Emigrants on the ship ‚Vaterlandsliebe‘ from Antwerp to Philadelphia 1817

Transcribed and revised by Eberhard Fritz

Emigrants on the ship ‚Vaterlandsliebe‘ from Antwerp to Philadelphia 1817
Emigranten aus dem Königreich Württemberg auf dem Schiff “Vaterlandsliebe von Antwerpen nach Philadelphia, 1817

In 1817, due to a severe economic crisis in the Kingdom of Wuerttemberg, thousands of people left the country. Most of them went down the river Danube from Ulm to Southern Russia, where the Czar had offered them land on favorable conditions. Some others, however, went to the United States, the country of religious freedom. Among them there was a group of Separatists, people who had separated from the Protestant Church which they despised. Some men had been arrested on the fortress of Hohenasperg near Ludwigsburg for many years.
In Ohio, the Separatists founded a community named Zoar. Soon afterwards a community of goods was established by abolishing any private property. The Zoar Society existed until the end of the 19th century and was dissolved in 1898.
Most of the passengers on the ship ‘Vaterlandsliebe’ were Separatists who went to Zoar. Some others were probably friends and sympathizers who did not take the decision. The leading men in Zoar, Joseph Michael Bäumler from Merklingen and later Ulm who called himself Bimeler in the U.S., and Stephan Huber from Rottenacker, do not appear on the list. Perhaps they went earlier to America to do the necessary preparations.
Here the names of the passengers are given in their original German form. In the list there appear 107 persons who had signed the shipping contract, and their family members and friends are given as companions. The hometowns are given where they could be found; in the original list only the district towns are given, and some of them are obviously incorrect (these mistakes are not corrected here). The document is to be found at the State Archives Ludwigsburg D 41 Bue 4408. A transcript of the original passenger list was already published on the Internet:
http://www.schule-bw.de/unterricht/faecheruebergreifende_themen/landeskunde/modelle/epochen/neuzeit/migration/staatsarchivlb/ab4.pdf

Im Jahr 1817 kam es durch Missernten und stark ansteigende Lebensmittelpreise im Königreich Württemberg zu einer schweren ökonomischen Krise. Tausende von Menschen verließen das Land. Die meisten fuhren mit dem Schiff die Donau hinunter bis nach Südrussland. Dort hatte ihnen der Zar Land zu günstigen Bedingungen versprochen. Einige andere wanderten jedoch in die Vereinigten Staaten, das Land der religiösen Freiheit, aus. Unter ihnen befand sich eine Gruppe von Separatisten, Menschen, die sich aus religiösen Gründen von der protestantischen Kirche getrennt hatten. Einige Männer hatten wegen ihrer religiösen Überzeugungen jahrelange Strafen auf der Festung Hohenasperg bei Ludwigsburg verbüßt.
In Ohio begründeten die Separatisten eine Siedlung und nannten sie Zoar. Bald nach der Gründung führten sie die Gütergemeinschaft ein, indem jegliches Privateigentum abgeschafft wurde. Die “Zoar Society” existierte bis zum Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts und wurde 1898 aufgelöst.
Die meisten Passagiere auf dem Schiff „Vaterlandsliebe“’ waren Separatisten, die nach Zoar reisten. Einige andere waren vielleicht Freunde oder Sympathisanten, die sich in den Vereinigten Staaten der Zoar Society nicht anschlossen. Die führenden Männer in Zoar, Joseph Michael Bäumler aus Merklingen, der später in Ulm lebte und sich in Amerika Bimeler nannte, und Stephan Huber aus Rottenacker, erscheinen nicht in der Liste. Vielleicht waren sie schon früher nach Amerika gereist, um Vorbereitungen zur Siedlungsgründung zu treffen.
Hier erscheinen die Namen der Passagiere in der originalen deutschen Schreibweise. In der Liste erscheinen 107 Personen, und ihre Familienmitglieder und Freunde werden als Begleiter erwähnt. Die Herkunftsorte sind angegeben, soweit sie ermittelt werden konnten. Im Original erscheinen nur die Oberämter, aber manche Angaben sind nicht richtig (die Fehler wurde hier nicht korrigiert). Die Passagierliste befindet sich im Staatsarchiv Ludwigsburg D 41 Bü 4408. Ein Transkript der originalen Liste findet sich auf der oben angegebenen Homepage schule-bw.

For the context of that special emigration see:
Zum allgemeinen Zusammenhang sei auf folgende Publikationen verwiesen:

Eberhard Fritz: Radikaler Pietismus in Württemberg. Religiöse Ideale im Konflikt mit gesellschaftlichen Realitäten. (Quellen und Forschungen zur württembergischen Kirchengeschichte Band 18). Epfendorf 2003.
Eberhard Fritz: Roots of Zoar, Ohio, in early 19th century Württemberg: The Separatist group of Rottenacker and its Circle. Part one. In: Communal Societies 22/2002. p. 27-44. Part two. In: Communal Societies 23/2003. p. 29-44.
Eberhard Fritz: Separatistinnen und Separatisten in Württemberg und in angrenzenden Territorien. Ein biografisches Verzeichnis. Stuttgart 2005.

