Michael Alewine Sr. (1738 - 1780)

Born 1738 in , Alsace, France

Descendants

Died 1780 at about age 42 in Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Name: John George Alewine (Genewyn, Genewein, Genewyer, Genewyr, Genewayer)

Birth: About 1710, possibly in Alsace

Death: After 1773 in Province of South Carolina

Immigration: 2 OCT 1752 The Rowand, Captain Arthur Tran

Born about 1710, possibly in Alsace, a region in North East France between the Vorges Mountian and the Rhine River. He traveled from Rotterdam, with a stop for provisions in Cowes, England, aboard the snow (a type of ship) Rowand, captained by Arthur Tran. He arrived in Charles Town, in the Province of South Carolina on 2 October 1752 with his unnamed wife and three children: Catherine 18, Michael 14, and Adam about 8 years old. He received a 250 acre land grant from King George II of England in the Dutch Fork area, north and west of modern day Columbia, South Carolina. (edited by William Alewine)

John George and his family arrived two weeks after "The Great Hurricane of 1752" hit on 14-15 September 1752 and heavily damaged Charles Town and its wharf area. Approximately 100 people lost their lives from a 10 foot storm surge and 40 ships in the harbor were damaged. Additionally, a second strong hurricane hit Charles Town on September 30, 1752, only 2 days prior to the arrival of the Rowan. -William Alewine

Minutes of the South Carolina Council show that John George Alewine (his name appears as Genewein and Genewyn in the minutes) applied for a grant of 250 acres of land Dec 1, 1752, stating that he had arrived on a ship from Rotterdam with his wife and 3 minor children - Catherine 18, Michael 14, and Adam about 8 years old. Under the law at that time an adult male was entitled to 100 acres, but if he had minor children he could obtain an additional 50 acres for each minor child. John George received the land grant June 20, 1754. (edited by WIlliam Alewne) - Mike Alewine (malewine@pclink.com)

It seems he was traveling with the John George Risinger (Reissinger) family. According to the information we found (Steve Etheridge, an Alewine descendant was my source) they came to America abroad the ship Rowand from Rotterdam arriving in Charles Town, SC on 2 Oct 1752. - Bobby & Ruth Page

The Alewines and the Reissingers came to the New World from Rotterdam aboard the Rowand. Thus, young Michael Alewine, age 14, traveled on the same ship as his future wife Mary Reissinger, then only 8 years old. They grew up in Dutch Fork on homesteads about 8 miles apart. They married probably around 1758 and had at least 7 children. All Alewine kin are descendants of Michael and Mary, since it is believed that none of Michael's siblings ever married. - William Alewine

We do not know the name of John George's spouse. Alton Alawine speculated early in his research that it might be Catherine, based on the oldest daughter's first name. He later dropped the name Catherine from his booklet "The Alewines and Alawines" as the spouse of John George. - William Alewine

John George died about 1770. ( He probably died after 1773. Tax record showing him as George Genewayer paying his Quit Rents for the year 1773. -William Alewine) He did not leave a will and, in accordance with the laws of inheritance then in effect, the land went to his oldest son Michael. (This information came from a wonderful gentleman who was somehow related to me through the Alewine family. I talked on the phone with him several times before his death. My deepest thanks to Alton Alawine of Mississippi.)

My thanks to Sheila Alawine Thead of Mississippi

[1]

Sources

• Source: S-2125913075 Repository: #R-2145093391 Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=1387159&pid=511
• Repository: R-2145093391 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jennifer Tuggle for creating WikiTree profile Alewine tm-1 through the import of Tuggle Family Tree.ged on Dec 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jennifer and others.