Historic background and annals of the Swiss and German pioneer settlers of southeastern Pennsylvania, and of their remote ancestors, from the middle of the Dark Ages, down to the time of the Revolutionary War, Part 49

Author: Eshleman, Henry Frank, 1869-
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Lancaster, Pa.
Number of Pages: 792


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1774-Ship Records of This Year.


Six vessels carrying Palatines ar- rived in Philadelphia harbor this year: The Ship "Snow Sally" under Capt. Stephen Jones, Aug. 15, S passengers. The Ship "Brigantine Nancy" under Thomas Armstrong from Hamburg, June 21, 7 passengers. The Ship "Charming Molly" under Robert Gill from London, Sept. 29, 14 passengers. The Ship "Union" under Andrew Bry- son from Rotterdam, Sept. 30, 108 pas- sengers. The Ship "Patty and Peggy" under Robert Hardie from Lisbon, Oct. 29, 12 passengers. The Ship "Sally" under John Osmond from Rotterdam, Oct. 31, 52 passengers.


Fourteen vessels carrying Palatines arrived in Philadelphia harbor this year: The Ship "Pennsylvania" un- der Peter Osborne from London April 1774-Local German-Swiss and the Revolution. 30, 22 passengers. The Ship "Cath- arine -- Sutton" under (name not given) April 30, 18 passengers. The All readers of local history know that, beginning with 1774, the County of Lancaster in common with other counties and sections of the Province of Pennsylvania held patriotic meet- ings protesting against Great Britain's treatment of us and also held meet- ings to draw up resolutions upon the sufferings of Boston and New England in general. Among the persons who attended the meetings there was al- ways a considerable number of our Ship "Brigantine Dolphin" under Ar- thur Hill from London May 31, 36 pas- sengers. The Ship "Carolina" under Benj. Loxley Jr. from London June 4, 8 passengers. The Ship "Sally" under John Osmond from Rotterdam Aug. 23, 114 passengers. The Ship "Brittannia" under James Peter from Rotterdam Sept. 18, 118 passengers. The Ship "Catharine" under James Sutton, Sept. 21, 14 passengers. The Ship "Union" under Andrew Bryson from Rotter- | patriotic German-Swiss people; they


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353


AMISH MENNONITES-GUN MAKING.


did their part nobly in that struggle as well as others.


1775 -- Ship Records of This Year.


Just two vessels carrying Palatines arrived in Philadelphia harbor this year: The Ship "Catharine" under John Baron from London, Jan. 16, 7 passengers. The Ship "King of Prus- sia" under William Potts from Rotter- dam, Oct. 9, 68 passengers.


1775-Amish Mennonite Immigrants.


In Vol. 7, Haz. Reg. 150 may be found a monograph called "History of the Amish, etc."; it is only a sketch however. Among a number of other things the author speaks of these men wearing long red capes; and the women wearing neither bonnet, hat nor capes but a string is tied around the head so the hair is kept from fall- ing in their faces. He says that they lived in a limestone country and near the Pequea, whose water was clear and cold. As to worldly possessions he says that they desired very little and gives an instance of a brother of the faith being offered 1000 acres of land by the Penns free, to gain this influential man's favor and thereby stimulate purchase of land in that neighborhood. The writer states that the old churchman refused it saying that it was against the church as they did not believe nor approve of a man owning more land than he could cul- tivate.


In the same article a petition is set forth addressed by these people to William Penn or his son dated 1718 which is quite interesting and which we have mentioned in its proper place in these annals.


1775-Joseph Ferree Begins Gunmak- ing for the War.


In 10 Col. Rec., page 290, under the date of July 22, there was a resolu- tion passed by the Committee of Safety as follows:


"RESOLVED That a messenger be sent to Joseph Ferree, of Lancaster County with a letter from this Com- mittee requesting him to complete the guns wrote for as patterns, and to know how many he can furnish of the same kind and at what price." This little item is sufficient to show us that Lancaster County and its Ger- man-Swiss had a prominent position in the time of the Revolutionary War. There were others besides Joseph Ferree making guns in the towns of Lancaster.