Nr
Vorname
Familienname
Wohnort
Oberamt
Bemerkungen
1 Michael Sindlinger Mötzingen Herrenberg Accompanied by his wife, 4 daughters, 4 sons
2 Jakob Walz Hochdorf, Dekanat Wildberg Horb Accompanied by his sister Elisabeth Walz
3 Karl David Raiser Ludwigsburg Besigheim
4 Barbara Ackermann Erbstetten Marbach Wife of Johannes Ackermann. Accompanied by three sons aged 13, 9 and 3, and five daughters aged 17,15,11, and 7
5 Anna Maria Link Tübingen
6 Maria Ackermann Erbstetten Marbach Wife of Christian Ackermann. Accompanied by two sons aged 13 and 7, and two daughters aged 12 and 2
7 Eva Katharina Mutschelknaus Erbstetten Marbach Accompanied by her husband ged 48, two sons aged 17 and 11, and four daughters aged 21, 19, 15, and 8.
8 Barbara Bertsch Mötzingen Herrenberg
9 Elisabeth Martini Mühlen am Neckar Horb Accompanied by her sister-in-law Christina Walz
10 Margarete Mayer Tübingen
11 Christine Ackermann Erbstetten Marbach Separated from her husband. Accompanied by two daughters aged 13 and 11, and by her mother-in-law Maria Agnes Ackermann aged 65.
12 Margarete Böhringer Boll Göppingen Accompanied by her brother Johann Georg Böhringer.
13 Christina Walz Mühlen am Neckar Horb
14 Barbara Auch Grötzingen Kirchheim Accompanied by her sister Katharina aged 9.
15 Elisabeth Walz Hochdorf, Dekanat Wildberg Horb Accompanied by her brother Johannes Walz.
16 Johann Georg Böhringer Boll Göppingen Accompanied by his wife and his daughter Anna Maria.
17 August Huber Ludwigsburg Accompanied by his wife Wilhelmina Huber aged 22.
18 Johann Georg Platz Mötzingen Herrenberg Accompanied by his wife and a daughter aged 12.
19 Johannes Gösele Boll Göppingen Accompanied by his son aged 12.
20 Johann Georg Gösele Boll Göppingen Accompanied by his wife and four sons aged 19, 17, 14 and 12.
21 Johann Georg Grötzinger Rottenacker Ehingen
22 Christoph Reinhard Korb Waiblingen
23 Johann Georg Jaus Göppingen
24 Gottlieb Platz Nagold Accompanied by his wife aged 25.
25 Johannes Wizemann Marbach
26 Johannes Breymaier Rottenacker Ehingen
27 Regina Katharina Zeller Ölbronn Maulbronn Accompanied by her sister Christine Zeller.
28 Anna Barbara Reiff Oberhausen Reutlingen
29 Maria Agnes Zanger Unterhausen Reutlingen Widow. Accompanied by five children aged 8 to 23.
30 Anna Maria Müller Schlaitdorf Tübingen
31 Elisabeth Schwäble Murr Marbach Widow of Ludwig Schwäble.
32 Eva Magdalena Katz Marbach Accompanied by Johannes Ries, worker.
33 Marie Agnes Bader Oberhausen Reutlingen
34 Barbara Petermann Schlaitdorf Tübingen
35 Anna Katharina Müller Schlaitdorf Tübingen
36 Magdalena Langenbacher Schorndorf
37 Anna Maria Vetter Albershausen Göppingen Accompanied by three children.
38 Idda Faupel Lauterach Ehingen Accompanied by her sister Ursula Faupel.
39 Eva Klingler Laufen Balingen
40 Jakobine Huber Eppingen
41 Anna Maria Stahlecker Honau Reutlingen Accompanied by Elisabeth Margarete Hagelloch.
42 Katharina Wehr Maulbronn Accompanied by her sister Maria Barbara Wehr.
43 Maria Dorothea Ott Dettingen unter Teck Kirchheim Widow.
44 Johanna Flad Schlaitdorf Tübingen
45 Barbara Wagner Geislingen Accompanied by her daughter Anna Barbara aged 2 and her son Georg aged 14.
46 Johannes Scheuring Maulbronn
47 Johannes Alt Albershausen Göppingen Accompanied by his two children aged 18 and 19.
48 Johann Georg Bleher Reutlingen Accompanied by his wife and three children aged 11, 8, and 4.
49 Michael Vetter Murr Marbach Accompanied by his family.
50 Gottfried Bacher Maubach Backnang Accompanied by his wife, two children and a maid.
51 Friedrich Seisser Hochdorf, Dekanat Wildberg Göppingen Accompanied by his wife, four children and Johannes Müller.
52 Johann Jakob Hinger Unterhausen Reutlingen Accompanied by his wife Margarete aged 36.
