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 This information is taken from many different sources of ship lists.  The date of arrival, their names, port where they arrived, and place they came from as well as the ship names are given when information was available.
I sometimes List the last names of others on the ship who are known to marry into the family or have been seen with the Switzer name.

 

 

 

 

 

Debbie's List

Ship Lists with Schweitzer's

 

Year     Name                       Port            From           "Ship name"

 

1626  Klaus Cornelius Swits    NY       New Netherlands 

1642   Cornelius Swits          NY          DRC

           Adrean Clausen age 20

1656  Apolonea Swits age 8 NY

          Clausen age 16 NY

          Cornelia age 4 NY

 Cornelus age 1 NY

            Isack age 3 NY

  Jacob age 11 NY

1664 Issac Cornelisse NY

1683 ??  Sweitzer    NY Port Newburg to Phil. Germantown  **NOTE this is interesting that some of these ships brought emigrants from one state to another. Don't assume they came from across the sea!**

1683  Mennonite and Quakers to Germantown  on the "Concord"
            specific names were not given

1708  Lorenz Schwisser age 25 York Pa 

          Anna Catherine age 26 (wife) and Johanna age 8 (dgt)

1709  Lorentz Heinrich Schwisser NY

1709  Henrig Switseler NY

          wife and 4 children

1709  Christopher Schweitzer to England from Germany

          (same year)  to Ireland from England

1709   Michael Schweitzer England Germany

          wife:             to Ireland from England

 1709   Henrich Switz NY port Newburgh Germany "

1710   Hans George Schweitzer NY (orphaned in NY worked for Govenor)
1725   John Ludwig Schweitzer    Switzerland     (from Biography Encycl. of 
           Phil)

1727   Mathias Swytzer     Pa        Germany       "Friendship" of Bristol
           Arrived: October 16, 1727    Master: John Davies 
           also Mayer and Millers on board
           "Pa German Pioneers" by Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Society Vol I
           p. 16 & 17 have him listed Mathes Schweitzer  ship " Bristol" from
           Rotterdam   and Cowes  master John Daves


1732  Daniel Schweitzer                              "Johnson Galley"     
          Ladawick Schweitzer   "Johnson Galley"  arrived 18 Sept 
          Ship Passenger lists Pa & Delaware 1645-1825 by Carl Boyer 3rd ed. p.68
          Also listed are: Muller, Wagner, Kunst, Landis, Zimmerman

1732  Androw Swiser       ?            Rotterdam    " Pleasant"      Master: J. Morris
         also: Andries Sweh  (45)          Arrived October 11, 1732

1732  Jacob Schweitzer age 51       Pa                      "Pink Plaisance 
          also Jacob Swisser age 41                         
         The book " Pa German Pioneers" by Strassburger & Hinke, German Society
         vol 1 P. 81, 82 only list a Jacob Swisser age 44 on the "Pink Plaisance" 
         arriving on 21 Sept, 1732  from Rotterdam and Cowes.  
         Also listed are: Johan Wolff Berlette age 25 and his wife Anna , Zimmerman,    Hertzel, Wagner, Landis, Wolff, and Reyser.

1735 Conrad Schweitzer      York Pa

1735  Caspar Schweitzer age 20)     Philadelphia Pa     London "Mercury"  from Rotterdam, Netherland but last from Cowes, England arrived at Phil. Pa .  There are two entries for Caspar (father & son?)  Arrived 29 May
Ship Passenger lists Pa & Del. 1645-1825 by Carl Boyer 3rd. ed. p. 81
Also listed: Hendryk Scheuchzer age 43
Also  listed in  " German Pioneers"    Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Soc the Ship Mercury  May 29, 1735  with a Caspar Schweitzer and says "Palatinates and Switzers.  List 38C on file with signatures.   Other names aboard ship are:
Conrad Meyer, Jacob Naaff, Hans Muller, Conrad Naaff, Jacob Meyer  I also have the list of Women and one for the children, none of which are Schweitzer.

