Peter Hitt, 1710 Emigrant:
In 1710, as the many Germans (Palatines) descended on Rotterdam hoping for passage to England and to America, the English organized convoys of ships to take the Germans from Rotterdam to London. As they did this, the Dutch made embarkation lists. The 6th Party Rotterdam Departure List is loaded with Trupbach names. With so many Trupbach names, the presence of Peeter Heÿdee, and his wife and child, suggests he also may have been from Trupbach.
His name is given as Peeter Heÿdee & vr (wife) with one child (Kind.r). Remember that this is written in Dutch, not English or German. The “ÿ” was used for an “i” and the final “e” may be just a flourish, a practice of many writers.
The first name in the list is Johan Fredrik Heger (the son of Rev. Häger), who was to be ordained in London as an Anglican minister to serve along the Hudson River.
Within twenty-five names of both sides of Peeter Heÿdee, there are the names of Fischbag, Lück, Schriber, Stül, Arendorff (Ohrendorf), Becker (2 times), Sneider, Kolb, Schneider, and Fischbäg. All of these names, as well as Heide, are to be found in the early Trupbach history. There can be hardly any doubt that Trupbach sent a large contingent of people in 1710. With the name Peter Heide in the midst of these, it is very probable that he was one of the party from Trupbach.
There was a total of 1,433 people in the 6th party. Trupbach names are scattered throughout the list but the heaviest concentration is around Peeter Heÿdee.
The complete list has been published in the books by Jones & Rohrbach, “ Even More Palatine Families ”, p. 1620ff.
What happened to Peter Hitt after the Rotterdam departure is unknown at this time. Some Germans went to New York, some to North Carolina, some to Jamaica, some to Ireland, some remained in England, and some were returned to Rotterdam.
(15 Nov 03)
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