One of the best genealogy tips, in general, is to hold all information loosely until you have enough sources to be sure. . We had 250,000 men in the field. [54], The Pennsylvania Dutch shared similar experiences with enslaved Black people; about three fourths of all Palatine refugees in Pennsylvania were subject to lengthy indentured servitude contracts by colonial New Englanders. However, by 1702, the War of the Spanish Succession began, lasting until 1713. Its probably a cache issue, possibly due to settings on this end. Certain Amish surnames occur with great frequency. [43] These indentured servants, known as redemptioners, were made to work on plantations; Palatine redemptioners had a high death rate, and many didn't live long enough to see the end of their contract. They also sometimes leave out the verb in phrases turning "the trash needs to go out" in to "the trash needs out" (German: der Abfall muss raus), in alignment with German grammar. Below is a quotation of Benjamin Franklin's complaints about the Palatine refugees in his work Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind (1751): Why should the Palatine boors be suffered to swarm into our settlements, and by herding together establish their language and manners to the exclusion of ours? These files are now on 21 reels of microfilm in the State Library Genealogy Reading Room [929.20973 Surname Files] Surnames on each roll can be located by following the reel hyperlinks below. The name is pronounced in Pennsylvania German as hush-tetler. Thats funny Stephanie, I guess that keeps you in line. Ruth Olive (Hoover) Hocker (1920-2016) 6. Russell R. Gruelich (1910-1999) 7. Some people say that the Pennsylvania Dutch are not smart, because they aren't so knavish and tricky as some of the Yankees. Irwin Richman: The Pennsylvania Dutch Country. They were joined by eight Low Dutch families from Hamburg-Altona in 1700 and five High Dutch families from the Rhenish Palatinate in 1707. Part 3: Tracing Your 19th Century German Ancestors: Tips for Getting Joseph Stoll writes: The German spelling wasMller, and because there were many Millers in Europe, the name was very common, with no common ancestor for many people of this name. If the warrant date is 1733 or later, follow these instructions. Spanish influence has also impacted Germany as well historically which has led to individuals with darker complexions. They are better off this way. [79], Many Hessian prisoners were held in camps at the interior city of Lancaster, home to a large German community known as the Pennsylvania Dutch. Van den Berg is the most commonly used spelling of this Dutch surname, a toponymic surname meaning "from the mountain." 05. [6], The Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Pennsylvania Amish Country, and the Ohio Amish Country are heavily associated with them. I myself was born a Yoder, married a Miller and am now married to a Kauffman. The Mennonites also excommunicate, but tend not to shun socially as strong as the Amish. Names are important in Pennsylvania German research. Huh, and an uncle (via marriage) by the last name of Dreyer wonder if related to who you mentioned above; all I really know about him, family-wise, was that his background was mostly German, and he was a wonderful guy who left before his time (heart attack in his early 50s). The question is the spousal surnames: Moser, Geissbuhler, Danner, Gyssler, Wagler, Knopf, Kline, I would think that they married in the faith, but did not see these names. One of the first guys I ever dated was Koenig, though I doubt he was of Amish ancestry. A person cannot be shunned by the church if they were never a member. I just did a quick google search on seible mennonite and found clear evidence that the Seible family has Mennonite connections. Yay! Pennsylvania Dutch - Genealogy Wise Bronner, Simon J. and Joshua R. Brown, eds. But, of those, only my Beilers/Boilers/Bylers and Fishers were Amish. Mildred E. Wieder (1912-2002) Generation Four (GG) 8. [7], The word Dutch in Pennsylvania Dutch is not a mistranslation but rather a derivation of the Pennsylvania Dutch endonym Deitsch, which means "Pennsylvania Dutch" or "German". Thank you! It is amazing that some Pennsylvania Dutch are ashamed in this way. You're just American. Anglo-Americans created the stereotypes of "the stubborn Dutchman" or "the dumb Dutchman", and made Pennsylvania Dutch the butt of ethnic jokes in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, though these stereotypes were never specific to the Plain Folk; most of the Pennsylvania Dutch people in those centuries were Church people. It was taken from the Province of Pennsylvania, then the Sovereign State in Confederation. Margaret was born in Somerset Co. PA. Roop is my family name. Mark L. Louden: Pennsylvania Dutch: The Story of an American Language. Yutzi =Juzzi [69][Note 2] These jgers proved essential in the "Indian style" warfare in America. The Pennsylvania Dutch (or German) language Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch or Deitsch for short, is, as we know, a unique German dialect. [42], Another wave of settlers from the Holy Roman Empire, which would eventually coalesce to form a large part of the Pennsylvania Dutch, arrived between 1727 and 1775; some sixty-five thousand Palatines landed in Philadelphia in that era and others landed at other ports. "[82], The Pennsylvania Dutch had a strong dislike for New England, and to them the term "Yankee" became synonymous with "a cheat." 12 Feb 2021. Hochstetler would be in the group of common Amish names and could have been included in this selection of 10. We are the sons and daughters of the Pennsylvania Dutch. [71], General Washington's Continental Army had crossed the Delaware River to make a surprise attack on the Hessians in the early morning of December 26, 1776. the Pennsylvania Dutch) were refugees from the Palatinate. [60] Miller, having Swiss ancestry, often wrote about Swiss history and myth, such as the William Tell legend, to provide a context for patriot support in the conflict with Britain. Marrying someone outside the faith would have been an example of something that would have caused her to be shunned. Pastorius and citizens of Germantown criticized the racial lines of slavery. Write me whether you did get it and don't forget to write back. Fisher most Lancaster Amish can trace their descent back to Christian Fisher who very likely arrived in 1749 aboard the Phoenix, along with numerous other Amish passengers. Their Anglo-American neighbors described them as very industrious, very businessminded, and a very rich community.