1738 · Philadelphia · Amish
What happened
Jacob Hochstetler, 26, with wife and two children, landed at Philadelphia on 9 Nov 1738. The Charming Nancy is famous for bringing early Amish families (1737).
Ancestors alive at the time
Peter Kaufmann (d. 1803), John Hostetler (d. 1807), Anna Hochstetler (killed 1757), Peter Neuenschwander (d. before 1791), Christian Ramseyer (bapt. 1672), Ulrich Mishler (b. 1688), Christian Ramseyer (bapt. 1700), Joseph Ulrich Mishler (c.1700–1756), Anna Dorothea Mueller (c.1700–1789), Johann Fieguth (1707–1780), Jacob Hochstetler (1712–1776), Christian Daniel Miller (c.1734–1777), John Hochstetler (c.1735–1805), Veronica Mishler (c.1736–1785), Jacob Mast (1738–1808)
Sources
Record compiled 31 October 2026.
About this research
Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.