Families Arriving on the Ship "Scott"
We have tried to identify the Second Colony families through the following principal sources, identified by John Blankenbaker in his various writings. Some families are identified in multiple sources. Each family is numbered once.
1. Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood’s lawsuits against his indentured servants. From 1723 through 1726, Spotswood claimed that several Germans had failed to carry out the terms of their “contract” with him.
| (1) Amburger/Ambergey | (10) Kaifer |
| (2) Ballenger | (11) Moyers, Myers, Mayers |
| (3) Blankenbaker/Plankenbuhler | (12) Paulitz |
| (4) Broyles (Bryols) | (13) Smith (Schmidt) |
| (5) Clore/Klaar | (14) Shively (Scheible) |
| (6) Cook (Koch) | (15) Snyder/Schneider |
| (7) Crigler, Grikler | (16) Utz |
| (8) Fleishman | (17) Yager (Jager) |
| (9) Holt |
2. Colonists’ Proof of Importation. In order to own land, immigrants had to be “free” and not indentured servants, and had to petition the court for eligibility. Several of our colonists, later found in the Robinson River Valley, testified they were imported in 1717. The following list shows numbers next to family names not on the list above.
| (18) Barlow (Parler) | (22) Motz |
| — Broyles | — Paulitz |
| — Cook | — Snyder |
| (19) Harnsburger (Herren Burgud) | — Yager |
| (20) Kerker | (23) Zimmerman |
| (21) Lang or Long (this may be a misstatement) |
3. The Headright List of Alexander Spotswood, 11 Apr. 1732. This list of German names supported Alexander Spotswood’s patent for 28,000 acres, where he was required to settle a certain number of settlers in order to obtain ownership of lands from the Crown. Click here to see Alexander Spotswood's Headright list.
| — Blankenbaker | — Smith |
| — Clore | — Shively |
| — Cook | — Snyder |
| — Fleishman | — Utz |
| — Kaifer | (26) Weaver |
| (24) Milcher | (26) Wegman |
| (25) Schlucter | — |
Families Arriving Later
We have identified the later arriving Second Colony families through their participation in the Hebron Lutheran Church, founded 1740, in the Robinson River Valley of what eventually became Madison County, Virginia.
1. In May, 1776, Rev. Jacob Franck wrote a constitution for what is today the Hebron Lutheran Church, which lists the male heads of households who were members of the church. Names were added for several years, one of them being a Brunswicker taken prisoner in the Revolutionary War. Names that are not listed above in the original Second Colony immigrant list are numbered below. Where we know of a date that the family appears in American records, the first such date is indicated:
| (1) Aylor/Ehler/Ohler, 1742 | (11) Fray/Frey, 1764 | (21) Nunnemacher, 1754 |
| (2) Benenger (Penniger), 1751 | (12) Gaar/Garr, 1732 | (22) Reiser/Racer/Rauser, 1754 |
| (3) Beemon/ Bohme, 1747 | (13) Gensle | (23) Reiner, 1750 |
| (4) Bunger/ Bungard, 1776 | (14) Gerber | (24) Rouse/Rausch, 1728 |
| (5) Carpenter, 1721 | (15) Holtzclaw, 1714 1st colonist | (25) Schad |
| (6) Chelf , 1768 * | (16) House, 1771 | (26) Slaughter/ Schlater, 1733 |
| (7) Christler, 1736 | (17) Jesse | (27) Tanner/Gerber, 1733 |
| (8) Deer /Hirsch, 1746 | (18) Klug, 1738 | (28) Vrede, 1782 |
| (9) Delph, 1745 | (19) Leathers/ Lederer, 1734 | (29) Wayland, 1728 |
| (10) Finks, 1734; | (20) Lipp | (30) Wilheit, 1728 |
* may have been in original group but turned back in London
2. On 22 October 1776, the congregation of the Hebron Lutheran Church (called the German Congregation) petitioned the Convention of the Commonwealth of Virginia for freedom from having to pay tithes to support the Anglican Church.Click here to see Petition. There were 119 signers. Below are the family names of signers whose names do not appear above, and the date these names first appear in American records:
| (1) Becker/Backer 1739 | (6) Handrixson | (11) Urbach |
| (2) Bender/Pander, 1775 | (7) Kenzsal/Kinslow, 1750 | (12) Slater/Flathes |
| (3) Crecelius 1765 | (8) Lehman, 1775 | (13) Winegard, 1728 |
| (4) Dosser/Doser, 1776 | (9) Miller | |
| (5) Fischer, 1739 | (10) Swindle |
3. Other German names associated with the Hebron Lutheran Church:
| (1) Altap, 1784 | (13) Kiester/Kuster, 1783 | (25) Selser, 1776 |
| (2) Baccon, 1777 | (14) Lutz, 1786 | (26) Sauder/Souther, 1748 |
| (3) Badl/Badi, 1788 | (15) Manspeil, 1776 | (27) Star, 1782 |
| (4) Braun, 1785 | (16) Marbes, 1990 | (28) Stature, 1782 |
| (5) Deale/Diehl 1776 | (17) Peck, 1776 | (29) Stansiffer, 1749 |
| (6) Eberhardt, 1775 | (18) Redman, 1775 | (30) Stover, 1728 |
| (7) Fahr, 1777 | (19) Rise, 1778 | (31) Thallert, 1786 |
| (8) Fite, 1759 | (20) Rothofer/Rodeheifer 1776 | (32) Trumbo, 1776 |
| (9) Flohr, 1795 | (21) Rossel, 1778 | (33) Veil, 1775 |
| (10) Good/Gut, 1791 | (22) Rookstool/Ruckstuhl, 1744 | (34) Wolber, 1776 |
| (11) Hart/Hurt, 1782 | (23) Rungo, 1790 | (35) Yowell/Uhl, 1728 |
| (12) Hendricks, 1775 | (24) Schwarbach, 1764 |
4. Other German names associated with above Second Colony Families:
| (1) Baumgardner | (8) Hance | (15) Teter, 1727 |
| (2) Beyerbach, 1742 | (9) Huffman, 1729 | (16) Thomas, 1726 |
| (3) Castler, 1728 | (10) Lotspeich | (17) Vogt, 1733 |
| (4) Clemon/Clemonts, 1735 | (11) Mauck, 1772 | (18) Walk/Valk, 1728 |
| (5) Crees/Greys, 1728 | (12) Railsbach, 1750 | (19) Wayman, 1738 |
| (6) Gabbard/Gybert, 1751 | (13) Stigler, 1765 | (20) Ziegler, 1732 |
| (7) Gerhard/Carehaut, 1740 | (14) Stoltz, 1725 |
