There is also a John Geiger who arrived for the first time in 1752 aboard the Caladonia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "susan wilson" <hrw3@worldnet.att.net> To: <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [GEIGER] SC grants to GA Geigers? > There is a listing for Philip in the 1830 Ga. census ...for Darien, McIntosh > County. Appears to be single, age between 30 and 40. Living in same town > is someone listed as John U. Geiger, age 20-30 with wife, no children > listed. Someone listed Philip as being the first son of Felix and > references Gnann as the source of this material. Seen Philip as a witness to > a lot of docs, but no clue to where he begins...and earlier census material > is not avialable . Isn't there also a Michael Geiger mentioned for before > 1800 in Georgia as well? Not sure but I though I saw the name Micheal in > passing some time ago......... Susan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Connell" <rconnell@cfl.rr.com> > To: <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 7:23 PM > Subject: Re: [GEIGER] SC grants to GA Geigers? > > > > Gerry, what is your proof that this Philip is a son of Felix and Mary (my > > line)? I'd never seen that - or his b/d dates! > > > > We also have an unidentified Etheldred in Effingham Co., GA. I have > > wondered if he could be another son of Hs. Ulrich, who perhaps died before > > the 1815 deed was signed? > > "A Return of Capt. John Rawls' Co., Effingham County Militia, Feb. 15, > 1794. > > Officers incl.: Sgt. Felix Geiger, Corp. Cornelius Geiger, Corp. John > > Geiger; Privates incl.: Etheldred Geiger, Abraham Geiger, George Martin." > > [extracted from Georgia Genealogical Magazine, April 1968, p. 1902] > > > > Here's the full list you submitted to the Effingham Co. site: > > > > Return of Capt John Rawls’ Company > > Effingham County (GA) Militia > > 15 Feb 1794 > > > > Officers: > > John Rawls, Capt. > > Stephen Denmark, Lieut. > > Jonathan Robison, Ensign > > John Lane, Sgt. > > Felix Geiger, Sgt. > > John Dukes, Sgt. > > William Bennett, Sgt. > > Cornelius Geiger, Corp. > > John Geiger, Corporal > > > > Privates: > > Samuel Spurlock > > Frederick Rester > > David Lastinger > > Lewis Cook > > Alexander Lane > > Joseph Gills (?) > > John Wright > > Ethelred Geiger > > John Goldsmith > > Solomon Gruver > > David Gruver > > Bryant Lane > > Richard Bennett > > Robert Porter > > Abraham Geiger > > John Cardwell > > Lewis Williams > > Austin Sheffield > > George Martin > > John Owens > > John Thomson > > Certified: JOHN RAWLS, Captain > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gerald Gieger" <giegerg@hotmail.com> > > To: <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 7:11 PM > > Subject: Re: [GEIGER] SC grants to GA Geigers? > > > > > > > Thomas and his wife Mary are, indeed, listed on Pg 82 of the ERB by > Jones > > > and Exley, but Descendants of Hans Ulrich do not know how he connects, > if > > at > > > all...He is not listed in the SC book by Percy Geiger... > > > > > > I have seen Philip as a witness on several Deeds...He is the son of > Felix > > > and Mary - b1788, d1849... > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Harriet Imrey" <himrey@ntelos.net> > > > >Reply-To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com > > > >To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com > > > >Subject: Re: [GEIGER] SC grants to GA Geigers? > > > >Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 10:51:53 -0400 > > > > > > > >There was one other reference to a "Thomas" Geiger in Saxegotha in > 1772. > > > >Both that one, and the 1748 reference, were mis-transcriptions of > > "Herman" > > > >(of all things!)--identifiable because of multiple other references to > > the > > > >same transaction in which the name clearly says Herman/Harmon Geiger. > > > > > > > >The place to find a Thomas Geiger (and his wife Mary) is in the > Ebenezer > > > >Church and on the Ogeechee in GA. No references to him, or to a Philip > > > >Geiger, in SC. > > > > > > > > > ==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== > Check out our GEIGER homepage at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Maybe! The name is given as "Johann's Keyger" (by genealogist Brent Holcomb from the British copy of his land petition) and as "Johann's Keyzer" (by genealogist Theresa Hicks from the SC copy of his petition). The petition did not result in a plat or a grant under either name (or their spelling-variants), and there are no further SC records relating to him or to his wife. The implication is that he died shortly after arrival. The large fleet of Palatine immigrants that arrived in Charlestown from Sep 1752 to Jan 1753 included other Keyzers who survived, and settled in the Dutch Fork section of Lexington Co SC. They used the spellings Kyser/Kyzer during the 19th century. There are--of course--numerous colonial SC records about various John Geigers, but each of those can be traced to the family of the 1737 Swiss immigrants. None to a descendant of a German John Keyger/Keyzer who arrived in SC on the Caledonia in 1752, many to descendants of the John Ulrich Keyser who arrived with the same fleet. ----- Original Message ----- From: <bzb@houston.rr.com> To: <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 3:07 PM Subject: Re: [GEIGER] SC grants to GA Geigers? > There is also a John Geiger who arrived for the first time in 1752 aboard > the Caladonia.