Dr. Friedrich Krebs was an archivist at Palatinate Archives in Speyer, and he gleaned information from German records about people who asked permission to leave or who left without paying proper fees. There would be no mention of the ship they were on because that information could not have been known. They would have gone down the Rhine to Rotterdam and caught whatever ship was available. Many ships did arrive in Annapolis between 1751 and 1754, but there are no known lists of those ships and the passengers.....yet. Germany, as we know it today, did not exist until the late 1800's. Many regions or provinces existed as individual small countries. In addition to the many small countries that separated Germans, Germans were also separated by a wide variety of religions including Lutheran and Catholic and a variety of smaller religions such as Moravianism, Church of the Brethren, Amish, and Mennonite. Although individual Germans had previously made their way to the British and Dutch colonies, no group migrations or compact settlements existed until after 1683. However, by the 18th century, and through the early 20th century, millions of Germans migrated to America, many coming in groups, yet still many coming only as individuals or small family units. NOTE: The following came from an un-named source, however, the author gives a very good and accurate description of Palatine and Palatinate. Just what is a "Palatine"? Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines Palatine (among other things) as: "a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate" or "a feudal lord having sovereign power within his domains". It defines "Palatinate" as: the territory of a Palatine". So much for dictionaries... its no wonder the term is not understood. Generally speaking, a "Palatine" is someone who came from the region of Germany called "The Palatinate". Germany as a country has not existed very long. Prior to 1871, what is now Germany was a number of separate states, such as Wurttemberg, Prussia, Bavaria, etc., whose boundaries changed frequently as a result of war and other causes. The Palatinate was one of these states, and was located along the Rhine River, roughly where the modern German state of Rhineland~Pfalz is located. In the 18th and early 19th century, the term "Palatine" was used in America to describe immigrants from "The Palatinate" and other adjoining German-speaking areas. Finding an American reference to someone being from the "Palatinate" may not point to a specific place of origin, but rather an approximate location in or near western or southern Germany. Many of the German~speaking people that came to North America did not come directly from what is now Germany. Many of them came here after spending time (from a few months to a few generations) in other countries, such as Switzerland, England, Russia, Ireland, France and other countries. ~ A More Technical Description of the Palatinate ~ Palatinate, Or German PFALZ, was, in German history, the lands of the Count Palatine, a title held by a leading secular prince of the Holy Roman Empire. Geographically, the Palatinate was divided between two small territorial clusters: the Rhenish, or Lower Palatinate, and the Upper Palatinate. The Rhenish Palatinate included lands on both sides of the Middle Rhine River between its Main and Neckar tributaries. Its capital until the 18th century was Heidelberg. The Upper Palatinate was located in northern Bavaria, on both sides of the Naab River as it flows south toward the Danube, and extended eastward to the Bohemian Forest. The boundaries of the Palatinate varied with the political and dynastic fortunes of the counts palatine. During the War of the Grand Alliance (1689-97), the troops of the French monarch Louis XIV ravaged the Rhenish Palatinate, causing many Germans to emigrate. Many of the early German settlers of America (the Pennsylvania Dutch) were refugees from the Palatinate. During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the Palatinate's lands on the west bank of the Rhine were incorporated into France, while its eastern lands were divided largely between neighboring Baden and Hesse. After the defeat of Napoleon (1814-15), the Congress of Vienna gave the east-bank lands to Bavaria. These lands, together with some surrounding territories, again took the name of Palatinate in 1838.
1741 - From the Book: 30,000 German Immigrants to Pennsylvania Oct 17, 1741 Paletines from Rotterdam on the ship Molly John Peter Siesler 1797 - Maryland Marriages 1778-1800 p. 207 - Sisler, Philip 19 Jan 1797 to Polly Burk 29 BA - 8 1800 - Maryland Marriages 1778-1800 p. 207 - Sissler, Samuel 29 Jun 1800 to Kitty Smith 3 BA-387 1800 Census - Alleghany Co., Maryland Wills Town - Sislor, John 02101 01100 1810 Maryland Census Index Sisler, Henry Baltimore 641 Patapsco Sisler, Samuel Alleghany 046 4th District Sisler, John Alleghany 047 4th District misc. - Names in Stone, Frederick Co., Maryland Vol. II p. 988 Schissler, Jacob died 1823 no age Schissler, John 1789-1831 Schissler, John Adam 10 Dec 1767-18 July 1821 7/4/90 - Information from Arch Miller as written in his book. (brackets are my comments) Arch Miller c/o Barbershop Fairchance, PA 15436 3 brothers - John Peter, John Lenhart, & ? sailed from Rotterdam in the year 1741 aboard the ship Molly. They settled in Friendsville, MD then the children came to the Fairchance & Cheat River area. Schisler (Dutch) Sisler John Sisler Susannah? b. around 1750 d. 1820 buried Rose Cem. 5 miles from Selvieville, MD, no marker 1784 George W. - Susannah? 1780 Samuel Jacob - Margaret Teats
Jon Peter Schisler came to America with brother Jon Leonard Schisler from Rotterdam via Cowes, England on October 17, 1741 aboard ship Molly. Arrived in Philadelphia and settled in Friendsville, MD area. From Bernard Mayhle's Archives: HE CAME TO AMERICA 17 OCT 1741 FROM ROTTERDAM HOLLAND VIA COWLES ENGLAND ON THE SHIP MOLLY.HE AND HIS BOTHER JON LEONARD SEISLER (SEESLAR) ARRIVED IN PHILADELPHIA WHERE THEY LIVED UNTIL JOHN PETER WENT TO MARYLAND NEAR FRIENDSVILLE.
