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Germanna, The Little Fork Colony

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The Little Fork Colony
Beginning in 1728 two members of the First Colony, Jacob Holtzclaw and John Fishback, purchased land along the north fork of the Rappahanock River which is formed by the Hedgeman and Hazel Rivers and is called the Little Fork.

This land was located in present day Culpeper County and was one of several land ventures between Jacob Holtzclaw and John Fishback to encourage other Siegerländers, mainly their relatives, to settle in Virginia.

These later settlers became known as the Little Fork Colony..

Freudenberg

Bach/Back, Harman and wife Anna Margaret Hausmann. Harman Bach is the cousin of Georg Weidman/Wayman, their mothers are sisters

Hoffmann/Huffman, Hans Heinrich and wife, Anna Margaret Huettenhen. Cousin to Johann Hofmann, the 1738 Immigrant

Mueller/Miller, Johann Friedrich and wife, Anna Maria Arnd; child Matthias. Probably lived at the Little Fork with his brother, Hermann/Harman Miller

Mueller/Miller, Hermann/Harman, bachelor. Married Elizabeth Holtzclaw, the daughter of Jacob and Anna (Otterbach) Holtzclaw, the 1714 Immigrants

Noeh/Nay, Johannes and wife, Maria Clara Otterbach; children: Gerderuth, Anna Catherine, Maria Clara and Johann Jacob.
Maria Clara Otterbach is the niece of Hermann and Elizabeth (Heimbach) Otterbach, the 1714 Immigrants

Weidmann/Wayman, Georg, bachelor. The cousin of Hermann/Harman Back/Bach

Holland--Needs verification

Button, Harmon and wife Catherine. Not from Nassau-Siegen, but intermarried with the immigrants

Button, Johann

Niederndorf

Cuntz/Coons/Koontz, Johann Jost, bachelor, the nephew of Joseph Cuntze, the 1714 Immigrant

Weissgerber/Whitescarver, Tillman and wife Anna Margarethe Cuntze; children: Anna Maria, Anna Maria, Hermann, Anna Catharina and Maria Catherina. Anna Margarethe Cuntze is the sister of Joseph Coons, the 1737 Immigrant. Anna Margarethe Cuntze is the niece of Joseph and Anna Gertrud (Reinschmidt) Cuntze, the 1714 Immigrants

Trupbach

Fischbach/Fishback, Hans Jacob and wife Anna Catharina Holdinghaus. Jacob is the nephew of Philip and Elizabeth (Heimbach) Fischbach, the 1714 Immigrants. Jacob’s godfather is Hans Jacob Holtzclaw, 1714 Immigrant

Fishback, Frederick. The eldest son of Johannes and Agnes (Haeger) Fischbach, the 1714 Immigrants

Speilmann/Spilman, James. The son of Johannes/John and Mary Elizabeth (Fischbach) Speilmann/Spilman, the 1714 Immigrants

Otterbach/Utterback, Johann Henrich, bachelor. Brother of Maria Clara (Otterbach) Noeh/Nay. Known as Henry Utterback of Fauquier Co.

Otterbach/Utterback, Johann Henrich, bachelor. Emigrated with his uncle, Johann Henrich Otterbach (Henry Utterback of Fauquier Co.) and his aunt, Maria Clara (Otterbach) Noeh, and her family

Jung/Young, Johannes and wife, Anna Maria Baeumer; children: Maria Gerderuth, Harman, Elizabeth; and Elizabeth Catherine Jung and Anna Cathrin Jung, perhaps cousins. John Jung/Young is the son of Johann and Anna Katherina (Holzklau) Jung, the sister of Jacob Holtzclaw, the 1714 Immigrant

Oberschelden

Grimm/Crim, Johann and wife Gertrud. Son of Elisabeth Speilmann/Spilman, sister of John Spilman, the 1714 Immigrant

Grimm/Crim, Johannes Jacob and wife Margaret. Brother of Johannes and son of Elisabeth Speilmann/Spilman, sister of John Spilman, the 1714 Immigrant

Seelbach

Heimbach/Hanback, Johann Jacob. His father, Johannes Heimbach, is a first cousin of John Jung/Young, the 1734 Immigrant. Johann Jacob is the nephew of Elizabeth (Heimbach) Otterbach/Utterback, the 1714 Immigrant

https://germanna.org/2013/09/10/list-of-original-germanna-settlers/