Hans George RUCH

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    1. The old church Zutzendorf records indicate that Hans George was a shepherd living in 1712 in Pfaffenhoffen and in 1715 in Eckendorf.
    2. George brought his wife and family to America by way of Rotterdam Holland on the British merchant ship "Samuel", arriving in Philadelphia at a recorded age of 48 on 17 August 1733.
    3. On arrival in the colonies all "foreigners" (they were Germans in an English colony) were required to report immediately to the local courthouse at the port of entry to take an oath of allegiance to the British Crown. This courthouse is thought to have been the very Philadelphia courthouse where the liberty bell once hung and where the declaration of independence and the constitution were drafted. It is now known as Independence Hall.