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From: "Ann O'Hara" <>
Subject: Re: What is a "Palatine"?
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 20:40:47 -0500

I'm sure there are more knowledgeable researchers than I, but my
understanding is that the term "Palatine" originally referred to the group
of immigrants invited to England from the Palatinate (in what is now
Germany), which had suffered greatly from religious persecution and general
economic suffering during the Hundred Years War. When the British could not
provide work for thousands who accepted their offer, they dispersed them
overseas and approximately 4,000 "Palatines" were sent to the Hudson Valley,
where they were dumped and suffered great privation. "The Palatine Families
of New York," by Henry Z. Jones, and his follow-up "More Palatine Families"
is a most thorough list of all the known immigrants. Later, "Palatine" came
to be applied to all German immigrants. The Olive Tree Genealogy Site at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ is another good Palatine source with links to
others of interest.

I own the Jones volumes and would be happy to do lookups. Just remember
that it covers only the 1710 mass migration from England and not later
individual arrivals.
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From: Joe Armstrong <>
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Date: Wednesday, February 04, 1998 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: What is a "Palatine"?

>I am not sure about "Palatine" meaning of German descent, but it may have
>something to do with one of the neighborhoods in Rome, Italy. Central Rome
>is comprised of five main hills, the main one of which is the Palatine
Hill.
>This hill was the favorite location of Imperial Palaces during the reign of
>the Julio-Claudian line, especially Augustus (Octavian) Caesar.
>
>Joe Armstrong in Philadelphia
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