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John”Michael” Hindsman 1750 - 1826

John “Michael” Hindsman of Wilkes County, Georgia United States was born in 1750 at Either the Langanau -Ulm region of Germany or Lancaster Co., PA. He was in a relationship with Anna Ursula (Heckel), and had a child Peter “Israel” Hindsman. John Hindsman died at age 75 years old on December 26, 1826, and was buried in December 1826 at Private land owned by Michael Hindsman, Wilkes County, GA.

John “Michael” Hindsman

Wilkes County, Georgia United States

1750

Either the Langanau -Ulm region of Germany or Lancaster Co., PA

December 26, 1826

Wilkes County, Georgia, United States

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John “Michael” Hindsman's History: 1750 - 1826

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Introduction

John “Michael” Hindsman was among the descendent s of those early families who were expelled from the Austrian-Prussian region by edit of the Prussian Emperor. They were expulsed from their homes & properties because they refused to leave the teachings of the Protestant Lutheran Church & return to the Holy Catholic Church. After expulsion they were taken under protection of the King of England. He provided transport for a large number of them with ships sailing from Rotterdam. Records contain the lists of Palatine Transports & the families on each ship. Once they reached the American Colonies they were required to take a lifetime oath to the King of England. Those who traveled to GA became known as “Salzburgers”. This was because all were gathered up from across the empire and placed at Salzburg before they were sent to Rotterdam & shipped to the American (English) Colonies. Germany was not established as an officially named country until 1870. This information is readily obtained in records. These German speaking people settled in the Lancaster area of Pennsylvania & became known as “PA Dutch”. Others traveled directly to Georgia & first established a community in Purysburg but soon removed to todays Ebenezer, Effingham, GA. These people became known as “Georgia Salzburgers”. Today’s Georgia Salzburger Society provides a large library of written records of that early community. Lutheran Pastors kept scrupulous records of immigrants arrival, births, deaths, marriages. The original Zion Lutheran Church (also called “ New Jerusalem”) still stands as it was first built. They built the “first orphanage” in GA. A reconstructed building there stands today & provides access to written records as well as books published by Geo. F. Jones & Sheryl Exley. This “Salzburger Community” was invited by Oglethorpe himself as he was designing the City of Savannah & wanted respectable new settlers in Georgia. Among them were tradesmen, blacksmiths, tanners & other badly needed craftsmen. These people were not among the so called convicts once thought to settle the early Georgia Colony. The Salzburgers are responsible for importing mulberry trees in order to establish a silk trade. The mulberry tree is now considered the approved symbol of the City of Savannah. In May 1994 the people of Salzburg, Austria provided a gift to Savannah, GA. A large sculpted stone marker engraved with an apology (“reconciliation”) from citizens of Salzburg to the people of Savannah for their role in expelling the immigrants. It stands just off Bay Street in front of The Riverstreet Inn. An engraved marker also commemorates the “reconciliation”.
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Birthday

1750

Birthdate

Either the Langanau -Ulm region of Germany or Lancaster Co., PA

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Ethnicity & Family History

John Michael Hindsman & Anna Ursula Heckel we’re both German speakers their entire lives. Both were baptized in the Lutheran faith.
Early Life & Education

John Michael Hindsman is noted as a descendant of a Heinsman family who were taken from the Austrian-Prussian Empire, gathered up at Salzburg and then shipped from Rotterdam to the port of Philadelphia. This is noted in a book “The Germans of Colonial Georgia” published by Geo. F. Jones, 1999. This specific Heinsman family came from the Langanau - Elm region of today’s Germany. They were transported from Rotterdam to the Port of Philadelphia abroad the ship “Hope” captained by Daniel Reid in 1739. That family moved into Lancaster County, PA. Later members moved down to the Cumberland Gap area of Maryland. Others moved down the “Great Wagon Road” thru the Shenandoah Valley. Traces of them were also found in Annapolis & St. Augustine, FL. John Michael Hindsman “appeared” by himself with no other family at Ebenezer at age 19. He first purchased land from Mathew Gruber and worked as a tanner & planter. He married young orphaned Anna Ursula Heckel at Ebenezer Jan 22, 1771 at age “21”. That same Zion Lutheran Church still stands today. John “Michael” dropped the use of his Saints (first) name and was thereafter recorded as Michael Hindsman. This was a common practice among the Lutheran baptized community. He and Ursula had a son baptized Peter “Israel” and a daughter Judith (“Judah” in German). When the Ebenezer community was over run by British Troops in 1778 they & others fled across the Savannah River to the yet unnamed Wilkes County, GA.
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Military Service

Michael Hindsman served in a GA militia under “Major Burwell Smiths Rifles” which was under the command of Andrew Pickens & Col. John Dooley during the skirmish known as the “Battle of Kettle Creek”. He was awarded 350-acres of prime land along the north fork of Kettle Creek for that service. His name was incorrectly spelled as “John Michael Hindsmon”.
Personal Life & Family

Michael & Ursula’s children Israel Hindsman & Judith Hindsman Melear both married & raised families in Wilkes County, GA. His Will is posted in the records of Wilkes County written on Dec 26, 1826 & entered in Probate in March 1827. Numerous listings in early Wilkes County newspapers refer to “Letters waiting at the Post Office” for Michael Hindsman. His land was passed to his son Israel & grandsons. It was located along the north fork of Kettle Creek. A copy of the official 1773 survey of that land can be found at the Georgia State Archives. See his memorial site posted at www.Findagrave.com which contains additional information. * At the time of his death in 1826 Michael Hindsman had earlier gifted a large parcel of land to the husband of his daughter Judy Hindsman Melear (d. 1815). He had also left a tract of land to the husband of his granddaughter Anna Melear Welch. It is unknown what exactly Anna knew of this. After the death of her husband widowed Anna Melear Welch challenged the Will of her grandfather Michael Hindsman in the Ordinary Court in Coweta County. At that time widowed Anna Welch discovered that her own inheritance (thru her mother) was “gone. ( Records of Ordinary Court, Coweta County, GA)
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December 26, 1826

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Wilkes County, Georgia United States
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1826

Gravesite & Burial

December 1826

Funeral date
Private land owned by Michael Hindsman, Wilkes County, GA
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John”Michael” Hindsman lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 76.

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