Andreas Lorenz Arnsdorff^{[1, 2, 3]}

1677 - 1738  (61 years)

• Name	Andreas Lorenz Arnsdorff
  Born	1677	Denmark   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Died of	drowning in the Savannah River
  Military	Bef 1733	The Danish Army   [4]
  Transport	17 Feb 1736	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
  	The ship was the "London Merchant".
  Occupation	shoemaker
  _COLOR	1
  _FSFTID	LZ63-XZP
  Died	1 Jul 1738	Purysburg, South Carolina   [4]
  Salzburger Family	4 Aug 2019	Arnsdorff
  Salzburger Family Set	4 Aug 2019	Yes
  Salzburger Source	4 Aug 2019	Terry & Brenda Arnsdorff
  Salzburger Status	4 Aug 2019	Original Salzburger
  Salzburger Assigned	4 Aug 2019	Unassigned
  Person ID	I70	Salzburgers
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2018

  
  

  Family	Catharina Dorothea,   b. Abt 1705, Halle, Germany ,   d. 2 Nov 1764, Bethany, Effingham County, Georgia  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	Halle, Germany
  Children	1. Arnsdorff,   b. Bef 1723,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Magdalena Arnsdorff,   b. Bef 1723, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Peter Arnsdorff,   b. 1723, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sophie Catherina Arnsdorff,   b. 1725, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Maria Margaretha Arnsdorff,   b. 1727, Germany ,   d. Aft 1769, Effingham County, Georgia  (Age > 43 years)   6. Dorothea Catherina Arnsdorff,   b. 1730, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Maria Catherina Arnsdorff,   b. 16 Sep 1736, Ebenezer, Effingham County, Georgia ,   d. 16 Sep 1738, Ebenezer, Effingham County, Georgia  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2022
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He sold himself and his family to an Englishman in South Carolina who realized that the old man, with his many small children, was of no use to him and set them free, but kept the oldest daughter who had to earn her passage money. He was admitted to the group of Lutherans who came over in the third transport and settled at Ebenezer. The only shoemaker in Ebenezer had died and he, being a shoemaker made a valuable addition to the colony. While returning from a visit to his daughter in South Carolina he fell overboard and was drowned in the Savannah River on July 4, 1736, aged 60 years. His widow and children were admitted to the Orphans Home in Ebenezer. (from "Georgiad F

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Salzburger Saga. [S23] Georgia Salzburgers & Allied Families. [S9] Georgia Salzburger Ships. [S100] Miller, Darleen.