der@redrose.net wrote: > > > I don't know of any of these landing first in North Carolina--the settlers who > > migrated to NC mostly did so FROM PA. However, Annette Burgert and others who > > have found references in German resources about someone going to PA or > > "Carolina" were speaking of South Carolina where there was quite an early > > Germanic settlement. I don't know a whole lot about this but there is some > > information on the Orangeburgh, SC site: > > http://www.netside.com/genealogy/orangeburgh.htm > > > > Joan > > > Actually I am talking about both. I was surprised to see the references > in Annette K. Burgert's book about the emigrants going to Carolina first, > and then ultimately coming TO PA. (This is Western Palatinate, and the > BOLLINGER family, whom Annette believes may be connected to the Johann > Abraham ROLAND of that book, whom I believe to be my husband's emigrant > ancestor. BTW, which is correct? - emigrant or immigrant? I was taught > that one "emigrates from" and "immigrates to", but what are they once they > are here, or are they from there? :-)) (This Bollinger info from Annette > was through communicating with her - it's not in the book about them being > connected to the ROLAND family, but I have found tons of info since then > and am hoping for that *absolute* evidence one of these days soon! to > prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Abraham ROHLAND in this book > was my husband's emigrant/immigrant ancestor. I found he was a weaver, > through deeds and tax lists, and Christian BOLLINGER, one of the > emigrant's in Annette's book was a weaver. Annette thinks there is good > possibility that Abraham's wife was Maria Eva BOLLINGER , dau of Christian > BOLLINGER of that book. > > I appreciate this new input about So. Carolina as my husband also has FIES > ancestors who have been driving me up a wall, as do all his RISTENBATT > side of the family, but I love researching them, and find it quite > challenging. (understatement) The FIES side supposedly went to NC first > and then TO PA. :-) > Hi all, yes, it is certainly true that some Germans came into Charleston, not many of course compared to Philadelphia. I really know nothing about them. Also, and I may be about to confuse things further but I thought of this afterward: New Bern, North Carolina, is not called that for nothing; it was settled very early on by Swiss Germans. I think I have the impression that the settlement failed or maybe didn't amount to much in the first place. In any case it is not now a Germanic-feeling sort of place as the Winston-Salem area and some other points west are. I don't really know much about it. I do not wish to set myself up as the Germans-in-Carolina expert; I merely live here - my ancestors did not and I have had no reason to look into it much. Donna, your idea about emigrants and immigrants is absolutely right but a lot of people seem unable to keep it straight, partly I think because it depends on the point of view - people were both depending on where you are looking from. I too have had the feeling that Burgert has it wrong at least some of the time but she might defend her choice on this basis. Jan