Notes
Index 
Note: For a listing of Salzburgers and other inhabitants of Ebenezer, including indentured servants, during the years 1734–38, see pp. 325–28, 329–30, 333.
Abercorn Creek, 291
Adde, Hieronymus Solomon, 24 (Feb. n.14), 94 (May n.23)
Adde, Margaret, 24 (Feb. n.14)
Agriculture, by Salzburgers: fields planted in winter, 15
report on, to Oglethorpe and Trustees, 43–44, 47
lack of tools, 87
subsidized by Oglethorpe, 101, 157. See also Crops
American oats (wild rice), 111
Arndt, Johann; author of True Christianity (Vier Bücher vom wahren Christenthum), 73, 82, 99, 183, 191, 204, 210, 218, 230, 232
author of Garden of Paradise (Paradiesgärtlein), 69
Arnsdorf, Dorothea, 67 (Apr. n.5), 95, 195
Arnsdorf, Peter, 311
Bach, Gabriel, 151
Bacher, Maria (née Schweiger), 323
Baptisms: in Ebenezer, 78
of reformed child in Savannah, 100
Floerel’s daughter, 129
Steiner’s infant, 149
Schneider’s infant, 217
Eischerger’s twins, 279
Boltzius’s son, 289
Benefactions to Salzburgers from Europe: to arrive from London, 82
accounts requested, 135
on board Two Brothers, 238
list of, received from Urlsperger, 285. See also Funds received
Berein (German chaplain in London), 86, 241
Berenberger, Margaretha, 141, 146, 154, 186, 232
Births and deaths: in 1738, 1
daughter born to Mrs. Schweiger, 101
daughter born to Mrs. Floerel, 129
infant born to Simon Steiner, dies, 149
Ulich dies, 171
Mrs. Held dies, 184
Peter Heinrich dies, 195
Eischberger twins, born, 278, one dies, 282
son born to Boltzius, 288
list of deceased Salzburgers, 1734–38, 327–28 (Appendix III)
Bischoff, Anna Maria, 221 (Sept. n.18), 225
Bishop, Henry (Heinrich Bischof), 225, 283
Bishop of London, 171
Boehler, Peter, 172
Bogatzky, Heinrich, 69 (Apr. n.8), 79, 138, 181, 188
Boltzius, Gertraud (née Kroehr), 289, 324
Boltzius, Gotthilf Israel, 289
Boltzius, Johann Martin: investigates death of German servant, 34–35
appeals to Trustees not to permit slavery, 42
ill, 56, 75, 106, 120, 149, 173, 175, 225
deals with bigamous marriage, 81–82, 106, 108
instructed to borrow salary on note, 95
stands fast with Gronau, 104
refuses to marry English couple, 128
accused by Ortmann, 156 passim
has own cure for fever, 172
buys horse, 189
accused of inciting German servants, 192
secures crop bonus, 224
has German midwife as maid, 255 (see also Bischoff, Anna Maria)
tired of German servants in Savannah, 255
cannot get loan, 259
sermon of reconciliation, 302–3
Boltzius’s house (Intr. n.9): progress with, 1, 19, 25, 70, 134
Oglethorpe advances money, 41
Boltzius moves in, 77
consecrated, 92
not finished, 93
funds for promised, 134
used for church ceremonies, 152, 281
account for given to Vernon, 163
Bradford, Isaac, 46, 74 (Apr. n.11), 117
Brandner, Maria (née Herlin), 323
Brickmaking, 15
Bruckner, Anna Margaretha (née Mueller), 323
Bryan, Hugh, 185 (Aug. n.15)
Bücher vom wahren Christenthum, vier. See Arndt
Buehler. See Boehler
Building of the Kingdom of God (Beyträge zum Bau des Reiches Gottes), 91, 176, 182
Burgsteiner, Agatha, 324
Burgsteiner, Matthias, 178, 324
Butjenter (Butienter), Heinrich Alaid, 88
Carpenter, Nicholas, 96 (May n.25)
Carpenters. See Kogler, Krusy, Rottenberger, Sanftleben
Cattle and livestock: for drayage, 3, 87, 220
hogs stolen, 49
to be raised in Ebenezer, 65
left to run wild by English, 67
lost ox returns, 70
