Here I’ll talk about insights from the research from Phyllis Olewine including stories passed down via the Olewine ancestors.
Plyllis Olewine did her research prior to 1980. It included information from Donald Olewine college term paper which she termed Donald’s History and from Governor Warren Moltz which she referred to as Moltz Journal.
Other sourcces were; census records, deeds, church end cemetery records, county histories, newspaper notices, end family traditions mpke up the
bulk of the other sources used. Some information was gathered from a family Bible.
A lot of the information in this document is in reference to the Olewine family. I will pull out the parts that refrence our Ackerman family.
First mention of Paul Ackerman
By February 12, 1796, the first OLEWINEs had arrived on
the scene but for a long time no one could tell thet they had,
for their name never showed up in any records. But we do know
that on that date Deniel and Ann Eve COLLINS sold some lend to
a Paul ACKERMAN from Manor Township in Lencester County. Ann
Eve, wife of Daniel COLLINS was the daughter of Daniel WOMMELSDORFF, who had recently died, end she wes the administrator of this estate and was disposing of her father’s lend.
The land owned by the lete Deniel WOMMELSDORFF bordered
the land belonging to George MANN, the river Susquehenna, lands
of John WEISER, and the north side of the Conodoguinet Creek
and contained 122 acres. Paul ACKERMAN bought only 22 acres
of this lend however, and paid £ 154, land which wes next to
George MANN’s property end the river Susquehenne. This larger
tract of land had been part of the land owned earlier by John
HARRIS. Paul ACKERMAN was one who played a very large role in
the lives of the OLFWINES.
Here is information about Archibald, Margaret and children. This confirms the information I have about Archibald and Margaretha and children. I have 1789 as a death date for Archibald but no source.
In this document she states that Archibald and Margaretha seemed to have left no trace. Then we have the following.
We have since learned that Luthern and Reformed Church records from the mid 1700’s were taken to Germany for safe storage in advance of the American Revolution. Hopefully we can obtain some of those records.
The important thing in the above is that Margaretha’s second husband (Paul) showed up with four children. Those children would be; Catherine, John, Paul Jr. and Margret.
Now according to Phyllis via Moltz Journal it is stated that Paul was a widower suggesting that Anna Maria and child died at child birth.
According to sources we have clues that this is possibly fact.
The above in incorrect. Paul and Margaretha married in 1800. Possibly due to not have a minister to perform the ritual. Maybe they had an informal wedding prior to having children.
As stated in a previous post they were more concerned with pronounciation than spelling of the name. I find it interesting that they prefered it pronounced Auk vs Ack. I don’t know how many pronounce our name as Aukerman? Thinking maybe they gave in to Ack including later the family using a long A and Akerman.
We do know Paul arrived in 1771 on the Brigantine Recovery. We know that he was indentured for three years and six months. It is unknown if his indenture was extended or reduced so we assume he was indentured for the stated time.
Doing some math, Paul arrived in 1771.