Date: 8 Jan 1734 to 12 Mar 1734
Location: Wrightsborough, Georgia
Surnames/tags: Salzburger Southern Colonies Savannah

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The Passengers of the Purysburg

History

The individuals listed below made up the first out of fourTransport Ships of the "Salzburgers".

These settlers left Salzburg, Austria bound for Savannah and then the Wrightsborough Settlement in the Province of Georgia. It was a two month trip across the Atlantic Ocean to escape religious persecution in their native country of Salzburg, presently known as Austria.

1. Mr. Von Reck, Commissary
2. J. Martin Boltzius Pastor
3. Is. Christ. Gronau Pastor
4. Christopher Ortmann, Schoolmaster
5. * Juliana wife
6. John Andr. Zweiffler Apothacary
7. Christian Schweikert Servant/Footman/Cook to Reck
8. Thomas [Ge]Schwandel
9. * Margaret wife
10. * Margaret daughter
11. John Moshammer
12. * Mary wife
13. Paul Schwaighoffer
14. * Margaret wife
15. * Mary daughter
16. * Thomas son
17. * Ursula daughter
18. Lorentz Hueber
19. * Mary wife
20. * Magdalena daughter
21. * John son
22. * Mary daughter
23. * Margaret, daughter
24. Barbara Rohrmoserin
25. * Katharine daughter
26. * Gertrude daughter
27. Maria Reiter
28. Anna Hofferin [Hofer]
29. Hans Grueber
30. Christian Steiner
31. Balthazar Fleiss
32. Jerg [Georg] Swaigger George Schweiger
33. Tobias Larkner [Lackner]
34. Peter Grueber
35. Simon Reiter
36. Martin Herzog
37. Christian Leimberger
38. Stephen Reidelsperger
39. Matthew Mittersteiner
40. Simon Rauschgot
41. Leonard Rauner
42. Matthias/Matthew Braunberger
43. George Bartholomeus Roth
44. * Mary Barbara Oswald wife
45. Gilbert Beque

Those listed below and also listed above went on 1st Transport. According to Vol 10 Appendix II in Detailed Reports on the Salzburger Emigrants Who Settled in America^[1] the following families affiliated with the Riedelsperger name were:

• Schweighoffer, Paul, b. 1692, dd. 1736.
  • Margaretha, nee Pindlinger, w., b. 1692, present 1752.
  • Maria, d., b. 1726, (married Christian Riedelsperger).
  • Thomas, s., b. 1729, dd. 1772. (See below where named Riedelsperger)
  • Ursula, d., b. 1732. (See below where named Riedelsperger)

Previously listed for 1st transport (see Ebenezer, Province of Georgia for additional details):

• Piedler, Catharina b. 1711 (second transport) married Stephen Rothenberger (second transport).
• Riedelsperger, Christian, (second transport) married Maria Schweighoffer (first transport)
• Riedelsperger,Thomas (child) b. 1729 was son of Paul Schweighoffer and brother of Maria Schweighoffer Reidelsperger (see Schweighoffer first transport above)
• Riedelsperger, Ursula (child) b. 1732 was daughter of Paul Schweighoffer and sister of Maria Schweighoffer Reidelsperger (see Schweighoffer first transport above)

Links to All Four Ships

• Purysburg, Arrived 12 March 1734
• Prince of Wales, Arrived 28 December 1734
• London Merchant, Arrived 17 February 1736
• Loyal Judith, Arrived 2 December 1741