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OF MEMBERSOFTHE MORAVIAN CHURCH, AND OF PERSONS ATTACHED TO SAID CHURCH IN THIS COUNTRY AND ABROAD, BETWEEN 1727 AND 1754.

TRANSCRIBED FROM A MS. IN THE HANDWRITING

OP THE REV. ABRAHAM REINCKE,

TO BE FOUND IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE MORAVIAN CHURCH AT BETHLEHEM, PA.

AND

Illustratedwith Historical Annotations,

BY

W. С REICHEL.

NAZARETH. 1873. contributionto theearly history of theMoravian Churchin thenorthern British Colonies of America,is based upon a recordof membersof its con- gregations,which the Rev. Abraham Reincke made, in the course of his ministry in this country,between the years 1744 and 1760. The record,though meagre, is an unusually interestingone, in as faras in its entiretyit acquaints us with the men and women,who, in various ways, wroughttogether in the beginningsof a religiousmovement, which, with remarkablesingleness of purpose,aimed at the extensionof Christ'skingdom upon earth. It carriesus back, in fact,to the very originof the Renewed Church of theUnited Brethren(better known in this coun- - tryas the Moravian Church) to that time,when among the Moravian and Bo- hemian refugeessettled in the village of Herrnhut,in Saxony, there was a blend- ing of spirits by which they wereknit togetherinto a brotherhoodand thereby strengthenedto enter upon a missionfor which they believed themselves to have been specially called. It was fromHerrnhut that the infantChurch sent out her firstevangeliste. Thence, too, her religious teacherswent forth,seeking, wheresoever they came, those who were in spiritual darkness or doubt or in bondage to sin, that they mightinstruct them in the way of salvation. From Saxony they passed into the other states of Germanyand the Continent; next into Great Britain, and then into the North American Colonies of the BritishCrown. The Province of Pennsylvania,which since 1718 .had been annually receiving large accessions to its population from the states of Germany,chiefly from the Rhineland, was, we are told, one of the firstforeign fields which arrested the attentionof the Moravians of Herrnhutas having a claim upon their Christian philanthropy. And it was, in fact,the necessitouscondition in spiritual thingsof the Pennsylvania Palatine, as much as theiieathenism of the North American 286 INTRODUCTION.

Indianwhich induced the Moravians to send evangelistsand thencolonies into theNew World. Suchwas the beginningof the MoravianChurch in America* With the agentsin this transatlanticmovement inaugurated by the Brethren, and withthose who were brought under its influence, the majorpart of the reg- isterwhich constitutes the subject-matterof this paper is concerned.The spirit whichpervaded this movement, the policy and modeaccording to whichit was prosecuted,and itssuccess, are mattersof history. No farthercomment on either is necessary,save such as mayserve to elucidateterms employed occasionally by the recorder,in the rubricsof his severalenumerations, and allusionsmade by theeditor, in thecourse of his necessarilybrief historical introductions. As was intimatedabove, the early Moravians were deeply impressed with the beliefthat it was theirChurch's mission ¡to extendthe [Redeemer'skingdom. Hencethey not only obeyed the last injunction of theirDivine Master to his dis- ciplesliterally, as oftenas theysent out missionaries into thedark corners of the earth,but they also sought,wherever occasion offered, to preachand teachChrist in Christiancountries to thosewho were ignorant of him, or who, as theybelieved, failedto apprehendhim aright. No wonder,then, that on theirarrival in this countrythe condition of the religiously destitute Germans of this and the adjacent Provincesenlisted their sympathies. They found them without church organiza- tions,without places of worship in therural districts, and withouta statedminis- try;- themselvesbecome neglectful of, or indifferent tothe things of God, and their childrengrowing up in ignorance.These theynow visitedin the characterof evangelists,preaching the Gospel and administeringthe sacramentsto themin housesor in barns,and gatheringtheir children together in schools. At vsome pointsthey organized congregations aud then incorporated tbem with their Church, " at othersthey formed the attendants upon theirministry into Societies,"- con- tentto havethe members of theseadhere to the tenetsof Lutheror Calvinand to the churchesof theirbirth and education,provided such a coursewould only securethem willing hearers of the Wordof God. For ten yearsthis catholic work,on thepart of the Moravian Church, was carriedon with surprising energy, and whetherwe considerthe menwho engagedin it, the fieldin whichthey wrought,the difficultiesunder which they labored, the activitywhich they dis- - playedand thefaith by which they were actuated it willalways remain an inte- restingchapter in theearly annals of that Church in America. AbrahamReincke, a son of Peter Reincke,merchant, and Magdalene,m. n. Petersen,his wife,was bornori the 17thof April,1712, in Stockholm,Sweden. In his eighteenthyear, at theinstance of his motherwho designed her son for the Church,he was sentto Wollmirstadt,near Magdeburg,in Prussia,to pursuea courseof liberal studies under the directionof his uncle,Pastor Jacob Petersen, whowas a Lutheranclergyman in that place. In his house he remainedtwo INTRODUCTION. 287 years,and thenentered the gymnasium or high-schoolin Brandenburg,old town. Here,he tells us,he becamedeeply concerned about the welfareof his soul, havingbeen movedto a seriousconsideration of spiritualthings by the godly walkand conversationof theco-rector of the academy. In this frameof mind youngBeincke, in 1735,repaired to Jena. It was at the timeof a religiousre- vival amongthe studentsof thatthen world-famed University. Peter Boehler, fromFrankfort-on-the-Main, was one of these,and byhim the subjectof this noticewas counselledin his distress,and led eventuallyto unitewith a brother- hoodof youngdisciples of Christ,which included in its ranksmen who subse- quentlybecame shining lights in theMoravian Church. To thisbrotherhood be- longedChristian Renatus, the son of CountZinzendorf, after whom it was named "Christian'sEconomy." Accompanyingthis associationin its movements,in 1738,we findhim in Berlinengaged with several of his comradesin reportinga seriesof discourses*which the Count held in thatcapital, - and subsequently,a secondtime in Jena. In theautumn of the last mentioned year he was admitted tochurch fellowship with the Brethren, at thecastle of Marien born, in consequence ofwhich step he incurredthe sore and lasting displeasure of his father. Havingspent upwards of a yearin St. Petersburg,where he preachedthe Gospel and actedas tutorin thefamily of Baronvon Nolken, counsellor for the Swedish Legationin thatcity, he returnedto Marienbornin Juneof 1741. In December followinghe wassent to Englandand laboredin theGospel in Londonand York- shire. In 1744he returnedto theContinent, and in Julyof thatyear, at Herrn- dyk,Utrecht, married Susan Stockberg,from Sunmoer, Norway. This was pre- paratoryto his departureto theNew World, whither he had been called by the authoritiesof the Church of his adoption. In companywith Bishop Spangenberg, accordingly, he sailedfrom Amsterdam in theautumn of 1744,for New York,and arrivedat Bethlehemon the 9thof November.Of Mr. Reincke'scareer in theministry in thiscountry, we will state the followingfacts : Having itineratedin WestJersey among the descendants ofthe early Swedish settlers to whomhe preachedin theirnative tongue, he was, " in Novemberof 1745 settled at Nazareth,where he filledthe office of Ordinary" untilin May of1747. Thencehe removedto Philadelphia,preached in theMo- ravianchurch in thatcity, and fora secondtime itineratedin WestJersey and alongthe shores of Delaware bay. We findhim next in Lancaster,then at Beth- lehem,and in thesummer of 1751 a secondtime in Philadelphia. The following yearswere spent fey him in visitingthe rural congregations ofhis Church,during whichperiod he dedicateda houseof worship in thePennsylvania Minisinks and

" * Des HerrnGrafen von Zinzendorf s einiger oeffentlichen Reden, welche im Jahr1738 vom Jan- uário bis zu Ende des Aprilsin Berlinan die FrauensPersonen daselbst gehalten worden:1 Leipsic und Altona1749. 288 INTRODUCTION. " also openeda door forthe Moravian Gospel ministryin The Oblong,"on the easternconfines of the Province of New York. His lastcharge was the Moravian congregationin New York city. In consequenceof failinghealth, he retiredto Bethlehemin 1754,where, in additionto assistingin the ecclesiasticalaffairs of thatChurch, he was employedas a copyist,a writerof :diaries, and appointed custodianof theArchives. His wifedied on the31st of August,1758. He fol- lowedher to theeternal world on the7th of April, 1760. AbrahamKeincke was thefather of two children, one ofwhom, Abraham, born in Juneof 1752, in Philadelphia,survived him and enteredthe Church. He was settledat Heidelberg,Hebron, York, Litiz, Lancaster, Hope and Nazareth,during his longministry, and diedat Litiz,in Februaryof 1833. AbrahamEeincke, Jr., wasthe father of five children, to wit: Abraham,who died whilea tutorin Naz- arethHall, in 1806; MarySusan, who died in Lancasterin 1793; MaryTheresa, whomarried the late ChristianBusse of Nazareth,and whois stillliving ; Jo- hannaAugusta, who married the late John Beck of LitizJand whois stillliving; BenjaminKudolph, who died while a pupil at NazarethHall, in 1810- and Samuel,born at Litiz,12th Aug., 1791- ordaineda Bishopof the Moravian Church in Octoberof 1858, and residingat Bethlehem,Pa. His threesons, Amadeus A., EdwinE. and ClementL. are all in theministry- the first,pastor of the Mora- vian congregationin New York city(he was ordaineda Bishop in Augustof 1870)- the second,Superintendent of the JamaicaMoravian Mission - and the third,a Professorin theMoravian Theological Seminary at Bethlehem,Pa. In annotatingthis register, the editor has availed himselfof materialhe drew fromvarious authorities in thecourse of researchesconducted by him in thefield of earlyMoravian history. He truststhat this essay at illustratingsome of its pages,may gratify the antiquarian student - and shouldits perusal induce such a one,or others,to prosecutefarther research in thealmost inexhaustible mine in whichhe has occasionallywrought, the time and laborexpended upon this effort willcause him no regret. W. C. R, Bethlehem,Pa., 1 Oct.,1873. A EEGISTER OF MEMBERS OF THE MORAVIAN CHURCH AND OF PERSONS ATTACHED TO SAID CHURCH, IN THIS COUNTRY AND ABROAD, BETWEEN 1727 AND 1754.

SAXONY. NAMES OF MORAVIAN IMMIGRANTS AND ŒF OTHERS, WHO PARTOOK OF THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD'S SUPPER, WHICH WAS CELEBRATED IN THE LUTHERAN CHURCH AT BERTHELSDORF, NEAR HERRNHUT, IN UPPER LUSATIA, ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1727, A DAY WHICH IS HELD IN REMEMBRANCE AS AN EVENTFUL ONE IN THE HISTORY OF THE RENEWED CHURCH OF THE UNITED BRETHREN.*

Beyer, Andrew, fromMoravia, and Rosina,his wife. (He diedat Herrnhutin 1729). BoEHNiscH,tGeorge, fromMoravia. David, Ann Elizabeth, wifeof ChristianDavid, carpenter, thefounder of Herrnhut. Demuth,Christopher, from Moravia, and Ann Mary, his wife.J Dober, Leonard, fromSwabia, (potter, first missionary and first Elder ofthe Renewed Church. Ordaineda Bishopin 1747. Died at Herrnhutin 1766). Dober, J. Martin, fromSwabia, (potter, brother of the above, and his wife. (Ordaineda Bishop in 1744. He died at Herrnhaag,near Frankfort-on-the-Main,in 1748. Fiedler, Timothy,and his wife. " * For a narrativeof the occurrencesof this day the reader is referredto E. W. öröger'eGeschichte der erneuertenBrüderkirche. Qnadau, 1852. Vol. /., p. 108 et seq. t Came to Pennsylvania in Septemberof 1734, with a colonyof Schwenkfeldeni and settledin Towamensingtownship, Montgomery County. He was, therefore, the firstMoravian in Pennsylvania. Returnedto Europe in December of 1737. See Memorialsof theMoravian Church,vol. I. p. 157. J Membersof the Second Colony of Moravians, organizedabroad forPennsyl- " vania (called in Moravian parlance The Second Sea-congregation,")which ar- " rived at New York, in the Little Strength,"in Novemberof 1743. 290 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

Fiedler, Ann. (md.George Boehnisch.) Friedrich,* Tobias. (Sometime Zinzendorf's amanuensis, and Directorof churchmusic at Herrnhut. Died therein 1736.) Friedrich, George, fromMoravia, Ann his wife,John, their son,and Ann,their daughter. Fritsch, David, fromMoravia, Ann, his wife, and one daughter. Gutbier, John Christian, physician,and hiswife. (He diedat Herrnhutin 1759.) Heintschel, Catherine Elizabeth, (md.Tobias Friedrich). Hahn, Gottlob. ÏMMiG,tEve Mary, (m. n. Ziegelbauer. Md. Spangen- bergin Marchof 1740.) Klemm,JJohn G., organ-builder,and his wife. Klose, Michael, fromMoravia. Kneschke, Christopher, fromMoravia. Kuehnel, Frederic, linen-weaver,from Oderwitz. Leopold, . Leupold, Augustine, fromMoravia. do. Muenster, Rosina, *" Neisser, Augustine,cutler. Neisser, Jacob, cutler. Neisser, Wenceslaus. ' Five brothersfrom Moravia. Neisser, Hans. Neisser,§ George.

* For a biographical sketch of this gifted "farmer's boy," see Zinzendorfs "NaturelleReflexionen," Appendix, p. 17. t Accompanied her husband to Pennsylvania m the autumn ol 1/44, and assisted him in superintendingthe Economy at Bethlehem. Keturnedwith him to Europe in Octoberof 1749, and died at Herrnhutin March of 1751. XBorn near Dresden in 1690. Immigrated to Pennsylvania in Septemberof 1733, and settledin Philadelphia. In 1745 removedto New York, and resumed connectionwith the Brethren. Thence to Bethlehem in 1757, where he died in May of 1762. ' Father of George and Augustine JNeisser,wno came to ueorgia m reoruary of 1736, with the second companyof Moravians fittedout abroad forthat colony. From Georgia the twobrothers removed to Pennsylvania. George,the oldest,born atSehlen, Moravia, April, 1715, subsequentlyentered the ministry,died in Phil- adelphia in November of 1784, and lies buried in the yard of the Moravian churchon Franklin street. He left no male issue. Augustine,settled in Ger- mantown,was a cutlerand clock-maker,and died there in March of 1780, leav- ing three sons,George Henry, Augustine and Jacob, descendants of whom are living at Bethlehemand in Philadelphia. See Mem1s of theM. (7.,vol. I. p. 159. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 29 1

Nitschmann,* David, Si', wheelwright,from Moravia, and Ann, m. n. Schneider,his wife. Nitschmann,! David, carpenter,from Moravia. Nitschmann,Î David, Jr., weaver,from Moravia, and Ann Helena, m. n. Anders, his wife. (Ordained a Bishop in 1746. called by Moravian writersNitschmann the Syndic.) Nitschmann, David, shoemaker,from Moravia, and his wife. Nitschmann, George, cabinet-maker,from Moravia, and his wife. Piesch,§ George, from Moravia, and Rosina, m. n. Nitsch- mann,his wife. Quitt, David, weaver,from Moravia, Judithhis wife,and their two daughters. Quitt, Hans, fromMoravia, and - - his wife. Raschke, John, linen-weaver,from Bohemia, (d. at Niesky in 1762.) Rohleder, Martin, fromMoravia, and Judith,his wife. Rohleder, Rosina, (md. Severin Lintrupp.) Schindler, , fromMoravia, and CatherineElizabeth, her daughter. Zeisberger,|| David, shoemaker,from Moravia, and Rosina, m. n. Schindler,his wife. ZiNZENDORF,4[Lewis Nicholas, Countof, and ErdmuthDoro- thea,nee von Reuss, his wife.

* Саше to Pennsylvaniain Decemberof 1740,and joined the Moravians on the " WhitefieldTract" (Nazareth) in the Forksof Delaware. See Man's of theM. C.tvol. L. p. 164. t The firstto be ordained(1735) a Bishop of the RenewedChurch of the Brethren.See МЫ s ofthe M. G, vol. I., p. 164. Î VisitedBethlehem in behalfof theUnity's Directory in 1765. " ' Led thefirst colony of Moravians(the firstSea Congregation,")fitted out abroadfor Pennsylvania, in thefipring of 1742. Sailedfor Europe on his return, on the18th of Juneof thatyear. || Bothcame to Georgiain Februaryof 1736,and leftthat colony for Pennsyl* vaniain Aprilof 1740. David Zeisbergerdied at Bethlehemin 1744,and his wifeat the same place in 1746. They werethe parentsof David Zeisberger, missionaryto theIndians. ' For an accountof the Count's labors in theGospel and in theIndian Mission , duringhis stayin Pennsylvaniain 1742- see vol. I. of Mem1s of theM. G 2 292 TRANSACTIONSOF THE ENGLAND. " I. THE FETTER LANE SOCIETY" IN LONDON. WhileZinzendorf, through commissioners in 1728,and by per- sonal representationsin 1737, commendedthe Churchof the UnitedBrethren to thefavorable notice of the Englishpublic, - Spangenbergand Boehlerin theinterval between 1734 and 1738, by unitingin Christianfellowship with men who, like themselves, weredeeply interested inthe cause of experimentalreligion, became instrumentalin introducing the ministry of theiradopted Church, herdoctrine and herpractice, her ritual and her schools,first into thecommercial emporium of the old world,and thenceinto the manufacturingand ruraldistricts of England. The Societynamed above was one of a numberof independentreligious societies of theday, an associationof awakenedpersons, from the Established Churchas wellas Dissenters,which first met for worship and spir- itual edificationin the houseof JamesHutton, bookseller, at the "Bible and Sun," westof TempleBar, London. Peter Boehler, duringhis sojourn in thatmetropolis in thespring of 1738,prepa- ratoryto embarkingfor Savannah, enlarged this circle of earnest souls,and as Hutton'shouse had growntoo small fortheir meet- ings,they now rented the chapel, No. 32 FetterLane.* In this

* "It was known as the 'Great Meeting House/ or 'Bradbury's Meeting House/ Tradition statesthat its site was once used as a timber-yardand a saw- pit. During the times of persecutionin Puritan days,it proved a safe asylum to many strickensouls, and fromthe present pulpit,the voice of the eloquent and godly Richard Baxter enforced with passionate earnestness and convincing power the saving truthsof the Gospel." The United Brethrenin England from 1641 to 1742, byRev. A. C. Hasse. London, 1867. "Hardly a stone'sthrow out of the din and turmoilof Fleet Street,on theright side of FetterLane, going towardHolborn, the inquisitivestroller may chance on a quiet and narrowlane leading eastward,by a devious course. It may be that investigationwould reveal associationsnow forgottenbetween Neville's Courtand the great familywhose cognizancewas the Bear and Ragged Staff,that the houses now parcelled out among many families,or resonantwith the clang of the steam printingmachine, have, in other days,been the habitationsof the great,and that the forecourts,still aiming in a feeble,listless way at assertingsome claim to being consideredgardens, have been familiarwith the tread of ladies fair and gallants ' gay ; but now Ichabod' mightbe inscribedabove the entranceto Neville Court. Yet thereis one associationconnected with it which is to-daymore than a mem- ory. Near its Fetter Lane end, there opens off it an oblong court,whither hardlv penetratesthe din of the city. Two sides of it are flankedby buildings, MOKAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 293 way their associationreceived the name of "The FetterLane Society."Such, furthermore, was the influence that Boehler brought to bearupon this meeting by his plainnessof speechin expound- ing thedoctrine of salvation,that its membersagreed to conduct theirproceedings hereafter in accordancewith, and to striveto be actuatedby thespirit of certainregulations proposed by him,and " adoptedon the12th of May, 1738.* Theywere styled Orders of a ReligiousSociety meeting in FetterLaneP (See Benham's Memoirsof JamesHutton, p. 29.) The Wesleybrothers and their Methodistadherents were members of this Societyuntil July of 1740. Fromthis Association, as wellas froma smallerone, settled by evidentlyof considerableage, with wide, low-browed doorways, and broad lat- ticedwindows. The olderof these,occupied as a dwellingby theminister of the chapel,which is builton to it,seems, from its wainscotedrooms, large casement windows,deeply-moulded mantlepieces, and dark oak staircase,to datefrom the timesof Jamesthe First, if not earlier. The chapel,a plain,but capacious brick building,is not so old. Its flooris occupiedby oakenseats, without reading boards,and thereis a heavy,projecting gallery on threesides. Originallythe leadingfeature of thischapel was itsmultiplicity of doors- a provisionrendered necessaryby the persecutions to whichthose who worshipped in it werelong ex- posed. Thè place is hauntedwith the memoryof persecutions.In thedays of theburnings, when Mary kept ablaze the martyr-firesof Smithfield, the site was a carpenter'syard, and a fewwho clung to their Protestant beliefs spite of terror of fireand faggot,were in thehabit of resortingto thisyard by night,and read- ingtheir Bibles in thesawpit by thelight of a lantern. Whenbetter times came a wooden'conventicle' was built on the spot,succeeded at a laterdate by the chapelstill existing. At the timeof thefire of London,1666 (which it escaped), thischapel was in thepossession of the Presbyterian section of the Nonconformist?. ' From its pulpitKichard Baxter preachedas a dyingman to dyingmen, as thoughhe mightnever see themmore.' The Presbyteriansretained and used thechapel until the period of theSacheverell riots in the reignof QueenAnne, whenthis place of worship,like manyothers belonging to the Dissenters,was attackedby the High Churchmob, and reducedalmost to a stateof ruin. It may be notedthat it wasalso roughlyhandled in theNo-Popery riots of 1780. After alternationsof casualuse byvarious dissenting bodies, and of entireclosure and disuse,the chapel, in 1738,was takenby a religioussociety, in whichexisted the germsof what is nowthe Moravian organization in England."- LondonObserver, December,1869. " * For theguidance and edificationof thesmall religious Society, meeting in Mutton'shouse on LittleWyld Street,and consistingof laymenand personsof thelower orders (except the Wesleys) - numberingonly from six to eightindi- viduals,- certainstatutes were drawn up jointlyby Boehler and JohnWesley, and>igned,May 12,1738."- The UnitedBrethren in England, &c. 294 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

Zinzendorf,while he was in London,in Februaryof 1737,the Brethren'sChurch in Englandreceived its firstaccessions. MEMBERS OF «THE FETTER LANE SOCIETY," IN LONPON. 1743. MarriedMen, Married Women. Bell, William. Bell, • Bennett, . Bennett, . Blake, . Blake, - -. Bully, . Bully, . Camden, . Alters, - -. ewsters, . ewsters, -, Farmer, . Ashburn, .

Flood, . Brown, (on Swan Alley), Gibbs, . Gibbs, . Gladman,* Thomas. Burton, .

* Thomas Gladman, knownin Moravian historyas Captain of the snow "Cath- erine," in which the firstcolony of Brethrenwas transportedto Pennsylvaniain the springof 1742,- was in 1738 masterof a vessel in the West India trade. In June ofthat year his schoonerwas wreckedon a sand-bank offthe Florida coast, to the imminentperil of all on board. Whitefield,in his Journal ( Whitefield's Journal,London, 1756,p. 252) gives the substanceof Capt. Gladman's statement of this disaster,as follows: "On the tenthday afterhaving been thrownupon the sand-bank,where theycontinually expected the waters to overwhelmthem, theysaw a ship and made a signal of distress. The ship made toward them,and Capt. Gladman wentout withhis boat, and begged fora passage forhimself and men. It was grantedhim on conditionthat he would leave some of his crew be- hind, to which,however, he would not consent. At lengththe captain of theship agreed to take all. But as soon as ever my friendput offhis boat to reach the vessel,the commanderfaithlessly made sail and lefthim and his men to theirfate. All this seemed quite against,but in the end God showed it was intendedfor the good of my friend. Afterthirty days' continuanceon thé sand-bank,having fitted up the boat withsome planks theyhad taken out of a ship which had been lost fivemonths before, nine of themcommitted themselves to the Providence of God, the otherscaring not to venturethemselves in so small a craft. Having sailed about one hundred and fortyleagues, theyat lengthcame to Туbee Island, ten miles below Savannah. An inhabitantbeing near that place spied them, and broughtthem home with him. Being at that time in Georgia, and having been informedof what had happened,I invited Capt. Gladman to breakfastwith me, and remindedhim of the goodnessof God." In 8ept. of 1738, Gladman sailed for England, in companyof Whitefield,and on the passage was, throughthe latter's instrumentality,awakened to spirituallife, and to a concernfor the eternal interestsof his soul. Such was now his attach- ment to the great preacher,that he entered his employ,returned with him to Philadelphia in the summerof 1739, and there took commandof the sloop "Sa- vannah"which Whitfieldhad purchased,in order to facilitatecommunication be- tween thatport and the fieldof his activityin Georgia. Gladman was masterof MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 295

MarriedMen. Married Women.

Glendenning, - . Day, .

Gray, . Gray, .

Harrison, . Delamotte,* .

Haslip, . Haslip, :. HtJGGiNS, '. Fish, .

Hughes, . Hughes, .

James, . Foot, .

Jones, Owen . Fox well, .

Lewis, . Frognal, .

Man, -. Man. .

Marshall, William. Grace, .

Mills, . Mills, .

Moore, . Harold, . Morgan, . Inks, .

Moss, . Lane, .

Needham, - - . Needham, . nunn, . nunn, . Parker, . Parker, . Pepyt, . Pepyt,- -.

RlPLEY, . RlPLEY, . Roberts, . Lowe, .

Roebuck, t Jarvis. Roebuck, . Scott, . Scott, . Sherman, . Newton, .

SUNNINAM, . OhLSON, . the vessel on hep trip from Savannah to Philadelphia in April of 1740, when Peter Boehler, and otherBrethren, were on board, en routefor Pennsylvania. In May of that year Whitefielddispatched Capt. Gladman, in company with Mr. William Seward, "on some affairsof great importance"to England, and the com- mand of his sloop devolved upon her formermate. As Whitefield,as well as the Wesley brothers,whom Gladman probably met in Georgia, at one time fre- quented the meetingsof the FetterLane Society,it was undoubtedlythrough them that the latterwas made acquaintedwith its members,and led to enrollhis name in •' its Register.- May 31, 1739," writesWhitefield-" Wentwith our Brethrenof the FetterLane Societyto St. Paul's, and received the Holy Sacrament,as a testimony that we adhered to the Churchof England." In March of 1742 Capt. Gladman " took commandof the Catherine,"which had been purchased by Spangenberg, then in London, for the transportationto Pennsylvania of fifty-sixpersons at- tached to the Brethren'sChurch. From this fact,and fromthe circumstancethat " he is enrolled amongthe membersof The Congregationof the Lamb," organized in London Nov. 10, 1742, it appears that G hidm an was in that year in intimate connexion withthe Brethren. * Charles Delamotte,a schoolmaster,accompanied the Wesley brothers and Benjamin Ingham, clergymenof the Church of England, to Georgia in February of 1736, and was fora time an inmateof the Moravian house in Savannah. t Came to Philadelphia in Septemberof 1745, and resumedconnection with the Brethren. 296 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

MarriedMen. MarriedWomen, Syms,Thomas. Syms, . Townsend,- -. Prior, . Vowell, William. Seagreaves, . Watson, . Senniff, . Watkins, . Simpson, . Weldon, . Weldon, . Wheeler, . Wheeler, . Williams, . Williams, . Wright, . Spreatley, . Vicars, . Ward, . Wren, . Widowers. Widows. Hutchins, . Barnes, . Nicholson, . Bolton, . Sone, . Collins, . Curtis, . Drury, . Ely, . Fetter, . Garra way, . Howard, . Huddle, . Jones, . Monroe, . Savin, . Stone, . Storer, . Тн acker, . Turner, . Ware, . West, -. Wivish, Old Maidens.(A. R.) Cleaveland, . Dobson, . SingleMea. YoungWomen. Agutter, Jonathan. Audley, Betty. Appingstall, . Cleak, . Backer, Olaus. Carr, Molly. Be van, . Carter, Betty. Caul, . Coy, Fanny. Derbyshire, . Field, Priscilla. Ferne, George. Field, Hannah. Frazier, . Flory, Ann. Foot, . Flory, Hannah. Grillet, . Marlowe, Prudence. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 297

Single Men. Young Women. Harp, . Marlowe, Ann. Hill, . Martin, Jenny. Hilliarp, Charles. Bedford, . HlLLIARD, . KhODES, MOLLY. Hurlock, . Snow, . IbBETSON, . TlLLEY, ANN. Kind, . Turner, Ann. King, . Wansell, . Knell, . Webb, Molly. Mail, . Wells, Patty. Marshall, George. Wixon, Patty. Neville, . Girls. Oxley, William. Ashburn, Sarah. Pearson,* William (butcher). Ashburn, Martha. Rüssel, . Barnes, Martha. Smith, Richard. Claggett, Martha. Slight, . Claggett, Catherine. Sparks, . Claggett, Ann. spence, . coleman, martha. Stephens, . Collins, Ann. Syms, Robert. Day, Sally. Syms, William. Dickons, Margaret. Syms,JosEPn. Edmonds, Patty, turbeville, . glbbs, martha. Huggins, Martha. Lewis, Catherine. Lowe, Elizabeth. Lowe, Martha. Mills, Elizabeth. Simpson, . Wirestone, .

H. "THE SOCIETY FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL," IN LONDON. Soon afterhis arrivalin London,whither he had beensent in thespring of 1741,to superintendthe Brethren's religious move- mentin England,Spangenberg proposed the formation of a society- in aid of theirforeign missions. To this he was encouragedby friendsof theBrethren who were deeply interested in the success of theirgreat work among the heathen, and whodesired an oppor- tunityof contributingof theirmeans statedly, and of co-operating

* Came to New York in 1754, and thereresumed connection with the Brethren. 298 TRANSACTIONSOF THE otherwisetowards its support. On the5th of May,1741, accord- ingly,a Boardof Directorswas appointed,and on the 8thof the same month,the Societywas organizedby electingAdolph von Marshall,Secretary, and WilliamHolland, servitor. A collection whichwas taken up on this occasion,amounted to six guineas. The Boardor Committee, consisting of JamesHutton, Rev. George Stonehouse,John Ockershausen, John Bray, and Spangenberg, meton everyMonday. The firstMonday in each monthwas " fixedfor the so-called GeneralMeeting" of theSociety, at which fundswere collected, and reportsand lettersfrom the Mission were communicated.Although the numberof actual membersof the Societywas onlytwenty, two hundred persons were present at the firstof thesemeetings, which was heldon the15th of May. Dr. Doddridgewas an earlyassociate and also a correspondingmem- ber,and Whitefieldoccasionally addressed the GeneralMeeting. For upwardsof tenyears, this association rendered the Brethren's Missionimportant service, providing to a large extentfor the supportof the Moravianmissionaries in the BritishWest India " Islands. It was dissolvedin 1751. For the Regulations"ac- cordingto whichits operationswere conducted, the readeris re- ferredto Benham'sMemoirs of James Hutton, p. 70. In 1766 a secondorganization for the furtherance of the Gospel and in aid ofMoravian Missions, was effected,through the instru- mentalityof Huttonand others,among friends of the Brethren, residentin theBritish metropolis. It is stillactive, and formany yearshas metthe entire expense incurred in conductingthe Esqui- mauxMission in Labrador.

MEMBERS OF UTHE SOCIETY FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL" IN LONDON. 1743. Men. Women. Backer, Olaus. Beadle, Frances. Bell, William, (Secretary). Bowes, George. Bowes, Mary. Brampton, Richarb. Brockmer, John Paul. (Resided on FetterLane. Spangenberg and bis wife lodged at his house on theirarrival in London.) MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 299

MarriedMen, Married Women. Brown,John. Chapman,George. Clark, John. Edmonds,*John. Griffith, William. Hilland, John. Hilland, Martha. Hunt, William. Hurlock, Philip. Hutton, James. Hütton, Louisa. Jones,Henry. Knight, Thomas. Knolton,! William P. Knolton, Hannah. Lateward, Thomas. Moore, Thomas. Moore, George. Nash, William. Pearson, William. Pearson,:]:Mary (m. n. Eweters). Pellett, John. West, Esther 8. Schmidt,D. Schlicht, Ernest Ludolpit. Senniff,John. Sparks, . Stanton, William. Syms,Peter. Syms,Joseph. Thacker, William. Watson,Samuel. Weldon, .

* A son ofthis John Edmonds went to Georgia,was an inmateof Whitefield's OrphanHouse, was nextadopted by John Brownfield and byhim broughtto Bethlehemin April,1745, t Late in Septemberof 1745 Knolton and his wife arrived at Philadelphia,after a six month'spassage from London. Theyproceeded to Bethlehem,united with thecongregation at that place, severed their connection with the Brethren in Sep- temberof 1746, were sometime residents of Philadelphia and returnedto England in 1750. Knoltondied in Londonin Novemberof 1767. Franklin's"Pennsyl- nia Gazette"of August10th, 1749, contains the followingadvertisement: "Peter Knolton,from London, makes, mends, mounts and sells,,all sortsof fans,and fan* sticks,wholesale and retail,in Sassafrasstreet, near the Moravianchurch. Also lengthensshort fans, and sellsall sortsof corks." t Accompaniedher husband to America,in 1754. 3 300 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

III. THE BRETHREN'S CONGREGATION IN LONDON. On Saturday,the 10th of November,1742, the firstcongrega- tionof theBrethren's Church in London,was organizedby Span- genbergand his associates,Toeltschig and Piesch,from members of The FetterLane Societyand fromothers who wereattached to the Brethren.This bodywas called"The Congregationof the Lamb,"and was regardedas a Societywithin the Church of Eng- " land in unionwith the MoravianBrethren. The morningof theday was spentby the Eldersin conference.In theafternoon Spangenbergspoke to theassembled Brethren and Sisterson the ' dailyword : Theyshall no morebe a preyto the heathen,nor shall the beastsof the land devourthem ; but theyshall dwell safelyand none shall make them afraid/ Toeltschigthen installed William Holland as Elder, and Spangenberginstalled James Huttonas Wardenof thecongregation. William Bell and Wil- liamGriffith were set apart with imposition of hands, as Eldersof thesingle men, and JohnBrown and ThomasKnight as Wardens of thatbody. The femaleofficers and assistantswere nominated, butnot inducted into office on thisoccasion. Theywere Martha Claggett,Elderess, and Jane Kinchin,Yice-Elderess of the con- gregation;Louisa Hutton,Warden of the female members, Eliza- bethHolland and Mary Bowes,Elderessôs of the same,Esther West,Warden of the married women, and MaryEswters, Warden of the singlewomen. Afterthese announcements, William P. Knolton'schild was baptized,receiving the name of Christian David. RichardViney closed wTith an impressiveprayer. Awe i and reverencepervaded every breast. It is impossible/writes c Spangenberg,to describein wordshow blessedly we experienced thegracious presence of our Saviour.' " It is notcertain whether this memorable transaction took place in the chapel in Fetter Lane, or in Spangenberg'slodgings in LittleWyld Street."* " Therewere seventy-two members of The Congregationof the Lamb,"enrolled on the10th of November, 1742. In theautumn of 1748,the Germanmembers were incorporated into a distinct organization.

* See "Hasse'8 UnitedBrethren in England/'&c. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 301

MEMBERS OF THE BRETHREN^ CONGREGATION IN LONDON. 1743. A.- THE ENGLISH MEMBERS. MarriedBrethren» MarriedSisters. Bell, William. Bell, Mary. Bell, Richard, (walchcasemaker). Ashburn, . Bowes, George, (wholesaledealer in cloaksor clocks. Superintendentof the marriedbrethren.) Brown, John, (woolen-draper). Brown, Jane. Chapman, George, (butcher). Claggett, Martha, (Elderess). Clark, John, (turner). Easton, . Edmonds, John, (poulterer). Gambold, Elizabeth. Gambold, John. (See later in this Hodges, . Register). Gladman, Thomas, (mariner). Nun, . Glendenning, . Portal, . Hilland, John, (hogbutcher). Hill and, Martha, (Servitress). Hughes, . Hughes, . Hunt, William, (blacksmithand watch- Raymond, Dinah, (md. Charles II springmaker). Conrad de Larisch.) Hutton,* James, (Steward). Hutton, Louisa, (т.п. Brandt,Stew- ardess). Jones, Henry, (cutler). Senniff, - -. Knolton, William P, (b. 1702, at Knolton, Hannah, (Baptist. Cork Luton, in the hundred of Flitt, cutter). countyof Bedford. Baptist. Fan- maker. Superintendent.) Lane, . Lateward, Thomas, (limn draper's Lateward, . journeyman. Servitor.)

* James Hutton, born in London in Sept. of 1715, died at Oxted Cottage, Surrey,in May of 1795, was along with Spangenberg, Boehler, Neisser and Molther,instrumental in the establishmentof the Brethren's Church in Great " Britain. His Memoirs,comprising the Annals ofhis Life, and his Connexionwith the UnitedBrethren" by Daniel Benham (London 1856) furnishthe reader the details of the active career of this estimable man, who, on account of his uni- versal philanthropyand his zeal forthe cause of his Heavenly Master, it is said, enjoyed the respectand love alike of high and low. He labored in the interests of the Church of his adoption chieflyin England. Several years of his life however,were spent on the Continent. In 1749 he was ordained a deacon. At firstBeferendary, Hutton, in 1752, was appointed Secretaryof the Unityin Great Britain,which officehe held throughlife. In 1787 he was chosen Presidentof The Society forthe Furtheranceof theGospel, in the renewalof which (in March of 1766) he had been largelyconcerned. A numberof the Brethren'searly reli- gious publications in England, were printed for James Hutton,Bookseller, at the Bible and Sun, Little WyldStreet, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. 302 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

MarriedBrethren. MarriedSisters. Moss, . Moss, . Neisser,* Frederic Wenceslaus. (Elder.) Pearson, William. Pearson, Mary, (Servitress). Pepyt, . Pepyt, . KOGERS, . Schlicht,! Ludolph E. (Pastor or- Schlicht, Esther, (Vice-Elderess.) dináry). Stanton, William, (butcher and Stanton, Grace. brewer). Syms,Kobert. Syms,Hannah, (wife of Peter Syms).

TOMPSON, KlCHARD. TOMPSON, .

Vowell, Kichard, (physician). Wheeler, . Wade,í John. Wade, Johanna, (m. n. Hopson, born 1723, at Ludgershall, in the hun- dred of Amesbury,Wilts.

Watson, , (breeches maker). Watson, . Watkins, . Viney, . West, John, [blacksilk dyer). West, Esther, (Superintendentof the marriedwomen). Wellett, Lewis, (born of French pa- Wellett, Ann, (m. n. Mackenzie), rentsin Amsterdam). Williams, . Williams, . Widowers. Widows. PIodges, Joseph, (smith). Beadle, Frances, (Superintendent). Jones, . Claggett, Martha, (gentlewoman). Pellet, John, (masterof the French Collins, . tongue). Ely, .

* Frederic Wenceslaus Neisser,born in Sehlen, Moravia,.was for fortyyears of his life, (duringwhich time he filledvarious positionsboth in England and on the Continent)actively engaged in the work of his Church. In 1746 he was or- dained a rural Bishop, and in 1764, chosen by lot, a memberof the Directing Board of the Unity. During the later years of his life he administeredthe financesof the Departmentof Missions. He died in Barby, Saxony, in October of 1777. Some of Neisser's sacred poems are found in the collectionof German hymns,authorized by the Church,for use in its worship. t Ludolph Ernest Schlicht,was bornin 1714, in Brandenburg. While at Jena, pursuing the studyof Theology,he became acquainted with the Brethrenand unitedwith them at Herrnhutin 1738. Four years subsequenthe was dispatched to England, wherehe labored as a ministerof the Gospel at various points,until his recall to Germanyin 1763. He was the firstArchivist for the Unity. Died at Herrnhutin 1769. X John and Johanna Wade came to Pennsylvania in the winter of 1746, in companywith Bishop J. С Frederic Cammehofl".Wade labored in the ministry in New York, on Long and Staten Islands, and also itineratedin the English dis- trictsof Pennsylvaniaand New Jersey. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 303

Widowers. Widows. Reed,* , (anglicisedfrom Rohr.) Manwaring, . West, . SingleBrethren. SingleSisters. Backer, Olaus. Anderson, Christiana, (mantua- Bevan, . maker,md. Joseph Hodges). Brampton,Richard, (journeymanpe~ Bagley, Jenny,(maid-servant at Mrs. riwig-maker). Claggetťs). Brandt, Abraham. (Wentto Herrn- Bowes, Molly, (Elderess). hut). Claggett, Susan, (Superintendent). Caul, . Collins, . Cherry, Maurice. Dickons, Martha. Cook,! John. (Born in Leghorn, Field, Peggy. July,1720. FormerlyRomanist. Fielding, . Painter). Fuller, Jane, (bornin Berkshire,in Delamotte, William, (died Feb- 1706. A dissenter.Went to Ger- ruaryof 1743). manyand marriedP. Verbeek) Drew, . Gale, . Evans, . Gernom, . Foot, . Groom, . Greening,% James, (apothecary, md. Marks, . Elizabeth Rodgers,of Prince's Middleton, Susan. Square, RatclifFe-highway,St. Pauls,Shadwell, in Aug. of 1743. Wentto Pennsylvania).

