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Passengers of the Ship Brothers, 1751

The list of immigrants on the ship, Brothers, was looked into to see if anything more could be gleaned about the Johannes Leinberger on board. For example, did the immigrants mainly come from one location in Europe? Did they end up in the same place in Pennsylvania? Were there some traveling as a group? The approach was to get information from the internet to see if a trend could be found. Some very interesting things were discovered:

1. Many of the passengers were Lutherans from Alsace, from various locations.
2. One website listed several of the passengers obtaining permission to emigrate from Alsace (see here).
3. Two people's families ended up in Lincoln or Catawba County, North Carolina with anglicized surnames mixed in with families with ties to the Linebergers (not necessarily "our" Linebargers): Farni as Forney (see here), and Klein as Cline (see here).
4. One of the passengers kept a diary of the trip (see here).
(by Aaron Cook)

Immigrant Possible name variations Origin in Europe Website links with information Found in Pennsylvania
Peter Abert . . . .
Adam (+) Adams . . . .
Johan Jacob Ahlem . . website .
Ludewig (+) Bender . . . .
Johann Wendel Beylstein . . . .
Johannes Bieber Bevertz/Beaver Berg und Thal Lutheran Church, Eyweiler website .
Michel Bieber . . . .
Henrich Bieber Beaver Hirschland? website .
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Davit (+) Bietch . . . .
Michael (+) Bietch . . . .
Johann Jacob Blum . . . .
Hans Georg Dillman . . website .
J. Peter (+) Dingis . Mittleburgh website .
Görg Bastian Eigelberger . . . .
Friderik (+) Entzminger Ensminger . . .
Hans Jacob Farni Forney Waldersbach? (Hamlet of Sarm) website; website .
Jacob Frantz . . . .
Philib Frantz . . . .
Ludwig (X) Friedland . . . .
J. Jacob (X) Gerling Garling Speyer in the Province of Bavaria website .
Anthony (+) Graff . . . .
Georg Hacker . . website .
Anthony Hauer . . . .
Bernhart (X) Hawer Hauer Blankenloch website .
Christoff Hauer Hauer . . .
Christoff Hauer[sic] Hauer . . .
Jacob (+) Hawer Hauer . . .
Johann Michael Haus . . . .
Johann Adam Heiser . . . .
Jacob Heit Heydt Grotzingen, Baden website "Oley Valley," Philadelphia Co., now Berks Co.
Joh. Henry ( ) Past. Doct. on board . . . .
Peter (+) Heyser . . . .
George (+) Hoffeintz . . . .
Johan Görg Hötzler . . . .
Hans Jörg Kappel . . . .
Joseph (X) Kennel . . . .
Friederich (O) Kirchmer . . website .
J. George (X) Kirchner . . . .
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Andreas Klein Cline . website .
Jacob Lehmann . Blankenloch website .
Johannes Leinberger . . . .
Jacob Ludwig . . . .
Jeörg Mader . . . .
Valtin Matter . . . .
Heinrich Mag . . . .
Martin Maintzer . . . .
Johanes (X) Maintzer . . . .
Georg Meintzer . . . .
Conrad (+) Menser . . . .
J. Jacob (+) Maul . . . .
Görg Conrad Meffert Mefford . website .
Johann Nicolaus Merckel . . . .
Paul Mercker Marker Preuschdorf website .
Friederich (X) Millefelt . . . .
Erhart (X) Millefelt . . . .
Johann Michael Mohr . . . .
Andreas Mor . . . .
Peter (X) Moore . . . .
Friedrich Danniel Müller . . . .
Johanes (M) Munster . . . .
Davit Mussgung . Groezingen website .
Anthoni Nagel . . . .
Joachim Nagel . . . .
Anthony Nagel . . website .
Sebastian Nagel . Blankenloch website .
Michael (X) Oberly . . . .
Georg Obermeyer Overmyer Blankenloch in Baden website; website Paxton Township, now Dauphin County; Paxton Township, Harrisburg, Dauphine Co.
Christian Peter . . . .
Vallentin (X) Plumenstein Blumenstein . . .
Michael Raub Raupp Blankenloch website .
Jacob Ritter . . . .
Jacob (+) Roth . . . .
Lutwig Schlücker . . . .
Johan Jacob Schmit . . . .
Johannes Schmitt . . . .
Johannes Schmitt . . . .
Johan Philibus Schneck Schenck . . .
Henry (X) Shneyder . . . .
Johannes Seyfarth . . . .
Henrich Seytel . . . .
J. Peter (X) Sheesler . . . .
Johann Georg Stählin . . . .
Johan Adam Stein . . . .
J. Melchior (X) Swerer . . . .
Hans Georg (X) Uhllerik . . . .
Hans Adam Wagner . . . .
Christof Weber . . . .
Michael Weber . . . .
Ludwig Weltner . . website .
Martin (++) Wolff . . . .
Henry (+) Wulff . . . .
Johannes Zeiszler . . . .
Johann Jacob Zigenfuss Zeigenfus Raidelbach, Beedenkirchen website Springfield Township, Montgomery County
Daniel Zoller . Groezingen website .