Johann George Goldman

Descendants of Johann George Goldman

Generation No. 1

1. JOHANN GEORGE3 GOLDMAN (CONRAD2, CONRAD1) was born Bet. 1712 - 1722 in Schoharie Valley, New York *Probably in the refuge camp., and died Aft. 1830 in Knox County, Indiana *Age 108. He married (1) MARTIN. He married (2) UNKNOWN Abt. 1750 in Tulephocken, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Notes for JOHANN GEORGE GOLDMAN:

According to Mrs Leroy Sanders - Berks County Historical Society of Pennsylvania Johan George Goldman settled in the Tulpehocken region in 1728. Rev. Richards wrote: "There were constant accessions to the number of the first feeble band in 1723. By 1728, other families left Schoharie, and settled (in Tulpehocken). She also stated that in the same book is a list of the members of the German Reformed Church were Conrad Goldman, Jr. was a member between 1735 and 1755.

Johann George Goldman was a member of the congregation that laid the cornerstone of the Evangelical Lutheran "Christ Church" on May 12, 1743 according to the Historical Society Womelsdorf, PA.

*Johann George Goldman appears on the membership lists of the Evangelical Lutheran Church - 1743 -46 Tulpehocken, Pennsylvania. The first settlers in Tulpehocken were Lutherans and German reformed. Tobias Wagoner was the first pastor of the Lutheran congregation. (See Rupp's History of Berks County, PA.)

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Notes on The Meaning of Tulpehocken: Sources: Dick Creps, Judy Thayer, and Dave Becker Tulpehocken...which means "Land where the turtle sang and wooed"...also the name of a Creek in Eastern Berks County.

The Swatara, a tributary of the Susquehanna, led to the Tulpehocken Creek, which "fed" into Lancaster Co. Now, a distinct area of research within Berks and Lancaster Counties, and into an even larger area. When the Palatinites went to New York, and got fed up with the British attitudes toward them, Weiser, and others began to look for other better places to settle. Apparently, Wm. Penn's folks had contacted them, offering land in the western part of Pennsylvania. Seemingly, the ulterior motive for the Penns was to provide themselves (in Eastern Penn) with a westerly buffer against the Indians. The PA authorities didn't throw down so many roadblocks against German Settlement, as did the British (who allowed only 10 acres per family and was not sufficient for adequate farming). The story of the Palatinates migration is mythical. SEE: Earl W. Ibach's "Map".

Conrad Weiser (father and son) knew about the Tulpehocken area of Berks County through numerous contacts with the Indian peoples of that area, and trips made to the region. It is unknown how long the negotiations took, but the decision was finally made to make the move to the Tulpehocken area. A petition exists which names those original migrants. This migration took place in 1723, when 33 families left New York upon the invitation of Governor William Keith of Penn. And settled in the Tulpehocken area. The following petition to Governor Keith from these Palatinates who would eventually settle along the Tulpehocken Creek in Eastern Berks County. "To his excellency, William Keith, Baronet, Governor of Pennsylvania...The Honorable Council...The petition to us, the subscribers, being thirty-three families in number, at present inhabiting Tuplehocken Creek, Humbly Sheweth that your petitioners being natives of Germany about 15 years ago were by the great goodness and royal bounty of her late Majesty, Queen Anne, relieved from the hardships which they then suffered in Europe, and were transported into the colony of new York, where they settled. But the families increasing, being in that Government confined to the scanty allowance of ten acres of land to each family were on they could not well subsist. Your petitioners being informed of the kind reception which their countrymen usually meet with in the Province of Pennsylvania, and hoping they might, with what substance they had, acquire larger settlements in that Province, did last year (in the Spring of 1723) leave their settlements in that Province, and came with their families into this Province, where upon their arrival they applied themselves to his excellency the Governor, who, of his great goodness, permitted them to inhabit upon Tulpahaca Creek, on condition that they should make full satisfaction to the proprietor of his agents for such lands as should be alloted to them, when they were ready to receive the same. And now, your petitioners, understanding that some gentlemen, agents of the proprietor, have ample power to dispose of lands in this province. An we, your petitioners, being willing and ready to purchase do, humbly beseech your Excellency and Council to recommend us to the favorable usage of the proprietors agents, that upon paying the usual prices for lands at such distance from Philadelphia, we may have sufficient rights and titles made to us for such lands as we shall have occasion to buy, that our children may have some settlement to depend on hereafter, and that by your authority we may be freed from the demands of the Indians of that part of the country, who pretend a right thereto. And we humbly beg leave to inform your Excellency and Council, that there are fifty families more who, if they may be admitted upon the same conditions, are desirous to come and settle with us. We hope for your favorable answer to this our humble request, and as in duty bound shall ever pray. JOHANNES YANS, JOHANNES CLAES SHAVER, PETER RITT, JO. HAMELAR RITT, CONRAD SCHITA, ANTONIS SHARB, PALTUS UNSF, JOHANN PETER PACHT TORITINE, SERBO JOCHAM, MICHAEL CRICHT, JOSAP SAB, EBASTIAN PISAS, JORGE RITT, ANDREW FALBORN, GODFREYT FILLER The above, as well as the portion to follow, is taken from "The German Emigration from New York Province into Pennsylvania: Part V of a narrative prepared at the request of the Pennsylvania German Society," by Reverend Henry Richards, D.D. and presented in 1899.

