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Germanna was a German settlement in the Colony of Virginia, North America that was populated by multiple waves of immigrants starting in 1714. The first two waves of immigrants are known as the First Colony and the Second Colony. The name of the settlement was chosen by Alexander Spotswood, who had been given a series of land grants. In 1720, Germanna became part of Spotsylvania County.[1][2]
The First Colony was made up of individuals from Siegerland who traveled to London in 1713. In January 1714, the group left London and arrived in the Colony of Virginia in April.[1][2]
The Second Colony was made up of individuals from the Kraichgau and the Palatinate, who were traveling on the ship Scott to the Colony of Pennsylvania around 1717-1718. The captain of the Scott took their money and knowing that he would get a good rate of the individuals as indentured servants, instead, took them to the Colony of Virginia. The Second Colony was also made up of other Germans that also left around 1717 and arrived later than the passengers on the Scott.[1][2]
Additional immigrants arrived in Germanna around 1725 and in the 1730's a small group of individuals arrived and settled the Little Fork area in Culpeper County.[2]
Emigrant Waves
Information on each wave of emigration can be found on the colony pages:
Categories
Individual colonists have been categorized as follows:
- Category:Germanna_Colonies_Project - Top level category, individual profiles should not be added to this category
- Category:Germanna_First_Colony - All settlers that arrived in Germanna in 1714
- Category:Germanna_Second_Colony - All settlers that arrived in Germanna in 1717
- Category:Germanna_1725_Settlers - All settlers that arrived in Germanna by 1725
- Category:Germanna_Little_Fork - Settlers arriving in the 1730s in Little Fork
How To Join
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Goals
The primary goal of the Germanna Colonies Project is to have all the colonists linked to the colony lists.
Any improvements you can make to linking the profiles of the Germanna colonists in your family or others, is welcome!
Communication
DNA
The Germanna Foundation is a promoter of the Germanna DNA Project, which is a DNA project at FamilyTreeDNA for all descendants of the Germanna colonists and their associated families.
If you are a descendant of any of the Germanna colonists or their associated families, you can join join the project here: https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/germanna-dna/about/background
If your DNA test was taken at Ancestry, 23 and Me, or MyHeritage, you can find instructions to transferring your test results to FamilyTreeDNA here: https://learn.familytreedna.com/topics/imports/autosomal-transfer/
FAQ
- Where do I find the list of colonists?
- The list of colonists can be found at the Germanna Foundation website: https://germanna.org
Project Members
- Allison Mackler - Currently working on adding missing profiles and categorizing Germanna colonists.
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