1737 Mathias Swyzer         Pa            Rotterdam     Ship "William"
         Arrived October 21, 1737      Master: Wm John Carter
          Matthias of Ittlingen Germany - "Eighteenth Century Emigrants" Vol 1 p. 337
          by Annette Burget   - records in Ittlingen tell of his parting for America
          "Pa German Pioneers" by Strassburger & Hinke, Pa Ger. Soc. Vol I p. 194
          and p. 195 Lists this as the ship " William"  Cpt. Jo Carter frpm Amsterdam
          & Dover arriving on 31 Oct, 1737.  Mattias Switzer
1737, Sept 10,  Johann Shitzler?      Ship "Snow Molly"  p. 177 German Pioneers
1737  Aug 30, 1737  Johan Jacob Switzer (could be Kintzer)     Ship" Samuel"
          List 44 C     Have a copy of the signature on file.

1738 Rudolph Switzler  Sept 19, 1738    Ship " Virtuous Grace"
          " German Pioneers"    Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Soc p.180

1738   Mathies               Phil Pa
1738  Johann ______  Sweitzer (last name unclear)    Nov 9, 1738  Ship"               Charming Nancy " German Pioneers"    Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Soc p.254   List 65C   and 66 B    Have copy of signature on file.


1738  Hans Jacob Shwitzer?  Oct 27, 1738    Ship " St. Andrew"
            " German Pioneers"    Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Soc p.246

1738   Jacob age 23          Phil Pa                    Rotterdam        "Nancy"   
         Christian age 20           Master: Wm Wallch        Arrived Sept 20
         Pa Archives 2nd series Vol xvii  p. 164f.  This ship list was lost but it came in 
          the same day as the ship "Friendship"  from Rotterdam & Dover (old Eng.)
         The above information came from Pa German Pioneers" Vol I  Strassburger            & Hinke, Pa German Society  p.227

1739   Johannes no children
1739  Aug 27,   Henrich Switzel            Ship" Samuel and Snow Betsie" 
            " German Pioneers"    Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Soc  p.262
          

1740   Martin Hefflefinger           Phil Pa             (Ireland ?)               " Giuseppi"?

            wife Anna Maria Gysin

            Dgt: Elizabeth

         (also Colly, John, etc. in 1743)

1740   Andreas           Pa    ( with son's Peter, Frederike & Melchoir not listed)
                                             Or is Andreas father of these three the immigrant 1732?

1741  Bernhart Switzig    Pa

          Bernhart age 16

1741 October,   Valentine Schwitzick (Switzick)  age 49 Pa      Ship " Molly"
1741, October 17,  Jn Frederick Switzerk  87B p.341       Ship "Molly"  "
         source "German Pioneers"      Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Soc

1741 Sept 26  Philip Switzer or Swytzer     Ship "St. Mark"  List 83C
         " German Pioneers"    Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Soc p.308
1742 Johan Jacob Switzer  Sept 24, 1742 List 95C p. 341 "German Pioneers"
          Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Soc

1743 Henderick Switser                                                           "Nancy"

        (Also listed as Henry Schwitzer)

1743  Henderick Switser   age 25   "Frances & Eliz"  from Canton of Zurich
         [List 96 A, B, C] Adventure Galley
        
Captain: George North     From: Rotterdam
          By Way of: Cow   Arrival: Philadelphia, 30 Oct 1743
         Henry Shwitzer Aug 30, 1743 List 96C p. 344  in"German
         Pioneers"  Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Soc


1745 Andrew Charles     Pa (Bucks Co)  Arrived Aug 6
1747 Johannes Switz        Arrived Oct 13,        "Two Brothers"
          source: "German Pioneers"  By Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Soc. 
          List 115 C
1747 Hans Georg Shwitzer  Oct 9,    "Restauration"  List 114C
         source: "German Pioneers"  By Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Soc.