[81]. They were the first foreign language speaking culture in America. The Reist (now called Mennonite) side of the division said that means only to not eat the Lords Supper with the excommunicated. I used to live in Lancaster County and the Seible name rings a bell as far as being Mennonite, or like Mark mentions, maybe River Brethren. I am surprised as there are likely over 500k descendents of immigrant Jacob, prominent as they are in the midwest states. Problems and Potentials of Eighteenth-Century German Social and Emigration History", This page was last edited on 17 April 2023, at 13:17. 1858), was responsible for the spelling change from Schware to Swarey. Aaldenberg It is given to people who came from 'Aaldenberg,' a place of uncertain location. I have a sister married to an Eicher which is Amish also there is Bricker, Hershberger, my wife was a Coblentz, theres Detweiler, Smoker/Shmucker/Schmucker, Mullet, my one grandmother was a Bowman from Holmes county OH, the other was a Raber also from there. This index was created on cards and was held in the Genealogy/Local History spaces of the State Library. These Pennsylvania Dutch were usually Plain Dutch Mennonites or Fancy Dutch Lutherans. An example is if a child's father is named "Dirk" then the baby's last name would be "Dirksen" if they are a boy or "Dirkdochter" if they are a girl. The battlefield was 25 miles long. Black Dutch (genealogy) - Wikipedia In September, I . The Pennsylvania Dutch (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch), also known as Pennsylvania Germans, are an ethnic group native to Pennsylvania and other American states. But Seible is not a prominent name among the old order Mennonites. There were also accounts of Black families providing childcare assistance for their Dutch neighbors. Throughout the war, Americans tried to entice Hessians to desert the British, emphasizing the large and prosperous German-American community. They descend from Germans who settled Pennsylvania during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, primarily from the Palatinate, but also other German-speaking areas, such as Baden-Wrttemberg, Hesse, Saxony, and Rhineland in Germany as well as the Netherlands, Switzerland, and France's Alsace-Lorraine region. Is that not dumb? I know Amish who moved from Geauga County to Ky. and they say that Byler and Detweiler are also common names in the Geauga settlement. [59] Heinrich Miller of the Holy Roman Principality of Waldeck (1702-1782), was a journalist and printer based in Philadelphia, and published an early German translation of the Declaration of Independence (1776) in his newspaper Philadelphische Staatsbote. They ran many newspapers, and out of six newspapers in Pennsylvania, three were in German, two were in English and one was in both languages. In some places they (the Plain Dutch) live in the same way as their ancestors. Over sixty percent of the immigrants who arrived in Pennsylvania from Germany or Switzerland in the 1700s and 1800s were Lutherans and they maintained good relations with those of the German Reformed Church. David Luthy writes that the Esh/Esch/Eash surname is supposed to have come from two sources: 1-Esche, which is German for ash tree, and 2-a town named Aeschi in Canton Bern in Switzerland. This is the same as in French and Spanish, who also have chicken-related idioms ( chair de poule and la piel de gallina ). There were one hundred and fifteen Black soldiers serving with Hessian units, most of them as drummers or fifers. Also occasionally seen spelled as Stoltzfoos. Prior to the wars, Pennsylvania Dutch was an urban language spoken openly in the streets of towns such as Allentown, Reading, Lancaster and York; afterwards, it became relegated only to rural areas. Yoder A Swiss-origin name apparently derived from the name Theodore. Beiler More commonly spelled Byler in Midwestern communities such as Holmes County, Ohio. Accepting the Dutch moniker, the German immigrants to Pennsylvania are often referred to as Pennsylvania Dutch. I recently updated to a different one. Image: Amsterdam, Capital of the Netherlands, Popular Dutch Last Names on FamilyEducation: De Van, Van den Berg. By 1697 the war came to a close with the Treaty of Ryswick, now Rijswijk in the Netherlands, and the Palatinate remained free of French control. The highest class of people that can be served in such a community, probably of the whole American Union, is a resident in Germantown. [49] The Canadian historian James Paxton wrote the Palatines and Haudenosaunee "visited each other's homes, conducted small-scale trade and socialized in taverns and trading posts". spiralbatross 7 mo. William H. Hocker Sr. (1890-1967) 9. My Great Grandmother had 13 children who loved her very much. Okay so after some investigation I changed a setting which I hope should do the trick. Cyndi's List - United States - Pennsylvania - People: Ethnicities Thanks for letting me know Mark. The Germans heard them speaking Pennsylvania Dutch amongst each other and assumed that they were natives of the Palatinate. [80], The Fancy Dutch came to control much of the best agricultural lands in all of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth. They are also culturally related to the New York Dutch. [1] Dutch history [ edit] Why the Pennsylvania Germans Are Often Called Dutch - ThoughtCo I still have many Amish relatives, especially on my mothers side. Thanks We are the only people with our last name in the whole county so we mind our Ps and Qs because everyone knows who we are lol! Amish bearing this name spell it Yoder; GAMEO gives the following historical alternatives:Ioder, Joder, Jodter, Jotter, Yoeder, Yother, Yothers, Yotter. Genealogy: A New Perspective from A Discovery of Witches. I have checked some geneology my mother had done and cant find any Amish names in that report she gave us. David Luthy, Yesterdays and Years: Fisher Family History, Family Life,October 1995. A Complete List of Dutch Last Names + Meanings - FamilyEducation I didnt see it on the list here. Some people feel that the Dutch title came from a confusion of the word . Variations in names were very common-sometimes members of the same family even spelled their surname in different ways.