two oxen bought, 105
oxen slaughtered, 139
15 cows and calves and 5 oxen purchased, 158
delivered, 185
shelter to be built, 159
horse abducted, 165
size of herd and fodder, 166
hogs ruin crops, 173
dispersed by storm, 193
draft oxen obtained from sawmill, 197, 204
returned as useless, 209
die from sour grass, 203
branded and set to forage, 205
Trustees’, in Old Ebenezer, 279
Chifelle, Henri François, xxi (Intr. n.11)
Chinkapins, (March n.13)
Church at Ebenezer, 39, 101, 122, 277, 301
Churching, 90
Christ, Johann Gottlieb, 49, 160 (March n.17)
Communion. See Holy Communion
Confirmation. See Holy Communion
Consilia Latina, 229 (Oct. n.4)
Corn. See Crops
Cornberger, Gertrud (née Einecker), 323
Cornberger, Hans, 323
Corpus Evangelicorum, 294 (Nov. n.24)
Cowherd. See Herdsmen
Cows and calves. See Cattle
Crause, Barbara (née Einecker), 147, 323
Crause, Leonard, 323
Crops: sweet potatoes, planted early, 27
plentiful, 278
full reports on, for 1738, 44, 47
attacked by vermin, deer, bears, 56–57, 75, 86, 118, 219, 278
growing well, 87
first harvest, 104
rice, domestic, excellent harvest, 219
wild, 111
rich second harvest, 229, 230, 237, 271
1739 harvest, by name of planter, 335–36 (App. V). See also Fruit
Darien, 50
Deaths. See Births and deaths
Devotional tracts, 82. See also Arndt; Bogatzky; Francke, August Hermann; Frisch; Freylinghausen; Habermann; Hartmann; Luther; Richter; Spener
Duchee, Andrew, 15
Dutch servants. See German servants
Egger, Margaretha, 146, 152, 171, 233, 301
Einecker, Barbara. See Crause
Einecker, Gertraud. See Cornberger
Eischberger, Maria (née Riedelsperger), 279, 282
Eischberger, Ruprecht, 26, 217, 280
Elers (founder of Halle bookstore), 116
Embargo on travel to colonies in 1739, 225
Erbauliche Betrachtungen vom Ursprung und Adel der Seelen, 121 (June n. 14)
Ernst, Joseph, 189, 503
Falk (Swedish preacher in Savannah-Town), 3 (Jan. nn.1, 2), 128
Fallowfield, John, xxi (Intr. n.12), 34–35
Fever: quartan and tertian, 27, 165, 188
Flerel, Flörel. See Floerel
Floerel, Anna Maria (née Höpflinger), 129, 159, 176, 188, 194
Floerel, Hans, 154, 267, 283, 323
Francke, August Hermann, 74 (Apr. n.10), 82 (May, n.5), 210 (Sept. n.11), 254 (Oct. n.26)
Francke, Gotthilf August, 47, 85, 92, 127, 144, 240
French (Swiss), 14 (Feb. n.2), 23, 66
Freylinghausen, Johann Anastasius, 122, 129
Frisch, Johann Friedrich, 254 (Oct. n.25)
berries compared to red cherries (persimmons) and black mulberries, 76
Chinkapins, (March n.13)
peaches, 150, passim
walnuts, 278
Funds received, 125, 135, 239, 277
Gebhart (Gephart), Magdalena, 299 (Dec. n.2), 301
Gebhart, Philip, 11 (Jan. n.9), 301 (Dec. n.7)
German immigrants: free, 117
women arrive in Ebenezer with Sanftleben, 132 and passim
receive viaticum, 294. See also Lackner, Elisabeth; Berenberger, Margaretha; Egger, Margaretha; Wassermann, Elisabeth
German servants: sent to Ebenezer, 4, 11, 14, 22
happy to be in Ebenezer, 24 (Feb. n.14), 50
man from first transport dies in jail, 34–35 (Mar. n.6)
old couple accepted in orphanage, 38
sad fate of in Philadelphia, 51
dissolute life of, in Savannah, 65, 106, 192
to receive Bibles, 82
ill treated and forced to miss services, 68, 83, 106, 113, 170, 193
prepared for Communion, 78
bigamous couple discovered, 81
Catholic bears illegitimate child, 82
children not schooled, 83, 108
