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Second Colony Home Page

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The Second Colony Story. They wanted a better life. In July, 1717, 25 or more German families left their homes in southwest Germany to travel down the Rhine to Rotterdam, where they found a ship to London. In London, they arranged to travel with other Germans to Pennsylvania. But the journey did not turn out the way they planned. Second Colony Family Names. Where to go for more information about the Germanna Second Colony: websites and books. The Second Colony Story. Second Colony Family Names.

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Second Colony About Us

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ABOUT GERMANNA SECOND COLONY.ORG. Because so many Second Colony families intermarried, many of their descendants carry the bloodlines of several Second Colony families. One of the pleasures of Second Colony genealogy is that you can always find a cousin. It is natural and useful for there to be a forum and location for all Second Colony families. Why Is a Germanna Second Colony Website Needed? Join the Germanna Research Group. The Second Colony Story. Second Colony Family Names. Although you will find fo...

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Home Page, Nicholas Yager, the Immigrant

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Germanna Immigrant of 1717. Enealogists have traced the Germanna Yager family back to the Hessen province of Germany, and to the villages of Oberzell, Mottgers, and Weichersbach or Meiyersbach in Hessen. These villages are close to the border of Hesse with Bavaria, east of Frankfort, and are also close to the border of the province of Thuringia. Nicholas, we believe, was born in 1676 or 1678, but by the time he was 28 or 30 years old, he had migrated to Falkenstein, Pfalz. Second Colony Home •. Journey t...

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Second Colony The Story

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THE SECOND COLONY STORY. The German immigrants to Virginia, who, in the decade of the 1720s, settled in and around the Robinson River Valley of what is today Madison County, are also known as the Second Colony of the Germanna immigrants to Virginia. This site is to provide information, research, articles and other items of interest for their descendants. The Second Colony’s first members, about 25 families, were imported by Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood. In 1740, the Second Colony Germans erect...

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Oddenino Family History - Germanna

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John F. Oddenino. Louis L. Oddenino. Joseph B. Cash. One of the consequences of having roots in Madison County, Virginia. Is the strong likelihood of finding ancestors in the Germanna immigrant community. The history of the Germanna immigrants is a fascinating look back into the early days of the United States and Virginia in particular. The German settlers that came to Virginia as part of the Germanna. Community were settled in the Virginia frontier by Virginia's Royal Lt. Governor,. Understanding a lit...

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Oddenino Family History - Civil War

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John F. Oddenino. Louis L. Oddenino. Joseph B. Cash. With multiple ancestors serving in both the United States and Confederate Armies, the history of the United States Civil War enjoys an added sense of vibrancy when your family members were so directly affected by the conflict. There is much written on the Civil War and this link provides a nice overview of the history of the Civil War. With some valuable links. This too is a useful link to a Civil War history site. Of the University of Virginia. Photog...

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Second Colony Family Names

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WHO ARE THE SECOND COLONY FAMILIES? The term Second Colony is usually taken to mean the families who were on the ship Scott. Arriving in Virginia in early 1718 (1717 under the old calendar). Other families, however, soon joined the original 25-odd families and scholars believe that some later arrivals may have intended to travel with the Germanna families, but for one reason or another, did not board the ship Scott. Families Arriving on the Ship " Scott. 11) Moyers, Myers, Mayers. 7) Crigler, Grikler.

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Second Colony Hebron Church

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THE HEBRON LUTHERAN CHURCH. The genesis of the Hebron Lutheran Church was 15 years earlier than the erection of the 1740 wooden church still in existence today, the oldest continually operating Lutheran church in the United States. Beginning in 1725, our Second Colony ancestors moved from the settlement on the north side of the Rapidan River, where they had worked for Gov. Spotswood, to free land in the Robinson River Valley in present Madison County, Virginia. The Hebron Lutheran Church today. In May of...

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Second Colony Coming Events

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Join Us in Oregon! The first ever Germanna Conference to be held on the West Coast is scheduled for Saturday, October 20, 2012, in St. Helen's, Oregon. John Blankenbaker is scheduled to speak about the history of the Germanna Colonies. Further plans for the gathering will be announced. If you are interested in attending, contact vrnuta@verizon.net. Below, see other Second Colony-related events. GERMANNA GATHERING ON THE WEST COAST,. Saturday, October 20, 2012, St. Helen's, Oregon. The Second Colony Story.