Migration into Orangeburg County
Migration into Orangeburg County

German-Speaking Families into Carolina

1732                    Purry's first party
1732 (Dec 2)       50 Palatines expected
1733 (July)           25 Salzburgers for Purrysburg
1734 (Nov)          260 Swiss for Purrysburg
1735 (July)          250 German Switzers
1735 (July)          200 German Palatines
1735 (July)          250 German-Swiss
1736 (Oct)          "a great number" (170) of German Swiss people
1737 (Feb)          Above 200 Switzers out of the canton of Tockenburg (Toggenburg)
1744                   Captain Ham's ship, which brought over some Swiss from Bern
1744 (Dec)           Capt. Brown's ship with over 100 Palatines


 

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