This next section deals with the long journey from New York to Pennsylvania, which these original settlers made: "Guided by the Indians, and not under the leadership of either the elder Weiser, or his gifted son, as some suppose, both of whom came later, the pioneers of 1723, with much toil and labor, cut their way through the forest, after which, with their wives, little ones, and animals, they followed, by day, the scanty track they had made in the woods and slept at the foot of it's trees, wooed to slumber by it's ceaseless noises, during the night, until the forty or fifty miles, which separated them from the (Susquehanna) river had been traversed. Then came the building and launching of heavy rafts, to contain their domestic utensils, and of the light and speedy canoes for themselves, on which they were to continue their long journey to the haven of rest, accompanied slowly by their cattle, driven along the river's banks. As forest and open space, trees, rocks, and sandy beach, succeeded in each other, with tiresome monotony, and as camp-fire at the close of day, they little reckoned that they had swept by the spots where the flourishing towns of Binghamton and Oswega were, later, to stand. As they rounded the curve where the Lackawanna joins the Susquehanna at Pittston, who was the wizard of their number whose divining rod would point to the priceless diamonds beneath them and tell them that their dumb animals were treading underfoot riches of far greater value to mankind than all the pears and rubies for which the world was striving? Whose fancy amongst them all would have pictured or imagined the beautiful city of Wilkes-Barre, and the cola breakers everywhere rearing their heads into the air as though they were indeed giants issuing from their long slumber in the bowels of the earth? As they exchanged greetings with the Indians, in their village of Shamokin, can it be that there rose up before any one of them a picture of the hideous scenes of their near future, or any foresight of their murdered sons, and daughters and the blackened ruins of the homes towards which they were hastening, or did the troubled dreams of any other reveal to him the fort at Sunbury, no longer Shamokin, filled with it's soldiers, and sound into his astonished ears the booming to it's guns? Down the Grand Stream, which was bearing them, they slowly floated until their watchful eyes caught sight of a long log cabin on its shores, where now stands the capitol city of Pennsylvania, (Harrisburg) and as they looked upon the home of John Harris, it is altogether probable they saw, for the first time in all their journey, the dwelling of a white man. Cheered by the sight on they went, until they came to where the Swatara Creek joined it's waters with those of its mighty brother, and at the spot where Middletown now stands, our wanderers at last changed course and entered the stream which told them they were drawing near the goal towards which they had been hastening for so many weary days. To reach this goal, was to endure a few more hardships and trials, and when, in the lovely Tulpehocken (which means "land where the turtle sang and wooed.") region, nestling at the foot of the Blue Mountains and wavered by its numerous streams, they pitched their camp for the last time, it was HOME. Outside of the surrounding Indian villages, we have no record of previous settlements, so that, in very truth, they had taken up "vacant lands." Thus is the connection of the Tulpehocken Settlement with the region of Schoharie, New York.

