Oldest son of Hans Jacob Gallman (christened on 23 August 1674, Mettmenstetten, Zürich, Switzerland-October 20, 1738, Saxe Gotha, Berkeley Co., SC) and Verena Staheli (Stähli), who died before 1734.
May have married: Anna Catherina Geiger (17 Nov 1711), Maria Barbara Geiger (25 Feb 1715), or Wybehrt Geiger (25 Sept 1718). Daughters of Hans Jacob Geiger and Margrit Fehr.
Children of Heinrich Gallman and ______ Geiger:
1. John Gallman (1741, Saxegotha, SC-1780, SC) m.(1) Christina Gray, (2) Elizabeth Habluzel. Killed for Loyalist sympathies.
2. Henry Gallman, Jr. (abt. 1743, Saxegotha, SC-02 Dec 1776, Saxegotha, SC) m. Esther ______. His Will states that his mother was Margaret Geiger Gallman, now the wife of Jacob Faust/Foust).
3. Harmon (Herman) Gallman (abt. 1745, Saxegotha, SC-aft. 1819, Washington Co., GA) m. Lucretia Addison, widow of neighbor Allen Addison.
4. John Conrad Gallman (abt. 1747, Saxegotha, SC-1 Mar 1819, Henry Co., GA)
5. Gaspar Cooper Gallman (1749, Saxegotha, SC-9 Aug 1819, Edgefield Co., SC) m. Jemima Sellers.
6. Elizabeth Gallman (abt. 1752, SC) m. Casper Foust
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Immigration: His father and 9 children arrived on the ship 'William' on 7 February 1735, Charleston, SC.
Heinrich (Henry) inherited 100 acres of land following the death of his father in 1738. He had a separate 50-acre tract surveyed on 7 February 1735/6 for "John Coleman", granted on 16 September 1738. On May 14, 1752, a certain plantation was granted to said Captain HENRY GALLMAN, 100 acres adjacent Jacob Gallman and heirs of James Hopkins, and Patrick Brown.
Military service:
Henry Gallman was a militia lieutenant during the Cherokee War under Col. Chevillette, and commanded the company assigned to guard the military storehouse at the Congarees [Saxe gotha town] in 1759-60. His son Henry, Jr. was in the same company.
He was called Captain Gallman, and Major Gallman. Twelve Mile Creek as far as Little Saludy Fink (Sink?)-Henry [Heinrich] Gallman, Captain: 1 officer, 40 private men.
Henry fortified his residence on the Congaree River, near the mouth of Congaree Creek, as Gallman's Fort in order to provide shelter for local residents during Indian attacks. He was deputized to collect and ship food and military supplies—including swivel-guns—to the forces stationed to the west at Fort Prince George. He also certified claims for reimbursement of goods requisitioned from local residents as military supplies. Example for 26 Jan 1758: "Four certificates of Henry Gallman amounting to £2190:3:6 for Supplies to Fort Loudoun and Fort Prince George, Certified by John Chevillette, to be allowed. Which your Committee Can't help Observing is a vast Sum for Flour and Bacon.
Occupation: Farmer
HENRY GALLMAN
Berkeley County Will Book RR, 1767-1771.
Will signed 25 December 1765
Died Dec 28, 1765
Proved 19 February 1768
He bequeathed to his sons the said John Conrad Gallman and Gasper Gallman, two tracts of 200 acres and whereon the said John Conrad Gallman resided… now to John Gallman.
The 1769 wedding announcement of his widow to John Adam Horlbeck Sr., stated that she was the "relict of Maj. Henry Gallman, deceased".
May have married: Anna Catherina Geiger (17 Nov 1711), Maria Barbara Geiger (25 Feb 1715), or Wybehrt Geiger (25 Sept 1718). Daughters of Hans Jacob Geiger and Margrit Fehr.
Children of Heinrich Gallman and ______ Geiger:
1. John Gallman (1741, Saxegotha, SC-1780, SC) m.(1) Christina Gray, (2) Elizabeth Habluzel. Killed for Loyalist sympathies.
2. Henry Gallman, Jr. (abt. 1743, Saxegotha, SC-02 Dec 1776, Saxegotha, SC) m. Esther ______. His Will states that his mother was Margaret Geiger Gallman, now the wife of Jacob Faust/Foust).
3. Harmon (Herman) Gallman (abt. 1745, Saxegotha, SC-aft. 1819, Washington Co., GA) m. Lucretia Addison, widow of neighbor Allen Addison.
