I'm forwarding Rosemary's reply to the List since she doesn't seem to be a member. Perhaps she will join. Anne C. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: Connell <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 3:20 PM Subject: Re: Johannes HABLÜZEL to PA 1764. Hi, Thanks so much for your reply. Johannes is said to have come from Alase Lorraine but I have no proff of this yet. Even though he was a poor man he came as a freeman with his passage already paid, perhaps by by family who was already in America. Thanks again, Rosemary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Connell" <[email protected]> To: "GEIGER-L" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 9:26 PM Subject: Johannes HABLÜZEL to PA 1764. > Hi, Rosemary: > > Saw your query that Gerry forwarded to our GEIGER List and offer this for > your consideration. > > Gov. Hans Jacob GYGER/GEIGER who arrived at Charleston, SC, on 1 Feb 1737 > from Canton St. Gallen, SWT, with his wife and children (and other family > members), had a married son Herman GEIGER, whose wife was Elizabeth HABLÜZEL > of Trüllikon, Canton Zurich, SWT. The Lexicon der Schweitz says the HABLÜZEL > family was prominent in Trüllikon as early as 1554. They were married in > Canton St. Gallen on 26 Feb 1734. I do not know her parents, but she very > well could be related to your Johannes. See the item below from "History of > Orangeburg Co., SC" by A. S. Salley, Jr., 1898. > > Pg. 34. "... But it was not until 1735 that this portion of the province > had any considerable number of whites. The arrival of the settlers who > found their way thither is thus mentioned in the South Carolina Gazette, > under date of July 26th: -- 'On Sunday last arrived two hundred Palatines; > most of them being poor, they were obliged to sell themselves and their > children for their passage (which is six pistoles in gold per head) within a > fortnight of the time of their arirval, or else to pay one pistole more to > be carried to Philadelphia. ...' " > > >From: [email protected] > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: Hablutzel/Griger > >Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 23:10:37 -0700 > > > >Hello, > >I am researching Johannes Hablutzel who arrived in Pennsylvania on > >the ship Chance in 1764. He enlisted in the Rev. War twice. He is > >burried in Woodford KY. > > > >Would this Hablutzel be one in your line? > > > >Thank You, > > > >Rosemary Webb > >[email protected] > >