Anna Marie Gehman

  Noted events in her life were:

• Immigration, 11 Aug 1732, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ^134,135 I immigrated with my brothers Christian and Benedict on the ship Samuel. I include the list of passengers just to give a sense of how many people were crambed on board the ship with us.

Samuel 1732
A list of passengers names and ages on board the ship Samuel. Hugh Percy Commander, from Rotterdam [Qualified August 11,1732] Men age 16 and above

Merdin Gerhard 27 Johan George Nungeser 25 George Windermuth 25
Hans Jacob Bockly 46 Maathias Bockly 17 Samuel Brand 24
Michiel Dierstein 20 Jacob Beelerth 24 Hans Klingman 24
Jacob Oberholtser 28 Petter Wettstein 26 Christain Frant Sen. 47
Friderick Keffer 49 Samuel Scheer 21 Lionhard Deebler 43
Oswald Hosteetter 30 John Lents 24 Jacob Stauffer 19
Georg Goedake 24 Merdin Weiggell 24 Michiel Kreiter 20
Christian Bendler 24 Adam Neidig 29 Georg Glassbrenner 21
Wendell Breckiel 24 Georg Kleinhans 22 Cristian Biry 20
Andreas Stautsenberger 25 Petter Hailman 20 Benedigt Geeman 20
Friderick Shits 22 Petter Baltsbach 23 Mardin Geller 22
Georg Hornig 20 Casper Wardman 26 Jacob Guth 20
Paullus Boger 40 Carl Balmer 20 Frederick Aldorffer 25
Johanes Zieger 41 Georg Heyl 31 Wendell Berndheisell 20
Michiel Baumgertner 21 Jacob Albrecht 37 Wendell Gerlach 22
Ullerich Fischer 28 Henrich Beerett 34 Jacob Gochnauer 20
Petter Frith 18 Georg Quickell 30 Wendell Werbell 33
Augustinus Wendell 16 Elias Meyer 42 John Bendler 24
Nicholas Corber 22 Lorents Knochel 46 Christopher Bockly 20
Ullrich Bockly 19 John Heneberger 19 Henrick Ebby 30
Gottfrit Stall 30 Michiel Georg 60 John Mosiman 23
Adam Andras 16 Christian Frants Jun. 26 Jacob Crist 22
Jacob Hesser 23 George Deebler 21 George Bender 33
John Brechbiel 19 Nicholas Strass 19 Leonhard Keffer 27
Friderick Mulschlegel 30 John Miller 21 Henrich Ramsaur 30
Juilis Door 33 Sebaldt Kramer 32 Wendell Heell 34
Wilhlm Bergheimer 20 Andreas Miller 22 John Ulerich 20
Chretian Geeman 24 Leonhard Ziegler 21 John Shits 21
Jacob Knochell 28 Jacob Erdman 19 Jacob Kiffer 27
Georg Klingman 27 Ulerich Burckholter 22 Philip Boger 18
Christian Balmer 24 Annastasius Uller 23 Georg Stegger 30
Petter Stey 30 John Berndheisell 20 John Baumgertner 21
Friderick Hartman 33 John Helfurt 33 Jacob Weiss 45
Petter Schellenburger 33 Christian Gochnauer 17 Andreas Shittler 29
Carl Seyb 27 Philip Werbell 34 Petter Schneider 27
Adam Helligass 24