Later in the same paper, Rev. Richards wrote: "There were constant accessions to the number of the first feeble band. In 1728, other families left Schoharie, and settled (in Tulpehocken), amongst whom were: Leonard Anspach Caspar Hohn George Schmidt George Zeh Johannes Noecker Johann Jacob Holsteiner Michael Lauer Anreas Kapp Jacob Werner Johann Philip Schneider Jacob Katterman Jacob Lowengut Heinrich Six Philip Theis Conrad Scharf And in an even later work, Rev. Richards writes: "Before the erection of Berks County, in 1752, the township of Tulpehocken was a recognized division, being a part of Lancaster County in 1729. Because of its great size, in 1734, another township was laid off from it and erected, called "Heidelberg" to commemorate that part of the fatherland from whence many of the settlers came. The early inhabitants, therefore, of the old Townships of Heidelberg and Tulpehocken, were composed, mainly (though not entirely) of the immigrants from New York Province. Rupp names the following as amongst the first settlers: John Adam Diffebach, Peter Lebo, Christian Lower, Jacob Fisher, Peter Ansbach, John Soller, Michael Reid, Jacob Sorbet, Herman Walborn, Francis Wenrich, Frederick Reed, Ulrich Schwartz. George Landauer, Steven Conrad, Henry Boyer, Conrad Sherf, Martin Stip, John Livergood, Abraham Lauch, Peter Sanns, Peter Serby, Adam Stein, Casper Ritt, John Edwards, Peter Reed, George Null, Lenard Res, Jacob Livergood, Adam Lesh, Francis Parvin, Philip Brown, Henry Seller, Peter Shever, Ludowick Ansbach, Felty Unruth, George King, Jacob Miller, John Fohrer, Jacob Hubelor, Christopher Keiser, Jacob Wilhelm, John Trautman, Jacob Bartner, Michael Detweiler, Nicholas Olly, Nicholas Kinser, John Hovershen, John Moir, Simon Scherman, Henry Stein, John Riegel, Christian Moir, Jacob Schwaner, George Sherman, Henry Millberger, Peter Keephart, Wolf Miller, William Keyser, George Paffinberger, George Jacob Sherman, George Kantrico, Gottfried Rohrer, Daniel Moir, Jacob Hoffman, Martin Schell, Mathias Doebler, Adam Jordan, George Wolf, Jacob Tantor, Bartel Dissinger, Jacob Fullman, George Tallinger, Matthias Noffzinger, Jacob Reed. John George Meirslem, Frederick Kaufman, Jacob Miller Christian Frank, Simon Bogenreif, Rulolph Moir, Andrew Wollinbeck, Michael Kofner, GEORGE GOTYMAN, George Brosius, Henry Reidenbach, Jacob Bortner, John Balsar, Jacob Casert, Valentine Brindseil, Casper Reed, Martin Warner, Christopher Ulrich, William Brath, Johann Jacob Snelby, Gottfried Fitler, Matthias Bricker, Peter Mink, John Pontius, Casper Stump, Peter Criser, Matthias Wagner, Daniel Lucas, Nicholas Hamber, William Keyser, Nicholas Miller, Philip Gebhart, George Weaver, George Ulrich Fisher, Philip Meade, William Dieler, John Philip Bunger, Conrad Reber, George Christ, Valentine Bungardner. Conrad Wirth, Nicholas Lang, Thomas Kern, Frederick Stap, Mithias Shefer, Valentine Neu, John Ridnore, Christian Kurtz, Jacob Stough, John Ebberts, John George Mats, Michael Alberts, William Sassaman, Peter Laux, Adam Rehm, Peter Krieger, John Adam Weaver, John Weiser, Jacob Houksvert.

Evidence or residence in North Carolina Old Rowan County, 1753. Notes: from Sandy Speight

Peter Goldman is at the beginning of the south fork of the CRANE river 2 miles south of the granite quarry. That is the quarry that I told you about and George and Martin had land south of there. This means that this Peter Goldman is a son and grandson of our George and Martin. He must of inherited this land because I can't find the sale to Peter in my records. Daniel Boones house is 20 miles North, Northwest of Peters between Hunting and Dutchman's Creek (this would of been Davie

County after 1836). John Goldman had land more west than this. But then again he sales 121 acres of land in October 1800 to Lemuel Saunders on the shore of Anderson creek and A CORNER OF "THE FURNACE" LAND. Peter Goldman inherited land for his father or grandfather George, or Martin. And we now know where our Goldmans had land in North Carolina. Squire Boone owned land west of Daniel on the other side of Bear River no more than ten miles away. He got it by a Granville grant. I don't know when he sold it but 200 hundred acres changed hands in 1784.

1768 - Rowan County Tax List of John Ford shows "Martin Goldman".

1771 - John Goldman (First Chain bearer) Tyron County original land survey index. Note: "A chain bearer is considered significant because such a person is therefore known to have been present at a certain location on a given day. Sometimes an individual will appear as a chain bearer but in no other public record of that time and place. The waterway's were indexed because it is frequently useful to know other landowner's in a given area." Katherine Sullivan - Dellinger researcher.

LINCOLN COUNTY, NC DEEDS NEW BOOK 3 & OLD BOOK 14

60. January 14, 1785 John Keeler to Christian Reinhart (sic): for 60E NC money sold 300 ac. in Lincoln formerly Tyron Co. on both sides of Hoyles Creek of south fork of Catawba River: granted May 15, 1772 to John Keeler. Signed John Keller & Jerusha's mark. Witness: Robert Blackburn and MARTIN GOLDMAN. Rec. July 1786 Book 3 p. 73; Book 14 p. 50.