* Emigratedto America. In 1754was a memberof the MoravianChurch in New York. " f Shippedin The Little Strength"as one of the crew,on hersailing from Londonfor New York in theautumn of 1743. Wason boardthat ill-fated vessel, whenon herreturn -trip to Europe,she was capturedby a Spanishman-of-war, in theChops of theChannel, on the1st of May,1744. Wrotea narrativeof her capture,and of the subsequentexperiences of thoseon board. Is said to have returnedto Pennsylvania,and to havedied priorto 1754. In theArchives at Bethlehem,there is a curiousspecimen of Cook's handiworkin theway of art, " viz.: a MS. octavovolume of 64 pages,entitled, The burthen'dPilgrim released ' and his Journeyto the New Jerusalem.On theship LittleStrength' 1744," and illustratedwith four designs and a portraitof himself,(the authoralso of this wonderfulallegory), under which is written: " On ye wideOcean far from any Land Withcheerful Heart I firsttook Pen in Hand On thydear Subject in fewWords to treat Whichwas and is to me exceedingsweet ; My Styleis simple- and mynative Place Is ITALI,- butyet my Home is Grace." " Ì JamesGreening and Elizabethhis wife,came to Americain The Little Strength"in Novemberof 1743. (See Registerof members of thesecond colony of Moravianstransported to Pennsylvania,later in thispaper.) 304 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

SingleBrethren. SingleSisters. Griffith,William, (shoemaker,from Moore, . Caernarvon.Elder). Odell, . Hurlock, Philip. Pratt, . Ibbetson, . Kumley, Grace. Keynde, . Saddler, .

Knight,Thomas, (journeyman jeweler. Thorpe, . Superintendent). Williams, Ann. Moore, Thomas. Moore, George, (gingerbreadbaker. Wentto Herrnhut). Nash, William, (chaser). Reincke, Abraham. Sparks, . Syms,William. Syms,Joseph. Syms,Peter, (butcher). Тн acker, William, (butcher). Turbeville, . Waterworth, . Watson,Samuel, (jeweler,md. Okley'ssister). WOODHAM, . Boys. Oirls. Bell, Christian. Chapman,Louisa. Brockmer,John. Hilland, Mary. Christy.William Bell. Hutton, Maria Louise. Edmonds,James. Knolton, Mary. Knolton, Christian David. West, John Ernest.

B. - THE GERMAN MEMBERS-* MarriedBrethren. MarriedSisters. Ahlers^ . Bezanc-onet,Francis. Bezançonet, Catherine. Brockmer,John Paul, (Organist). Dickmann, . Hesse, . Hutton, James. Hutton, Louisa. Larisch, Chas. H. Conrad de. Marschall,! von,Lud wigFrederic Moss, , (m. n. Eichmann). William.

* Thesewere incorporated into a distinctorganization in Octoberof 1743. t Between1761 and 1764visited the Brethren'ssettlements in Pennsylvania and NorthCarolina. In 1768entered upon theadministration of the Church's estatesin thelatter colony. (See laterin thisRegister for farther notice of Mar- schall.) MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 305

MarriedBrethren. MarriedSisters. Neisser, Fc. Wenceslaus. Neisser, Mary Elizabeth, (Co-El- Ohlson, . deress). Powes, . Petersen, John. Piesch,* George, (Elder). Piesch, Rosina, (Elderess). Rohr, , (Reed). Schlicht, Ludolph E., (Pastor ordi- Widows. nary). Meyer,! Ann Eve. Senniff, John. (Born in Worms, Fetter, . Germany, shoemaker. Superin- tendent). SingleBrethren. SingleSisters. A PPLEQUIST,Samuel. Hausherr, Amelia. Biehm, Gottlieb. Hopson, Joan, (md. John Wade). Clark, . Deider, . Eichmann, . Eparth, George Christian. Hittersen, Christian. Hussenbeck, Henry. Kuhn, . Lehmann, Henry A. Notbeck, Charles, (subsequently missionaryin Algiers and on the Barbary Coast). Mueller, . Nagel, Julius. Ockershausen, John, (sugar-refiner). Prosky, George. Reincke, Abraham, (Elder). Resius, . Rheinhardt, . Rhode, Thomas, (Servitor). Schmidt, J). Schneider, Jacob. Thompson, Archibald. Tubendorff, , (apothecaryfrom Gothepburg,Sweden). Boys. Girls. Bezanqonet, Abraham, (born in Lon- Bezançonet, Rose. don, April 19, 1743). Bezanqonet, Lisette. Fetter, Godfrey. Fetter, Maria. Piesch, David. Neisser, Ann Salome. * One of Spangenberg'sassociates in superintendingthe Brethren's movement in England. The same who, as beforestated, led the firstcolony of Brethrento Pennsylvania. t Came to Pennsylvaniain Septemberof 1745. 306 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

IV. THE MORVIANS IN YORKSHIRE.* The relationsof Christian esteem and fellowshipwhich had been maintainedbetween the Brethren and the Rev. BenjaminIngham, (one of the originalassociation of Methodistsat Oxford,)since theymet in Georgiain 1736,proved the means of introducing the formerinto Yorkshire. AfterIngham's return to England in 1738,he preachedthe Gospel with surprising effect in thenumer- ous townsand villagesof thatpopulous county. But findingthe worktoo laborious for his individualefforts, he called upon the Brethrenfor an assistant. JohnToeltschig, in answerto thiscall, was sentto England,and set out fromLondon for Yorkshire in Octoberof 1739. Boehlerand Neisserfollowed in Juneof Í741, and forseveral months labored with great blessing. It was not, however,till 1742 thatthe Brethren in a bodyentered this im- portantfield, for on the28th May of thatyear Spangenbergand a numberof hisassociates in Londonwere organized into a so- called "Congregationof Pilgrims,"or evangelists,to preachthe Gospeland to administerthe sacraments to the Societies which had been gatheredby Ingham. In Juneand Julythey repaired to Yorkshireand locatedat Smith-housenear Wyke, and at New- house,near Halifax. Thesewere the first centers of their spiritual ministrationsto the clothiersof theWest Riding,in whichthey engagedso successfullythat it soon becamethe principal field of theirGospel labors in England. Ingham now transferredhis Societiesentirely to thecare of the Brethren.This was done in writing,and withthe approvalof the Societies'members in a publicmeeting convened on the30th of July. Upwardsof nine hundredpersons, on thatoccasion, subscribed to the following paper : " Whereas, the Rev. Mr. BenjaminIngham has committed his Societiesand the care of them to the Rev. Mr. JohnToeltschig, havinghitheito carefully and withmany blessings had chargeof themhimself, and has also desiredthe rest of theMoravian Breth- renwho are cometo Yorkshireto havea jointcare of his Socie- ties; and,whereas, the representatives of the said Societieswhen theywere asked if theywere willing that the said Brethrenshould preachamong them, and takeupon them a careof theirSocieties, * For a historicalsketdh of Moravian settlementand activityin Yorkshire,the " reader is referredto YorkshireCentenary Jubilee?' London, 1855» MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 307 and afterhaving spoken with their Societies, have heartily agreed thereto,and publiclysignified their satisfaction, it is nowthought necessaryto knowthe name of eachperson which belongs to said Societies,and whois desirousthat Bro. Toeltschigand therest of the Brethrenwho are in fellowshipwith him and standin the same spirit,might take upon thema care forthem, since the Brethrenare determinednot to meddlewith any Society except by herfull and freeconsent ; " Therefore,we whosenames are underwrittennot only witness this,but also heartily desire the said Brethrento takeus intotheir care,since we see and observethat the Lord is withthem. " Item,we not onlydesire them to preachpublicly among us, but also to visitus in private,put us to rightand make such ordersamong us as theyshall see necessaryaccording to thegrace theLord shallgive them. " Item,we do declarethat in so doingit is notour intention to leavethe Church .of England, but rather to continuetherein and to endeavorto walk as truemembers of it. And heretowe have signedour names, or madeour marks."* The theaterof Ingham'sapostolic labors, which embraced the regionof countrylying between Halifax, Leeds, Wakefield and Bingley,was now dividedinto six districts,in each of whicha meeting-housewas securedfor services on theLord's day. Meet- ingswere also heldduring the week, at thirteenadditional places. Spangenbergresided at Smith-house,Ockershausen at Mirfield, Gussenbauerat Pudsey,Toeltschig and Piesch at GreatHorton, and Brownand his wifeat HolBeck. In thespring of 1743,when Zinzendorf visited the Brethren in Yorkshire,he selecteda sitefor a Moraviansettlement, on Fal- neck(i. e. Fallen Oak) Estate,near Pudsey,in theparish of Cal- verley,wapentake of Morley,West Riding. Here, on the I Oth of May, 1746, the foundation-stoneof the Moravian-house(Ge- " meinhaite,)Grace Hall/' wassolemnly laid. The placewas called Lamb'sHill, and subsequentto 1763,Fulneck. * See "BüdingucheSammlung.11 Vol. 3, p. 1035. 4 308 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

MEMBERS OF THE BRETHREN^ CONGREGATION IN YORKSHIRE. 1743. Harried Brethren. MarriedSisters. Bell, Richard, Vice-Elder of the Bell, . marriedmen. Finley, Thomas. GUSSENBAUER, JOHN BALZAR, (weYlt GUSSENBAUER, ANNA. to Marienborn). Hauptmann, Gottlieb, Vice-Elder. Hauptmann, Hannah. Heckenwaelder,* David, Servitor. Heckenwaelder, Regina. Hellas, Samuel. Herd, Martha. Holland, William, Warden and Su- Holland, Elizabeth, Elderess of the perintendentof the children. marriedwomen. Hutchins, John, Exhorter,and Secre- taryof "The Society for the Fur- " theranceof the Gospel Kendrick, William. Kendrick, . Mallison, William. Mallison, . Oates, Joseph. Naylor, Martha. Ockershausen, John, Warden of the Ockershausen, Elizabeth. marriedmembers. Prosky, George. Prosky, Jane. Scorfield, Matthew. Scorfield, Mary. Scorfield, William. Toeltschig,! John, Elder. Toeltschig, Judith, Elderess.

* A native of Moravia, whence he emigrated ta Herrnhut. Labored in the serviceof his Church in the countiesof Bedfordand York, in the intervalbetween 1742 and 1754. Togetherwith his wifeand fourchildren, John, David, Christian and Ann Mary, he sailed forPennsyvania in March of the last mentionedyear, and arrivedat Bethlehemin April following. In 1759 Heckenwaelder (Hecke- welder) was called to enterthe Moravian Mission on St. Thomas, W. I. He died on the island of St. John in 1760. John,the oldest son of the above, and well known as a writer on the Moravian Mission among the Indians, and on Indian mannersand customs,died at Bethlehem,January 31st, 1823. David and Ann Mary died at the same place- the formerin 1772, the latterin 1770. Chris- tian died at . t John Toeltschigwas born in Zauchtenthal,Moravia, in 1703; and emigrated to Herrnhut in 1724. Togetherwith Frederic Wenceslaus Neisser,and David Nitschmann,he was, in the summerof 1728, despatched by Count Zinzendorfto London for the purpose of acquainting friendsof the Count at Court,with the history and condition of the Moravian immigrants,whom, he had recently received on his estates in Upper Lusatia, Saxony. This deputation was the means of introducingthe Brethren to the notice of the English Government, which subsequentlyrecognized their ecclesiastical organization and sanctioned their missions within the jurisdictionof its widelydistant colonial possessions. The firstattempt at missions under British auspices was a settlementmade in Georgia, preparatoryto preaching the Gospel to the Creeks and Cherokees. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 309

Widowers. Sherd, Michael. SingleBrethren. Single Sisters. Charlesworth, James, Warden of Birkby, Ann. the single men in Holbeck. Brook, Susan. Craven, Robert. Claggett, Elizabeth. Foss, James. Clark, Betty. Frankleton, John. Lloyd, Margaret, Warden, (b. at Horn, William, Warden. Llan-gwesten,North Wales.) Hunt, Thomas. Mortimer, Rose. Hunt,* Samuel. Naylor, Ann. Hirst,! John. (b. 1720,in the parish Peat, Mary. of Mirfield,West Riding). Rhodes, Mary. Isles,! Samuel. Ripley, Sarah. Longbotham, John. Turner, Susan. Mortimer,! Peter. Wilby, Ann. Rainforth, Thomas. Wiring, Ann. Render, John. Wiring, Hannah. Smith, Jeremiah. Summerskill, Samuel. Summerskill, John. Starkey, Timothy. UtleYjII Samuel. Wade, John, (md. Joan Hopson). Boys. Girls. GUSSENBAUER, JOHN. HAUPTMANN, MARY. Holland, Isa'ac. Herd, Rachel. Scorfield, John, (son of Matthew Scorfield). Toeltschig, Ignatius.

Toeltschigwas one of nine Moravians sent to thatcolony in 1734. In the summer of 1738 he was recalled to Europe, and in October of 1739 sent to England. ■ Excepting two years spent in Holland, and a brief sojourn in Pennsylvania (whither in 1752 he led a company of Brethren). Toeltschig labored in the Churchesin Great Britain. He died in Dublin in April of 1764. * Samuel Hunt is registered"clothier fromYorkshire," in a list of youngmen '* who constitutedwhat is known in early Moravian records,as Gottlob Kœnig- dœrfer'sColony," which arrived at Bethlehemin Septemberof 1753. t Came to Bethlehem in June of 1749, along with William Dixon, Joseph Haley and Richard Popple well, (born in 1718, at Wood-hall, in the parish of Calverley), clothiers,and membersof the congregationat Lamb's Hill. The four were imported specially for th*epurpose of conductingthe manufactureof woolensat Bethlehem. X Missionaryon the Island of Antigua,between 1756 and his decease in 1764. ' The fatherof the Rev. Benjamin Mortimer,who died while pastor of the Fulton Street Maravian Church,New York, in 1832. || In 1766 missionaryon Antigua- d. at the Moravian settlement(Graceham) in Frederickcounty, Md., in 1771. 310 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

AN ENUMERATION OF POINTS IN THE WEST RIDING OF THE COUNTY OF YORK, AT WHICH THERE ARE "SOCIETIES" IN CONNECTION WITH THE BRETHREN'S CHURCH,- GIVEN UNDER THEIR RESPECTIVE DIOCESES* AND DISTRICTS. 1744. So activelydid Spangenbergand his fellow-laborersin the Gospelprosecute the work, entrusted to themby Inghamin the summerof 1742,that within less than two years there were forty- sevenpoints in the West Riding,at whichthey statedly met in- quiringsouls forprayer, for exhortation and forreading of the Scriptures.Most of thesewere the clothing-townsand hamlets that clusteredabout the boroughsand market-townsof Leeds, Halifax,Huddersfield, Wakefield, Bradford and Dewsbury.f Diocese of Mirfield, Diocese of JFWaey, including including Castle-house Hill. Arthington, (4J milesN. E. from Dalton, (1 milefrom Huddersfield). Otley). Hartshead, (5J miles N. E. from Birkenshaw, (5 miles S. E. from Huddersfield). Bradford). Heaton, (2 miles N. W. fromBrad- Birstall, (7Jmiles S.W. fromLeeds). ford) . FlELDHE AD. Houghton, (7J miles N. E. from Great Gomersal, (5f miles S. E. Barnsley). fromBradford). Kirk Heaton, (2 milesE. fromHud- Holme, (9 milesS. W. fromHudders- dersfield). field). Little Town. Pudsey,(4± milesE. fromBradford). Mirfield, (2| milesW. fromDews- Streetside (?). (Gussenbauer). bury). Robert Town,(1 milefrom Mirfield). * The worddiocese is bereused simplyto designatethe largerdivisions into whichthe Brethren divided the field of theiroperations in Yorkshire. t How muchthese Societies were interested in theBrethren's work of Foreign Missions,appears from the followingenumeration of offeringssent by them to Bethlehemin 1745. ' "Fiftyblankets for ye Indiansor their laborers/-a presentfrom Lady Mar- garetIngham to be disposedof at thediscretion of Sister " Spangenberg. 48 yardsof coarseblue cloth for stockings or for other clothing for ye Indians or theirlaborers, if theyneed. " 40 yds.strong flaxen linen for shirts for ye Indian " messengers. 5 piecescheck-linen, each of 20 yds.,marked F. M., whichwe desiremay be sentto FredericMartin in St. Thomas'isle,- or elsevalue thereof in other things. " 10 yds.camlet to makea gownfor Sister Spangenberg, and 2 handkerchiefs forBro. Spangenberg, which Mrs. Chaderick sends them. "4 lbs. pins,assorted; 12 prs. women'sscissors; 6 pr. candle-snuffers;12 butcherknives; 18 springknives ; 6doz.thimbles ; 4,000needles ; knitťneedles ; 3 doz.combs ; 7 whitecaps; 3 pieceswhite tape and 2 ps. binding." MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 311

Dioceseof Great Horton, Dioceseof Holbcck, including including Baildon, (4J milesN. W. fromBrad- Armley,(2} milesN. W. fromLeeds). ford). Beeston, (2} milesS. W. fromLeeds). Beggrington(?). Farnley Moor Top, (Ц milesS. W. Bingley, (37 milesS. W. fromYork). fromLeeds). Bradford, (10 miles S. W. from Gildersome, (Ц milesS. W. from Leeds;. Leeds). Eccleshill, (31 miles N. E. from Holbeck, (li milesS.W. fromLeeds). Bradford). Hunslet, (2 milesS. E. fromLeeds). Great Horton, {Magna Ilorton,2 Wobtley,(2 £ miles S. W. fromLeeds). milesS. W. fromBradford). IIeaton on the Hill. Little Horton,(Parva Horion). (Bell, Feldhausenand Piesch). Dioceseof Osseti, Dioceseof Smith-house, including including Dewsbury, (34 miles S. W. from Brighouse, (4 milesN. E. fromHud- York), dersfield). Hanging Heaton. Cleckheaton, (5J milesS. E. from Bradford). Horbury,' 3 milesS. W. fromWake- Halifax. field). Lightcliffe, (3} milesE. fromHali- Kirk Burton, (5J milesS. E. from fax). Huddersfield). Little Gomersal, (6} miles 8. E. Ossett, (41 milesW. fromWakefield). fromBradford). Rodwell. (?) Greetland, (3 milesS. fromHalifax). Wakefield-out-wood. (Ockershau- Norwood Green. sen,Metcalfe, Hendrick). Oakenshaw, (3| miles S. E. from Bradford). Rastrick, (4J miles N. fromHud- dersfield). Shelf, (Ц milesN. E. fromHalifax). Scholes, (7 milesN. E. fromLeeds). Slaghwaite, (5 miles S. W. from Huddersfield). Spen. (?) Wyke, (61 milesN. E. fromLeeds (?) Metcalfe,Hutchins) . Districtof Holbeck, August,1744. Marriedmen. MarriedWomen. Prosky,George. Prosky, Jane. SingleMen. SingleWomen. Charlesworth, James. Clark, Elizabeth. Craven, Robert. Craven, Hannah. Frankleton, John. Isles, Hannah. 312 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

Horn, William. Naylor, Ann. Hunt, Thomas. Peat, Mary. Hunt, Samuel. Rhodes, Mary. Hirst, John. Isles, Samuel. Rainforth, Thomas. Render, John. Smith, Jeremiah. Utley, Samuel. Moore, Thomas. Districtof Mirficld, August,1744. MarriedMen. Married Women. Finlay, Thomas. Ockershausen, John. Ockershausen, Elizabeth. Rhodes, John. Rhodes, Hannah. Scorfield, Matthew. Single Men. Single Women. Sherd. Michael, (widower). Brooke, Susan. Wilby, Ann. Districtof Pudsey. August,1744. MarriedMen. Married Women. Hauptmann, Gottlieb. Hauptmann, Hannah. Heckenwaelder, David. Heckenwaelder, Regina. Holland, William. Holland, Elizabeth. Ann. Hellas, Samuel. Gussenbauer, Kendrick, William. Naylor, Martha. Toeltschig, John. Toeltschig, J udith. SingleMen. Single Women. Elizabeth. Foss, James. Claggett, Longbotham, John. Gray, Betty. Mortimer, Peter. Lloyd, Margaret. Summerskill, Samuel. Ripley, Sarah. Summerskill, John. Wiring, Hannah. Wiring, Ann. Districtof Smith-house. August,1744. MarriedMen. Married Women. Hutchins, John. Herd, Martha. Mallison, William. Mallison, Mary. Oates, Joseph. Smith, John. Scorfield, William. Scorfield, Mary. Women. Single Men. Single Starkey, Timothy. Birkby, Ann. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 313

Townend, John. Brook, Sarah. Brook, Eunice. Brighouse, Mary. Holdsworth, Elizabeth, (widow). Preston, Esther. Turner, Susan. Wade, Mary.

V. BROAD OAK, COUNTY OF ESSEX. In the summerof 1742 the Brethrencommenced a Boarding School at BroadOak, twenty-fivemiles north-east from London. It was intendedchiefly for the children of persons attached to their Societyresiding in themetropolis. At the sametime Broad Oak was constitutedone of the centresof theirlabors in the Gospel, beingselected as theseat of a corpsof evangelists, who, in addition to superintendingthe school, engaged in thework of the Lord in theneighboring districts. Charles and ElizabethMetcalfe at first superintendedthe concernsof this so-called"Economy." The " small congregationin The House at BroadOak" (called. by the Brethren"Lamb's Inn"), was dulysettled by theappointment of officers,Nov. 26, 1743.

NAMES OF THE INMATES OF LAMB'S INN. 1743. MarriedMen. MarriedWomen. Brogden, . Brogden, . Brown, . Brown, . Metcalfe, Charles, Warden. Metcalfe, Elizabeth. Oxley, William, Elder. Oxley, . Robinson, Joseph. Robinson, Elizabeth. Verding, Joseph. Verding, Catherine. Wellett, Lewis. Widows. Metcalfe, . Single Women. Chambers, Jane. Rumley, Sally. Thurston, Patty. Westerman, Hannah. names of the children in the school at lamb's inn. Boys. Girls. Garra way, Henry, Elder. Ball, Patty, Ekleres?. 314 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

1st Division. Bell, Mary. Clark, Samuel, Servitor. Burmine, Mary. Harris, John. Chapman, Betsy, Servitress in the Pepyt, Thomas. 2ořDivision. Senniff, George. Dennis, Sarah. Wellett, Lewis. Hilland, Jane. Ы Division. Hughes, Sarah. Evans, John. Ireland, Patty, Superintendent. Ibbetson/ William. Johnson, Elizabeth. Ohlson, John, Servitor. Jones, Elizabeth. Robinson, Thomas. Inks, Mary. Viney, Thomas. Lighton, Elizabeth. 3d Division. Mackenzie, Jane. Duncan, Alexander. Needham, Hannah. Turner, James. Pike, Ann. Viney, Richard. Roebuck, Sarah. Viney, James. Sone, Ann, Servitressin the 1st Divi- Wellett, Abraham, Servitor. sion. Vickars, Ann.

VI. NAMES OF PLACES IN OTHER COUNTIES OF ENGLAND, AT WHICH THE BRETHREN STATEDLY PREACHED. 1744. BASINGSTOKE, A market-townand parishin the Basingstokedivision of the countryof Southampton,forty-five miles W.S.W. fromLondon. The Brethren'sevangelists visitedhere for the first time in June of1741. In 1744 thefollowing persons attended their ministry : Men. Women. Allen, Richard, (widower). Allen, Kebecca, (single). Bennett, John, (single). Cowdrey, Mary, (widow). С augii, Richard, (single). Cowdrey, Martha, (single). Cleaves, Charles, (mairied). Cleaves, Harriet, (married), two Cock, Thomas, (married). sons and one daughter. Cowdrey, Thomas, (manHed). Cock, Ann, (married). Cowdrey, John, (single). Cowdrey, Elizabeth, (married). Knight, Henry, (married). Cleaves, Ellen, (widow). King, James, (married). King, Mary, (married). King, Charles, (single). Porter, Betty, (married). Wild, William, (single). Watred, Jane, (manned).

BASING, A parishin the Basingstokedivision of the countyof South- ampton,two miles north-east from Basingstoke. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 315

Men. Women. Godson, William, (mathematician). Merit, William. Summer, John, | [two ancient Summer, Mary, (single). Summer, Thomas, J farmers).

BEDFORD, A boroughand market-townin thecounty of Bedford,fifty miles N.W. fromLondon. Here the Brethrenpreached as earlyas 1741. Amongtheir firstadherents were the families of Okelyand Rogers. In 1744 thefollowing persons were attached to, or in communionwith them: Meti. Women. Brown, John, (admittedto member- Brown, Jane. ship). Easton, Jane, (admitted to member- E Aston, Negus, (do.) ship).

King, . Odell, Ann, (do.) Kogers,* Jacob, (do.) Smith, , (do.)

Parker, , (do.) Whitechurch, , (do.) Schmidt, . Sykes, , (do.) Woodham, John. dummer, A parishin theBasingstoke division of the countyof Southamp- ton,five miles S.W. fromBasingstoke. In May of 1741, Ernst L. Schlichtvisited in Dummer. In 1744 the followingpersons in Dummerwere ministered to in spiritualthings by the Brethren. Men. Women. Husband, Joseph, schoolmaster(md.) Burton, Joan, (md.) Bird, Sarah. Field, Hannah, and ten children. OXFORD, The capitalof thecounty of Oxford, fifty-five miles N.N.W. from London. Whilein England,previous to takingship forGeorgia in the * Some time a Deacon in the Church of England. Came to Bethlehem in the springof 1752, a widower. Labored in the ministryin Philadelphia, New York, and in the Moravian settlementsin NorthCarolipa. In the springof 1756 he mar- ried Ann Molly, a daughterof William Parsons, (sometimeSurveyor-General) of Easton. She died in July of 1759, at Bethabara, N. C. During his sojourn in the American churches,Mr. Rogers occupied a portionof his time in translating Journals, Reports,Sermons, &c, fromthe German intoEnglish. He returnedto England in July of 17G2. 5 316 TRANSACTIONS OF TM E springof 1738,Peter Boehler called upon thedivines at Oxford, in order,according to his.instructions, to acquaintthem with the historicalantecedents and characteristics of the Brethren's Church. During hissojourn in thatcity his powerfultestimony to theeffi- cacyof the doctrineof justificationby faith,deeply impressed, amongothers, the Wesleybrothers, John Gambold and William Delamotte. In Marchof 1741,on his returnfrom Pennsylvania, Boehlervisited at Oxforda secondtime, enlarging the circuitof his acquaintance,and thusopening the door for the entrance of the Brethren'sevangelists. Before the close of that year,Richard Viney,John Gussenbauer and GeorgePiesch were laboring in the Gospelin Oxford,and in 1743 the followingpersons were regis- teredas attendantson theirministry : Men. Women.

HlTCHMAN, . HlTCHMAN, .

Evans, . Chidington, , (widow). SOWERBY, . SOWERBY, . COWLEY, , (widow). Parcher, , (do.) Smith, . Thurstings, , (single). SHALBOURN,* A parishin the Ramsburydivision of the countyof Wilts,four milessouth-west from Hungerford. Spangenbergand Viney visitedhere in Octoberof 1741. In 1743 the followingpersons in Shalbournwere attachedto the Brethren: Men. Women. Baker, John. Baker, Jane.

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Barnes, John. Barnes, Hannah. Bocock,Isaac. Bocock,Ann. Godwin,John. Godwin,Sarah. French, Robert. French, Dorothea. Kingston,David. Kingston, . Rayland, John. David, Betty, (widow). Philips, John. Norris, Catherine. Shattel, Betty, (md.) Dame Pike, (rad., in Butterraere, Wilts,five miles south from Hun- gerford. STANDON. Stonehouse, Francis. Stonehouse, . tjffington. A parishin thehundred of Shrivenham, county of Berks. SOUTH WALES. Gambold,*John. Gambold, Elizabeth.

CENTRAL GERMANY. JENA. When in the twelfthyear of his age,Christian Renatus, the secondson of Count Zinzendorf,was sent to Jena in chargeof JohnNitschmann, Sr., to pursuea courseof liberal studies. While there,he was admittedinto a circleof godlytutors and students, who, in 1728,t enteredinto relationsof Christianfellowship withthe Brethren at Herrnhut,which relations were fostered by correspondenceand by personalintercourse. Some of theseasso-

* BornApril 10, 1711, at Puncheston,Pembrokeshire, South Wales, and edu- cated forthe ministryin theChurch of England. In 1726 he enteredChrist Church,Oxford, ая a Servitor,and on Sept.of 1733was admittedto holyorders. Unitedwith the Moraviansin 1742- and wasordained a Bishopfor the British Provincein 1754. Died at HaverfordWest, North Wales, Sept.l3, 1771. Bishop Gamboldwas a voluminouswriter, and a sacredpoet of a high order. John Gambold,missionary to the Cherokees,who died at Oo-yu-ge-lo-gee,Georgia, in Januaryof 1827,was a grandson. t See Büdingiscfie,Sammlung, Part 7, Ao. 8, fora letteraddressed to theBreth- ren at Herrnhut,subscribed by upwards of one hundredstudents at Jena,and datedAug. 17, 1728. 318 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ciatesaccompanied the young nobleman on his return to hisfather's seatat thecastle of Marienborn, near Frankfort-on-the-Main, and subsequentlyentered the service of the Brethren's Church. It was fromthis source, in part,that she firstfilled the ranks of heredu- catedministry. 1. MEMBERS OF THE "CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION" OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF JENA, ATTACHED TO THE BRETHREN IN 1739.* {"JenaischeBrüder Gemein."- A. E.) Bader,! Christian Philip, fromBischweiler, Alsace. Baumann,Henry, fromLiban, Courland, Russia. Blume, John G. P., fromWaldeck, Principality Waldeck. Brumhardt,M. Jno. Sebastian, fromCoburg, Principality Coburg. (Eider). Bcettger,Henry John,from Gera. (Nurse). Dœderlein, . Dœrbaum,John Philip, fromBischweiler. Fiedler, John G., fromThuringia. (Servitor). Fincke, . Fuchs, M. George Augustus,from Erfurt, Prussian Saxony. (jtEERHENS,Michael, fromFlensborg, Denmark. Gerdesen, Matthias. (Servitor). Glatz, George, fromSilesia. (Nurse). Grimmer,Sr., . Grimmer,Jr., . Gutsleff, . Grube,;];Bernard Adam,from Erfurt. Hafer, Christian Henry, fromOrdruff, (?) Hagedorn, . Hacke, . Heider, John Henry, fromErfurt. Hickel, . Holtz, Otto Reinhard, fromLivonia, Russia. tl * The Associationmeets weekly at 6 P. M., and the membersare classed into ten bands." A. R. t Came to Bethlehemin December of 1751. In June of 1752 was appointed "Lector/' forthe settlementson the Nazareth Tract, and stationedat Christian's Spring. Labored in the ministryprincipally in the rural congregationsof the Church. D. at Old Nazareth in March of 1797. i Came to Bethlehem in June of 1748. Missionary to the Indians. D. at Bethlehemin 1808. See Mem1я of theM. C, vol. L, p. 3o. MOHAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 319

Huefner, John Gottfried. (Servitor). Jutze, von,G. A, C, fromOldemark, Overyssel, Netherlands. Kern, John George, fromHildesheim, Hanover. Kleiner, George Frederic, fromBischweiler. Knauer, , fromCoburg, Principality Coburg. Kraft, John Michael, fromNeustadt, Hesse-Cassel. Langguth,* John Michael, fromWalschleben, Thuringia. (Servitor). Miethe, , fromErfurt. MoLTHER,f.Philip Henry, fromBischweiler. Oertel, George Christopher, fromNeustadt. Oldendorp, John Siegfried, fromHildesheim. Oltorf, Christian Frederic, fromGerlsdorf. Pistorius, John Erasmus,from Mecklenburg. * Son of a Lutheran clergyman settled at Walschleben, and born there in Octoberof 1718. While at Jena, acted as tutor to young Zinzendorf. In 1739 united withthe Brethrenat Herrnhaag. In 1745 was adopted into his familyby Frederic,Baron of Watteville,a friend of Zinzendorf,and soon after received Imperial letters patent of nobility. Among the Brethren he was known as " BrotherJohannes." In 1746 married Benigna H. I. von Zinzendorf. Prior to his visitationof the Brethren's settlementsand missionsin North America, he was, in June of 1747, ordained a Bishop. Arrived at Bethlehemin Septemberof 1748. Thence he visited the Indian missions in Pennsylvania,New York and Connecticut. In April of 1749 sailed forSt. Thomas. Soon after his returnto the Provinces,in July of that year, he repaired to Philadelphia to hold an inter- view with heads and deputiesof the Six Nations, on which occasion he renewed a covenantof amity,which his father-in-lawhad ratifiedwith that confederation, in August of 1742. Sailed forEurope in October,1749. During this visitation, Bishop de Watteville presided at threeSynods of the Church,baptized a number of Indians, laid the corner-stoneof a church at Gnadenhüttenon the Mahoning, (Lehighton,Carbon county,Pa.,) and reorganizeda numberof Moravian congre- gations. AfterZinzendorf 'в decease, in May of 1760, his son-in-lawfor a time directed the affairsof the Church. In 1764 de Watteville was elected to the Directory, and¿ in 1769 to the Unity's Elder's Conference. While a memberof this body he visited North America a second time,inspecting the Brethren's settlements and churches,both North and South, in the interval between June of 1784 and June of 1787. By authorityof the above mentioned board, he sanctioned the transformingof Nazareth Hall into a Boarding School forbays, and the erection of a Boarding School forgirls at Bethlehemin Octoberof 1785. Bishop de Watteville died at Gnadenfrey,Prussia, in Oct. of 1788. t Entered the Universityin 1735. Was tutorin French and music to young Zinzendorf. In 1739 united with the Brethrenat Ilerrnhaag. Thence was sent to England, ami, withother?, became instrumentalin establishingthe Brethren's 320 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

Pistorius, John Henry, fromMecklenburg. P'reuss, Gottlieb H., fromSilesia. " Popradi, Adam Godfrey," Reichard, . Reincke, Abraham, fromStockholm, Sweden. Richter, . Roth, Moritz, fromBischweiler. Ruceius, Jacob Frc, fromPomerania, Prussia. Sausselin, John Bernd., fromWeickersheim, Wurtemberg. Semler, John Ernst, fromSaalfeld, Saxe-Meiqingen. Schlicht, Ludolph Ernst, fromBrandenburg. (Servitor.) Schleef, Christian H., fromMecklenburg. " " Schleef, John, Simon, John Jacob, fromZweybrücken, Rhenish Bavaria. Schneider, Godf'y Michael, fromErfurt. Sticht, . Tennstadt, von , fromAltwein. TiEMEROTH, , fromErfurt. Vogelsang, von , fromHamburg. Walter, . Wedel, von , fromMittendorf. Wunderling, Chr. Fred., fromLeipsic. (Servitor). ZiESLER, GoTTF. L., fromBrandenburg.

2. NAMES OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF JENA, PRIOR TO 1739, ATTACHED TO THE BRETHREN.

Alstadius, . Behrens, . Bang, . Boehler,* Peter. Bielstein, . Buntebort, Sr., . Buntebort, Jr., - - . Creutzberger, . Doehling,! . Eyser, . Ernst, . Gagern, . Gernert, . Goe-

Church in Great Britain. Ordained a Bishop in 1775. Died in Bedford,Eng« land, in 1780. Hie wifeJohanna Sophia, m. n. von Seidewitz,was forsometime associatedwith Anna Nitschman,during the latter'8 sojourn in Pennsylvania,in the interval between December of 1740 and Januaryof 1743. John,a son, b. at Neuwied in 1759, and md. in 1793 at Bethlehem, to Elizabeth Henry, a daughterof William Henry, Esq., of Lancaster,entered the ministryin the first mentionedyear, and was settledat Hebron, near Lebanon, Pa. * See his Memoirs,- Man's of theM. C.t vol. /., p. 24. t Immigratedin Novemberof 1743* moravian historical society. 321 bel, . Graff,* John.Michael. Grunrad, . He- geland, . Hesse, . Hoermann, . Huebeňer, . Illum, . Immermann, . Kraft, . Lach, . Layritz, . Lembke,| Francis Chn. Lempe, . Leth, . Lessor, . Lochmann, . Meissner, . Milter, . Milliers, . Michaelis, . Petersen, . Roesch. Ruthel, . Saalwaechter, . Schimmer, . Schoen, . Schmutziger, . SCHWOLKE, . SlELMANN, . StIERLIN, . THIELE, . Unruhe, . Ussing, . Verlautz, . Wredow, -.

WESTERN GERMANY. THE MORAVIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. On thedeparture of ChristianRenatus von Zinzendorfand his comradesfrom Jena, in the springof 1739,the Brethrenestab- lisheda schoolof theprophets in thecastle of Marienborn,in the districtof Ysenburg,west of Frankfort-on-the-Main.Hence it was transferredsuccessively to Herrnhaagand Lindheim,near by. In 1754 thisSeminary for the education of servants of the Church, was reorganizedat Barby,Prussian Saxony.

CANDIDATES FOR THE SERVICE OF THE BRETHREN'S CHURCH, AND STUDENTS IN THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AT LINDHEIM, NEAR FRANFORT- ON-THE-MAIN, IN JUNE OF 1744. Arboe, Nicholas, Med.st., aged 21, fromDrammen, Aggers- hunu,Norway.

* Came to Bethlehemin Sept. of 1751. Was at firstemployed in the educa- tional departmentof the Church in Pennsylvania,in the capacity of "Kinder- vaier" In 1762 removedto North Carolina, wherehe labored in the ministryat the Moravian settlementson " The Wachovia Tract." In 1772 was called to Salem, to the DirectingBoard, was ordained a Bishop in 1772, and died at that place in 1774. t Born July, 1704, in Bodensingen,Baden-Durlach. Came to Bethlehem in 1754. Was settledas ministerat Nazareth betweenJanuary of 1757 and Decem- ber of 1784. D. at Old Nazareth, July, 1785. 322 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

Berchelmann, John Philip, Med.st., aged 26, fromHesse- Darmstadt. Beza, JohnCaspar, Theol.st., aged 26,from Grünberg, Hesse- Darmstadt,(some time Zinzendorf's amanuensis. Died at Herrn- butin 1751). Block, John,Theol. st., aged 26, fromMariager, Jutland. Cammerhoff,*John C. Frederic, Phil,et Theol. si., aged 23, fromHillersleben, near Magdeburg, Prussia. Conradi, alias Backe, John George, Theol.st., aged 26, from Weszbach,Waldeck. Crantz, David, Theol.st., aged 21, fromNeugarten, Pomera- nia. (Sailedfor Greenland in 1761,to collectmaterial for a his- toryof thatcountry, which appeared under the titleof "Historie von Grönland,enthaltend die Beschreibungdes Landes und derEin- wohner,insbesondere die Geschichteder dortigenMission der evange- lischenBrüder zu Neu-Herrnhutund Lichten/eis." Barby, 1765. Also authorof a Historyof the Brethren'sChurch, Ancient and " Renewed,entitled Alte und neue Brüder Historie,oder Kurzge- faszteGeschichte der evangelischenBrüder Unittit. Barby, 1771.