Women age 16 and above

Kathrina Gerhart 45 Barbara Bockly 42 Elizabet Ewy 28
Katrina Staal 32 Thorodea Georgin 45 Thoredea Klingman 25
Elisabeth Wettstein 23 Elisabeth Augen 32 Anna Frantsin 37
Eva Frantsin 19 Maria Kifferin 46 Frents Tiliwahessin 23
Veronia Sheer 46 Maria Hostettin 28 Kathrina Benderin 32
Gretha Merstelen 19 Maria Lentsin 25 Maria Kifferin 23
Susanna Bendlerin 23 Ann Ramsaurin 32 Anna Brechbielin 20
Barbara Hellin 38 Gertrauth Birin 22 Silige Stautsenbergerin
Maria Kifferin 25 Kathrina Klingman 24 Ester Burckhalter 20
Christina Ziegerin 40 Katherina Steggerin 28 Margretha Steyin 25
Magdalena Albrecht 35 Maria Helfertin 30 Maria Fisherin 28
Barbara Weissin 19 Maria Shellenbergerin 30 Katherina Gochnouerin
Sofia Kremerin 16 Maria Quickelin 27 Kathrina Seyb 29
Kathrina Meyerin 37 Mergreed Gearhart 30 Rossina Brand 20
Maria Belerth 19 Veronica Ebberlin 17 Christina Georgin 20
Anna Mosiman 20 Margreth Augen 30 Kathrina Tielen 23
Barbara Frantsin 20 Magdalena Frantsin 15 Elisabeth Kifferin 18
Anna Christin 49 Gretha Fiesterin 20 Sibila Nortin 22
Maria Creasmanin 20 Gretha Wirbelin 18 Christina Lentsin 49
Torothea Weiggell 20 Elisabeth Bendlerin 22 Margreth Neidigin 28
Thoredea Klinhasin 19 Salome Berghermerin 25 Anna Mllerin 20
Anna Gemanin 23 Greda Wardmanin 24 Susanna Guth 20
Eva Bogerin 35 Margretha Ziegerin 16 Barbara Heylin 30
Katrina Stellin 24 Rossina Hartmanin 27 Susanna Bergheimerin 18
Torethea Weissin 19 Anna Berethin 28 Anganea Frith 17
Margretha Kremerin 27 Margretha Shehittlern 27 Margratha Kresmenin 30
Sara Werberlin 35 Susanna Meyerin 16

Childrens names and ages

Maria Gerhart 3 Barbara Bockly 11 Lisbetha Evy 8
John Evy 4 Georg Staal 12 Henrick Eberly 17
Sam1 Oberholtster 3 Judith Frants 12 Michiel Frants 6
Elizabeth Frants 3 John Hostetin 10 Veronica Hostetin 3
Katrina Benderin 3 John Lents 3 Christian Wulshleg 5
Ann Neiginin 7 Barbara Hellin 12 Gottlib Hell 9
Maria Hellin 4 Leonerd Bergh 8 Maria Milerin 4
Jacob Keffer 8 Petter Klingman 8 Mathias Boger 13
Justina Bogerin 5 Susanna Zeigerin 9 Eva Steggerin 9
Eva Stayin 3 Eva Albrethin 9 Cristina Albrethin 3
Margreth Helfurtin 10 Rosina Weissin 13 Kiliana Weissin 10
Henry Bereth 6 Georg Shellenberger 9 Barbara Lutsin 11
Maria Schittlerin 5 Friderith Kramer 9 Maria Quickerlin 8
Johanes Werbell 13 Elisabeth Schneider 5 Adam Meyer 6
Henrick Berkly 12 Kathrina Bockly 8 Kathrina Evy 8
Mergretha Evy 3 Barbara Eberly 12 Elisabeth Oberholtster 6
Magratha Wettstein 6 John Frants 7 Veronica Frants 8
Babara Hosstetin 3 Anna Hostetin 6 Maria Benderin 8
Valendine Hunceker 12 Abrah. Wulshleg 8 John Ramsaur 9
Philip Neidig 6 Anna Hellin 11 Kathrina Hellin 5
Rosina Hellin 3 Veltin Bergh 6 Solome Goutsen 6
Lena Keferin 4 Kathrina Wertsin 9 Michiel Boger 12
Jacob Zeiger 12 Georg Beerger 12 Mergretha Steyin 5
Michiel Albreth 13 Maria Albrethin 3 Georg Harman 8
Kathrana Fisherin 4 Kathrina Weissin 8 John Bereth 8
Casper Bereth 3 Magdlina Shellenberger 10 Susanna Lutsin 5
George Kramer 12 Gottfrith Kramer 7 Christian Beller 8
Kathrina Schneidern 7 Michiel Mayer 12 Kathrina Meyerin 8
106 men
89 woman
84 children
279 total