1772 Rowan County Tax List:

(partial - Davidson County area) taken by James Smith transcribed by Mrs. John W. Abell.

Martin Goolman "George Martin Goldman Sr." ? ("Goolman" is the spelling that many of the Goldman's used in Indiana.) 1790 Lincoln County Court* January:

ORDERED by the court that WILLIAM KING bring to our next court the son of his wife and orphan boy that now lives with him in order that he be bound out as the law directs. Issued.

Note: William King was married Hannah (Dellinger?) Goldman on September 17, 1789. Hannah already had the two children also named Goldman and they are not listed as bastards; therefore, this Hannah may have been "Hannah Dellinger" daughter of Jacob Dellinger of Lincoln County, NC. who also lived on Leeper's Creek.

ORDERED by the court that John Goldman (b. 1776) be bound unto Peter Hoyl until he arrived to the age of twenty one years being now thirteen years nine months old. Said Hoyl to learn said boy the weaving trade and to give him all the respects according to law.

ORDERED by the court that Hannah Goldman (b. 1782) be bound unto Boston Buff until she arrived at the age of eighteen years. She being now seven years old, he to give her all things agreeable to law.

Lincoln County Land Entries 1785 - 1795 #811 granted. GEORGE GOLDMAN claimed 50 acres on water's of Leeper's Creek: boarders George Dellinger, Jacob Dellinger, and William Dellinger entered February 17, 1794.

April Court 1797 - Deed of sale from Daniel Asbury to JOHN GOLDMAN for 120 acres dated July 16, 1796 Proved by John Parr.

January Court 1799 - Ordered by the court that Alexander Lorance, David Lorance, Basel Dorsey, Mathew Wilson, Peter Justice, Isaac Lorance, Sr., George Reel, David Abernethy, Jr., Frederick Link, JOHN GOLDMAN, Beal Bishop, Mathew Goodson, George Dellinger Jr., Jones Bradshaw & David Reel be a jury to lay off a road the nearest and best way from the Island Ford on the Catawba & Armstrong's Ford on the South Fork.

-Deed of Sale from John Rentleman to Daniel Reel for 100 acres dated May 1799 proved by MARTIN GOLDMAN.

Lincoln County, North Carolina Deed Book 20 - October 15, 1800 John Goldman (Lincoln Co.,) to Lemuel Saunders (Same); for $300 sold 121 acres on the water's of Anderson Creek; boarder: John Parr, a corner of "the furnace land" and Abraham Earhart; part of a grant (no date) to Abraham Earhart who sold to Daniel Asbury who sold July 16, 1794 to JOHN GOLDMAN. Signed John Goldman's mark; witness: J. Graham and Ibby Graham. Rec. January 1801, Book 20 p. 62.

1232. February 9, 1805 William Dellinger (Lincoln Co.,) to MARTIN GOLDMAN JR. and GEORGE GOLDMAN (same); for 30 silver dollars sold 137 ac on the water's of Leeper's Creek; boarder; Jacob Dellinger and William Dellinger. (signed) William Dellinger's mark, witness: John Derr jurat and George Reel. Rec. April 1805 Book 22 p, 322.

923. November 12, 1805 GEORGE GOLDMAN (Lincoln Co.) to Jacob Link (same); for 19 silver dollars sold 36 ac. on the water's of Leeper's Creek; boarder his own land, George Dellinger, & Jacob Dellinger; granted June 30, 1797 to GEORGE GOLDMAN (signed) George Goldman witness John Derr jurat and Andrew Stockinger (or Mockinger), Rec. April 1806, Book 21 p.

924. November 12, 1805 GEORGE GOLDMAN and MARTIN GOLDMAN JR. (Lincoln Co.) to Jacob Link (same); for 81 silver dollars sold 37 ac. on the water's of Leeper's Creek; boarder Jacob Dellinger and William Dellinger. (Signed) Martin Goldman (sic) and George Goldman; witness: John Derr jurat and Andrew Stockinger (or Mockinger), sic). Rec. April 1806, Book 21 p. 553.

