Paul Ackerman

May 22, 2020 

Paul Ackerman born 1745* presumably in Prussia (Germany), traveled to America on Oct. 31, 1771 on the Brigantine Recovery, Bull, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes. He settled in Cumberland County, PA.  This would make him *26 years old upon arrival in America.  Church records have him married to Anna Maria when Paul Jr was baptized in 1785. Paul married Anna Margaretha Mengle in 1800.  Paul died in 1804.

John Ackerman 1784 – 1854
Paul Ackerman Jr 1785 – 1877
Catherina Ackerman 1786 – 1879
Margret Ackerman 1785
George Ackerman 1794
Henry Ackerman 1797
Abraham Ackerman 1801

* Date estimated

It appears that Paul was an indentured servant upon his arrival to the United States. Many Germans had to work off their trip to the New World with their trip being paid for by prominant people of the area.

As you see he is listed as Paulus Acramon and is listed on the ship’s document as Paul Ackerman. The cost of the trip was £21.13 and he had to work for three years, six months. Upon completion he would receive 2 suits one of which would be new. 

It is unkown what Paul did after his indenture but at some point he met Anna Maria.

New Info: After his indenture, Paul worked as an inmate (Sharecropper) sharing in the profits of the farm in Manor Township. This may have given him the money to build or purchase a home in the Manor

Paul Ackerman’s Children

July 2, 2020 

John and Paul Jr.
I’m pretty sure about John and Paul Jr. being from Paul’s first wife Anna Maria. I still haven’t found any information on Anna Maria except she is mentioned in Church records, “First Reformed Congregation at Lancaster, PA” as being Paul’s wife.

Catherine and Margret
As for Catherine and Margret (or Margaret), it’s likely that they both are daughters of Paul and Anna Maria although many have them issue with Anna Margaretha (Mengle) Olewine. Olewine was Anna Margaretha Mengle’s married name. I believe both are issue with Paul and Anna Maria as Paul names them along with John and Paul Jr in his Will as his four oldest children. So maybe we can verify this with DNA.

Note: I’m thinking that Catherine and Catherina are two different people.

George #1 and Catherina
I believe that George is definitely Olewine per Lutheran Church records indicated via his death record . Trinity Lutheran Church records have Catherina as daughter of Archibald and Anna Margaretha Olewine.

Henry and Abraham
Henry and Abraham along with George are mentioned in Paul’s Will as his three youngest children. Church marriage records indicate that Paul and Anna Margaretha didn’t marry until 1800. Abraham was born in 1801 after Paul and Anna were legally married. So the question what happened to Anna Maria?

George #2 Ackerman
George is listed in Paul’s will as one of this three youngest children. George, Henry and Abraham.

New Info: In a research document by Phillia Olewine, she believes that Paul was a widower in 1789. And Anna Margaretha was a widow at the same time.

Note: Since Paul separated his older children from the younger children in his Will, it is my belief that it was because they were from the two different marriages. Also Paul was 55 when he married Anna Margaretha and died 4 years later in 1804.

John Ackerman

January 29, 2021 

First child of Paul and Anna Maria was born 07 July 1784 in Harrisburg, Lancaster now Dauphine County, Pennsylvania. John married Anna Nancy Baird. John died in 1854 in Morgan County ,Ohio.

I also have him as John Ackermann and John Henry Ackerman Sr.

Anna “Nancy” Baird was born possibly in 1788. I have her parents as John Bird and Rachael Beard. Nancy died about 1854 in Morgan County ,Ohio.

John and Nancy migrated to Morgan County, Ohio around 1815.

John and Nancy Ackerman
Maria Ackerman – 26 Dec 1806  Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA
William Ackerman – 17 Apr 1810 Harrisburg, Cumberland, PA
John Ackerman – 1812 Harrisburg, Cumberland, PA
Jane Ackerman – 13 Sep 1813 Harrisburg, Cumberland PA

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