Hello Janet; In re pay-fer sites for immigration: I checked Ancestry.com's/ US Immigration Collection/ for the names you mentioned and got the following. You may want to try a trial subscription with them--just remember to cancel _before_ the 14 day trial period is up. Cheers, Masugu A) Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s 1) Name: Jacob Weis Year: 1823 Place: New York, New York Source Publication Code: 7870 Primary Immigrant: Weis, Jacob Source Bibliography: SAMUELSEN, W. DAVID. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index, 1820-1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. 290p. Page: 276 Source Citation: Place: New York, New York; Year: 1823; Page Number: 276. 2) Name: Jacob Weiss Year: 1844 Place: Pennsylvania Source Publication Code: 1450.2 Primary Immigrant: Weiss, Jacob Annotation: Port and date of arrival, a few are place and date of first mention of residence in the New World. Source also provides age, nativity, address in U.S., witnesses, etc. Indexer incorporated corrections listed on page 164a into the individual entries of tho Source Bibliography: DARLINGTON, JANE E. Marion County, Indiana, Records Miscellanea. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, Family History Section, 1986. Parts A and B: pp. 1a-164a, 1b-43b. Page: 156 Source Citation: Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1844; Page Number: 156. 3) Name: Jacob Weiss Year: 1817 Place: Philadelphia Source Publication Code: 6466.4 Primary Immigrant: Weiss, Jacob Annotation: Date and port of arrival. Much of the information was extracted from the Port of Philadelphia Baggage Lists, which were maintained by officials from 1800 to 1820, and National Archives Microfilm Publication M425, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia Source Bibliography: PASSENGER ARRIVALS AT THE PORT OF PHILADELPHIA, 1800-1819. Michael Tepper, general editor; Elizabeth P. Bentley, transcriber. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986. 913p. Page: 761 Source Citation: Place: Philadelphia; Year: 1817; Page Number: 761. 4) Name: Jacob Weiss Year: 1820 Place: New York Source Publication Code: 714 Primary Immigrant: Weiss, Jacob Annotation: Contains passenger listings mentioned in Lancour, A Bibliography of Ship Passenger Lists, 1538-1825 (1963), nos. 72-76, 78B, 79, 81-83, 83 note, 85, 87A, 88, 89, 98(1), 100, 102(1A), 104-106, 107A, 110-111, 111 corr., 112-114. Includes index to ship names Source Bibliography: BOYER, CARL, 3RD, editor Ship Passenger Lists, New York and New Jersey (1600-1825). Newhall, Calif.: the editor, 1978. 333p. 4th pr. 1986. Reprint. Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD, 1992. Page: 207 Source Citation: Place: New York; Year: 1820; Page Number: 207. 5) Name: Jacob, Jr. Weiss Year: 1820 Place: New York Source Publication Code: 8222 Primary Immigrant: Weiss, Jacob, Jr. Annotation: In colonial New York, aliens needed letters of denization from the King of England or in New York from the Governor, or had to be naturalized before they could hold or dispose of real property. Then later, Acts of the Legislature between 1790 and 1825 nam Source Bibliography: SCOTT, KENNETH. "Resident Aliens Enabled to Hold Land in New York State, 1790-1825." In National Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol. 67:1 (Mar. 1979), pp. 42-57. Source Citation: Place: New York; Year: 1820; Page Number: 52. 6) Name: Jacob Weiss Year: 1820 Place: New York Source Publication Code: 8222 Primary Immigrant: Weiss, Jacob Annotation: In colonial New York, aliens needed letters of denization from the King of England or in New York from the Governor, or had to be naturalized before they could hold or dispose of real property. Then later, Acts of the Legislature between 1790 and 1825 nam Source Bibliography: SCOTT, KENNETH. "Resident Aliens Enabled to Hold Land in New York State, 1790-1825." In National Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol. 67:1 (Mar. 1979), pp. 42-57. Page: 52 Source Citation: Place: New York; Year: 1820; Page Number: 52. 7) Name: Jacob, Jr. Weiss Year: 1820 Place: New York Source Publication Code: 714 Primary Immigrant: Weiss, Jacob, Jr. Annotation: Contains passenger listings mentioned in Lancour, A Bibliography of Ship Passenger Lists, 1538-1825 (1963), nos. 72-76, 78B, 79, 81-83, 83 note, 85, 87A, 88, 89, 98(1), 100, 102(1A), 104-106, 107A, 110-111, 111 corr., 112-114. Includes index to ship names Source Bibliography: BOYER, CARL, 3RD, editor Ship Passenger Lists, New York and New Jersey (1600-1825). Newhall, Calif.: the editor, 1978. 