53 Dorothea Wied Murr Marbach Daughter of Jakob Friedrich Wied. Accompanied by her father Jakob Friedrich Wied.
54 Gottfried Ackermann Wattenweiler Backnang Widower. Accompanied by three children.
55 Johannes Zimmermann Frommern Balingen Accompanied by his wife Gottliebin Zimmermann.
56 Johann Kaspar Bührer Weilheim, Pfarrei Frommern Balingen
57 Jeremias Haid Honau Reutlingen Accompanied by his daughter Anna Maria Heid aged 26.
58 Johannes Bley Unterhausen Reutlingen Accompanied by Johannes Henger from Unterhausen.
59 Johannes Maier Merklingen Schorndorf
60 Ludwig Friedrich Birk Hochdorf, Dekanat Göppingen Göppingen Accompanied by Johannes Müller.
61 Samuel Fritz Grötzingen Nürtingen Accompanied by his wife and nine children.
62 Ludwig Beck Ludwigsburg
63 Matthäus Mutschler Unterhausen Reutlingen Accompanied by his wife and four children.
64 Johann Georg Nädele Betzingen Reutlingen Accompanied by his son Sebastian aged 17 and three daughters aged 27 to 30.
65 Jakob Metzger Unterhausen Reutlingen Accompanied by four children aged 3 to 16.
66 Christian Fritz Tübingen Accompanied by his wife and his children.
67 Karl Wintergerst Reutlingen Accompanied by his two children Agathe and Maria Anna.
68 Johann Jakob Feggenbusch Ölbronn Maulbronn Accompanied by his wife Christine and his three children aged 9, 8, and 5.
69 Johannes Müller Hochdorf Göppingen Accompanied by his wife, his three children, and Friedrich Reißer.
70 Johannes Neef Ölbronn Maulbronn Accompanied by his five children aged 24, 20, 17, 16, and 12.
71 Johannes Marstaller Tübingen
72 Martin Kehrer Betzingen Reutlingen Accompanied by his wife and his seven children aged 5 to 18.
73 Johann Ulrich Speidel Pfullingen Reutlingen Accompanied by his wife and his three children aged 7 to 13.
74 Karl Gottfried Bös Backnang Schorndorf
75 Johann Gottfried Kappel Knittlingen Maulbronn
76 Christian Wilhelm Mögele Leonberg
77 Anna Maria Vetter Albershausen Marbach Wife of Kaspar Vetter.
78 Johann Gottfried Banzhaf Illingen Maulbronn Accompanied by Kaspar Vetter and his daughter Christine Reine(?) aged 8.
79 Johannes Bertsch Oberhausen Reutlingen
80 Georg Friedrich Holzhey Illingen Maulbronn Accompanied by his wife, his son aged 10, a cousin aged 7 and by Reine Christine Banzhaf, daughter of Johann Gottfried Banzhaf.
81 Christian Ulrich Böhringer Ölbronn Maulbronn Accompanied by his wife and his six children aged 6,19,11,9, 5, and 3.
82 Philipp Selter Schorndorf
83 Agnes Schneider Streichen Balingen Accompanied by her sister Anna Maria Schneider.
84 Judith Huber Rottenacker Ehingen Accompanied by her daughter.
85 Elisabeth Fahrion Esslingen
86 Dorothea Neubrander Reutlingen Accompanied by her sister Margarete Neubrander, aged 21.
87 Johann Jakob Holderrieth Ölbronn Maulbronn Accompanied by his three children.
88 Christine Zeller Ölbronn Maulbronn Accompanied by her sister Katharina Zeller.
89 Elisabeth Margarete Hagenloch Honau Reutlingen Accompanied by Anna Stahlecker from Honau.
90 Christine Vetter Marbach
91 Anna Maria Harr Mötzingen Herrenberg
92 Maria Magdalena Haid Besigheim
93 Katharina Vossler Maulbronn
94 Katharina Dapp Stockenhausen Balingen Accompanied by her daughter and Agnes Wizemann.
95 Johann Gottlieb Trefz Unterbrüden Backnang
96 Philipp Jakob Schneckenburger Ludwigsburg
97 Johannes Schelle Marbach
98 Johannes Müller Hochdorf, Dekanat Wildberg Backnang
99 Georg Friedrich Rapp Backnang
100 Christoph Buck Ludwigsburg
101 David Gottlieb Seyfang Ludwigsburg
102 Jakob Seyfang Ludwigsburg
103 Ludwig David Beck Stetten im Remstal Besigheim
104 Kaspar Meyer Nürtingen
105 Johann Friedrich Bachofer Weilheim unter Teck Kirchheim
106 Jakob Schacher Rottenacker Tübingen
107 Jakob Gemmi Rottenacker Besigheim