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- Hans (John) BALTZIGER, Sr.
Hans Baltziger was born on 25 Sep 1696 in Switzerland. He died on 4 Jul 1756 in Orangeburg Dist., S. C..
"Died on Sunday, July 4 after some months illness and on Monday July 5th was interred in the Church yard of Orangeburgh, the boyd of John Balziger, Senior. of the said township of Orangeburgh, Anno Otato, 59 years, 9 month, 9 months, 9 days (Rev. Giessendanner) He was buried on 5 Jul 1756 in Pioneer Graveyard, Bull Street, Orangeburg, South Carolina.(2) He was christened.
NOTES: Hans Balziger shows up in the early church records of Orangeburg Dist., SC. It appears that he emigrated from either Switzerland or Germany with a group of other German speaking persons who came to the Colonies to settle in the German speaking community of Orangeburg as they were all protestants escaping from the Palatinate to avoid persecution. They were probably Calvinists, however, when they reached the Colonies the minister who accompanied them took them into the Episcopal faith. Hans Balziger shows up in the early church records of that settlement as sponsoring several different individuals into baptism or confirmation. His wife is shown only as Mary. John Balziger, Jr. may have been born before they left Europe, but this is not certain, as no passenger lists have yet been located. It appears that later in successive generations their name was changed to BALTZEGAR and BALZEGAR.
Source: History of Orangeburg County, S. C. by A. S. Salley, Jr. Genealogical Publishing Co. 1969.
Came to South Carolina about 1735/
1735 Sept 17, Survey, Lot 284 + 200 acres.
Plat 6:428; Grant 34:519
He was married to Mary in , Prob.Orangeburg, S. C.. Children were: John BALZIGER Jr., George BALZIGER.
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1692 - 1756 (63 years)