Concord (ship)
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Concord was the name of the ship on which the first closed group of German emigrants went to America in 1683. On board the galleon were 13 families from Krefeld with a total of 33 people, the so-called " Original 13 ". The ship is also known as the "Deutsche Mayflower ". The Concord ran out on July 6, 1683 under Captain William Jeffries with 57 passengers in Rotterdam . The journey led in 74 days via Gravesend (July 24, 1683) to Philadelphia ( Germantown ), where the journey ended happily on October 6, 1683. During the crossing, Peter Bleickers, son of Johannes Bleickers, was born on the high seas.
Passenger list of the Atlantic voyage from 1683
(in alphabetic order)
- Lenert Aratts (Leonard Arets van Aaken)
- Elizabeth Bennett, servant of James Claypoole
- Johannes Bleikers with his wife
- James Claypoole with wife Helena and 7 children
- Edward Cole, Jr., servant to James Claypool
- William Hard
- Peter Keurlis (Peter Kürlis) with wife Elisabeth and 4 children
- Thones Kunder (Tönes Coenen-Heggers) with wife Lentgen and 4 children
- Hugh Lamb
- Jan Lensen (Johann Lenssen) with Mrs. Mercken
- Jan Luykens (Johann Lucken) with wife Mercken
- Hugh Masland with wife, servant of James Claypoole
- Abraham Isacks op den Graeff with Mrs. Trintgen
- Derick Isaacs op den Graeff with Mrs. Nolcken
- Herman Isacks op den Graeff with wife Lisbet, mother and sister
- Jan Siemes (Johann Simons) with wife Merken and 1 child
- William Streypers (Wilhelm Strepers) with wife Belcken and 5 children
- Leonard Teison (Reiner Theisen, also Tyson) with wife Elisabeth
- Abraham Tunes (Abraham Tunes Klinken) with wife Beatrix
- Cicely Wooley, servant to James Claypoole
Special postage stamp
In 1983, the Deutsche Bundespost took the so-called Philadelphiade as an opportunity to issue a special postage stamp on which the Concord is depicted.
At the same time as the German special postage stamp appeared, a special postage stamp with almost the same motif was also issued in the United States . At that time it was possible to stick both stamps on one letter, both stamps were then stamped (which is actually not usual; otherwise, the post office only stamps postage stamps valid in Germany). So if you had the opportunity to send yourself a letter from the USA, you have two letters in your collection today, each with both stamps and once canceled in Germany and once in the USA.