172. July 27, 1807 William Dellinger (Lincoln County) to Jacob Link (same); for $400. sold 359 acres on the water's of Leeper's Creek; boarder: an old corner on Little Creek, John Tarr, land George and Martin Goldman sold to said Link & 60 Acre tract; being (a) 60 acres granted Sept. 28, 1798 to William Dellinger, (b) part of 400 granted March 2, 1775 to Jacob and William Dellinger, & (c) part of a grant 1752 to Martin Dellinger who sold to Phillip Dellinger who sold to Henry Dellinger who sold to Jacob Dellinger who sold to William Dellinger (signed) William Dellinger's mark; witnessed: J. Graham, Abram Drupley, & GEORGE GOLDMAN jurat. Rec. October 1807, Book 23 p. 251.

By 1810 George and Martin, and John Goldman are in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

526. October 9, 1810 - JACOB DELLINGER (Lincoln Co.) to MARTIN GOLDMAN, (JEFFERSON COUNTY, KY): 7 sliver dollars sold 7.5 acres; boarder: his own land. Signed Jacob Dellinger's mark. Witness: Adam Hoopes & Henry Link. Rec. October 1810 Book 4 page 162: Book 401. 10" 203.

Note: Katherine Sullivan (researcher in Charlotte, North Carolina) thinks that "Big Jacob Dellinger" may be doing this for his grandchildren. "Hannah Dellinger" may must have ben married to a Goldman man first. Her Goldman children (John and Hannah )are not listed in the bastardy records. This research continues on the Dellinger/Goldman links.

Note: William Dellinger (possibly Hannah Dellinger "Goldman" King's brother) also went to Knox County, Indiana as well as John Helderman and Adam Like -( were in Indiana by 1817), and Louis Reel was in Indiana by 1802 as well as the Myer's. All of them were neighbors on Leeper's Creek in Lincoln Co., North Carolina. Like's son's were David, John, Elias, Jacob, and Moses. The Wehunt's, Like's, Dellinger's, and Link's all have family associations. (Jacob Goldman married Catherine Wehunt, Martin Goldman Jr. married Sally Link, and Sarah Goldman married Jacob Like). The Likes go back to Virginia.

The Goldman's were landowners, but never were called for jury duty. This suggests a religious rejection of the necessity to swear an oath when serving on a jury. The court "did" respect those religious beliefs. In Knox County, Indiana the Dellinger's and Goldman's were both Lutheran.

According to researcher Elaine Rowland, George Goldman was living with his son Martin Sr. when he died at 108 in Knox County, Indiana in 1820. 1810 Kentucky Census reads:

l George Goldman - Over 45

l Female "Wife" - over 45

l 1 male 26-45

l 1 female 16-26

l 2 males under 10

l 1 Female under 10

l John Goldman 26-45

l 1 female Wife - 16-26

l 1 male under 10

l 3 males 10-16

l 2 females under 10

l Martin Goldman (Jr.?) 26-45

l 1 female 16-26

l 2 males under 10

1810 census in Lincoln County, NC also has Jacob Goldman

1820 - Frederick Goolman also in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

George and Martin Goldman are on the 1820 Knox County, Census. George's household has:

l One male over 45

l One female Over 45

l One male 26-45

l One female 26-45

l 1 male 16-26

l 1 female 10-16

l 2 males 10-16

l 3 females under 10

l 1 male under ten

l There are a total of 12 in the household Martin Goldman's (Jr.?) household:

l 1 male 26-45

l 1 female 26-45

l 2 males 10-16

l 3 males under 10

l 1 female under 10

l Total of 8 in the household.

By the 1830 census in Knox County, Indiana there are a total of 14 in Martin Goldman's household including his father George over 100 years old, but no females of similar age.

l There are also a male and female 50-60.

l 3 males under 5

l 1 male 5-10

l 2 males 15-20

l 2 males 20-30

l 1 female under 5

l 1 female 15-20

l Total of 14 in the household.

Children of JOHANN GOLDMAN and MARTIN are:

l i. JOHN4 GOLDMAN, b. Abt. 1731; d. September 17, 1789, Lincoln County, North Carolina. Notes for JOHN GOLDMAN:

In the North Carolina State Archives, under Lincoln County Estates Records, there is an estate listed for a JOHN GOLDMAN 1800.

2. ii. MARTIN GOLDMAN, SR, b. Abt. 1732.

Children of JOHANN GOLDMAN and UNKNOWN are:

3. iii. HENRY4 GOLDMAN, b. Abt. 1751, Tulpehocken Cree, Berks County, Pennsylvania *Host Reformed Lutheran Church; Stepchild.

4. iv. JACOB GOLDMAN, b. Abt. 1753, Berks County, Pennsylvania; Stepchild.

5. v. ROBERT GOLDMAN, b. Abt. 1754, Pennsylvania; d. 1807, Shelby County, Kentucky.