Does anyone have history of the Koontz family's journey from Holland to U.S.?

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I have information passed by mouth that the family came here from Holland.  I know from studies in a college class, History of Pacifist Churches" I took at Elizabethtown College that my family moved from to Holland from Germany because of religous persecution.  Then moved from Holland to Virginia in the mid 1700s before coming north to PA in the early 1800s.
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I may have some information. Can you provide any first names, etc., and a time frame?
by Judith McNew G2G1 (1.6k points)
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My branch of the Koontz family originated in Rhineland-Pfalf region of Germany and indeed left there because of religious persecution. They disembarked from the Netherlands who gave them refuge until the camps became too crowded for the country to support. The then went to London where the same thing appened. From there they went on to the British Colonies in the early 1700s, settling first in Maryland. Later they branched out to Pennsylvania and Ohio. Never satisfisfied they pushed on West first to Illinois and my particular family homesteaded in Nebraska. Hope this helps in a general way.

by Judith McNew G2G1 (1.6k points)
I didn’t write this question but I am very interested in the answer because I am also a Koontz who was told the family was originally German and may have come to North America from Holland. This information you have shared here is the most information about what may have happened that I have seen yet. What religion was the family in Germany that was being persecuted? Also, I would love to hear more about this either from you or any source you might recommend. I have the Koontz family Bible that was brought over from Germany.
I didn’t ask this question above, but I am very interested in the answer because I am also a Koontz who was told the family was originally German and may have come to North America from Holland. This information you have shared here is the most information about what may have happened that I have seen yet. What religion was the family in Germany that was being persecuted? Also, I would love to hear more about this either from you or any source you might recommend. I have the Koontz family Bible that was brought over from Germany.

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