shoemaker Adde returned to Savannah, 94
Boltzius intercedes on their behalf, 157, 260
sick of fever in Savannah, 169
in Frederica, 159
in Old Ebenezer, 190
receive money instead of provisions, 256
retarded girl mistreated, 259, 267
orphans sheltered in Savannah, 259
recalled from Old Ebenezer, 279
complete account of, with names of masters, 329–34 (Appendix IV)
Gifts to Ebenezer. See Benefactions
Glass, 134
Grapes. See Fruit, Vintnery
Golden ABC (Güldenes ABC), 122 (June n.17)
Gronau, Catharina (née Kroehr), 324
Gronau, Israel Christian: receives money for house, xxi (Intr. n.13), 132
as one with Boltzius, 104
repays loan to Boltzius, 153
travels to Savannah for goods from Germany, 149
travels to Savannah for new transport, 178
has fever, 168
travels to Port Royal to borrow money on note, 282
succeeds in borrowing, 291
Gruber, Maria (née Kroehr), 174, 216, 248 (Oct. n.19), 264, 323
Gruber, Peter, 323
Gschwandel, Sibylla (née Schwab), 323
Gschwandel, Thomas, 147, 173, 323
Güldenes ABC. See Golden ABC
Güldenes Schatzkästlein. See Bogatzky
Günter, Margaretha. See Kalcher
Haberfehner, Magdalena, 311
Habermann, Johann, 69
Haermond (captain of the Charles), 140 (July n.1)
Habersham, James, 177 (Aug. n.7), 183, 234 (Oct. n.10)
Harris, Francis, 177 (Aug. n.7)
Hartmann, Johann Ludwig, 229 (Oct. n.3)
Heslin (Hoslin), Lady (Frau von), 133 (June n.26), 240, 242, 269, 280
Haus-Tafel, 249 (Oct. n.21), 275, 276
Heinrich, Anna Maria, 224 (Sept. n.26), 264
Heinrich, Peter, 59 (Mar. n.2), 195–96 (Aug. n.20)
Held (German indentured herdsman), 22 (Jan. n.9), 179, 184, 201 (Sept. n.6)
Helfenstein, Maria Christina, 311
Helfenstein, Maria Friederica, 154
Helffenstein, (Anna) Dorothea, 187, 188
Henneberger. See Hernberger
Herdsmen, two German families serving as, 11 (Jan. n.9), 13, 90, 233. See also Gebhart; Held
Hermann, Captain. See Haermond
Her(r)nberger, Anna Justina (née Unselt), 23, 324
Her(r)nberger, Frantz Sigismund, signator (erroneously as John), 324
Herrnhuters, 91 (May n. 16), 172
Her(t)zog, Martin, 60 (Mar. n.3), 236
Hessler, Christian, 323
Hildebrand (Deacon at Augsburg), 284
Höpflinger, Anna Maria. See Floerel
Holtzer, Catharina, 324
Holy Communion in Ebenezer: celebrated, 10, 32, 71, 103, 185, 227, 276, 311
man kept from, for cursing, 30, 185
children prepared for, 122, 200
private for sick, 144
rarely held in Savannah, 227
confirmation ceremony described, 311–16
Horses. See Cattle and livestock
Hymns, German, 321–22 (App. I)
Implements, farming, 87. See also Mills
Indians: seek Oglethorpe’s friendship, 27
received by Oglethorpe, 36–37
cure swollen foot, 66
with king at Ebenezer, 142
share all gifts, 149
in Mississippi, attacked by French, 193
reconciled by and support Oglethorpe, 221
employed as Oglethorpe’s messengers, 243
King Tomochichi’s burial, described, 257
summoned against Spanish, 243
afraid of smallpox, 289
burial customs, 257
kill Scotch soldiers, 292
reaffirm treaty with England, 258
Jewish settlers in Savannah, 172. See also Sheftal
Jones, Thomas, 34, 81, 94, 171, 197
Kalcher, Margaretha (née Günter), 145, 308 (Dec. n. 13), 323
Kalcher, Ruprecht, 22, 75, 124, 203, 220, 323
Kief(f)er, Theobald, 316
Kieffer, Theobald (son of above), 93
Kogler, Barbara (née Rossbacher), 323
Kogler, Georg, 323
Krause. See Crause
Kroehr, Catharina. See Gronau
