized in all cases that "bilander" is not 
part of the vessel's name.

I did a little library research and "Bitner" is the Americanized form of 
"Buttner"(German) [per Surnames in the United States Census of 1790. 
 American Council of Learned Studies.  Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. 
Baltimore. 1971.  GEN 929.4 A512.  Page 312.]

Thank you for transcribing this manifest and bringing my ancestry a bit 
more alive.

David Seitz
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