1776-Mennonites Confession of Faith.


We have stated at a prior place in these annals something of the Dor- trecht Confession of faith under the date of 1632 and of the first confession of faith in the new world at Con- estoga about 1721.


We now notice that the Mennonites revised their confession of faith in the European countries about 1776. In Vol. 7, Haz. Reg. 129 it is stated that the Mennonites followed a confession of faith about that date composed by Cornelius Riss, preacher, and which was published that year at Hamburg. He goes on to say that this gave them new life in Europe and that they launched out on education; and erect- ed the Mennonite College at Amster- dam. Considerable more is set forth in the article just mentioned.


1776-German-Swiss in the Revolu- tionary War.


Vol. 4, Penna. Arch. 774 we are told of the formation of the German Bat- talions for the War. Not only is this so but there were several German regiments in the War. One of the Ger- man regiments was very largely made up of Lancaster County Germans.


1777 -- Germans Against Military Laws.


In Vol. 5, Penna. Arch., page 343, we find set forth that the local German- Swiss people were very much opposed


354


GERMANS AND THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.


to methods which would make a mili- the struggle would be lost and their tary nation of America; and again on treatment from Great Britain would be harder than ever. This led them to refuse to sell cattle for war pur- poses; (Pa. Arch. Vol. 8, page 329) and also to oppose the payment of war taxes. Do. 330. The result was a large number of them were impris- oned for this matter of conscience. 8 Do., page 343. page 504 they voiced their opposition to military proceedings in very cer- tain and positive tones. In the same book, page 396, it is recorded they re- fused to sell their produce for military purposes believing that the country was taking a wrong course. In the same Vol., p. 427, we find these breth- ren meeting and passing remonstrances 1780-German Society for Relief of Germans. against military action. About the same time in the same Vol., page 576, we find these same brethren taking a positive stand and resorting to stren- uous actions at York. A similar ac- count of other proceedings may be found, page 414; and page 768 another stand against militarism in Pennsyl- vania is recorded as being taken. The leaders of these Germans were wide readers and thoughtful students and their newspaper was highly respected and was subscribed for by the Govern- ment so that the authorities might be able to keep in touch with German- Swiss thought and action. Col. Rec. 11, page 409. The paper however was discontinued the next year. Col. Rec. 11, p. 573.


1778-"Dutch" Disaffection.


In the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. of 1715, page 233, there can be found an article upon what the writer terms to be the disaffection of the German-Swiss for the stand this country was taking against Great Britain. However this may be, these people did valiant serv- ice in that struggle. They did how- ever renew their complaint against the oath which was attempted to be urged upon them. Vol. 6 Penna. Arch. 572.


1780-German-Swiss and Revolution- ary War Taxes.


This year as may be seen in Vol. 10 St. L. 355 the suffering of the German- Swiss people of Pennsylvania caused a law to be passed to incorporate a German Society for contributing relief to the distressed Germans in Pennsyl- vania. The act says that the Germans by their numerous settlements in Penn- sylvania have greatly contributed to the wealth and strength of the State; and that it is necessary to furnish re- lief to those who need assistance here, and teach their children the English and German languages, thereby allow- ing these children to finish their stud- ies at the University at Philadelphia and to have means of creating a library. A society for these purposes was needed. The act then goes on to set forth the organization of the so- ciety and to mention its purposes, and give the names of original founders. This shows that they were enterpris- ing for an education and general wel- fare.


1782-The German-Swiss Disregard the Prohibiting of Trade With Great Britain.


In Vol. 13 Col. Rec., pages 317 and 328, it is set forth that some of the Gernian-Swiss people began selling, buying and dealing in British goods ; in spite of the fact that the Colonies had determined not to deal in British trade in any manner whatever. Those who did so were severely punished as


It seems that about this time Ger- mans became discouraged with the long dreary war which was in prog- ress more than four years and felt that | referred to in this book. Vol. 15 Col.


355


JACOB FRIES' TREASON TRIAL.


Rec., page 546, there is an account of in the proceedings of the Pennsylvania the seizure of some of these goods State Bar Association held at Erie, 1914. It is interesting to note that Judge Chase was impeached for cer- tain acts occurring in these treason proceedings. that were dealt in by some of their people in defiance of what the patriots had decided upon. This clashing of views between those who felt it their Christian duty to live a life of non- It was our intention to bring these annals down to the time of the Revo- lutionary War. Having done so, we now conclude the series. The items set forth in the latter part of this work are simply specimen items illus- trating the trend of the life of these people and their general policy. It is not pretended that all of their doings are here chronicled, but only a few of them. Many thousand items that might have been written concerning them from 1750 onward are not taken in the scope of this work. Many of the items of this volume have been gath- ered from rare sources and translat- ed from the Dutch and German lan- guages; in which languages the orig- inal manuscript which we have con- sulted were written. resistance and to obey the oaths to support the British government they had taken when they were permitted to enter Pennsylvania on one hand, and the patriots on the other hand (who were determined to break the bands which bound them to British author- ity) caused many bold, open out- breaks. One of the most noted of these was that of the action of Jacob Fries who refused to pay Revolution- ary War taxes and defied the United States Government to such an extent that he was tried for treason. The full particulars of the trial may be found in Vol. 1S of the proceedings of the Lancaster County Historical So- ciety, page 87. There is a document connected with this trial; namely a petition signed by some of the Ger- We feel that the estimate we gave in the opening paragraph of this work is justified by the material included within these covers. man sympathizers of Jacob Fries ask- ing release from these burdensome conditions, in the library of the Lan- caster County Historical Society.


On the corner of the document are the initials of the President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Other - particulars concerning the trial are found in the paper of Lewis Richards


Our task is now at an end and we leave it to the consideration and judg- ment of those who shall read the his- tory which, we feel that, herein we have helped to preserve.


H. FRANK ESHLEMAN.


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INDEX OF ITEMS


NOTE: It is probable that some items are inadvertently omitted from this index.


Anabaptists, see Mennonites


Alsace Anabaptists


104


Mennonites in 114


Altham - Lord - Servant of German Farmer 273


Agriculture and Mennonites. . 341


Amsterdam Library, "Mennonite". Supports Anabaptists. 92


15


Interceded for Ana- baptists 105


Amish Mennonites Origin .. 128


.. Mennonites Documents. 128


Documents on Faith, 1693. 129


America, Attempted Banishment to, 1710 159


" Deportation to. 1710 .. . .


161


Amish Protest Against Penn's Law 205 6: Mennonites' Early Customs 208


Protest Against Laws. 204


Mennonites Petition for Re- lief 276


Immigrants 353


Armstrong, John, Killed by Indians


288


Anabaptsm and Bohemia.


