Sources on the 1753 emigration from Nassau to America

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Wiesbaden

Dr. Adolf Gerber quotes in his book "Die Nassau-Dillenburger Auswanderung nach Amerika im 18. Jahrhundert.", ^[1] published in 1930, some sources and lists from the Hessian State Archives in Wiesbaden. These are of interest for all research projects dealing with the fate of individuals from the former Nassau counties. This also applies to the attempt currently being made here on Wikitree under the name "Rowand Project" to identify the passengers of the emigrant ship "Rowand" and to clarify their connection to each other. To this end, these data, which are often cited in subsequent publications as "Nassau-Dillenburg lists", are reproduced here. Unfortunately, the author does not give an exact indication or signature of the location of the files in the Wiesbaden archives. For this reason, the correct transcription of the names cannot be verified. The author himself also says that there is a lot more information in the records. It would therefore certainly be worthwhile finding them in the archives. Initial research has revealed the possibility that a set of files stored under the shelfmark HHStAW Fonds 3036 No KHA Inv. C08-5 with the title: "Stukken betreffende menigvuldige Emigraties van Onderdanen van Nassau naar de Amerikaanse Kolonies" could be involved. Further research is necessary.

The Nassau-Dillenburg Lists

A collection of tables ordered in 1753 by the government to be made in every village and town, collecting the names and status of people, who have left recently or are willing to leave their homes to emigrate to America. The reason for this order was the suspiciously increasing number of applications from Nassau subjects, who asked to be allowed to sell their lands and leave the country. The government was concerned and started an investigation that also led to the imprisonment of a certain "Johann Christian Schmitt", who was questioned. The lists that came back were collected and analysed, probably to see what influence his recruitment had on the Nassau subjects. The lists are sorted by district and village. Given here are the names of the household head and the number of family members, who belonged together.

