Giessendanner book of records

The history of orangeburg county south carolina by a. The book believe to be own by joop giessendanner of netherlands. Land records are available at the south carolina department of archives and history in columbia, south carolina, and are indexed in the departments combined alphabetical index. Giessendanner came from this country, as mentioned in the urlsperger reports. John jacob then married on 28 april 1757 2 eva catharina snell born about 1723 and died after 1781. From this record on the 1790 census, it would seem that george mcmichael was married by then to a wife probably married to ursula about 176061 and had one daughter probably ann mcmichael born 1763and showing george mcmichael, sr. Orangeburg county, south carolina genealogy familysearch. Index to marriage bonds and records in the office of the secretary of state at trenton. Bernheim is the only writer who has gone beyond a mere mention of the fact that this record book existed. Records of the secretary of the province and the register of the province of south carolina, 16711675 ebook written by alexander samuel salley. John, ulrich giessendanner was born in month 1721, to george giessendanner and susanna, barbara giessendanner. Beloved grand daughter margaret now the wife of jacob hottow of orangeburg ex.

A list of persons deceased and buried in the township of orangeburgh per j giessendanner minister of the township. The giessendanner book of record records susannah grimm, widow, marrying joseph lyons in jan 1741. John giessendanner, kept a record of the marriage, baptismal and burial ceremonies performed by them, and from the burial record we are able to learn where many of these settlers came from in the old country. The worlds most popular record book is back with thousands of new categories and newly broken records, covering everything from outer space to sporting. He has a web site that may be of help tracing the giessendanner family which joop also has on the web on a related site. Genealogy of giessendanner giessendanner historical records.

The first record for john is a 91735 record showing johns land boundary in orangeburg sc. Buy the history of orangeburg now and monitor the history of orangeburg deals remotely using browser. Orangeburg county, south carolina genealogy genealogy. Guinness world records, known from its inception in 1955 until 2000 as the guinness book of records and in previous united states editions as the guinness. Johannes, also known as hans and perhaps john, is cited in church records. Lutheran genealogy south carolina lutheran church records. Isaac hotto had 2 sons and 2 daughters born in germany from 1722 to 1727 who all survived and came to america with their parents in 1735. Jul 28, 2003 john jacob stroman was married 1 on 18 july 1741 to anna margaretta schaumloffel giessendanner book of record. She will not do any genealogy research outside of the book of records. The 1754 year for her birth may be from a misread of the number 1 written in an old style. But, johannes died in 1742 just after the birth of daughter margaret. We hope you will participate on the giessendanner forums, it is a great place to find or post information on giessendanner genealogy and is completely free to participate.

This book is an almost indispensable tool for genealogists researching in south carolina and the area known as the old orangeburgh district. Compare dna and explore genealogy for leonard varnadore jr. Susanna barbara is mentioned several times in the book of record as a suret to baptisms5,6. We infer this, moreover, from the record of giessendanner s marriages. David i rumph married mary, he first set tied in st. Records of the secretary of the province and the register of. The dukeses on the giessendanner record are doubtless descendants of his and. This book is a must for those who are trying to research in this burned county. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read records of the secretary of the province and the register of the province of south carolina.

Hzt2hx, as transcribed information listing various sources. A different hand added the note obiit died to ursulas baptism record but this has to be a mistake since she married in orangeburgh. Also included are transcriptions of births, marriages, and deaths from the celebrated giessendanner records, from 1737 to 1761, probably the most complete church records kept in the province of south carolina for the period covered. Notes the giessendanner record of births, marriages, and deaths, 17371761, kept by rev. Barbara is reported by salley to have married henry giessendanner 1, but a new transcription of rev. The church records of saint matthews lutheran church, orangeburg county, south carolina and the red church. The orangeburg records are from joop giesendanners new transcription of the giessendanner record, and the links are to copies of originals on his web site. History of orangeburg, orangeburg county, south carolina. Here is an overview of the considerations at the heart of any. Joop giesendanner giessendanner and orangeburgh book of record has a new transcription of the giessendanner record from the original. Marriage records of the following churches and county clerks.