11


Anabaptism's Rise in Berne. 12


66 Rise in Zurich .. 13


Early Spread in Ne- therland 18


Attack by Rival


Creeds 18


Triumph Over Luth- erans 20


Annesley, Arthur, an Irish Lord .. 273 Austrian Decree Against Anabap- tism 33


66 Anabaptists 50


Augsburg Diet of .. 56


Avarice, Absence of. 215


Background (European) 1


Bavarian Prominence 5


Baptism (Early Anabaptist View) 24


Bavaria and Anabaptism. 29, 30


Baptists, see "Anabaptists' 35


Basel, Tortures in. 47,51


Bair (John) A Mennonite Father, 1551 57


of Lichtenfels


57


Baltic Anabaptists 93


Banishment Divides Families of Mennonites 116


Banishment of 1710 to America ... 159 Baptism, Earliest Form of. 209


Banking and Financiering of Ger- man-Swiss 348


Baltimore Wants Germans' Pro- duce 351


Beghinen, Rise of. 6


Berne and Walderseans, 1522. 12 Berne, Migration of Anabaptists to 39


Orders Extermination. 40


Berne's Decree Against Emmen- thal 63


Belgium Mennonites, 1564. 64 Berne Executions 64


66 Government Teaches Against Anabaptism 73


Growth of, In. 94


66 Jail Roll. 104


66 Decrees, 68, 91, 92, 97, 100, 102, 105. 107, 110, 116, 124


66 Banishment of Mennonites. 138


66 and Runkle . 144


66 Banishments of 1710 .. 151


Beissel's Labors and Achievements 215 Bearing Arms, Objection to. 215


Bible, Nuremburg Translation ... 25


Anabaptist Translation .... Biestkin's Bible, First Edition 1560 Bible, Biestkin's Translation, 1560 66 Emden Edition


62 62 62 79 122 131


Bixler Leaves the Reform Church Bible Testament Printed at Basel. Bingelli's Colony 162


Birth (First in Lancaster County) Bizalion and His Labors 211


Blauroch's Death 37


Bloody Edicts of Charles and Philip 59


Bohemia and Mennonite Faith. ...


11


and Anabaptism 11


Bollinger, Mennonite Father and Historian 63


Bounties, Anabaptists Pay


Escape War Service. 105


Bounties in Leiu of Military Serv- ice 106


Bound Out, German Boys. 330


Boehm Secedes 324


Boyerland Church


323


Brackbill's Services


153


66 Diary 155


60 Report of 1710 Exodus 157


.6 Friendly Services, 168, 169


Benedict's Letters 195, 196


60


357


INDEX OF ITEMS.


Brickmaking Among Palatines. ...


Bumgardner, Ulrich. Reasons for


Anabaptism .. 79,81 Burkholder (Hans) Escapes Arrest 101 Bumgardner's Hymn 103 157 Burki's Report of 1710 Exodus. . .


Burkholder, Letters of Hans .. 288


Burkholder's Labors and Letters. 294


Letters and Labors .. 298


Letters and Labors. 312


66 (Hans) Death 313


Burial at Philadelphia of Dead


German Immigrants 315


Burglary and Punishment. 333


Calvinism at Geneva 58


vs. Papacy 64


Calvinists vs. Lutherans. 71


Cartledge and Conestoga 210


Capital Punishment in Pa. (Early) 333 Cemetery, Oldest in Lancaster Co. 250 Children in Church ... 16


Church and the Children. 16


and State, Separation of ..


43


and State, Separation of 1532 44 44


Charles Fifth and Anabaptists .... Chronicles of Anabaptists' Torture 97


Church, First Mennonite, in Amer- ica 137


Churches, First Mennonite. 323


Mennonite, Earliest in


Lancaster County ....


323


Chalkley's Account 148


Chickies and Salunga Settlement. 220 Clover Seed. Germans Produce It. 351 Comet, The Great and Telner. 121 Confession of Faith, Mennonites, 15, 353 .6 of Faith, Anabaptist ... 70


Confiscation of Property by Swiss 73


Confession of Faith in Reformed Church 77


of Faith (Dortrecht) .. 82


Confiscated Property of Anabap- tists 124


Conestoga Valley Settlement in 1712 192, 193


More Settlements .. 200, 201


Assessment of 1718 .. 204


66 Land Grants. 210


and Strasburg Additions 213 The Great Road 217


Additions 220


66


and Collection of Taxes 225 and Dortrecht Confes- sion 228


and Wild Beasts


16


Suffering


221 | Conestoga Manor Sub-divided .. . 255


Confiscations of Mennonite Goods 260 Confiscation, Mennonite Goods, 259, 260 Commerce between Philadelphia and Lancaster 269


