Johann Georg Gansshorn

Johann Gorg Gansshorn, b; 03/19/1725 Bammental, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany, d; 01/26/1806 Shade Valley, Huntingdon Co., PA.,

married: 01/06/1746 Neckargemund, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany. Susanna Elisabetha BUCKLE {BUECKLE}, b; 03/22/1723 Wiesenbach, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany, d; 04/??/1806 Franklin Co., PA., daughter of Johann Adam (1671-1737) and Maria Veroniker (Wild)(1683-1763) Bueckle. Sailing from Rotterdam on the ship "Brother", by way of Cowes on the Isle of Wight, with Captain Muir and a passenger list of 271 persons, Johann Georg, Susanna and their daughter Maria Katharina arrived at the Port of Philadelphia on 08/24/1750.

Sailing from Rotterdam on the ship "Brother", by way of Cowes on the Isle of Wight, with Captain Muir and a passenger list of 271 persons, Johann Georg, Susanna and their daughter Maria Katharina arrived at the Port of Philadelphia on 08/24/1750.

The name Goshorn evolved in America after the arrival in Pennsylvania in August 1750 of Johann Gorg Gansshorn of Bammental, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany, with his wife and several children. The name Gansshorn is thought to have evolved in the 1600s after the Thirty Years War from the Swiss name Gamshorn, which has been interpreted to mean a "horn of a chamois-buck." Gans in German also means goose, resulting in immigrant George Gansshorn being named George Goosehorn by his English predecessors in York County, where he first settled in this country. Some have interpreted the name to indicate it originated from a mountain in Switzerland. Others suggest the first Gansshorn earned his living through writings, since goose quills were used as pens. Others thought perhaps the first Gansshorn had a big bump on his nose, like a male goose. Immigrant George himself was a baker. In any event, over time in America, Gansshorn became Goosehorn, then Gooshorn, and then Goshorn. The name also has been subjected to various misspellings, such as Goshern and Gosorn. Today, the name is normally pronounced Goss/horn.