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Ebenezer

Jerusalem Church The original residents of Ebenezer migrated from Saltzburg, Austria. They were persecuted by the Catholic Archbishop Anton Leopold, who, with the sanction of the Pope, ordered them out of the country in 1721. They had to move overnight, leaving their property and possessions behind. Most of them settled in Europe. When General Oglethorpe heard of their plight, he arranged their settlement in the new colony of Georgia. The first site was abandoned because of poor water and trading routes. They moved further northward to a site located in Effingham County, and established their church, New Jerusalem. The site today is decorated with a replica village.


Letters of Residents of Ebenezer, formerly from From Lindaus, dated 25 November 1738, encouringing fellow kinsmen to settle in Georgia
  1. Brandstetter, Andreas and Jacob and their two sisters, Ursula and Anna
  2. Brandstetter, Georg
  3. Breitfusz, Peter
  4. Harmel, Matthias
  5. Matthias, servant of the Holy Church
  6. Pittz, Andrear
  7. Rothenberger, Nicol
  8. Steiner, Michel
  9. Wender, Georg
  10. Wenger, Philip


Letters of Residents of Ebenezer, formerly from From Memmingen, dated 25 November 1738, encouringing fellow kinsmen to settle in Georgia

Residents From Memmingen
  1. Bacher, Matthias
  2. Brandstetter, Simon
  3. Dritscher, Peter
  4. Eischbacher, Philip
  5. Eisenhoffer, Hans
  6. Guldicker, Hans
  7. Kranewinter, Jacob
  8. Mitterecker, Joseph
  9. Stickel, Bartholomeir


Letters of Residents of Ebenezer, formerly from From Kaufbeuern dated 25 November 1738, encouringing fellow kinsmen to settle in Georgia
Residents from Kaufbeuern
Lacknevin, Gertrand, and many others whose names we forget

Letters of Residents of Ebenezer, formerly from From Nordlinger, dated 25 November 1738, encouringing fellow kinsmen to settle in Georgia
Residents from Nordlinger
Cornbergerin, Anne

Letters of Residents of Ebenezer, formerly from From Augspurg dated 25 November 1738, encouringing fellow kinsmen to settle in Georgia
Residents from Augspurg
  1. Cornberger, John
  2. Ebner, Hans and Balthasar
  3. Helpfferer, Ruprecht
  4. Geschwandel, Thomas
  5. Gruber, Peter
  6. Gruber, Wilhelm and Balth.
  7. Grumpold, Hans
  8. Laudfelder, Veit
  9. Leimberger, Christian
  10. Leitner, Joseph
  11. Limmenhoffer, Veit
  12. Maurer, John
  13. Reiter, Hans
  14. Reuter, Simon
  15. Rieser, Barth.
  16. Roshlacherin, Christina
  17. Schwaiger, George
  18. Zimmermann, Ruprecht


Letters of Residents of Ebenezer, formerly from From Leutkirch, dated 25 November 1738, encouringing fellow kinsmen to settle in Georgia
Residents from Leutkirch
Hohmann, George
Lickewalner, Lorentz

Letters of Residents of Ebenezer, formerly from From Ulm, dated 25 November 1738, encouringing fellow kinsmen to settle in Georgia
Residents from Ulm
Kasewurm, Michel
Kasewurm, Paulus

Letters of Residents of Ebenezer, formerly from From Liebrach, dated 25 November 1738, encouringing fellow kinsmen to settle in Georgia
Residents from Liebrach
Zefferer, Veit


Letters of Residents of Ebenezer, formerly from From Kemten, dated 25 November 1738, encouringing fellow kinsmen to settle in Georgia
Residents from Kemten
Grundner, Martin
Hollaus, Veit

Letters of Residents of Ebenezer, formerly from From Regenspurg, dated 25 November 1738, encouringing fellow kinsmen to settle in Georgia
Residents from Regenspurg

  • Ecker, Frantz
  • Hester, Christian of Leipheim by Ulm
  • Lerchner, Bartholomeus
  • Pletter, John
  • Schartner, Jacob of Kempten
  • Schmidt, John
  • Schmidt, Thomas and Martin
  • Schuhmacher, Sebastian Topf

    Residents of Ebenezer 25 November 1738
    Residents from Lindau
    1. Brandner, Matthias
    2. Burgsteiner, Matthias
    3. Eischberger, Rupr.
    4. Kalcher, Ruprecht
    5. Koyler, George
    6. Maurer, Gabriel
    7. Riedelsperger, Christ.
    8. Rottenberger, Stephen
    9. Steiner, Ruprecht
    10. Steiner, Simon


    Residents from Memminger
    1. Bach, Ott.
    2. Bacher, Thomas
    3. Bruckner, George
    4. Crause, Leonhard
    5. Floerch, Hans and Carl
    6. Lackner, Martin
    7. Pichler, Thomas
    8. Reiter, Peter
    9. Zant
    10. Zettler, Meiggitzer
    11. Zittrauer, Paul



    Petition of the Malcontents to Trustees Signers, Ebenezer, 13 March 1739
    1. Gabriel Maurer
    2. John Maurer
    3. George Kogler
    4. Paulus Zittrauer
    5. Peter Reuter
    6. Stephen Rottenberger
    7. Ambrosii Zubli
    8. John Jacob Zubli
    9. Christopher Ortman
    10. Ruprecht Kalcher
    11. Leonhard Rauner
    12. Christian Riedelsperger
    13. Fridrick Willhelm Moller
    14. Thomas Gsohwandel
    15. Simon Reiter
    16. Matthias Brandner
    17. Christian Leimberger
    18. Martin Lackner
    19. Luprecht Steiner
    20. Veit Lemmenhoffer
    21. John and Carl. Floerel
    22. Ruprecht Zimmerman
    23. Simon Steiner
    24. George Schwaiger
    25. John Schmidt
    26. Leonhard Crause
    27. Martin Hertzog
    28. Christian Hessler
    29. John Pletter
    30. Frank Sigismund
    31. John Hernberger
    32. George Bruckner
    33. Carl. Sigismund Ott
    34. Matthias Zettler
    35. Ruprecht Eishberger
    36. John Peter Arnsdorff
    37. Bartholomeus Rieser
    38. Bartholomeus Zant
    39. Peter Gruber
    40. Jacob Schartner
    41. Joseph Leitner
    42. John Cornberger
    43. Andreas Grimmiger
    44. Matthias Burgsteiner
    45. Velt Landselder
    46. Joseph Ernst
    47. John Michel Rieser
    48. Thomas Pichler
    49. John Spielbergler


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