Kroehr, Gertraud. See Boltzius
Kroehr, Maria. See Gruber
Krusy, Hans, 28 (Feb. n.22)
Lackner, Elisabeth: arrives, 132, passim
sick on voyage, 141
begins to recover, 233
receives message from Germany, 242
joins catechism meetings, 246
dies, 263
Lackner, Martin, 294, 301, 324
Lambton, Richard, 292 (Nov. n.21)
Land: untended, provisions for, 7
Savannah English demand right to resell, 24–25
right to resell opposed by Fredericans, 24
right to resell by Salzburgers, 43–45
left fallow in Savannah and Purysburg, 104
joint holdings in Georgia and Carolina forbidden, 224
holdings of Trustees and Indians affirmed, 258
river front to be kept public, 290
Landfelder, Ursula (née Wasserman), 130, 217, 145, 323
Landfelder, Veit, 323
Lau (Court Chaplain), 251–53
Leihoffer, Anna. See Zittrauer
Leitner, Joseph, reforms, 187
signator, 324
Lemmenhofer, Maria (née Halbenthaler), 323
Lemmenhofer, Veit, 323
Letters: via Charleston, 14, 82, 125, 231, 265, 278, 292
to the Trustees, 45–46
to Francke, Urlsperger, Ziegenhagen, etc., 47, 95, 125, 145, 265, 278
from Europe, read to congregation, 83–84, 88, 127, 136, 240, 246, 249
to Verelst, 231
concerning preacher for Frederica, 278
Lewenberger, Christian and Margareta, 22 (Feb. n.12), 38, 157
Lindner, Johann, 300 (Dec. n.14)
Livestock. See Cattle
Luther, Martin, preface to Galatians, xiii–xv
Haustafel (Tabula Economica), 249, 295 (June n.5)
MackCloud. See McLeod
Mäderjan, Rev. Daniel Gottlieb, 93 (May n.19)
Majer (pastor at Halle), 202
Malcontents in Savannah. See Savannah
Manitius, Pastor (missionary to Jews), 145
Marriages, 1739, in Ebenezer, 109, 128, 152, 154, 264
Masig, Anton (alias), 171
Maurer, Catharina (née Mayr), 324
Maurer, Gabriel, 300, 301, 324
Mayr, Catharina. See Maurer
McLeod, Rev. John, 50
Medrijon. See Mäderjon
Memmingen, colonists from, 301
Metzscher (tailor at Purysburg), 23 (Feb. n.13)
Midwife: French Swiss, assists in births in Ebenezer, 23, 66
German, sent from Savannah, 221, 222, 224. See also Bischoff, Anna Maria
Mills: flour, planned, 59–60, 293
to be copied in Frederica, 151
millstones to be bought, 173
sawmill in Old Ebenezer, 161, 195, 197, 279
Mischke, Pastor (inspector at Halle), 129
Moore, Francis, 197
Moors. See Negro slaves.
Moravians. See Herrnhuters
Mosquitoes. See Gnats
Mueller, Agnes Elisabeth, 311
Mueller, Anna Maria Magdalena, 324
Mueller, Johanna Margaretha, 109
Mueller, (Anna) Christina, 323
Mueller, Friedrich Wilhelm, 300, 323
Mueller, Johann Paul, 323
Muggitzer, Hans Michael, 19 (Feb. n.10)
Mulberries, 76
Negro slaves, 42, 93, 221, 226. See also Slavery
Nett, Friedrich Ludwig, 183
Neu klingende Harfe Davids, 254 (Oct. n.25)
Newman, Henry, 125
Norris and Drewett (London merchants), 231
Oglethorpe, James Edward: expected in Ebenezer, 11, 59
disposes of unredeemed German servants, 21
heads inquiry into death of German servant, 35
supports new Salzburger transport, 35, 41, 220, 244, 256
authorizes Ebenezer ministers to settle disputes, 36
receives Indians, 36–37
at Charleston, 41
returns to Savannah, 67
advocates raising grapes, 76, 151
subsidizes agriculture, 101
forwards gifts of money to Ebenezer, 125
to travel to Indian territory, 128, 149
advances money to Boltzius and Gronau, 149, 157
in Ebenezer, 154–58
presides over Ortmann hearing, 156
invests tithingmen, 159