* Born July 28, 1721, in Hillersleben, near Magdeburg. Having completed his preparatorystudies at the cloister in Bergen,young Cammerhoffrepaired to Jena in 1738, to qualifyhimself for the church. Here his sympathieswere so stronglyenlisted in the Brethren'smovement, that in May of 1743, despite the dissuasionsof his friends,he went to Marienborn, entered the Brethren'sDivinity School, and was thereuponadmitted into their communion. Zinzendorfattached him to his corps of assistants,in the capacity of an amanuensis,in July of 1745. In May of 1746 he was ordained at Zeyst,near Utrecht,and set apart forthe serviceof his adopted Church in North America. In order to qualifyhim to stand by the side of Spangenberg, who, since November of 1744, had been superintendingthat importantfield, he was, in Sept. of 1746, ordained a Bishop. Sailed fromLondon Sept. 27th,landed at Lewes, Dec. 28th of thatyear, and ar- rived at BethlehemJanuary 10th, 1747. For upwardsof fouryears Cammerhoff labored withgreat energyand devotionin the interestsof the workentrusted to his care, in the Church,in her schools, and her mission; making the circuit of the scatteredrural congregations,in Pennsylvania,New Jerseyand Maryland,- visitingthe Indians on the Susquehanna, and the missions among this*people in New York and Connecticut; - treatingwith the Six Nations at Onondaga and in Philadelphia; - and besides dischargingthe functionsof his office,by ordaining, baptizing,and bydedicating churches, - he maintaineda correspondencewith Count Zinzendorf,in which he reported statedly,in detail,,upon the progressof the Brethren'swork in North America, in the West Indies, and in Surinam. Bishop Cammerhoffdied at Bethlehem,April 28, 1751, in the 30th year of his age. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 323

Dcerbaum,*John Philip, Theol.st., aged 30, fromMittel- hausen,Alsace. Frantz, Benjamin,Phil etMed. st., aged 21,from Strasbourg, Alsace. Gœrner, Henry, TheoLst., aged 26, fromWiborg, Jutland. Goblentz, Christp'r E. Henry von, Jurisst., aged 25, from Gehren,Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. GoTTSCHALK,tMatthew Gottlieb, TheoLst., aged 28, from Arnswalde,Brandenburg. Heck, George Christian, Theol.st., aged 25, fromAnspach, Bavaria. Heithousen von, George Ernst, Jurisst., aged 20, from Taschenburg,Principality Bringisch. (?) Heiges, Martin Frederic, aged 25, fromWorms, Hesse- " Darmstadt. Late ImperialNotary" at Worms. Heitzig, JoachimHermann, aged 26, merchantand scholar fromRoop, Livonia. Hess, John Peter, Theol.et Phil,st., aged 35, fromGruen- berg,Hesse-Darmstadt. Heudorff, John Casper, aged 28, scholar,from Augsburg, Bavaria. Hocker, Frederic William, Theol.et Med. st., aged 31, from Gotha,Saxe Gotha. (Between1747 and 1750 hemade an attempt to bringthe Gospel to theGuebres of Persia. Between1752 and ?56,at Cairo,qualifying himself by the studyof Arabicto be a missionaryamong the Coptsof Abyssinia,in whichundertaking he engagedunsuccessfully, however, between 1756 and 1761.) Hoeger,J Andrew, aged 32, engraveron copper,architect and mathematician,from Nuremberg, Bavaria. Huffmann,John Hermann,Theol. st., aged 32,from Werden, RhenishPrussia. Hummel,John M. Moritz, aged 21, merchantand scholar, fromJena.

* Cameto Bethlehemin May of 1749,and died therein 1751. f Cameto Bethlehemin Januaryof 1747. Laboredin theGospel as an itin- erant,preaching and visitingin Neshaminy,Skippack, Goshenhoppen, Oley, Coventryand Alsace townshipsin easternPennsylvania, and also in Maryland andnorth-western Virginia. I), at Bethlehemin Augustof 1748. % Cameto Bethlehemin Aprilof 1754,and wasemployed as draughtsmanand superintendentofbuildings at thatplace. 6 324 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

Kroeger, Michael, Theol.st., aged 29,from Arenoe, Norway. Late Catechistat Arenoe. Kriebel, John Frederic, Theol.st. et Phil, mag.,aged 29, fromNeustadt. Kuhlmeyer, John Fred'c, aged 33,from Stettin. Late Rec- torof schoolsin Polzin. Layritz, George William, Theol.st., aged 34, fromWun- siedel,Baireuth, Bavaria. Luedecke, Guenther Urban A. VON,Juris st., aged 21, from Sondershausen,Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. Marschall,* Frederic William von, Jurisst., aged 23, fromStolpen, near Dresden. Meissner, George Reinhard, Theol.st., aged 31, fromHül- sen,Waldeck. Mœller, John,Theol. st., aged 29, fromNyborg, Island of Funen. Mœller, Erasmus, Theol. st., aged 28, fromNyborg, late Catechistin Copenhagen. Muehlen, Frantz Gottfried von, Theol.st., aged 26, from Steinhagen,Ravensburg, Wurtemberg. Mueller, Emanuel, Theol.Cand., from Basel. OLDENDORP,fChristian G. A., Theol.st., agéd 23, fromHil- " desheim. (Authorof Geschichteder Missionder evangelischen Brüderauf den CaraibischenInseln, St. Thomas,St. Croixund St. Jan. Barby,1777). Okely, Francis, aged 25, fromBedford, England. Petsch, John,Theol. st., aged 26, fromBergen, Norway. PiLDER,George, Theol.st., aged 28, fromMuhlenbach, Tran- sylvania. (AccompaniedHocker to Cairoin 1756,and thenceto Abyssiniain 1758.) Řaillard, Peter, Phil. Mag. et TheoLCand., from Basel. Reuss, Henry, 29th Countof, aged 24, fromSebnitz, Voigt- land,(circle of Zwickau,) Saxony. * Was in 1761 depntedby the Executive Board of the Church to visit Bethle- hem, in order to assist in providingfor the changes which the proposeddissolu- tion of the Economy would involve, and thereuponto administerthe Brethren's estatesin North Carolina. Marschall entered upon his officein that Colony in 1768, residingat firstat Bethabara,and next at Salem, (whose site he had selected in 1765) wherehe died in February of 1802. f The winterof 1768 and '69 he passed at Bethlehem. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 325

Rothe, Siegmund,Theol. st., aged 27, fromWallendorf, North Hungary. Roseen,* Sven, Theol.st. Upsalensis,aged 36, fromTorpa, WestGothland, Sweden. Saalwaechter, Christian Hillmar, Theol.st., aged 32, from Leitkau,Saxony - lateSub-rector in Revel. Schmids,John Frederic, Med.st., aged 22, fromJena. Schmutziger,Daniel, Theol.st., aged 25, fromAarau, Can- tonAargau, Switzerland. Schrautenbach, Louis Charles von, Bar11-,aged 20, from Hesse-Darmstadt.(Author oí "Der Grafvon Zinzendorf und die Bruedergemeineseiner Zeit? Gnadau,1851.) Schumann,Theophilus Solomon,Theol. st., aged 25, from Grabau,Saxony. (Missionaryto theArawack Indians of Berbice, Guiana,between 1748 and 1760. An Arawackscholar and trans- latorof a portionof the Bible intothat language. D. in Parama- riboOct. 6, 1760.) Seelman, Christian Henry, Theol.st., aged 32, fromBisch- weiler. THRANE,tAmadeus Paulinus, Theol.st., aged 25, fromAal- borg,Jutland, - lateCantor and Associatein Aalborg. Weiss, Ludwig William, Theol.st., aged 26, fromBerlin. Wemerhoy,George, Med.st, aged 31, fromOdense, Island ofFunen. Wollin, John Gotthold, aged 19, fromDorpat, Livonia. Wredow,John Frederic, Med.st., aged 25, fromKlitschen, Saxony. Wredow,Christian Fred., Theol.st., aged 24, from Klitschen, Saxony.

* Cameto Bethlehemin Januaryof 1748. MarriedAnn Margaret,daughter ofMichael Rieth of Tulpehocken.Labored in theministry among his country- menin NewJersey, at Penn'sNeck, Raccoon, Maurice River, Egg Harborand Cape May. Also in the rural churchesin Allemaengel,Dansbiiry, Walpack, PaulinasKill, Menakasyin Maryland,and lastin Macungy,where he died Dec. 15, 1750. t Cameto Bethlehemin Octoberof 1761. Died whilepastor of the Church at thatplace, in Aprilof 1776. 326 TRANSACTIONS OF THE HOLLAND. 1. HERRNDYK, YSSELBTEIN, UTRECHT. In 1736 the Brethrenbegan a settlementwithin the limitsof the Baronyof Ysselstein,Utrecht, on lands donatedto themby MariaLouisa, Princess Dowager of Orange. It was calledHerrn- dyk,and was originallyintended as the seatof a homefor mis- sionaries. Herrndykwas abandonedin 1746,and itsinhabitants transferredto Zeyst, near Utrecht. Amsterdambecame the seat of a Brethren'sdomestic mission in 1736.

1. NAMES OF PERSONS IN HERRNDYK, ATTACHED TO THE BRETHREN. IN 1774. Bezold, John Gottfried,and Mary Magdalene, hiswife Dietrich, John Frederic, and , his wife. Hasselman, Gerhard, and , do. Lorenzen, , and , do. Schneevogt, John Henry, and Mitje, do. SingleMen. Single Women. Bezold, John Michael, (a Swede). Alberts Eve, (fromEast Friesland). Bohn, ChristopherHenry. Bezold, Ann Dorothea. Eichmann,John. Peters, Catherine, (fromDenmark). Folke, Christian. Ulrichs, Kachel, (do.) Folking, Wilhelm, (a Swede). Franck, JohnAdam, (do.) Hanitsch, JohnW., (do.) Hartley, Bernard. (English). Hellmann, John,(a Swede). Hennig, Paul, (shoemaker,from Ger- man Bohemia. Cameto Bethle- " hem in Juneof 1750 in Henry Jorde'sColony.") Huber, Jacob, (a Swede). Jansen,Jacob. Kloetje, Christopher, (shoemaker, fromWollmirstadt, near Magde- burg. Cameto Bethlehem in Nov. of1756, in "GottlobBezolďs Col- ony"of youngmen. D. at Beth- lehem,May, 1860.) Kuehn, JohnChristian. Memmertz,John C. Oefelein, Tobias, (a Swede). Senfp,Herman, (do.) Steinhof, Michel, (do.) MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 327

Thomas,John. Vochtel, Frederic, (a Swede). Wenzel, Peter, (do.) Zillmann, Henry, (tailor,from Bran- denburg.Came to Bethlehemin Novemberof 1754, last from Zeyst). Widowers. Widows. Bezold, John. Dietrich, Mary Magdalene. Schneevogt, Gottfried. Krause, Mary Elizabeth. 2. names of persons in ysselstein,*'attached to the brethren in 1744. Men. Women. Beyen,John Francis. Kipp, Cornelia Aletta. Moss,Walrad Charles. Van Oosten,John. Van Oosten,Bertje. 3. names of membersof the church, laboring in the gospel, in amsterdam,in 1744. Brethren. Sisters. Decknadel, John. Benning,Catherine. Dober, Leonhard, (Missionaryto Crellius, Theophila. theJews of Amsterdam in 1739). Crellius, Dorothea. Graffman,Isaac. Decknatel, Elizabeth. Hasse, Otto Wilhelm, (Missionary Dober, Anna. to theJews). Hasselman, Elizabeth. Hasselman, Bartholom^i. Persoens, Annetje. Hasselman, William. Walther, Kegina Christina. Moeller, Gerhard. Rehling, Henry С Van Sloten, Dirk. 4. inmates of the " single brethren's house" in amsterdam, 1744. Armes,Isaac. Dystelhoff,*Ruitgard. Engelbert, John. Hasse, Otto William. Kemhoff, . Weber, John Melchior.

* A Dutchvillage, near Herrndyk. 328 TRANSACTIONSOF THE MORAVIAN IMMIGRATION. Thepurchase by theMoravians of a tractof fivehundred acres of land lying withinthe Forks of Delaware,Bucks county, Pennsylvania,in thespring of 1741- and that of a secondtract of fivethousand acres at Nazareth,in the summerof the same year,impelled a tideof Moravianimmigration, which, during the next twentyyears, (г. e., untilthe dissolutionof theirEconomy in 1762,)set in steadilyfrom the old countriesto theNew World. In thisperiod of time, upwards of seven hundred men and women, mostof themmembers of itscongregations on theContinent and in GreatBritain, crossed the seas and settledupon theChurch's estatesin Pennsylvania.Full six hundredof theseimmigrants sailedon board of Moravian vessels ; - therest took ship, occasion- ally,in smallcompanies or singly. Therewere considerations other than thoseof economywhich prevailedwith the headsof theChurch, in providingand main- tainingat theircontrol, means for the transatlantic conveyance of itscolonists. First among these, perhaps, was a regardfor their healthand comfort,which> it was wellknown, the crowded condi- tionof theemigrant vessels of thatday but indifferentlysecured to passengers.Then, again, the seasonable arrival on theirnewly acquiredlands, of the men and womenwho were to cultivate them, or to engagein thebranches of industry indispensable to theexist- enceof a colony,-was a considerationwhich prompted them to takethe only step which, humanly speaking, could assure them of it. Accordingly,the Moravians of thatearly day, bought or built ships,manned them with crews of their own people, and heldthem in readinessto sail,almost at a moment'swafning. Therewere three, at differenttimes, afloat, doing service for the Church,during the period of which this portionof history treats;to wit: The "Catherine,""The LittleStrength," and the " " " Irene. The Catherine"was bought in Londonfor ¿£600, in the springof 1742, sailed forPhiladelphia with fifty-five Moravian " ^colonists,and was thereuponsold. The Little Strength"was also boughtin London,in thesummer of 1743. She carriedone hundredand thirtycolonists to Pennsylvania,landing at New York,in theautumn of thatyear. On the returnvoyage, when in theChops of the English Channel, she was capturedby a Span- MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 329 ish man-of-war,on the1st of May,1744, and takento St. Sebas- tian,in the Bay of Biscay. There werebut fewpassengers on board; these(of thenumber were Bishop David Nitschmannand Samuel and Mary, an Indian couple,)were liberated, after a briefimprisonment, - but thevessel was a totalloss. The "Irene" was built on StatenIsland, between 1745 and 1748,under the directionof AbrahamBoemper and TimothyHorsfield, agents of the MoravianChurch, in New York,- was launchedon the29th of May of the last mentionedyear, and registeredin thename of Mr. HenryAntes. The costof herbuilding was defrayed almost entirelyby Bishop Spangenberg,from a legacyleft him individ- ually by ThomasNoble, a merchantof New York. This vessel did servicefor the Moravian Church for nine years,in the course of whichshe crossedthe Atlantictwenty-four times, sailing be- tweenNew York and London or Amsterdam,- and made one voyage fromNew York to Greenland. She had the reputa- tionof beingan excellentsailer. The largestcolony that she car- riedwas theone led by JohnNitschmann, which landed at New York in May of 1749,and numberedone hundredand twenty- " fivesouls. The Irene"put to sea forthe firsttime on the8th of September,1748, - forthe last time,on the20th of November, 1757,and then in commandof C^pt. ChristianJacobsen. Ten daysthereafter, when in latitude37° North,and longtitude60° " Westshe was chased by a French privateer,the Marguerite," captured,given to a prize-crewto be takento Louisburg,but owingto ignorancein navigationon thepart of those to whomshe was entrusted,totally wrecked, on the 12th of January,1758, offthe coast of Cape Breton. Her passengersbarely escaped with theirlives.* With vesselsof theirown, officered and mannedby menwho were attachedto them,or membersof theirChurch, we are not surprisedto learnthat the first Moravians who came to thiscoun- tryin colonies,felt free to adoptsuch regulations for a transatlan- ticvoyage as accordedwith their religious views and modeof life. * u It may here be mentionedthat the Irene" carried freightas well as passen- gers,especially on her returnvoyages to Europe. The New York Gazetteof ťhe 24th of June, 1748, containsthe followingadvertisement : " For Amsterdamdirect. The Snow Irenei Nicholas Garrison,' Master,will sail by the 1st of August next,at 330 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

Hencethey converted their ships into what might be styled"float- ingchurches," in whichthe opportunities and methodsoffered for spiritualedification, from day to day,were, as far as possible,the sameas thoseto whichthey had beenaccustomed at home. How the weeksat sea wereimproved in this respectby theseimmi- grants,the reader may learn in full fromthe Journalsof "The " Sea Congregations/'incorporated in the firstvolume of The Transactionsof theMoravian Historical Society." furthest For freightor passengersagree withsaid Master, at the house of Joris Brinckerhoff." The followingalso belongsto the il Irene's" record1: Dr. SNOW IRENE, herAcct. Current with her OWNERS. Cr.

1757 To loss on heradventure of Tar £ s. d. By Balance of her Acct. Cur- £ 8. d. and Lignum Vitae, sent by 1757 rentlast voyage after paying Jan. 6 Nichls.Garrison, Sr., left in Mr. Metcalfe'uorder on me thehands of Mr.Claude Nisbet, From for£7. 4s 14 1% to for him to sell as per acct. ByFreight received of sundry sales transmittedme 31 15 3^ 12 Dec persons 191 16 4 To 2,000Staves excepted, which By Freight received of Mr. ed. Garrisonmust account for. 1756 Henry Van Vleck for hie To Cash pd. forWharfage and own and Messrs. Nisbet's Dockage .• 9 10 9 toi and Mail'sgoods 207 19 6 To Cash pd. forclearing out at By Saml. Loudonfor 2. 2. 16. the CustomHouse and Secre- March cordage@ 8 of. 10 11 4 tary'sOffice 7 13 By Cash reed,for an anchor, To Cash pd. ChristianJacobsen, 1757 the hawserof which was cut sundrysmall Accts 10 19 7 offby anothervessel's crew To Cashpd. the shipcarpenters, and restitutedby the own- block-raakers, blacksmiths, ere thereof. 5 cordage,Oznaburgs, &c 77 Ц 1% By Cashreed, of Mr. Jos.Lock- To Cash pd.for provisions while er forhis passage to London. 11 layinghere and taken in here. 63 10 %% BylCashreed, of Mr. Alex. Col- To Cashpd. forlogwood (being den forft. of wineto Lon- per adventure)and Insurance don 3 12 8 on ditto 134 10 9 ByCash reed, of Mr. D.Brinck- To Cash pd. forcartage and la- erhoffpd. shortlast voyage. 2 10 borers'hire, coals 1 1 By Cash reed,of Mr. Furer for To Cash pd. for wages to the ft.of 3 boxes 2 16 6 Capt.and seamen 115 10 3 By Cash reed, for 7^ chal- To Cash pd. foradvertising in dronscoals sold 32 12 6 two newspapers,bills of lad- By Cash reed,of Mr. Mentz- ing,&c .*. 12 ingerfor his passage 7 To Cash pd.for inward and out- wardpilotage 4 8 MarchTo Cash pd. Cors.Kuyper for % 4 day'scarpenter's work 8 To Cash pd. Dirk Brinckerhoflf, fornails, hinges, &c 9 1 Balance due 16 14 3% 474 14 2,% 474 14 Щ By Balanceper contra 16 14 3% Errorsexcepted by me,Henry Van Vleck,Ag't. New York,7 March,1757. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 331

1. MEMBERS OP THE COLONY, CALLED BY EARLY MORAVIAN WRI- " TERS, THE FIRST SEA CONGREGATION," WHICH EMBARKED " ON THE SNOW CATHERINE," THOMAS GLADMAN, COM- MANDER, AT LONDON, MARCH 1ÕTH, AND AR- RIVED AT PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 7, 1742.*

(This Colonywas led by GeorgePiesch.) MarriedMen. Married Women. Almers, Henry, (reťd to Europe in Almers, m. n. Schuppe, Kosina. April of 1745). (Accompd. her husband.) Bischoff, David, Steward on ship- Bischoff, m. n. Pech, Ann Cathe- board. (Or*d a Deacon in 1749. rine. (D. at Bethra. Sept. 1778. Missionary to the Indians and ministerof the Gospel in the rural churches. In 1756 was settledat Bethabara, Rowan со., N. С. D. Sept. 1763,at Bethania. Descend- ants ofthe name living), Boehler, Peter, chaplain, (b. Dec. Boehler, m. n. HorsoN, Elizabeth. 31, 1712, in Frankfort-on-the- Main - ord. a Bishop in 1748. D. in London, April 27, 1775). Brandmiller, John, (from Basel, book-keeper.Ord. a Deacon in 1745. Labored in the ministry along the Swatara,in Allemaengel and in Donegal. Lector at Frie- densthalfrom 1759 to 1768. D. at Bethlehem,Aug. 1177.) Brucker, John. (Ord. a Deacon in Brucker, Mary Barbara. 1743. md. Ann С Wernerfor his

* On the 27th of Feb'y, 1742, the Church's Daily Word forthat day being the text of Scripture "And if I perish,IpeiHsh," Spangenberg organizedthe colonists as a floatingchurch, in the presenceof upwards of threehundred persons, in the chapel on Fetter Lane, London. A chaplain, a steward,exhorters, servitors, and nurseswere on that occasion appointed and commendedto the mercifulkeeping of God and the respectfulconsideration of their fellow-passengers. For a narra, tive of this voyage,compiled fromthe Journal kept by J. P. Meurer, the reader is referredto p. 33, Part 2 of theTransactions of theMoravian HistoricalSociety. Hymns No. 1812 and No. 1820 ofthe Eleventh Supplementto the collectionform- erly in use among the Brethren,treat of this "Sea Congregation." Its members were in the firstinstance settled in a body at Bethlehem; but in Octoberfollowing the major pait of the English Brethrenarid Sistersremoved to Philadelphia; be- comingthe nucleus of a Moravian churchin that city. The snow Catherinewas " sold in the late summerof 1742. In the Minute Book of The Societyat Bethm- forpropagating the Gospel," under date of Jan'y 7, 1748, is the followingentry : " Received £300 which accrued fromthe sale of the snow Catherine." 7 332 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

second wife. D. on Santa Cruz in 1765.) Harten, George. Harten, m.n.EicHMANN,Elizabeth • HuesEY, Robert. (From Wiltshire, Hussey, m. n. Wilkes, Martha, (b. England, husbandman. In 1749 in 1719, in Paris, whence her farmerfor the Moravian school in parentsfled to England in 1723. Oley. D. at Bethm. in July, D. at Bethm.in Dec. of 1790. 1775). Meyer, Adolph. (Physician. First Elder at Nazareth.- Mary Doro- thea, his wife,who followed him • to America in a vessel bound for New York, d. offthe Banks of Newfoundland,Sept. 10, 1742, and was buried at sea). Micksch, Michael. (From Kune- Micksch, m. n. Kuhn, Anna Johan - walde, Moravia, husbandman. D. na. (d. at Gnadenthal,Dec. 1786). at Gnadenthal, June, 1792. De- (An infantson of this couple, born scendantsof the name living.) on board theCatherine, was buried near New London, while the ship lay offthe shore, May 24, 1742). Powell, Samuel. From White- Powell, Martha. Church,Shropshire, England^ bra- zierand bell-founder.(D. in Phila- delphia, Sept. of 17G2, and was buried in "Potter's Field," Wash- ingtonSquare.) Powell, Joseph. (Brother of*the Powell, m. n. Pritchett, Martha. above. Ord. a Deacon in 1756. (D. at Bethm.,May, 1774). Labored in the ministryalong the Neshaminy,in Dansbury,on Sta- ten and Long Islands, in "The Oblong," N. Y., and on Carroll's Manor. Sometime a missionary on Jamaica. D. at Sichern,North East Center,Dutches» co., N. Y., in Sept., 1774). Pryzelius, Paul Daniel. (A grad- Pkyzelius, m. n. Schilling, Regina uate of the Universityof Upsal, Dorothea. Sweden. Ord. a Presbyterin 1743. Labored in the ministryamong the Swedes of West Jersey. In 1760 withdrewfrom the Mora- vians and united with the Luth- eran Church). Kice, Owen. (From HaverfordWest, Rice, Elizabeth. Wales. Ord. a Deacon1in 1748. Itinerated in the Gospel, and was MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 333

settledin theministry in Philadel- phiaand New York. Returnedto Europein1754, and died atGomer- sal,Yorkshire, in 1788. Descend- antsof thename living). Senseman,Joachim. (From Hesse Senseman, Ann Catherine. (Lost Cassei,bakei' From1743 to 1755, herlife in thesurprise at theMa- missionaryto the Indians. Or- honing,Nov. 24, 1755.) dained a Deaconin 1749. D. in Jamaica,W. I., in 1772. De- scendantsof thename living.) Tanneberger, Michael, assistant Tanneberger, Ann Rosina, (md. cook on shipboard. (Shoemaker. Endterin 1745,and in 1757Jonas D. at BethlehemNov. 1744.) Nilsen.) Turner, John. (FromLondon. D. Turner, Elizabeth. (FromWales. at the MoravianSchool in Ger- D. in Germantown,May, 1749.) mantown,April, 1749.) Wahnert, David, cookon shipboard. Wahnert, Mary Elizabeth. (Crossedthe Atlanticrepeatedly in that capacitywith Moravian colonies. D. at Herrnhut,1765.) Yarrell, Thomas. (Ord.a Deacon Yarrell, m. n. Hopson,Ann, (retd. in 1755. In theministry in Phil- to England), adelphia,Staten Island and New York. Ketd.to Englandin 1766 and thenceto Scotland.) SingleMen. Andrew,a negro. (The firstconvert from the negroeson the Isld. ofSt. Thomas. Acepd.Zinzendorf thence to Europe in 1739. Whileat Bethm.md. Magdalene, of St. Thomas. Sailed forEu- rope withthe Count in Feb'y,1743, and d. at Marienbornin 1744. Andrewappears in "The FirstFruits," a historicalpaint- ingwhich Zinzendorf had executedin 1754- a copyof whichis in theArchives at Bethm.) Endter, John George, (md. widowAnn RosinaTanneberger in 1745,and wentto Rio de Berbice,Dutch Guiana, as missionary to theArawaks.) Gambold,Hector alias Ernest. (From Puncheston,Pem- brokeshire,South Wales. Becameacqtd. with the Brethrenat Oxford. Md. Helen Craigof New York in 1743. Ord.a Deacon in 1755. In theministry in New York and Philadelphia,along Oldman'sCreek, New Jersey- in "The Oblong,"and on Staten Island. D. at Bethm.Nov. 1788. Fatherof the Rev. JohnGam- bold,missionary to theCherokees.) 334 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

Heydecker, JohxC, (d. whileon a visitin Falckner'sSwamp, Sept.1742). Heyne, JohnChristopher. (Md. MargaretSchaefer of Tul- pehocken. Employedin theMoravian schools.) Hubek, John Michael,, (fromthe Tyrol. Md. widowCath- erineRose, late Riedel,m. n. Butmansky,in 1742. Lost at sea on thepassage to St. Thomasin Oct. of1747.) Kaske, George. Ord. a Deaconin 1747,and md.Elizabeth Funck. Wentto Rio de Berbice. Lischy, Jacob, (fromMulhausen, Swiss Confederation.In Sept.of 1742 md.Mary, a dr. of JohnStephen Benezet of Phila- delphia. Itineratedin the Gospelwithin the presentlimits of Berks,Lancaster, Chester, Lebanon and Lancastercounties. In 1747 withdrewfrom the Moravians, and until1760 was settledin theministry of tbe German Reformed Church of York. D. at his farmon theCodorus, York co.,in 1781.) Meurer, John Philip, (fromAlsace, shoemaker.In 174 ord.a Presbyter,md. Christiana Kraft in 1744. Laboredin the Gospel in Tulpehocken,Donegal, Lebanon, Swatara, York, Ma- cungy,Oley and Allemaengel.D. at Bethm.April, 1760. On hergravestone in thedeserted churchyard near Centreville, Done- gal township,Lancaster со., the following brief record is stilllegi- ble: "ChristianaMeurer. b. in Wurtemberg,JanV 6, 1718; d. Sept.17, 1757.") Moeller, Joseph, (fromUpper Lusatia,gardener. In 1745 md.Catharine Koch. D. at Bethlehem,Feb., 1778. Descendants ofthe name living.) Okely, John, (fromBedford, England. Itineratedin the Gospelin Bucksand Philadelphiacounties. In 1743 md.Johanna Robinsof Philadelphia. In 1745,for his secondwife, md. Eliza- bethHome ofNew York. Ord.a Deaconin 1751. For a num- berof years scrivener and conveyancerfor the MoravianEconomy, residingat Bethlehem.In 1774 commissioneda Justice of the Peace,by Gov. JohnPenn, and in the Revolutionappointed an AssistantCommissary in the Continentalservice. In 1780 md. widowGraefffor his thirdwife, and removedto Lancasterсо.) Okely, William, (a youngerbrother of the above,carpenter. Reťd to England). Post, Christtax Frederic, (b. in Conitz,Polish Prussia, in MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 335

1710. A joinerby trade. From1743 to 1749 employedin the Indian Missionin New York and Connecticut,md. Rachel, a Wampanoagfor his firstwife, - and afterher decease,Agnes, a Delaware. In 1751 wentto Europe. Thencesailed forLabra- dorin 1752,unsuccessful in an attemptto bringthe Gospel to the Esquimaux. Returningto Betlťmin 1754 he was sentto preach to theIndians of WyomingValley. In the summerof 1754 wenton an embassyin behalfof Government,to the Delawares and Shawaneseof theOhio country,which led to the evacuation of FortDu Qûesneby the French,and the restorationof peace. In Sept.of 1761 engagedin an independentmission to theIndians of thatdistant region, settling on the Tuscarawas,near Bolivar^ Starkco., O. Compelledby reasonof therenewal of hostilitiesto abandonthe undertaking in thesummer of 1762, Post sought a new fieldof activityin thesouthern part of the Continent, and in Jan'y 1764, sailed fromCharleston, via Jamaica,for Mosquitia. Here he preachedto the nativesfor upwards of two years. Visiting Beth'rnin Julyof 1767,he returnedto Mosquitia. In 1784,in whichyear he was at Beth'mfor the last time,he was residing withhis thirdwife in Germantown.Here he died,April 1785. On the1st of May his remainswere interred in theLower Grave- yard of thatplace, the Rev. Wm. White,then rector of Christ Church,Philadelphia, conducting the funeral service. A marble slab,bearing an appropriateobituary record, was placedupon the graveof theveteran missionary, cir. 1840). Pezold, Gottlieb, (purse-makerfrom Bishchofswerda, Saxony. Sometime Superintendent of theSingle Brethren of the Moravian Economy. Ord. a Deacon in 1748. Labored in the Gospel in Macungy,and is regardedas founderof the churchin Emmaus. D. at Litiz,April, 1762, while on a visitto thatplace). Ronner, John Reinhard, (md.Elizabeth Fissler of Phila. Ord. a Deaconin 1743. In theministry in Philadelphia,Tulpe- hocken,Muddy Creek, the Minisinks and Warwick. Missionary on St. Thomasfrom 1750 to 1755. D. at Beth'm,July, 1756). Schneider, George, (fromZauchtenthal, Moravia, carpenter. md.Gertrude Petersen of Long Island,in 1746. Sometimeem- ployedin theMoravian Schools. D. at Beth'm,Oct., 1773). Schnell, Leonard. (Itineratedin theGospel, in theGerman districtsof South-easternPenna. Ord. a Presbyterin 1748. 336 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

Withdrewfrom the Brethrenin 1751, and took chargeof Lu- theranchurches in Macungyand Saucon. Seidel, Nathaniel, (fromLauban, Prussian Silesia, clothier. Ord. a Bishopin 1758. In 1762 succeededBishop Spangenberg at thehead of financein theChurch, and was appointedProprie- tor(Trustee) of theUnity's estates in NorthAmerica, md.Anna Johanna,a dr. of GeorgePiesch, in Oct., 1760. I), at Beth'm, May,1782. Shaw, Joseph,(b. in LittleRyder St., near St. James,London, " designedfor the Churchof England, but beingprevented by sicknesslearned to surveyand measurehouses." Schoolmaster at Shecomeko.md. Mary Jones of Phila- and in 1745and 1746 wassettled in Walpack,Jersey Minisinks. Withhis second wife, Mary,m. n. Heap, of Phila.- was lostat sea,on thepassage to St# Thomas,Oct., 1747). Werner, Christian, (fromDanzic, lace-maker. Employed in schools. D. at Beth'm,Oct., 1783). Wiesner, George. Wittke, Matthew, (fromSenftleben, Moravia. In 1746, md.Elizabeth Schmied.)

2. MEMBERS OF THE COLONY, CALLED BY EARLY MORAVIAN WRITERS, "THE SECOND SEA CONGREGATION," WHICH SAILED IN "THE LITTLE STRENGTH," NICHOLAS GARRISON, COMMANDER, FROM COWES, SEPT. 27ТН, AND ARRIVED AT NEW YORK NOV. 26, 1743.* a. OFFICERS AND CREW OF "THE LITTLE STRENGTH." Garrison, Nicholas^ captain. Gladman, Thomas, mate. Ehrhart, JohnChristian, pilot Bugge,Ole -Cook, John-

* See Benham'sLife ofHutton, p. 121, et seq. forfacts touching the outfitof this colony in London. Fòr a narrativeof the voyage the reader is referredto p. 107 of "The Transac- tions of the Moravian Historical Society." Spangenberg,who accompanied the colony on "The Little Strength,"from Cowes to Plymouth,wrote hymn No. 1973 MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 337 of the 12thSupplement, which treatsof this second floatingchurch, and one of whosestanzas reads thus: "Du hast so sanftund mcht Von unsrerkleinen macht Vierzehnnaiionen In diesearch gebracht Die so beysammenwohnen" " The Little Strength"had been purchased by Capt. Garrison. Her ensign was "a lamb passant witha flag,on a blood-coloredfield/' t Nicholas Garrison was born on Staten Island in 1701. His parents,he tells us in his autobiography,were members of the Episcopal Church. In his thirteenth year he went to sea and afteran eight year cruise, on his return to New York, took commandof a vessel in the West India trade. While thusengaged, he met Spangenberg in October of 173G,on the island of St. Eustace ; and it was on board of his ship, on which the latterhad taken passage forNew York, that Gar- risonfirst felt himself drawn towards the people with whomhe subsequentlycast in his lot. On a voyage to Jamaica in the springof 1740, his vessel was taken by a Spanish man-of-war,and himselfand crew carried to Cuba, on which island they were in imprisonmentfor upwards of a year. In 1742 he sailed to the West Indies forthe last time. Meanwhile, however,he hud not lost sightof the Breth- ren,for he had met Zinzendorfon St. Thomas in Dec. of 1738, and in Januaryof 1743 he was privilegedto welcome him to his house on Staten Island. It was at this meetingthat Garrison acceded to the Count's proposal to accompany him to Europe, and theretake charge of the vessel in which he designedto send a rein- forcementof Brethrenand Sisters to Pennsylvania. Accordingly,he embarked withZinzendorf and his companyon the ship "Jacob," Capt. Ketteltas,for Lon- don (Jan. 20, 1743) ; thence crossed to the Continent,arrived at Marienborn in March, and was thereadmitted to church fellowship. In June followinghe re- turnedto England, completedarrangements for the transportationof the colonists enumeratedabove, and took commandof "The Little Strength." He was now in the employof the Church of his adoption. Soon after his return to America from England (subsequent to the oaptuie of " The Little Strength,"and the exchange of her crew and passengers)Garrison, in April of 1745, accompanied Boehler, AnthonySeyffert, Aimers and Pryzelius to Europe, on "The (¿ueen of Hungary,'1Capt. Hilton. The vessel, when offthe Scilly Isles, was taken by a French privateerand run into the harborof St. Malo. Delayed in consequence,it was June before he reached Marienborn. Here he passed the following year. In 1747 he consented to take command of a ship which was fittingout for Greenland with supplies and timbers for a house designed to be erected at the New Jlerrnhutmission. On his returnthence to Europe he was appointed commander of a snow, which was building for the Brethrenon Staten Island. Accordingly,he sailed for New York, reached his home in June of 1748, and the snow having been completed (she was called the '• Irene"), took her to sea forthe firsttime on Sept. 8th of thatyear. In 1749 he made a voyage with the "Irene" to Greenland. In 1750 he resignedcommand of her in favorof ChristianJacobsen, his trustymate, and sailed fromNew York forGermany. Althoughhe had nowresolved to abandon thesea, whileat Herrnhut, in the last mentionedyear, he was prevailed upon to visit Dutch Guiana and effect the purchase of lands on the Corentynand Kio de Berbice rivers,for the use of 338 transactions of the

Daley, Owen- Davis, Benjamin- Garrison, Jr.,*Nicholas -Leathes, John- Moll, Peter - Moore, James- Nelson, John- Newton,John - Osgood, Notley - Koebuck, Jarvis, andWennel, Samuel, sailors. (Note.Newton, Nelson and Wen- nel werenot attached to theBrethren.) 6. OFFICERS OF "THE SEA CONGREGATION.'' Garrison, Nicholas, Elder. Brandmiller, John and Ann Mary, his wife. Michler, John Wolfgang, and Rosina, his wife. Opitz, Leopold, and Elizabeth, his wife. (They withdrewfrom the Moravians in 1745,but resided for some time on the NazarethTract, and subsequentlynear "The Rose.") Otto, John Frederic, and Mary, his wife. Wagner, An- thony,and Elizabeth, hiswife. Wahnert, David, andMary Elizabeth, his wife.

the Brethren's mission. Returning to Germanyhe settled at Niesky, Prussia. In 1763 he bade a finalfarewell to Europe, and selected Bethlehem forthe home of his decliningyears. Here he lived in retirementsave thatfor a time he served " the town in the capacity of cicerone. It was he who gave the name of Nisky" to the wooded heightsthat skirtthe southernlimits of the boroughof Bethlehem, where,we read, the old sailor was wontoften to pass his leisure hours,musing on his checkeredlife and on the many pleasant days he had spent at the Moravian settlementin Prussian Silesia. He died on the 24th of Sept., 1781. His widow, Mary Ann, m. n. Brandt,died at Bethlehemin March, 1799. Capt. Garrison'schildren were educated at Moravian schools. A clause in his will, which was signed and sealed April 7, 1766, геа<1.чthus: "To my oldest son Nicholas, I bequeath my silver sleeve-buttonsset in gold; to Nicholas, John, Lambert and Benjamin my silver buckles and buttons,silver tinder-box,silver case and turtle-shelltobacco-box, that each may have something for a remem- brance; and to my wife the moneythat is due and owing to me of the Diacony or Economy at Bethlehem." In a codicil appended to his will, in Jan'y of 1769, hé *' speaks of his estateas nearly expended." * Nicholas Garrison,Jr.r followed the sea as long as his fatherwas commander of the Irene. In 1757 he marriedJohanna Gratia Parsons of Philadelphia, and became a residentof Bethlehem.. Afterthe dissolutionof the Economy,in 1762, he removedto Philadelphia, set up businessas a grocer,and was a memberof the Moravian church in that city as late as 1769. He was a good draughtsman. Three of a numberof views of Moravian settlementsfrom his pencil, to wit: "A - View of Bethlehem,one of the Brethren'sprincipal settlementsin Penn'a" "A View of Nazareth, a settlementof the Brethren in Penn'a" - and "A View of Bethlehem in North America," were engraved and printed; the firstin Nov. 1757, the second in Oct., 1761, and the thirdin 1784. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 339

C. NAME« OF THE COLONISTS WHO WERE FITTED OUT AT MARIENBORN AND HERRNHAAG, FOR SETTLING NAZARETH.* 1stDivision. Hirte, John Tobias, and Mary,his wife. Hoepfner, John C, and MaryM., do. Jorde,John, and Ann Margaret, do. Nilsen, Jonas,and Margaret, do. Schropp,Matthew, and Ann Margaret,his wife. Weihnert, Jno. Christian, and M. Dorothea,m. n. Unger, his wife. 2d Division. Boehmer,Martin, and Margaret,his wife. Michler, John,and Barbara, do. Partsch, John G., andSusan L., do. Reich ARD,David, and Elizabeth, do. Reutz, Matthew, and Magdalene,ш. п. Bitzmann,liis wife. (She diedat Beth'm,Oct., 1755.) Schaaf, Thomas,and Ann C, his wife. od Division. Crist, George, and Ann Mary,his wife. Grabs, John Godfrey,and Ann Mary,his wife. Hessler, Abraham, and Ann Mary, do. Kremser,George, (d. at Nazareth,Ján'y 10th, 1744,) and Ann Mary,his wife. Sohaub, John,and DivertMary, his wife. 4thDivision. Boehrixger, John David, and Gertrudehis wife. (They withdrewfrom the Moraviansin 1745 and removedto Saueon township.Descendants of thename living). Krause, Matthew, and ChristianaВ., his wife. Kuxkler, Daniel, and Ann Mary, do. Schober, Andrew,and HedwigRegina, do. Weiss, Matthias, and MargaretCatherine, his wife. " * Twenty-fourof the couplesincluded within the above seven Divisions," weremarried at theMoravian settlement of Herrnhaag,near Frankfort-on-the- Main,on the27th of May, 1743. The anniversaryof thisrare occurrence,(the so called"Great Wedding,") was celebrated at Nazarethfor several years subse- quent. 8 340 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

5thDivision. Anders, Gottlieb, and JohannaC, his wife. Biefel, JohnH., and Eosina, do. Fisher, Thomas,and Agnes, do. Fritsche, John С and AnnMargaret, do. Mozer,* John,and MaryPhilippina, do. 6thDivision, Goetje, Peter, and Ann Barbarahis wife. Hancke, Matthew, and Elizabeth,m. n. Henckel,his wife. (She d. at Nazareth,April, 1744). Kremser,Andrew, and Rosina,his wife. Muecke, John Michael, and Catherine,his wife. Moeller, John H., and Rosina,his wife. Ohneberg, George, and Susan, do.