We came to Philadelphia via the Schuylkill, thence up the Perkiomen into Montgomery and Bucks Counties. Thus, on the ship Samuel of London, Hugh Percy, Master, from Rotterdam, we came to qualify for entry. August 11, 1732

Note: There are some geneaologist that claim that Anna Gemanin is Christian's wife and not Anna who married Daniel Borneman. They substantiate this claim by saying that a child accompanied them on the ship. I include the ship list of children to show that there are no children listed with a Gemanin, Gaumann or other misspelling of Gaumann listed on board this ship.

• Notes of Interest. ^136,137 1. The Gehmans are descended from one of two brothers, Christian and Benedict Gehman, who came from the Palatinate in 1732. They arrived in Philadelphia in the ship “Samuel”, Hugh Percy commander, August 11, of that year. There is a family tradition that the brothers, Christian and Benedict Gehman, who were twenty-four, and twenty years of age respectively when they came to this country, bought land in Lehigh and Northampton counties and settled there, their descendants coming later to Bucks and Montgomery counties, in which they are now quite numerous.

Mennonite families from Germany settled the southwestern section of Rockhill Township early in the last century. They established the congregation that worshiped in what is now known as Gehman's meetinghouse, at that time called Bechtel's, two miles south of Sellersville, near the North Pennsylvania railroad, on the road to Telford. Jacob Derstein, Sr., while assisting to build a fence around the graveyard, remarked that he would like to know who would be first buried in it, and it happened, in the Providence of God, that his own remains were the first to be interred in the new burial-ground. The old log meetinghouse was torn down in 1838, and a convenient stone house erected on its site, which still affords accommodation to the large congregation that worships in it

Anna married Daniel Borneman, son of Unknown Borneman and Unknown, about 1733 in Pennsylvania.¹¹⁹ (Daniel Borneman was born in 1699 in Switzerland,¹¹⁴ died in 1766 near Greenlane Resevoir, Pennsburg, Pennsylvania and was buried in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• marriage. The date of their marriage is based on the date of Anna's arrival in the United States coupled with the exact dates of their grandchildren. Some genealogists have assumed that Daniel's wife's name was Mary when all we really know is that Daniel married a Geighman. An Anna Gaumann arrived in Pennsylvania with her brothers in 1732. (The surname Geighman can be found spelled Gehman and Gaumann)

The dates provided in this report vary from the dates found in The Borneman book, which was written by J. H. Borneman whose Great-Grandfather was Henry Borneman. The Borneman Book is a recounting of what had been passed down to him. Normally, I trust the source that is dated closer to the original event. In this case, J.H. Borneman based the birth dates for Daniel Borneman's family on the approximate date of Daniel's arrival in America. Since we now know that it was 6 years later than recorded in the Borneman Book, we know that the birth dates cannot be correct either. Barbara's birth date is recorded in The Borneman Book as 1723 however, we now know that Daniel was not even in Pennsylvania at that date nor could he have been married as he married Anna Mary after his arrival. Anna Mary doesn't arrive in Pennsylvania until 1732 If Barbara had her first child a year after her marriage to Michael, as was typical in her day, she would have been 45 years old when she married. This is possible but not likely. What is known is that Barbara was born a year after Daniel and Anna Mary Gaumann were married. The Borneman Book also says their second child was Susanna who was born in 1730, which puts five years between her and Barbara. The remaining siblings are all a year a part. The Borneman Book also leaves out the deaths of two siblings - Daniel who was born between Barbara and Susanna, and Anna born between Christian and Henry. In conclusion, Barbara's birth date of 1734 is supported by Daniel's arrival in Pennsylvania in 1727, Daniel's working to clear his land for three years, Anna Mary's arrival in 1732 and the birthdates of Barbara's children.