requests German minister for Frederica, 159, 256, 268, 275
to reconcile Creeks and Cherokees, 193, 221
returns to Ebenezer and leaves arms, 220
gives formal burial to Tomochichi, 257
renews Creek treaty, 258
awaits Indian support against Spanish, 269
orders surveyor to complete work, 282
recommends Zoberbiller as pastor in Palachocolas, 300
Ordnung des Heyls (Order of Salvation), 122 (June n.17)
Orphanage, at Ebenezer: to receive German servants, 22, 38
always well served by Kalcher, 75
poor girls admitted, 89, 104, 124
crowded, 124
shoe leather and funds provided for, by Trustees, 132, 175, 231
threshing floor and barn, 146, 167, 179, 181, 220, 267
funds for, to be borrowed on note, 248
pig sty for, 286
Orphanage, at Halle, 85, 116, 141
Ortmann, Christopher, 22 (Feb. n.12), 155–58, 161, 182, 323
Ortmann, Juliana, 161, 163, 174, 182, 230 (Oct. n.5)
Ott, Carl Siegmund, 324
Oxen. See Cattle
Palachocolas, 300
Palatines. See German servants
Paradiesgärtlein. See Arndt
Pastorale Evangelicum, 229
Peaches, 150
Persimmons, 76
Pichler, Thomas, 224, 292, 323
Piedler, Catharina. See Rottenberger
Plantations on Abercorn Creek: work beginning on, 6, 318, 319
huts consecrated, 23
advantageous location, 46, 48, 57
Boltzius and Gronau to have their own, 58–59
fenced, 67
cleared, 146
plagued by gnats, 164
inhabitants isolated, 190
pasturage scarce, 205–6
shared, 214
survey still not completed, 282, 317
Pletter, Elisabeth (née Wassermann), 323
Pletter, Johann, 147, 152, 217, 323
Potatoes, sweet. See crops
Purry (merchant, son of John Purry), 100, 173
Rauner, Leonard, 131, 182, 324
Reck, Jacob, 98 (May n.27), 231
Reiter, Peter, 323
Reiter, Simon, 124, 299 (Dec. n.2), 301, 323
Rice, wild, 111
Richter, Christian Friedrich, 121 (June n.14)
Riedelsperger, Christian, 70, 242, 324
Riedelsperger, Maria. See Eischberger
Riedelsperger, Stephan, 19
Rieser, Balthasar, 323
Rieser, Bartholomäus, 323
Rieser, Georg, 323
Rieser, Maria (née Zugeisen), 323
Rieser, (Johann) Michael, 323
Robinson, John, 96 (May n.25)
Rose (Ross), Hugh. See Surveyor
Rossbacher, Barbara. See Kogler
Rottenberger (Rothenberger), Catharina (née Piedler), 324
Rottenberger (Rothenberger), Stephan, 140, 293, 324
Salzburgers, in Ebenezer and elsewhere: petition Oglethorpe against institution of slavery and free sale of land, 43–45
of good credit standing, 112
hunt for English thief, 121
travel to Savannah to meet Sanftleben and companions, 128
new transport arrives, 132
benefit from local construction, 153
guide Oglethorpe to Ebenezer, 155
annoyance at Ortmann, 158
own 250 head of cattle, 166
self-sufficient in food, 179
buy spoiled flour cheap, 182
refuse work elsewhere, 234, 282
write communal letter to Europe, 265
improve their dwellings, 282
use public land, 290
scarcity of mates, 301
complete listing of survivors of first three transports, by year, 325–27 (App. III)
deceased between 1734 and 1738, 327–28 (App. III)
crops harvested, by name, 335–36 (App. V)
Sammlung auserlesener Materien zum Bau des Reiches Gottes, 91 (May n.17)
Sanftleben, Elisabeth, sister of Georg, arrives at Ebenezer, 132
Sanftleben, Georg, 86, 126, 128, 132, 136, 141 (July n.2)
Savannah River, 15
Schauer Balm, 136
Schatzkästlein (Treasure Chest), 198 (Sept. n.3)
Schlatter (merchant from St. Gall), xix (Intr. n.5), 158, 180, 224, 231
Schmidt, Catharina (née Zehetner), 323