(1. NAMES OF THE COLONISTS WHO WERE FITTED OUT AT HERRNHUT. Married Brethrenand Sisters. Brocksch,Andrew, and Ann Elizabeth,his wife. Demuth,Christopher, and Ann Mary, do. Hantsch Sr.,J. George, and Regina, do. Hencke, Christopher,fr. Zittau, Lusatia, (d. at Beth'm,Sept. 1752,)and Elizabeth,his wife,(d. at Beth'm,Oct. 1744.) Hertzer, John H.,#and BarbaraE., his wife. Munster,! John,and Rosina,га. n. Hitsch,his wife. Nieke, George, and JohannaE., his wife. Schütze, Christian, and Ann Dorothea,his wife. (They withdrewfrom the Moraviansin 1745,and settledin what was thencalled Macungy). Zeisberger, George, and Ann Dorothea,his wife. Single Brethren. Single Sisters. Dœhling, John Jacob. Hantsch, Ann Regina, (nid. Mi- Hantsch Jb., J. George. chael Zahm in 1745).

* The Mozers withdrewfrom the Moravians in 1746 and settled in The Great Swamp, Milfordtownship, Bucks Co. Hannah, a daughter(b. at Nazareth,Jan'y, 1745,) md. the late GodfreyHaga, merchantof Philadelphia, and d. in that city, June, 1814. •' f The Münsters,were from Zauchtenthal, Moravia, (see Saxony" in this register). For fiveyears theysuperintended the Brethren'sschool in Macungy. He d. at Beth'm, May, 1754. In his memoirs,it is stated that he participated in the Lord's Supper, celebratedat Bertheladorf,Aug. 13th,1727. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 341

Harding, Conrad, (was drowned in the Lehigh, March 29, 1746). Oerter, Christian Frederic. Nixdorf, John G., an infant. e. NAMES OF THE COLONISTS WHO WERE FITTED OUT IN ENGLAND. Digeon, David, and Mary,his wife. Greeting, James,and Elizabeth,his wife. Leighton, John,and Sarah,his wife. Ostrom,Andrew, tailor, and Jane,his wife. (Ostromwas a memberof a Societyof Germanswhich Zinzendorf organized in London,in 1737. The Ostromswithdrew from the Moravians in 1746, and settledupon a small tractof land on the Lehigh Mountain,#near Bethlehem. There Jane Ostrom died in Dec. of 1758,and was buriedin the Moraviangraveyard near the south bankof theLehigh). Payne, Jasper, and Elizabeth,his wife. Utley, Richard, and Sarah. do. " Note.- This congregationwas chieflyso settledat Marienborn. Sailingfrom Rotterdam, they arrived at Cowes on the Isle of Wight,Sept. 25. Sailingfrom Cowes on 27thSept., they arrived at New York safeand well,Nov. 26, 1743." A. R.

THE MORAVIANS IN PENNSYLVANIA. NAZARETH. " On a draftof SundryTracts of land surveyedto diversePur- chasersin theForks of the Delaware," drawn in 1740 byBenjamin Eastburn,Surveyor General, conspicuous for size is one of 5,000 acres,drained by branchesof the Menakasyand Lehietan,and " designatedas latelyWilliam Allen's in the rightof LetitiaAu- brey,but now sold." It had beenpurchased in May of thatyear by Whitefield,was by him called Nazareth,and was intendedto be madeavailable in executing his plans of Christian philanthropy, - to be theseat of a freeschool for negroes, (perhaps after the model of his OrphanHouse in Georgia,)and, if need be,an asylumor refugefor his followersin theOld World. To enterwith axe in hand and to improvethis noble domainin the wilderness,the 342 TUANS ACTIONS OF THE greatfield-preacher engaged a companyof homelessMoravians, whomhe had metin Georgia,*and who,under conduct of Peter Boehler,had latelyaccompanied him on shipfrom Savannah. It was onlya fewweeks after its purchase when the needyBrethren repairedto Nazareth,where, amid deprivationand hardship,they passedthe summer and autumn in felling timber, quarrying stone and layingthe Avails of a commodiousdwelling for the proposed school. But Whitefield,incited by the misrepresentationsof others, and misledby doctrinalzeal, in a hastymoment summarily discharged hishired laborers, before the expiration of the year. Furtherwork " at the largestone house" was consequentlyabandoned. White- fieldnow sailed for England. Here his fellow-travelerand finan- cial agent,William Se ward, of London,died. Becomingpecuni- arilystraightened in consequenceof this loss,he threwhis estate in Pennsylvaniainto the market,and in the summerof 1741 it wasbought by Spangenbergfor the use ofthe Brethren. Earlyin theautumn of 1743,workmen were sent from Bethle- hemto completethe house, which, in commemorationof its pro- jector,is to thisday called"The WhitcfieldHouse."f It andtwo log dwellingswhich had beenerected in the summerand fall of 1740,by Boehler'scompany, were, in Januaryof 1744,occupied bysixty-six colonists, who had beenfitted out in Germanyfor this " purpose. Theysailed in The Little Strength."Such was the beginningof Moravian occupation at Nazareth. For theusual services of the Lord's day, the community at Naz- arethmet in a chapelon thefirst floor of "the stonehouse," which wasdedicated to theworship of God on the2d of Januaryof the last mentionedyear. On specialoccasions, however, they, and subsequentlythe other settlers on thetract, repaired to Bethlehem.

* The heads of the Moravian Church were inducedby liberal offersmade them by the English government,to send coloniststo Georgia,in 1734 and 1736. They did this as a preparatorystep to a mission among the Creeks and Cherokees. Hostilities withthe Spanish settlersin Florida renderingtheir position untenable, the undertakingwas abandoned,whereupon most of the colonistssailed forPenn- sylvania and subsequentlyjoined theirbrethren in that Province. t Henry's "Sketchesof MoravianLife and Character,"Phila., 1859,is illustrated witha fineengraving of this venerable pile. In October of 1871 the Moravian Historical Societycame intopossession of the hall whichthey occupy on the second floorof this building. Whitefield,we presume,gave it the name of Ephrata, as he named his Orphan House near Savannah, Bethesda. MORAVIAN ÎIISTOKICAL SOCIETY. 343

In 1745 the firstof the groupof housesat what,subsequent to 1771,was called"Old Nazareth,"was erectedand occupied. In thesame year a farmwas locateda milewest by north from Naza- reth. It was called Gnadenthal. Arounda gristand saw-mill erectedin 1747,on a branchof theMenakasy, on theoutskirts of this farm,- the settlementof Christian'sSpring (so called since March 17, 1752, in remembranceof ChristianE. von Zinzendorf,)gradually grew. Until 1796 it was the seatof an Economyof unmarriedmen.* A fourthfarm on the Nazareth tractwas laid outon theLehietan or Bushkillin 1750,and called Friedensthal. Thesefarms and millswere worked for the benefit of the Mora- vianEconomy, and wereone of the mainsources whence supplies weredrawn for the subsistence of those of its memberswho labored in theGospel or in otherdepartments of theBrethren's religious movement. AbrahamIleincke was settledin theministry at Nazarethbe- tweenNovember, 1745 and June,1747. He had been ordained a Presbyterby BishopsSpangenberg and Boehlerin Feb., 1745. In his memorandahe has the followingentry: June 25, 1747. The Brethrenat Nazarethwere this day organizedas a congregation, Bro. G. Ohnebergbeing solemnly installed as Elder,Bro. M. Schropp as Steward,8r. Ohnebergas Stewardess,and BettyHorsfield as Su- perintendentof the Girls in theSchool"

NAMESf OF THE RESIDENTS OF NAZARETH, 1746 AND 1747. 1. Married Brethrenand Sisters. *Anders, Gottiл kh, fr. Neumarkt,Silesia, gardener,and Johanna Christiana, m. n. Vollmer, his wife. (Both lost

* On the 17 Dec, 1749, the followingtwenty-two single men fromBethlehem, weresettled at this farm,and from this settlementthe Economy dates; John Jacob Loesch, Harm an us Loesch, George Holder, Frederic Holder, John Berot, Jacob Kapp, Michael Ruch, Henry Miller, Jacob "Wuest, Michael Rancke, Abraham Steiner, John Garrison, John Scheffler, J. Henry Paulsen, Erhard Heckedorn, Jacob Frey, George Huber, William Okely, John Seiffert, Jacobus von der Merck, George Goep- fert, and Andrew Brocksch. t An asteriskbefore the names of a couple, or afterthat of an individual, in this and the followingcatalogues, indicates that such personsor personimmigrated underthe auspices of the Moravian Church. 344 TRANSACTIONSOF THE theirlives in thesurprise at theMahoning, (Lehighton, Carbon Co., Pa.) Nov. 24, 1755). *Biefel, John H. fr.Silesia, carpenter, and Eosina, m. n. Kaske, his wife. (Theyremoved to Bethabara,N. C, in 1756, wherethe former d. Sept.1759.) Blüm, Fbancjs, fr.Rhenish Bavaria, husbandman, and Cath- erine, rn.n. Steiger, his wife. He immigratedin 1730,and in 1739 residedin Saucontownship, Bucks Co. Removedwith his familythence to Bethlehemin April1743. Farmedat Nazareth and Gnadenthal.D. at theformer place in Jan'y,1777. Jacob and Henry,sons of FrancisBlum, removed to theMoravian tract in N. C, in 1765. Descendantsof thename living. *BpEHMER,Martin, fr.Saxony, husbandman, and Margaret, in. n. Essig, his wife. (Both d. at "Old Nazareth,"the former in March,1796, the latterin Dec. 1788. At the date of this registerMargaret Boehmer was cookat Nazareth). *Crist,George, fr. Neuhofmansdorf,Moravia, husbandman, sometimea Romanist, and Ann Mary, m.n. Schroller, hiswife. (He d. at Beth'm,Dec. 1769- his wifeat Nazareth,June, 1763. Descendantsof thename living). *Fischer, Thomas, fr.Neustadt-an-der-Aisch, Bavaria, hatter, and Agnes, m. n. Kleemann, his wife. (Both d. at Beth'm,- theformer, Jan'y, 1784, the latter, April, 1788). *Fritsche, John C, fr. Grossenhain,Saxony, linen-weaver, and Ann Margaret, m. n. Vogt, his wife. (The formerd. at Beth'm,April, 1760, the latter at Nazareth,April, 1781). *Goetje, Peter, fr.St. Margarethen,Holstein, shoemaker, and Ann Barbara, m. n. Fleischel, his wife. (The formerd. at Friedland,N. С, in 1756,the latter at Nazareth,March, 1769.) *Grabs, J. Godfrey, fr.Silesia, shepherd, and Ann Mary, his wife. (Wentto Bethabara,N. C, in 1756. He d. at Bethany, in 1793.) *Hessler, Abraham,fr. Schloss Heldrungen, Saxony, clothier, and Ann Mary, m. n. Winkler, his wife. (He d. at Nazareth, Aug.,1770. Descendantsof thename living). *Hirte, John Tobias, fr. Euba, Upper Lusatia, carpenter, and Mary, m. n. Klos, his wife. (Hirte was mastercarpenter at thebuilding of NazarethHall in 1755 and 1756, and d. at Beth'm,Feb., 1770. His wifed. at thesame place, March, 1767.) MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 345

*Jorde, John, fr.Hirschfeldau, Silesia, carpenter,and Mary Ann, m. n. Horne, his wife. (Both d. at Beth'm,- the former, April, 1760, the latter,March, 1782.) Klotz, Albrecht, last fr.Tulpehocken, Berks Co., blacksmith, and Ann Margaret, m. n. Rieth, of Scoharie, his wife. (He d. at Litiz, Pa.) *Krause, Matthew, fr. Koesnitz, Silesia, husbandman,and Christiana, his wife. (He was ordained a Deacon, and d. at Bethabara,N. C, in 1762.) *Kremser, Andrew, fr. Roesnitz, Silesia, husbandman,and Rosina, m. n. Oberdorf, his wife. (The formerd. at Friedens- thal in Feb. 1767, the latterat Beth'm,July, 1798. Descendants of the name living.) *Kunckler, Daniel, fr. St. Gall, Switzerland, shoemaker, and Ann Mary, m. n. Meyer, his wife. (He d. at Beth'm,Oct. 1777. Descendantsof the name living.) *Liebysch, Martin, fr. Zauchtenthal, Moravia, and Ann, his wife. Immigratedin Sept., 1742. The formerd. at Chris- tian's Spring in 1766, the latterat Beth'm,Jan'y, 1770.) *Michler, John, fr.Wurtemberg, shoemaker, and Barbara, m. n. Heindel, his wife. (She d. Oct., 1748, at the Moravian School in Frederic township,Phila. Co. He was sometime an assistantmissionary on St. Thomas. Ord. a Deacon in 1763.) *Muecke, John Michael, fr. Hillersdorf, Upper Silesia, cooper,and Catherine, m. n. Mitzner, his wife. (He d. May, 1786 at Gnadenthal. She at Beth'm, Aug., 1755. Descendants of the name living.) *Nilsen, Jonas, fr. Denmark, tailor, and Ann Margaret, m. n. Henckel, his wife. (At date of this register,Nilsen was stewardat Nazareth. His wifed. at that place, Feb., 1751.) *Ohneberg, George, fr. Kempten, Bavaria, glazier, and Susan, his wife. (Missionarieson Santa Cruz between1750 and 1758. He d. at Beth'm,April, 1760.) *Partsch, J. George, fr. Langendorf,Silesia, linen-weaver, and Susan L. m. n. Eller, his wife. (Both barelyescaped with theirlives in the surpriseat the Mahoning. They d. at Beth'm; the formerJuly, 1765, the latterJuly, 1795.) *Beichard, David, fr.Silesia, husbandman,and Elizabeth, in. n. George, his wife. (The formerd. at Gnadenthal,Feb., 1768, 346 TRANSACTIONS OF THE thelatter in May,1750, at theMoravian school in Frederictown- ship,Phila. Co.) Schneider,*George, and Gertrude, m.n. Petersen, hiswife. *Schropp, Matthew, fr.Kaufbeuren, circle of Swabia, Ba- varia,purse-maker and glover, and Ann Mary, m. n. Tomet,his wife. (He was ord.a Deaconin 1748,and d. at Bethabara,N. C, in i 767. Descendantsof thename living.) *Weihnert, John C, fr. Lusatia,carpenter, and Mary C.; hiswife. *Weiss, Matthias, fr.Mulhausen, Swiss Confederation, wood- dyer,and Mary Margaret, m. n. Firnhaber, his wife. (For his secondwife Weiss md. Regina Neumannin 1.757. He d. at Bethlehem,Nov., 1795. Descendantsof thename living.) 2. Widows* Huber,* *m.n. Butmansky,Catherine, fr.Seidendorf, Mora- via,of Catholicfamily. Came to Herrnhutin 1725. Partici- patedin theLord's Supper, Aug. 13, 1727. md. FredericRiedel. Followedhim to Georgiain 1736. md. Peter Rose, and lived withhim some time among the Creeks,teaching the Indianchil- dren. Rose, dying in Germantownin 1740, she removedto Beth'niin 1742,and md.J. M. Huber. She d. at BethlehemFeb. 1798,in the96th year of her age. Kremser,*Ann Mary, relictof George Kremser, (md. Jxo. G. Hantsch.) 3. Infants. Anders, Gottlieb. Kremser, Rosina. Bœhmer, Ann. Kunckler, Ann M. Blum, Daniel. Muecke, John. Fischer, Thomas. Nilsen, Ann. Goetje, Mary. Ohneberg, Sarah. Grabs, Nathan. Partsch, Elizabeth. Hessler, Joseph. Reichard, Rosina E. Hessler, Abraham. Schropp, Matthew. Hirte, Mary. Wahnbrt, Lewis. Jorde, John Adolph. Weiss, Matthias. Klotz, Elias. Weiss, Catherine. Krause, Ann C.

* In May of 1755 the widowsof the Moravian Economy, (there were eleven) occupied the log dwelling,at presentthe residenceof Rev. John С Brickenstein, on the Ephrata plot. This house was "The Widows House" of the Church until the completionof the presentone at Bethlehem,in October,1768. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 347

4. Pupils in theBoarding Schoolfor Girls,at Nazareth.* Antes, Mary M., (dr. of Henry and Frey, Elizabeth, (from Falckner's Christiana Antes, of Falckner's Swamp.) Swamp. Went to Germany.) Horsfield, Elizabeth, (from Long Beata,äs "Chicken," (dr. of Philip Island. Dr. of Timothyand Mary and Selikas, Mohegans of Sheco- Horsfield. Born June 15th,1738.) meco. Baptzd. Aug. 14, and died Klemm, Susan, (dr. of widow Susan Aug. 19, 1746, at Nazareth.) Klemm of New York.) Beck, Christiana, (dr. of Henry F. Klotz, Ann M., (fromTulpehocken.) and Barbara Beck. Born in Geor- Leibert, Mary, (dr. of widow Bar- gia, whence she accompanied her bara Leibert of Philadelphia.) parentsto Beth'm in 1745.) Lack, Elizabeth, (from German- Burnside, Rebecca, ("dr. of James town.) and MargaretBurnside ; was born Martha, (dr. of Thomas, alias Pech- inSavannah,Georgia,ye31 March, towapped,and Esther, Mohegans 1740, about 12 o'clock in ye day, of Shecomeco. Baptized at Naz- and baptized 2d of April follow- areth,June, 1746.) " ing, by Mr. Whitefield." d. at Mary Ann, alias, Little Dove," (dr. Nazareth,Aug. 12, 1746. A.R.) of Nathaniel and Zipporah, Mo- Christiana, alias, Quatschel, (a hegans of Shecomeco. Baptized Mohegan Indian.) at Nazareth, Jan'y, 1747. D. at Francké, Margaret, (dr. of Jacob Bethlehem,Jan'y, 1750.) and Margaret Francké of Phila- Montanye, Rebecca, (dr. of James delphia.) Montanyeof New York.)

* This school was opened May 28, 1745, on which day eighteen pupils, some- time inmatesof a school at Bethlehem,entered. In 1746 it was in charge of the Single Sisters,Kremser, Schaefer, Waters and Werner. In the Diary kept at Nazareth, there is found,under date of 27th July, 1746, the followingentry: "In the forenoonBro. Henry Antes,accompanied by Mr. Whitefield,Mr. Read and a man-servant,arrived fromBethlehem. Whitefield was verycordial, and on hearing Bro. Abraham Reinke named, called to mind having made his acquaintance in London. He was particularlystruck by the order and cleanliness observable in all parts of our establishment,and among otherthings, stated it to be his conviction,that to care for and train awakened souls, was the special call of the Brethren'sChurch. We set the best we had be- forehim at dinner,but he and his companions both partooksparingly. While viewing the school, he manifestedextreme delight to see the childrenspinning, with the distaffinstead of the wheel. The Indian girls, however, were the objects of his mostregardful interest. In fact,he was reluctantto part fromthem, * and also fromBecky Burnside,whom he had baptized in Georgia. My hopes/ he observed,'are partlyrealized, as Nazareth has become the seat of a school somewhatafter my plan. It causes me much joy to find this place peopled by childrenof God. Of this the Lord gave me an earnest/ At 4 o'clock the visitor» set out on theirreturn to Bethlehem,by way of Gnadenthal. Whitefieldtook an ' affectionatefarewell, remarking, as he turned to go : Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Come and see !' " 9 348 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

Mueller, Ann C, (fromthe Great Rose, Ann C, (sisterof the above. Swamp.) B. in Germantown,Jan. 1, 1740.) Noble, Polly, (dr. of Thomasand Schaus, Ann Margaret, (fr.Falck • " MaryNoble of New York* Born ner'sSwamp.) ¡ on a Monday,Dec. 21,1741, about Spangenberg,Mary, (dr. ofRuth, a 9 atnight. Baptzd. Dec. 25,1741." Mohegan of Shecomeco. Be- A. R.) queathedto BishopSpangenberg Price, Sally, (" dr. of Williamand byher mother. Baptzd.at Beth- AnnE. Price,of Phila. Born21 lehem,June, 1746. D. March, Sept.,1738. Baptzd.at Nazareth, 1748.) u byBro. Joseph Spangenberg, May Sarah, alias Little Worm,"(dr. of 1, 1746." A. R.) Nathaniel; a Moheganof Sheco- Price, Polly, (sisterof the above. meco. Baptzd.at NazarethAug. "Born 15 Feb., 1740. Baptized 1746,and died on the sameday, at Nazareth,by Bro. Joseph Span- aged8 years.) genberg,29 Feb., 1746/'-A. R.) Tanneberger, Ann. Pryzelius, Ann. Ysselstein, Sarah, Rose, Mary M., (dr. of Peter and Ysselstein, Rachel, drs. of widow CatherineRose. B. Sept., 16th, RachelYsselstein, of Bethlehem. 1737in SouthCarolina. Cameto Germantownwith her parentsin Nov., 1739.) 5. SingleSisters and Girls.* Antes, Ann, Superintendent(Dr. of Henryand Christiana Antesof Falckner'sSwamp. In 1809 she was residingat Beth- abara,N. C.) Anna, (dr. of Nathaniel,a Moheganof Shecomeco.) Becthel, Mary Susan, (dr. of JohnBechtel of Germantown. md.John Levering.) Berck, Ann Mary, (fromSwitzerland. Had beenservant in " thefamily of Kookenthe saddler, who was settledon Eichland Manor,in theGreat Swamp." rad.J. PeterLehnert.) Blum, Elizabeth, (md.Christian Werner.) Brashier, Elizabeth, (fromNew York. D. at Beth'm, April,1750.) Burnet, Nanny, (fromNew York.) Evans, Molly, Vice-Superintendent,(from Philadelphia»)

* On the1st of June,1745, the single women who had attachedthemselves to theBrethren and whohad beenadmitted to church fellowship at Bethlehem,were transferredto Nazareth. Here one of thelog houses,near the Whitefield House, was assignedto themfor a residence,and thej wereorganized, after the manner " of thattime, into a separate class"in theChurch. In Novemberof 1748 they removedto Bethlehem,and occupiedthe east end of the stone building on Church Street,to thisday called"The Sisters*House." MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 349

Frey, Christiana, Assistant,(dr. of Wm.Frey, of Falckner's Swamp.) Funck, Elizabeth, (md.George Kaske.) Geddis, Hannah, (fromNew York. D. at Beth'm,1751.) Gemehle, Mary, C. (fromFalckner's Swamp, md.J. Michael Schnall.) Hannah, (an Indianfrom Westenhook, Housatonic, Ct.) Hantsch,* Regina, (md.Michael Zahm.) Heap, Molly, (fromPhiladelphia, md. JosephShaw, mis- sionary,and with him was lost at sea,on thepassage to St. Thomas.) Kearney,* Catherine, (dr. of ThomasKearney, and Cathe- rine,m. n. Bourroux,his wife. B. in New York, Feb., 1716. Unitedwith the Moravians in 1745,and came to Bethlehem, md. JohnBrownfield of Bethlehemin 1747. D. at thatplace in April of 1798.) Kremper,A. Catherine, (lastfrom Georgia, b. in Manheim, Baden. Immigratedto Georgia in 1734. Cameto Beth'min 1745. md.Samuel Mau. d. at Beth'in Feb., 1798.) Kremser,Ann Mary. Loesch, Philippina, (dr. of GeorgeLoesch of Tulpehocken. In 1747 md.Jno. Nicholas Weinland.) Magdalene, (a Mohegan,dr. ofZaccheus.) Mary, (a Mohegan,sister of Joshua.) Mariner, Martha, (fromNew York. md.Abraham Bühn- inger(Bininger) in Oct. of 1746. d. in Salem,Washington co., N. Y., 1812.) Moore, Betty, (fromPhiladelphia. Withdrew.) Petersen, Gertrude, (from Long Island, md. George Schneider.) Parsons, Ann Molly, (dr.of WillamParsons of Philadelphia, SurveyorGeneral to theProprietaries, md. Rogers.) Rieth, Ann Catherine, (dr.of Michael Rieth of Tulpehocken, md.Anton Schmidt.) " * Ye Count'sparty," writes Richard Peters to ThomasPerm, Jan'y 15, 1743, "gainsground, having made considerable converts, among whom I rankMiss Kitty Kearneyand Miss MollyEvans." In Sept. of 1745,her brothersThomas and John,at theinstance of her parents, who were averse to theirdaughter's atay with the Moravians,forcibly abducted her fromNazareth, while an inmateof the SingleSisters' house. 350 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

Kieth, Ann Margaret, (sisterof the above.) Kieth, Magdalene, (do. md.Jacob Haeffner.) Koeser, Catherine В., (last fromChester county. Immi- gratedin 1732,from Alsace.) Eubel, Barbara, (lastfrom Muddy Creek, md.Segner.) Schaefer, Mary Margt., (dr. of MichaelSchaefer of Tulpe- hocken. md.J. С Heyne.) ScHUCHART,Ann Mary, (lastfrom Heidelberg.) Waters, Molly, Mderess,(from Long Island, md.Samuel Isles. D. on Antigua,Oct. 1760.) Werner, Catherine, (fromGerman town. md. Bruckerin 1746.) Zerb, Elizabeth, (lastfrom Heidelberg.) GNADENTHAL. Earlyin 1745,a farmwas locatedand laid outon theNazareth tract,about a milewest by northfrom "The WhitefieldHouse." It embraceda portionof thefertile lowland that sweeps from the ridgeon whichthe modernborough of Nazarethstands, and was called "Gnadenthal,"i. e., '.'The Valley of Grace." The first house on this improvementwas blockedup in Januaryof the aforementionedyear, and beforeits close a two-storylog dwelling, containinga hall forworship, was in readinessfor the Brethren and Sisterswho were to occupyit and till the farm. Six couples fromBethlehem took possessionof thepremises on the2d of De- " cember,and wereorganized into an Economy,"at the head of whichstood George Zeisberger. Christopher Demuth was at the " sametime appointed lector"or chaplain.* MEMBERS OF THE ECONOMY AT GNADENTHAL, JANUARY, 1747. Antes,f Henry, (lastfrom Frederic township, wheelwright, and Christiana m. n. De Weesm,his wife.) * Gnadenthal was sold to the Commissionersof NorthamptonCo. in 1837, and thereuponmade the seat of the CountyAlms House. Not a vestigeof the quaint old buildingswhich composedthis unique settlementremains to tell aught of the tale of its formerdays. f The name of Henry Antesis one of frequentoccurrence in the meagrerecords come down to us, touching the state of religion among the early Pennsylvania Germans. As faras we have been able to ascertain,he immigratedwith his father from Fraentzheim in Rhenish Bavaria, prior to 1725, and settled in the region of countrylying back of Pottstown,including the present townshipsof Hanover MOKAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 351

Hancke, Matthias,* and Catherine, m. n. Opp (fr.Oley), bis wife. *Hirte, J. Tobias, and Mary, his wife. *Jorde,John, and Mary Ann, do. and Frederic(eince 1784 in MontgomeryCo.) thencalled Fai ckпег' 8 Swamp. Here be farmedand followedhis trade,which was thatof a wheelwright.In Feb.,1726, he wasmarried to CatherineDe Weesmat WhiteMarsh, by theRev. J. Philip Boehm,an ordainedclergyman of the GermanReformed Church, of whichthe Anteses were members. Excepting this item, we knownothing of the manprior to 1736,in thespring of whichyear he becameacquainted with Span- genberg,who was sojourning among the Schwenk felders of Towamensingtown- shipin Skippack. Mr. Antes'subsequent intimate relations towards the Mora- viansdate from this acquaintance. Deeply concerned about the religious destitu- tionof his fellow-countrymen in the Province, we need not be surprisedat learning thatas he wasa manof earnestpiety, his Christiansympathy and activitywere enlistedin theirbehalf. Althoughbut a layman,he accordinglyundertook to instructthem in theway of life,calling them together in theirhouses for singing, forprayer, for reading the Scripturesand forexhortation. Thus we findhim employedin the populousdistrict of Oley,Berks Co., as earlyas 1736. When, in thatyear, John Adam Gruber, of Germantown, sent out a call to his awakened countrymenin the easterncounties of Pennsylvania,to meetin conventionfor thepurpose of ratifyinga religious union or allianceon thebasis of evangelical truths,Antes seconded the movement by issuing, in Decemberof 1741,a circular " whichled to theformation of whatwas called The Synodof Pennsylvania,"in whichmost of the denominations and sectsin theProvince were duly represented. Nextto CountZinzendorf, Henry Antes was the mostprominent member of this body. It metseven times in 1742,and subsequently.Through these meetings Anteswas brought into closer relations with the Brethren,and whentheir differ- ent elementsone byone withdrew,leaving them exclusively under Moravian control,Antes felt moved to attendthem as heretofore,and to attachhimself to the people,with whose religious spirit his ownwas in sympathy.In Juneof 1745,accordingly, he becamea residentof Bethlehem, and forfive years rendered eminentservices at thatplace and at the adjoiningsettlements, - in superintend- ingthe temporal concerns of theMoravian Economy, the labors of itsfarms, and theerection of its mills. The gristmill at Bethlehem,that at Friedensthal,and thegrist and sawmills at Gnadenhüttenwere the works of H. Antes. In October of1749 he wasmade a conseniorcivilů - an officertowhom pertained the legal care of the community'sestates and property.In the capacityof a Justiceof the Peace in thecounty of Bucks,Mr. Antesfurthermore, did the Moraviansmany timelyservices. In Sept.of 1750 he retiredto his homein Frederictownship, and althoughhe had beenmoved to this step in consequenceof a disagreement,with the Brethrenrespecting their ritual, he approvedhimself their friend and counsellor to theend of his life. In Augustof 1752 he accompaniedBishop Spangenberg to WesternNorth Carolina, the letter's errand being the selection of a tractof land fora projectedsettlement in thatColony on thepart of the Moravians. Thiswae Mr.Antes' last act in theinterest of the Church to which he wasstrongly attached. 352 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

Miller, Abraham,husbandman, last fromthe Great Swamp, and Magdalene, his wife. (Bothwithdrew.) Oesterlein, Daniel, fr.Ulm, locksmith,and Elizabeth m. n. Werner, his wife. (Oesterleinimmigrated in 1759and settled in Frederictownship. United with the Moraviansand becamea residentof Bethlehem in 1713. He was the firstunmarried man whowas admittedto fellowshipwith them in Pennsylvania.The last 20 yearsof his lifewere spent at Nazareth. D. at Old Naza- reth,June, 1786.) Paus, Christopher, a nativeof Hungary,shoemaker, and Magdalene, m. n. Frey, his wife. (He immigratedwith a colonyof Schwenkfeldersin Sept. 1734, and settledin Falckner's Swamp,Phila. Co. Withdrew.) Schaefer, John Nicholas, fr.Scoharie, N. Y., husbandman, and Jeanette, late Hainer m. n. Ysselstein, his wife. (He d. at Nazareth,April, 1807.) *Schober,Andrew, fr. Neuhofmansdorf, Moravia, mason, and Hedwig Regina m.n. Schubert,his wife. (Bothd. at Beth'm-

He died on his farm on the morningof July 20, 1755, and next day his remains were buried in the familygraveyard, close by his fatherFrederic, who had pre- ceded him to the eternal world on the 28th of November,1746. Bishop Span- genbergdelivered a consolatoryaddress on the occasion, Abraham Reincke read the Moravian burial-service,and ten pall bearers from Bethlehem conveyed the remainsof "the pious layman of Frederic township"to their final resting place. In June of 1854 this deserted^place of sepulturewas still discernable on the old Antes farm,then owned by a Mr. Reif; but saving fragmentsof soap-stone,in- scribedoccasionally with a fewletters, there was nothing to remind the visitor that the groundon which he stood was hallowed by the ashes of the dead. Mr. Antes was the fatherof eleven children,six sons and fivedaughters. Ann Catherine was b. Nov. 1726, and in 1809 was residing Bethabara, N. C.- Ann Margaretwas b. Oct. 1728- went to England and married La Trobe. She was the mother of the late B. H. La Trobe, Esq., С E., of Baltimore. D. in London, in 1794.- Philip Frederic was b. July, 1730, and d. in Lancaster, Sept. 1801. His daughterCatherine was the wifeof Gov. Simon Snyder.- William was b. Nov. 1731, and in 1809 was residing in the Genesee country.- Elizabeth was b. Feb'y, 1734, and md. Philip Dotter of Oley.- John Henry was b. Oct. 1736, was sometime Sheriffof NorthumberlandCo., and in 1804 resided at Nippenose, Lycoming Co.- Jacob was b. Sept. 1738, and d. in infancy.-John was b. March, 1740. He enteredthe serviceof the Moravian Church,became a missionary,and d. at Bedford,England, in 1810.--Mary Magdalene was b. Oct. 1742, wentto Ger- many,md. Ebbing, and d. at Herrnhut,April, 1811.- Joseph was b. Jan'y, 1745. D. at Bethlehem,Aug. 1746.- Benigna, b.'Sept. 1748, d. at Bethlehem,Dec, 1760. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 353 theformer in July,1792, the latter in Jan'y,1800. Descendants ofthe name living.) *Zeisberger, George, fr. Zauchtenthal,Moravia, and Ann m. n. Boehm,fr. Kuhnewalde, his wife. He diedat Gnadenthal, Nov. 1781.) Mau, Samuel, fr.Wurtemberg, herdsman, but last fr.Oley md. Cath. Kremper. D. at Beth'mJuly, 1783. Blum, Catherine, fromOley.

BETHLEHEM. In the earlywinter of 1741, Bishop David Nitschmann,who had comeinto the Province in Decemberof 1740 forthe purpose of securinga home for the Moravians,late inhabitantsof the Colonyof Georgia,began negotiationswith one NathanielIrish in Saucon,for a choicetract of 500 acresof land lyingat theconflu- enceof the Menakasy Creek and theWest Branch of Delaware, or Lechaweki.It laywithin the limits of what was then Bucks County. Now,although the land was not confirmedto him,or ratherto HenryAntes, for Nitschmann and his Brethren,until in April following,the Moraviansentered into possessionearly in March, and beforethe expiration of the montherected a comfortablelog dwelling. Thiswas the beginning of the first Moravian settlement in Pennsylvania.Its founder,therefore, and thefounder of Beth- lehem,(for so Count Zinzendorf,while celebratingthe vigilsof Christmaseve following,in theabove mentioned log dwelling,was pleasedto call thenameless place), was Bishop David Nitschmann.* Year afteryear the settlementgrew - slowly,however, as to its - houses,although the population received accessions from abroad and at the dateof this register,a lineof tradesmen'sshops and threemills on the leftbank of thecreek, and a partonly of the " old row"that stands to this day on Churchstreet, constituted all therewas of Bethlehem,one hundredand twenty-fiveyears ago. In the old rowdwelt the men, women and childrenof the

* David Nitschmann Was born in Zauchtenthal, Moravia, in 1796, emi- grated to Herrnhut in 1724, was ordained a Bishop in 1735, spent much of hie time in travel,but was a permanentresident of Bethlehem subsequentto 1761, and died at that place in Oct. 1772, in the 77th year of his age. See МетЪ of the M. C, Vol. L, p. 164, for a biographical sketchof this, the firstBishop of the Renewed Church of the United Brethren. 354 TRANSACTIONSOF THE place,duly domiciled according to age or sex,by classes,-and in it,too, were schools, and thehouse of God. The Moravianswho first came to thiscountry saw well to live in an Economy,moved to do so by theirindigence as well as by the ties of brotherhood.It was undoubtedlya wiselychosen polity,enabling them to husbandtheir resources and toconcentrate theirenergies in theprosecution of the great work which they had takenin hand. • Bethlehemwas fortwenty years the central point ofthis Economy, which embraced within its jurisdiction the settle- mentson the Nazarethtract, a householdin Philadelphia,an- otherin New York,a thirdon Long Island,the Indian mission, themissions on St. Thomasand in Surinam,and boardingschools in therural districts. At Bethlehemresided the head men of the Church;and fromit, as out of a hive,went forth through the Provinceand the adjacentColonies of the BritishCrown during thebusy period of whichwe write,the workersfor Christ whose namesare recordedon thepages of this oldenregister. Whither theywent, and by whatway they journeyed, may be brieflytold. Thereis extanta mapof the field of theiractivity, entitled "Reise Chartedurch Pennsylvanien undandere angränzende Provinzen, mit Anmekungaller eigentümlichenLändereyen, Wohnplätzen, Kirchen u. Schulhäusernder VereinigtenBrüder, - auch einigerdamit con- nectirendeeinzelen Familien, wie auch verschiedenenHerbergen und Wegzeichen"This mappoints out their routes of travel, showing us howthey journeyed northward by wayof Nazareth,to Menio- lagameka,Dansbury, Nicholas Scoonhoven's and Walpack, - thence 100 milesto Shecomecoand Pachgatgoch;- to thenorth-west, by wayof the "Milk-crock" and "The Ladle" toGnadenhutten on the Mahoning- westwardto Alletoaengel- to the south-eastby way ofMacungy, past Lange Kaspar's,Ziegler's and Weiser'sto Oley, thenceto Reading,thence past Riehm's through Muddy Creek to Warwick,to Lancaster, over Wrighťs Ferry to Grist Creek, thence to York, and afterpassing Miller Hans's and Kitzmiller's,over theboundary into Maryland, - theirobjective points in thatPro- u vincewere the German settlements on theMenakasy, west of The " ThreePines" and Grossvater's,"Major Ogle's plantation, Fred- erickstownand GeorgeGump's near the Potomac. Or,setting out fromBethlehem, they journeyed, perhaps, to thesouth-west by way of Macungy,past Daniel Levant throughMaxetawny to Heidel-* MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 355 berg,and thenceto Tulpehocken.Here theroad forked,and the travelergoing southward passed GeorgeLoesch's on his wayto Quittopehilleand Donegal; butgoing northward to Shamokin,he " journeyedby wayof Ludwig Born's in Bethel,through The Hole" and "Anthony'sWilderness," past "Erdmuth'sSpring," "Lewis's Kest,""Anna's Vale," "The Double Eagle," "Jacob's " Heights," Fürstenberg"and "Kœnigsberg,"to thejunction of theEast and West Branchesof the Susquehanna. At twentyof thepoints here enumerated the Moravians owned land and heldor occupiedchurches and schoolhouses in theinterval between 1742 and 1748.

THE MEMBERS OF THE ECONOMY AT BETHLEHEM.

("Das Haus Bethlehem."A. R.) February,1748. 1. Married Brethrenand Sistersresiding in Bethlehemat thisdate. Antes, Henry, and Christiana, his wife. Arden, James,last fr. New York, carpenterand joiner,and Ursula, his wife. He returnedto New.York and d. in 1765.) Bechtel,* John,turner, and Mary Apollonja, m. n. Mar- rett, his wife. Blum, Francis, husbandman,and Catherine, his wife. Boehner,* John,fr. Krumberg, Bohemia, carpenter, and Ve- rona, his wife. (Boehnerwas a memberof thesecond colony of Moravianswhich came to Georgiain 1736. md.Johanna Hum- mel in July,1742. She d. at sea in August,during the passage to St. Thomas,whither the two were going as missionaries.) Brownfield,! John,last fr.Georgia, book-keeper, and Cath- erine, his wife.