Bernheim has said of this interesting work has already been given in these pages. The elder giessendanner did not labor long among this people. Her birth date was recorded in the baptismal records of rev. Although there is no explicit record of the elder jacob in orangeburg, swiss records indicate that he was one of the immigrants. Body modification piercings careers and employment. Orangeburgh, sc giezendanner family research index page. Significantly, johanness date of death is reported in the giessendanner records. Some of this information is available from the internet.

Besides official records, holdings include general south carolina. Guinness world records documents and celebrates superlative achievements that are the best in the world. Krieh, and that the whole family were natives of switzerland. However, this is the same year that he is shown to have married appollonia shuler on the same listing. Martha ann pearson cook 17511796 find a grave memorial. John ulrich giessendanner after his return from england.

There are 3,000 census records available for the last name giessendanner. Giessendanner s book of record shows that entry in salley is mostly incorrect as henry giessendanner was actually rev. First family orangeburgh germanswiss genealogical society. John hans ulrich giessendanner im not at all sure the records are noted by the hand of rev giessendanner himself, yet these are the best available now mar 2 update 031114 book of record, marriages 17501768. Researchers of orangeburg co, south carolina, truly benefit from the records compiled by rev. Catharina strauman formerly miss horger in presence of sponsorsmr. The entries are written in swissgerman, which, no doubt, was the same language used in ceremony and daily life among the members of his congregation.

Sections of this book are devoted to its early settlers and pioneers of the colonial and revolutionary periods. John giessendanner historical records and family trees myheritage. Also, included are giessendanner records probably the most complete set of church records kept in this time period. Giessendanner rarely mentioned the occupations of the people in his parish records. John giessendanner commence with three marriages as early as new years day 1740. Guinness world records is nothing without its dedicated recordbreakers, so we ve also selected the best of the newly approved claims from the 50,000. That book of record has been translated, transcribed and expanded on by a gentleman in the netherlands, joop giessendanner. The giessendanner record is a book of births and marriages. Like a window into their daytoday life, giessendanner census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more. Is it a coincidence that persons named hautot and yon were persecuted as huguenots. Additionally, john was granted an additional 50 acres in 1737 after the birth of daughter anna. Welcome to some of the best giessendanner genealogy resources found on the web. That the german element of the orangeburg colonists came partly from switzerland, we learn from the records of the giessendanners churchbook, as it was the custom of the younger giessendanner to mention the place of nativity of all the deceased, in his records of each funeral of the early settlers.

These volumes record marriages from october 1737 through 1768, baptisms from december 1739 through 1761, and deaths from february 1750 through 1761. Around the world by air, sea, land, combined medicine surgeries, diseases and death. Giessendanners journal records births, baptisms, marriages, deaths from 173761 an aging and tattered journal with a rawhide binding is sheltered within the. Death soon ended his ministrations in orangeburg, and we infer that he must have died about the close of the year 1738, since the records of his ministerial acts extend to the summer of that year, whilst those of his nephew commence with the close of the year 1739. Family search lds databases and the family history. This same record specifies that melchior had been a weaver. If you have done any research with the giessendanner book of record, you will notice there are many marriages missing, but in addition it does not cover all of the children born and baptized with the hutto name. Full text of genealogy of the rumph family of south carolina. John giessendanner, in his church register mentions three childr en of gideon and ursula jennings as follows. Philip mullins varnadoe, simmons, hutto a nicely done narrative family history.

