Hans Adam RODER was baptized June 2, 1706 at the Mutterstadt Church. Present were his parents Hans Adam and Katharina RODER, and his grandparents Adam and Anna Maria RODER.

The first known records of the RODER family in Pennsylvania are found in the Falkner Swamp Reformed Church where Adam, son of Adam and Katharina RODER, was a member in 1731.

Records from this church shows a Michael RODER becoming the 17th member of that church.

Adam and Anna Barbara (BENDER,PAINTER) came to the new world with Adam's mother and possibly his sister, her husband and their children.

There are NO ship records of the RODER family from 1720-1724.

The New Goshenhoppen Church records in Pennsylvania gives the year of emigration as 1724, but this year is in question.

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Joseph SPANGENBERG and Matthew REUTZ from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania kept a diary of their journeys. It says...

"On the morning of July 26, 1748 they came to a marked path. It brought them to a salt lick which is frequented by the elks and where they are usually shot by hunters.
A kind spirit led them to the right way which they continued their journey, till they came in the evening to a German plantation. Here Adam RODER lives, whose mother, 86 years of age lives at Makuntsche (Maucungie, now Emmaus, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania) and belongs to the Moravian congregation."

The missionaries were now in the vicinity of Timberville, Rockingham County, Virginia about one mile west of this place stands RADER's church, which is known to be one of the oldest places in Rockingham. The diary of
Rev. Charles LANGE, pastor at Frederick, Maryland who visited the congregation 17 April 1768.
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List of foreigners imported in the ship Samuel, Hugh Percy, Master, from Rotterdam.

Qualified Aug. 17, 1731.

BABENMEYER, Frederick
BAUER, Johann Christoph
BENDER, Hans Georg

DITERICHS, Johannes

ECKERT, Conrad
ERLEWYNE, Andreas
FISHER, John
GLEIM, Johann Michael
GOODBROOD, Lodwvick
HAMMEL, Johann Henrich
HAN, Ludwig
HOLTZHAUSEN, Casper
KIRSCHNER, Joh. Georg
KNOPP, Johan Henrick
KNOPP, Philipp
KOCH, Joh. Georg
KRAUSS, Johann Jacob
LOHRMAN, Hans Georg
LOHRMAN, Hans Georg
MADRIGER, Georg Sebald
METZGER, Johannes
MILLBURGER, Johan
MOLLER, Conrad
PLUGER, Hans Georg

RITTER, Christo 'O'
RITTER, Hans

SAUERMILCH, Ludwig
SCHEIBE, Johann Jacob
SCHRAIDT, Engelberd
SPENGLER, Johannes
TISEN, Barent
VOGEL, Philip Frederich
WARTHMAN, Hans Adam
WENST, Jacob
WENTZ, Georg Balser

(The original list is herewith given)

BABEMEYER, Fredk.

BENDER, George

BOUR, Christopher
CLIME, Michiel
CRISNER, George

DIDERICK, Johannis

ERLENYN, Andries
FANN, Ludewig
FISHER, John
FLEGER, Hans George
GOODBROD, Ludwig
GROUST, Jacob
HAULHAUSEN, Casper
HECK, Ludwig
HENDRICKS, Jurgeck
HERMEL, Johan Heindrick
KAUGH, Johan Gorge
KAUNS, Johanis
KERDT, Conrad
KNOP, Henry
KNOP, Philip
LOREMAN, George
LOREMAN, George
MADINGER, Geroge Sebald
MIDSKER, Johanis
MILBURGER, Johanis
MULLER, Conrad
PHENGLER, Johanis

RETTER, Hans

RINK, Christopher

RITTER, Christopher

SCHEIVE, Jacob
SHROUD, Engleberd
SOURMILG, Ludwig
TYSEN, Barent
VOGEL, Phillip
WARTMAN, Hans Adam
WENST, Geroge
WENST, Joest
Names of Women.
BABEMEYER, Eilzabeth

BENDER, Eve

BRELING, Dorathy
CAMPING, Magreta
CLIME, Elizabeth
CLIME, Susean
CRISNER, Ann
CRISNER, Barbary
CRISNER, Elizabeth
CRISNER, Mertin

DEDARICK, John
DEDERICK, Ann

ERLENYN, Ann
FISHER, Ann
FISHER, Fleny
FLEAGER, Katrena
FLEAGER, Mary
FLEGAR, Eve
FREDRAKIN, Barbary
GOODBROAD, George
GOODBROD, Barbary
GOODBROD, George
HAN, Barbary
HANS, George
HANS, Hanis
HANS, Michiel
HECK, Elizabeth
HECK, Mary
HOFMINING, Elizabeth
HOFMINING, Jacob
HOFMINING, Katrena
KNOP, Ann
KNOP, George
KNOP, Katrena
KNOP, Menea
KNOP, Peter
LOREMAN, Barbary
LOREMAN, Elizabeth
LOREMAN, Elizabeth
LOREMAN, Katrena
LOREMAN, Mary
MADINGER, Magaret
MEALBURY, Ann
MEALBURY, John
MERDINGER, Elizabeth
MIBURGER, Barbary
MILBURGER, Easter
MULBERGER, Hendrick
MULLER, Charlis
MULLER, Elizabeth
MULLER, Motley
OVEN, Barbary

RITER, Mary
RITTER, Crates
RITTER, Hans
RITTER, Motley

SHROUD, Hannah
SHROUD, John
SMITHING, Anthony
SMITHING, Mary
SOURMILG, Anna
SOURMILG, Catrena
SOURMILG, Mary
SOURMILG, Neals
VOGELL, Catrena
VOGELL, Paser
WARTMAN, Abraham
WARTMAN, Elizabeth
WARTMAN, Mary
WENST, Ann