Many of the peoples classified as PA Dutch were not German. The boundaries of countries in Europe changed many times and the region known as the Palatine, from which many PA Dutch families came, included parts of Austria, Switzerland, France and so on. Many people from other areas had already settled in the Chester and Lancaster County areas; they settled here and intermarried, lived the same way, spoke PA Dutch and were PA Dutch, also. PA Dutch is a blending of all of these cultures, not just the Germans. -----Original Message----- From: leon234@aol.com <leon234@aol.com> To: PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com <PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 9:49 PM Subject: Re: [PADutch] 1778 Oath of Allegiance >Then he was not " Penna-Dutch" > > >==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== >The official webstie for this list is at: >http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/~padutch/ > > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >
Betty Blair wrote: > Many of the peoples classified as PA Dutch were not German. > The boundaries of countries in Europe changed many times and the > region known as the Palatine, from which many PA Dutch families > came, included parts of Austria, Switzerland, France and so on. > Many people from other areas had already settled in the Chester and > Lancaster County areas; they settled here and intermarried, lived > the same way, spoke PA Dutch and were PA Dutch, also. PA > Dutch is a blending of all of these cultures, not just the Germans. > > -----Original Message----- > From: leon234@aol.com <leon234@aol.com> > To: PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com <PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 9:49 PM > Subject: Re: [PADutch] 1778 Oath of Allegiance > > >Then he was not " Penna-Dutch" > > > > > >==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > >The official webstie for this list is at: > >http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/~padutch/ > > > > > >============================== > >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > >your heritage! > >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > The official webstie for this list is at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/~padutch/ > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp please add to the list of blending of nationalities in pa.dutch country- american indian. believe it or not . -- Deborah L. Fox from,N.E.Phila,Pa to Fairfax,Va.to Front Royal,Va. GENEALOGY & RESEARCH LINKS-UPDATED MAY 25,2001 http://sites.netscape.net/INVESTIGATORFOX/homepage updated and revised added gedcom MAY 27,2001 ALSO SEARCH WITH GOOGLE AND PICO ON SITE FOR FREE GROCERIES-COUPONS http://www.valupage.com/Entry.pst?From=AFF002909