*[Kann ich dir helfen?] (Even if you have not studied German, this one should be easy enough.)
I thought we might go through the list of Second Colony members which appears now on the Germanna web site.
Conrad Amberger was one of the people who was sued by Alexander Spotswood. For the present, I will take it that all people who appear there are Second Colony members. He does not appear though in Headright List, nor did he file for a Headright himself. His first land patent was in 1728, but it was in the Mt. Pony area where the patents ran a little later than in the Robinson River Valley. The number of people in his party is uncertain but he did leave with more than himself. Count as one for the present.
Henry Aylor is a total mistake. Henry was not even born in 1717 (he was born in 1718 as the church records in Germany show). His father, Jacob, left no records in Virginia
Andrew Ballenger. He was sued by Spotswood, though the suit was dismissed when neither side appeared in court. After 1724 there are no records for him. Other Ballengers are in the community. Count as one.
Christopher Barlow was not sued, nor was he on Spotswood’s Headright List. He did apply for Headrights for himself and his wife Barbara and he said at that time he came in 1717. Count as two.
Balthasar Blankenbaker. He was on Spotswood’s List with a wife and he was sued by Spotswood. Count as two.
Matthias Blankenbaker. He was on Spotswood’s List with a wife and son. He was sued. Count as three.
Nicholas Blankenbaker. He was on Spotswood’s List with a wife and son. He was sued. Count as three.
Jacob Broyles. He testified he came in 1717 with his wife and two children. At the same time his son John testified he also came in 1717. Count the family as five.
[Note from Webmaster: Jacob Broyles was born in 1705 in Germany, as attested to by Church Records in Ötisheim. He would have been 12 years old in 1717 when he arrived in Virginia. John was not Jacob's son; John was Jacob's father! John and wife Ursula Ruop, came with their three children, Jacob , Conrad, and Maria Elizabetha. Sgt. George]
For this note, the count is 17.
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(12 Feb 07)
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