Contagious Disease on Shipboard. 275 Ship Diseases 315


Contagion on Ship Board, Crowd- ing. etc. 319


66 and Quarantine 339


"Corner" in Fire Wood. 331 Congregations in Palatinate, 1671 332 Connecticut Claim and Our Ger- many 346


Cumberland Valley Migration. 271


Denmark Favors Anabaptism. 25


Debate on Anabaptism. 32


Deventer Edict vs. Anabaptists. TS


Delaware Mennonite Colony. 130


Deportation to America. 161


of Mennonites 1711, List from Berne Jail 170


66 to Holland, 170, 171, 172 Departure Money of the Banished 176 Deportation, 28,500 Florins Col- lected for 178


Death in Ocean Travel .. 275


Ditcher, Mary. and the Palatines. 219 Disease, Contagion on Ship. 321


Disaffection of Germans 322


of "Dutch" 354


Dortrecht Confession of Faith. . . Donegal, Mennonite Neighbors at. 223


82


Dortrecht Confession of Faith in Conestoga 228


Dry Goods of Early Times 261


Dunkards Secede 137


In Pequea and Cones-


toga 212


Dunkers in Virginia. 309


Dutch Grain Fans Invented. 324 Dunkers' Troubles at Ephrata. 044


"Dutch" Disaffection 354


Eggvyl Anabaptist Colony in Em- menthal 101


Eggvyl Congregation to be De- stroyed 117


Elbe, Anabaptists Flee from. 65


Elbing Anabaptists. 103


Election Riots of 1742 and the Ger-


man 276


Funds of 1749. 301


Emmenthal, Earliest Anabaptists of 27


Drift Into, 1538. 49


66 Suffering 102


235 Empson's Colony on Octoraro. 131


251 | Emmenthal Hunt 132


358


INDEX OF ITEMS.


Emigration Tax Opposed by Men-


nonites


236


to Lancaster Co. of.


1717 203 posed 230


to Pennsylvania Op-


66 to Pennsylvania Cre- ates New Alarms ...


231


66 to Lancaster, 1731 ... 239 "End of World" Scare. 38


English Decrees Against Anabap- tists 50


England and Poor Palatines ... 192


Ephrata Monastic Society Begun .. 249


66


Community Solitary Life 255 Community Historical Note 271 Dunkers' Troubles .. 344


Eshleman Family .. 240, 241, 242


Ethical Rules of Anabaptists .. .90


European Background. 1


Evangelical Doctrine, The Rise of


5


Everling's Letters


114, 115


Statistics of 1672. 120


Executions of Anabaptists at Mun- ich 31


Exodus to England of 1709 142


on Rhine in 1710. 154


Hymn (Exodus into Hol- land) 182


of 1711 190


66 of 1711 Reach Lancaster County 191


Executions in Lancaster County .. 333


Farmers, Anabaptists Excel as. 93


Faith and Conversion of Anabap- tist Fathers. 125, 126


Fares and Expenses of Immigrat- ing 269


Families Separated 330


Feierer as a Mennonite Father, 152S 31


"Foot Washing" Among Amish. 276 Finland. Anabaptists Flee to. 56 Fines. Disposal of .. 198


File Making Among Palatines. 221 Filthy Condition of Ships. 269 Financial Progress of Germans 333


Flanders Decree. Holland Inter- venes 76


Forrer (Forry) Philip Appears ... 78 Forest Fires, 1731. 239 Frankenthal Colony and Skippack 141 French & Indian War, German- Swiss Oppose 286


Fries, Jacob. Tried for Treason .. 355 Fraud at Election of 1749.


