Since Col. Blakiston in London was instrumental in sending the First Colony members to Col. Spotswood, it would not be logical for him to send them to North Carolina. There were lots of ships going to Virginia and he would have arranged with one of these captains to take them to Virginia. I have read the referenced documents (referred to by Fred Duncan) in an English translation. I do not find the quotation Fred ascribed to Spotswood. Quite clearly, Spotswood did not have iron until about 1722/1723 which was long after the Germans had left for Germantown. I have made a detailed study of Spotswood's iron venture and it was much later than many people ascribe to it. -- John.Blankenbaker@comcast.net