tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post3020901521608852003..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Guest Post by Janet Grunst: Coming To AmericaCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-52569277423750734122011-09-17T14:58:58.546-04:002011-09-17T14:58:58.546-04:00Janet, Such a great post. I've tried to learn ...Janet, Such a great post. I've tried to learn a lot about indentures and apprenticeships for my next novel. Some very sad stories in history but also some happy endings. Love that Carla's kin inherited an estate, etc. My fictional apprentice is a rags to riches story, too. <br /><br />Thanks so much for this wonderful post. History is endlessly inspiring and I can tell you love it like weLaura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-26208913819521032052011-09-16T17:08:50.026-04:002011-09-16T17:08:50.026-04:00Thank you for sharing about your ancestors, ladies...Thank you for sharing about your ancestors, ladies. I've been fascinated by these courageous individuals, immigrants from such diverse backgrounds, who took tremendous risks for an unknown future. My heroine in the manuscript I hope to pitch next week is an indentured servant from Scotland.Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-66360570462827623122011-09-16T15:55:58.760-04:002011-09-16T15:55:58.760-04:00My pleasure, on the pics!
Fascinating article, Ja...My pleasure, on the pics!<br /><br />Fascinating article, Janet! I have three indentured servants that I'm sure of, all in the 17th century. One is John Howland of the Mayflower who was a "manservant" of John Carver. Carver and his family died soon after and left him their entire estate, so he made out pretty well I'd say. Another is Thomas Hardy who was "servant" to Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-43664134041020032542011-09-16T15:39:40.543-04:002011-09-16T15:39:40.543-04:00Janet, thank you for a very fascinating and inform...Janet, thank you for a very fascinating and informative post! My Hochstetler ancestors came to this country from the Alsace region between France and Germany, and their passage was probably paid for at least in part by members of their church. They were Amish Mennonites, and a number of immigrants from that community came here in groups over a period of years and established church districts in J. M. Hochstetlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291602346312967152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-62956243342925895692011-09-16T11:02:48.794-04:002011-09-16T11:02:48.794-04:00Thanks Cathy and Carrie,
I was surprised to learn...Thanks Cathy and Carrie,<br /><br />I was surprised to learn what a high percentage of people coming to the colonies from Northern Europe were indentured servants.Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-63764398641602269332011-09-16T09:06:23.509-04:002011-09-16T09:06:23.509-04:00Janet, Thanks for the great post! We welcome you ...Janet, Thanks for the great post! We welcome you to Colonial Quills! And Carla did a great job of adding those extra pics - lovely! We have a great team here and many of us have immigrant stories. Including you and me, Janet!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-73777969057425634392011-09-16T08:06:57.594-04:002011-09-16T08:06:57.594-04:00Thank you for your post, Janet--fascinating!
As ...Thank you for your post, Janet--fascinating! <br />As far as I know, my ancestors were not indentured, but did come to this country to escape poverty and/or persecution (some were Quakers from England that came to escape religious persecution and some were Scotts Irish Presbyterians intending to forge a better life). <br /> I've been researching the reasons the Irish came recently--so many Cathy Gohlkehttp://www.cathygohlke.comnoreply@blogger.com