4. John Conrad Gallman (abt. 1747, Saxegotha, SC-1 Mar 1819, Henry Co., GA)
5. Gaspar Cooper Gallman (1749, Saxegotha, SC-9 Aug 1819, Edgefield Co., SC) m. Jemima Sellers.
6. Elizabeth Gallman (abt. 1752, SC) m. Casper Foust
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Immigration: His father and 9 children arrived on the ship 'William' on 7 February 1735, Charleston, SC.
Heinrich (Henry) inherited 100 acres of land following the death of his father in 1738. He had a separate 50-acre tract surveyed on 7 February 1735/6 for "John Coleman", granted on 16 September 1738. On May 14, 1752, a certain plantation was granted to said Captain HENRY GALLMAN, 100 acres adjacent Jacob Gallman and heirs of James Hopkins, and Patrick Brown.
Military service:
Henry Gallman was a militia lieutenant during the Cherokee War under Col. Chevillette, and commanded the company assigned to guard the military storehouse at the Congarees [Saxe gotha town] in 1759-60. His son Henry, Jr. was in the same company.
He was called Captain Gallman, and Major Gallman. Twelve Mile Creek as far as Little Saludy Fink (Sink?)-Henry [Heinrich] Gallman, Captain: 1 officer, 40 private men.
Henry fortified his residence on the Congaree River, near the mouth of Congaree Creek, as Gallman's Fort in order to provide shelter for local residents during Indian attacks. He was deputized to collect and ship food and military supplies—including swivel-guns—to the forces stationed to the west at Fort Prince George. He also certified claims for reimbursement of goods requisitioned from local residents as military supplies. Example for 26 Jan 1758: "Four certificates of Henry Gallman amounting to £2190:3:6 for Supplies to Fort Loudoun and Fort Prince George, Certified by John Chevillette, to be allowed. Which your Committee Can't help Observing is a vast Sum for Flour and Bacon.
Occupation: Farmer
HENRY GALLMAN
Berkeley County Will Book RR, 1767-1771.
Will signed 25 December 1765
Died Dec 28, 1765
Proved 19 February 1768
He bequeathed to his sons the said John Conrad Gallman and Gasper Gallman, two tracts of 200 acres and whereon the said John Conrad Gallman resided… now to John Gallman.
The 1769 wedding announcement of his widow to John Adam Horlbeck Sr., stated that she was the "relict of Maj. Henry Gallman, deceased".
Oldest son of Hans Jacob Gallman (christened on 23 August 1674, Mettmenstetten, Zürich, Switzerland-October 20, 1738, Saxe Gotha, Berkeley Co., SC) and Verena Staheli (Stähli), who died before 1734.
May have married: Anna Catherina Geiger (17 Nov 1711), Maria Barbara Geiger (25 Feb 1715), or Wybehrt Geiger (25 Sept 1718). Daughters of Hans Jacob Geiger and Margrit Fehr.
Children of Heinrich Gallman and ______ Geiger:
1. John Gallman (1741, Saxegotha, SC-1780, SC) m.(1) Christina Gray, (2) Elizabeth Habluzel. Killed for Loyalist sympathies.
2. Henry Gallman, Jr. (abt. 1743, Saxegotha, SC-02 Dec 1776, Saxegotha, SC) m. Esther ______. His Will states that his mother was Margaret Geiger Gallman, now the wife of Jacob Faust/Foust).
3. Harmon (Herman) Gallman (abt. 1745, Saxegotha, SC-aft. 1819, Washington Co., GA) m. Lucretia Addison, widow of neighbor Allen Addison.
4. John Conrad Gallman (abt. 1747, Saxegotha, SC-1 Mar 1819, Henry Co., GA)
5. Gaspar Cooper Gallman (1749, Saxegotha, SC-9 Aug 1819, Edgefield Co., SC) m. Jemima Sellers.
6. Elizabeth Gallman (abt. 1752, SC) m. Casper Foust
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Immigration: His father and 9 children arrived on the ship 'William' on 7 February 1735, Charleston, SC.
Heinrich (Henry) inherited 100 acres of land following the death of his father in 1738. He had a separate 50-acre tract surveyed on 7 February 1735/6 for "John Coleman", granted on 16 September 1738. On May 14, 1752, a certain plantation was granted to said Captain HENRY GALLMAN, 100 acres adjacent Jacob Gallman and heirs of James Hopkins, and Patrick Brown.