Funk Preaches before Charles XII


of Sweden 133


Stephen and Charles XII .. 133 Galley Slaves (Anabaptist) 51


Torture, Berne Renounces Torture and Reformed Church 111


66 Torture in 1671. 112


Torture of Mennonites, 1671 114


Torture Prohibited 117


Masters Show Kindness 117


Punishment Fatal


119


66 Torture Summed Up. 160


66 Torture on Mennonites. 199


Germans (High) and Anabaptism. Germany, Migration Into, Anabap- 21 tists 32


Geneva. Birthplace of Calvinism, 1555 58


German Peasant War. Anabaptists Accused of 100 °


Germans Adhere to Fletcher 130 German First Settlement. 132


Reform Exodus to Eng- land in 1709. 143


66 Swiss Trading with Phil- adelphia 230


Swiss Victims of Robbers 233


66 Swiss Thrift and Industry 265 Swiss Emigrants, Poverty of 269


Reformed Christians Seek Naturalization 270


66 Swiss on the Election Riots of 1742. 276


66 Swiss Supporters of the Government 277


66 Swiss Newspaper in Penn. 282 Swiss in Lancaster in 1744 283 Swiss and Indian Depre- dations 286


66 Swiss Agriculture Very Successful 286


66 Swiss and the Indians ... 291


66 Swiss Mennonites Mur-


dering 292


66 Swiss Woman Executed for murder 294 Swiss and the Quaran- tine 299


66 Swiss and Politics 307


Swiss Politics in Lancas- ter County 308


66 Immigrants Poor and Needy 315


301 Germans and Irish to be Separated 319


359


INDEX OF ITEMS.


German Swiss Limited to Massa-


chusetts . 319


Swiss in Politics. 320


Swiss Quality Declines. 321


Swiss Disaffection. 322


66 Swiss Help French and Indian War 327


Germantown Brethren Oppose Slavery 327


Germans as Aliens. 328 German-Swiss Increase in Penna. 329 Germans Get London Company Land 331


Oppose Paxton Murder. 335


and Last Two Indians. . 337


German Mills Sold by Sheriff. . . 339


66 Swiss and Lotteries ..... . 341


Lutheran Church Lottery 341, 342


Swiss Political Leaders .. 342


Crops Destroyed by Hail 345 and Connecticut Claims .. 346


. . Germans and Glass Making 351


German Produce, Baltimore and Philadelphia Customers 351


66


Swiss Gunmakers 353


Society for Relief of Ger- mans 354


Germans Disregard Navigation


Acts 354 Glass Making Among Our Germans 351 Gun Making in Lancaster County. 353 Grain Fans. "Dutch" Invented .... 324 Graft in Stove Wood .. 331 Good's Account of Suffering Men- nonites in 1672. 119


Government Declares Mennonites Enemies 124


Golden Book (Queen Anne's). 143


Greybill, Munzer and Manz as Men- nonite Fathers, 1524 17


Graybill Mennonites 19


Gross, Jacob, as a Mennonite Fa- ther. 1525 20


Groeninger Attempts Extermina- tion 33


Greisinger. a Mennonite Father, 1538 49


Greisinger's Death. 49


Graef (Hans) Arrival. 130


Graffenried's Expedition with Men- nonites 143


Grist Mill (First in Conestoga) .. 194


Gun Factory, Mylin's. 212


"Haldemann" and "Hochtetter". 48


Haldeman as a Mennonite Father, 1538


Hauser a Mennonite Father, 1539. 50


Haslibach, the Hymnist. 65


Hambergers Turn Anabaptists 93 Hamburg Mennonites, 1641. 93


Hardships of Sea Voyage. 243


6. of Sea Travel, 17 weeks 245


on Ocean 249


Halifax, German-Swiss Intended


for 309


Hardships of Ocean Travel 310


Halifax, Mennonites at. 313 "Hangings," a Public Event. 333


Hail Storm in Lancaster County .. 345


Hershey's (Benedict) Letters .. 325


Hemp Industry and Mennonites .. Herr as a Mennonite Father, 1538 Hendricks' Account of Suffering .. Hendricks. Jacob, Dutch Preacher,


94


Diary of Rhine Expeditions .... Heat, Great Heat in Conestoga, 1734 251


154


Hempfield, Its Hemp 338


History of Anabaptists Published 101 Holland Mennonite Refuge. 9


Mennonite Faith in 1520 .. 11 Hollinger, Jacob and Klaus, Men- nonite Leaders, 1523. 14


