Name |
Hermann Bach [1, 2] |
Born |
1708 |
Freudenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland [3] |
Christened |
1708 |
Freudenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland [3] |
- Said to be "Rogati Sunday". This might refer to Rogation Days prior to Ascension Day - so perhaps the Sunday before Ascension Day in 1708. That would be 13 May 1708 if there aren't any strange calendar fixes to account for. [3]
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Gender |
Male |
Also Known As |
Harman Back |
Immigration |
13 Mar 1738 |
Freudenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland |
A register of individuals and families who left Germany for the British colonies and ended up at the Germanna Colony in Virginia. |
- This information was from a web source at:
http://cs.fit.edu/~ryan/genealogy/freud.html
and
http://cs.fit.edu/~ryan/genealogy/sz.html
The first URL referenced images of two pages from a church death register in Freudenberg, Germany that also had notes referring to a list of individuals and families who left for the colony of Georgia (almost certainly Virginia though - for these were members of the growing Germanna Colony in Virginia). The image links at the first URL are now broken links but I was able to retrieve both images with the assistance of the WayBack Machine at Archive.org.
According to the information on the first and second URL, these are images of notes written by a Protestant pastor in church records; possibly from a church in Freudenberg but the content of the pages is lacking any absolute citation.
- Transcription and note concerning this document by Otto B
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Freudenberg immigration list that was written inside a hurch death register. Hermann Bach, wife and a child. Hermann Bach, Wife and child appear on the 16th line of this document. |
Immigration |
22 Jun 1738 |
Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
Initial departure for the British colony of Virginia aboard the ship, Oliver. |
- As to the actual ship being the Oliver may be conjecture and was put forth by historians with a more focused interest with regard to members of Germanna in the British colony of Virginia. To date, I have never seen direct evidence; what I documented here, with regard to the immigration, leans heavily upon the research of others. Use at your own discretion. (DJS)
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Immigration |
Jul 1738 |
Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
Second departure for the British colony of Virginia after the ship, Oliver returned to port due to overcrowding and inadequate food reserves. |
Immigration |
Jul 1738 |
Cowes, Isle of Wight, England |
The ship Oliver remained at Cowes for six weeks before setting sail for the British colony of Virginia. |
Immigration |
Aug 1738 |
Plymouth, Devon, England |
After spending six weeks in Cowes, England, the Oliver again set sail but due to inclement weather was forced into port at Plymouth, England. |
Immigration |
Sep 1738 |
Plymouth, Devon, England |
The Oliver finally set sail for the Atlantic crossing to the British colony of Virginia. |
Immigration |
Jan 1739 |
Virginia |
The Oliver finally arrives off the coast of Virginia after a terrible four months at sea. |
- After the Oliver is anchored off Virginia, she is caught in a winter storm that drives the ship into shallow water where many of her passengers and crew drown or die of exposure. Approximately two thirds of the passengers and crew died on the passage over and the loss of the ship while anchored off the Virginia colony.
Whether Hermann Bach was definitely a passenger aboard The Oliver has apparently not been conclusively proven but, the evidence is said to be strong based upon the list of individuals who left Freudenberg, Germany in 1738 and those "survivors" who later appear in the records of the Germanna Colony in Virginia.
The story of The Oliver has been around for quite some time and was pieced together by researchers with access to more records than myself such as historians Klaus Wust (1925-2003) and John Blankenbaker; use this information at your own discretion.
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NSDAR Ancestor Number |
A004320 |
Military Service (Specific) |
American Revolutionary War
Service: Virginia
Rank: Patriotic Service
1) Rendered Material Aid [4] |
Will |
31 Dec 1794 |
Mercer County, Kentucky [3, 5, 6] |
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The Last Will and Testament of Harman Back. Written in Mercer County and probated in Garrard County, Kentucky.
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Died |
Aft 31 Dec 1794 |
Garrard County, Kentucky [3, 4] |
- Death is said to have occurred in Garrard County, KY which was formed in 1797 and the Last Will and Testament is said to have been probated in 1799. [3]
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Person ID |
I772 |
Schimka Family Tree |
Last Modified |
7 Jul 2016 |
Father |
Johannes III BACH, b. 15 Nov 1674, Freudenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland , d. 06 Dec 1748, Freudenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland (Age 74 years) |
Mother |
Anna Margretha KRAY, b. 13 Aug 1676, Freudenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland , bur. 21 Mar 1713 (Age ~ 36 years) |
Married |
28 Jun 1697 |
Freudenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland [2] |
Family ID |
F356 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Anna Margrethe Hausmann, b. 13 Mar 1712, Bettenberg, Nordrhein, Westfalen, Germany |
Married |
03 Jan 1737 |
Bottenberg, Seigen, Westfalen, Germany [2] |
Children |
| 1. Anna Ella Back, b. Bef 1739, Bottenberg, Westfalen, Germany , d. Abt 1739, Voyage to America (Age > 0 years) [Natural] |
+ | 2. John Back, b. Abt 1739, Orange County, Virginia , d. 1793, Madison County, Virginia (Age ~ 54 years) |
| 3. Joseph Back, b. Abt 1742, Orange County, Virginia , d. 19 Mar 1834 (Age ~ 92 years) [Natural] |
| 4. Harmon Back, Jr., b. Abt 1750, Culpeper County, Virginia , d. Aft 1810, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky (Age ~ 61 years) |
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Family ID |
F348 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |