The scene shifts once again from Germantown and the Little Fork, where the majority of the people from the Siegen area settled, to the Robinson River area. In 1732, Frederick Baumgartner arrived at Philadelphia on the ship Johnson . He quickly went to Virginia, where he probably was assisted by his uncle, Michael Willheit, from Schwaigern. Frederick Baumgartner quickly married and had six children before he died, in early 1746 (NS). Several families came from Schwaigern, whose principal exports seemed to be people. Not only did they come to America, but even more went to Russia into the German settlements there.
Christian Klemans (Clemonds, Clements) has not been located in Germany. He was a fairly early emigrant, as he had a patent on Deep Run in 1734. He married the daughter of his neighbor, John Paul Vogt. Both of these men moved to the Shenandoah Valley. The children of Clements married individuals known as settlers of the Valley, such as Trout, Barrier, and Liner. Two of the daughter-in-laws of Christian have unknown maiden names.
George Frederick Crible arrived at Philadelphia in 1743. His origins are unknown and his life in Virginia is obscure. He died intestate in 1764. He had land close to the "Dutch" farm used for support of the church and its minister.
The Hirsch brothers, John and Martin, were born in Täbingen, Württemberg, in 1718 and 1715, respectively. This village is quite a way south of Stuttgart, and is not in the neighborhood of any of the villages known for the Second Colony. It is interesting to consider why the Hirsch ("Deer" in America) brothers came to the Robinson River Valley. As of now, we do not know anyone else who came from the same vicinity as the Deers. Apparently, the brothers did not come at the same time, since John Deer married the widow of Frederick Baumgartner about 1746, and Martin did not come until 1749. Cerny and Zimmerman suggest that a land sale by George Long indicated John Deer might be a son-in-law. It remains unresolved as to why John Deer came to Virginia.
The Delph origins are obscure. In Germany, the name was probably Delp; at least that is the more common spelling in Germany today. The early history in America is also obscure.
The Finks origins are obscure as are the Fisher origins. Probably both of these families came to Virginia in the 1730's, but from where is not known.
Some of these second (or third?) wave people are proving more difficult to find in Germany than the earlier people. Since we are inclined to believe that a motivation for coming to Virginia is the presence of friends and relatives, this seems unusual. Why don't we find an association in Germany?
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