333p. 4th pr. 1986. Reprint. Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD, 1992. Page: 207 Source Citation: Place: New York; Year: 1820; Page Number: 207. 8) Name: Jacob Weiss Year: 1852 Place: Philadelphia Source Publication Code: 9312 Primary Immigrant: Weiss, Jacob Annotation: Called Section II, Alphabetical Index of Naturalization Records, 1794-1880, Maritime Records, Port of Philadelphia. Entries include names of applicants, countries of former allegiance, courts of record, and declaration dates. Reproduced from typewritten m Source Bibliography: UNITED STATES, WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION. Index to Records of Aliens' Declarations of Intention and/or Oaths of Allegiance, 1789-1880, in United States Circuit Court, United States District Court, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Quarter Sessions Court, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia. Compiled by W.P.A., Project No. 20837. [Harrisburg:] Pennsylvania Historical Commission, [1940]. 25 vols. in 11. Vol. 11. Letter W. 218p. Page: 82 Source Citation: Place: Philadelphia; Year: 1852; Page Number: 82. 9) Name: Jacob Weiss Year: 1809-1852 Place: Ohio Source Publication Code: 4511.35 Primary Immigrant: Weiss, Jacob Annotation: Date and place of declaration of intention or of naturalization. Extracted from Stark County Common Pleas Journals, on microfilm at the Stark County District Library. Page reference to original record is also provided. Source Bibliography: LANDIS, LAUREN K. Index to the Naturalization Records of Stark County, Ohio (1809-1852). Canton, OH: The Stark County District Library, 1994. 62p. Source Citation: Place: Ohio; Year: 1809-1852; Page Number: 58. B) New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945 Name: Jacob Weiss Jr. Arrival Date: 17 Jun 1835 Age: 19 Gender: Male Occupation: Mercantile Port of Departure: Louisville, KY Ship Name: Robert Adams Captain: William F. Martin, Master from Havana, Cuba Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana National Archives' Series Number: M259_13 Traveling w/ Jacob Weiss Sr., 47, also of Louisville, KY C) New York, 1820-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists 1) Name: Jacob Weiss Arrival Date: Aug 29, 1846 Age: 34 Gender: U Port of Arrival: New York Port of Departure: Havre Place of Origin: Deutschland Ship: South Carolina Family Identification: 244150 Microfilm Serial Number: M237 Microfilm Roll Number: 63 2) Name: Jacob Weiss Arrival Date: May 11, 1846 Age: 32 Gender: M Port of Arrival: New York Port of Departure: Havre Place of Origin: Deutschland Ship: Iowa Family Identification: 117964 Microfilm Serial Number: M237 Microfilm Roll Number: 61 Name: George Geissler Arrival Date: Jul 5, 1839 Age: 11 Gender: M Port of Arrival: New York Port of Departure: Havre Place of Origin: Bavaria Occupation: Farmer Destination: United States of America Ship: Ship Baltimore Microfilm Serial Number: M237 Microfilm Roll Number: 39 List Number: 447 D) Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945 Name: Jacob Weiss Arrival Date: 7 Sep 1817 Port of Departure: Amsterdam, Netherlands Ship Name: Christopher Gore Master, Benjamin Beart? Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Microfilm Roll Number: M425_25 Source Citation: Roll: M425_25; Line: 53. New York Passenger Lists Name: Jacob Weiss Arrival Date: 29 Sep 1851 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814 Age: 37 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Le Havre, France Destination: United States of America Place of Origin: Preu?en Ship Name: Havre Port of Arrival: New York Line: 4 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: 105 List Number: 1447 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States Source Citation: Year: 1851; Arrival: New York , United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: 105; Line: 4; List number: 1447.
