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Palatines of 1710

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A large group of Germanic people left the Palatinate in 1708-1710 and migrated throughout the British Empire. The largest group arrived in New York in 1710. This group focuses on their descendants.

Website: http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/palatine
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Between 1708 and 1710, thousands of families left their farms and homes in the Palatinate to find relief from wars, famine, heavy taxation and, to a lesser extent, religious persecution. They were lured to the New World by a “golden book” that held promises of a better life. Queen Anne and the British Empire wanted to populate America and seized upon a plan to send Germans to produce badly needed naval supplies. They would provide pitch and tar from the pine trees in America and hemp from the fields. In return, they were to be given food and housing until they repaid their debt and, in seven years, land of their own. The plan was fatally flawed from the start and, when the new British government was installed, the Palatines were left with no support whatsoever.

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Comment by Doris Wheeler on July 13, 2009 at 8:02pm: Hi Debra,
Come take a look at our DNA project for Palatine descendants -- both paternal and maternal lines. Perhaps you can find some cousins to test to help reunite the families that were separated as a result of that mass migration in 1708-1710. www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/palatine

Regards,
Doris

Comment by Debra on July 13, 2009 at 6:48pm: I have many palatine ancestors in my tree.

Comment by Doris Wheeler on July 12, 2009 at 4:08pm: Good for you, Diana. I too have a bunch. Have you visited www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/palatine to see the names already represented in our DNA Project? Have you found a male (or female) direct descendant to test?

Comment by Diana on July 12, 2009 at 2:09pm: My list list of New York Palatine ancestors of 1710:
Baumann
Coonradt
Dill
Dresch
Fischer
Gerlach
Jung
Kramer
Muller
Reichardt
Simon
Sommer
Timmermann

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