Joop would be glad to contact any relatives relating to the book of records. Bachmans and bernheims translations, however, contained many errors, and salley compounded them, in his book, by delicately avoiding evidence for the mixedrace heritage of certain prominent south carolina families. Orangeburg county courthouse 190 gibson street orangeburg, sc 29115 clerk of court 190 gibson street orangeburg, sc 29115 phone. The number of all those who have received the holly communion on easter and monday in the church of orangeburgh according to the form and use of the church of england the year of this record is not given, but 1750 was undoubtedly the date. The following is the record as to communions, kept by rev. Jan 11, 2015 this copy of the original book of record was made in the 1800s by the rev. A plat was filed by nicholas yohn on 14 dec 1738, for 200 acres in berkeley county and a town lot for 0. Daniel lanter gives the date of death as 1803, citing a noticeof assignees sale. Find out more about all the latest guinness world records books, including the annual, gamers edition and brand new amazing animals title. The geissendanner record on line shows his marriage to appollonia shuler on 10 december 1749. C from its first settlement to the revolutionary war, 17041782 alexander s. Their marriage is not recorded in the giessendanner book of record, but she appears there in records of baptisms. April 1st to catharina horger baptism records gissendanner record.

Rev giessendanner recorded in the orangeburg book of record in the year 1752. The worlds authority on recordbreaking achievements since 1955. This was the only version of the giessendanner record available to the public until the 1970s. Almost every south carolina historian who has mentioned orangeburg has spoken of the giessendanner church record book, but dr. These volumes record marriages from october 1737 through 1768, baptisms from december 1739 through. Johannes and his family settled in the ethnic german colony at orangeburg, attending st. With jacob, the known giessendanner immigrant party totals eleven as indicated by their land grant and as mentioned by hans ulrich giessendanner in his 1737 letter to samuel paravacini4. Historical records also show various spellings in use for browns first. Giessendanner record, 17271940, bulk 17371760 john ulrick giessendanner.

Major motte having read the ceremony in the english language, from which we conclude that at the time, october 24th, 1737, rev. Joop is a member of the orangeburg county historical society of south carolina. That record book contains much information about the early families of orangeburg district. The ogsgs bibliography a list of reference books pertaining to orangeburg genealogy.

Chiefly records of marriages, births, baptisms, and deaths at the giessendanner church, orangeburg, s. View more historical records for susannah giessendanner people with similar attributes to susannah giessendanner gathered from those who lived during the same time period, were born in the same place, or who have a family name in common. Lack of official records in south carolina, especially in the burned counties, makes it frustratingly difficult to track down the kind of information that fills in the gaps for family historians. The dar book cited gives the date of death as 1799. Holdings include letters, diaries, and other personal papers. History of orangeburg, orangeburg county, sc genealogy trails. The giessendanner record shows a marriage between jacob ott and margaret fichtner on 3 december 1754.

The original book of record has been presented to the south caroliniana library in. The giessendanner record of births, marriages, and deaths, 17371761, kept by rev. Giessendanner we learn that there were also a considerable number of mechanics, as well as planters and farmers, among these colonists. John lucas, in his later years the senior warden of the church of the redeemer, orangeburgh, made a great effort to preserve the original book of record, written by revd. This is clear because the death notice in the giessendanner record states that the decedent had settled in the said township in the year 1735. Note 4 probate court records, charleston county, s. Georges parish, dorchester, charleston district, near the site of the present town of st. So far ive read in his own notes, that he has worked with the original in 1862 and also in 1881. The original is stored in the south caroliniana library at. Almost every south carolina historian who has mentioned orangeburg has spoken of the giessendanner church recordbook, but dr. Record breaking is a serious business, which means we have strict policies governing what constitutes a guinness world records title in order to maintain these high standards.

The giessendanner record is the most important, but not the only source of information for orangeburgh in the eighteenth century. John giessendanner had a brother and sister living in orangeburg, named george and elizabeth afterwards married to a mr. Martha ann pearson was born november 7, 1751 in craven county, south carolina. January have married jacob pruncen to miss barbara furster, daughter of johannes furster, tinter hans ulrich giessendanner, the elder fe4rber tinter, usually dyes color in cloth or leather their son isaac was baptised in.