Thank you so much: I think I will try on ancestry.com: I have started building my family tree on the site anyway. Cheers, Janet -----Original Message----- From: germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Wayne J. Straight Sent: 12 October 2006 16:13 To: germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Hello (Weiss Eckert Geisler) Hello Janet; In re pay-fer sites for immigration: I checked Ancestry.com's/ US Immigration Collection/ for the names you mentioned and got the following. You may want to try a trial subscription with them--just remember to cancel _before_ the 14 day trial period is up. Cheers, Masugu A) Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s 1) Name: Jacob Weis Year: 1823 Place: New York, New York Source Publication Code: 7870 Primary Immigrant: Weis, Jacob Source Bibliography: SAMUELSEN, W. DAVID. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index, 1820-1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. 290p. Page: 276 Source Citation: Place: New York, New York; Year: 1823; Page Number: 276. 2) Name: Jacob Weiss Year: 1844 Place: Pennsylvania Source Publication Code: 1450.2 Primary Immigrant: Weiss, Jacob Annotation: Port and date of arrival, a few are place and date of first mention of residence in the New World. Source also provides age, nativity, address in U.S., witnesses, etc. Indexer incorporated corrections listed on page 164a into the individual entries of tho Source Bibliography: DARLINGTON, JANE E. Marion County, Indiana, Records Miscellanea. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, Family History Section, 1986. Parts A and B: pp. 1a-164a, 1b-43b. Page: 156 Source Citation: Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1844; Page Number: 156. 3) Name: Jacob Weiss Year: 1817 Place: Philadelphia Source Publication Code: 6466.4 Primary Immigrant: Weiss, Jacob Annotation: Date and port of arrival. Much of the information was extracted from the Port of Philadelphia Baggage Lists, which were maintained by officials from 1800 to 1820, and National Archives Microfilm Publication M425, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia Source Bibliography: PASSENGER ARRIVALS AT THE PORT OF PHILADELPHIA, 1800-1819. Michael Tepper, general editor; Elizabeth P. Bentley, transcriber. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986. 913p. Page: 761 Source Citation: Place: Philadelphia; Year: 1817; Page Number: 761. 4) Name: Jacob Weiss Year: 1820 Place: New York Source Publication Code: 714 Primary Immigrant: Weiss, Jacob Annotation: Contains passenger listings mentioned in Lancour, A Bibliography of Ship Passenger Lists, 1538-1825 (1963), nos. 72-76, 78B, 79, 81-83, 83 note, 85, 87A, 88, 89, 98(1), 100, 102(1A), 104-106, 107A, 110-111, 111 corr., 112-114. Includes index to ship names Source Bibliography: BOYER, CARL, 3RD, editor Ship Passenger Lists, New York and New Jersey (1600-1825). Newhall, Calif.: the editor, 1978. 333p. 4th pr. 1986. Reprint. Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD, 1992. Page: 207 Source Citation: Place: New York; Year: 1820; Page Number: 207. 5) Name: Jacob, Jr. Weiss Year: 1820 Place: New York Source Publication Code: 8222 Primary Immigrant: Weiss, Jacob, Jr. Annotation: In colonial New York, aliens needed letters of denization from the King of England or in New York from the Governor, or had to be naturalized before they could hold or dispose of real property. Then later, Acts of the Legislature between 1790 and 1825 nam Source Bibliography: SCOTT, KENNETH. "Resident Aliens Enabled to Hold Land in New York State, 1790-1825." In National Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol. 67:1 (Mar. 1979), pp. 42-57. Source Citation: Place: New York; Year: 1820; Page Number: 52. 6) Name: Jacob Weiss Year: 1820 Place: New York Source Publication Code: 8222 Primary Immigrant: Weiss, Jacob Annotation: In colonial New York, aliens needed letters of denization from the King of England or in New York from the Governor, or had to be naturalized before they could hold or dispose of real property. Then later, Acts of the Legislature between 1790 and 1825 nam Source Bibliography: SCOTT, KENNETH. "Resident Aliens Enabled to Hold Land in New York State, 1790-1825." In National Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol. 67:1 (Mar. 1979), pp. 42-57. Page: 52 Source Citation: Place: New York; Year: 1820; Page Number: 52. 