From the "History of Crawford County Illinois" ,1980, (Memorial Pages):
"Johannes Lorenz (1661 - ?) was born in the Palitinate area of Germany and married Anna Margaretha Heiliger (1672 - ?) on Feb 13, 1691 in Bellheim, Germany. They Had 7 children who all came to New Jersey with their parents on the ship "Medford" in 1710. Their son, Alexander, at the age of 2, was baptized aboard the ship during the crossing. The spelling of the family name was changed to Lowrance upon landing in this country.
Further information from rayjay (#47475837):
Back in the early 80s (before our kids) we took our first of several extended trip through central Europe. I have an uncle in Karlsruhe, so we spent time in nearby Bellheim (~15 km.), where Alexander's family lived before immigrating to America. Apparently, the broader family lived on both sides of the Rhine. So, contrary to some opinions, the 'Lorentz' name indicates that they were from the Germanic side of that river - the spelling on the French side is 'Laurents' (e.g., just like we spell it 'Rhine', the Germans spell it 'Rhein' and on the French side it's 'Rhin').
The Lowrances did migrate to Rowan County, but it was quite expansive back then. Starting in the 1770s, Rowan was sliced and diced into several smaller counties - not all, but most of the Lowrances settled in western Rowan, what is today Iredell and Catawba counties.
"Johannes Lorenz (1661 - ?) was born in the Palitinate area of Germany and married Anna Margaretha Heiliger (1672 - ?) on Feb 13, 1691 in Bellheim, Germany. They Had 7 children who all came to New Jersey with their parents on the ship "Medford" in 1710. Their son, Alexander, at the age of 2, was baptized aboard the ship during the crossing. The spelling of the family name was changed to Lowrance upon landing in this country.
Further information from rayjay (#47475837):
Back in the early 80s (before our kids) we took our first of several extended trip through central Europe. I have an uncle in Karlsruhe, so we spent time in nearby Bellheim (~15 km.), where Alexander's family lived before immigrating to America. Apparently, the broader family lived on both sides of the Rhine. So, contrary to some opinions, the 'Lorentz' name indicates that they were from the Germanic side of that river - the spelling on the French side is 'Laurents' (e.g., just like we spell it 'Rhine', the Germans spell it 'Rhein' and on the French side it's 'Rhin').
The Lowrances did migrate to Rowan County, but it was quite expansive back then. Starting in the 1770s, Rowan was sliced and diced into several smaller counties - not all, but most of the Lowrances settled in western Rowan, what is today Iredell and Catawba counties.
From the "History of Crawford County Illinois" ,1980, (Memorial Pages):
"Johannes Lorenz (1661 - ?) was born in the Palitinate area of Germany and married Anna Margaretha Heiliger (1672 - ?) on Feb 13, 1691 in Bellheim, Germany. They Had 7 children who all came to New Jersey with their parents on the ship "Medford" in 1710. Their son, Alexander, at the age of 2, was baptized aboard the ship during the crossing. The spelling of the family name was changed to Lowrance upon landing in this country.
Further information from rayjay (#47475837):
Back in the early 80s (before our kids) we took our first of several extended trip through central Europe. I have an uncle in Karlsruhe, so we spent time in nearby Bellheim (~15 km.), where Alexander's family lived before immigrating to America. Apparently, the broader family lived on both sides of the Rhine. So, contrary to some opinions, the 'Lorentz' name indicates that they were from the Germanic side of that river - the spelling on the French side is 'Laurents' (e.g., just like we spell it 'Rhine', the Germans spell it 'Rhein' and on the French side it's 'Rhin').
The Lowrances did migrate to Rowan County, but it was quite expansive back then. Starting in the 1770s, Rowan was sliced and diced into several smaller counties - not all, but most of the Lowrances settled in western Rowan, what is today Iredell and Catawba counties.
"Johannes Lorenz (1661 - ?) was born in the Palitinate area of Germany and married Anna Margaretha Heiliger (1672 - ?) on Feb 13, 1691 in Bellheim, Germany. They Had 7 children who all came to New Jersey with their parents on the ship "Medford" in 1710. Their son, Alexander, at the age of 2, was baptized aboard the ship during the crossing. The spelling of the family name was changed to Lowrance upon landing in this country.
Further information from rayjay (#47475837):
Back in the early 80s (before our kids) we took our first of several extended trip through central Europe. I have an uncle in Karlsruhe, so we spent time in nearby Bellheim (~15 km.), where Alexander's family lived before immigrating to America. Apparently, the broader family lived on both sides of the Rhine. So, contrary to some opinions, the 'Lorentz' name indicates that they were from the Germanic side of that river - the spelling on the French side is 'Laurents' (e.g., just like we spell it 'Rhine', the Germans spell it 'Rhein' and on the French side it's 'Rhin').
The Lowrances did migrate to Rowan County, but it was quite expansive back then. Starting in the 1770s, Rowan was sliced and diced into several smaller counties - not all, but most of the Lowrances settled in western Rowan, what is today Iredell and Catawba counties.
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