Hoffman, Melchoir, as a Mennonite Father, 1529. 35


Hoffman's Followers in Holland .. 39


Houstetter as a Mennonite Father, 1538


4S


Holland Refunds Anabaptists. 67


.6 Anabaptist Progress in .. 72 Holstein. Anabaptists of. 80


Holland Helps Anabaptists. 100


= Relief Organized 103


66 Anabaptists Not Strict. 105


Anabaptists Help Swiss Brethren 107


Intercession 109


Hostages, Berne Holds Anabaptists 116 Hospitals for Anabaptists 117


Holland Helps Palatine Anabap- tists 120


Persecutions


139


Holland's Friendship 145


Holland at Nimewegin Rescues De- parted Mennonites . 155


Brethren Care for Rhine


66 Expedition Refugees ... 156


66 Mennonites Befriend Their


Brethren .. 163, 164. 165, 166


Exodus, List from Berne Jail 170


48 Holland's Valuable Help 175


338 49


1


360


INDEX OF ITEMS.


Holland Migration Divides Fami- lies 176 66 6. Exodus Into (Names of Attack Mennonites 327 Inheritance, Germans Allowed. 328 People) 185 Indians Helped by Mennonites .... 336 Irish Palatine. 143, 144


66 Exodus, Those on Board


Ship Thun 186


Another List of Exodants Into 186 Jealousy Against the German-


Exodus To, 172, 173, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188


Exodus, Those in Ship "Neumburger" 187


Exodus, List Summed Up 188


Exodus, List of Heads of Families 189 Mennonites Leave 189 is Asked for Aid. 231


Horse Stealing Mennonite Victims 233


Household and Farming Utensils of Early Times .. 261


Hospitals for Contagious Diseases Among German Swiss. 280


Holland Oppresses Mennonites .... 287


66 Overtaxed in Exporting German Mennonites 299


Horrors of Ocean Travel. 304


Holland Helps Virginia.


. ..


324, 326


Hupmeier as a Mennonite Father, 1577 22


-


Hut (or Huth) as a Mennonite Fa- ther. 1529 35


Huguenots, Anabaptists Aid. 46


Huber as a Mennonite Father. 1542


54


81 Hungarian Mennonites in 1629. . . Hungary, Exodus Into. 81


Huguenot Mennonites (Lefever)


1669 111


Hunter (Colonel) Cargo of Menno- nites to N. Y. 143


Immigration of 1729. 142


Floods Towards Penn-


sylvania 197


66 and Contagious Dis-


eases 303


and Crowding of Ships 319


Infant Baptism, Revolt Against .. . 17 Inn, Valley of, Martyrdom 29


Inquisition in Holland. 57


Integrity of Anabaptists.


69


Indian Treaty and Mennonites.


216


Inheritance Law Favoring Menno-


nites 224


Industry and Thrift of Our Ances-


tors 265


Indians Among German-Swiss. 286


and Germans to be Separted 319


263


Swiss 278, 279 Jefferson, Friend of Germans ..... 355 President, and Jacob Fries' Trial 355


Jersey, First German in ..


136


Jury Duty and Mennonites 235 Judge Zimmerman Appointed. 329


Keith. Governor, a Friend of Men- nonites 222


King, Fidelity to, by Anabaptists .. 125


George's War and the Men- nonites 272


Kocherthal Colony 137


Lancaster County Names in Zurich 38


County Names (Berne Executions) 47


Landis', Hans, Suffering and Death 74


Langnan Colony of Anabaptists ... 79 "Lamb" and "Son" Anabaptists ... 121


Langnau Expulsions of Anabap- tists, 1692 127


List of Mennonites Ex-


pelled from 1692. 127


Land Ownership .


134


Lancaster County First Settlement 147 County Pioneer's Graves 149




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