* BornOct. 1690, at Weinheim,Baden. Immigratedwith his wifeand three childrenin 1726,and settledin Germantown.Here forupwards of fifteenyears he ministeredto his GermanReformed brethren in spiritualthings, with the sanctionof the Consistoryof Heidelberg. ThroughSpangenberg he was made acquaintedwith the Brethren,became warmly attached to Zinzendorfin 1742, and lendinghim his influenceand aid, was deposed,in consequence,from the ministryof his Church. Thereuponhe unitedwith the Moravians,and removed to Bethlehemin Sept.1746. He wasordained a Deaconin 1742. D. at Beth'm April,1777. His wifed. therein 1753. t Bornin Greenwich,England, June, 1714. In his youthentered Gen. Ogle- thorpe'ehousehold, and in timewas appointedhis secretary.Accompanied him to Georgiain Feb. 1737,and therebecame acquainted with the Brethren of whom he had heardfrom Spangenberg in London. His attachmentto theirprinciples 10 356 TRANb ACTIONS OF THE

*Cammerhoff,J. C. Frederic, and Ann,m, n.4vox Pahlen, his wife. (She reťd to Europeafter the death of her husbandin 1751.) *Demuth,Christopher, fr. Kathelsdorf,Moravia, paper-box maker,and Ann Mary, his wife. (Labored in theGospel in the ruralchurches. D. at Nazareth,March, 1754.) *Digeon, David, fr.Switzerland, shoemaker, and Mary, late Bardsley, m. n. Andrews,fr. Leicestershire, England, his wife. (He d. at Betlťm,April, 1777.) Friedrich, George, last fr. the Great Swamp,weaver, and Margaret, his wife. *Grabs,John G., and Ann Mary, his wife. *Handrup, Vitus, and Mary his wife,(immigrated in Dec, 1746. Eeťd to Europe.) *Hessler, Abraham, and Ann Mary, his wife. (He was cookfor the economy at Beth'm,at thisdate.) *Hoepfner, Christopher, fr. Halle, and Ann Mary, his wife. (He was ord. a Deacon in 1756, and d. on Santa Cruz, Dec. 1760.) *Horne, Andrew, anil Dorothea, his wife(immigrated in Oct. 1744. He was ord.a Deaconin 1755.) Jungmanň,John George, miller,last fromOley, and Ann Margaret, late Buttner, m. n. Bechtel, of Germantown,his wife. (Jungmanwas b. in Hochenheim,Baden, and immigratedin 1731. He wasmade acquainted with the Brethren through Andrew Eschenbach'sministry. Came to Beth'min 1745. Missionaryto the Indians subsequentto 1763, in WesternPennsylvania and Ohio. D. at Beth'm,at an advancedage, July, 1808. Leinbach, John,last fr.Oley, husbandman, was b. in Hoch- stadt,Bavaria, and Catherine, m. n. Eiehm, his wife. (Immi- gratedin 1718. Descendantsof thename living.) Lehnert, John Peter,' lastfr. Philadelphia, was b. in Frey- rachdorf,Alt Wiëd, and Ann Mary, m. n. Berck, his wife. (He d. at Nazareth,in 1756and was thefirst buried in thepresent Moraviangraveyard at that place. Descendantsof the name living.) inducedhim to followthem to Pennsylvania.He came to Bethlehem,April, 1745,was employed as book-keperin the Economy, md.Catherine Kearney in 1747. Was ord.a Deaconin 1749,and d. at Beth'min April,1752. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 357

Levering, John, b. in Phila., Dec. 1723, and Susan, m. n. Bechtel, his wife. (Descendantsof the name living.) *Leighton, John, from Dundee, baker, and Sarah, m. n. Clifford, his wife. (Leighton labored in the Moravian schools and also itineratedin the Gospel. D. at Beth'm,Aug. 1756. Mack,* J. Martin, 1>. in Leitungen,Wurtemberg, and Jea- nette, m. n. Ra и, fr. Rhinebeck,his wife. (Missionariesto the Indians.)* Mau, Samuel, and Ann Catherin?:, his wife. Meurer,* John Philip, and Christiana, his wife. Miller, Daniel, last fr. Philadelphia,potter, and Mary, his wife. *Nieke, George, and Johanna' E., his wife. (He was ord. a Deacon in 1744, and labored in the Gospel in the rural districts, - was settledin Menakasy,Md., in 1747.) Okely,* John, and Elizabeth, his wife. *Ohneberg, George, and Susan, do. *Otto, John Frederic, fr.Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen, physi- cian and surgeon,and Ann Mary, m. n. Weber, his wife. (Otto studiedmedicine at Jena and Halle. He was the firstphysician at Beth'm. In 1750 md. Judith Buuce, née Benezet, relictof David Bruce. In 1760 he settledat Litiz, Lancaster Co.- and in 1763 at Nazareth,where he d. Dec. 1779. Petersen, Peter, fr.Long Island, mariner,and Sarah, m. n. Robins, dr. of widow Rebecca Robins of Phila'a, his wife. *Powell, Samuel, and Martha, his wife. *Rice, Owen, and Elizabeth, do. Roberts, Christian, alias, Anthony, a negro,b. in Jamaica, but last fr. Paulin's Kill, West Jersey,and Betty, a Long Island Indian, his wife. Roebuck,* Jarvis, and Susan, relictof Frede. Klemm,his wife. Ronner,* John Reinhard, and Elizabeth, do. Roseen,* Sven, and Ann Margaret, m. n. Rieth, his wife. (He was ord. a Deacon in 1748. See TheologicalSeminary at Lindheim,in this Register.) *Schaaf, alias Воск, Thomas, weaver,and Ann С m. n. Lot2, his wife. (She d. at Beth'm,Oct. 1748.)

* See Mem's,M. C.,Vol. l,p. 100, fora biographicalsketch of J. Martin Mack. 358 TRANSACTIONS OF ТНК

Schnall,* Michael, fromSpeyer, Rhenish Bavaria, stocking- weaver,and M. Catherine, m. n. Gemehle, (dr. of David Gemehle,of Frederictownship, his wife. He d. at Beth'm, April1763.) Schneider,* George, and Gertrude, his wife. Segner, John H., missionaryfr. St. Thomas,and Christina, m. n. Frey, ofFrederic township, his wife. *Senseman,Joachim, and Ann Catherine, his wife. Shebosch (RunningWater), alias John Joseph Bull, lastfr. Oley,and Christiana, a Mohegan,his wife. (Bothdied in the serviceof theIndian missionin theWestern country - theformer in 1787,and thelatter in 1788.) *Spangenberg,Augustus G., alias Joseph,and Eve Mary, late Immig,m. n. Ziegelbauer, his wife. AugustusGottlieb Spangenberg,who for almost twenty years, was at thehead of the Americanbranch of the Moravian Church, was born, July 15, 1704 in Klettenberg,Hohenstein, Saxony, and was the son of the Lutheranclergyman ofthat place. He studiedTheology at Jena, and in 1732 was appointeda Professorat Halle. Thencehe went to Herrnhut,in 1733,and becameZinzendorf's trusty assistant in thereligious movement, to whichhe devotedhis life. Spangen- bergwas fourtimes in America:from 1735 to 1739 in Georgia andPennsylvania - from 1744 to 1749in Bethlehemand Philadel- phia- fr.1751 to 1752 in Penn'a and NorthCarolina - and for thelast time from 1754 to 1762. He returnedto Europein July of the last namedyear, and until his deathheld a seat in the Unity'sElders' Board. He d. at Berthelsdorf,Sept. 18, 1792) *Tanneberger, Sr. David, fr.Zauchtenthal, Moravia, shoe- maker,and Eosina, late Demuth, m. n. Leupold, fr.Wiese- Stsedel,Bohemia, his wife. (Tannebergerand his firstwife, Judith Till, partookof the Lord's Supper,celebrated at Ber- helsdorf,Aug 13, 1727. He was a widower,when in 1735 he wentto Georgia. That Provincehe leftfor Penna, in June, 1737,and settledin Germantown.In 1745 he came to Beth'm, and thereuponmarried Eosina Demuth,the widowof Gotthard Demuth,who died in 1744 at Germantown.Tanneberger d. at Beth'm,July, 1760; his wifeat thesame place, Feb. 1774.) *Weiss,Matthias, and Margaret C, his wife. Witke,* Matthew, and Ann Elizabeth, his wife. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 359

*Yarrell, Thomas and Ann, his wife. Zahm, alias Toll, Michael, b. in Sunzheim, Rhenish Bavaria, but last fr. Phila., and Regina, m. n. Hantsch, his wife. (Zahm was employedin the Moravian Schools, also in the ministryin the ruralchurches, ord. and Deacon in 1758. In 1780 he was appointed Treasurer of the Fund for the supportof the ministersof the church. D. at Beth'm,Dec , 1787. Descendants of the name living.) Brandmiller,* Ann M. Frcehlich, Esther, m. n. Robins, fr.Maryland, (w. of Chris- tian Froehlich.) Hantsch, Regina, (wifeof J. G. Hantsch, Jr.) Payne,* Elizabeth, m. n. Davis, from Beaumaris,Island of Anglesea,North Wales, wifeof JasperPayne. She d. in Phila., in Aug., 1757. Powell,* Martha, (w. of Joseph Powell.) Pyrlaeus, Susan, m. n. Benezet, (w. of John C. Pyblaeus b. 1717 in Wandsworth,Brixton, Surrey, England. D. at Herrn- hut, October,1779.) Reutz, Magdalene,* (w. of Matthew Retttz) Utley,* Sarah, m. n. Morgan, (w. of Richard Utley.) Vetter, Christiana, (w. of Jacob Vetter,) Wade*, Johanna, m. n. Hopson, fr.Wilts, England, (wifeof John Wade. D. at Beth'm,Aug., 1748.)

2. Married Brethrenand Sisters,absent from Bethlehem at thisdate in the serviceof theChurch.

Beck, Henry Ferdinand, fr.Würtemburg, baker, and Bar- bara, his wife; at Muddy Creek. (Beck immigratedto Georgia, in 1738, and was fora timea memberof "Whitefield'sEconomy." He came to Beth'm with his familyin April, 1745, was ord. a Deacon in 1754, and labored in the Gospel in the rural churches. D. at Beth'm,Jan'y, 1783. Descendantsof the name living.) Bceckel, Frederic, last fr. Heidelberg township,Berks Co., but b. i^n Durkheim, Rhenish Bavaria, husbandman,and Ann Elizabeth, m. n. Rohrbach, his wife. At the Moravian school, in Frederictownship. (Mr. Bœckelimmigrated from the Palatinate in 1736. Afterthe dissolutionof the Economy he was farmerof 360 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

"the BethlehemFarm," until his death in Oct., 1780. De- scendantsof thename living.) *Bischoff,David, and Ann, his wife. At Gnadenthal. Brandmiller,* John. Itineratingamong the Walloonsof New Paltz and Esopus. "'Brocksch,Andrew, fr. Upper Silesia, and Ann Elizabeth, m. n. Helwig, his wife. In Oley. (Brockschand his wife wereemployed in variouscapacities in the interestsof theMora- vian Economyespecially in the rural districts.He was night- watchmanat Beth'mfor 16 years,and d. at thatplace, July 1779.) Bruce,* David, fr. Edinburgh,Scotland, carpenter,and Judith,m. n. Benezet, his wife. At Gnadenhüttenon theMa- honing. (Bruce came to Penn'a, with Zinzendorf,in Dec, of 1741,served in variouscapacities in theIndian mission, and d. at Wechquadnach,on theconfines of New York and Ct.,July, 1749. *Brucker, John,and Catherine, his wife. At Nazareth. Buhninger, Abraham, lastfrom Purysburg, South Carolina, but b. in Bulách, Canton Zurich,Switzerland, and Martha, in. n. Mariner, fromNew York, his wife. On theCodorus, ten miles S. W. fromYork, Pa. (Buhningercame to Beth'm,in 1745,served in themission both in this countryand in theWest Indies,and d. at an advancedage in Salem,Washington Co., N. Y., in March,1811. Descendantsof the name (Biningers)living.) Burnside,*James, last fr.Georgia, and Mary, late Wend- over, fr.New York,his wife. In Dansburyin theMinisinks.

* James Bnrnside was born in the countyof Meath, Leinster,Ireland, in June, 1708. His parentswere membersof the Church of England, and gave theirson a liberal education. In 1743 he immigratedto Georgia,and was fora time shop- keeper and accountantfor the Trusteesof the Colony in Savannah. Having be- come reduced in circumstancesin consequenceof repeated losses by fire,he en- " gaged with Whitefield for the managementof the Orphan Home Bethesda." Here he became acquainted with the missionaryJohn Hagen, who was White- field'sgardener at the time,and on his returnto Savannah, frequentedthe Breth- ren's meetingsat the house of John Brownfield. On the death*of his wifein 1743, he sailed with his daughter Ее becca for Philadelphia, and visted Bethlehem. The prospectof an appointmentto a civil officein Charleston led him to set out thitherin the autumnof 1744. But in May of 1745 he returned,in August md. Mary Wendover of New York, and in the followingyear was admittedto Church membershipat Beth'm . Burneide fora time labored in the Brethren'sreligious movement,especially in the domestic missionin English districts. In 1749 he boughta tractof 350 acres of land lyingon the Menakasy, near Bethlehem,and MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 361

Endter,* George, and Rosina, hiswife. In Berbice,Guiana. *Francke, John C, and Regina, his wife. At Nazareth. (This coupleimmigrated in Sept.of 1742. Employedin theMo- ravianschools. He was ord.a Deaconin 1749.) Frœhlich,* Christian, b. in Felsberg,Hesse Cassei,sugar- baker. Itineratingin New England. (Frœhlichimmigrated in Dec. 1740. Was sometime a missionaryto theIndians and in St. Thomas. D. at Bethlehem,April, 1776.) *Gambold, Ernest, alias Hector, and Eleanor, his wife. ^Greening, James,apothecary, and Elizabeth, his wife. At the Moravianschool in Germantown.(They reťd to Europe, servedthe Church in White'sAlley, London, in 1754,and thence in 1757 removedto Bristol.) Hantsch,* Sr., J. George, fr.OttendorÇ Saxony, taihr. Itin- eratingin Marylandand WesternVirginia. (He was ord.a Dea- conin 1750,and d. at Beth'mJan'y, 1754. *Hantsch, Jr.,J. George, fr. Ottendorf,Saxony, and Ann Mary, late widowKremser, his wife. At theschool in Frederic township. *Hertzer, J. Henry, fr. Wurtemberg,and Barbara, his wife. In Warwicktownship, Lancaster Co. (He laboredin the Gospeland in Moravianschools in therural districts, d. at Quit- topehille,Lebanon Co., in May, 1748,and was buriedon Peter Kucher'sfarm.) Heyne,* John C, and Mary M., his wife. In Macungy. Huber,* John M. Sailed forSt. Thomasin Oct. of 1747,but notyet heard from. *Hussey, Robert, and Martha, his wife. At the schoolin Oley. Kaske,* George, and Elizabeth, his wife. In Berbice, Guiana. *Kremser,Andrew, and Rosina, his wife. At theschool in Frederictownship. Meyer,* Adolph, and Justina, m. n. Kraft, his wife. At theschool in Frederictownship. farmeduntil his death,in August,1755. James Вurn side was the firstmember sentto theProvincial Assembly by NorthamptonCounty, he havingbeen elected at Easton,on the1st of October, 1752. 362 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

*Meinung,Abraham M., and Judith, (widowof Melchior Kunz) his wife. On theIsland of St. Thomas. (The Meinungs came to the Provincewith Count Zinzendorf in Dec. 1741. He was ord.a Deacon in 1745,and in August 1746 sailed for St. Thomas. There he d. Oct. 1749. Descendantsof the name living.) *Michler, J. Wolfgang, fr. Wurtemberg,weaver, and Ro- sina, m. n. Schneider, fr.Moravia. At theschool in German- town. (He was ord.a Deaconin 1762,and laboredin theGospel in the rural churches. In 1757 he md.Barbara Krause for hissecond wife. Descendantsof the name living.) *MiCHLEfi,John, and Barbara, hiswife. In Frederictown- ship. *Muecke, John M., and Eve Catherine, hiswife. In Fred- erictownship. *Mœller, John H., and Kosina, hiswife. In Frederictown- ship. (He was millerat H. Antes'mill, which had beenrented by theMoravian school.) *Muenster, John,and Kosina, his wife. In Macungy. Neisser,* George, and Theodora, m. n. Medler, fr.Phila. his wife. In New York. Nixdorf, John G., fr. Silesia,and Susan, m. n. Korn, his wife. At Lancaster. (He wasord. a Deaconin 1758,and labored in theGospel and in schools,principally in therural districts. D. at Beth'mSept. 1775. His wifed. at thesame place,Nov. ^1800, in the84th year of her age.) Nyberg,Lawrence Thorstansen,fr. Sweden. In Lancaster. (Nybergwas some time a Lutheranclergyman, but laboredin the Brethren'smovement. He returnedto Englandin 1750.) *Neubert, Daniel, fr.Kœnigswalde, Saxony, miller, and Ko- sina, m. n. Hauer, fr. Kunewalde. In Heidelbergtownship. (Theyimmigrated in Sept.1742. Neubertwas ordained a Deacon in 1754,and laboredin theGospel in therural churches. He d, at Beth'm,Jan'y, 1785.) Oerter,* Christian Fredc, fr. Schleitz,Principality Keuss Schleitz,and Ann, m. n. Boelen, fr. New York, his wife. At thèschool in Frederictownship. (He was ord.a Deaconin 1755, andin 1756 appointedbook-keeper for the Economy. D. at Beth'm April,1793. Descendantsof the name living.) MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 363

Oesterlein, Daniel, and Elizabeth, bis wife. AtGnaden- huttenon theMahoning. Paus, Christopher,and Magdalene, his wife. At Gnaden- hutten. Payne,*.Jasper, fr.Twickenham, County of Middlesex, Eng- land,wine-cooper. Itinerating in NewEngland. (Paynewas.prd. a Deaconin 1753,and laboredin theGospel in therural churches. In 1763 he md.Philippina Way, ofNew London, for his second wife. D. at Litiz,Pa. Powell, Joseph. At Sbamokin. Pyrlaeus,* John C, fr.Pausa, Saxony,ThcoL st. At Gna- denhutten.(Pyrlaeus immigrated in Oct. 1740. Ord.a Presbyter in 1742,and laboredin the Gospel in Phila. Sometimea mis- sionaryto theIndians, and an Indian scholar. Ret'd to Europe in 1751. D. at Herrnhut,May, 1785.) Rauch,* Christian Henry, fr.Bernburg, Anhalt-Bernburg, and Ann Elizabeth, m. n. Robins, of Phila., his wife. At Gnadenhutten.(Rauch immigrated in Julyof 1740,having been sentto preachto the Indians,and commencedhis laborsamong the Mohegansof DuchessCo. New York". Ord. a Presbyterin 1742. Laboredin theGospel also in the ruralchurches. Went to Jamaicain 1756,and d. on thatisland, November, 1763.) *Reincke, Abraham,and Sarah, his wife. In Philadelphia, (He was ord.a PresbyterFeb. 1745.) Reutz,* Matthew. On the Rio de Berbice. (Ord. a Pres- byterin 1748. Laboredin theGospel among the Swedesin the Jerseys.) *Schatjb,John F., cooper,and Divert Mary, his wife. At the school in Germantown.(He died at Bethania,Stokes Co., N. C, in 1801.) Schaus, John Adam,miller, last fromMacungy, but born in thePalatinate, and Barbara, his wife. At Gnadenthal. *Schober,Andrew and Hedwig R., his wife. At theBethle- hemInn, in Saucontownship. Shaw,* Joseph,and Mary, his wife. Sailed forSt. Thomas in Oct. 1747,but not yet heard from. Schmidt,Anthony, fr. Presburg, Hungary, tinman, and Ann

* See МетЧз M. С. Vol. 1, p. 138, fora biographical sketchof J. C. Pydaeua. 11 364 TRANSACTIONS OF Til К

С,- m. п. IIietii, of Tulpehocken, his wife. At Shamokin. (Schmidt came to Beth'm in 1746. For his second wife he md. Beata Ysselstein. D. at Beth'm March, 1793. Schnell,* Leonard, and Elizabeth, m. n. Brown, of Tul- pehocken,his wife. In Warwick township. Turner,* John, and Elizabeth, his wife. At the school in Frederictownship. Utley,* Kichard, fr.Yorkshire, England, clothier. Itinerat- ing in the Gospel on Long and Staten Islands. (Ord. a Deacon in 1747; in 1767 was English ministerof Dobbs's Parish, Rowan Co., North Carolina, and subsequentlyWarden at Salem. I), therewhile a memberof the DirectingBoard, in 1775.) Vetter, Jacob, last fromOley, carpenter. In Philadelphia. (Some timeemployed in the Moravian schools.) Verdriess, Hartmann, last fromWarwick township,miller, and Catherine, m. n. Bender, his wife. At the BethlehemInn in Saucon township. Wade,* John. Itineratingin the Gospel among the Friends in the Great Swamp, North Wales, Nesharninny,Darby, Chester, Wilmington,Penn's Neck, Pile's Grove, Kaccoon, Maurice River, Burlingtonand Trenton. (Wade, and Johanna,his wife,immi- gratedin Dec. 1746. He was ord. a Deacon in 1749.) *Wagner, Anthony, fr. Mulhausen,baker, and Elizabeth, m. n. Thierv, his wife. In Macungy. (Wagner was ord. a Dea- con in 1753, and labored in the ministryuntil 1779. D. at Em- maus, Lehigh Co., Pa., Dec. 1786.) Zander,4' William, fr. Quedlinburg, Prussian Saxony, and Magdalene m. n. Miller, fr. Gerraantown,his wife. On the Rio de Berbice. (He immigratedin 1740, and was ord. a Deacon in 1742.) Anthony, a negro. In Frederic township. (He was be- queathedto Spangenbergby Thomas Noble, of New York.) 3. Widowers. Boemper, Abraham, b. in Herborn, Nassau, silversmith. (Boempercame to Beth'm fr.New York in April, 1748, wherehe was an agent for the Brethren'smissions in South America and the West Indies. In July of that year he md. forhis second wife widow Eachel Ysselstein. He d. at Beth'm, Feb. 1793, in the 88th year of his age.) MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 365

Hartmann, Frederic, fr.Philadelphia. Hencke,* Christopher. Nitsohmann,Sr.,* David, fr.Zauchtenthal, Moravia, carpen- ter. (Immigratedin Dec. 1740. In Oct. 1750,naturalized, and so qualifiedto becomeProprietor (Trustee) of the Moravianestates. D. at Beth'm,April, 1758, in the82d yearof his age.) Post,* Christian F. Weber, George, fr. Kunewalde,Moravia. (Superintendent of missionson St. Croix and St. Johns,and at this dateSenior UnifatisFratrum. Sojourningat Bethlehem.) 4. Widows. Bonn, Geritje, b. in Holland,but last fr.Skippack (relict of PeterBonn. Immigratedin 1696. D. at Beth'mFeb. 1778.) Hagen, Ann, (relictof John Hagen, late missionaryto the Indians,who d. at Shamokin,Sept. 1747. She was a dr.of Daniel Dismannof Providence township, Philadelphia Co.) Haus, Mary, m. n. Schweitzer, (lastfr. Germantown, but b. in Switzerland.D. at Beth'mApril, 1774.) Hickel,* Judith,(immigrated in Dec. 1746.) Meyer,* Ann Eve. Payne,* Elizabeth, (late Banister,mother of JasperPayne. D. at Nazareth,June, 1755, in the88th year of her age.) Ysselstein, Rachel, m. n. Bamgart, (last fr. Saueontown- ship,but b. in Marbletown,Esopus, relict of Isaac MartensYssel- stein. D. at Beth'm,March, 1769.) 5. SingleBrethren at Bethlehemat thisdate. Andreas, Abraham, last fr. Frederictownship, wheelwright, (md.Eleanor Ysselstein in 1757. Descendantsof the name living.) Andrew, alias York, alias Ofodobendo Wooma,a nativeof of Ibo, Guinea. Bapťd at Beth'm1746, and presentedto Span- genberg by Thomas Noble of New York. He md. Magdalen alias Beulah Brockden,a nativeof GreatPopo, Guinea. D. at Beth'm,March, 1779.) Berot, John,fr. GristCreek, York Co., husbandman,(b. in Oppenauin thePalatinate, md.С. Е. Neumann. Wentto North Carolina,and d. at Friedland,1817.) Bez, Andrew,fr. Lancaster, locksmith, (b. at Ittlingen,Rhenish Bavaria. Wentto NorthCarolina.) 366 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

Bœhler, William, fr.Warwick township, carpenlery (b. at Gernsheim,near Worms, md.Catherine Ehrenhard of Macungy. Descendantsof the name living.) Bonn, John Hermann. (B. in Skippack,Phila. Co., Nov. 1719,of Menomite family, son of Peter and Geritje Bonn. Baptz'd by Zinzendorfin Germantown,March, 1742. Cameto Beth'min 1747. Ord.a Deaconin 1755. For manyyears Steward at Chris- tian'sSpring. Fr. 1773 to 1779 Stewardof the Single Brethren's House at Bethlehem.D. at thatplace, single, Jan'y, 1797.) Brown,Peter, fr.Lancaster, tailor, (b. in Kreutznach,in the Palatinate.) Frey, Jacoç, fr.Frederic township, carpenter, (a son of William and VeronaFrey.) Fuehrer, Valentine, (lastfr. Catskill, husbandman, but b. in Esopus. Md. Marg'tElizabeth Loesch. D. at Beth'm,Jan'y, 1 808. Descendantsof thename living.) Garrison, John,fr. Staten Island, joiner. Graff, Abraham, last fr. Old Goshenhoppen,(of Menonite family. Baptz'dat Beth'm,May, 1745.) Haeffner, Jacob,last fr.Philadelphia, stocking-weaver. (B. in CantonZurich, Switzerland. Md. MagdaleneRieth of Tulpe- hocken.) Hoffmann,Matthew, lastfr. Oley, carpenter. Hopson,John, last fr.Long Island,butcher. (B. in Glouces- tershire,England. Removedto Lancaster.) Hoyer, Valentine, lastfr. Warwick township, tailor, (b. in Gernsheim.) Huber, George, lastfr. Warwick township, blacksmith, (b. in DurlachBaden, md.widow of J. PeterLehnert. D. at Beth'm, May,1790.) Joachim,a DelawareIndian, fr. the Whopehawly,a bro. of Gottlieb,the first convert fr. the Delawares. Keuter, George, lastfr. Phila., but b. in Wurtemberg. Loesch, John Jacob,last fr.Tulpehoken, husbandman, but b. in Scoharie,New York. Ord. a Deaconin 1751. md.Ann Blum in 1757. D. at Nazareth,Nov. 1782. (Descendantsof theпаше living.) Luck, Martin, last fr. Oley, husbandman,(b. in Neuwied, RhenishPrussia.) MOBAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 367

Merck, Johx,last fr. Rapho township,Lancaster Co., but b. in WalliselZurich, Switzerland, (md. the widow of John Levering in 1768,and ord.a Deacon.) Miller, Henry, last fr.Muddy Creek, tailor and brickmaker. (b. in NassauSiegen.) Okely,* William. Pezold,* Gottlieb. Robins,Gottlieb, lastfr. Phila. (Sometimea sailoron board " " The LittleStrength" and Irene." See Benham'sLife of Hut- tonp. 168.) Rubel, Jacob, last fr. Muddy Creek,husbandman, but to. in Diersdorf,Rhenish Prussia. (Of Mennonitefamily.) Ruch, Michael, lastfrom Philadelphia, but b. in Eckersdorf, Alsace. at 1797.) (D. Nazareth,May, ' Schaus, Frederic, last fr. Macungy,masón. (В. in Albs- heim(?) in the Palatinate. Sometimetavern-keeper in Easton. Descendantsof thename living.) Scheffler, John,last from Warwick township, (b. in Alsace.) Schmid,George, lastfr. Lancaster, blacksmith, (b. in Kirchen- Kirnberg,Wurtemberg.) Schneider, J. Adam,last fr. Frederic township, husbandman. (b. in Hagenburg,Lippe-Schaumburg.) Segner, John Henry, last fr. St. Thomas, (b. in Lippe- Schaumburg.In 1748 md.Christiana Frey.) Soehner, Peter, lastfr. Muddy Creek, (b. in Ulm of Catho- lic family. Md. MaryGoepfert in 1748.) Seidel,* Nathaniel. Stiefel, John George, last fr. Frederictwp. (b. in Rein- heim,Hefese Darnistadt. Immigrated with Conrad Beissel in 1720, settledwith him and Stuntzat Mill Creek in 1721- but aftera short novitiatewithdrew.* Came to Beth'min 1746, and d. thereOct. 1748.)

* " This fromthe Chronicon Ephratense. Weil dem Beissel aber die Sorgfalt vorden Tischoblag, fingen seine Brüder an zuIdagen, und wollten fettere Träcta- mentahaben, denen er erwiederte: sie seyennicht hieher kommen um ihren alten Adam zu maesten. Endlichauswerte sich Stiefel, dasz er nichtalso leben könte, undnahm seinen Abschied. Er hataber in Bethlehemsein Leben geendet, Gott gebeihm Barmherzigkeit am Tage des Gerichts." 368 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

Stohler, Frederic, last fr.Donegal twp.,Lancaster Co. (b. in Switzerland.) Tanneberger,* John, (a memberof the second colonysent to Georgia.) Tannewald, Christian, last fr. Lancaster,carpenter, (b. in Stockholm.) Thomas, a negrofr. New England. Transou, Philip, last fr. Macungy,wheel-wright. (b. in Mut- terstadt,Bavaria; wentto N. Carolina in 1762. D. at Bethania in 1792. Descendantsof the name living.) Van der Merk, Jacobus, fr. Esopus, husbandmanand mill- wright, (md. ChristianaLoesch, in 1759 and went to N. Caro- lina.) Weber, Frederic, last fr. Frederic township,weaver, (b. in Nassau-Siegen. D. at Beth'm,single, Aug. 1760.) Westmann, John Eric, (immigratedin Dec. 1746. Went to St. Thomas, in 1749.) Wezel, John, last fr.Saueon, but b. in Germantown. (With- drew fr.the Brethren,and was a countyLieutenant and prominent Associatorin NorthamptonCo., duringthe Revolution.) Wuest, alias Schoen, Jacob, last fr.Lancaster, locksmith, (b. in Zurich. D. at Beth'm,single, May, 1760.) Zeisberger,* David,* (b. in Zauchtenthal,Moravia, April, 1721. Ord. a Deacon in 1749. Missionaryto the Indians, and Indian scholar. D. at Goshen,Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, Nov, 1808.) Ziegler, J. Frederic, last fromLancaster, tile-maker, (b. in Niederhof,Bohemia.)

6. SingleBrethren absent from Bethlehem at thisdate in theservice of theChurch. Adolph, Jacob, last fr.Tulpehocken, but b. in Alsace. At Gnadenhuetten. Frey, Henry, last fr.Frederic twp. At Gnadenhuetten. Gottschalk,* Matthew G. Itineratingin the Gospel in Menakasy,Antietam and Conecocheaguein Maryland and along the South Branch of the Potomac in WesternVirginia. Huebner, J. Ludwig, last fr.Oley, potter. In companywith John Wade. (Hübner was b. in ïtoramelshausen,near Frankfort-

* The Life and Timesof David Zeisberger, tJie western Pioneer and Apostle of the Indians,by Edmund dt Schweinilz. Philadelphia,J. B. Lippincott& Co. 1870. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 369 oii-tlie-Main.Came to Beth'min 1743. md.Cornelia Ysselstein in 1756. D. at Beth'm,Sept, 1796. Descendantsof the name living.) . . . ~ . Kamm,,._ Daniel, __ } in тлDutcli (jriuana. Kalarup, NilsJ 7. Youths." Antes, P. Frederic.) г ^ , . . , . "„ ,,r 'h' r rederictownship. l William, J Boemper,Christian, (b. in Surinam,a sonof Abraham Boem- pev. md.Philippina Hoeth in 1753 and settledon Head's Creek. Lost his lifein an affairwith the Indians, near his place, Jan'y 17, 1756. Bonn, John Henry.) p ol . ., ".c T ' fromSkippaòk. rt Jacob, J Brodhead, Garret, (a son of Daniel Brodheadof Lower Smithfield.An officerin the Revolution. Descendantsof the nameliving.) Burnet, William, fr.New York. Corydon,a negroboy fr. Guinea. Sometimeslave of Abra- hamBoemper. D. at Beth'mAug., 1748.) Garrison, Lambert, (b. Aug. 1732 on StatenIsland. D. on theLadrone Islands, after shipwreck, Nov. 1770.) Garrison, Benjamin, (br.of theabove, sometime mariner.^ Günther, Jacob,last fr. Skippack, but b. in thePalatinate. Goepfert, lastfr. Donegal twp. Lancaster Co., but b. in Swit- zerland. Hartmann, Lawrence, fr.Philadelphia. Hirt, Martin, fr.Heidelberg twp. Horsfieli), Timothy,(fr. Long Island. In 1766 md.Julianna Parsons,of Phila.,youngest dr. of William and HannahParsons.) Lesley, John F. fr.Conestoga, shoemaker. (Lost his life at theMahoning, Nov. 24, 1755.) Montanye, Abraham, fr.New York. Noble,' Thomas,• ì г xt a^ . "c, T ^fr.New lork. Isaac, j Pfeiffer, Frederic:, fr.Frederic twp. Pless, Abraham, fr.Oley. Rancke, John, ) r v . T "u ,r Иг. .Laritwp., r ' Lancaster Co. Michael, J 380 TRANSACTIONSOF ТИК

liiETJ-r,Michael, fr.Tiilpeliockcn. A"rtter, DaxieTì, fr.Oley. (¡irh abovethirteen years of tuje. Antes,Elizabeth. Neumann,Catherine. Bechtel, Mary. Orchard, Christiana. Blum, Ann. Petersen, Gertrude, (fr. Long Boerstler, Ann M. Island.) ], " ° y' Elizabeth.] Pfingstao, Mary, (fr.Philadelphia.) Cornwell, Elizabeth, (fromLong Rhodes, Eve. Island.) BuBEL,Christiana. Frey, Salome. Salderbach, Johanna. " Elizabeth. Schaefer, Ann. Graff, Mary Magdalene. Weber, Ann Elizabeth. Guth, Mary (fr.Macungy.) Ysselstein, Cornelia. Heil, Elizabeth. " Eleanor. " Jangoch,(an Indian.) Beata. Minier, Mary E. -(fr. Heidelberg township.) Boys underthirteen yearn of age. Girlsunder thirteen year я of age. Anders,Gottlieb. Beck, Elizabeth. Arden,John. Bishoff,Ann. Beck, David. Beckel, Mary. Biefel, John. Digeon, Mary. Boehmer,Frederic. " Elizabeth. Bruce, John. Francké, Ann M. Hagen, Anton. Gambold,Elizabeth. Hessler, Abraham. Goetje, Mary. Jorde,Adolph. Hirte, Mary. " Abraham. Hoepfner, Mary. Klotz, Elias. Jungmann,Ann Mary. Leinbach, Abraham. Kohn, Mary. " Benjamin. Krause, Ann C* Micksch,David. Kremser,Kosina. Muecke, John. Liebisch, Hannah. Miller, Joseph. Leighton, Mary. " Joseph. Mack, Ann Benigna. Nixdorf,Samuel. Meurer, Christiana. Noble, James. Mueller, Salome. Otto, Joseph. Neisser, Theodora. Owen, (a negro.) Nielsen, Ann. Ronner, Anthony. Ohneberg,Sarah. Sciiaub, John,(the first white child Partsch, Elizabeth. bornon theNazareth Tract.) Pyrlaeus, Mary. Senseman,Gottlob. Weiss, Catherine. Thomas,(an Indian.) Utley, Samuel. Weiss,Matthias. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 371

Infants. Benjamin, (a mulatto.) Akden, Johanna. Blum, Daniel. Fkoehlich, Benigna. BUEHNINGER, CHRISTIAN. JarVIS, SOPHIA. Cammerhoff, Lewis F. Meurer, Magdalknk. Grabs, Godfrey. Micksch, Ann. Hartman, John. Ohneberg, Ann Mary. Hussey, Joseph, (in Oley. ) Otto, Ann Theodora. Hoepfner, Paul, (in O'er.) Rice, Elizabeth. Mack, Gottlob. Ronner, Dorothea. Niecke, John. Schober, Johanna Sophia. Oerter, John C, (in Frederic town- Utley, Elizabeth. ship.) Wade, Ann Charity. OesterleiNjJohn, (atGnadenliütlen). Yarrell, Ann Elizabeth. •Pyrlaeus, John C. Roberts, Nathaniel. Senseman, Joachim, Vetter, Nathaniel.

ГШЬАЬЕЫ'ШЛ. 1747-1749. It is"well known that in theearly summer of 1742 CountZin- zendorfwas formallycalled by the Lutherans of Philadelphia (who at thattime were without a pastor)to assumethe chargeof their churchand to ministerto themin theword and sacraments.*His numerousengagements, however, incapacitating him fromdis- chargingthe dutiesof a pastorshipuninterruptedly, he, withthe consentof the petitioners, associated Bro. J. С Pyrlaeuswith him as an assistant,whereupon the latter,whenever the Countwas absent,occupied the pulpitin the meeting-houseon Arch street, aboveFifth, which was heldjointly by membersof the Lutheran and GermanReformed denominations. But on the29th of July * See BiidingischeSammlung, part Х1Г, No. 4, a, forthis vocation. "Ich fand die Teutsch Lutherische Religion in der Hauptstadt auf eine Scheuer, auf einen Vorleser und etliche ehrliche aber bis in den Tod gedrückte und völlig ermüdeteVorsteher reducirt, denen man aus Europa schon sechs Jahre lang abgeschlagen hatte ordentliche Lehrer zuzusenden, weil man wegen des Salarie nicht übereinkommenkonnte." Zinzendorfin his NaturelleReflexione*, p. 201. 12 372 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

of the above-mentionedyear Pyrlaeus'ministration there sum- marilyterminated; for while in theact ofofficiating, hewas fallen upon byruffians, dragged from the pulpit,trampled under foot and ejected. Who the actorsin this riotousproceeding were, - whethera factionamong the Lutherans,or whetheradherents of theRev. PhilipBoehm, of Whitpaine, is notclearly stated.* The disgracefulaffair, however, created a profoundsensation in all circles,was madethe subject of a legal action,induced the Count to relinquishthe houseof worshiphis rightto officiatein which liad beendisputed, and to erecta churchat his owncost, for the freeuse ofas manyas weredesirous of attendingon his ministry, or ofmaintaining their connection with the Brethren.!

