Date: 14 Oct 1735 to 6 Feb 1736
Location: Province of Georgia
Surnames/tags: Southern Colonies Moravians

For more on the Province of Georgia, see the Province of Georgia Team Page.

Province of Georgia is part of the Project:US_Southern_Colonies

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To View Passenger Profiles in WikiTree, visit Category:Simmonds, Arrived 6 February 1736

Profiles in this Category should use these: [[:Category:Simmonds, Arrived 6 February 1736]] and this category with this text [[Category:St. Matthew Parish, Georgia]] and their Profile linked to their name below.

The sticker for Immigrants of this sailing including those from England and the Georgia Moravian Profiles:

Profile Sticker Code	Produces
{{Nonmigrating Ancestor |addinfo=Moravian Immigrant to Province of Georgia |flag=Georgia_Moravians.png |tooltip=Moravian Church Logo}}	Moravian Immigrant to Province of Georgia
{{Migrating Ancestor | origin = Moravia | destination = Province of Georgia | origin-flag = Flags-16.jpg | destination-flag = US_Southern_Colonies_British_Georgia-4.jpg }}	... ... ... migrated from Moravia to Province of Georgia.
{{Migrating Ancestor |origin= England |destination= Province of Georgia |origin-flag= Flags-8.jpg |destination-flag= US_Southern_Colonies_British_Georgia-4.jpg }}	... ... ... migrated from England to Province of Georgia.
{{US Southern Colonist Sticker|Georgia}}	... ... ... was a Georgia colonist.

To More Details on the the Province of Georgia Moravians, visit: Space:Georgia_Moravians

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Sources:

• A List of the Early Settlers of Georgia Coulter and Saye, editors. Athens, Georgia. The University of Georgia Press. 1949.
• God, Man, Woman, And The Wesleys. by Peggy Robbins, American Heritage Magazine, April/May 1984|Volume 32, Issue 3.
• A storm at sea History of the Methodist Church - John Wesley's Travel to Georgia
• The Moravians and John Wesley via @christiahistory

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The Passengers of the Simmonds

The Passengers on this Ship mostly English (80 in total) but also included 26 Moravians. These would be the first Morvians to settle in the Province of Georgia. This is also the Sailing that included Methodist Minister, John Wesley (1703-1791) and his brother, Charles Wesley (1707-1788).

• Barisch, Math.—Husband man; Moravian. The Trustees advanced the passage of the Moravians, which was some years honestly repaid by them.
• Brownfeild, Jo.— lot 175 in Savannah. Had been servant to Col.Oglethorpe, and was made Register & Naval Officer 7 October 1735 but tis said gave it up in 1739. He was negligent in that office, and trouble some to the magistrates, and is factor for some English merchants. Afterwards he protest great zeal to perform his office, but absolutely neglected, of different religions 1: of the Chch. England; 2. a follower of Whitfeild; 3. of Wesley; & 4. a Moravian. Dead 24 March 1737/8.
• Buner, Jo.—Joyner; Moravian
• Demight, Gotlieb—Carpenter; Moravian.
• Demitifin, Regina— Moravian.
• Dober, Jo. Andr.—Potter; Moravian School Master at Highgate in Savannah Province. Quitted 1740
• ——, Ann Cath., wife of Jo.—Do. [Moravian School Mistress at Highgate?] Quitted 1740.
• Franks, Jacob—Vintager; Moravian
• Haberechten, Godfrit — Weaver & dyer; Moravian.
• ——, Rosine, wife of Godfrit.— Moravian
• Haberland, Geo.—Mason; Moravian.
• Haberland, Michl.—Carpenter; Moravian
• Jagg, David—Husbandman; Moravian.
• Jaskin, Juliana—Spinster; Moravian.
• David Nitschmann (1696-1772), Moravian Minister
• Ruscher, Godtfrid—Linnen weaver; embark'd 14 Oct. 1735; arrived Feb. 1735-6. Moravian #1288
• Schwabb, (boy - page 196 Egmont Journal)
• August Gottlieb Spangenberg (1704-1792), Moravian Minister