German New River Settlement of Virginia

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Preface

We are the descendants, genealogists and aficionados of the German New River Settlement of Virginia, which antecedes the English Settlement of "Drapers Meadow "

Our mission is to unite and clarify family lines through community sharing and documentation. We are honoring our ancestors who left their beloved Germany in the early & mid-1700s to settle in the New Colonies of America. They arrived at the place on the New River that reminded them of their homeland. Some names of these settlers (NOT INCLUSIVE) were as follows:

BARGER, HARLESS ( Herlos, Herlash, Horlas, Herlass and Herlos) HAEVEN, Haven HEAVENER (Hofner,original German name) Hafner, Haffner, Haffenner, Hefner, Heffner, Heffenner, Hevner, Hevenner, Hivenner HARMAN, (Harmon, Harmen,) HORNBARGER, (Harnberger), KIPPS, McCOY, (McKay,) LINKOUS,( Linkus )LORTON, (Laurton) PEPPER, PRICE, Preisch, (Preis,Pruse, Preinz, Prenz), SHELL(, Scholl, Schull,) SMITH (Schmidt), SNIDER (Snidow, Snido), TROLINGER (Trollinger), WALL, (Wahl,) WILLIAMS, Wilhelm

German New River Settlement

"The German New River Settlement, contiguous to but not technically part of the Middle New River Settlement of Southwest Virginia, occupied an area consisting roughly of the contemporary counties of Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski. It was settled in the mid-18th century by Rhinelanders from the Palatinate in Germany..." ^[1]

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... ... ... migrated from Pennsylvania to Virginia.

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{{Migrating Ancestor
| origin = Pennsylvania
| destination = Virginia
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| destination-flag = US_State_Flag_Images-49.png
}}

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Native Virginian

{{Nonmigrating Ancestor
|addinfo=Native Virginian
|flag= US_State_Flag_Images-49.png
|tooltip= Flag of Virginia
}}

... ... ... was born in Henrico County.

{{Nonmigrating Ancestor
|addinfo= {{Name}} was born in Henrico County.
|flag= US_State_Flag_Images-49.png
|tooltip= Flag of Virginia
}}

Research Resources

• German Settlers in The Appalachians

Cemeteries

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• Category Cemetery Formatting

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Photos and Images

Map of Virginia^[2]

Sources for this Page

1. ↑ German New River Settlement: Virginia, Rev. Ulysses S. A. Heavener, Reprinted, Anita Comtois, Clearfield, 1929, 1976, 1992, 1994 & 2002, Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore Maryland.
2. ↑ Contributors "Wikimedia Commons" Wikimedia Foundation, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License, Web accessed September 18, 2014