Qualification &
Procedure

List of Qualifying
Forefathers

Forefather
Application

Forefather Family
Profiles

List of Current
Forefather Mambers

A Guide to New Sweden Forefathers,
1638-1664 Arrivals

by Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig
Fellow, American Society of Genealogists
Fellow, Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
Historian, Swedish Colonial Society

originally published in Swedish Colonial News,
Volume 1, Number 18 (Fall 1999)

See Qualification & Procedure for list information and explanation

Surname
Anderson (MD)
Anderson (DE)
Anderson (DE)
Archer (PA-NJ)
Bankson/Bankston (PA)
Bartleson, Andrew (PA-NJ)
Bilderback (NJ)
Block (DE)
Boatsman (DE)
Boon(PA-NJ)
Boyer (DE)
Bure (PA)
Calk/Caulk (MD)
Camp/Kemp (MD-NJ)
Classon/Clawson (PA-DE)
Clementson/Clements
Coleman (PA-NJ)
Cock/Cox (PA-NJ-DE)
Cock/Cox (PA)
Cock/Cox (DE)
Constantine (DE)
Corneliuson (NJ)
Culin/van Culin
Dalbo (NJ)
Danielson (NJ)
Defoss (DE)
Derickson (NJ-DE)
Eareckson (MD)
Enochs/Enochson (PA)
Erickson (NJ)
Erickson (DE)
Evertson (DE)
Fish (NJ)
Franson (NJ)
Friend (PA-NJ-MD)
Garrett (PA)
Gästenberg (PA)
Halton (NJ)
Hanson (MD)
Helm (NJ)
Hendrickson (PA-NJ)
Hendrickson (DE)
Hendrickson (DE)
Hendrickson (DE-NJ)
Hendrickson (MD)
Hendrickson (MD)
Hoffman (NJ)
Holstein/Holston (PA-NJ)
Homan (NJ)
Huling (PA-NJ)
Johnson (PA)
Johnson (PA)
Johnson (PA-NJ)
Johnson (MD)
Johnson (MD)
Johnson (NJ-MD)
Jonason/Jones (PA)
Jones (NJ)
Justice/Justis (PA-DE)
Justice/Justison (NJ)
Justison (DE)
Keen (DE-NJ)
King (NJ-DE)
Kuckow (NJ-DE)
Litien (NJ)
Lykins/Likins (PA)
Lykins/Likins (NJ)
Lock (NJ)
Longacre (PA)
Lom (PA)
Matthiasson (MID)
Matson (DE)
Mattson (NJ)
Mink (NJ)
Morton (PA-NJ)
Morton (PA)
Månsson/Mounts (DE)
Mounts (MD)
Mullica (NJ)
Nelson (NJ)
Nelson (NJ)
Numbers (MD)
Parker (DE-MD)
Paulson (DE)
Paulson (NJ)
Paulson (MD)
Peterson (DE)
Peterson (DE)
Peterson (DE)
Peterson (MD)
Peterson (MD)
Peterson (NJ)
Peterson (NJ)
Peterson (PA-NJ)
Peterson (NJ)
Rambo (PA-NJ)
Rawson (PA-DE-MD)
Scoggin (NJ)
Severson (MD)
Sinex/Sinnickson (PA-NJ)
Skute/Scuten (PA)
Slubey (NJ-DE-MD)
Snicker (MD)
Stalcup/Stallcup (DE)
Stark (NJ)
Steelman(NJ)
Stidham/Stedham (DE)
Stille/Stilley (PA-DE)
String (NJ)
Swanson (PA)
Thomason/Thompson (DE-PA)
Tolson (MD)
Tolson (MD)
Torton (PA)
Toy (NJ-PA)
Tussey (DE)
Urian (PA-NJ)
Vandever(DE)
Vinam/Vining (NJ-MD)
Walraven (DE)
Wheeler (MD-PA)
Woolson (NJ)
Yocum/Yocom (PA)
Immigrant
Måns Andersson
Anders Andersson the Finn
Anders Jöransson
Johan Grelsson
Anders Bengtsson
Bärtil Eskilsson
Hendrick Johansson
Hans Block*
Jöran Jöransson Båtsman
Anders Svensson Bonde
Alexander Boyer*
Lars Thomasson Bjur
Olof Matthiasson Isgrå
Pål Larsson Kämpe
Claes Johansson
Clement Jöranasson
Anders Hendricksson
Peter Larsson Cock
Otto Ernest Koch*
Anders Andersson the Finn
Constantine Grönenberg
Lars Cornelisson Vinarn
Johan van Culin*
Anders Larsson Dalbo
Hendrick Danielsson
Matthias Mattsson de Vos
Eric Michaelsson
Johan Ericksson
Garret Enochson*
Eric Michaelsson
Eric Mattsson
Ivert Hendricksson
Johan Fisk alias Skofvel
Olof Fransson
