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K-Swedish Patronymic and Common Name
Peterson Morris John or (Persson Magnus Johan)
Born 07 Jun 1848 in Katteberg, Skärstad, Jönköpings Län, Sweden.
Died-Unkown
His Sister-Sofia Johanna or (Anna Peterson in America)1875 emigrated to the United States
She lived in or near Rock Island, Illinois and Ottumwa, Iowa
No other information known at this time
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Permalink Reply by Roberta Baum on
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My K-Swedish surname is Karrlsson. He came to New Sweden about1657 on the Swan. He was a pastor.
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Permalink Reply by Lynn Anderson on
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Roberta,
How did you connect back to a 1657 settler? That is a major research victory.
Historians have written about New Sweden so there must be some documentation. I will look in a local special library, Scandinavian Cultural Center in Southern California, when I get a chance to get out there. The founding of New Sweden was celebrated in 1988 by a number of organizations in the US.
Of course, any research before 1686 will be more challenging because the records will be more limited. However, because he was a pastor, some research may have been done. Church officials had a special place in society. Have you researched early Swedish records?
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Hello Lynn Milton Anderson: Yes, that is a major find. I have an ancestor named Isaac Locke and I was tracing back his line. He and his wife, Nancy Gapen, were the parents of 10 daughters and 2 sons; one son died at the age of 2 years and the other never married. Anyway, I have a copy of a page from Hardesty's History of Pleasants County, WV. In it, for the McKim District of Pleasants County, it relates the story of John Locke and Margaret Haines. It states, in part, that his great-grandfather Andrew L. Locke, minister, emigrated to America from Sweden, settling in New Jersey. It lists Andrew's son, Andrew and his grandson, Job who came to Pleasants Co., around 1840. So, I looked up Andrew Locke on rootsweb.ancestry.com and traced him back to Rev. Larrs Karrlsson Lock. There was a note on the bottom of the page saying that he came on the Swan in 1657 to America as documented in The Swedish Settlements on the Delaware, Vol. l by Amandus Johnson, Ph.D. I did not read this book but I should, I suppose. This is the first I knew that I had Swedish blood. Apparently, Rev. Larrs was the pastor of one church (which I don't have a name for) and may have been connected to the Old Swedes church which, I think, is in Wilmington, DE. I have birth information for the children (8) but not him or his two wives. Please let me know what you find in Californiia. Thanks, Roberta
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I got my hands on a book --A History of New Sweden-- by Israel Acrelius. Interesting. The book was first published in1759. It is a somewhat contemporary history. It was first published in English in 1874.
On a web site I see descendents can join the society if they can prove a relation to an official list. There is a Lock on the list.
There is one paragraph in the book on Lars Lock. It also says he calls himself Pastor Loci. He became lame and finally died in 1688. It also says he has left behind him many of his name in Rapapo, all Swedish men, honest in word and deed, who brought up their children in the Lutheran doctrine...
By the way, his wife ran off with another in a canoe. -
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Hi, Mr. Anderson: I was waiting for a reply from you but I guess I missed it. I'm very sorry. Are you speaking of the Swedish website? I've looked at that and saw Larrs' name. I'm not sure it's free but if it isn't, I probably won't be able to join. Is Rapapo a Swedish town? Do the words "left behind him" mean that he has other sons who stayed behind or is that simply a reference to his family in Sweden?
Sorry about all the questions. Is this book you mention the book that you had to go to California to see? I had read that there was a scandal of sorts involving his wife but I didn't know that she actually left him.
My cousins are having a hard time accepting my research so I may have to go it alone as a Swede. (My younger son is 6'4" or so and I've been calling him "the Big Swede.") Anyway, thanks for your research for me. Roberta Baum -
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Roberta, have you made any progress on your Lock relatives?
Central to what I found last fall is that there is an organization that has a special interest in New Sweden. Not surprising since special situations often attract “birds-of-a-feather.” It sounds a bit like the DUP or Mayflower Society. If you can show how you are related to a member of their well research master list, you can join. They do lots of focused research and publish findings which could be of value to you.
I would have to retrace my steps to see where I found the book. You should check your local libraries. Most libraries have on line catalogs. For me, it would have been the Los Angeles Public Library (most likely) or the UCLA Research Library or the Scandinavian Collection at California Lutheran University. Even if you are in a small town, your library can often get the book on interlibrary loan (sometimes a charge for postage) for short term borrowing. You should also look for other books on New Sweden.
The colony was not a well defined geographic thing as near as I can tell. It was a number of small villages up and down the Delaware River. Not all in one place. The pastor built a small church but traveled as well. Even though I was part of the New Sweden 88 celebration I know little about the original colony. If you are close to Wilmington, DE you would probably find the most there and other places along the river. Understanding the history of the colony would help you with context. The Dutch took over after something like twenty years and then the English kicked the Dutch out. It seems to me that many of the Swedish colonists stayed and blended in with whoever was in charge rather than flee.
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Hello, Lynn: I was wondering if you went to Southern California to the Scandinavian Cultural Center?If you did go, I would like to hear about the information you may have looked at.
To reply to your question about Swedish records, I have not done any research on that end but on the descendant end, I have found many other Locks in my extended family. I haven't attempted to get documentation; just tracing backwards on the Google. Thanks, Roberta
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Other things have distracted me for a while but I have learned a few things that may be of interest to you about New Sweden and your relative Lock/Karlsson.
1. Do visit http://www.colonialswedes.org/Forefathers/Lock.html This will take you to the page for
Lars Carlsson Lock,
Pastor of New Sweden and his Familyby Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig It lists Lars seven children and a bit about each. The entire site will tell you about the Swedish Colonial Society. They will likely have other data that can help you. Because this is such a special group (the colony), there will likely be professional research results available.
2. My search of local libraries found a number of books detailing the colony. The main book is A History of New Sweden by Israel Acrelius. Written in the mid-1700s and translated to English in the 1800s!!! Author was a priest in the Swedish Church. I searched library catalogs for University of California, California Lutheran Univeristy (including Scandinavian Center), Los Angeles Public Library and Santa Monica Public Library and found and borrowed the Acrelius book. I will let you know what I learned later. CLU did not have a copy but SMPL did have a circulating copy. I will send you some notes from the book by email.
3. FYI The Scandinavian Center just presented its 11th annual symposium, this year on Scandinavian explorers. Nothing to help you but interesting.
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Permalink Reply by Sue Pearson Greichunos on
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My K-Swedish surname is KULLIN... My grandmother's maiden name was Hilma Charlotta Kullin, which doesn't appear to follow the Swedish patronymic system of naming. Could there be a different national derivation? Or is Kullin a more common name in Sweden than I think?
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Have you got any dates that can help us?
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Kullin isn´t one of the most common names but I do find about 60 persons whit that surmane in a database, Census of the year 1900. Can´t find a Hilma Charlotta Kullin among theese.
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Permalink Reply by Don Johnson on
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I have a couple of Swedish ancestors with names starting with K.
Johanna Beata Kempe born about 1665 married Martin Seth in 1685 probably in Skaraborg.
Ingrid Kyle born about 1545 in Uppsala.
Also lots of Knutsson's and Knutsdotter's in my line as well as Karlsson's -
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