1746 - ?
Germany - Pennsylvania
Hans Sigmund -> Lorenz
Lorenz is another person who causes some confusion. Apparently both Hans Sigmund and Joh. Martin had sons Lorenz/Laurentius. Some say Lorenz (s/o Hans S.) was b ~1720, while Laurentius (s/o Joh. Martin) was b. 1723. Bill Derr, in a message on the Derr GenForum site, says that Lorenz - he doesn’t name his father, but says two of his brothers were Johannes and Melchior - which makes him s/o Hans S. - was born ~1746, right about the time his father died. That certainly makes it easier to keep them separate. I am, for no very good reason, going to assume that Bill Derr is correct and that the young Lorentz was the son of Hans S and emigrated in 1764 with his brother and cousin?. Laurentius s/o Johan Martin, definitely emigrated with his father in 1725. (There is a third Lorenz who emigrated in 1752 - I don’t know who he is.)
Another confusion arises with the wife of Laurentius/Lorenz: Maria Engle has been assigned to both of them. However, there is a deed which lists Lorentz and Maria Engle his wife as the heirs of Martin, so that would seem to settle that.
~1746 - born - Uengerhausen, Bavaria, Germany
Emigration: (I am assuming the second one is the son of Hans S.)
Sep 22, 1752 Ship Halifax, Thomas Coatam, Captain,
from Rotterdam, last from Cowes
Lorentz Durr* (umlaut)
Oct 27, 1764. Ship Hero, Ralph Forster, Captain,
from Rotterdam, last from Cowes. - 500 passengers
Conrath Dorr (umlaut)
Johannes Durr (umlaut)
Lorentz Durr (umlaut)
Johannes Deehr
And that is all I have on this Lorenz.
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