Are you familiar with _A History of the Lutheran Church in South Carolina_, prepared by The History of Synod Committee and published by the SC Synod of the Lutheran Church in America, c.1971? There are 20 references to the name of Pr Martin in the index. Several of the committee members to write this history are still living. It has a good sized bibliography and the compiler of that and author of some early history (W. Richard Fritz) is still living in retirement. WEMueller (augustana@sandtech.net) Hickory, NC ---------- > From: EMartin250@aol.com > To: LUTHERAN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LUTHERAN-ROOTS-L] Rev Johann Nickel(Nickalous) Martin of St Johns Church in Charleston > Date: Saturday, January 29, 2000 12:34 PM > > I am trying to research my great,great,great great,great grandfather Rev > Johann Nickel Martin who was pastor at St Johns Lutheran Church in Charleston > during the American Revolution. His congregation formed a "German Fusilier" > company that fought in the war and his sons and other family relatives > participated in the war. Several written references indicate that he arrived > in Philadelphia, Pa in either 1754,1756 or 1766 depending on what spelling of > the name or what reference you are reading. > The 1754 reference indicates he came to America aboard the ship Barclay. > Another common Passenger and Immigration book lists the date as 1756 with no > ship name. Another newer Ship and Passenger book by Strassberger and Hinke > shows four similar possible listings for Johann Nickel or Nickalous Martin > with one of them showing a date of 1766. > The references list family members that arrived with Johann Nickel as > wife Anna Catharina (Schmidt) Martin and children Mary Elizabeth and John > Leonhard. An additional listing is for Johann Nickel's father Valentin Martin > that is listed in some Ship List references as having arrived in 1756 with > wife Anna Elizabeth and daughter Anna Catharina Martin. The family is listed > as having emigrated to Philadelphia in the list of Berkenfelder emigrants > from Berkenfeld and Herrstein area of Germany (now Rhineland-Pfalz). The > Berkenfeld emigrant listing also shows Schmidt families arriving in 1756 and > Zimmerman and Weber families the same year. The reference for Berkenfeld > emigrants is Robert Mosdorf's "Die Auswanderung aus dem Birkenfelder Land". > Bonn: Ludwig Rohrschield Verlag, 1939, page 87-91. I do not have a copy of > this reference but would like to know of such availability of this source. > I also would love to know if records may be available now that show > listings of information in Philadelphia about the family after their arrival. > Johann Nickel is listed as born 1724 in Zweibrucken (Deux- Ponts) > Rehinish Bavaria and married to Anna Catharina Schmidt 15 Feb 1746 at > Oldenburg-Herrstein Bavaria Germany. He died 27 July 1797 in or near > Charleston, S.C. (burial location unknown). > > I would appreciate any help in solving this conflict of information and > or any additional information. Thank you! > > Ed Martin