Kristin’s Random Life
Hello my name is Kristin, Today I explain to you my life and most likely my thoughts to. But first let me tell you a couple of things about myself. I am sixteen years […]
Hans Henrich Hofmann Timeline
Hans Henrich (Henry) Hofmann 1712 – 1783 71 yrs. The Immigrant Ship “Hope” (Galley) Timeline 1712 22 September, born in Germany His family was from the village of Bockseifen in the Parish of […]
The Little Fork Colony
The Little Fork Colony by: Dr. B. C. Holtzclaw The Second Colony from Nassau-Siegen near Jeffersonton, Culpeper Co., VA. The First definite reference to this Colony is found in the report and diary of Brother […]
Hans Henrich Hofmann – life details
Hans Henrich Hofmann was christened on 22 Sept 1712. He was from Bockseifen, a very small village about two miles north of Freudenberg. In the Eighteenth Century it was in the parish of Freudenberg. He […]
Journal of passage on the ship “Mary”
Journey of our family from the old world to the new world The journey to America was divided into three stages; the first part was down the Rhine to Rotterdam, which was slow and time […]
1744 voyage of St. Andrew
Example of article published on the arrival of an immigrant ship Ship: St. Andrew Captain: Robert Brown Master Arrival: Charleston SC, Dec 31, 1744 The passengers on the 1744 voyage of the St. Andrew may […]
Passengers on the immigrant ship “Hope” – 1734
A list of the Passengers on Board the Ship Hope Galley, Daniel Reed, Comandr. [Qualified Sepr 23d 1734.] MENS NAMES – AGES Jacobus Bowman 28 Bernhartus Richard 29 Fredrick Kufer 63 Jacob Koser […]
David Seipt – An Immigrant’s Letter, 1734
The following letter gives some details about the passage of the immigrant ship “Hope” in 1734. David Seipt – An Immigrant’s Letter, 1734 Note: The original of the following letter, written by David Seipt, was […]
Born Free (A Brief History of Man)
My life, indeed one woman’s relentless pursuit of peace and happiness reads like a song… Every unique experience in the journey called “Life” indeed that in my own case has been the lyric of a […]