Ships' Passenger Lists, Return of Foreign Protestants Shipped by John Dick of Rotterdam on board the ANN, for Halifax in Nova Scotia

Almost everyone on the passenger lists are foreign protestants, recruited by the British to populate Nova Scotia with loyal, fresh tax payers. These folks were victualled in Halifax for two to three years before founding and populating Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.

"Return of Foreign Protestants Shipped by John Dick of Rotterdam on board the ANN, John Spurrier, Master, for Halifax in Nova Scotia amounting to 322. Rotterdam July 5, N.S., 1750. Recd. from Mr. John Dick. Recd. July 15, 1750" List accompanied by admission of indebtedness to John Dick, payable on safe arrival at destination (in German, with English translation), dates Rotterdam 19 June 1750.

A List of Persons who have engaged themselves to be transported to Nova Scotia and are gone from hence in the ANN, John Spurrier, Master.

Name                            Place of Origin
Gaspard AMANDE                  Tedzelinden in Silesia
Johan Fredk. ARENBURG & family   Brensbach
Johan Wendahl BAMICHEN & family Oberlingen in the Colanlenade
Lawrence BEPLAR & family        ---
Godfried BLINGER & family       ---
 Michael BRECHT                  ---
Jacob BUNKER & family           Wangen
Fredk. CELLERMAN & wife         ---
Michael CLAUSNER & family       Klagreyd
Carl Gottleb CLERICUS           ---
Johan Michael COALBACK          ---
? asme DIELL                    Auerbach in Dramstadt
Nicholas DEUTSCH                Nordekin in Hessia
Anna EGGLEY & family            Afhalteren
Nicholaas EGGLY & family        Afhalteren
 ?     ELLISON                  ---
Johan Petter ERBAMBOLD          Turingberg in Dramstadt
Johan Adam ERBAMBOLS w/2 women  Turingberg in Dramstadt
Johan Henry FIDLER              ---
Rosanna FREDERICKETT & 3 sons   ---
Johan George GREIGOR & family   Oberlingen in the Colanlenade
Johan Samuel GROSS              ---
John George HAAS & his wife     Oberlingen in the Colanlenade
Woll HABER                      Wangen
Carl Lodowicus HAGELIEP         Berlin
Andrew HALTER & family          Brudendorf
Joseph JAM & family             ---
Matthew HANDSHUFE & wife        Eybach
 ?    HARRI & family            Montbeliard
John Fredk. HENERIRE            ---
John Christ. HIGHT & son        ---
Isaac ISER                      ---
Adam JUNG                       Litreland in Weilbourg
Andrew JUNG                     Litreland in Weilbourg
Andrew JUNG Sr.                 Litreland in Weilbourg
Herny JUNG & family             Litreland in Weilbourg
Johan JUNG & his family         Litreland in Weilbourg
James KRAFFER & family          Bleysyadt in Schalewaback
Mr. KLANGES                     Hardinger in Calenbourg
Christian KLEIN                 Dresden
Michael KLEIN & family          Alwieler
Johann Oberig KLETT             Ulm
Antony KOCH & family            ---
Johan Fredk. KOCH               Strasbourg
John Henry KOHLER & family      ---
Jacob KRUIN & family            Ricken
Rudolph KUNE & family           Lieken
Godfeid KUNTZ & family          ---
Johan LOHNNICK & family         Michaelstad in Erbach
Jacob LUBER & family            Zurlach
Benadicdt MAYNHOFFER & family   Hastech
 ~   MAILLARD & family          Montbeliard
Frederick MEILL                 Litreland in Weilbourg
John George MERLINN & family    Alwieler
Margarette MEYHOFFER            Haslach
Johan MOTLAN & family           Brudendorf
Eliz. MULLEREN                  Morssen in Erbach
Matthew NAGEL & wife            Lutherburg
John Sebastian NICOLIA          Turingberg in Dramstadt
John PETCHZ & family            Ulm
Adam PUTTER and family          Auerbach in Dramstadt
Joseph RENEAU                   ---
Jacob RIEL & family             Alwieler
John Michael RYMING & family    ---
Jacob RUDOLPH & family          Zurlach
Jacob SAFAHOUSER & wife         Zurick
Henry SCHEFFER                  Berlin
Adam SCHETZLEIN                 Rommelingen in Franconia
Petter SCHETZLEIN               Rommelingen in Franconia
Johan SCHMIDT, wife & 3 sons    Lesternach in Hohenlach
Conradus SCHNEID & family       ---
Olerick SCHINKELLE              ~~~~
Hans SCHNIDER &  family          Hastech
Johann SCHREDER & wife          Berlin
Andrew SCHULP & family          ---
Christopher SCHULTER            Turingberg in Dramstadt
Richard SCHUPP & family         Litreland in Weilbourg
Elizabeth Barbara SEIDLERIN      Auerbach in Dramstadt
Johan George SEINDNER           Auerbach in Dramstadt
 ?   SHINKELL & her family      Aldorf
Peter SMITH                     ---
Jacob SMITT                     Lieken
Adam SPINDLER                   Zurstahl in Weilbourg
Henry SPINDLER                  Zurstahl in Weilbourg
Lewis SPINDLER                  Zurstahl in Weilbourg
George STORCK & family          Oberlingen in the Colanlenade
George Michael TENNIGH & family ---
Leonardus TREHOUS & wife        Lepzig
Johan Leonard UKRIG & family    Oberlingen in the Colanlenade
Conradus WAGENARR               Odenhausen in Weilbourg
Johan Peter WALTER & family     Michaelstad in Erbach
Johan Balthasar WEBER & family  ---
Christopher WEEVER & wife       Wangen
Johan WELDERHANN & family       Oberlingen in the Colanlenade
Johan WELDERHANN & family       Oberlingen in the Colanlenade
Bernard WITTECK & wife          ---
Augustin WOLFF & family         ---
             Heads 312
             Errors Expected
             Rotterdam 21 June 1750
             Sgd. John Dick

There is a second passenger list created by John Dick on 5 July 1750 which has different spellings for almost every surname and an additional 10 warm bodies bringing the head count to 322. Apparently several people joined the ship at Helvast. - cdp