Thistle - Rotterdam to Philadelphia, PA - October 28, 1738 List of foreigners imported in the bilander, Thistle, Geo. Houston, Commander, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes. Forty-two men, thirty-six boys, sixty-four women and girls - in al 142. Qualified Oct. 28, 1738. Columns represent Passenger Name Alt. Spelling/ Name Age Jacob Lants Jacob Lantz 28 my 5th or so great uncle Michael Lantz Michall Lants 22 another uncle Johannes Geiser Johanas Gyser 50 Peter Geiser Johanas Petter Gyser 17 Conrad Mehrsam Conerd Mareom or Conrad Mehriam 23 Peter Kocher Peter Coger or Petter Coker 38 Marcus Reminger Markes Remengar 38 Casper Masbuch Casper Maspeck or Gasper Maspech 29 Friederich Muller Fredrick Miller 26 Johann Jacob Dietz Jacob Teach 27 Hans Stegener Has Bern Stiganer or Hans Barrat Steggens 24 Hans Adam Fehler Hanse Adam Feleer 20 Joh. Wilhelm Bossler Hanse William Busler 23 Nicolas Liser Nicolas Leisser 22 Casper Frelich Christian Frelich or Christian Fireleigh 17 Ludwig Meier Loadwick Myre 25 Heinrich Jung Hendrick Young 38 Christian Gysler Cristian Gysler 21 Daniel Muller Daniele Miller 32 Michael Burn Michall Burn 39 Friederich Brotsman Fredrick Broatsman 42 Abraham Huntzicker Abraham Honshooker 23 Peter Huntzicker Peter Honshooker 53 Johannes Kleingenny Johanas Glyngan 44 Hans Martin Hertz Hanse Martin Frets 22 Hans Nicolas Ensminger Hanse Nicolas Hansmenger 39 Samuel Eberhart Kopp Samuell Overhard Coup 36 Gottfried Hardlacher Gottfried Harlacher or Godfret Hardlaker 20 Hans Peter Lantz Hans Petter Lants 30, my direct ancestor Hans Georg Tiech Hans Georg Dietz or Uriah Teach 40 Friderich Sculpes Hendrick Sculps 39 Georg Miller Uriah Miller 28 Johann Georg Grob Haneriagh Coup 28 Hans Jacob Sekefuss Hans Jacob Secefues or Hans Jacob Sefus 44 John Georg Lilie Hundrick Lillie 22 Johann Georg Delp Hundrick Tilp 20 Ludwig Joseph Biehel Loadwick Joseph Bialle 35 Johan Peter Stegel* Petter Stickle 19 Hans Georg Bintz Hansheria Benss or Hans Georg Lintz 36 Johan Georg Hess Hansheria Hess 31 Uhlerich Tiech Woldrich Teach or Uhlerich Dietz 56 Michael Tiech Michall Teach or Michael Dietz 19 Peter Dietz Under 16 Michael Stockhalter Under 16 Daniel Mischler Under 16 Wilhelm Stockhalter Under 16 Ludwig Ensminger Under 16 Philip Christian Kopp Under 16 Hans Nicolaus Lantz Under 16 Johann Lantz Under 16 Michael Kocher Under 16 Ulrich Karle Klein Under 16 Johann Christian Keyser Under 16 Andreas Heinrich Klein Under 16 Andreas Seifuss Under 16 Hans Christopher Seifuss Under 16 Henrich Seifus Under 16 Friederich Jacob Jung Under 16 Ulrich Jacob Jung Under 16 Christopher Henrich Jung Under 16 Johannes Jung Under 16 Daniel Rehsauer Under 16 Hans Adam Braun Under 16 Jacob Henrich Brotzmann Under 16 Ludwig Kopp Under 16 Caspar Stuckle Under 16 Daniel Skulpius Under 16 Hans Peter Lentz Under 16 Paul Herbold Under 16 Hans Adam Herbold* Under 16 Jacob Herbold Under 16 *Transcriber's note*: There is a second list compiled by the person administering the oath of allegiance. That list was written phonetically and is included as "Alt. Spelling/Name" No boys under 16 were included in this list (hence no alternate spelling). All passengers are from Rotterdam. *Correspondence Notes: "The name Johan Peter Stegel was spelled as Peter Stoeckel and as Peter Steckel in all of the documents I have found on this family." Lauri Steckel-Robinson March 11, 1999 "The last three people on the list, Paul, Hans and Jacob Herbold are ancestors. Hans Herbold is in my direct line." M. Harpold September 20, 1999 Correspondence 09/18/02 passengers Lantz The LANTZ spelling of the name is from a shortened version of Lanzknecth also seen as Landsknecth. After the revolution we see the name in a variety of phonetic variations such as LANTS, LENTZ, LANS, and LANCE. There were three adult LANTZ males who arrived aboard the Bilander Thistle. They were three brothers with the fourth brother remaining in Speyer Bavaria. It's unknown how large the family was and the identity of the parents of the three men although some suggest the father as Andrus Lantz. The three men, Jacob, Michael, and Hans Peter who was later known as John Peter arrived with others. Jacob was born in "Germany" 1710 and is recorded as having only one son, also Jacob who was born in Sussex Co. NJ. Now only one son in those times make me think there were many other children not recorded. No wife is mentioned in Jacob Lantz's book. Michael, born in "Germany" in 1716 married after he arrived in America. Hans Peter was born in "Germany" in 1708 and had sons, John Nicholas who was 8 at the time of arrival, John whose age is not given, and John Peter who was 2 years of age. Now the curious thing is that in Jacob Lant'z 1931 book there is no mention of the name of Han's wife though we know there were women in the party. Here again too I suspect we only know of a portion of the family of Hans Peter as many familles were much larger than 3 children. Laurence Lance Seattle