(1713 - 1772)
By
Henry Race, M.D.
Vol.2,
No.1.
Reliable
information
relative to the immigrant primogenitors of families is very desirable
and
satisfactory in genealogical researches. The register of naturalization
in
Colonial times furnishes the names of immigrant ancestors in a large
number of
cases. Naturalization was not requisite of settlers who came from
The following is
a
complete list of the names of all persons who were naturalized during
the
Colonial period, -compiled from Allinson’s Acts of the General Assembly:
March
11, 1713-14,
Peter
Bard, a native of
March
17, 1713-14,
Stephen
Chalines, Peter Romuer, natives of
Jacob
Arents, and his three children, viz.: Nicholas Arents,
Mary
Arents and Margaret Arents.
John
Lewis, of the
John
Boshart, Ann Rosina his wife; Christopher Boshart and
Dorothy
Boshart, their children.
Christiana Elrington, Susanna
Roeters, Godfrey Peters, Hendrick
Bost, Johnan Willem Snoek, Nickolas Signe, Johannes Laux, Willem Guise,
Jacob Moore, Hieronimus Keyser,
Joseph Bost, Rudolph Herley,
Anthony Habback, John
Moor, Johan Ludowick Rightmier, Jacob Houselt,
Johannes Yager, Johannes Peter
Yager, Paul Flag, Jacob Peer,
Hendrick Dirdorf, Christian
Cornelius, Carel Hierlogh,
Bartholomeus Melibagh, Hendrick
Yager, Jacob Eigh, Christian
Hasell, John Housilt, Johan Philip Kaes, Johan Peter Rockefelter and
his two
sons, viz.: Peter Rockefelter and Johannes Rockefelter, Peter Bodine,
Jacob
Engle, Jacob Sartor and his two sons, viz.: Johannes Sartor and
Hendrick
Sartor, Johan William Berg and his three sons, viz.: Johannes Berg,
Pieter Berg
and John Berg, Johan Gerig Miller, Johan Young, Martin Fisher and his
two sons,
viz.: Jacob Fisher and Philip Fisher, Koenraet Keiel, Hendrick Snook,
William
Han, Christopher Snider,
Jacob Gerhart, William Engle,
Pieter Fisher, Pieter Young,
Herbert Homer, Koenraet Henerigh,
Adam Homer, William
Bellesfelt, Willem Kaes, Paul Kole, Heironimus Horin,
Matteys Smith, Carel Maret, Johannes
Giddeman, and his son Hendrick Giddeman, Mattys Kaalsit, Hendrick
Weever, Ann
Hagg, Anthony Dirdorf, and his four sons, viz.: Peter Dirdorf, John
Dirdorf,
Anthony Dirdorf and Christian Dirdorf.
Henry Mershon of the
Peter Frauberg, Jacob Forsman,
Nicholas Dahlberg, Nicholas Bud,
Johannes Casparus Koch, Katherine his wife, and three sons, viz.:
Joseph Koch,
Anthony Koch and Jacobus Koch, Caspar Wister,
Henry Fisher, John Bloom, John
Peter Zenger, John Vandreson,
John De Wit and Charles Duran.
Johannes
Martinus Van Harlingen, Peter Soulard.
Ludwick Hadn, Jacob Urtz,
Frederick Tendle Spick, Adam
Hoeshield, Michael Tilheaver, Peter Dofgel, Hans Michael Milner,
Johannes
Hoffman, Matthias Houshilt, Johannes Trimmer, Adam Bellesfelt,
Johan William Bellesfelt, Perer
Bellesfelt, Johannes Henry Snug,
Bastiyan Kes, Johan Chris Smith,Jr., Filliep Snieder, Hendrick Winter,
Johan
Diel Berg, Adam Diels, Hendrick Diels, Matthias Trimmer, and Matthias
Sharpentin.
Peter Louderbach, Catharine, Elizabeth and Barbara, his three daughters.
Hendrick
Goeglets.
Peter
Schmuck, Philip Marot and Peter Bruier.
George Cooper,
Philip Cooper, Theophilus Bindur and
Christopher Easter.
Philip Young,
Henry Croo, Johannes Fisher, Jacob
Winnacker,
Michael
Shuatterly and Jacob Kemper.
William
Evelman.
Johannes Doremus,
Hendrick Beuf, Hendrick Beuf, Jr.,
and
Cornelius Paraut.
Henry Graaf,
Johannes Myer, Christian Kaul, Hendrick
Koch,
Peter Hoffman,
John Young, William Hoffman,
Christian Kule,
William Barwick,
Johannes Kase, Matthias Kase,
Johannes Ross,
Hantil Rester,
Hanborn Koch and Martie Shipley.
John Beulesheimer, Henry Landis,
Peter Yager, Andrew Trimmer,
Valentine Ent, Peter Werts,
William Ecker, Henry Warner, Andrew
Redick, Abraham Laslire, Justus Ranzel, John Sentiny, Michael King,
Adam Agee,
Jacob Vogt, Justus Gans, Henry Hoffman, Martin Streetman,
William Kelin, Adam Hag, Peter
Case, John Immel, Jacob Young,
Christian Wertchen, Michael Myer,
John Pheger, Peter Neyzard,
Harmon Wagoner, John Kemper, Peter
Coens, John Raker, George
Geeler [Marilyn Souders tells me
this actually reads "Geeser"],
Francis Bickle, Tunis Case, George
William Vanbagh, Christian
Beck, Christian Hassen, Adam Snook, Rudolph Staneman, and Christian
Kaul.
Johannes
Belesvelt, and Peter Van Allen.
Peter Penier, George Andreas Virselius, Jacob Autsoni, and Christopher Baueysen.
David
Slayback, Henry Luts, Michael Hammer, and John Allison.
George
Beck, Jacob Wigmore, and Stephen Sarich.
Christopher Huson, Hans Jacob
Prettiker, Jacob Stucky, Henry
Cook, Michael Maps, Charles Martin Roan, Henry Diffidaffy, Henry Swink,
Nicholas Philips, Philip Marks, Leonard Fox, Caspar Grim, and
John Rouse.
Jacob Albright, Daniel Dorn,
Nicholas Angle, Benedick Yare,
Johannes Vos, Gabriel Hymer,
Johannes Heyler, Cornelius Ferberg,
Joseph Huppell, and John Snyder.
Johannes
Kank, John Dellar, George Kesler, and George Himns.
Joseph Behringer, John Snoffer,
George Windemude, Casper
Shepperd, Walton Vokes, John Henry Snoffer, Martin Swort Welder, Adam
Cunkle,
Andrew Wagener, John Philip Weiker, and John Morkel.
John Houze, Peter
Hendrick Striepers, John Herbergs,
John William
Pollmann, and Peter Kurtz.
Jacob
Hertel, and John Jacob Faish.
John Louterman, John Snook,
Frederick Hayn, William Stodder,
Philip Bemer, John Haas, Johannes
Mayer, Peter Colther and
Nicholas
Ott.
Christopher Bishop, John Lame,
Peter Lame, Henry Lishman,
Francis Ralph, George Sawibeck, Thomas Whisler, John Martin Fulkemer,
Jacob Akeley, Frederick Smith,
Matthew Marton, John Bohn,
Gerhart Winter, Peter Brown,
Andrew Congle, (Cougle?) Peter
Slim,
John Hartman, Johannes Hofses,
Johannes Balthaser Harff, Walter
Wob, Christopher Rob, John Cosman, John Marlin, and Henry Stricklan.
George
Felthausen.