documenting my very southern genealogy from the plantation to the frontier
If you have been following this blog, you know that it is VERY unusual for me to be able to trace a line "back to the boat." Most of my ancestors' origins are hidden in the mists of the early 18th or even 17th centuries. I can tell from surnames and DNA that my people … Continue reading They Just Showed Up
Casper Surber was born or baptized on 5 March 1719 in Switzerland.He married Barbara Merkj, and shortly afterwards, on 18 April 1741 left from the German-speaking parish of Schoefflisdorf in Oberwenigen (near Zurich) for "Carolina." Caspar and Barbara may have been Mennonites or other religious dissidents such as Anabaptists, as these formed the majority of Swiss emigrants.They … Continue reading Caspar Surber (Sarver) and Barbara Merkj
A Long Way to Tennessee 