The Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740Fries, Adelaide L. (Adelaide Lisetta)
History
The Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740
Fries, Adelaide L. (Adelaide Lisetta)
Moravians -- Georgia
In the same manner Town Lot No. 3 was sold to Worthington Gale, March
14th, 1807, for $1,450.
Owing to “the distress of the times,” payment of these bonds was
slightly delayed, but by June, 1811, both were cancelled.
Although the two Town Lots thus brought $2,950, they had cost a good
deal in taxes and attorney’s fees, and it is doubtful whether the
general treasury profited greatly by the investment, and certainly
the men who had lived and labored and suffered in Georgia were in no
financial way enriched thereby.
Christian Lewis Benzien died Nov. 13th, 1811, and the two Farm Lots
were transferred by will to John Gebhard Cunow of Bethlehem, Pa., who in
March, 1822, deeded them to Lewis David de Schweinitz of Bethlehem, Pa.
And here the two Farm Lots disappear from the records. They had never
been available for farming purposes, and by degrees the timber was
stolen from them, so that it became wiser to let them go than to keep
up the taxes with no prospect of return. In course of time the title
lapsed, and the land passed uncontested into other hands.
Arrivals, Departures, Deaths.
Arrivals in Georgia.
April 6th, 1735. August Gottlieb Spangenberg From Germany.
“ “ “ John Toeltschig “ ”
“ 7th, “ Peter Rose “ ”
“ “ “ Gotthard Demuth “ ”
“ “ “ Gottfried Haberecht “ ”
“ “ “ Anton Seifert “ ”
“ “ “ Michael Haberland “ ”
“ “ “ George Haberland “ ”
“ “ “ George Waschke “ ”
“ “ “ Friedrich Riedel “ ”
Oct. 11th, “ John Regnier From Pennsylvania.
Feb. 17th, 1736. David Nitschmann, (the Bishop) From Germany.
“ 23rd, “ Christian Adolph von Hermsdorf “ ”
“ “ “ Henry Roscher “ ”
“ “ “ John Andrew Dober “ ”
“ “ “ Maria Catharine Dober, “ ”
(wife of Andrew D.)
“ “ “ George Neisser “ ”
“ “ “ Augustin Neisser “ ”
“ “ “ David Zeisberger “ ”
“ “ “ Rosina Zeisberger, (wife of David Z.) “ ”
“ “ “ David Tanneberger “ ”
“ “ “ John Tanneberger, (son of David T.) “ ”
“ “ “ David Jag “ ”
“ “ “ John Michael Meyer “ ”
“ “ “ Jacob Frank “ ”
“ “ “ John Martin Mack “ ”
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