Georg Volpp arrived in Philadelphia in 1751 as part of a wave of German migration to the British Colonies. His ship, the Phoenix, sailed from Rotterdam via Portsmouth, to Philadelphia. Flight Religious wars had decimated the central Europe, with Catholic and Protestant forces battling for control. The aftereffects of the Thirty Years War was stillContinue reading “Georg Volpp | Immigrant”
Tag Archives: 1750s
Crookham | Scots-Irish?
William Crookham married Mary Philips in 1752 in the Old Swede’s Church (Swedish Lutheran) in Philadelphia, a multi-cultural colonial city. Mary Philips was likely a Welsh Quaker who married outside of her religion. Mary Crookham can be found in the Quaker Meeting Records for the Chester and Goshen Monthly Meetings, both in Chester County westContinue reading “Crookham | Scots-Irish?”
A Quaker marries in a Lutheran Church
On the 16th of March in 1752, William Crookham and Mary Philips were married at the Swedes’ Church (Gloria Dei) in Southwark neighborhood, south of Philadelphia.
Cader Edwards | Shifting Lines
Cader Edwards journey along the Great Indian Warpath to his final home in the Holston Settlement was impacted by changing beliefs of who had access to the land.
Cader Edwards | Baltimore Beginnings
Cader Edwards (1705-1782) was a Welsh maritime captain who followed the sea for thirty-three years. He claimed his home in Wales for many years as he sailed to “most parts of the known and civilized world”, until in 1750, he switched his home to Baltimore. He had a married sister living there and his parentsContinue reading “Cader Edwards | Baltimore Beginnings”
Joseph Murphy | Dissent
Joseph Murphy (b. 1734) was a Baptist preacher in the backcountry of North Carolina. As a popular preacher, he was accused of being a Regulator.
Finding the Yellow Bricks 