Hans Jacob Richter was born in Nassau-Siegen, Germany, to Christopher & Anna Cathrina (Baker) Richter on October 10, 1674. On January 17, 1711, he married Anna Elizabeth Fischbach in Nassau-Siegen, Germany. They would have four sons together: John, Henry, Harmon, and Jacob.
Hans Jacob and Anna Elizabeth immigrated to Virginia around 1713 and became part of the Germanna Colony that was formed by the British to mine for Iron and other metals in western Virginia. The British recruited 42 individuals to work in the mines from Nassau-Siegen, Germany which was a mining town and had the expertise the British were looking for. The miners would pay for their passage to America by serving as indentured servants for 4 years. This group of 42 German immigrants is referred to as the "1714 colonists."
Around 1718 or 1719, after their 4-year indentured servant period was over, Hans Jacob and Anna Elizabeth moved along with the other "1714 colonists" from Germanna 20 miles north and formed a new town called Germantown which was established in 1718. Germantown initially thrived but had failed by the time of the Revolutionary War. The remnants of the settlement are now under Germantown Lake which was created in 1985. Hans Jacob and Anna Elizabeth had acquired 100 acres (Lot #7 of the 20 lots surveyed for the Germantown location).
Hans Jacob died in 1729. His wife would remarry in 1730 and live another 32 years.
Hans Jacob and Anna Elizabeth immigrated to Virginia around 1713 and became part of the Germanna Colony that was formed by the British to mine for Iron and other metals in western Virginia. The British recruited 42 individuals to work in the mines from Nassau-Siegen, Germany which was a mining town and had the expertise the British were looking for. The miners would pay for their passage to America by serving as indentured servants for 4 years. This group of 42 German immigrants is referred to as the "1714 colonists."
Around 1718 or 1719, after their 4-year indentured servant period was over, Hans Jacob and Anna Elizabeth moved along with the other "1714 colonists" from Germanna 20 miles north and formed a new town called Germantown which was established in 1718. Germantown initially thrived but had failed by the time of the Revolutionary War. The remnants of the settlement are now under Germantown Lake which was created in 1985. Hans Jacob and Anna Elizabeth had acquired 100 acres (Lot #7 of the 20 lots surveyed for the Germantown location).
Hans Jacob died in 1729. His wife would remarry in 1730 and live another 32 years.
Hans Jacob Richter was born in Nassau-Siegen, Germany, to Christopher & Anna Cathrina (Baker) Richter on October 10, 1674. On January 17, 1711, he married Anna Elizabeth Fischbach in Nassau-Siegen, Germany. They would have four sons together: John, Henry, Harmon, and Jacob.
Hans Jacob and Anna Elizabeth immigrated to Virginia around 1713 and became part of the Germanna Colony that was formed by the British to mine for Iron and other metals in western Virginia. The British recruited 42 individuals to work in the mines from Nassau-Siegen, Germany which was a mining town and had the expertise the British were looking for. The miners would pay for their passage to America by serving as indentured servants for 4 years. This group of 42 German immigrants is referred to as the "1714 colonists."
Around 1718 or 1719, after their 4-year indentured servant period was over, Hans Jacob and Anna Elizabeth moved along with the other "1714 colonists" from Germanna 20 miles north and formed a new town called Germantown which was established in 1718. Germantown initially thrived but had failed by the time of the Revolutionary War. The remnants of the settlement are now under Germantown Lake which was created in 1985. Hans Jacob and Anna Elizabeth had acquired 100 acres (Lot #7 of the 20 lots surveyed for the Germantown location).
Hans Jacob died in 1729. His wife would remarry in 1730 and live another 32 years.
Hans Jacob and Anna Elizabeth immigrated to Virginia around 1713 and became part of the Germanna Colony that was formed by the British to mine for Iron and other metals in western Virginia. The British recruited 42 individuals to work in the mines from Nassau-Siegen, Germany which was a mining town and had the expertise the British were looking for. The miners would pay for their passage to America by serving as indentured servants for 4 years. This group of 42 German immigrants is referred to as the "1714 colonists."
Around 1718 or 1719, after their 4-year indentured servant period was over, Hans Jacob and Anna Elizabeth moved along with the other "1714 colonists" from Germanna 20 miles north and formed a new town called Germantown which was established in 1718. Germantown initially thrived but had failed by the time of the Revolutionary War. The remnants of the settlement are now under Germantown Lake which was created in 1985. Hans Jacob and Anna Elizabeth had acquired 100 acres (Lot #7 of the 20 lots surveyed for the Germantown location).
Hans Jacob died in 1729. His wife would remarry in 1730 and live another 32 years.
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