1748 Sept 15,  Philadelphia Pa   Johann Jost, Ruckel, 
          Caspar Schweitzer age 20 (listed twice) and, Jacob Matzinger age 37

1749  Johan Shwitzer (Johann Simon?)                                       "Anne"

1749  Johannes   Schweitzer (John Swisher b. 1730  m. Anna Maria Warner)                                             ship  " Fane"
           http://searchforancestors.com/passengerlists/fane1749.html 

1749  Jacob Schweitzer       Arrived Aug 30    Rotterdam/Cowes  "Crown"
         Ship master: Michael James.  Source: "Pa German Pioneers" Vol I
         Straussburger & Hinke, Pa German Society.  List C

1749  Frantz Schweitzer                                                            "Chesterfield"

1749  Conrad Schweitzer                                                             "Edenboro"

1749  Valentine Schweitzer Phil Pa then to Va     from Germany    "Snow Squirrel"
1749  Oct 9   Valentine? w/Mary Hotzinpillar  Phil. Pa                   "Lydia"  no source

1750 Johannes Schweitzer Pa Germantown W/800 Florines

        Anna Catherine Blessing (wife) no Children

1750  F. Schweitzer                                                                         "Osgood"

1751  F. Johannes                                                                             "Shirley

1751  Johann Martin Seltzer                                                               "Shirley"
1751 Frans Stephanus Schweitzer         Only on list C                       "Shirley"    
         Arrived Sept 5  Cpt James Allen    from Rottersdam & Orkney Scottland
         source: "Pa German Pioneers" Strassburger & Hinke, Pa 
         German Society  Vol 1 p.454                

1752  Leonhard Schweitzer                   Pa                                        "Rawley"
         and Joseph Schweitzer      Cpt. John Grove from Rotterdam/Portsmouth
         Arrived 23 Oct, 1752
         Source: "Pa German Pioneers" by Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Soc.
         Vol I p. 499, 500

1752   Johan martin Schweitzer                                                         "Anderson"

1752  John Switer and wife                                                                "Caledonia"

1752   F. Johannes Schweitzer                                                           "President"

1753   George Henrich Schweitzer   Pa                                                 "Beulah"

           (possible Henry Schweitzer of Manheim twp. Lancaster)

1753  George Frederick                                                                     "Beulah"

1753  Johannes (John Jacob?)b. 1729-1730 age 23                            "Patience"
          Another source: " Pa German Pioneers" by Strassburger & Hinke, Pa. Ger. 
          Society  Vol I p. 527, 528 & 530 list Johannes Schwetizer on the ship
          "Patience" Cpt. Hugh Steel  Arriving 17 sept, 1753

1753  Hans George            Pa                                                            "Brothers"

1753  Johannes Ludwig Schweitzer age 38  Pa    From Rotterdam       "Edinburgh"
          Johannes Jacob Schweitzer   age 22    Arrived: October 2, 1753
          Johannes Schweitzer                 Master: John Lyon
         * Johannes Ludwig  above is listed in the book "More Palatine Families" by
          Henry Z. Jones p.493  It says he was also called John Ludwig. Also mentions
          him being on board with John Jacob.  They are on List A as John's and on list
           B as Johannes's.   Cpt. John Lyon  in the book " Pa German Pioneers" 
          Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Society Vol I p. 576-578
         Index books and the Olive Tree ship  list have wife of John Ludwig as Adel    
         Schillinger

1753  Johannes John Schweitzer    age 24    Sept 17, 1753 Oath         " Patience"
**Other researcher says he came on ship Fane w/ Valentine & Nicholas

1759    Johannes                             Germantown

1761    Niclaus Schweitzer                 Pa                                         "Snow Squirrel"
          Cpt. John Berm  from Rotterdam & Portsmouth 
          Source: "Pa German Pioneers" Strassburger & Hinke, Pa german Society
          Vol !  p. 683, 684

1761    Conrad                                  Pa

1761     John                                       Pa

1763    Johann Jacob Schweitzer         Pa                                               "Pallas"
           Source: "Pa German Pioneers" by Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Soc., 
           Vol I p. 687, 688  lists master as Richard Milner  and the ship arriving 25
           Nov, 1763

1764    Charles                                    SC

1764    Frantz Schweitzer                Phil  Pa                                 "King of Prussia"
           Arrived Oct 13.  Also on board was Wendel Runckle, father of Rev. John
           Wm Runcle (see"Father's of the Ref. Church" Vol II, p. 284
           Source:" Pa Ger. Pioneers" Strassburger & Hinke Vol. I p.694
           This is NOT Frans Stephanus who came in 1751

