Groistadt Nassaue Weilburg, Dorf Moran. I have struggle with this place name for about five years, and still unable to come up with a good translation. Any help with the German language and places around 1715 ­ 1740 would be appreciated. I realize these 1804 spellings may not be correct. Johann Gottfried ORWIG (ORBIG, URBICH, URBECH): The Zion (Red) Lutheran church of Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, register lists Gottfried's death (a native of Groistadt Nassaue Weilburg, Dorf Moran) as May 26, 1804 at age 84 years, 9 months, and 2 days which places his birth date as August 24, 1719. He arrived in America 1741. Thanks for the help, gary --------------------------------------------------------------------- "It's never too late to have a happy childhood." Still Life With Woodpecker, by Tom Robbins

Ok. Nassau-Weilburg was one of the two Nassau Duchies that existed till they were combined in 1806. The other was Nassau-Dillenburg. (They were differenced by the name of their capital) Groistadt appears to be a misspelling of Grossstadt and intended to mean Country though this is an unusual usage. Dorf is German for Village and Dorf Moran is the village of Moran. So he was a native of the village of Moran in the country of Nassau-Weilburg. Nassau-Weilburg was along the east bank of the Rhine north of the Main river. You will find the city (stadt) of Nassau on the Rhine river. David Rorer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Barton" <GBarton1@kc.rr.com> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 10:31 AM Subject: [HESSE] Groistadt Nassaue Weilburg, Dorf Moran > Groistadt Nassaue Weilburg, Dorf Moran. > > I have struggle with this place name for about five years, and still unable > to come up with a good translation. Any help with the German language and > places around 1715 ­ 1740 would be appreciated. I realize these 1804 > spellings may not be correct. > > Johann Gottfried ORWIG (ORBIG, URBICH, URBECH): > The Zion (Red) Lutheran church of Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, > Pennsylvania, register lists Gottfried's death (a native of Groistadt > Nassaue Weilburg, Dorf Moran) as May 26, 1804 at age 84 years, 9 months, and > 2 days which places his birth date as August 24, 1719. He arrived in America > 1741. > > Thanks for the help, > gary > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > "It's never too late to have a happy childhood." > Still Life With Woodpecker, by Tom Robbins > > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > Postal Codes, How to Pay for Research, German Language > Letters, Archive Addresses, German Telephone directory, > http://members.cox.net/hessen/table.htm >