Nils Larsson Frände
Mårten Gerritsen
Olof Nilsson Gästenberg
Jöns Jönsson
Anders Hansson
Israel Åkesson Helm
Johan Hendricksson
Hendrick Larsson Corvhorn
Hendrick Andersson
Hendrick Jacobsson
Hendrick Hendricksson
Bärtil Hendricksson
Hans Hopman*
Matthias Claessen Holstein*
Anders Andersson Homman
Marcus Laurenson*
Claes Johansson
Johan Hendricksson
Anders Jönsson Salung
Peter Johansson
Simon Johansson
Matthias Jönsson Hutt
Jonas Nilsson
Anders Jönsson Ekoren
Johan Gustafsson
Jöns Gustafsson
Pål Persson
Jürgen Schneeweiss Kühn
Frederick Fredericksson König*
Olof Olleson Kucko
Eric Jöransson
Peter Nilsson Lykan
Michael Nilsson Lykan
Lars Carlsson Lock
Peter Andersson
Måns Svensson Lom
Hendrick Matthiasson Freeman
Johan Mattsson Skrika
Matts Hansson
Pål Pålsson Mink
Mårten Mårtensson
Knut Mårtensson
Måns Pålsson
Måns Andersson
Pål Jönsson Mullica
Nils Mattsson
Nils Nilsson
Johan Nommersson
Peter Hendricksson
Pål Persson
Pål Larsson Corvhorn
Pål Jönsson Mullica
Samuel Petersson
Matthias Eskilsson
Hans Petersen*
Peter Jacobsson
Peter Månsson
Peter Ollesson
Lucas Petersson
Måns Petersson Stake
Hans Petersson
Peter Gunnarsson Rambo
Olof Rase/Rawson
Johan Thorsson Schaggen
Marcus Sigfridsson
Sinnick Broer
Sven Svensson Skute
Olof from Slobyn
Jöran Jönsson
Johan Anderson Stålkofta
Nils Nilsson
Hans Månsson
Timen Stiddem
Olof Petersson Stille
Johan Anderson Sträng
Sven Gunnarsson
Thomas Jacobsson
Alexander Thorsson
Anders Thorsson
Hendrick Tade
Elias Johnson Tay
Olof Thorsson
Hans Geörgen*
Catharina Johansdotter**
Lars Cornelisson Vinam
Christina Ollesdotter**
John Wheeler
Hans Ollesson
Peter Jochimsson
Died
MD 1680
DE 1673+
DE 1675
PA 1684
PA 1705
PA 1677+
DE 1655+
DE 1676
DE 1691
PA 1696
DE 1661+
PA 1658+
MD 1685
MD 1692
DE 1655+
DE 1648+
PA 1655+
PA 1687
PA 1722
DE 1673+
DE 1657+
NJ 1686
PA 1711
PA 1670
NJ 1695+
DE 1708
PA 1663+
MD 1674
PA 1681+
PA 1663+
DE 1671+
DE 1684
DE 1655+
NJ 1700
PA 1686
DE 1680
PA 1692
PA 1658+
MD 1655
NJ 1701
PA 1657+
DE 1693+
DE 1696
DE 1704
MD 1679+
MD 1684
NJ 1693
PA 1708
NJ 1700
NJ 1689
DE 1655+
PA 1657+
PA 1687
MD 1656
MD 1700+
NJ 1685
PA 1693
PA 1683
PA 1682
NJ 1698+
PA 1663+
PA 1688+
NJ 1698
DE 1696
NJ 1685
PA 1692
NJ 1704
PA 1688
PA 1678
PA 1653
MD 1685
DE 1691
PA 1653
NJ 1696
PA 1706
PA 1677+
DE 1682
MD 1680
DE 1664
PA 1701
DE 1670
MD 1697+
DE 1684
PA 1663+
NJ 1688
DE 1664
DE 1689
DE 1671+
DE 1720
MD 1674
MD 1682
NJ 1691
NJ 1686
PA 1697
NJ 1693
PA 1698
PA 1697
DE 1658
MD 1674+
DE 1673
PA 1660+
PA 1671+
DE 1677
DE 1684
DE 1670
NJ 1691
DE 1686
PA 1683
NJ 1726
PA 1678
DE 1679+
MD 1669
MD 1671+
PA 1703
NJ 1720
DE 1678
PA 1713
NJ 1720
NJ 1686
DE 1699
MD 1677
NJ 1702+
PA 1654

 


*Married to Swedish wives **Married to Dutch husbands

Settlers having Daughters Only

Matthias Bärtilsson, NJ 1680
Mats Bengtsson, PA 1662
Hendrick Andersson Coleman, PA 1697
Gustaf Danielsson, PA 1681
Johan Erickson, NJ 1691
Gotfried Harmer, MD 1674
Lars Hendricksson, NJ 1687

Carl Jönsson, PA 1683
Hendrick Lemmens, DE 1687
Matthias Matthiasson, NJ 1678
Olof Philipsson, PA 1656+
Lars Svensson, PA 1651
Jacob Jongh (Young), PA 1686