Harriet: Please help me understand your (the popular) belief that John Gallman married Elizabeth Hablüzel, widow of Herman Geiger. I have John Gallman married to Herman's sister, Margaretha (c. 24 Apr 1724), and per his will he was married to a Margaret when he died. She later married >Three of the four unmarried sisters of Herman Geiger survived the voyage in 1736-7, and >married the three Gallman brothers who had arrived in Saxegotha in Feb 1735. The youngest Gallman brother, John, second-married Herman Geiger's widow Elizabeth Hablüzel. > Jacob Faust. I know this has been an ongoing puzzlement based, I believe, on the fact that in his will he also calls John Conrad Geiger his stepson (which I cannot explain); however, Herman did not die until after 1751, so when would John Gallman have had time to marry Elizabeth? Thanks, Warren

They married at some point after Dec 1751 (when Herman Geiger's will was probated) and before Aug 1752. SC Deed Book S-5, 23-26, 17 & 18 Apr 1774, cites a purchase from John Zerricus (Seracous, Circus, etc.) dated 24 & 25 Aug 1752 by "John Gallman and Elizabeth his wife, executors of Herman Geiger decd in behalf of John Conrad Geiger." Since John Gallman and Elizabeth Hablüzel Geiger were both executors of the Herman Geiger will, this Elizabeth Gallman is necessarily the widow of Herman. I agree that Herman's youngest sister Margaret is the "most-likely" first wife of John Gallman, although there is no documentation to prove that. His third wife was definitely a Margaret (and expecting the youngest Gallman son, Henry), per John Gallman's 1758 will. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Warren A. Smith" <tsgator@earthlink.net> To: <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [GEIGER] Geiger around Edgefield S.C. Harriet: Please help me understand your (the popular) belief that John Gallman married Elizabeth Hablüzel, widow of Herman Geiger. I have John Gallman married to Herman's sister, Margaretha (c. 24 Apr 1724), and per his will he was married to a Margaret when he died. She later married Jacob Faust. I know this has been an ongoing puzzlement based, I believe, on the fact that in his will he also calls John Conrad Geiger his stepson (which I cannot explain); however, Herman did not die until after 1751, so when would John Gallman have had time to marry Elizabeth? Thanks, Warren Three of the four unmarried sisters of Herman Geiger survived the voyage in 1736-7, and married the three Gallman brothers who had arrived in Saxegotha in Feb 1735. The youngest Gallman brother, John, second-married Herman Geiger's widow Elizabeth Hablüzel.