Johann Michael Freymeyer

1670 - 1757  (87 years)

• Name	Johann Michael Freymeyer  [1]
  Birth	1670	Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Memo	15 Jul 1709
  	on Jno. Untank's ship along with their neighbors, the Gerhardt Schaffer family and the Christian Streit family. In 1710, three large groups of Palatines sailed from London
  Census	4 Jul 1710	West Camp, Ulster County, New York   [4]
  	On hunter list - three persons over 10 and two persons under 10
  Census	4 Aug 1710	West Camp, Ulster County, New York   [4]
  	On hunter list - two persons over 10 and three persons under 10
  Census	4 Oct 1710	West Camp, Ulster County, New York   [4]
  	On hunter list - two persons over 10 and two persons under 10
  Census	25 Mar 1711	West Camp, Ulster County, New York   [4]
  	On hunter list - three persons over 10 and three persons under 10
  Census	24 Dec 1711	West Camp, Ulster County, New York   [4]
  	On hunter list - three persons over 10 and four persons under 10
  Anecdote	The Frymire (Freymeyer) family were Palatines from near the Rhine River in Germany. Johann and his wife Anna Margretha and their children lived at the village of 5429 Ackerbach, Germany. Johann was a miller in Berntrot, As Protestants, Johan's family suffered the persecution along with other Palatines, from the Roman Catholics of France under King Louis XIV for many years. Many Protestants were jailed, tortured and executed. With this, the stage was completely set for the Great Palatine Migration. The ones who didn't leave on their own were forced out by war and religious persecution. Apparently, even many of the Protestants in the jails were released and forced to migrate. Almost all of those that left were stripped of their valuables, and many had nothing but the clothing on their backs as they started down the Rhine River to the Netherlands. Seeking their escape, thousands of Palatines went down the Rhine River in 1709 to Holland, where the English sent them to London. Most of the Palatines were then put in one of two refugee camps: there was one outside of London, and when that one got too full, one was set up in Ireland. England saw the German refugees as being worth their weight in gold for free labor. However, England had to ensure that the European refugees would not cost too much for upkeep. They were also not to be allowed to become citizens. That was the reason for the refugee camps. From the refugee/concentration camps, the English would ship the Palentines to any one of a number of its colonies throughout the world. As soon as a boat became available, it was packed with refugees to capacity and beyond. The voyage to the colonies was miserable. The boats were over-crowded, there was no privacy, the drinking water was polluted, and the food was vermin-ridden. Only enough food and water was supplied to provide for the longest average trip. If a boat was delayed by the weather, the refugees, who were considered as cargo, were in trouble. This is was the path of Johan Michael Freymeyer, his wife, and their 5 children. They left from Holland to England on 7/15/1709 on Jno. Untank's ship along with their neighbors, the Gerhardt Schaffer family and the Christian Streit family. In 1710, three large groups of Palatines sailed from London. The first went to Ireland, the second to Carolina and the third, with the Freymeyer family, to New York with the new Governor, Robert Hunter. The Freymeyer's and their neighbors left on the fifth sailing. There were 3,000 Palatines on 10 ships that sailed for NY and approximately 470 died on the voyage or shortly after their arrival. The English put the Palentines in camps along the Hudson River between New York City and Albany. They were to repay their debt to the Queen of England by making tar and lumber for her Royal Navy. The Freymeyers appear on Governor Hunter's Rations Lists of 1710 and 1712 in the New York colony. In the New York subsistence list of 1710, Michael Freymeyer was listed with 3 adults and 2 children. Unfortunately, this means that two of their children died on the way or shortly thereafter. by 1712 two more children were born. In 1712 he was listed with 3 adults and 4 children. Simmender's register lists him as living in what is now Middleberg, NY in 1717 with wife Elizabeth and 6 children. Eventually they moved to Schoharie, New York, where Johan Michael and Anna lived out their days. Michael and Anna died before the colony's began their fight with the British for independence.
  Anecdote	The founder of the Freymeyer family in America was Micheal Freymeyer who with his wife, Anne Elizabeth and six children came to New York in 1709. He was a member of a group of some 3000 Palatines who, having lost their rich agricultural lands in the Rhine Valley by a series of wars and persecutions, were brought to America by the British governemtn to settle frontier lands in New York State. After a series of hardships and disappointments they finally settled in the Scoharie Valley in 1712. Micheal settled near Weiserdorf, now Middleburg, where some of his descendants still remain, but before 1780 we find his descendants in Breakabeen, Cobleskill, Canajohairie, and Richmondville. HUSB: We find his name, Micheal Freymeyer, recorded in Gov. Hunter's ration list in June 1710, and again in September 1714, as one of the Palatine heads of families. This record may be seen in the old stone fort museum in Scoharie, NY. The earliest record in the English Lutheran Church at Scoharie is signed by him as an elder of the church in 1728. We find him in the records of this church, also a number of birth, marriage, and death records of members of the families. The usual spelling of the name in these church records is Freymauer, but there and elsewhere in early records we find the spelling Freymier, Frimire, Vrymayer, Frymer, Freumeyer, Fremire, Frammire, Frymier, and Freemire. Among the interesting records in the English Lutheran Church at Scoharie is the death record in which the date of 1 Apr 1766 is recorded as the death of 'old Mrs. Freymauer.' This is undoubtably Micheal's wife, Anne Elizabeth.
  Naturalization	13 Mar 1715/16	Albany, Albany County, New York   [1, 4]
  	He petitioned the court to become a citizen in New York, 3-13-1715/16OS. Was naturalized along with his son Jacob (Albany Nats.)
  Religion	1744	Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Schoharie, Albany County, New York   [5]
  	listed on the list of families
  Witness-Baptism	9 Jul 1755	Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Schoharie, Albany County, New York   [6]
  	Sponsors: Michel Freymauer and wife.
  Reference Number	4746
  Military Service	The family had at least six representatives in the army during the revolution: Albany County Militia, 15th Regiment Col. Peter Vroman, commanding Geo. Frymer, pvt Johannes Frymer, pvt Facid Frymer, pvt. John Frymer, pvt. Micheal Frymer, pvt. lines and levies not identified David Frammire Cobleskill Militia Co Christian Brown, Capt. Jacob Borst, Lieut. John Frimire, pvt. Geo. Frimire, pvt. Jacob Frimire, pvt. killed There is a marker attesting to Jacob's death. It is near Warnersville, OH.
  Death	26 Oct 1757	Schoharie, Albany (now Schoharie) County, New York   [7]
  Burial	Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Schoharie, Albany (now Schoharie) County, New York   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I4719	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Anna Elizabeth Berg,   b. Abt 1673, Germany d. 1 Apr 1766, Schoharie, Albany County, New York (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	Germany
  Children	1. Jacob Freymeyer,   b. Bef 1695, Heidleberg, Germany d. Feb 1778, Heifelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age > 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Anna Margaretha Freymeyer,   b. 29 Jun 1704, Berntrot, Germany d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Maria Elisabetha Freymeyer,   b. Abt 1710, New York d. 1750 (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Anna Eva Freymeyer,   c. 6 Nov 1711, West Camp Lutheran Church, West Camp, Ulster County, New York d. 6 Oct 1743 (Age ~ 31 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Michael Freymeyer,   b. Abt 1715   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Conrad Freymeyer,   b. 1719, Schoharie County, New York d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 7. Johannes Freimauer,   b. 9 Sep 1726, Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York d. 1 Jun 1788, Albany County, New York (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Maria Catharina Freymeyer,   b. 1728, New York d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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