1765    Conrad Switzer          *Could be from Ireland?

1765    John                                              Pa

1765   Stephen                                         Pa
1765   Henry Sweitzer                              Pa                       

1767  Peter  Schweitzer         On list C only   from Rotterdam and Cowes 
          (son Peter not listed)                      Pa                                       "Sally"
          Captain: John Osman   Arrived 23 October  
          Source: "Pa German  Pioneers" Strassburger & Hinke, Pa Ger. Soc.
          vol 1 p.715    It would be easy to read him as being on the ship Hamilton 
          because that was the next heading but he was on the ship " Sally"

1769 Peter Schweitzer  ?  Balt. Md      "Hermine"     Berlin, Germany
According to Altfatter Genealogy this group of 20 families came on this ship and settled in Somerset Pa. There is no ship record found
nor any other source for this other than the Altfatter Genealogy writer.  Some of the names of the 20 founders of Berlin 
Somerset are listed on the 1767 Ship Sally above.  It is not known that Peter was one of these immigrants on this ship

1771  Jacob Schweitzer                        SC or Pa
       and Rudolph    

1772    Peter                                                Pa

           George

            Johannes

1773  John Daniel Schweitzer                                                              "Crawford"
          Arrived 25 Oct, 1773  Cpt Charles Smith  from Rotterdam & Cowes
        Source: " Pa German Pioneers" By Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Soc.   
        Vol.   I    p. 755, 756 , 818  He may also be listed on the Snow Neptune 
         NOv. 23, 1773

1777   Ludwig Schweitzer
           son: Jacob

1784   Johann                                      Pa

1800   Laurence                                     Md
1803   Bernhart Schweitzer                    Pa                                    "Commerce"
          also listed  Catrina Sweitzer
          Source: " Pa German Pioneers" by Strassburger & Hinke, Pa German Soc.
          Vol III  p. 133

1804     Johan Jacob Schweitzer    Phil Pa to Clarion Co.                 "The Rebecca"

            (widower) two sons: Johann Jr. and Jacob, two dgts: Anna Margaret, Ursele

1804    Jacob Schweitzer (unrelated to above)     Phil Pa                   "The Rebecca"

           wife and children: Jacob, Nicholas, Margaret, and Hannah

           Unknown destination of this family. Seems they may have traveled West 

          

 

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John's List

 Ship List and Information

This list came from the late John D. Sweitzer of Texas but must only be used as a starting point for research as John had a lot of errors in his material, which he recognized,  due to a fusion of different genealogy programs .  