district	village	name	family	year	ship
Beilstein	Arborn	Henrich Hild	6
Beilstein	Arborn	Christ Klein	6
Beilstein	Bach	Joh. Henrich Wiederstein	2
Beilstein	Bretthausen	Johann Christ Rehi	5
Beilstein	Eichenstruth	Mathäus Schütz	4	1753	Rowand
Beilstein	Emmerichenhain	Peter Flick	6	1751	Neptun
Beilstein	Emmerichenhain	Johann Jost Krum's widow	8
Beilstein	Emmerichenhain	Gerlach Stalp	4	1753	Rowand
Beilstein	Emmerichenhain	Johann Wilhelm Stalp	7
Beilstein	Emmerichenhain	Jost Stalp	4
Beilstein	Erbach	Christ Henrich Greb	6	1753	Rowand
Beilstein	Erbach	Henrich Deis	single
Beilstein	Erbach	Johann Deis	single
Beilstein	Haiern	Johann Peter Stahl	3
Beilstein	Langenbach	Johann Christ Lindorff	w/o family	1751	Neptun
Beilstein	Langenbach	Johann Daniel Pfeiffer	w/o family	1751	Neptun
Beilstein	Langenbach	Conrad Graa	6	1753	Rowand
Beilstein	Langenbach	Johann Christ Rübsamen	4
Beilstein	Liebenscheid	Peter Höchst	9
Beilstein	Liebenscheid	Christ Kupfer	8
Beilstein	Marienberg	Johann Christ Mann	3	1753	Rowand
Beilstein	Marienberg	Johann Peter Leys	??	1753	Rowand
Beilstein	Nenderoth	Wilhelm Becker	5
Beilstein	Nenderoth	Christ Hild	9
Beilstein	Nenderoth	Peter Hild	7
Beilstein	Nenderoth	Johann Köhler	6
Beilstein	Nenderoth	Jost Ludwig	6
Beilstein	Nenderoth	Friedrich Michel	5
Beilstein	Niedershausen	Johann Peter Russ
Beilstein	Niedershausen	Conrad Michel	7
Beilstein	Obershausen	Conrad Becker	6
Beilstein	Oberrossbach	Philipp Kring	5
Beilstein	Pfuhl	Johann Christ Schmidt	7
Beilstein	Pfuhl	Paulus Krum	5	1753	Rowand
Beilstein	Pfuhl	Christ Mann	7	1753	Rowand
Beilstein	Pfuhl	Johannes Zehrung	6	1753	Rowand
Beilstein	Rehe	Johannes Diehl	single
Beilstein	Rehe	Johann Christ Jung	5
Beilstein	Salzburg	Maria Elisabeth Göbel	single
Beilstein	Salzburg	Johann Engel Weller	5
Beilstein	Stockhausen	Johann Jacob Hass	4
Beilstein	Stockhausen	Peter Weyel	4	1753	Rowand
Beilstein	Stockhausen	Johann Henrich Widderstein	6
Beilstein	Stockhausen	Mathäus Zimmermann	6	1753	Rowand
Beilstein	Unnau	Martin Buchener	7	1753	Rowand
Beilstein	Unnau	Theis Lauer	6	1753	Rowand
Beilstein	Waigandshain	Johann Jacob Fischbach	9
Beilstein	Waigandshain	Johann Christ Stahl	6
Beilstein	Willingen	Johann Christ Reyss	3
Beilstein	Willingen	Johannes Peter Reyss	4
Beilstein	Zinnhain	Jacob Schütz	5
Diez	Altendiez	Peter Löwenzöller	8
Diez	Altendiez	Johann Georg Minck	6
Dillenburg	Dillenburg	Johann Henrich Becker	widower
Dillenburg	Dillenburg	Philipp Wilhelm Otterbein	single	1752	???
Dillenburg	Donsbach	Johann Conrad Schelt	wife + 3 ch
Dillenburg	Oberschelt	Johann Jacob Nickel	wife + 2 ch
Driedorf	Driedorf	Johann Henrich Hardt	wife + 1 ch
Driedorf	Heisterberg	Christoph Betz	ledig
Driedorf	Heisterberg	Johann Christ Theis	wife + 8 ch
Driedorf	Hohenroth	Johann Peter Rumpff	wife + 2 ch
Driedorf	Hohenroth	Johann Georg Theis	wife + 3 ch
Driedorf	Mademühlen	Johann Jost Claas	wife + 2 ch
Driedorf	Mademühlen	Johann Georg Göbel	wife
Driedorf	Mademühlen	Johann Adam Stahl	wife + 2 ch
Driedorf	Mademühlen	Johann Henrich Stahl	wife + 3 ch
Driedorf	Mademühlen	Johann Peter Stahl	wife + 3 ch
Ebersbach	Ebersbach	Johann Daniel Becker	family	1751	Two Brothers
Ebersbach	Ebersbach	Witwe Giersbach	and son ?	1751	Two Brothers
Ebersbach	Ebersbach	Johannes Heintz	family	1751	Two Brothers
Ebersbach	Ebersbach	Daniel Hoffmann		1751	Two Brothers
Ebersbach	Eibelshausen	Johannes Orth		1751	Two Brothers
Ebersbach	Mandeln	Johannes Franck
Ebersbach	Rittershausen	Johann Henrich Hayn	family	1751	Two Brothers
Ebersbach	Rittershausen	Johannes Hayn	family	1751	Two Brothers
Ebersbach	Rittershausen	Johann Georg Henrich	ledig	1751	Two Brothers
Ebersbach	Rittershausen	Johannes Henrich	ledig	1751	Two Brothers
Ebersbach	Bergebersbach	Johann Daniel Schlappig		1753	Edinburgh
Ebersbach	Bergebersbach	Johann Jost Schlappig		1753	Edinburgh
Ebersbach	Ebersbach	Johannes Aurand		1753	Edinburgh
Ebersbach	Ebersbach	Anna Christina Giersbach
Ebersbach	Ebersbach	Johannes Gräff		1753	Edinburgh
Ebersbach	Ebersbach	Henrich Müller
Ebersbach	Ebersbach	Johannes Müller junior
Ebersbach	Ebersbach	Georg Schäffer		1753	Edinburgh
Ebersbach	Eibelshausen	Philipp Wagener
Hadamar	Oberzeuzheim	Jacob Schmiedt	family
Hadamar	Bellingen	Peter Baldus	wife + 5 ch
Hadamar	Dreisbach	Merten Hilsenhäuser	wife + 4 ch	1753	Rowand
Hadamar	Dreisbach	Peter Müller	wife + 2 ch	1753	Rowand
Hadamar	Hahn	Johann Best Weber	wife + 2 ch
Hadamar	Todtenberg	Johann Henrich Baldus	wife + 3 ch
Hadamar	Waldmühlen	Christ Schütz	wife + 2 ch
Haiger	Allendorf	Jost Henrich Weyel	family
Haiger	Langenaubach	Hans Jacob Herwig	??
Haiger	Langenaubach	Johann Wilhelm Schmit	??
Herborn	Herborn	Johann Zeppenfeldt	??
Siegen	Eiserfeld	Johannes Güding
Siegen	Müsen	Johann Brummbach's widow Anna Juliana	and children
Siegen	Niederndorf	Thielman Weissgerber	wife and children	1750	Nancy
Siegen	Niederndorf	Johannes Gitting		1750	Nancy
Siegen	Niederndorf	Johann Jacob Br.[umbach]?		1750	Nancy
Siegen	Niederndorf	Dilmanus W.
Tringenstein	Eyershausen	Jost Henrich Becker

Sources

1. ↑ Gerber, Dr. Adolf: Die Nassau-Dillenburger Auswanderung nach Amerika im 18. Jahrhundert: Das Verhalten der Regierungen dazu und die späteren Schicksale der Auswanderer.; Flensburg 1930.