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Cyriacus Fleischman was among a group of twenty German
Lutheran families from Alsace, the Palatinate, Hesse and neighboring parts of
Germany who secured passage on a ship from England to America.
The year was
1717. Before the ship could sail, it's captain was arrested on a bad debt and
thrown into prison. The group remained aboard ship in the harbor for several
weeks while the captain was in prison.
Finally the captain was released and
ship sailed for the colony of Pennsylvania. By this time, many of the passengers
were
running low on supplies due to the delay in the harbor.
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Many of the group died on the long voyage to America. Severe storms blew the ship off course. Instead of the intended destination of Pennsylvania, the captain put ashore in Virginia. Claiming many had not paid their passage money, the captain sold the group as indentured servants to Governor Spotswood, of Virginia. The Governor sent the immigrants to Germanna, where an earlier group was already established.
After serving eight years as indentured servants to Governor Spotswood, Cyriacus
Fleischman and his companions
gained their freedom. The entire colony moved
to the Robinson River in present-day Madison County, Virginia. A year later, in
1726, they received large tracts of land. The Hebron Lutheran Church, built by
the colonists in 1740, is still standing today. By the time he finally gained
his freedom, Cyriacus Fleischman was approaching his golden years
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The notes of John Blankenbarker are extenives,full of informaton and life
of the early Germanna
History,listing many genealogy information on family names.well worth a
visit to
anyone researching their German decendants
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The Notes Of John Blankenbaker
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