from Lichtensteig, St Gallen, Switzerland - end of 1736 - to

Charles Town -1 Feb. 1737 > Orangeburg, South Carolina

These pages have been composed as the result of the cooperation between members and editors of the OSG-GS I wish to acknowledge the following persons for their contributions: Gene Jeffries and members of OSG-GS (SC, USA) and all others who have shared their research and files; Jim Steinwinder needs to be thanked for his excellent knowledge on the history of these papers and the fact he shared it all. Special thanks to Beverly Shuler and Mary Bondurant Warren, who made it possible for me to work with the original handwriting of the first ministers in Orangeburg, members of the worldwide Giezendanner family. © Joop Giesendanner, the Netherlands Please use this page to understand the German written originals, do not hesitate to comment or improve, only together we achieve the best results: mail to: Joop · Given the time I will translate them all, but right now I rather do all transcriptions first · In general a name ending on -in, will be used for the feminine members of a family, so: Example Giessendannerin, is the daughter or wife of Mr. Giessendanner. · Why is Gießendaner in the original and Giessendanner in the transcript? Because plain text is a rule on most genealogical sites, ß may be ss or sz, both are allowed and used, the n is doubled because of the hyphen on top of it in the original · Why are some parts of the transcript in red ? These papers are over 250 years old and sometimes beyond reading, the ink has vanished, the page is torn, there is an ink spot, whatever reason, if the Xerox of the original was not readable I have filled the gap if possible with what I anticipated was there · German language as found in the original is explained below
Heirat	Tauf	wedding	baptism
von mir copulirt worden	getauft worden	were married by me	baptized
mit Zeügen	bey Zeügen	witnessed by	with sponsors
nachdemm Sie etlichen Mahlen abgekündet worden (sind)	eheli erzeügetes u. gebohrenes Kind	after they have been announced many times	in wedlock begotten and born child, (more common:) legitimate
einmahlig in Deüts(c)her / Englischer Sprache	ist durch den Heili(gen) Tauff in die Gemeine Gottes aufgenommen	once in German / English language	by Baptism received in the Congregation of God
Seli (Ged.)		late / deceased /(remembered)	same
gebohren		formerly (maiden name)	born
Privatim in * Haus		privately in the house of *	same
Witwe/Witwer		widow/widower	same
u(nd) seiner Ehe(r) Frauen		and his wife
Monat(h)	Tag	month	day
Januarij, Janni	Monntag	January	Monday
Februarij, Hornung	Dinnstag	February	Tuesday
Martii, Mertzen	Mitwochen	March	Wednesday
Aprillis, April	Donnstag	April	Thursday
Meij	Freijtag	May	Friday
Junij, Brachmonath	Sammstag	June, Summer month	Saturday
Julij, Heumonath	Sonntag	July, Hey month	Sunday
August, Augstmonath		August, Harvest month
Septembris, Herbstmonath		September, Autumn month
Octobris, Weinmonath		October, Wine month
Novembris, Wintermonath		November, Winter month
Decembris, Christmonath, Xmonath		December

Anno 1740
"This Book should be carefully preserved that those who may wish to know of their family
may find it in the Book of Record."

John Giessendanner, the younger

Book of Record, Orangeburg, SC original in South Caroliniana Library, Columbia, SC about the library	originals by date, but marriages first as in original	click in this column Pictures by courtesy of  Charles Howard Felder Member of the Orangeburgh German-Swiss Gen. Soc. Member of the Salley Archives in Orangeburg
Ad Fontes 1, History of South Carolina	1898 by Alexander S Salley	Back to the sources update 000622
Ad Fontes 2, Register of the Church of Redeemer	1862 by John Lucas	Back to the sources update 001229
Ad Fontes 3 Orangeburgh Citizens Petition	A copy of this petition was made by William Backshell, acting Secretary of the province, for Mr. Giessendanner to take with him.	Back to the sources update 000620
Ad Fontes 4 presented by	The original Book of Record has been presented to the South Caroliniana Library in the early 1900's (most likely)	Back to the sources update 001229
Marriages Book of Record (Swiss-German part)	by Hans Ulrich Giessendanner, the elder (copied by Rev. John Giessendanner)	mar 0 update 061118 - All postings with originals Book of Record, marriages 1737-1738
Marriages Book of Record (Swiss-German part)	by Rev. John (Hans Ulrich) Giessendanner	mar 1 update 020806 Book of Record, marriages 1739-1749
Marriages after 1750 Book of Record (English part) numbered as in Salley	by Rev. John (Hans Ulrich) Giessendanner (I'm not at all sure the records are noted by the hand of Rev Giessendanner himself, yet these are the best available now)	mar 2 update 031114 Book of Record, marriages 1750-1768
Baptisms Book of Record (Swiss-German part)	by Rev. John (Hans Ulrich) Giessendanner	bapt 1  update 160601 Book of Record, baptisms 1739-1749
Baptisms after 1750 Book of Record (English part) numbered as in Salley	by Rev. John (Hans Ulrich) Giessendanner (I'm not at all sure the records are noted by the hand of Rev Giessendanner himself, yet these are the best available)	bapt 2 update 081225 Book of Record, baptisms 1750-1761
Burials (numbered as in Salley)	by Rev. John (Hans Ulrich) Giessendanner (item)	bur 1 update 050512 Book of Record,.burials 1750-1761
Remarks and attachments, extra's and additional info	various including Holy Communions of 1750, 1753 and 1758	mem 1 update 060202 scattered memo's and inscriptions Book of Record, memo's 1742-1783
Family name index with aliases (please view and respond) Find records in which your family name is involved 1738-1761 (also if they are witnesses, sponsors, at location or just mentioned)	marriages / baptisms / burials / communions / memo's	families, period 1738-1761 update 120111 Book of Record,  related family names

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