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Not every subsequent sovereign upheld the protective rights for the people of a different creed and limited their growth so that especially young people were forced to leave. Many simply moved to a neighboring village if it belonged to a different sovereign, but most saw no other alternative than to pack up, travel down the Rhine and eventually make the voyage across the Atlantic to America.<br> | Not every subsequent sovereign upheld the protective rights for the people of a different creed and limited their growth so that especially young people were forced to leave. Many simply moved to a neighboring village if it belonged to a different sovereign, but most saw no other alternative than to pack up, travel down the Rhine and eventually make the voyage across the Atlantic to America.<br> | ||
The census lists were forwarded to the respective authorities (Oberämter). The genealogists Hermann and Gertrud Guth transcribed these lists and discovered that the Kurpfalz officials were not familiar with the Swiss-German names. Names were frequently spelled the way they thought they should be spelled causing some unusual deformities. Several surnames point to the origin of the person. Families had Lower German or Dutch origin. The list of family and village names are available in [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/555423 '''Palatine Mennonite census lists, 1664-1793'''] at the | The census lists were forwarded to the respective authorities (Oberämter). The genealogists Hermann and Gertrud Guth transcribed these lists and discovered that the Kurpfalz officials were not familiar with the Swiss-German names. Names were frequently spelled the way they thought they should be spelled causing some unusual deformities. Several surnames point to the origin of the person. Families had Lower German or Dutch origin. The list of family and village names are available in [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/555423 '''Palatine Mennonite census lists, 1664-1793'''] at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City Utah, International Floor. | ||
Source: Guth, Hermann and Gertrud et.al.''Palatine Mennonite Census Lists 1664-1793''. Mennonite Family History, Elverson PA, 1987. | Source: Guth, Hermann and Gertrud et.al.''Palatine Mennonite Census Lists 1664-1793''. Mennonite Family History, Elverson PA, 1987. | ||
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