* A numberof statementsand allusions referringto this affair,are on record in the Büdingische Sammlung. The followingextract froma letter writtenby SecretaryPeters to ProprietaryPenn, under date of Jan'y 15, 1743, although in- accurate in some of its details, presentsothers, which appear no where else, and " hence are of historicalvalue. There is a great quarrel betweenye Lutherana and Moravians,chiefly on account of principles. The Count's party increasing considerable,the Lutheran minister,Philip Boehm, could not bear it. The Lutheranmeeting-house is on a Jot of Mr. Allen's, and by contract with the Lutherans as I understand,ye Moravians were to use it every third Sunday. Philip Boehm wantedto hinderthem from this contract,and findingno other methodwould do, one Sunday morning,as ChristopherPyrlaeus was performing Divine service,a partyof Lutherans appeared at ye door, and one of tliemcame in and told Pyrlaeus some people wantedto speak withhim at ye door. He took no noticeof this indecentapplication, but proceeded in ye service,and the Luth- erans findinghe would not discontinue,came on him with violence, and drove him and the Moravians out of the meeting-house,and locked ye doors,and have ever since preventedthem using thatplace. The Countgot ye Lutheransindicted fora riot,and at the last Quarter Sessions,ye indictmentwas tried,and ye Luth- erans acquitted. There is indeed a mortalaversion between Boehm's congrega- tion and ye Count's people, but upon the whole the Count's party gains ground, having made considerableconverts, amongst which I rankMiss KittyKearney and Miss Molly Evans. At the instanceof the Count and of Mr. Boehler, I tried to softenand accommodateye differencesbetween ye two parties,and thoughtI had «orneinfluence on Boehm ; but ye moment I mentioned it his eyes perfectly «truckfire, and he declared withgreat passion he would as soon agree with ye devil as withye Count. He ie a hot, indiscreet man, and after expatiating on the Christianityof his temper,I lefthim withabundance of contempt." " f In his NaturelleBeflexiones," Zinzendorf observes: "Ich hattedas Keform- irte Haus schon ein halb Jahr verlassenund den Lutheranerneine eigne Kirche auf meine Unkosten erbauet, die noch steht, und von den Philadel phischen Lutheranernnoch immergebraucht wird." We need not be surprisedthat a de- clarationof this tenor,and the Count'sacknowledged position as head or superili- MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 3?-1

A lot,fronting on Race street35 feet,and runningdown Mo- ravianalley or Breadstreet 102 feet,was accordinglysecured for the siteof the projectedbuilding; the foundation-stonewas laid on the10th of Sept.following,* and withsuch industrywas the workprosecuted, that on the25th of November the first Moravian churcherected in Philadelphiawas dedicatedto the worshipof God. It was builtof red and black-glazedbrick, Mas 30 by 45 feet,and havinga doubleor hip-roof,afforded room for a chapelor meeting-hallabove the audiencechamber. t This churchstood untilthe spring of 1819. In the intervalbetween July 29th and the completionof the church,Pyrlaeus officiated for his chargein thehouse on Second street,near the north-east corner of Race, whichhouse Zinzendorf

tendentof the Lutheran churchin 1742, subsequentlyafforded the Lutherans a " pretextto claim the Brethren'sproperty on Race St. We heard a report,as if ye Lutherans of Philadelphia had a mind to take our church fromus by fair or unfairmeans, and to use it forthemselves, so as they have done with the church in Tulpehoken." Diary of the Brethren'sChurch in Philadelphia, Feb. 23, 1748. * " Hymn No. 1794 of the Eleventh Supplement/'treats of this occasion. i For a full account of this building and its internal arrangements,illustrated withdrawings possessed of much character,the reader is referredto Hitter's His- toryof the Moravian Church in Philadelphia. The lot on which this churchwas erected,had been devised by AndrewHamil- ton,Esq., in his last will and testament,bearing date 31 July, 1741, to his daugh- ter Margaret,who was marriedto ChiefJustice William Allen. August20, 1743, William Allen and Margaret his wifeconveyed the premises,(described as being " a piece of groundcontaining in breadtheast and west35 feet,and in length or depth 102 feet; borderednorthward with Sassafras Street,eastward with a lot of Lawrence Coons, southwardwith William Pywell's lot, and westwardwith a cer- tain 20 footlane or street,agreed to be leftopen across the lot of William Allen and Margaret his wifeon the south side of said Sassafras St., and intended to be continuedover the restof thelots into Mulberry Street,) - togetherwith the appur- tenances,to Samuel Powell of Philadelphia, brazier, Joseph Powell of Bethle- hem,husbandman, Edward Evans of said city,cordwainer, William Price of the same, carpenter,John Okely and Owen Kice,- under the proportionablepart of the yearlyquit-rent thereunto to accrue forthe same premises to the chief Lord or Lords of the fee thereof,and yielding and paying to the said William Allen and Margarethis wife,and the heirs and assigns of the said Margaret,the yearly rentof £5 os sterlingmoney of Great Biitain, or value thereofin currentmoney of the Province, on the 16 day of November,forever." In conclusion,it may be stated,that Sir Lewis Thurnstein,i. e. Count Zinzendorf,David Nitechman,Joseph alia* AugustusSpangenberg, Henry Antes,John Brownfieldand Charles Brock- den, were declared Trusteesof the above propertyand the improvementsthereon, by the original grantees,by indenturebearing date of April 2, 1746. 374 TRANSACTIONS OF THE " and hiscorps of assistants or laborers"occupied on hisarrival in thecountry. And here,too, the Englishbrethren and sistersof thefirst colony, who were removed to Philadelphiain Octoberof 1742,in orderto aid in the Brethren'smovement, had theirfirst home,living together as membersof one family,- in an economy. Thus it appearsthat Zinzendorfdesigned to make thecapital of theProvince one of thecentres of Moravianactivity, and to ope- ratein theinterests of evangelicalreligion among both the English and theGerman portions of itspopulation. His lastact in Phila- delphia,was theorganization of a Brethren'sChurch, or congrega- tion. This he effectedon the12th of January, 1743, from thirty- fourpersons who had attendedhis ministry.Having in the eveningof thatday preachedonce more to hispeople in the sanc- tuaryhe had erectedfor them, he setout furNew York, on his returnto Europe. Betweenthis date and Februaryof 1749,(the limitof thefollowing register), the chargeof the Moraviancon- gregationin Philadelphiadevolved chieflyon the Brethren Pyrlaeus,Boehler, Rice, Yarrel, Utley, Reutz, Ronner and Reincke. To theirpastoral duties, it mustnot be forgotten,they added those of evangelists,for they preached the Gospel statedly to hearersin Oley, Manatawney,Lancaster, Skippack, the Trap, Neshaminy, Durham,Dover, Three Runs, Lewes, Duck Creek,Maurice River, Penn'sNeck, Raccoon, Cohansey, Burlington, Middletown, Tren- ton,Crosswicks, Maidenhead, Cranberry, Princeton, and on Long and StatenIslands. In thesummer of 174(3,the Brethren undertook the erection of a parsonageand a homefor such of theirnumber as wereengaged in thewidely extended domestic mission, of whichPhiladelphia was thecenter. Groundwas brokenfor the projectedbuilding, in frontof thechurch, on the30th of June, and as fromconsidera- tionsof economy,they resolved to dependupon the labor of their ownhands withoccasional assistance from Bethlehem, for the completionof thework, it wasthe 26th of August,1 747, when theyfirst occupied apartments in the partiallyfinished house.* Thus enlarged,the Moravian building, now fronting on Race St., and surmountedby a gambrelroof, became, by reason of its

* See Ritter'8 Historyof theMoravian Churchin Philadelphia,p. 53, for a view of the parsonage or Gemeinhausof 1746. MORAVIAN inSTOBICAL SOCIETY. 375 quaint architecture,an objectof intereatto curiouspassers by, and was formany years a landmarkin that busy quarterof thetown.* At the last mentioneddate, therefore,the Brethren'sEconomy in Philadelphia, exchanged the premises on Second St., near the north-eastcorner of Race, whichthey held in rentof James Par- rock,for the home of theirown buildingadjoining their church. Althoughseveral offersoť ground for the intermentof their dead were made to the Brethrenwithin the firsttwelve years after theirorganization as a church,- (one in April of 1747, by Mr. Charles Brockden,- of a plot on his farm,situate within the pre- sent limits of the districtof Moyamensing,- and a second of a plot of groundon the line of North Third Street,) it was as late as 1757, when theymade the much-neededpurchase. In May of thatyear, accordingly, they agreed with the heirsof Joshua Law- " rence,for a parcel of groundsituate on the north side of Vine Street,and on the west side of a fiftyfoot street- subsequently called Lawrence Street,but now Franklin Street,- being eighty feeton Vine Streetby one hundred and fortyfeet on Lawrence Street.f The firstinterment made withinits precinctswas thatof theremains of Miss Mary Schuttehelm,on the 28th of June,17574 Their dead, up to that date, were buried in the various burial- " groundsin the city,- most of them, in Potter's Field," now WashingtonSquare. In accordancewith their invariable custom, the Moravians in Philadelphia on findingthemselves thus firmlyestablished, turned theirattention to educatingthe childrenof membersof theircom- munionand of othersattached to their church. On the 9th of April, 1748, accordingly,Ernest and Eleanor Gambold, began a school in a frame dwelling adjoining the parsonage. Their first pupils were Jacob Worrell,William Daugherty,Samuel, Thomas and Becky Beatson,Julianna and Mary Serfas,Polly Moore and Patience Story.

* The parsonage was demolishedwith the church in 1819. f On the northernportion of this plot, now on the corner of Franklin and Wood Streets,the so-called "First Moravian Church of Philadelphia/7 was erectedin 1855. X On this occasion, an ordinance was passed at Bethlehem, enacting that the grave-stonesto he used in the new yard at Philadelphia, should be cut 18 inches long and 12 inches broad, and in otherrespects be plain and uniform. 376 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

Abraham Reincke was settledm the ministryat Philadelphia, betweenJune of 1747 and Februaryof 1749; and a second time forá few monthsin 1751.

1. MEMBERS OF THE BRETHREN'S CONGREGATIONTN PHILADELPHIA, JUNE, 1747. Brethren. Skiers. Beatsoñ, Thomas, (Carter. Baptized Beatson, Mary. May 15, 1743, by Peter Boehler, aged at the time about 40 years.) Becker, William Lewis, (firstmer- Becker, Ann Mary; (d. June 6th, cantile agent for the Brethren of 1753.) Bethlehem.) David, Jane, (b. in New York, Oct., Brocken,* Charles, md. 1717. W. of Peter David, silver- smith. Admittedto membership, 1745. D. Sept. 1752.) Burden,! John, (wool-comber.) Burden, Sarah. * Charles Brockden'sname and autographare familiarto everystudent of the early deed historyof the Province of Penna., as the formeris endorsed on all patentsof confirmationthat were issued fromthe Proprietaries'Land Officein the intervalbetween 1715 and 1767. Brockdenwas born in England in Oct., 1681, and beforehe attainedhis majority,emigrated to America,it is paid, at the in- stance of influentialfriends, who had reason to believe that it was designed to implicatehim in a plot which was directed by the Jacobites against the life of William III. In Philadelphia he entered the employ of Thomas Story the Penns' firstkeeper of the Great Seal and Master of the Kolls. On Story's retir- ing fromoffice in 1715, Charles Brockden was appointed his successor, and for upwardsof fortyyears, that is, until the infirmitiesof age rendered his further incumbencyunsatisfactory to GovernorJohn Penn, was Kecorder of Deeds for the City and Countyof Phila., Master of the Rolla, and Keeper and Recorder of the Laws. Officialrelations with Count Zinzendorfin 1742, proved the means of his subsequentattachment to the Moravians, which extended over a period of twentyyears, during which time he approved himselfan eminentlyuseful as well as a devoted memberof thatbody. - It was in October of 1743 that he was ad- miltedto theircommunion. - Brockdenwas twicemarried. His firstwife Susanna died in May, 1747, and although professedlybelonging to the Society of the Friends, was, in accordance withher request,Buried on her husband-8 farm. Five of his childrenby his second wifeMary, were bapťd by Moravian clergyman- viz: John,by Spangenbergin Aug. of 1749. He ď. Aug., 1756 ;-- Charles,by A. Reincke in Sept., 1751- Mary, by the same in Sept., 1752- Richard,by Valentine Haidt in Nov., 1754, he d. July,1756; - and John, by Jasper Payne, in Sept., 1756. Charles Brockdend. October20th, 1769, aged 95 years and 6 Diontha, it U thoughtat his country-seat"Hospitality," in West Jersey,and was buriedin hi* familyburial-ground. Charles Brockden Brown,the novelist,b. Jan'y, 1771, d. Feb., 1810, was a grandsonof the subjectof this memior. " . f This fromthe Diary of the Moravian Church in Philadelphia/' under date of April 3, 1744. "There is an aged woman,Sarah Warren by name, said to be 104 years old, residingat Burdens',who is concernedabout her soul's salvation." MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 377

Herrinbom, John, {tailor. A native Herrinbom, Sarah. (Md. David of Sweden,resided at Wicaco. D. Sussholz, in Sept., 1752.) Dec. 1751, and was buried in the Swedes' graveyardat Wicaco.) Moore, John, single. {Blacksmith, Moore, Jennie, single. (Bapťd by bapťd byPeter Boehler A ug.,l744.) Spangenberg, Feb, 1747. D. March, 1756, in the 50th year of her age and buried in the Quaker burial-ground.) NiCKfeON,William, (cedar-cooper,b. Nickson, Rebecca. Dec, 1714, on the Manor of Hamilton, Ireland. Admittedto membership May, 1743. Went to New York in 1755. Thence to Beth'm in 1758. Thence to New York in 1764. D. Oct., 1775, at Elizabeth Town, N. J.) Pynyard, Joseph, (admittedto mem- Pynyard, Catherine. bershipin March, 1746.) Daugherty, Betty. (Admitted to Story, Enoch, (d. Oct., 1748.) membershipin Sept., 1745.) Stow, Charles. D wight, , (w. nurse.) Worrell Jr., John, {carter. Bapťd Worrell, Alice, (bapťd by P. Boeh- by Spangenberg,Aug., 1746.) 1er,March, 1743.) Worrell, Hannah Elizabeth, (w. bapťd by P. Boehler,Jan'y, #744.) Fordham, Hannah. (AdmittedSept. 1745.) Hope, Sally, (e.) Holstein, Elizabeth, (w. of Andrew Holstein of Pile's Grove, West Jersey. D. at Phila., Nov. 1747, and was buried in Potter's Field.) Price, Ann E. Sprogel, Mary, (w. of John Sprogel, saddler, bapťd by Spangenberg, March, 1736.)

2. îîAMf» OF PURSOXS IN PHILADELPHIA ATTACHED TO THE BRETHREN, JUNE,1747. Collins, John, (e.) Benezet, Mrs. Daniel. Hesselius, Gustav us, (organ-builder; Biddle, Hannah, (s.)

a Swede.) Coates, , (w. of John Coates, Jr.) Holstein, Andrew, (a Swede. Re- Stow, Lydia, (w. of Charles Stow.) moved to Phila. fr. West Jersey, Sturgis, Jane, (w. motherof Come- in the Spring of 1747.) lius Sturgis.) Potts, William, (md. parchment-ma- Sütor, Elizabeth. кет.) Fordham, Betty, (e. ) Sturgis, Cornelius. Furness, . 378 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

Sutor,William. Gheaves. , (w. relictof Greaves, , sea-captain.) Holstein, Elizabeth. Jones,Elizabeth. Lee, Mary. lueckhorn, . Payne, Sarah, (s.) Parsons, Ann Molly, (dr. of Wil- liamand Hannah Parsons. Bapťd by Boehler, Jan'y 1740. rad. JacobRogers.) Parsons, Susanna. (Sisterof the above- Bapl'dby Matthew Reutz, Oct. 13, 1746. d. Oct. 17, 1746, and was buried in " Potter's Field.") North, , (w.) Redman,Patty, (s. Bapt'dby Span- genberg,Nov., 1759) RifjlEY, , (w.) 8T0gX,- - , (w. of EnochStory.) Stow, Molly, («.)

:{. NAMES OF GEKMAXI* IN PHILADELPHIA, ATTACHED TO, Oil IX COM- MUNION WITH THE MORAVIANS, JUNE, 1747. Men. Women. Althomus, . (D. Sept.1747.) Bube, Jacob. (D. Oct.1748.) Edenborn,Martin. (Resided3 miles» fromtown. D. March,1748, and wasburied in " Potter'sField." ) Ktter, Peter, {stocking-nearer,re- Éttek, Ko-ina, d. June,1755.) movedto Boston) Etter, Mi:s. Daniel. Francké, Jacob, (shoemaker.) FiiANCKEjMARGARET/coraiminicant.) FeNSTERMACHEÜ, CHRISTMANN, (wi- dower,communicant. Md. widow Barbara Leibert in May,1749. Subsequentto 1762 removedto Litiz, Pa. Was merchantthere and d. in 1768.) (Jrs, John Adam, (Aato' b. May, Gus, Elizabeth, (d. July,1763.) 1712in Rosenthal,Hesse Савве!. Immigratedin. Щ0. D. Nov. 1804in the93d yearùî hi» age.) Heil, George Thomas. Heil, Susan, (tf,Aug., 1780.) Hencke, Joachim. iLLiG,John Philip, (d. St'pt«;17G7 ) Illig, Amelia, (га. в. Ulrich,d. June, 1787,aged 92 yearp.) MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 379

KiNziNd, Abraham, (d. Dec , 1759.Ì Kinzing, Margaret, (d. Feb., 1786, in the 93d year of her age, and was buried by Kev. Wm. White D.D., Rector of ChristChurch and St. Peter's Church,Phila.) Kraft, Nicholas, (book-binder.) Jones, . Loescher, George, (resides 2 miles Leibert, Barbara, (b. in Rhenish fromtown.) Bavaria, md. Michael Leibert in Miller, Daniel, (potier.) Bapt'd Ьт 1726. He d. in Sept. 1742. md. Boehler, Dec, 1743.) Fenstermacherin May, 1749. D. at Bethlehem,Dec. 1790, at which date, two of her sons, George and Martin resided at Em maun, NorthamptonCo. Pa.) Serf as, Philip, (communicant. Re- Serfas, Mary Catherine, (corn- raoved to Head's Creek, Upper municant.) Northampton,in 1754. D. on his farmin ChestnutHill townshipin 1786. Serfasassisted in building the Moravian Church in Phila., in 1742. Descendants of the name living.) Schueler, Christopher. Shuttehelm, Adam, (d. May, 1789, Shuttehelm, Ann Margaret, (d. aged 76 years. The name was March, 1805.) changed by descendants into Helm.) Sussholz, David, (sometimean Elder Sussholz, Mary C, (d. April, 1752.) in the Lutheran Church. Com- municant.) Weiss, Jacob, (periwig-maker. Immi- gratedin 1740. Father of Jacob Weiss, b. Aug. 1750 in Phila., the founderof Weissport.Descendants of the name living.) Z wiEBLER,Daniel, (physician.Some- time an inhabitant of Georgin, d. June, 1749.)

4. NAMES OF PERSONS WHO MEET STATEDLY FOR SOCIAL WORSHIP IN "THE MORAVIAN HOUSE" IN PHILADELPHIA, MAY, 1749. (Die PhiladelphwcheHaus Viertelstunde.A. R.) Brethren. Sis'ers. Becker, Wilhelm L. Becker, Ann M. Brockden, Charles. David, Jane. Fenstermacher, Christmann. Hope, Sally. Francké, Jacob. Francké, Margaret. Gambold,* Ernest. Gambold, Eleanofi. 33 380 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

*Greening,James. Greening,Elizabeth. Gus, JohnAdam. Gus,Elizabeth. Herrinbom,John.*; Herrinbom,Sarah. Nickson,William. Nickson,Rebecca. *Reincke, Abraham. Reincke, Sarah. Shuttehelm, Adam. Shuttehelm, Ann Mary. Sturgis,Cornelius. Leibert, Barbara. Sussholtz, David. Parsons, Hannah, (w. of William Parsons. Surveyor-General. B. 3699, in Germany. Bapťd by Caramerhoff,Jan. 1751. D. at Beth'm, March, 1773.) Worrell, John. Worrell, Alice. Sprogel, Mary.

5. pupils in the boarding school for girls, at germantown,* may,1748. Beck, Christiana. Mont an ye, Rebecca. Becker, Polly. Moore, Becky. Edmonds, Rebecca, ì drs.of William Nickson, Becky. Edmonds, Mary, j and Rebecca Price, Susan, (assistant.) Edmonds, ofNew York. Price, Mary. Francké, Margaret. Rose, Mary, (tlderess.) Horsfield, Elizabeth, (stewardess) Rose, Ann. Kingston, Molly, (fr.New York.) Sieg, , (dr. of Paul Sieg.) Klemm, Susan, (dr. of Susan Klemm, Smout, Sally, (dr. of Edward Smout widow of Frederic Klemm, baker, Esq., of Lancaster.) Phila. who d. Oct. 1744.) Worrell, Mary. Klotz, Ann Mary. Wright, Margaret,} (drsof Georgean i Lack, Elizabeth. Wright, Catherine,/ RebeccaWright.)

* In Januaryof 1746, sundryresidents öf Germantown,to wit: John Peter Müller, EngelbertLack, Jean de Dier, Peter Hoffman,Anthony Gilbert,Corne- lius Weygand, Marcus Münzer and Hans Gerster,in behalf of themselves and others,made application to the Brethrenat Bethlehem,desiring them to open a school forgirls in theirtown. JohnBechtel, at thesame time,offering the use ofhis house and lot towardthe project,arrangements were completed on the premises forboarders as well as day scholars,and on Sept. 21, the school was opened. James and Elizabeth Greeningof Bethlehemwere firstintrusted with its super- vision. The firstboarders were five girls, late inmates of a girl's school at Nazareth. In Februaryof 1747, Mr. Bechtel donated a piece of groundin the rear of his property,for a Moravian burying-place. In April of that year, there were fifty childrenin attendanceat this school. It was discontinuedin May of 1749. It should not be forgotten,that the firstschool conductedby the Moravians in this country,was one opened in the springof 1742, in the house occupiedby Zin- zendorfand his corps of assistantsin Germantown. His daughter Benigna wa* sometimeone of the tutoresses. On the 28thof June of that year, the inmates <4 wereremoved to Bethlehem,and domiciled in the so-called Gemeinhaus." MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 381

Martha, a Mohegan of Shecomeco Ysselstein, Rachel. (servitress.) Ysselstein, Sarah. " Mary Ann, alias Little Dove," a Mo- hegan of Shecomeco.

BRETHREN AND SISTERS IN CHARGE OF THE ABOVE SCHOOL. *Payxe, Jasper, and Elizabethhis wife. *Michler, J. Wolfgang, and Rosinahis wife. *Shaub, John F. and DivertMary his wife. Boerstler, Ann Mary, (fr.Oley.) Hickel, Judith,(immigrated in Jan'y,1747.) Waters, Molly.

6. membersof the brethren'scongregation in philadelphia, JANUARY8th, 1749. Brethren. Sisters. Becker, William L. Becker, Ann Mary. Brockden, Charles. Fenstermacher, Christmann. Fenstermacher, Barbara, (laie widow Leibert.) Francké, Jacob. Francké, Margaret. G us, John Adam. Gus, Elizabeth. Heil, Thomas. Heil, Susan. Hoeth, Frederic, (fr. Zweibrücken. Hoeth, Johanette, (killed by the Immigratedin 1748. Baker. Re- Indians, Dec. 10, 1755.) moved with his family to Long Valley, in Upper Northamptonin 1752. Was surprised and killed in his farm-house on Head's (Hoeth'e) creek, by hostile In- dians in the evening of Dec. 10, 1755.) Herrinbom, John. Herrinbom, Sarah. Hesselius, Gust a vus. Illig, John Philip. Illig, Amelia. *Knolton, William P. Knolton, Hannah. Kraft, Nicholas. Kraft, Catherine E. Nickson, William. Nickson, Kebecca. Pfingstag, Michael, (D. Feb., 1758.) Pfingstag, Kosina, (D. Oct., 1765.) Serf as, Philip. Serfas, Mary Catherine. Shuttehelm, Adam. Shuttehelm, Ann Margaret. Weber, Tobias. Weber, Margaret. Weiss, Jacob. Weiss, m. n. Cock, Rebecca. Worrel, John. Worrel, Alice. Three Negroes and one Mulatto- Mary, a negress. 382 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

7. NAMES OF "PILGRIMS"* IN PHILADELPHIA,FEBRUARY, 1749. MarriedBrethren. MarriedSisters- Gambold,* Ernest. Gambold,Eleanor. *Nilsen, Jonas. Nilsen, Ann Margaret. Okely,* John. Okely, Elizabeth. *Powell, Samuel. Powell, Martha. *Spangenberg,Joseph. Spangenberg,Mary. Single Brethren. Single Sisters. Andrew,a negro. Antes,Ann. Hopson,John. Wade,* John.

8. MEMBERSOF THE BRETHREN'SCONGREGATION IN GERMANTOWN, FEBRUARY,1749. f Brethren. Sisters. Dcehling,*Jacob* Boerstler, Ann Mary, (single.) Leinbach, John. Leinbach, Catherine. Lack, John Engelbert, (imported " on the ship PennsylvaniaMer- chant,"in Sept.,1731. The Sy- nod of Pennsylvaniasat in his housein May,1747. D. in July, 1768.) Mueller, J. Peter, (shoemak.r.D. in Nov..1753.) Muenzer, Marcus. *Payne, Jasper. Payne, Elizabeth. ♦Turner,John. Turner, do. Werner, Philip Christopher, (d. Sept.22, 1752.)

* Afterhaving been relieved from this office of " GeneralElder of the Breth- ren'scongregations in America," and priorto his takingship forEurope, Bishop Spangenbergin Februaryof 1749,took up his abode temporarilyin the Mora- vianhouse on Race Street. Here he surroundedhimself with a small corpsof assistants,with whom he laboredin the Gospel,in the city as well as in its neighborhood.A domesticmission among the coloredpopulation of the town, " urthermore,was inauguratedby these so styled Pilgrims." Spangenberg'sstay in Philadelphiawas prolonged into the month of Septemberfollowing, as his orderswere to awaitthe return of Bishopde Wattevillefrom the West Indies, and to accompanyhim to London. t Severalof thesewere from Bethlehem, and wereconnected with the school ; othershad beenattendants on Zinzendorf'sministry, or had attachedthemselves to theBrethren, during Spangenberg, Nitschman and Boehler'ssojourn in Penn- sylvaniain theinterval between 1736 and 1742. MOEAVIÀN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 383

LANCASTER. Towardsthe close of the year 1742, Zinzendorfmade the cir- cuitof the Germansettlements in Macungy,Oley, Heidelberg, Tulpehockenand Conestogafor the last time before his returnto Europe. Accompaniedby AndrewEschenbach, Anna Nitsch- mannand JohnJacob Müller, his amanuensis,he set out from Bethlehemon the 2nd of Decemberand in Warwicktownship, LancasterCounty, preached one eveningat the house of Jacob Huber,a farmerresiding near Carter'sRun.* The next day he heldforth to a large audiencein the court-houseat Lancaster; and hereit wasthat George Klein (oneof Hubertsneighbors) who, despitea prejudicehe entertainedagainst the Count, had followed himto thetown, was notonly much affected by what he heard, butwas also movedto join othersin requestinghim to supply their neighborhoodwith the Gospel ministry.This Zinzendorfprom- isedto do, andaccordingly Jacob Lischy first, and then others from Bethlehemwere appointed to itineratein Warwick,and in the re- moteparts of whatthen constituted Lancaster, and Berks counties. In thisway the Brethren were brought to makea settlementin Warwicktownship, (called Litiz since1756), and to collecta con- gregationin thetown of Lancaster. The Kev. LawrenceT. Nybergwas entrustedwith the care of thelatter congregation in 1745. Beinga Lutheranby birthand education,and yetwarmly attached to and cooperatingwith the Brethrenin theirmovement, he drew upon himselfas well as uponthose in whoseinterests he labored,the ill will of the Luth- erans. Thus animositieswere engendered, and contentionsensued whichculminated in a personalassault upon Spangenberg, while he was preachingin thecourt-house at Lancaster,on thefirst Sunday in Adventof the above-mentionedyear. Twelve monthsafter thisriotous proceeding, the brethren dedicated a churchthey had erectedon OrangeStreet to the worshipof God. The building wasof stone,and stooduntil 1821. In Decemberof 1750 they " completeda parsonageand school, Gemeinhaus,"which is still standing.f * The streamwhich heads in "Litiz Spring," so called forRichard Carterwho was appointed Constable forWarwick townshipin 1729, the year of said town- »hip's erection. t The lot on whichthis church waR built extendedoriginally 252 feeton Orange 384 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

AbrahamReincke was settledin the ministryat Lancaster,be- tweenFebruary of 1749 and Novemberof 1750.

MEMBERS OF THE BRETHREN^ CONGREGATION IN LANCASTER,* FEBRUARY 28, 1749. Brethren, Sisters. Bender, Leonhard, (a deacon in the Bender, Mary Margaret. Lutheran church. Resides on the Conestoga,one mile east from the town) De Hoff, John. Ebeřman, John. Ganther, Peter, (an Elder in the G anther, Susan. German ReformedChurch.) Graaf, f John. Graaf, Catherine. Jung, Matthew, (a Trustee of the Jung, Ann Margaret. Church. D. in July, 1749.) Jung, Marcus. Jung, Christiana. Kraemer, Michael. Kraemer, Catherine. Riehm, Tobias. Riehm, Martha.

Street,between Prince Streeton the west,and a fourteenfoot alley on the east« It was conveyed20 Nov., 1747, by MatthewJung, merchant, to Mark Jung,cord- wainer,- and by him, 25 Sept., 1748, to Sebastian Graaf,John Hopson, Timothy Horsfieldand others,for the use of the Brethren. " * Lancaster Countywas erected fromthe backs parts of the Provincetowards Susquehanna," in May of 1729, and in May of 1730 Gov. Gordonapproved of the " choice of land made by JohnWright and othersfor the townsteadof Lancaster," lying as theyreported, on or near a small run of water,between the plantations of Rudy Meyer,Michael Schenk and Jacob Immel, about 10 miles fromthe Sus- quehanna. Kev. John F. Handschuh of the Lutheran church,writes as follows of the townof Lancaster in 1748. "It has about 400 houses, and the residents are principallyGermans. The reputationof its neighborhoodfor fertility of soil and productivenessin the necessariesof life,proves a great attractionto immi- grants,and hence the town is rapidly growing in size and population. Our churchis a commodiousbuilding. Other churches are the German Reformed, the Catholic and the Moravian. The Episcopalians are erecting one. The Moravians are much at faultfor having throughthe agencyof Mr. Nyberg,who formerlybelonged to our persuasion,sown dissension among both the Lutheran and German Reformedelements- of the town." t The Graafs came fromSwitzerland. Hans Graaf, the firstof the name in the country,is said to have immigratedprior to 1700. In 1717 he settled on Grove's Run, in West Earl, which townshipperpetuates by a play of words,the name of the Graafs,i. e. the Countsor Earls. Othersof the familyimmigrated " subsequently,and thusthe connectiongrew to be numerous. The Hans Graaf Society"*of Lancaster, meetsannually in remembranceof this early pioneer. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 385

Smout, Edward.* Smout, Ann Elizabeth, (late widow Price of Philadelphia.) Thomas, John. Ziegler, Ann Barbara, (widow.)

NOVEMBER, 1749. Gallatin, Jacob, fr.(Switzerland.) Graaf, George. Graaf, Catherine. august, 1750. Schwartz, Conrad. Schwartz, Susan. Beck, Regina, (single.) Kraemer, Catherine, (wife of Mi- chael Kraemer.) Thomas, Christiana. JANUARY, 1751. Haennig, Jacob. Haennig, Elizabeth. Hopson, John, (md. widow Jnng.) Gallatin, Eleanor. Thomas, John Jr. Thomas, Salome. Frey, Ann E. " Our churchin Lancaster was commencedSept 10, 1746. The foundation-stone (der Grundstein)was laid on the11th of thesamemonth; and on November30¿A, it beingthe first Sunday in Advent,the building was dedicatedto the worshipof God by theBrethren Nyberg and Idschy. The parsonage (das Gemein-haus)was commenced April 10, 1750/ thefoundation-stone was laid on the17 th of the month; on the 27th of Sept. it was dedicatedby Bro. Cammerhoff,and in Decemberit was occupiedby the BrethrenNixdorf and Neisser." A. R.

NAMES OF PERSONS IN LANCASTER, ATTACHED TO THE BRETHREN, FEBRUARY, 1749. [SocietyMembers. A. JR.) Men. Women. Bender, Leonhard, (single.) Bender, Barbara, (md.) do. Michael, do. Balspach, Ann Maky, (single.) Bomberger, Martin. Bomberger, Elizabeth. Clauser, Jacob, (single.) Balspach, Gertrude, (single.) Curr, Ludwig, do.

* A man of note in the timesof the early settlementof Lancaster County,Mr. Srnouťs name occursfrequently in the public records of the Province. While a Justiceof the Peace in 1736, he figured,in the war of the bordersbetween Mary- land and Pennsylvania,and was reported to President Logan by partisans of Lord Baltimore,as "one of the personsconcerned in the feloniousburning of the late dwelling-houseof Thomas Cressap with all his goods, and in the murdering of Laüghlin Malone," From a bitteropponent he became a warm friendof the Brethren,placed his childrenat theirschools and contributedgenerously toward the supportof the Indian mission. In March of 1747 he came to Bethlehem withchoice grafts,to graftthe fruittrees in the orchardsof the settlement. 386 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

De Hoff, John, (single.) do. Abraham. De Hoff, Susan. Dressler, David. Ebermann, Julianna, (md.) Eichholz, Jacob.* Eichholz, Ann Catherine. Fischer, Jacob, (single.) FRANCISCUSjf . Gallatin, Abraham. Gallatin, Molly. Goerner, John. Goerner, Susan. do. Paul, (single.) Graaf, Sebastian, (a trustee of the Graaf, Eve. church.) Gut jähr, John Christian. Gut jähr, Margaret F. Harttafel, Robert. Harttafel, . Hcehner, Christian, (я.) Hoenig, Jacob. Hoenig, Elizabeth. Hoffman, Valentine, (s.) Jesrong, George D. Jesrung, Ann Margaret. Jung, John. Jung, . Kampf, Adam, (md.) Kieffer, Peter, (s.) Kielwein, Barbara, (s.) Klein, Leonhard. Klein, Rosina. Koch, John. Koch, Dorothea. Kreamer, John Adam. Kraemer, Susan E. Krebs, Jno. Nicholas. Krön, Ann Catherine, (s.) Kohl, Conrad. Kohl, Barbara. Krön, Philip. Krön, Ann Mary. Kuhnz, Jacob. Kuhnz, Ann Margaret. Mueller, Jacob. Mueller, Mary Agnes. do, Conrad, (s.) Meyer, Ann Mary, (rad.) Protzmann, Christopher, (rad.) Metz, Christiana. Reigert, Ulrich. Reigert, . Reigert, Christopher, (s.) Riehm, Adam, (widower.) Rœsler, Ann Mary. do. Christopher. Rcemich,Philip. Rœmich, . Rœser, Matthew. Rœser, Christi anna. Reutzel, Hans George. Reutzel, . Schenk, John G. Schenk, Margaret. Schneider, Melchoir. Schmetzer, Barbara, (widow.) do. Anton. Schmidt, Mary. do. Philip. do. Simon.

* A wagon-masterin Braddock's expeditionagainst Fort Du Quesne. f The Franciscusescame from Switzerland. ChristopherFranciscus was one of the firstsettlers of Pequea. For enduranceand daring this familystood high among the pioneers of Lancaster County. See Rupp's History of Lancaster County. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 387

Schwartz, Hans G. Schwartz, . Schweitzer, Henry. Schweitzer, Susan. Seger, Frederic Seger, Ann Elizabeth. Stoll, Hans G. (r.) Weidel, Frede ric. Weidel, Gertrude. do. Christian, (s.) do. Ann Barbara, (d. Jan'jr Wessenkessler, Jacob. 1750.) Weybrecht,Jí artin, (widower.) Ziegler, William, (d. May,1750.)

PUPILS IN THE BRETHREN^ SCHOOL IN LANCASTER,FEB'y 1749.*

Boys. Girls. Ballspach, Henry. Ballspach, Ann Margaret. Burckhardt, Andrew. Becker, Catherine. De Hoff, Henry. Brecht, Mary. do. Matthew. do. Catherine. Eichholz, Jacob. Conner,Ann. do John. do. Hannah. Franz, Jacob. De Hoff, Susan. Gallatin, Henry. Eberman,Dorothea. Ganther, Conrad. Eichholz, Elizabeth. Gœrner,Hans. Ganther, Ann Margaret. Graaf, George. Gœrner, Philippina. do. Andrew. do. Christiana. do. Conrad. do. Susan. do. Sebastian. Graaf, Elizabeth. Henning,Matthew. do. Catherine. Herculrode, Matthew. Henning,Ann Marg't. do. Lawrence. do. Catherine. Jung,Jacob. Jung,Ann Mary. do. Matthew. do. Ann Catherine. Kraemer, George. Koch, Mary Elizabeth, Krön, David. do. Catherine. Kuhnz, Francis. Kuhnz, Ann Marg't. Mueller, Jacob. do. Elizabeth. do. George. Mueller, Catherine. Reigert, John Adam. Roeser, Margaret. Roeser, Matthew. Schwartz, Catherine Schwartz, Conrad. Thomas,Ursula. do. Rosina. do. Ann Marg't.

* At thisdate the school was in chargeof George and SusanOhneberg of Beth* lehem. It wasconducted only as a day-school. 14 388 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

WARWICK TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, PA. It has been shownabove how the Brethrencame to include Warwicktownship within the fieldof theirdomestic mission. Theiritinerants from Bethlehem, beginning with Jacob Lischy, at firstassembled their hearers in thefarmers' houses, when, in 1745, on thecompletion of the church of St. James,(which was builtfor the Rev. LawrenceT. Nybergby his Lutheranadhérents), near the siteof the presentvillage of Litiz,they occupied its pulpit. But in 1747 thoseof thesettlers who had becomeattached to the Brethren,resolved to erecta schooland meeting-housewhich theycould call theirown, and in whichthey might worship undis- turbed. Towardthis project George Klein* donatednine acres of land,at thelower or easternend of his farmon Carter'sRun. On the29th of March, 1747, Daniel Neubert,of Bethlehem,formally laid the foundation-stoneof the building. In Februaryof 1748 it was occupiedby Leonhardand ElizabethSchnell. On the 9th ofFebruary, 1749, the meeting-hall wa3 dedicated to theworsbip ofGod by BishopsSpangenberg and de Watteville. The Gemein- haus in Warwick,like otherMoravian houses in ruraldistricts, servedat onceas church,parsonage and school.f The churchof St. James,a structure-of hewn logs(which in 1748reverted to the Brethren, and in whoseyard they buried their dead formany years) stood as late as 1771. It, as well as the Gemeinhaus,were within the limits of the Moravian tract on which Litiz was laid outin 1756. In additionto his chargeat Lancaster,Abraham Reincke was called to ministerto the Brethren'scongregation in Warwick townshipon theday of its organization,Feb. 9, 1749. * George Klein, fromKirchart, circle of the Lower Rhine, Baden, settled in Warwick townshipprior to 1740, and took up several successive tracta.ofland» until he was the ownerof 600 acres, which subsequent to his removal to Bethle- hem in 1755, he conveyed to the Brethren. On this tract Litiz was laid out, as stated above, in 1756. One Proprietarypatent to George Klein for296 J acres ia dated July 14, 1741 ; a second,for 32 j- acres, is dated Bee. 12, 1747. Klein died at Bethlehemin Julyof 1783. He is popularlyknown as the founderof Litiz. f Subsequent to 1763 this house was used solely for a school. Being a log structure,it was taken down in the spring of 1766, aad re-erectedopposite the presentchurch in Litiz, where it was consumed,it is said, in the fireof July 16, 1837. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 389

MEMBERS OF THE BRETHREN^ CONGREGATION IN WARWICK TOWNSHIP, FEBRUARY, 1749. Brethren. Sisters. Klein, George, (an Elder in the Klein, Anna. Lutheran Church.) Kiesel, Hans George, (a Deacon in Kiesel, Christiana. the KeformedChurch.) Rody, Henry. Rody, Verona. Scherzer, Jacob. Scherzer, A polloni a.

NAMES OF PERSONS IN WARWICK TOWNSHIP, ATTACHED TO THE BRETHREN. (SocietyMembers. A. R.) Men. Women. Bender, Hans. Bender, Verona, (d. April, 1749.) Biehler, David. Biehler Margaret. Bœhler, Martin. Bœhler, Esther. Bort, Andrew, (d. Oct. 1749.) Bort, Barbara. Bossert, Henry, (d. Sept. 1749.) Basler, Ann Mary. Erb, Michael. Erb, Ann Mary. Frey, Andrew. Frey, Susan. Frey, Christopher. Frey, Ann Margaret. Grosh, Valentine. Grosh, Barbara. Heil, Jacob. Heil, Catherine. Hilton, David. Hilton, Mary. Huetter, Christian. Huetter, Margaret. Jones, Jacob. Jones, Juliana. Klein, Michael. Klein, Dorothea. Kling, Christian. Kling, Margaret.

Lehn, Henry, (Mennonite) Herculrode, , (widow.) Lehn, Paul, Lehn, Louisa. Nohel, John. Nohel, Margaret. Palmer, Michael, (d. Sept. 1749) Palmer, Elizabeth. Palmer, Christian. Palmer, Barbara. Plattenberger, John. Plattenberger, Barbara. Steiner, John, (single.) Stauffer, Barbara, (widow.) Seip, Francis. Tschudy, Henry. Tschudy, Catherine. Zahm, Michael.