Schmidt, Hans (Johann), 323
S(ch)lechtermann, Joseph Michael and Johann Peter, 259 (Oct. n.31)
Schneider, Abraham, 217
Schoppacher, Gertraud. See Steiner
Schulius, Georg, 172
Schwab, Sibylla. See Gschwandel
Schwarzwaelder, Johann, 300 (Dec. n.5)
Schweiger, Eva Regina (née Unselt), 66, 90, 324
Schweiger (Schwaiger), Georg, 324
Schweiger, Maria. See Bacher
Schweighoffer, Margaretha, 203, 253, 266, 324
Schweighoffer, Maria, 311
Scots, in Georgia, 50
Seasons in 1739: early warm weather, 11, 15, 27
good growing weather, 29, 86, 118, 142
windstorm causes fire, 39
too much rain in summer, 203
good harvest weather, 237, 263, 270
rains at harvest, 229
first frost, 278
Sheftal, Benjamin, 82 (May n.3)
Shoemakers, 94, 132, 194. See also Adde, Reck, Ulich
Simonds, Peter, 100
Slavery: petition for introduction in Georgia, 24 (Feb. n.15)
opposed by Salzburgers, 43–45, 226
uprising in Carolina, 42, 221, 226. See also Negro slaves
Slechterman. See Schlechtermann
Sommer, Rev. (Pietist theologian), 91
Spanish, of the colonies, 171, 292
Spener, Philip Jacob, 229 (Oct. n.4)
Spielbiegler, Johann, 165
Spielbiegler, Rosina, 194
Squirrels. See Vermin and pests
Steiner, Gertraud (née Schoppacher), 149, 167, 323
Steiner, Maria (née Winter), 324
Steiner, Ruprecht, 173, 189, 324
Stephens, Col. William, 100, 197, 222
Storehouse, in Savannah: administration changed, 7
flour spoilt, 182
to be discontinued, 220
Surveyor (Hugh Rose), 282, 289, 317
Swiss, 300. See also French Swiss
Tabula Economica. See Luther, Martin
Thanksgiving service, 31–32, 284, 292
Thilo, Christian Ernst, 34–35, 154, 172, 179, 180, 229, 317
Thomson, Capt. William, 14, 225, 238
Treasure Chest. See Schatzkästlein
Tomochichi, 256–57
Tools, farming, 87
True Christianity. See Arndt
Trustees of Georgia: petitioned by Savannah Malcontents, 24, 226
report to, on state of Ebenezer, 46
provide funds for new transport, 86
provide funds for shoemaker, 132
provisions for new colonists, 157, 220
provisions for Georgia expenses, 178
to discontinue storehouse, 220
reconfirm treaty with Creeks, 256
Ulich, Johann Caspar: arrives with Sanftleben, 132 (June n.24)
takes apprentice, 142
marries Margarethe Egger, 146, 152
dies, 171
ownership of supplies disputed, 175, 231
Unselt, Anna Justina. See Hernberger
Unselt, Eva Regina. See Schweiger
Urlsperger, Rev. Samuel, xi, 47, 133, 285
Verelst, Harmon, 175
Vermin and pests: 70, 75, 86, 96, 164
Vom rechten Wesen des Christenthums (True Essence of Christianity), 210 (Sept. n.11)
Wahres Christentum. See Arndt
Walbaum (Counselor), 127
Wassermann, Elisabeth, provisions made for, 130, 132
sick on voyage, 141
ill with fever, 217
signator, 323
Wassermann, Ursula. See Landfelder
Weavers, 137
Whitefield, Rev. George, 100 (May n.29), 122 (June n.16), 126 (June n.21), 170
Williams, Capt. Robert, 25 (Feb. n.16)
Winter, Maria. See Steiner
Wragg, Samuel, 292
Zehetner, Catharina. See Schmidt
Zettler, Mathias, 7, 94, 141, 183, 194, 231
Ziegenhagen, Friedrich Michael, 82, 126
Zimmermann, Ruprecht, 323
Zittrauer, Anna (née Leihoffer), 323
Zoberbiller, Bartholomäus, 268, 300 (Dec. n.3)
Zuebli, Ambrosius and Johann Jacob: difficulties on plantation, 25 (Feb. n.17), 120
robbed by English fugitive, 46, 117
petition Oglethorpe for help, 119 (June n.12)
land invaded by hogs, 173
Johann to be schoolmaster, 283