7) Name: Jacob, Jr. Weiss Year: 1820 Place: New York Source Publication Code: 714 Primary Immigrant: Weiss, Jacob, Jr. Annotation: Contains passenger listings mentioned in Lancour, A Bibliography of Ship Passenger Lists, 1538-1825 (1963), nos. 72-76, 78B, 79, 81-83, 83 note, 85, 87A, 88, 89, 98(1), 100, 102(1A), 104-106, 107A, 110-111, 111 corr., 112-114. Includes index to ship names Source Bibliography: BOYER, CARL, 3RD, editor Ship Passenger Lists, New York and New Jersey (1600-1825). Newhall, Calif.: the editor, 1978. 333p. 4th pr. 1986. Reprint. Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD, 1992. Page: 207 Source Citation: Place: New York; Year: 1820; Page Number: 207. 8) Name: Jacob Weiss Year: 1852 Place: Philadelphia Source Publication Code: 9312 Primary Immigrant: Weiss, Jacob Annotation: Called Section II, Alphabetical Index of Naturalization Records, 1794-1880, Maritime Records, Port of Philadelphia. Entries include names of applicants, countries of former allegiance, courts of record, and declaration dates. Reproduced from typewritten m Source Bibliography: UNITED STATES, WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION. Index to Records of Aliens' Declarations of Intention and/or Oaths of Allegiance, 1789-1880, in United States Circuit Court, United States District Court, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Quarter Sessions Court, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia. Compiled by W.P.A., Project No. 20837. [Harrisburg:] Pennsylvania Historical Commission, [1940]. 25 vols. in 11. Vol. 11. Letter W. 218p. Page: 82 Source Citation: Place: Philadelphia; Year: 1852; Page Number: 82. 9) Name: Jacob Weiss Year: 1809-1852 Place: Ohio Source Publication Code: 4511.35 Primary Immigrant: Weiss, Jacob Annotation: Date and place of declaration of intention or of naturalization. Extracted from Stark County Common Pleas Journals, on microfilm at the Stark County District Library. Page reference to original record is also provided. Source Bibliography: LANDIS, LAUREN K. Index to the Naturalization Records of Stark County, Ohio (1809-1852). Canton, OH: The Stark County District Library, 1994. 62p. Source Citation: Place: Ohio; Year: 1809-1852; Page Number: 58. B) New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945 Name: Jacob Weiss Jr. Arrival Date: 17 Jun 1835 Age: 19 Gender: Male Occupation: Mercantile Port of Departure: Louisville, KY Ship Name: Robert Adams Captain: William F. Martin, Master from Havana, Cuba Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana National Archives' Series Number: M259_13 Traveling w/ Jacob Weiss Sr., 47, also of Louisville, KY C) New York, 1820-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists 1) Name: Jacob Weiss Arrival Date: Aug 29, 1846 Age: 34 Gender: U Port of Arrival: New York Port of Departure: Havre Place of Origin: Deutschland Ship: South Carolina Family Identification: 244150 Microfilm Serial Number: M237 Microfilm Roll Number: 63 2) Name: Jacob Weiss Arrival Date: May 11, 1846 Age: 32 Gender: M Port of Arrival: New York Port of Departure: Havre Place of Origin: Deutschland Ship: Iowa Family Identification: 117964 Microfilm Serial Number: M237 Microfilm Roll Number: 61 Name: George Geissler Arrival Date: Jul 5, 1839 Age: 11 Gender: M Port of Arrival: New York Port of Departure: Havre Place of Origin: Bavaria Occupation: Farmer Destination: United States of America Ship: Ship Baltimore Microfilm Serial Number: M237 Microfilm Roll Number: 39 List Number: 447 D) Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945 Name: Jacob Weiss Arrival Date: 7 Sep 1817 Port of Departure: Amsterdam, Netherlands Ship Name: Christopher Gore Master, Benjamin Beart? Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Microfilm Roll Number: M425_25 Source Citation: Roll: M425_25; Line: 53. New York Passenger Lists Name: Jacob Weiss Arrival Date: 29 Sep 1851 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814 Age: 37 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Le Havre, France Destination: United States of America Place of Origin: Preu?en Ship Name: Havre Port of Arrival: New York Line: 4 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: 105 List Number: 1447 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States Source Citation: Year: 1851; Arrival: New York , United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: 105; Line: 4; List number: 1447. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com