MACUNGY OR SALISBURY. Throughthat fertile region of farmingcountry which stretches betweenthe Little Lehigh and the South Mountain,(comprised, 390 TRANSACTIONSOF THE since1812, within the limitsof Lehigh County),Zinzendorf fre- quentlyjourneyed in 1742,when on hisway to the'German settle- mentsof Berksand Lancaster. It had been enteredby pioneer immigrantsat an earlyday in the historyof the Province,was thenalready well peopled, and was called by the Indian nameof Macungy.* Here,we aretold, the good Count was wont to preach theGospel from house to house,and oncewith great effect at the houseof HenryRitter, f whoresided on Trout Creek,about six milesSouth by Westfrom Bethlehem. Whenin Julyof 1742, the Brethren'sdomestic mission was plannedand organized,Macungy was assignedto GottliebPezold, who,it is statedin his biography,by his zealouslabors laid the foundationof a Moravianchurch in that district. From forty headsof families,who had beenattending his ministry,or thatof his successors,a Societyin connectionwith the Brethren,was organized,July 30, 1747. The organizationwas madeat Bethle- hem,in order,it is said,to impressits membersduly with their nearrelation to that place. ThereuponAnthony and Elizabeth Wagner,and Johnand Eosina Munsterwere settled in Macungy, to ministerin the Word and Sacraments,and to superintenda school. On Oct. 1, 1747,Bishop Cammerhoff dedicated a church and parsonage(Gemeinhaus), a commodiouslog-dwelling, which thesettlers had completedfor the use of the Moraviansin the courseof theprevious summer. At thedate of this Register,the MoravianDomestic Mission in the valley of the Little Lehigh,was confinedto Salzburg (nowSalisbury) township, which was erectedin Octoberof 1752, fromthe eastern part of Macungy. In 1758 JacobEhrenhardt and SebastianKnauss, (who in 1747 had beenelected deacons or stewardsof the Society,)donated jointlyone hundredand twoacres of land forthe erectionof a Moravianhamlet. The land lay at thefoot of the South Moun- tain,and includedthe church and school, and the grounds adjacent. * In June of 1752 this name was restrictedin its use to the townshipof Ma- cungy,(now comprisingUpper and Lower Macungy), whichwas thenerected and organizedby orderof the Courtat Easton. t Bitter's farmbordered on the road, laid out by orderof the Court held at Easternin Dec. of 1756,- "said road to run fromthe Eaeton Road, throughBeth- lehem,thence to the line of Berks County,in Upper MilfordTownship." MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 391

Thevillage was surveyed and laid out in Aprilof 1759, and in April of 1761 it receivedthe name of Emmaus. Emmaus is now a borough,and a stationon the line of the East Penn. R. R., five milessouth by westfrom Allentown.

NAMES OF PERSONS IN SALISBURY TOWNSHIP, IN COMMUNION WITH THE BRETHREN, DECEMBER, 1754. Brethren. Sinters. Biez, William. Biez, Magdalene. Ehrenhardt,* Jacob, (blacksmith.) Ehrenhardt, Barbara, (m. n. Anders.) Knauss,! Sebastian Henry, (farmer Knatjss, Ann Catherine, (m. n. and wheeRwight.) Transou.) Knauss,Í John Henry, (farmerand Knauss, Mary Catherine, (m. n. weaver.) Boeder.) Koehler, John. Koehler, Eve Mary. Rauschenberger, Frederic. Rauschenberger, . " Schütze, Christian. (See The Schütze, Ann Dorothea, Second Sea Congregation,"in this Wezel, , (widow. Relict of the register.) late Conrad Wezel.)

ALLEMAENGEL (LYNN TOWNSHIP, LEHIGH CO.) In 1753 the^extreme western corner of NorthamptonCounty, drainedby thesources of the Ontalauneeor Maiden Creek,was

* Jacob Ehrenhardt,one of the foundersof Emmaus, was born in 1716, at Marstadt,near Worms, Rhein Hessen. His parents John and Ann Magdalene belonged to the Lutheran Church,in whose tenetsthey educated their son. He immigratedto Pennsylvania in the autumnof 1739, settled in Macungy,and it» 1740 marriedBarbara Anders. By her he had ten children,three sons, and seven daughters,descendants of whom are still found in the old Macungy settlement and elsewhere. His connectionwith the Brethren dates from the year 1742. Jacob Ehrenhardtd. July,1760. t Sebastian Henry, and John Henry Knauss, the ancestors of the Moravian familyof Knauss, were the sons of Louis and Ann Margaret Knauss, m. n. Gœr- lach. Sebastian,one of the foundersof Emmaus, was born in Tittelsheim,near Frankfort-on-the-Main,in October,1714. His parentswere membersof the Ke- formedChurch. Both brothersimmigrated to Pennsylvania in 1732, and settled in the regionof countryback of Pottstown,then called Falckner's Swamp. Here Sebastian learned his trade with Henry Antes,the pious layman of Frederic township,through him he was made acquainted with the Brethren. Knauss visited Bethlehemfor the firsttime in 1742, one year after he had married and settled in Macungy. By his wifehe had eleven children,eight boys,and three girls,of whom it is quaintly recorded"that they were of small stature,with an abundance of red hair, talkative and good-natured." 392 TRANSACTIONS OF THE erectedinto a townshipand called Lynn. This thenremote and borderregion of countryhad beenentered by Germansprior to 1735,and thereuponreceived the name of Allemängel,which in theirtongue signifies "utter destitution." When in Julyof 1742 theMoravians in Bethlehembegan to send out theirevangelists into the Germansettlements of the Province,they sent George Schneiderof Zauchtenthalto Allemängel. He founà it well peopled,and amongthe inhabitants a number of familieswho had immigratedto New York in 1709 underthe auspicesof Queen Anne,but who, after a successionof hardships and disappointments in thatgovernment, thought to bettertheir fortunes on farmsof theirown in Pennsylvania.Here, however, they were almost en- tirelydestitute as regardsreligious priviliges, and being nominally Lutherans,they hesitated to acceptspiritual ministration at the handsof theDunkers or GermanBaptists, who at the timewere activelyengaged throughout the Province in thework of prosely- ting. DuringSchneider's three months' sojourn among that people, CountZinzendorf passed through Allemängel, when on his way fromthe Delaware town of Meniolagamekain the valley of the Aquanshicola,to Tulpehockén.This was in thelast week of the aforementionedmonth of July. Withhis retinuehe passed the nightin CharlesVolck's barn, and the followingmorning, before settingout, as was his wont,spoke to theassembled neighbors on mattersof religion,and thenled in prayerand hynnisof praise. Suchwas theorigin of a Moraviandomestic mission in Alle- mängel,in whichLeonard Schnell, John G. Nixdorfand other evangelistsfrom Bethlehem labored occasionally,preaching or teachingfrom house to house,during the four years following. In 1747,in orderto gratifythe wish of severalheads of families, J. HenryHerzer and Barbarahis wifewere settled in Allemängel, and stepswere taken looking to the organizationof a Moravian church. The Herzerswere succeededby Sven Roseenin 1748, he by JohnBrandmiller in 1740,and he by HenryF. andSybilla Beck in 1750. Meanwhile,such of thesettlers as hadunited with theBrethren, were regarded as membersof the Moravianchurch in Macungy,and havingno placeof worship, they repaired thither forthe celebration of the Lord's Supper,and on speciallyfestive occasions. But on the30th of August,1751, the corner-stone ofa MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 393

Moravianchurch and parsonagein Allemängelwas solemnlylaid, and on the7th of Decemberthe former was dedicatedto thewor- shipof God,by NathanielSeidel. The parsonagewas hereupon occupiedby Daniel and HannahNeubert, and a Moraviancongre- gationwas organized. JohnHenry and RosinaMceller were set- tledover this rural charge at thedate of thefollowing register.

MEMBERS OF THE MORAVIAN CHUR'VH IN ALLEMAENGEL, 1754. Brethren. Sisters. Biwighausen, John G., wheelwright. Biwighausen, Ann M., m. n. Hun- B. 1708 in Elshoff, Witgenstein. seeker,fr. Anspach, Zweybrucken. Immigratedin 1739 with his first find,in 1740. D. Oct. 1759.) wife Christiana m. n. Gerhard. In 1743 resided in Muddy Creek wherehe unitedwith 4he Brethren. Removed to Allemängel in 1750. D. March J788 at Gnadenhütten on the Mahoning in Penn town- ship.) Demuth, Gottleib. (В. 1716,in Carls- Demuth, Eve, m. n. Gutsier. dorf,Moravia. Went to Georgia in 1736. Thence to Penna, in 1739. May, 1740, md. Eve Guts- ier. Resided between that date and 1753 in Saucon and Frederic townships. In the last namedyear removedto Lynn, and thence to Schoeneck in 1756, where he d. Oct. 1776.) Haller, Henry, (B. 1719 in Alsace. If aller, Ann Mary, ш.п. Hunsecker. In 1740 md. Ann M. Hunsecker. Admittedto membershipin Mud- dy Creek in Jan'y 1745. Settled in Allemängel in 1751. In 1755 removed to Warwick.) Hammer, George. Hammer, Ann Magdalene. Heil, John. Holder, Sr., John, (B. in London, Holder, Barbara, ш. п. Volck. 1694. Immigratedin 1710 to New (Dr. of "Andrew Volck, Sr., and York and md. Barbara Volck in Catherine,his wife.) 1722.) Holder, Jr., John, (B. 1725 in Man- Holder, Rebecca. atawny.) Luckenbach, Adam, schoolmaster. Luckenbacii, Eve Mary. (B. 1713 in Winckelbach,Hacken- burg. Immigratedin 1741. D.iu Saucon, 1785.) 394 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

Luckenbach, John. Volck, Andrew, (B. May 1721,in the Volck, Mary Margaret, m. n. Ro- Highlands of New York. Re- mig, fr.the Palatinate, moved fr.Lynn to Schoeneck in 1762, thencein 1768 to Quitope- hille.) Volck, Charles, (B. Nov. 1709, at Volck, Catherine, m. n. Harvey, b. sea. Removed fr.Lynn to Quito- in Plymouthtwp. Phila. co. pehille in 1766.) Volck, George, (B. near Worms,in Volck, Dorothea, m. n. Davis, from 1705. Immigratedwith his parents Amitytownship, Phila. co. (After in 1709. Was a residentof Fried- the death of her husband,she md. ensthal in 1756. D. in Lynn in Andrew Eisenhard of Macungy 1761.) in 1764.) Volck, Jacob, (B, 1717 in the High- Volck, Mary, m. n. Davis, (sister of lands of New York.) the above.) Volck, Catherine, m. n. Meckel, widow. (Relict of AndrewVolck Sr.,of"the Meadows" nearWorms. With him she immigratedto New York in the autumn of 1709, and settledat the Dans Kammer,near Newburgh. Thence the couple removedto Allemängel,cir. 1735. Old Andrew Volck d. there in Sept. 1747. His widow united with the Moravians in 1749, and d. in Jan'y,1762/in the 82nd year of her age.) Note.- On the reoccupationby the Moravians of theirlands on the Mahoning, (the siteof the Gnadenhüttenmission) in 1770, the fewremaining members of the congregationin Allemängel removed thither,and were incorporatedinto that church.

MILL CREEK, (MUEHLBACH.) The oldestsettlement within the limits of thepresent county of Lebanonwas that along Mill Creek,a smallbranch of theTulpe- hockenwhich drains Mill Creek^township and flowingbetween Schaefferstownand Newmanstown,crosses the county-lineinto Berks. It was herethat a wing of GermanBaptists, last from Germantown,seated themselves as earlyas 1716; and hitherCon- rad Beissel,George Stiefel and othersretired into the wilderness to devisethat scheme of religion,which the formerafterwards per- MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 39o fectedon thebanks of theCocal ico. Moravianitinerants, (among theseJacob Lischy) visited the Mill Creeksettlers as earlyas 1743, " in whichyear, furthermore, the Synod of Pennsylvania"con- venedin thatdistrict. Not long afterthis event,the Brethren occupieda school and meeting-house,erected on Mill Creek speciallyfor the use of theirevangelists and schoolmasters.It stoodon thefarm of Michael Brecht, who, with his wife Magdalene, are mentionedin recordsof 1747,as beingamong the most active membersof theSociety there, in connectionwith the Brethrenof Bethlehem.In thatyear Anthony and ElizabethWagner, occu- piedthe school-house, which is statedto have stood"twelve miles south-westfrom the Heidelberg Meeting-house" the site of thelatter being withinthe limitsof North Heidelbergtownship, Berks County.

MUDDY CREEK.* MuddyCreek heads in Berks County,a fewmiles northof Adamstown,and dividingEast Cocalicoand Brecknocktownships, LancasterCounty, empties into theConestoga, ten milessouth of thatplace. Alongthis stream, then in theupper part of Chester, (butsince 1729 in LancasterCounty), a settlementwas commenced by one EberhardKiehm in 1724. Descendantsof old Rielmi stillreside in and aboutthe village of Eeamstown,so namedafter thefirst proprietor. At thetime that Mr. Riehmarrived in that neighborhoodit was still oocupiedby Indians. Venturinginto the woods with his wagon and horse,he unloadedhis worldly effectsunder an oak tree,that afforded himself and hissmall family shelter,until he had blockedup a log cabin,which he builtupon whatis now(1844) "Lischer'sfarm." Riehin'snearest mill was on theBrandywine, and his nearestneighbors the settlers on Mill Creek. Afterclearing a smallspot of ground, he procureda war- rantand locatedabout 400 acresof land,which, in 1725,were confirmedto himby patent. Sometime in 1742,while on a circuitthrough the German dis- trictsof theProvince, Zinzendorf preached at thehouse of Eber-

* Writteninvariably Mode Creekin Moravian recordsof that daj. J5 396 TRANSACTIONSOF THE hardRiehm ; and on his recommendationthe Brethren thereupon fixedupon the settlementon MuddyCreek for the seat of a do- mesticmission. As the majorityof the people wereCalvinists, JacobLischy was sentamong them. This was in the springof 1743. Thus MuddyCreek became one of severalpoints in Lan- casterCounty at whichLischy preached the Gospel as an itinerant, becomingin thisway instrumental in extendingthe Brethren's influencefor good among a populationwhich was almostwholly destituteof religiousprivileges. In 1745 a schooland meeting- housewas builtby the settlers for the use of theBrethren, on the farmof HenryHaller, Sr. In it, a Synod,composed chiefly of membersof the German Reformed Church (attended, however, by Lischyand otherBrethren), convened in Marchof thatyear. It was thus,as it were,dedicated to its legitimateuses, and soon afteroccupied by a couple fromBethlehem, whose instructions were,to gatherthe children of the neighborhood into a school,and to meetwith their parents for worship, both in theweek and on theLord's day, whenever an ordaineditinerant was not sojourning amongthem. On the 28th of May, 1747,Bishop Cammerhoff administered the Lord's Supper to twenty-twopersons in the MuddyCreek school-house. In thesummer of 1748,some months after Jacob Lischy's disa- greementwith the Brethren(which resulted in his withdrawing fromtheir fellowship and unitingwith the Church of his birthand education),the latter were refused further use of the meeting-house on MuddyCreek. It is said thatLischy, or Riehm,or Rev. Con- rad Templeman,or all of them,were instrumentalin depriving the Moraviansof this rural pulpit. So much is certain,that Lischyabout this time succeeded in extortingfrom Haller a pro- mise,that within ten years,he, Haller, would make him a deed forthe lot on whichthe school-housestood, although Lischy was " namedin the originaldeed oneof several Trusteesfor and in behalfof the congregationin connectionwith the Brethren wor- shippingat MuddyCreek." Riehmwas knownto be displeased withthe Moravians for having refused to entertainan offermade by him,on theircoming into the neighborhood, to build a meeting- housefor their use on his farm. Urged,as is said,by Lischy,he nowtook an activepart in themovement against the Brethren MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 397 and spokeopenly of makinghis tractof sevenhundred acres the seatof a religioussociety, such as was at Bethlehem,arguing that as he was theproprietor of twohundred acres of land morethan theBrethren, the feasibility of his projectcould not be questioned. It was naturalthat Templeman, who was a clergymanof the Re- formedChurch, should have failedto appreciatethe Brethren's motivesin operatingamong a peoplewho belongedto his own confessionof faith. Thus it happenedthat at thedate of this register the settlerson MuddyCreek who were attached to theBrethren, were without a residentspiritual advisor; forsince Augustof 1748,Henry and BarbaraBeck had beenliving with Michael Rancke,whose farm laynine miles to the South of the deserted school, in Earl township, LancasterCounty. Fromhere they statedly visited their charge.

NAMES OF PERSONS ALONG MUDDY CREEK ATTACHED TO THE BRETHREN IN 1749. Men. Women. Brendel, George. Brendel, Eve Catherine. Haller, Henry. Haller, Ann Mary. Rancke,* Michael, (an Elderin the Rancke, Barbara. ReformedChurch - residedin Earl township,Lancaster Co.) Riehm,Nicholas, (a sonof Eberhard Riehm,Sarah Elizabeth. Riehm.) Hirsch, Judith. Riehm,John Eberhard, (do.) Stoehr, Henry. Stoehr, Barbara. Westhaeffer,! Valentine. Westhaeffer, .

DONEGAL. Donegal,the mostwesterly township of LancasterCounty, was settledprincipally by Scotch-Irishimmigrants ( Ulster Scots), and organizedin 1722,while yet within the limits of Chester. It was subsequentlysubdivided into East and WestDonegal, and Mount Joy. Jacob Lischypreached to the Germansof this districtas * One of eightyPalatines who with their familieswere importedin the ship Mortonhouse,John Coultas, master,from Rotterdam,in August of 1828.- Col. Records, t One of thirteenPalatines who with theirfamilies were importedin the ship Norris,Thos. Lloyd, master, in May, 1732.- Ibid. 398 TRANSACTIONSOF THE earlyas 1743,and in 1745dedicated a meeting-house(erected by the settlersthere for the use of the Brethren),to theworship of God. It stood on an elevenacre tract,for which Francis Seib, John Kapp, PeterRickseckcr, and JohnEtter had takenout a warrant in Octoberof 1745. In 1749,a GermanReformed faction, taking advantage"of a wrongdirection which had beengiven to the tenor of thedeed by Lischy,*in virtueof whichit was madeto appear thatthe tracthad been takenup forthe benefitof a Calvinist churchy- forcibly dispossessed the Brethren of their pulpit. Here- uponthe latter met for worship at Peter Schneider'suntil in the springof 1750, when a school and meeting-housewas erected for theiruse, on grounddonated by Schneider. But when in Augustof 1750,Thomas and RichardPenn releasedthe eleven acretract and improvementsthereon to theBrethren by a Patent of Confirmation,and afterthe latterhad reimbursedtheir oppo- nentsfor the expensethey had incurredin the erectionof the church,the log schoolwas transferredto itsside, the church itself renewed,and then dedicatedby Bishop MatthewHehl, Sept. 28th,1753. t Thisancient church is stillstanding near the village ofCentreville, in thenorth-west corner of Lancaster County. At thedate of this registerthere was no Moravianclergyman residingin Donegal. The firstcouple to occupythe parsonage wereJohn and DorotheaSchmidt. This was in 1752. In Feb. of 1754the Brethren convened in Synodin theDonegal meeting-house.It was the thirty-ninthreligious convocation (if we includethe seven convoked during Zinzendorf's stay in Penn- sylvania)in whichthey had participatedsince January of 1742.

MEMBERS OF THE MORAVIAN CHURCH IN DONEGAL, 1749. Brethren. Sis' ers . Albert, Francis, (shoemaker. Born Albert, . at Deux Ponte,Zweibrücken, July 20, 1719. Calvinist. Surprised, mur- dered aud scalped by Indians, June 26, 1756,while ploughing on Fisher's farm,in "the Hole"î (Tolheo) in * Patent of Confirmationfor lands in Donegal. On record in Patent Book A, Vol. 14, p. 4761, in the Recorder's Officefor the City and Countvof Philad'a. t BrüderBlatt. Feb. 1854. X "In dem Wilden Krieg sind folgende vier Brueder, Franz Albert,Jacob MOKA VIAN HISTOBICAL SOCIETY. 399

Bethel Township. At that date he was a memberof the church in Swa- tara.) Baumgaertner, Matthew. Baumgaertner, Barbara. Etter, John. Etter, Engela. Friedrich, Abraham. Friedrich, Elizabeth. Kapp, John. Kapp, Catherine. Kuentzele, Kudolph. Leydolt, Verona, (d. Feb. 13, 1772.) Ruecksecker, Peter, (an EUîer in Ruecksecker, Ann Christiana, (d. the ReformedChurch. The anees- 1751.) tor of the Moravian familyof Rick* seeker.) Schneider, Peter, (an Elder in the Schneider, Mary L., (a bornJewess.) ReformedChurch.)

OLEY. The Swedes,it is said on goodauthority, prior to Penn'sarrival in thiscountry, had exploredthe valley of theSchuylkill and its tributariesupwards as faras thesource of the Manatawney.In thisway they became acquainted with and drewthe attentionof immigrantsto the fertilityof the regionof country,which, in 1752,was incorporatedunder the old Indianname of Oley among thetownships of thenewly erected county of Berks. It was then well peopled,not only by the representatives ofthe different circles of theRhineland, but also by descendantsof FrenchHuguenots, someof whomhad comedown from Esopus as earlyas 1710. During his sojournamong the Schwenckfeldersof Skippack, Spangenberg,in thecourse of the year] 737, visitedthe German settlementsof Oley,and preached,we are told,at JonathanHerr- bein'sand at AbrahamBartoletťs. AndrewEschenbach) how-

Haendsche(zwei Männer)- FriedrichWeiser und John GeorgMies (zwei Knaben,) die in der Hohl welche,da sie daselbstauf des alten Fischer'sFeld, um der Gefahr wegen, gemeinschaftlichpfluegten, nachmittags, der 26 Juni, 1756, von den wiJdenIndianern zugleich ploetzlichueberfallen, getoedet und gescalpt worden¡ und Sontags den 27 Juni mit einer starkenBedeckung von Soldaten und anderer Mannschaftaus "der Hohl" gefahren,und mit einem starkenGefolg von etwa zwei hundert Menschen,unter Bruder Friedrich Schlegel's Liturgie, im beysein den Bruder Samuel Herr's der auch zu der zeit hier war, zugleich auf unser Gottes- acker,unter einem Gottesfriedenbeerdigt worden."- SwataraChurch Book. "The Hole" is the valley lying between the Blue Mountain to the North and Little Mountain to the South, East of the Swatara, and is now called Monroe Valley. 400 TRANSACTIONSOF THE ever,was theMoravian pioneer in thisinland district of the Pro- vince. Immediatelyupon his arrivalin Pennsylvaniain October of1740, he madeOley thecentral point of his Gospelministry, in whichhe laboredfor upwards of two years with untiring industry, withpersuasive eloquence and withremarkable success. He was assistedfor a timein thecare of souls by Anna Nitschmannand JohannaSophia Molther. DuringEschenbach 's residence in Oley theso-called Synod of Pennsylvania convened in Johnde Turck's farm-housein the monthof February,1742, on whichoccasion threeMohegans attached to the Moravianmission at Shecomeco, wereadmitted to church-fellowshipby the riteof baptism. At thesame time steps were taken looking to an organizationof the attendantson Eschenbach'sministry into a religioussociety, and theerection of a placeof worship was recommended. A logchurch was, accordingly,completed before the expirationof the year. Zinzendorfwas deeplyinterested in theprosperity of thisdomestic mission,devoting much of his timeand personalattention to its concerns.Nevertheless, in consequenceof disagreementbetween thepastor and his people,which engendered partisanship, and the appearanceat thistime of new claimants for spiritual sway in Oley, the Moravianslost influence,and eventually,in 1765,withdrew altogetherfrom the field. The successionin the ministrybetween Eschenbach's recall, to- wardthe close of 1742,and thedate of thefollowing register, was this: HenryAntes and Jacob Kohn in 1743- AbrahamM. Mein- ungin 1744- JohnW. Michlerfrom1745 to'48- RichardUtley in 1749 and '50- JohnС Franckéin 1751- JohnW. Michlerin 1752,and JohnSchneider in 1753. During theiroccupation in Oley the Moravianserected two dwellingson land donatedto themby John de Turek. The first was completedand occupiedearly in 1745. The secondwas com- pletedin 1748, and thereuponoccupied for upwardsof three yearsby a flourishingboarding-school, into which were incorpo- ratedthe Moravian schools from Germantown and Frederictown- ship. This buildingwas recentlystauding. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 401

MEMBERS OF THE MORAVIAN CHURCrii IN OLEY, APRIL, 1753. Brethren. Sisters. Boerstler, John G., (b. 1677, in Boerstler, Catherine, m. n. Luck, Turkheira an der Hartz. Immi- fr.Savoy. grated in 1732. United with the Moravians in 1748. D. May, 1789.) Boerstler, Jacob, (b. 1700, in the Boerstler, Catherine, m. n. Peter Upper Palatinate. United witli the fr. Soelingen. Moravians in 1747.) Buetting, Just, (b. 1713, in Frantz- heim. Immigrated¡in^l723.ííUnited with the Moravians in 1743.) Leinbach, Frederic, (b. 1703, in Leinbach, Elizabeth, [m. n. Frey, Hochstadt,Bavaria, circle of Upper fr.Skippack. Franconia. Immigrated with his parents,John and Elizabeth Lein- bach in 1723.« United with the Mo- ravians in 1742.) Leinbach, Henry, (b. 1705,in Hoch- . Leinbach, Johann, m. n. Herrmanu, Stadt. Brotherof theabove. United fr.Conestoga. with the Moravians in 1753.) Leinbach, John, (b. 1712, in Hoch- Leinbach, Catherine, т.п. Riehni, stadt. Brotherof the above.) fr.Muddy Creek. Neukirch, John Henry, (b. 1708, Neukirch, Gertrude, m. n. Hart- at Hahn, near Dusseldorf. Immi- mann,fr. the Palatinate. grated in 1738.) Schneider, John. Schneider, Elizabeth.

THE MORAVIAN SCHOOL FOR BOYS IN FREDERIC TOWNSHIP, PHILA- DELPHIA COUNTY, JUNE, 1745, TO SEPTEMBER, 1750. Duringthe sessions of theSynod of Pennsylvania, which sat in HenryAntes' house in Falckner'sSwamp in thesecond week in Marchof 1745,--Mr. Antes, desirous of contributing to thegrati* ficationof a wishwhich had repeatedlybeen expressed by persons attachedto theBrethren to havetheir children educated by them- madethe offer of his plantationfor the site of a MoravianBoard- ingSchool. Afterdue consideration,the offerwas accepted,and on the3d ofJune following a schoolfor boys was openedon the aforesaidpremises. Christopherand ChristianaFrancké of Beth- lehemwere chosento superintendthe Institution,and JohnС Heynewas appointedtutor. At the sametime Christopher and 402 TRANSACTIONSOF THÉ

Ann M. Demuth occupied the farm-houseand John H. and Ro- sina Moeller the mill, as both farmand mill were worked forthe benefitof the school. During the latter's existence,the followingadditional couples wereemployed at varioustimes and in variouscapacities : Thomas and Ann С Schaaf,John G. and Ann Jungmann,С. Fredericand Ann Oerter,David and Mary Digeon, and Mary Haus and John Tanneberger,Sr.

PUPILS OF THE MORAVIAN SCHOOL IN FREDERIC TOWNSHIP, ENUME- RATED ACCORDING TO THE YEARS IN WHICH THEY ENTERED. 1745.

Albrecht, Elias, s. of Anthonyand CatherineДШгесЫ. В- in Philadelphia township. Beck, Jonathan, s. of H. F. and Barbara Beck. B. in Geor- gia. Blum, Stephen, ^ r „ . j ri *i • th d • ^ T ( sons of 1 rancisand CatherineBlum. B. in Blum,' Jacob, у а т> i n T3 Г Saucon, Bucks Co. Blum, Francis, J Daniel, a Mohegan of Shecomeco. Demuth, Christopher, 1 sons of Gotthard and Regina De- Demuth, Christian, f muth. B. in Germantown. Demuth, Tobias, s. of Gottlieband Eve Demuth. B. 1741 in Saucon. Emanuel, a negro,fr. St. Thomas. Garrison, Benjamin. B. on Staten Island. Hartmann, Lawrence, 1 sonsof Fredericand MargaretHart- Hartmann, Thomas, J mann. В. in Frankford,Phila. со. Klemm, Frederic, s. of Frederic and Susan C. Klemm. В. in Philadelphia. Klotz, Andrew, ì sonsof Albrechtand Ann M. Klotz. Klotz, John Nicholas, j B. ih Tulpehocken. Miller, Abraham, ì sons of Abraham and Mary M. Miller. Miller, Joseph, j B. in Milfordtwp., Bucks co. Neubert, Daniel, s. of Daniel and Kegina Neubert. В. in Holstein. Schaus, Conrad, s. of J. Adam and Barbara Schaue. B. Jan'y 1738, in Henry Antes' mill. moravian historical society. 403

Vetter, Daniel, -' Vetter John isons of Jacoban(l MagdaleneVetter. B. in Vetter', Peter, i 01еУ- (Note.- With theabove twenty-three, who up to thatdate had beeninmates of Moravian schools at Bethlehemand Nazareth,the schoolof whichthis register treats, was openedon the3d ofJune ofthe aforementioned year.) Antes,' Henry,' 1 c ^ , ^ . A A T > sonsof H. and C. Antes. Antes, John, J Frey, Matthias, s. of William and Verona Frey. В. in Falckner'sSwamp. Jones,Jesse, Ì sons of JohnJones of New Providencetwp., Jones,Levi, ) Phila. Co. Knauss, Henry, fr.Macungy. Montanyk,Abraham, s. of Jamesand Mary Montanye,of New York. Neumann,Christian, s. ofJohn W. and ElizabethNeumann. Noble, Isaac, ] sons of Thomas and MaryNoble, of New Noble, Thomas,/ York. Schüttehelm, Peter, fr.Philadelphia. 1746. (Note.- On the25th of February of this year, Bishop Spangen- bergorganized the schoolas a religiousassociation, (Kinder Ge- mein)by appointingAbraham Montanye Elder, John Antes Su- perintendent,and ThomasHartmann and PeterVetter Assistante). Abraham,a Moheganof Shecomecp. Beutel, John,s. ofHenry Beutel of Neundorf, Upper Silesia, whod. at Herrnhut,Dec. 1763,after 23 yearsservice among the Arawacksof Berbiceand Surinam. B. at Pilgerruh,Surinam, 21stDec. 1740. D. at Nazareth,27th Sept. 1840, aged 99 years, 9 mos.and 7 days. (Descendantsof the name living.) Bird, James,s. ofWm. and BridgetBird. B. in Amitytwp., ChesterCo.) Brucker, David, ofBethlehem. David, a Moheganof Shecomeco. Edmonds,John, s. of Wm. and Rebecca Edmonds. B. on Long Island,June, 1743. D. April,1824, in Bushkilltownship, (Descendantsof the name living.) 16 404 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

Horsfield, Israel, s. of Timothyand Mary Horsfieldof Long Island. Isaac, a Moheganof Shecomeco. Jones,Jonathan, fromNew Providencetownship. Little Heart, ("Hertzel")a Moheganof Shecomeco. Vollert, Henry, 1 sonsof Jostand MaryE. Vollert. The Vollert, Joseph,/ formerwas b. in 1741, in Falckner's - Swamp thelatter in 1739,in Oley. 1747. Abraham,a negrobelonging to EdwardSmout, Esq., of Lan- caster. Bastian, a negro. Beckel, Caspar, 1 sonsof Frederick and Elizabeth Beckel. B. Beckel, Tobias, J in Heidelbergtwp., Berks Co. Bird, Mark, fromAmity twp. Blum, David, 1 sonsof F. and C. Blum. Both b. at Naza- Blum, Daniel, J reth. David, a Moheganof Shecomeco. Hartmann^Adolph, s. of Freddeand Marg'tHartmann. B. 1744,at Nazareth. Joshua,a Moheganof Shecomeco. Mahab, do. do. Meinung,Ludwig, b. 1743,in Oley. Micksch,Nathaniel, s. ofMichael and HannahMicksch. B. 1743,in Philadelphia. Eice, Peter, s. ofOwen and ElizabethRice. вендия, Gottlieb, s. of J. A. and B. Schaus. Servas, William, s. ofPhilip and MaryC. Servasof Phila. Walton, John,s. ofElizabeth Walton. 1748. Bivighausex, Abraham, 1 sonsof Georgeand Marg'tBivig- Bivighausen, John, J hausen. В. in MuddyCreek. Crocker, Benjamin, (b. in Philadelphia,Jan. 1737. Frank- lin'ssister's son). Haller, Abraham, s. of Henryand Ann M. Haller. B. in MuddyCreek. Jones, Peter. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 405

Kraemer, Michael, s. ofMichael Kraemer, of Lancaster. Riehm,John, fr. Muddy Creek. Weber, John,s. ofJohn and Gertrude Weber, of Muddy Creek. 1749. Ary, a mulatto,b. Sept.1745, in Berbice. Broughtto Bethle- hemby the missionary William Zander, in Aprilof 1749. Subse- quentlybaptized and namedJacob. D. in Bushkilltwp., June, 1816. Descendantsof thename living. Beck, David, fr.Bethlehem. Benjamin, s. ofAnthony Roberts and Elizabeth, his wife. Frederic, alias Dagohs, a DelawareIndian. Graaf, George M., s. of Sebastianand Eve Graaf,of Lan- caster. Isaac, a Mohegan,fr. Gnadenhütten. Klotz, Elias, fr.Oley. Leinbach, Araham, s. of Johnand CatherineLeinbaçh, fr. Oley. Stürgis, Joseph,s. ofJoseph and JaneSturgis. B. in Phila. in 1737. Baptizedby Whitefield.D. at Litiz, in 1817. De- scendantsof the name living. Note.- On the31st of July, 1750, a beginningwas madeto dis- solvethis school by tranferring the following nineteen pupils to other Moravianschools, viz. : JacobBlum to Bethlehem; the Indians Philip, David and Joshuato Gnadenhütten,on the Mahoning; Ary,Tobias and Caspar Beckel,Jonathan Beck, John Beutel, Francisand David Blum,Christian F. andTobias Demuth, Chris- tian,Thomas and AdolphHartmann, the IndiansFrederic, Isaac and Joseph,and JohnJoseph Meürer to Macungy. In thelast week of August following, there were transferred to Oley seventeen,viz. : David Beck,Abraham and JohnBivighau- sen,George M. Graaf,Abraham Haller, Israel Horsfield,Isaac, Jonathanand Peter Jones,Frederic Klemm, Michael Kraemer, AbrahamLeinbach, Isaac Noble,John Riehm, Peter Vetter, John Waltonand JohnWeber. On the3d ofSeptember, 1750, Elias Klotz and theIndian Ben- jaminwere transferred to Bethlehem, and theschool was closed.) 406 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

HEIDELBERG. 1747. Tobiasand GeorgeFrederic Beckel, brothers, from Turkheim in RhenishBavaria, immigrated to Pennsylvaniain the fall of 1736 and settled,- the formerin Heidelbergtownship, south of theTulpehocken Creek, - and thelatter on the Schuylkill,within thelimits of Bern township,Berks County. They,and someof theirneighbors, such as FredericGerhard and JohnMeyer, were attendantson Zinzendorf'spreaching in Tulpehocken,and being deeplyimpressed thereby, requested him to supplythem with a ministerof theGospel, when in Decemberof 1742 he bade them farewell. As theyhad been educatedin the doctrinesof the ReformedChurch, they were commended to JacobLischy's spir- itual care. Lischy preachedin Heidelbergstatedly until in Septemberof 1743. AnthonyWagner succeeded him in January of 1744 and at firstresided with Tobias Beckel. Meanwhile GeorgeFrederic removed from the Schuylkill within the limits of whatis nowNorth Heidelberg township, where, on land donated by hisbrother Tobias, a churchand parsonagewas erectedfor the Moravians,in thesummer of 1744. On the4th of Novemberof thatyear the building was dedicatedto its legitimateuses in the openingsessions of a Synod,at whichHenry Antes presided. The firstMoravian congregation in the rural districtsof the Provincewas theone whichwas organizedin Heidelbergon the 9thof April,1745, by BishopSpangenberg. Its memberswere : Beckel, G. F., and Ann Elizabeth, his wife. " Beckel, Tobias, andChristiana, " Brecht, Stephen, and Elizabeth, " Fischer, Sr., John,and Sybilla, " Fischer, Jr.,John, and Ann M., " Gerhard, Frederic, andBarbara, " Glas, Nicholas, and Ann Mary, " Graeter, Jacob,and Barbara, Keller, John,(widower). Meyer, John,and Margaret, his wife. Minier, George, (widower). Zerbe, John,and Elizabeth, his wife. At thedate of thisregister, Daniel and Elizabeth Neubert occu- piedthe parsonage in Heidelberg. MOKA VIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 407

WITTOPEHILLE. In theautumn of 1729,a settlementwas madeby Germanim- migrantson thebanks of the Quittopehille, a branch of theGreat Swatara,which drains the townshipsof Lebanon,Annville and Londonderry,in Lebanon County. Firstamong these was Michael Borst,and afterhim George Steitze, who is said to have laid out Steitzetown(now the boroughof Lebanon) about 1755. This district,long after the erection of Lebanontownship by thecourt ofLancaster in Juneof 1729, continued to be calledQuittopehille, it beinga commoncustom in thosedays to namea regionof coun- tryfor the main stream by whichit waswatered. The fertilityof itssoil provingattractive to immigrantyeomen, the neighborhood soonbecame populous, and a Moravianwriter, in 1747,in advert- ing to its prosperityand naturaladvantages, calls it "a garden spot." At thattime farms there were also held by Swiss Men- nonites. JacobLischy preached to thesettlers in Quittopehillein 1743. Two yearsthereafter the Rev. L. T. Nybergmet with them for worshipstatedly in a log church,that had been erectedon John PeterKucher's farm near "the Oratory"which is still standing on the Philadelphiaand Harrisburgturnpike, a shortdistance eastfrom the borough of Lebanon. Thiswas thefirst pulpit occu- pied by the Brethrenwithin the limitsof whatis nowLebanon County. In Februaryof 1748 the Synodof Pennsylvaniacon- venedin Kucher'slog church. The Moravianswere well repre- sentedat thatgathering, and thetones of MoravianFrench-horns servedin placeof signal-bell to notifythe delegates of thehour to meetin session. On the12th of Jan'y,1750, Christian H. Rauch whowas then superintendingthe Brethren's domestic mission in the countiesof Lancasterand Berks,organized a MoravianSociety from such personsin Quittopehilleas wereattached to its ministry.Here- uponthey undertook the erection of a substantialchurch and par- sonage,on land donatedby Kucher,lying south of theQuittope- hilleCreek, - and on the16th of July, 175], thehall in thesame was dedicatedto theworship of God. This nowvenerable house, bearingon itssouth face, inscribed on stone,the legend, "Oratorium unit.Frat. liber, fundai" (signifyingprobably, The UnitedBreih- 408 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ren herefound a freehouse of prayer) is an objectof special interest to thesearcher for olden landmarks in thevicinity of theborough ofLebanon. In Julyof 1761,the Brethren of Bethlehemhad surveyedand laid outa town(designed to be an exclusivesettlement) on a tract offifty acres, south of the creek and in theheart of Kucher's farm. On paperit presentsa pleasingappearance, with its squares, gar- densand orchards-its tiers of lots for dwellings and largerspaces for schools,"choir-houses," and whateverother buiidings were thenregarded as essentialto theperfectness ofa Moravianvillage.* It was to havebeen called Hebron. Hebron,however, was never built; instead,the name was givento the stonechurch and par- sonage,in whichthe scatteredmembers of a rural congregation metwith their minister for worship as lateas theyear 1848.

