Nicholas
Kintzer(Küntzer)(2695) , born in
Germany, November 15, 1715, traveled to the American colonies aboard the
ship 'Thistle.' He was less than fifteen years old when he arrived in
Philadelphia August 29, 1730. Nicholas settled in Tulpehoken township, Berks
Co., Pennsylvania. He became a substantial citizen living to the ripe old
age of seventy-nine. Nicholas and his descendants retained the Kintzer
spelling of their name and most were living in the same general area as late
as 1900.
John George Kintzer, another immigrant settled along the Potomac
River and later moved to Berks County, Pennsylvania. His date of arrival and
the vessel are not known.
Johan Jakob Küntzer(1346)
and Johan Nicholas Kienser(Küntzer)(2111) arrived aboard the ship 'Davey' on
October 28, 1738. I believe these two to be brothers. Johan Jakob Küntzer(2280)
arrived aboard the ship 'Samuel' on August 30, 1737.
Jakob Kintzer arrived aboard the ship 'St. Andrew's Galley' on
September 24, 1737.
Kinser immigrants from 40 volumes
of "Germans to America",
Passenger ship arrivals from Germany to US Ports.
dating from Jan 1850 to April 1884.
In all of the hundred's of thousands of names are only found two Kinser's
and ten Kinzer's.
1) Vol 43,44,or 45, page 196 Julius Kinser, age 36, date of entry
unknown, a male, laborer from Germany.
On this same ship another Carl Kinzer
(11192)arrived two years later. Also
a Carl Wolf, male, age 23, occupation unknown., from Germany. (We have Wolfs
married to Kinzers.
3) Vol 25, Page 267, Samuel age 48, Caroline, age 49, Aug., age 16 and
Sam, age 16, (Kinzer) arrived on 6/26/1871 aboard "Parthia" from
Liverpool to Boston. Samuel and Aug. are mechanics. and all are from
Germany.
4) Vol 19, Page 238, Nic Kinzer, male, age 25, farmer, from Prussia
arrived on June 5, 1867 aboard "Baltic", from Bremen & Southampton to NY.
Also a Johann Boehme, age 65, male, from Prussia was aboard. (A Theresa
Boehm was Carl Kinzer's wife.)
5) Vol 27, page 329, Henrich Kinzer, age 21, male, laborer,, from
Germany arrived aboard "Trincaria" on June 27, 1872 from Glasgow to NY
6) Vol 17, Page 415, Jacob Kinzer, age 35, farmer from Germany,
arrived aboard "New York" on May 7, 1866, fom a village coded "France",
Germany(?).
Also aboard was Ludwig Kinzer, male, age 25, farmer from
Germany 7)
Vol 7, Page 449, F. Kinser, male, age 24, a farmer from Germany
arrived aboard "Wm. Stetson" on July 30, 1854 from Liverpool to NY |
