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From: Debbie <>
Subject: [NewCastle] List of Swedish Families in New Sweden, 1693
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 11:21:34 -0400

From: "Original Settlements on the Delaware" by Benjamin Ferris:

"The following is a "List of the Swedish families residing in New Sweden
in 1693, with the number of individuals in each family". Some of the
names are evidently Dutch (and Finnish), as Van der Weer, Starke and
Meyer. These were probably reckoned as Swedes on account of their
descent from them on the female side, and from having adopted the
language and customs of that people. The list is dated 1693. It was
probably made out in the spring of that year, and sent to Sweden with
the interesting letter written by Charles Springer, and signed by thirty
of the principal men in the colony, giving an account of their situation
and soliciting the means of religious instruction. That letter was
dated the 31st of May, 1693."

Heads of familiesPersons
*Hindrich Anderson5
Johan Andersson7
Johan Anderson9
Joran Anderson5
Johan Arian6
Joran Bagman3
*Anders Bengtsson9
Bengt Bengtsson2
*Andrew Bonde11
Johan Bonde1
Sven Bonde5
Lars Bure8
William Cabb6
Christian Classon7
Jacob Classon6
*Jacob Clemsson1
Eric Cock9
Capt. Lasse Cock11
Mans Cock8
Johan Cock7
Gabriel Cock7
Otto Ernst Cock5
*Hindrich Collman1
Conrad Constantine6
Otto Dahlbo7
Peter Dahlbo9
Hindric Danielsson5
*Mathias De Foss6
Thomas Dennis6
*Andrew Didricsson1
*Olle Diricksson7
Eric Ericsson1
Goran Ericsson1
Matte Ericsson3
Staphan Ekhorn5
Hindrich Faske5
Casper Fisk10
*Olle Fransson7
Anders Frende4
Nils Frende's widow7
Nils Gastenberg3
Eric Gastenberg7
Eric Goransson2
Brita Gostafson6
Gostaf Gostafson8
Mans Gostafson2
Hans Gostafsson7
*Jons Gostafsson3
Johan Grantum3
Lars Halling1
*Mans Halton9
*Israel Helm5
Johan Hindersson, jun.3
Anders Hindricksson4
David Hindricsson7
Jacob Hindricsson5
*Johan Hindricson6
Johan Hindricsson5
Matts Hollsten4
*Anders Homman9
Johan Hoppman7
Frederick Hoppman7
Anders Hoppman7
Nicholas Hoppman5
Hindrich Jacob1
Matts Jacob1
*Hindrich Jacobsson4
Peter Joccom9
Lars Johansson6
Didrich Johansson5
*Simon Johansson10
Nils Jonsson6
Mans Jonsson6
Anders Jonsson4
Jon Jonsson2
Thomas Jonsson1
Christiern Joransson1
Hans Joransson11
Joran Joransson1
*Staphan Joransson5
Hindrick Jworsson8
Lasse Kempe6
Martan Knutsson6
Frederic Konigh6
*Olle Kuckow6
Jonas Kyn8
Matts Kyn3
Hans Kyn's widow6
Nils Laican5
Hindrich Larsson6
Lars Larsson1
Lars Larsson7
Anders Lock1
Mans Lock1
*Antonij Long3
And. Perrson Longaker7
Robert Longhorn4
Hans Lucasson1
Lucas Lucasson1
Peter Lucasson1
Johan Mansson5
Peter Mansson3
Johan Mattsson11
*Marten Martensson, sen'r.3
*Marten Martensson, jun'r.10
Mats Martensson4
*Nils Mattsson3
Christopher Meyer7
*Paul Mink5
*Eric Molica8
Anders Nilsson3
*Jonas Nilsson4
*Michel Nilsson11
*Hans Olsson5
Johan Ommerson5
Losentz Ostesson2
Peter Palsson5
Hindric Parchon4
Bengt Paulsson5
Gostaf Paulsson6
*Olle Paulsson9
Olle Pehrsson6
Lars Pehrsson1
Carl Peterson5
Reiner Peterson2
Brita Petersson8
*Hans Petersson7
Hans Petersson5
Lars Petersson1
Paul Petersson3
Peter Petersson3
*Peter Rambo, sen'r.2
Peter Rambo, jun'r.6
Johan Rambo6
Anders Rambo9
Gunnar Rambo6
*Olle Reese5
Matts Repott3
Nils Repott3
Anders Robertsson3
Paul Sahlunge3
Isaac Savoy7
Johan Schrage6
Johan Scute4
*Anders Seneca5
*Broer Seneca7
Johan Skagges' widow6
Johan Skrika1
Mans Skrika3
Hindrich Slobey2
*Carl Springer5
Chriestins Stalcop3
Johan Stalcop6
Peter Stalcop6
*Mans Staake1
Peter Stake, alias Petersson3
Israel Stark1
Matts Stark3
Adam Stedham8
Asmund Stedham5
Benjamin Stedham7
Lucas Stedham7
Lyloff Stedham9
Johan Stille8
Johan Stillman5
Jonas Stillman4
Peter Stillman4
Olle Stoby3
Johan Svensson9
Gunnar Svensson5
William Talley7
Olle Thomasson9
Christiern Thomos' widow6
Olle Thorsson4
Hindrick Tossa5
Johan Tossa4
Lars Tossa1
Matts Tossa1
Elias Toy4
Cornelius Van der Weer7
Jacob Van der Weer7
Jacob Van deer Weer3
William Van der Weer1
Johan Von Culen5
Jesper Wallraven7
Jonas Wallraven1
*Anders Weinom4
Anders Wihler4

Note: Those persons to whose names an asterisk (*) is prefixed were born
in Sweden.

The list is copied from "Campanius' description of New Sweden" printed
in 1702 at Stockholm. Many of the names have, since that day, undergone
great changes in their orthography, and iis some cases so great as to
destroy the resemblance. The following short list will give some idea
of the transformation to which they have been subjected.

Bond has changed to Boon
Olle = William
Bengtsson = Bankson
Cock(s) = Cox
Konigh = King
Kyn = Keen
Gostafsson = Justison and Justis
Hoppman = Hoffman
Holsten = Holstein
Halling = Hewlings
Kalsberg = Colesberry
Wihler = Wheeler
Joccom = Yocum
Van der Weer = Vandever
Tossawa = Tossa and Tussey
Stille = Stilly
Dahlbo = Dolbow
Seneca = Sinnex and Sines
Johansson = Johnson
Thomasson = Thomson
Paulson = Poulson
Jonasson = Jones
Meyer = Myers
Van Culen = Culin/Cillin
Van Nemans = Vanneman

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