NAMES OF RESIDENTS IN QUITTOPEHILLE ATTACHED TO THE BRETHREN IN 1749. Men. Women. Etter, Peter. Etter, Catherine. G ermann, Jacob. Germann, Madeline. Hederich, John G. Hederich, Ann С. Kapp, Michael. Kapp, Mary Margaret. Kettering, Adam. Kettering, Magdalene. Kucher, John Peter, (blacksmith. Kr cher, Barbara. importedon the Loyal Judith in Sept. 1732, An Elder of the Ger- man Reformed Church. D. July 1788.) Loesch, George, (B. April, 1699, at Loesch, Christiana. Gernsheim,near Worms. Immi- grated withother Palatines under the auspices of Queen Anna in 1710, and settledin Scoharie. In 1723 removed to Tulpehocken, unitedwith the Moravians in Quit- topehille in 1747. Removed fr. Tulpehocken to Gnadenthal in 1767. D. at Nazareth, Aug. 15, 1790. Descendants of tjie name living.) Mies, Philip. Mies, Louisa.

* " See draftii the Moravian Archives at Bethlehem,entitled Moravian lands in Lebanon township,and plan of a village to be built on the same, July,1761. MORAVIAN HISTÓRICA L SOCIETY. 40Й

Октн, Balzar, (Immigratedin 1729. Orth, Gertrude Catherine. Resided at the foot of the Cone- wago Hills, 6 miles southby west fr.Kucher's. D. Oct. 1788.) Stephan, Ulrich. Stephan, Ann Mary. Zander, Henry. Zander, Johanna, (D. May,1750.) " (Note.- Additional families attendanton the Moravians7ministration in the Oratory"were the Meylins,the Kleins, the Riegers, the Hubers, the Rathvons, the Wagners, the Waschenbachs,the Ohlingers,the Schmals, the Christmanna, the Struebigsand the Urichs.

SWATARA. Betheltownship (since 1816 in LebanonCounty) was separated fromLebanon township by an orderof thecourt at Lancasterin May,1739. Exceptinga fewFrench Huguenots, the first settlers' wereGermans, the majorpart of whomhad been rearedin the tenetsof the GermanEeformed Church abroad. When on his wayto Shamokin,in theautumn of 1742,Zinzendorf preached in Bethel at the houseof Ludwig Born. On thisoccasion he was induced,we are told,to includeits neighborhood within the circuit he subsequentlyassigned to Jacob Lischy. In April of 1743, Lischypreached for the firsttime in Bethel. JohnBrandmiller and ChristianH. Rauchwere occasionallyhis successorsin this field,and in the summerof 1747 the formerwas permanently settledon theSwatara, whither he had beensent in responseto a requestmade to theBrethren at Bethlehemby thepeople there, to furnishthem with a ministerof theGospel. Brandmillerlodged withLudwig Born, and in his househe metthe attendants on his ministryfor worship. The Swataramission was a dependencyof Quittopehillefor a numberof years,until the purchase of land in Bethel,by theMoravians, in 1754.

MEMBERS OF THE MORAVIAN CHURCH IN SWATARA, 1749. Brethren. Sisters. Ayres, Robert. Ayres, Mary. Born, Ludwig, (an Elder in the Ger- Born, Ann Mary. man ReformedChurch.) Kohr, Casper, (Steward.) Kohr, Barbara. 410 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

Ohrendorf, Hermann. Ohrendorf, Catherin«. Spittler,* John, Sr. Spittler, Catherine. Weiser, John F. Weiser, Catherine. (Note,- Other residentsof Bethel attachedto the Moravian missionat this time and subsequentlywere, Kudolph Houck, Jacob Dubbs, William Fisher, Christian Binne, George Mies, Jacob Gausser, Thomas Williams, JohnHaendsche, Bernard Faber and Michael Kohr and their families. In Aug. 1755, 26 adults and 35 childrenwere enrolledon the registerof this rural church.

GRIST CREEK, YORK, CODORUS,AND CONEWAGO. The firstwhite settlement within the presentlimits of York County(erected from Lancaster in August,1749,) was madealong GristCreek, a small streamthat drainsHellam township,and emptiesinto the Susquehanna,near Wrightsville.The valley whichhere stretches back from the river toward York, was entered by Germanimmigrants prior to 1735 ; and forone of these, George Kreis,the creek is said to have beennamed» In Moravianrecords it is called"Kreutz" or "OriceCreek," and in a returnof thesur- veyof theManor of Springettbury (made by orderof Gov. Keith in 1722) "WhiteOak Branch" There is, however,some plausi- bilityin theconjecture, that the name Kreutzor Cricewas a cor* ruptionof Gristand thatthe presentname of the streamis the correctone, as on itsbank John Grist (the first white man in the Provinceto settleon thesouth side of theSusquehanna,) squatted sometime in 1721. Grist,as we readin theColonial Records, was ejectedfrom his clearing,and to preventsimilar trespassing on lands stillwithin the Indian country,a large surveywas made forthe Proprietaries (the manor of Springettbury), and theIndian claim graduallyextinguished. It was withinthe limitsof this reservethat the Grist Creek settlement lay. JacobLischy was thefirst of theBrethren's evangelists to cross " * Mai den 16, 1757- Wurde Johannes Spittler,Jr., ohneweit von seinem Ha use an der Schwatara von moerderischenIndianern überfallenund ermordert. Er war im 38ten Jahr seines Alters, und verwichenesJahr im April an der S2hwatara aufgenommen. Seine übelzugerichtete Leiche wurde den 17ten Mai hieher (Quitopehille) gebracht,und bei einer groszenMenge Leute begleitet,auf unsernhiesigen Gottesacker beerdigt."- ChurchBook of theCongregation at Quit- topehille. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 411 theSusquehanna. This he did in the summerof 1744,at John Wright'sferry, beyond which he struckthe Germansettlement, and followingGrist Creek, came to the growingtown of York.* Alonghis routehe preachedin thefarmers' houses, and in York- town,in a so-calledUnion Church, and beinga Calvinist,his min- istrywas generallyacceptable, as mostof theGerman hearers had beenreared in thetenets of the Reformed religion. Lischy'slabors in theGospel here were followed up by Lawrence T. Nybergand ChristianM. Rauch. Late in Octoberof 1746,the Brethren convened in a Synod,f heldin thehouse of JacobWesthaeffer, in the Grist Creek settle- ment. One resultof its deliberationswas the appointmentof Rauchas evangelistfor the region of country directly south of the Susquehanna,embracing within it fourseparate points, viz. : Grist Creek,Yorktown, a Germansettlement^ on theCodorus, ten miles south-west,and a second,eight miles due west fromthat town. The latterstretched back to thefoot of theConewago Hills. At thesame time,Abraham and MarthaBühninger, of Bethlehem, weresettled at thethird of the above named points, to attendprin- cipallyto theeducation of the farmers' children. But soonafter this, in 1747,the Brethrensaw themselvescom- batedin theirmovement by partisansand churchmen,and theuse of the pulpitsthey had beenoccupying in GristCreek and in York was deniedthem. Thus it happenedthat for upwards of a year theyassembled their adherents for worship in the house§of

* Yorktown,on the Codorus, was laid out in October of 1741, by Thomas Cookson,Deputy Surveyorof Lancaster County,by the special order and accord- ing to the directionsof John,Thomas and Richard Penn. In November of that year twenty-threebuilding lots were taken up, and by March of 1746 forty-four additional ones had been disposed of.- Carterв and Glossbrenner's History of York County,1834. t The twentiethof the religious convocationsheld in Pennsylvania,in which the Brethrenparticipated until the institutionof Church Synods of theirown in 1748. X It was here that Lischy, on withdrawingfrom the Brethren,bought a plan- tation,farmed and preached forsome time to a factionthat adhered to him in a buildingof their own ; and hither,too, he retiredon his expulsion fromthe Ger- man ReformedChurch in 1760, to end his career. I This was exchanged in 1749 fora more commodiousplace of worship,which the Brethrenheld in rentuntil the completionof the firstMoravian Church in York, erectedin the course of 1755, and dedicated by Bishop MatthewHehl, on 17 412 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

LeonardImmel, on theCodorus, which house at thattime stood on theoutskirts of York. The firstreception of personsattached to the Brethrenand re- sidingsouth of the Stisquehanna,into the Moraviancommunion, fallswithin the time of thisRegister, and was thatof John Heck- edorn,Jr., and Jacob FrancisMüller. They wereadmitted to fellowshipat a Synodthat met in Warwick,in Novemberof 1749. PhilipA. Meurerwas settledin York in 1751.

NAMES OP PERSONS RESIDING SOUTH OF THE SUSQUEHANNA, ALONG GRIST CREEK, AT YORK, AND ON THE CODORUS, ATTACHED TO, OR IN COMMUNION WITH THE BRETHREN. 1747 то 1749. Men. Women. Berot, Francis L. (B. at Aisheim, Berot, Susan (m. n. Reiter). in thePalatinate in 1699,ofFrench Huguenotparents. Immigrated toPennsylvania in 1738. AnElder in theGerman Reformed Church, was residingat the date of this Registerone mile S. W. fromthe school-housein the GristCreek settlement.D. in York in August of1778. A daughter,Mary Eliz- abeth,was one of the first teachers in theBethlehem Boarding School. John Jacob and John,sons of FrancisBerot, settled on theMo- ravianlands in NorthCarolina.) Geyer, , (widow). Heckedorn, Sr., Hans, (fromS wit- Heckedorn, . zerland. Importedon the ship "Princess Augusta,"in Sept. of 1736,and wasburied on his farm in Nov. of1749.) Heckedorn, Jr., Hans. (B. 1716, Heckedorn, Catherine, (m. n. near Basel, Switzerland.Immi- Scheubel.) gratedwith his father.Moved to York in 1761. For a numberof yearsa stewardof the congrega-

Dec. 21stof that year. GeorgeNeisser was thefirst pastor settled in thiscongre- gation. Someof its principal members then were- John Heckedorn, Francis J. Müller and;Xewi8Protzman, of York; FrancieL. Berot,Jacob Lanius and GeorgeHerbach, of Grist Creek ; PhilipRothrock, Peter Pinckele, John Peitzel and Adamde Hoff,of Codorus; and MarkHoen, Frederic Roemer and Martin Ebert. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 413

tion. D. July,1785. Ann Eliz- abeth, a daughter,married Wm. Lan jus in 1769.) Heckedorn, Daniel. Immel, Leonard, (a Deacon in the LutheranChurch. Kesided on the Codorus on theoutskirts of York.) Luckenbach, John Adam. (In Oct. of 1743 was schoolmasterin the Grist Creek settlement.) Mueller, John Francis, (born near Mueller, Ann Mary, (m. n, Bohl.) Heidelberg, Oct. 1719. Immi- grated in 1732. D. Sept. 1785. For many years a stewardof the congregationin York.) Rothrock, Philip I. (Born near Worms, Dec. 1713. Imported on the pink Mary,in Sept. 1733. A deacon in the German Reformed Church. Resided on the Codorus, near York. Two sons, Peter and Jacob, settled on the Moravian lands in North Carolina.) Peitzel, John. Pínchele, Peter, (fromSwitzerland. Immigratedwith the Heckedorns. Resided on the Codorus,10 miles S. W. fromYork, near the tempo- raryline of the Province.) Westhjeffer, Jacob, (an elder in the German ReformedChurch. Re- sided in the Grist Creek settle- ment.)

THE MINISINKS. A Moravianschool and domesticmission in theupper valley of theDelaware were results of Zinzendorf s transit through that region in Augustof 1742. Throughhim, and afterwardsthrough mis- sionariesfrom Bethlehem, who traveled that way from Shecomeco, a knowledgeof theBrethren's religious principles aud theirviews of educationwere disseminated in the neighborhood.In conse- quence,it was not longbefore some of thesettlers applied to the 414 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

Moravians fora school and for the Gospel ministry. Both were grantedthem ; and in this way the Brethrencame to occupythe Minisinks,which embraced the Brodhead settlement(Darisbury), Walpack, and the region drained by Pawlin's Kill. The last two were at that time within the limits of Sussex, now Warren County,N. J. David and JudithBruce were the firstcouple in chargeof this mission. Afterthe expulsionof the Moravians fromShecomeco, JosephShaw was sent to the Minisinks. He residedin Walpack as late as 1747. He was succeeded in the followingorder by JamesBurnside, Andrew Ostrom, Reinhard Konner,Sven Roseen, Abraham Reincke,Jasper Payne and JosephPowell. A churchand parsonage,erected for the use of the Brethren's evangelistsin the Minisinks,on the Brodhead tract,was dedicated to the worshipof God by Abraham Reincke,May 19, 1753. It was burned by the Indians in Decemberof 1755, whereuponthe missionwas abandoned.

NAMES OF PERSONS RESIDING IN THE VALLEY OF THE UPPER DELA- WARE ATTACHFD TO THE MORAVIAN CHURCH IN 1747. 1. Dansbury. Daniel and Esther Brodhead. John Baker. John and Catherine Hillman. Joseph and Helen Haines. Edward and Catherine Holly. Francis and Rebecca Jones. William and Mary Clark. John and Hannah McMichael. Daniel Roberts. George and Mary Salathé. 2. Walpack. Nicholas Schoonhoven. Henry and Haxnah Schoonhoven. Rudolph and Dorothea Schoonhoven. Benjamin and Catherine Smith. Christiana Carmer. Hannah Carmer. 3. Pawlin's KUL Samuel and Abigail Green. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 415 NEW JERSEY. 1748. Paul Daniel Pryzelius,who had beenordained a ministerof the Gospelby Bishop David Nitschmannin Januaryof 1743, was thereuponsent by Zinzendorfto preachthe Gospel to the descen- dantsof theearly Swedish settlers on theshores of the Delaware and DelawareBay. His appointmentswere on MauriceRiver,* Cohansey,fPenn's Neck,JRaccoon^ Ammasland,||Potomock, and Calkoen'sHook. Ч[ Не laboredin thismission for upwards of twoyears. Meanwhile,however, the Swedish churches had been suppliedwith pastors from abroad, the Moravianmovement met withopposition at theirhands, and in 1745Pryzelius was recalled.** But theBrethren, nevertheless, continued to ministerto the spir- itual wantsof such familiesas had becomeattached to them, visitingthem in theirhouses, and preachingalso, wherever they founda churchor school -fliouse unoccupied. It wasseldom, accord- ingly,that one or moreof theirevangelists from Bethlehem or Philadelphia,were not on the circuitof the old Swedishset- tlementsin Delaware,in the intervalbetween 1745 and 1755. Amongthese were the Brethren, Owen Rice, Matthew Reuz, Abra- hamReincke, Sven Roseen,Hector Gambold and ThomasYarrel.

* So calledby the Dutch, for Prince Maurice of Orange. Alsocalled Ridâmes Kyi, Leesburg,Dorchester, Millsville and PortElizabeth are villagesalong this stream,which drains Cumberland County. t Bridgetonis theprincipal town on theCohansey. % The namegiven to the pointor neckof landbetween the mouth of Asame- haeckingor VaxckerisKyi (now Salem Creek),and the Delaware. Sometimes called Quihawkes. ' The districtdrained by this creek was called bythe Indian nameof ilNava- ticons." Il A tractof about1000 acres lying on theMackinipattus and DarbyCreeks, in " DelawareCounty. It was formerlycalled Ammes-land, i. e. the countryof the nurse,one having lived thereformerly, where Archard's place now is. For that reasonthis farm, and afterwardsthe whole region, was giventhe name of Amaft- land,i. e. the countryof the nurse.-Acrelius' History, quoted in the Recordof UplandCourt, p. 65. 1ГThe pointof land betweenCobb's and CruraCreek in DelawareCounty. So called,it is said, by the Swedes,whose historian states that " WildeKalkoen (wildturkeys) very much abounded in thatvicinity." ** For a valuablepaper on Pryzelius'ministry in theSwedish churches on the Delaware,from the pen of Rev. Levin T. Reichel,the readeris- referred to the Marchnumber of theMoravian Miscellany for 1850. 416 TK ANS ACTIONS OF THE

At thedate of thisregister (1748) therewere fourprincipal pointsin thisdomestic mission, viz : Raccoon,Piles' Grove,Penn's Neckand MauriceRiver.

1. RACCOON. The old Swedishchurch, which according to Evans' map of 1755,stood on BeaverCreek (about fivemiles above its mouth) withinthe limitsof GloucesterCounty, and whichwas standing withinthe recollection of men living,was closed on Pryzeliusin Decemberof 1744, and thereuponto all Moravianevangelists.

names of persons attached to the brethren in raccoon. Dennis, Thomas. Lawrence, Nathaniel. Guest, William, and wife. Matson, Peter. Gill, Matthew, do. Matson, Matthew. Halton, James, do. Matson, Jacob. Hopman, Andrew. Mullicas, Eric. Hopman, Lawrence. Petersen, Zacharias. Jones, Stephen. Rambo, Peter, and wife. Jones, John, (widower). Sehneš, Robert, (Quaker). Kyn, John. Stanton, William. Lock, John, and wife. Wallace, William. 2. piles' grove.* In Decemberof 1747 the Brethrenwere preaching in a church on Oldman'eCreek,f in Piles' Grove,then building for them by friendsof theirs (principally English, some Germans, however, and othersdescendants of the early Dutch and Swedishsettlers) resid- ingin Raccoonand Piles' Grove. It was fivemiles distant from theold Raccoonchurch, within the limitsof GloucesterCounty, anflwas dedicatedto theworship of God in 1749,by Bishop Span- genberg,and PastorLawrence T. Nyberg.

NAMES OF PERSONS ATTACHED TO THE BRETHREN IN PILES* GROVE. Avis, George. Holstein, Andrew. Dahxberg, , and wife. Holstein, Lawrence, Sr. Dorsaw, Charles. Holstein, Lawrence, Jr. * So named, it ie said, for James Piles, an early settler. One Sarah Pyle bought10,000 aeree on Salem Creek, of John Fenwick, an agent of Wm. Penn, in 1683. t "Alderman'sKyi," as thè Dutch and Swedes called it, empties into the Dela- ware,opposite MarettiesKill, or Marcus Hook. MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 417

Нормan, Lars. Mueller, Alexander. Kett, Michael. Roa lin, John. Kyn, Mouns. Samson,(Lynch's slave). Lauterbach, Peter. Vak Immen,Garret, and wife. Lehberger, Adam. Van Immen,John, do. Lynch,Samuel. Van Immen,William, do. Linmeyer,Christoper. Van Immen,Andrew, do. Lloyd, Bateman. Wood,Jechoniah. Lloyd, Obadiah. Wood,Jeremiah. 3. penn's neck. At the date of this Register,the Brethrenagain occupied the pulpit of a church that stood in this district,perhaps either in Salem,or nearthe site of Fort Elfinsboro. It is statedby Moravian writersof that day to have been seven miles distant fromthe church on Oldman's Creek, in Piles' Grove. In 1746 its doors had been closed on Moravian preachers.

NAMES OF PERSONS ATTACHED TO THE BRETHREN IN PENN'S NECK. Bartelsen, Sarah, (widow). Philpott, William, and wife. " Cornelius, Carl, and wife. Philpott, Nicholas, " Graceberry, William, and wife. Senecksen, Senec, " Kalkloeser, . Van Immen,Jacob, *' Masslander, Abraham. Van Immen,Peter, 4. MAURICE RIVER. Thirty-sixmiles south-eastfrom the Penn's Neck church,and on the bank of Maurice River, stood a meeting-house,which had been built forthe use of the Brethren,and then dedicated to the worshipof God by AbrahamReineke, Pastor LawrenceT. Nyberg, Owen Rice, and Matthew Reutz, Dec. 18th, 1746. From this point the residentmissionary would occasionallyitinerate by way of Cape May along the Jerseyshore as far as Great and Little Egg Harbours. NAMES OF PERSONS RESIDING ON MAURICE RIVER ATTACHED TO THE BRETHREN. Cabb, Samuel, and Catherine, hia Jones,Joseph. wife. Jones,Abraham, and wife. Camp,Paul. Kyn, Eric, do. Hopman,Nicholas, and wife. Lommus, . Норм an, John, do. Masslander, Peter, Hopman,Peter, do. Margaret, , (widow). Hopman,Frederic, do. Mullicas, Stepheit,and wife. 418 TRANSACTIONSOF THE

Mullicas, Eric, and wife. Purple, . Petersen, Lucas. Shiloh, an Indian. Petersen, Lars, and wife. Van Immen,Samuel, and wife. Petersen, Aaron. Van Immen,David. Petersen, Thomas. Van Immen,Peter. Powell, Gabriel. Van Immen,Gabriel.

SUPPLEMENT. AbrahamReincke's private record of officialacts performed amonghis countrymenand othersin New Jerseyon Delaware, duringhis occasionalministry in the Brethren'smission of that Province. 1. Baptisms. April 18, 1745.- Eric, infantson of Eric and CatherineKyn, of Maurice River born Dec. 25, 1744. The act was performedin Goevan Kyn's house. - May 4, 1745. Deborah,infant daughter of Lorenz and Molly Hopraan. On the same day, SethSamuel, infant son of Samuel and Sarah Ward. Both acts were performedin Lorenz Hopman's house in Raccoon. May 7, 1745.- PmciZ/a,infant daughter of John and Kebecca Locke. The act was performedin the parents*house in Kaccoon. She died in Aug. 1748. June 20, 1745.- Elizabeth,infant daughter of Nicholas and Philpot. The act was performedin the churchin Penn's Neck. June 21, 1745.- Mary,infant daughter of John and Rachel Kyn. The act was performedin the parsonagein Raccoon. June 22, 1745.- Margaret,infant daughter of John and Margaret Roal (the father a Swede, the mother Irish). The act was performedin William Grace- bury'shouse, in Piles' Grove. June 27, 1745.- Jeremiah,infant son of Lars and Susan Petersen,in the new churchon Maurice River,at the close of the firstsermon preached within its walls. Dec. 18, 1746.- Rebecca,infant daughter of Abraham and Gunla Jones,born Dec. 5. On the same day, Elizabeth,infant daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth Masslander. Also, William,infant son of Samuel and Caroline Cabb. These families are all residing on Maurice River. The act was performedin the churchon Maurice River, immediatelyafter its dedicationto the worshipof God. Oct. 20, 1748.- Christina,infant daughter of Christoph and Anna Linmeyer, born in Piles' Grove, in West Jersey,March 27, 1748. The act was performed in the new church on Old man's Creek,on the twentiethSunday afterTrinity. Garret van Immen and Willian Guest and theirwives were sponsors. Nov. 24, 1748.- Rebecca,infant daughter of John and Rebecca Locke, born in Raccoon, Oct. 31st,1748. The act was performedin the father'shouse, in the presenceof Garretvan Immen,John Jones, old StephenJones, Eric Mullicas, and ten otherwitnesses. Nov. 27, 1748.- Mary,infant daughter of Lorenz and Molly HoUtein, born in MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 419

Piles' Grove, Nov. 11, 1748. The act was performedin Yerred van Emmen's house. (N. B. - Her motherdeceased on the 19th of Nov., eight days after the birthof the child, and was buried near the new church on Oldman's Creek. Hers was the firstinterment there, after the erectionof the church.) Nov. 30, 1748.- Frederic,infant son of Frederic and CatherineHopmann, born on Maurice River, Aug. 1, 1748. The act was performed in the church on Maurice River, at the close of the Swedish sermon. Jan. 19, 1751.- Abraham,infant son of Frederic and CatherineHopmann, born in Marantico,Dec. 10, 1750. The act was performedin the father'shouse in Ma- rantico, Jan. 20, 1751.- Sarah, infant daughter of Joseph and Margaret Jones, born Oct. 30, 1750, at Menomuskin. The act was performedin the churchon Maurice River. Jan. 22, 1751.- Catharine,infant daughter of William and ChristinaGuest, born Nov. 18, 1750, in Raccoon. The act was performedin our church on Oldman's Creek. April 21, 1751.- Mary, infantdaughter of Matthew and Mary Gill, born in Raccoon, March 16, 1751. The act was performedin the father'shouse. April 12, 1752.- Charity,infant daughter of Obadiah and Rebecca Lloyd, born in Piles' Grove, March 12, 1752. The act was performed"at the close of the public service in our churchon Oldman's Creek." August 16, 1752.- James,infant son of George and Jane Avis, born in Piles' Grove, Dec. 2, 17-51. The act was performedin the church on Oldman's Creek.

2. Marriages. June 8, 1745.- George Kyn, a widower,aged 64, to MargaretJustis, a widow, aged 53, after the bans had been thrice published- firstin Raccoon, next in Penn's Neck, and for the last time in Maurice River. The ceremonywas per- formed in the groom's house on Maurice River, in the presenceof the entire Swedish congregationof said neighborhood.

NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, LONG ISLAND AND STATEN ISLAND. Spangenbergand David Nitschmann,while in New York in thespring and summerof 1736,were the means of introducing the causeof theirChurch and hermissions (in behalfof whichthey weresojourning in theBritish Colonies of NorthAmerica), to the favorablenotice of some personsof influenceand pietyin that metropolis.Among these was ThomasNoble, a respectablemer- chant,who warmly sympathized with the Brethren in theirmove- 18 420 TBANSACTIONS OF THE ment,as he did a fewyears years subsequent with Whitefield, beinga manwho heartily approved of whatever tended to promote vitalreligion. It was he whoentertained the missionary,Chris- tianH. Rauch,on his arrivalfrom Europe in Julyof 1740,and thenforwarded him as far as Rhinebeck,on his wayto Stissick. David Nitschmannlanded at NewYork, on his returnto America, in December,1740, and in January,1741, accompaniedPeter Boehlerfrom Nazareth to thatport, whence the latterdesigned takingship forEurope. Three weeks,however, elapsed before he founda vesselready to sail forLondon. This intervalof time wasemployed by the devoted young minister in visiting the friends ofthe Brethren, and in gatheringthem together for social worship fromhouse to house,whereby the membersof theirsmall circle wereunited in theties of a closerfellowship. It is said thatthey firstmet to hear him in the houseof widowMatje van Dyck. " This maybe regardedas thedate of the organization of a Mora- vian Society"in New York City. Zinzendorf,during his sojournin America,between December, 1741,and January,1743, extended the influence and enlargedthe membershipof thisassociation, both in New York and on Long and StatenIslands. From that time religiousintercourse was maintainedunbroken between those points and Bethlehem; and afterthe arrivalof the firstcolony of Moraviansin June,1742, theabove named three places were jointly constituted one of many fields,in whichthe Brethren sought to labor,for the furtherance of Gospel truth. It was withoutdelay entered by theirevange- lists,or itinerants.Among these were the BrethrenBruce, Ai- mers,Gambold, Neisser, Utley, Rice and Wade. Between1742 and 1746 the MoravianSociety in New York metfor worship at Mr. ThomasNoble's ; afterthat time at Mr. HenryVan Vleck's,in whosehouse also theministers were accus- tomedto lodgeduring their sojourn in thecapital. In thespring of1748, at whichtime there were upwards of fifty persons attached to theBrethren in theCity and on theadjoining Islands, an inef- fectualeffort was made to securethe use of the Lutheranchurch in New York for public servicesstatedly. Thereupona hall was rentedfor holding meetings, and apartmentsfor the residence ofministers. In theformer there was preaching,in bothEnglish MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 421 and German,once on theLord's day, and publicand privatewor- shipon severalevenings of theweek. AbrahamBoemper, Henry Van Vleck,William Edmonds, John Kingston,Ismaiah Burnetand JannetjeBoelen, of New York; Timothyand MaryHorsfield, William and CharityCornwall and Jacquesand JacomyntjeCortellyau, of Long Island; and Jacobus and VettjeVan Der Bildt,of StatenIsland, are in Sept.of 1747 mentionedas beingthe mostactive members of the tripleMora- vianSociety in theProvince of New York. On December27th, 1748, Bishop de Wattevilleorganized a Moraviancongregation in NewYork frommembers of the Society in connexionwith the Brethrensince 1741. GeorgeNeisser was installedas pastor. In 1751 a churchwas built on Fair Street (nowFulton), between Nassau andWilliam Streets, and dedicated to theworship of God by Spangenbergand the BrethrenOwen Rice,and JacobRogers, on the18th of June,1752. Beforethe closeof the year a parsonagealso had beenerected on theline of thestreet, in frontof thechurch. It was firstoccupied by Owen and ElizabethRice. Thesebuildings were removed in 1828. AbrahamReincke was settled at New York in 1754,the date of oneof thefollowing Registers. In 1763 a Moravianchurch and parsonagewere built, and dedicatedto the worshipof God,on StatenIsland. The Moraviansnever had a churchon Long Island. Subsequentto 1749, TimothyHorsfield's house, near " BrooklynFerry, was forseveral years the seat of an Economy," " or Family,"composed of Brethrenand Sisterslaboring in the Gospel or in the causeof education. Thencethese missionaries wentforth statedly into the adjacent parts of New Englandalso.

XAMJSSOF PERSONS IN NEW YORK, AND ON LONG AND STATEN ISLAND», ATTACHED TO THE BRETHREN'S CHURCH, IN 1744. Men. Women. Arden, James, (joiner. Resided at Bethlehemin 1747. Returnedto New York. D. in 1765.) Cortelljatj, (now Cortelyou)Jac- ('ortellj au,Jacomyntje. (m. n. Pett, quês. (An Elder in the Dutch b. June,1689, on StatenIsland. ReformedChurch on Long Island. A memberof the Dutch Reformed D. inOctober, 1757. Descendant* Church. D. September,1769, and ofthe name living.) wasburied on Long Island.) 422 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

Edmonds, William. (Removed to Edmonds, Rebecca, (m. n. de Beau- Bethlehemin 1749.) vois. D. in New York, 1749.) Florentine, Abraham, (shoemaker. Brashier, Judith, (m. n. Gasherie, Born in New York in 171S. With- born in Kingston, Esopus, May» drew.) 1700. Relict of Luke Brashier. Hopson, John, (Long Island. Butcher. Her grandmother,Judith Gasha- Born in Gloucestershire,О. Е. rie,fled from France in the great Admittedto church fellowshipat persecutionunder Louis XIV.) Bethlehemin 1748. Resided some time in Lancaster.) IIorsfield, Timothy, (butcher,Long IIorsfield, Mary, (m. n. Doughty.) Island. Removed to Bethlehem Hume, Elizabeth, relict of in 1749. Sometime a Justice of Hume. (B. at Berwick-on-Tweed, the Peace and Colonel in the Pro- O. E., in 1690. In 1738 came to vince service. D. at that place, her uncle James Rockhead, mer- March, 1773.) chant,of New York. In Oct. 1745, Kingston, John, (blacksmithand shop- married John Okely, of Bethle- keeper. B. in Philadelphia in hem. D. therein Dec. 1775.) Nov. 1717. A member of the Bryan, Martha, (md. Rev. Law- Churchof England. Married Ra- rence T. Nyberg in 1748. Went chel Bell, of New York. D. in to Europe with her husband in August,1767.) May of 1750.) Burnet, Ismaiah, (m. n. Thomas, born in Cheshire, О. Е., wife of George Burnet. D. in June,1773.) Bo Elen, Jannetje, (m. n. Wald ron, wife of Hendrick Boelen, silver- smith. Born 1698. D. August, 1776.) Montagne, Jacobus, (shopkeeper.B. Montagne, Maru, (т. п. Pell. В. on New York Island in May of Sept. 1704, in New York. I). 1704. D. at Hackensack, N. J., Dec. 31, 1773.) 1769.) Noble, Thomas, (merchant.D. March Noble, Mary. 22, 1746.) Smith, Deborah, widow,(т.п. Pell- Schaefer, Joseph. Mrs. Montagne's sister. D. in Van Vleck, Hendrick, (merchant. 1763.) B. Sept. 1722, in New York, of Wendover, Marij, (m. n. Peterse, Dutch Reformedfamily. United relict of Hercules Wendover,one with the Brethrenin Dec. 1748, of the firstfriends of the Brethren and became theiragent. In 1774 in New York. He d. in 1743. removedwith his familyto Beth- Mrs. Wendoverremoved to Beth- lehem,where he d. July 25, 1785. lehem in 1745, and in August of Three sons and one daughtersur- thatyear marriedJames Burnside. vived their father. Jacob, the Afterhis death, in 1755, she re- oldest son, was ordained a Bishop turned to New York, and d. in in 1815, and d. at Bethlehem in Jan. 1774.) MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 423

1831. Jacob's son,WilliamHenry, Wyton, Elsie, daughter of widow was ordaineda Bishop in 1836,and Alice Wyton. d. at Beth'm in 1853. The Rev. Henry J. Van Vleck of South Bethlehemis a great grandsonof HendrickVanVleckof New York.)

MEMBERS OF THE BRETHREN'S CONGREGATION IN NEW YORK, IN 1754. MarriedBrethren. MarriedSisters. Arden, James. Arden, Ursula, (ď. in 1764.) Cargill, John, (butcher. B. in the BOELEN,JaNNETJE. Highlands ofScotland. Withdrew, BURNET,ISMAIAH. and in 1781 removed to Staten Island.) Cornwall, William, (farmer. Born Cornwall, Charity, (m. n. Doughty, in Hempstead, Long Island, in sisterto Mrs. T. Horsfield. D. in 1704. D. in 1780.) 1756.) Dœling, John, (shopkeeper. Born, Inyard, Elizabeth, (widow,sister to 1715, on the Island of Ruegen. Capt. Nicholas Garrison. Resided Attended the Universityat Jena. on Staten Island.) In April of 1746 married Mary Hinchman, Mary, (Long Island, east Van Dusen, at Amwell,N. J. She end.) was bornnear Albanyin 1729. He d. in New Jerseyin 1778.) Futer, Daniel, (came to New York Futer, Catherine. fromLondon in April, 1754. Re- turnedto Europe in 1769.) Kingston, John. Kuiper, . Mueller, Daniel, (potter. In 1747, Mueller, Mary, (m. n. Kreuzmann, was residingin Philadelphia, and b. in Pennsylvania in 1720. D. attached to the Brethren. D. in in 1763.) 1760.) Montagne, Jacobus. Montagne, Marij. Nixon, William, (cooper. Born on Nixon, Rebecca, (m. n. Hartshorn. the Manor of Hamilton, Ireland, D. in New York in 1780.) in 1714. In 1747, was attachedto the Brethren in Philadelphia. Came to New York in 1754. Re- moved to Bethlehemin 1758. D. in Elizabethtown in 1776.) Petersen, Peter, (Long Island). Petersen, Sarah, (m. n. Robbins, of Reed, Jacob - Rohr- (tailor. B. in Phila. Married Peter Petersenin Canton Bern Switzerland,in 1714. Aug. 1746.) Was a memberof the Brethren's Rked, Jane, (m. n. Mintborne.) Church in London in 1723. Came to New York in 1750.) 424 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

Roebuck, Jar vis, [cork-cutter. A Roebuck, Susan, (late widowKlemm, memberof the "Fetter Lane So- of Philadelphia. Married Jarvi« ciety" in London in 1743. Came Roebuck in Oct. 1746.) to Philadelphia in Sept. 1745. Thence removed to New York. Withdrewin 1765.) Smith, . Van Der Bildt, Jacobus, (formerly Vax Der Bilt, Nieltje, or Vetje. an elder in the Dutch Reformed Churchon Staten Island. D. Dec. 1760. An ancestorof Commodore Vanderbilt.) Van Deusen, Jan, (shoemaker. Born Van Deusen, Trijutje, (ra. n. Mint- in 1700. D. in 1770.) home. B. in 1703. D. in 1772.) Van Vleck, Hendertok, Van Vleck, Jane, (m. n. Cargill. B. on an island offArgyleshire, Scot- land, in Dec. 1723.)

Single Brethren. Single Sisters. Burnet, William, (son ofGeorge and Anthony, Margareta. (Removed Ismaiah Burnet. George Burnet to Fethlehemin 1755,and married came to New York with His Ex- Wm. Edmonde, widower.) cellency,Col. William Burnet,the Haley, Jane, (Long Island.) newlyappointed Governorof that Pell, Esther. (B. in New York in Province in Sept. 1720.) 1716. D. in 1781.) Feldhousen, John G. Waldron, Sarah, (withdrewin 1765 ) Feldhousen, Christoph. Widows.

Fritz, . Brashier, Judith. Kielbrunn, Lorentz, (B. in Den- Burger, Susan, (m. n. Whitman, b. mark, in 1720.) 1696, on Staten Island. Relict of Montagne, Abraham. Elias Burger. D. at Peekskill, Nov. 1772.) Caffton, Elizabeth, (ra. n. Lord. B. in Lancashire, O. E., in 1714.) Smith, Deborah. Van Dyck, Matje, (m. n. Hollaard. B. in New York in 1688. D. on Second River in 1775. In her house the Brethren firstmet for worship.) Wyton, Alice, (m. n. Van Oort. B. in Schenectadyin 1683. Relict of Richmond Wyton. D. in 1767.) MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 425

VAJIEB OF PERSONS IN NEW YORK AND ON LONG AND STATEN ISLANDS, ATTACHED TO THE BRETHREN'S CHURCH, IN 1754. Manned Men. Married Women. Boelen, Henderick, (silversmith.B. Anderson, . in New York,1697. D. in 1755.) Campbell, Margaret. (B. in Ire- land.) Boemper,Ludwig. ( В. inthe Duchy Boemper,Gerritje, (m.n. Brouwer. ofNassau in 1714. Cameto New B. in Zeeland. In 1744 married York fromSurinam in 1748. A LudwigBoemper in Paramaribo. brotherof Abram Boemper of D. on LongIsland in 1781.) Bethlehem.) Connor, Catherine. Bowie,John. (B. on the Island of Gery,North Scotland. D. March, 1760.) Cortelljau, Jacques,(Long Island.) Cortelljau, Jacomyntje. Florentine, Abraham, (shoemaker) Florentine, Elsje, (m. n. De Gree.) Lepper, Thomas. (B. in Northamp- Hagen, . tonshire,O. E., in 1714. D. in Kingston,Kachel, (m. n. Bell. B. 1767.) in New York,Oct. 1719. Wifeof JohnKingston.) Henderickse,Francis. (I), in 1704.) Henderickse, Charity. (B. 1711, in Hackensack,N. J.) Martense, . Martense, . Pearson, William, (butcher.A mem- Pearson, Mary, (rn.л, Ewetera.) berof " the FetterLane Society" in Londonin 1743. Cameto New York in 1754. I), in NewJersey in 1777.) Pell, Samuel, (shoemakerand tobac- Pell, Mary, (m. n. Mesier. B. in conistBorn in NewYork in 1690. BergenCounty, N. J.,in 1692. D. D. in 1770.) 1780.) PUNTENIER, . Puntenier, Martha. (D in 1765.) Runcy,John, (tobacconist.Born in Schout, . Scotland.Married Elizabeth Caff- ton. D. in 1773.) Schuyler, Dirck, (aldermanin New schuyler, . Brunswick.) Swan, James. (B. in the Orkney Islands,1710.) Tiebout, Coenelise. (B. in New Tiebout, Matje, (in. n. Cueter. B. York,1699.) in New York,1706. D. in 1766.) Van Deventer,Jan, (shipwright, Long Van Deventer, Lysbet. (D. March, Island. He builtthe Brethren's 1762.) snowIrene. D. Oct.1758.) Tan Per Bildt, Jr.,Jacobu*. Van Der Bildt, . Van Dyck, . Van Horne, . 426 TRANSACTIONS OF THE

Widows. UnmarriedWomen. Allen, Cornelia, (Long Island ; m. Allen, Hannah, (daughter of Mrs.

n. Bedeuw, b. 1701, in Albany.) Cornelia Allen. Married CuMMiNGS,EvE,(m.n.Anthony. Long Giles.) Island.) Allen, Mary. (Do. Married John Helmes, Gritie. (B. in 1716. Relict Green, of Newport,in 1762.) of Erasmus Helmefl. D. 1761.) Allen, Catherine. (Do. Married Hones, Catherine. (B. in New York John Floghardt. Withdrew.) in 1722.) Bond, Hannah. Kingston, . Boelen, Jannetje, (daughterof Hen- Minthorne, Trautje. (B. in New derick and JannetjeBoelen.) York in 1704.) Ketcham, Mary. (D. in 1760.) Sommers, Susan. (Came to New Sommers, Elizabeth, (dr. of Susan York on the Irene, in 1752. In Sommers. В. in Grafenhaag,Hol- 1757 removedto Bethlehem.) land. Removed to Bethlehem,and in 1763 marriedthe Rev. Andrew Langaard, who d. at Emmaus in 1777. She d. at Bethlehem in 1785.) Van Vleck, Sarah, (dr. of Hender- ick and Jane Van Vleck.) Van Vleck, Catherine. (Do.)