#9865 - Johannes Schweitzer b abt 1738y Mannheim, Germany arrived 30Aug1749 on ship ?GLOBE?, ?CROWN? ?ANN? 9865 was  son of # 9944   John Heinrick Schweitzer b est 1680y Zurick, arriv ship ANN  in 1749y PA Philadelphia, b Switzerland, mov GER had also son # 9830 Martin b abt 1725y who may have arrived 30Auug1749y on ship Crown;
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#13827 father Heinrich Schweitzer shoemaker of Reigoldsville, Switzerland with wife #14674 Anna Bauman and 5 children, Caterina,Esther, Miaria, Catherine, and Hawich Switzer #14679 dup 14681 Heinrich Jr. all ch b #14675 to #-14681 all arrived on ship Minivera in 1774y plus a late entry a dgt #14682 Magdalene Schweitzer b 1770y Switzerland marr Heinrich WYTSTCH, liv Washstock (Washington?) Co. PA;;  the son 14679 dup 14681 Heinrich Schweitzer Jr. b 29Sep1771y Switzerland, marr PA to Eva Nazelin, had 14ch; 
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#3894- Henry Sweitzer b abt 1800y Berne Switzerland ship? liv MuskingumC, Twp. OHio - ship?
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#14200- Martin Switzer b 1786 Ireland ship Atlantic to?NY? in 1804y
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# 13815- Bernherd Schwitzer wf Catrina arrived 10Sept1803 ship Cornelius from Amsterdam, Holland.
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#4818- Henry Sweitzer b Prussia, GER; liv 1870PA censusYorkC, HeidelbergT, Hanover with a Mary McLain b 1852y MD. Other source has her marr to him in 1856y w 3ch #4819 George b 1857y PA; # 4820-Charles b 1858y PA and #4821 William b 1864y PA; I have nothing on his arrival date or ship??or where it was?
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#6237 -Fronica Schweitzer b abt 1730y GER Mannheim, arriv 12Sep1750y ship Pricillia to PA Philadelphia 
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#9574 Conrad Schweitzer/Sweitzer w 3 sons 1 dau, wf deceased- arrived 15Sep1749 PA Philadelphia on ship Edinburgh.  Children: #9582 Simon, #9694 George Ludwig (aka Lewis), #9583 Henry, and Elisabeth.  Conrad's 2nd wf Maria Magdalena Butterfass (widow of Matthias Butterfass d. May 1749) married ca 1750 in Philadelphia County, PA.  Children: Conrad, Maria Magdalena, Catharine, Margaret, and John (died as 1 yr old baby)  Conrad b. ca 1709 d. May 20, 1770 Phila. County.
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#15483 dup #15643 Fredrick Switzer b abt 1670y Lake Geneva, Switzerland with child #15642 on ship ? Think I have this with only mother & ch arrived SC Charleston, abt 1674y???  Anyway this was earliest entry to Switzer family in Orangeburg SC- later Switzer, SC;
#15642 - Fredrick Switzer b abt 1700y Lake Geneva Switzerland, ship ? to Charlestown SC in 1724y age 3; marr Elizabeth? in Spartenburg, SC; no data.
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#2876 -Nclaus Schweitzer b Oct1680y Ellerstadt, GER, marr #15660 Margert ? b,d, Ellerstadt; ch #9966 Andrud (Andrus?)Schweitzer b 1697y Ellerstadt ship? 1740y PA marr #19888 Catherine ? b Ellerstadt;
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#10081- John Micheal Schweitzer b 1681y Marburg? Mannheim?, GER marr abt 1707y GER to #15667 Dorothy? 3 ch- #14705- Johannes Martin (the Eldrer) Schweitzer b1716y PA; #15185- Antonus Schweitzer b PA; #15669- Johann Sch b 1710 Ireland Rathskale- family 1709y ship? on St Catherine House Palitine List London to Ireland, Rathskale;
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#10215- John(Hans) Ludwig Schweitzer b 1715y Swiss arrived 1725y PA ship?
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10236- (Hans) John Jacob Schweitzer b 1618y d 1710y PA
ship? arrived ? PA?
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10229- Hans Jacob b abt 1655 GER marr #15561 Anna Maria?
arriv 21Sept1732y ship Pink Plaisance - a Pink was a type of ship. had 7 ch b in GER and after 1709 in Ireland, Rathskale;#10081 above; # 9681 Hans Lawrence Sch b 1684y GER Mannheimd 1746y PA; #5497-Christop ch b 1686y GER d 1755y IRE; #15558 -Mathias Sch b 1696y GERbapt 1709y IRE; #15559 John Peter b 1706y GER ship 1709 London to IRE; #15561 Johann G.Sch b 1708-9 GER-London; #15562 Johann Mitchael Sch b 4Oct1718y IREland'

 

#9944 - John Heinrick Schwrieber/Schweitzer b abt 1680y Zurich, Switzerland
; ship 30Aug1749 Crown- PA Philadelphia to SC. marr ? children:
#9830 - Martin Schweitzer b abt 1725 GER Mannheim, d NC
            ship Crown 30Aug1749 to PA Philadelphia to MD
#3479 - John Heinrich Schweitzer Jr. marr 3480 Anne Warner, 8ch- arrved
30Aug1749y ship Crown or ?Globe?
#9865- Johannes Scheitzer b est 1738y GER Mannheim, m?
2 ch John, Maria mar 9869 Pinnes; ship Crown? Globe 30Aug1749;
#12677- Hans Jacob Schweitzer b 1729y GER Mannheim, m?
    ship arrive PA Philadelphia ship Crown 30Aug1749 to MD
#12918- Elizabeth Schweitzer b 1747y GER Mannheim, marr William Faubet, liv
NC arrived PA on ship Crown 30Aug1749
- see History of HampshireC  VA pg 728-
#12919- Henry Schweitzer b 1769y bVA RockinghamC-USA
source http://members.ao;.com/Pioneer504/Jacob.html  pg3 of 6.

 

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