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Facts and Events
John Aurand was known as Johannes Aurandt in the early American records and also in his home town of Bergebersbach, Germany. when he signed his name for the Boat List of the Ship Edinburgh, 2 Oct 1753, it was Johannes Aurandt. The name of the family is written Aurand and Aurandt alternately until the end of the 19th century, when the modus 'Aurand' succeeded. The change occurred earlier in America perhaps because of the desire to become known as American rather than German. When he signed his name to his will on 13 Jan 1808, it was John Aurand. In most cases within two generations his descendants also had stopped using the "t". The exceptions are the descendants of John Detrich Aurandt, the 5th son of John Aurand, the immigrant. Most still use the "t".
"The Aurand(t) Book", au: Robert Aurand Cody, 2001
References
- ↑ Awt.ancestry.com, Lewis Ruble online [#21196], accessed 27 Aug 2005.
John Aurand was born 9/25/1725 in the village of Bergebersbach, in the
county of Nassau-Dillenburg, Germany. The village is now part of a town
called Dietzholztal. It is located north of Frankfurt and Dillenburg and
east of Siegen. John's father died when he was six years old and his mother, who had
remarried, when he was thirteen. When John was eighteen, he married Anna
Christina Hoff who was then sixteen. From the time that they were married in 1743 until they left for Pennsylvania in 1753 they had four children and must have accumulated some wealth in order to make such a trip. Sometime in the summer of 1753 the Aurand family set sail from Rotterdam on the ship EDENBURG. The ship arrived in Philadelphia on 10/2/1753. Johannes Aurandt's signature can be found in the boat list. PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN PIONEERS Strassberger & Hinke p 577. After arriving in Philadelphia, John moved north to Exeter Township, Berks Co. He is listed as a resident there in 1756 RUPPS HISTORY OF BERKS & LEBANON COUNTIES. In 1760 he bought land along Maiden Creek in Berks Co. At that time his occupation was listed as blacksmith. He is listed in the TAX LIST OF BERKS COUNTY 1767 p 49 as a farmer with 200 acres in Maiden Creek Township. In 1772 John sold his land in Berks Co. and migrated with his family to Northumberland Co. which was then the new frontier. On October 3, 1772 he purchased 278 acres along Turtle Creek which empties into the Susquehanna River just below present-day Lewisburg.This property was called "Concord". Within the next two years, he had accumulated 2000 acres of land in the Turtle Creek area. The 1775 tax records show that John Aurand had 40 acres of cleared land, 2 horses, 3 cows, and a grist and sawmill. ANNALS OF BUFFALO VALLEY John Blair Linn p 67. When the Revolutionary War came, John Aurand became a Justice of Northumberland Co and a member of the Committee of Safety. However, sometime in 1778, John Aurand and his family returned to Berks Co. because of Indian uprisings and massacres. Although some of his sons returned shortly, John did not return until 1783. It seems that after his return much of his time was taken up with the disposition of his property to his sons, daughters, and grandchildren. On January 30, 1808 he made his will. Northumberland Co. Probate Records Vol 2 pp 69-70. John died 3/30/1808. His two wives having proceeded him in death. He was buried in the Dreisbach's Reformed Church Cemetery near his home. There is no evidence of that burial site today. Reverand Frederick Aurand's booklet states that his remains were in later years moved to Lewisburg. AURANDT PANORAMA by Miriam A Harbaugh and HARRISON AURAND 1834-1910 HIS ANCESTORS AND HIS DESCENDANTS by Eleanor M Aurand.
- ↑ Robert Aurand Cody, The Aurand(t) Book (Cincinnati, OH:, 2001)
p. 8.
FHL fiche [6007411] 6 fiche
- ↑ Mollie Graham London, NSDAR# 793045, compiler, Application for Membership to the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (Washington, DC: DAR, 10 Nov 2003).
John Aurand served as a member of the Committee of Safety, Northumberland Co, PA, in 1777; he also served as Justice in Northumberland Co, PA also in 1777. Resided in Buffalo Twp, Northumberland Co during the Rev War.
Sources:
Linn's Annals of Buffalo Valley, pub. 1877, pp. 131, 126.
Snyder's Northumberland county in the American Revolution (undated), p. 26
- Awt.ancestry.com, Lewis Ruble online [#21196], accessed 27 Aug 2005.
John Aurand was born 9/25/1725 in the village of Bergebersbach, in the
county of Nassau-Dillenburg, Germany. The village is now part of a town
called Dietzholztal. It is located north of Frankfurt and Dillenburg and
east of Siegen. John's father died when he was six years old and his mother, who had
remarried, when he was thirteen. When John was eighteen, he married Anna
Christina Hoff who was then sixteen. From the time that they were married in 1743 until they left for Pennsylvania in 1753 they had four children and must have accumulated some wealth in order to make such a trip. Sometime in the summer of 1753 the Aurand family set sail from Rotterdam on the ship EDENBURG. The ship arrived in Philadelphia on 10/2/1753. Johannes Aurandt's signature can be found in the boat list. PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN PIONEERS Strassberger & Hinke p 577. After arriving in Philadelphia, John moved north to Exeter Township, Berks Co. He is listed as a resident there in 1756 RUPPS HISTORY OF BERKS & LEBANON COUNTIES. In 1760 he bought land along Maiden Creek in Berks Co. At that time his occupation was listed as blacksmith. He is listed in the TAX LIST OF BERKS COUNTY 1767 p 49 as a farmer with 200 acres in Maiden Creek Township. In 1772 John sold his land in Berks Co. and migrated with his family to Northumberland Co. which was then the new frontier. On October 3, 1772 he purchased 278 acres along Turtle Creek which empties into the Susquehanna River just below present-day Lewisburg.This property was called "Concord". Within the next two years, he had accumulated 2000 acres of land in the Turtle Creek area. The 1775 tax records show that John Aurand had 40 acres of cleared land, 2 horses, 3 cows, and a grist and sawmill. ANNALS OF BUFFALO VALLEY John Blair Linn p 67. When the Revolutionary War came, John Aurand became a Justice of Northumberland Co and a member of the Committee of Safety. However, sometime in 1778, John Aurand and his family returned to Berks Co. because of Indian uprisings and massacres. Although some of his sons returned shortly, John did not return until 1783. It seems that after his return much of his time was taken up with the disposition of his property to his sons, daughters, and grandchildren. On January 30, 1808 he made his will. Northumberland Co. Probate Records Vol 2 pp 69-70. John died 3/30/1808. His two wives having proceeded him in death. He was buried in the Dreisbach's Reformed Church Cemetery near his home. There is no evidence of that burial site today. Reverand Frederick Aurand's booklet states that his remains were in later years moved to Lewisburg. AURANDT PANORAMA by Miriam A Harbaugh and HARRISON AURAND 1834-1910 HIS ANCESTORS AND HIS DESCENDANTS by Eleanor M Aurand.
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