Prof. I. Daniel Rupp, <i>A Collection of upwards of Thirty-thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French, and other Immigrants in Pennsylvania From 1727-76</i>,
Philadelphia, PA: Leary, Stuart & Co., 1898.
<p>

Pages 252-253 of this book includes
John Adam Koller in a Philadelphia immigrant ship roster, with this
header information:
<p>
<pre>
163) Sept. 14, 1751.  Ship Duke of Bedford, Richard Jef-
ferys, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Portsmouth, -- nine
Roman Catholics, one hundred and twenty Calvinists. -- 260
passengers.
</pre>

<p>
The ship roster also includes Peter Gerbrich, Michael Gerbrich,
Valentin Shaffer, Johannes Schaffer, Carl Shaffer, Johann Philip Diehl,
Georg Kleinpeter, Johannes Kleinpeter, Johan Jacob Zigler, Christoph Zieger,
Hans George Miller, Johan Henrich Krebs, and Christian Krebs, among other
familiar names.

<p>
Scanned images of the two-page roster are available here:<br>
<a href="duke_of_bedford_pg252.jpg">duke_of_bedford_pg252.jpg</a><br>
<a href="duke_of_bedford_pg253.jpg">duke_of_bedford_pg253.jpg</a>
<p>
The Palatine Project is reconstructing a copy of this ship roster
<a href="http://www.palproject.org/pa/1751dobed.htm">at this link</a>.

<p>
<hr>
<p>

In R.B. Strassburger's 1934 book <i>Pennsylvania German Pioneers</i>,
he transcribes the same ship list as Rupp, but he interprets the
signature as "Johann Adam Kolter."  The Strassburger book is considered
much more accurate and comprehensive than the Rupp book.  See a
<a href="german_signatures.html">scan of the signature here</a>.

<p>
<hr>
<p>

It seems that the early Koller family is very much intertwined with
the Klinefelter, Gerberich, and Schaffer families.  They
came over on the same boat, hung out in Berks Co., and then settled
in southern York Co. together, in addition to considerable intermarriage.
Pointers to more local info on these other families:
<p>

<a href="klinefelter.html">Klinefelter chart</a><br>
<a href="fr2064.html">Gerberich family</a><br>
<p>

<p>
<hr>
<p>

I found this record at www.tulpehockenroots.org:
<p>
Johann Adam WILHELM
<p>
<ul>
<li> <b>Father:</b> Jacob WILHELM
<li> <b>Mother:</b> Anna Catharina ???
<li> <b>Birth:</b> 23 MAY 1754, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA
<li> <b>Baptism:</b> 24 MAY 1754, St. John's (Host) United Church of Christ, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA
<li> <b>Sponsors:</b> 24 MAY 1754, Johann Adam Koller & wife Anna Catharina
<li> <b>Death:</b> 13 AUG 1834
<li> <b>Burial:</b> AUG 1834, St. John's (Host) United Church of Christ Cemetery, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA 
</ul>

<p>
<hr>
<p>

Entry from the Baptismal Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever:
<p>

<pre>
SCHAEFER,  JOHANNES (Atol.) 
Schaefer, John Adam, b 11 12 1752; bap 11 19 1752, Spon. John Adam Koller & wife
</pre>

<p>

"Atol." is an abbreviation for Atolhoe (sometimes spelled Atolheo) and
refers to the Lutheran congregation now known as Altalaha.  It was
in Rehrersburg, Tulpehocken Twp in western Berks Co.  This could refer
to the area, or just the church itself.

<p>
According to Chad Hoshour's GEDCOM on ancestry.com, the Johannes Schaefer
baptized above is the son of Johannes Schaffer (b. Abt.1730 in Tulpehocken Twnsp.,
d. 1788 in Mahanoy Twnsp., Northumberland Co., PA) and Maria Eva SAAB
(b.Abt1730 in Tulpehocken Twnsp.).

<p>
<hr>
<p>

This page <a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~digginforroots/miller/millermartin.htm">http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~digginforroots/miller/millermartin.htm</a> gives "John Adam Koller" and "Anna Barbara" as the parents of John Jacob Koller (wife of Catherine Miller).  The page also
references documents showing Jacob Koller and his brother (?) John served
as guardians for Catherine Miller's siblings after their father died.

<p>
<hr>
<p>

See my speculative <a href="kollers.html">descendancy chart for the
Koller's of southern York County, Pennsylvania.</a>

<p>
<hr>
<p>

<pre>
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Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 20:22:47 EDT
From: GSmithsan@aol.com
To: KOEHLER-L@rootsweb.com
Message-ID: <ce86bf75.35e749d7@aol.com>>
Subject: Re: [KOEHLER-L] Re: York Co, PA Church Records of 1700s -Baltzer KOHLER
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In a message dated 98-08-28 03:17:15 EDT, Cindy Palmer (Cinpalmer@aol.com)
wrote

<<  Is Hans Philip the father of that OTHER Baltzer?  :-) >>
Some say this Hans Philip Kohler never left Philadelphia and was not the
father of Baltzer of Shrewsbury. The York Co Historical Society has a letter
from a Mrs Owen [nee Kohler] in the 1930's that says Baltzer of Manchester is
son of that Hans Philip. That I can prove beyond all doubt is not true. I've
never tried to resolve who this Hans was, but of interest Andrew named one of
his sons Hans Philip - interesting. Some say Baltzer of Shrewsbury was born in
Berks county and came to York county with his mother and two brothers, John
and Adam. I never was able to prove/disprove this.

The Mrs Owen letter is the source of many genealogies being in error. However,
the Society will not remove or attach a not to it. 

I might add that the dates of birth and death get intermixed for these two
Baltzers. But I have Baltzer of Manchester's bap record and probated will to
firm the dates.

Regards, Gene Smith gsmithsan@aol.com

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