Communicate Records, 1713-56, Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, Part I: 1713-18 Transcribed and Edited by Courtland B. and Ruth L. Springer. Offprint from Delaware History, September, 1953. ---------------------------------------- Communicates in the Year 1715 Jan. 9. Johan Tossawa's daughter, Elizabert, in her illness. Jan. 16. Mag.[ister] And[reas] Hesselius, with his wife Sara. Jacob van de Wer, with his wife Maria. And[ers] Gustafsson, with his wife Brita. Jan. 23. Johan Goidiing and his wifw Annika. Jan. 26. Peter [Petersson] Caupeny, in his illlness. Feb. 13. Herr Abraham Lidenius. The widow Elisabeth von Neeman, with the daughter Elisabeth. Conrad Constatin with his wife Kerstin, with the daughter Maria.Peter Petersson's widow, Mrs. Helena. Feb. 14. Maria Peterssen, in her illness. Feb. 27. Mårten Gustafsson and his wife Brita. March 20. Johan Gustafsson and his wife Brita. Måns Gustafsson and his wife Catharina. Mary Moyer. March 23. Albertus Wolbach, in his illness, and his wife Barbro. March 24. Heike [Henric] Orrhan, in his illness. April 3. Carl Springer and his wife Maria. Staphan [sic] Cornelius' wife Williaminki.(30) April 8. Jonas Stalcop, in his illness. April 9. Edwaed Milsson's wiffe Sara, in her illness. April 13. Hindric Hindricsson's [Hendrickson's] wife Judica [Judith], in her illness. April 17. Jonas Walraven and his wife Annika. Old Mrs. Brita Gustafs. Peter Månsson and is wife Karin. Johan Culen and his wife Kerstin. Lucas Stedham and his wife Karin, also the son Lucas. Peter Classon [Clawson] Jacob van de Wer and his wife Maria. Timotheus Lylofsson Stedham. Philip van de Wer. Olof Pål's [Paulson, Poulson] widow, Mrs. Kerstin, also the son Olof Pålsson and his wife Annika. Hindric Stedham. Christiern Stellman [Steelman]. Aron [Johnson's widow, Barbro. Johan Tossawa and his wife Annika, also the daughter Elisabeth. Pete[r Meyer's eife] Sara. Jesper Walrawen's widow Mrs. Kerstin. James Andersson, Joran's son, [and his wife] Sara. Måns Andersson from St. George's, and his wife Elisabeth. [Olof Tossawa's] widow Mrs. Gertrud. April 20. Peter Peterson and his wife. April 29. [Jonas] Shagen's [Skagen's, Scagen's] widow Mrs. Elisabeth. May 22. Erik Eriksson from Crane Hook, with....., also the son Erik. June 5. Conrad Constantin and his wife Kerstin [the daughter] Maria, also the son Constantin. Johan Cock's widow from St. George's, Mrs. Brit[a]. Johan Iwar's [Iwarsson, Iverson] widow Maria. Hendric Iwar's widow Maria. Hendric Iwar's widow, Elisabeth, also the daughter of [Wal]borg from St. George's. Gustaf Gustafsson and his wife Kerstin. Hindric Hindricsson and his wife Judic [sic]. Anders Loinan [Lynam] and his wi fe Brita. June 12. Mårten Gustafsson and his wife Brita. William Maslander and his wife Helena. June 14. Brewr [sic] Senenc's [Senex, Sinex, Sinneckson] widow Sophia, in her illness. June 19. Jacob van de Wer and his wife Maria. Johannes Månsson and his wife Ingeborg. July 5. Joran Andersson, at St. George's and his wife Maria, in their illness. July 31. Thomas Johnsson and his wife Margareta. Samuel Stedham. Anders Cock and his wife Sara. Aug. 7. Peter Paul's [Paslson. Poulson] wife Geizie. Johan William Lerchenzeiler, with his wife. Johan Didrich Elrod, with his wife Maria Magdalena. Aug. 24. Lucas Stedham's wife Karin, in her illness. Aug. 27. Visited Mr. Lidenius, Mag.[ister] Hesselius and his wife Sara; also Mrs. Helena Peterssen, with the Lord's Supper, in her illness.. Oct. 2. Johan Culen and his wife Kerstin. Oct. 23. Johan Gioding and his wife Annika. Nov. 20. Mårten Gustafsson and his wife Brita. [30] James Steel of the Provincial Land Office, wrote from Philadelphia on Feb. 7, 1723: My Old Friend Cha: Springer I rec'd thy letter by the hand of thy brother in law Stephen Cornelius... Stephen Cornelius wife Williaminke must therefore been daughter of the Hendrickson family, as was Charles Springer's wife Maria, whom he married on Dec. 27, 1685. In the letters written to Charles Springer by James Steel during the years 1721-31 there are numerous references to "thy Brother" John Hendrickson.