The following table is information that I extracted from ship's passenger lists from Rotterdam to Philadelphia from 1727 to about the early 1760's. There is another list names listed as Weis, but when the German church records were checked the original spelling was Weiss. I will include these in the next email. Hopefully this may be helpful to someone. These particular people were almost all protestant. Neil alphabetical order ID Surname First Name Date Age Ship Destination Origin 18233 Weiss Adam 1750 Phoenix 5907 Weiss Adam 1737 60 Virtuous Grace Ingelshoff 4692 Weiss Anna 1734 St. Andrew Galley 6423 Weiss Anna Barbara 1737 Charming Nancy 15741 Weiss Anna Magdalena 1749 0 Lydia Gechingen 6422 Weiss Barbara 1737 Charming Nancy 16146 Weiss Bastian 1749 Phoenix 16479 Weiss Benedicus 1749 Ranier 11486 Weiss Christian 1743 37 Loyal Judith 670 Weiss Elisabetha 1728 4 Albany Lancaster Steinsfurt 15740 Weiss Esther 1749 Lydia Gechingen 13084 Weiss Felix 1747 Vernon Bilander 17601 Weiss Friderich 1750 Nancy 17395 Weiss Georg 1750 Brotherhood 4691 Weiss Georg 1734 St. Andrew Galley 12835 Weiss Geörg 1747 Restauration 671 Weiss Georg Michael 1728 2 Albany Lancaster Steinsfurt 665 Weiss Hans Jacob 1728 20 Albany Lancaster Steinsfurt 662 Weiss Hans Jacob 1728 Albany Lancaster Steinsfurt 9474 Weiss Hans Jacob 1740 18 Lydia 19009 Weiss Hans Jerg 1750 Two Brothers 669 Weiss Hans Martin 1728 9 Albany Lancaster Steinsfurt 18694 Weiss Heinrich 1750 St. Andrew 2147 Weiss Jacob 1732 45 Samuel 16647 Weiss Jacob Sr. 1749 St. Andrew 6421 Weiss Jacob Wilhelm 1737 Charming Nancy 7355 Weiss Johan Henrich 1738 36 Queen Elizabeth 17613 Weiss Johan Jacob 1750 Nancy 3459 Weiss Johan Lenhart 1733 29 Samuel 7240 Weiss Johan Philipps 1738 Robert & Alice 13353 Weiss Johann Adam 1748 24 Hampshire 14165 Weiss Johann Georg 1749 Chesterfield 6694 Weiss Johann Melcher 1738 20 Winter Galley 18112 Weiss Johann Wilhelm 1750 Phoenix 15739 Weiss Johannes 1749 Lydia Gechingen 16670 Weiss Johannes 1749 Speedwell 19195 Weiss Louisa Carolina Friderica 1751 3 Duke Bedford Berks Co. Langensoultzbach 667 Weiss Maria Barbara 1728 15 Albany Lancaster Steinsfurt 664 Weiss Maria Barbara 1728 21 Albany Lancaster Steinsfurt 666 Weiss Maria Catharina 1728 18 Albany Lancaster Steinsfurt 668 Weiss Maria Elisabetha 1728 11 Albany Lancaster Steinsfurt 14261 Weiss Matheis 1749 Christian Grötzingen 19805 Weiss Michael 1751 Shirley 12371 Weiss Peter 1744 Muscliffe Galley 19666 Weiss Peter Jacob 1751 St. Andrew 19193 Weiss Samuel 1751 Duke Bedford Berks Co. Langensoultzbach 11234 Weiss Wilhelm 1742 19 Robert & Alice Overjeckenbach 5133 Weiss (?Weys) Anna 1735 6 Mercury 5083 Weiss (?Weys) Barbara 1735 18 Mercury 5132 Weiss (?Weys) Catherine 1735 9 Mercury 5104 Weiss (?Weys) Elisabeth 1735 16 Mercury 5013 Weiss (?Weys) Johannes 1735 43 Mercury 5167 Weiss (?Weys) Susanna 1735 3 Mercury 19194 Weiss (Sch--tzin) Maria Magdalena 1751 Duke Bedford Berks Co. Langensoultzbach 663 Weiss (Wolff) Baarbara 1728 Albany Lancaster Steinsfurt In a message dated 3/17/2009 9:13:17 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: As with anything generalized there will be numerous exceptions. However sometimes generalities can lead to something useful. I can't vouch for the accuracy of the following personally. It was sent to me back in 1998 by someone. I found it interesting enough to keep it for later reference. Enjoy. ****************************************************************** The WEISS' immigrated from Germany to Canada and eventually New York State and other Northeast states. They were Jewish. Some Anglicized their name, changing it to WISE, to avoid anti-semitism. When researching the WISE branch of the WEISS', you will frequently come across Old Testament names like Abraham, Isaac, Joel, Samuel, and David. This is a good indication you are in the WEISS family line. The WEIS family( later changed to WEIS, WIES, and WISE were German Catholics who immigrated to Pennsylvania. As far as I can tell, the WEISE's and WEISS' did not intermarry. This branch later migrated westward to Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, and the west. The WISE family were English Protestants and immigrated in the 1600's to Virginia, near Jamestown. A descendant, Henry Alexander WISE, was governor of Virginia and a general in The Confederacy. Descendants are almost entirely in the South, predominantly Virginia ( Wise VA, located in Wise County, was named after Henry WISE ), West Virginia ( where WISE is a very common name ), South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas ( where WISE is also a common name ). Wise is a fairly common name in England. So you have three distinct family lines with three different religions. 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