Military service:
Henry Gallman was a militia lieutenant during the Cherokee War under Col. Chevillette, and commanded the company assigned to guard the military storehouse at the Congarees [Saxe gotha town] in 1759-60. His son Henry, Jr. was in the same company.
He was called Captain Gallman, and Major Gallman. Twelve Mile Creek as far as Little Saludy Fink (Sink?)-Henry [Heinrich] Gallman, Captain: 1 officer, 40 private men.
Henry fortified his residence on the Congaree River, near the mouth of Congaree Creek, as Gallman's Fort in order to provide shelter for local residents during Indian attacks. He was deputized to collect and ship food and military supplies—including swivel-guns—to the forces stationed to the west at Fort Prince George. He also certified claims for reimbursement of goods requisitioned from local residents as military supplies. Example for 26 Jan 1758: "Four certificates of Henry Gallman amounting to £2190:3:6 for Supplies to Fort Loudoun and Fort Prince George, Certified by John Chevillette, to be allowed. Which your Committee Can't help Observing is a vast Sum for Flour and Bacon.
Occupation: Farmer
HENRY GALLMAN
Berkeley County Will Book RR, 1767-1771.
Will signed 25 December 1765
Died Dec 28, 1765
Proved 19 February 1768
He bequeathed to his sons the said John Conrad Gallman and Gasper Gallman, two tracts of 200 acres and whereon the said John Conrad Gallman resided… now to John Gallman.
The 1769 wedding announcement of his widow to John Adam Horlbeck Sr., stated that she was the "relict of Maj. Henry Gallman, deceased".
May have married: Anna Catherina Geiger (17 Nov 1711), Maria Barbara Geiger (25 Feb 1715), or Wybehrt Geiger (25 Sept 1718). Daughters of Hans Jacob Geiger and Margrit Fehr.
Children of Heinrich Gallman and ______ Geiger:
1. John Gallman (1741, Saxegotha, SC-1780, SC) m.(1) Christina Gray, (2) Elizabeth Habluzel. Killed for Loyalist sympathies.
2. Henry Gallman, Jr. (abt. 1743, Saxegotha, SC-02 Dec 1776, Saxegotha, SC) m. Esther ______. His Will states that his mother was Margaret Geiger Gallman, now the wife of Jacob Faust/Foust).
3. Harmon (Herman) Gallman (abt. 1745, Saxegotha, SC-aft. 1819, Washington Co., GA) m. Lucretia Addison, widow of neighbor Allen Addison.
4. John Conrad Gallman (abt. 1747, Saxegotha, SC-1 Mar 1819, Henry Co., GA)
5. Gaspar Cooper Gallman (1749, Saxegotha, SC-9 Aug 1819, Edgefield Co., SC) m. Jemima Sellers.
6. Elizabeth Gallman (abt. 1752, SC) m. Casper Foust
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Immigration: His father and 9 children arrived on the ship 'William' on 7 February 1735, Charleston, SC.
Heinrich (Henry) inherited 100 acres of land following the death of his father in 1738. He had a separate 50-acre tract surveyed on 7 February 1735/6 for "John Coleman", granted on 16 September 1738. On May 14, 1752, a certain plantation was granted to said Captain HENRY GALLMAN, 100 acres adjacent Jacob Gallman and heirs of James Hopkins, and Patrick Brown.
Military service:
Henry Gallman was a militia lieutenant during the Cherokee War under Col. Chevillette, and commanded the company assigned to guard the military storehouse at the Congarees [Saxe gotha town] in 1759-60. His son Henry, Jr. was in the same company.
He was called Captain Gallman, and Major Gallman. Twelve Mile Creek as far as Little Saludy Fink (Sink?)-Henry [Heinrich] Gallman, Captain: 1 officer, 40 private men.
Henry fortified his residence on the Congaree River, near the mouth of Congaree Creek, as Gallman's Fort in order to provide shelter for local residents during Indian attacks. He was deputized to collect and ship food and military supplies—including swivel-guns—to the forces stationed to the west at Fort Prince George. He also certified claims for reimbursement of goods requisitioned from local residents as military supplies. Example for 26 Jan 1758: "Four certificates of Henry Gallman amounting to £2190:3:6 for Supplies to Fort Loudoun and Fort Prince George, Certified by John Chevillette, to be allowed. Which your Committee Can't help Observing is a vast Sum for Flour and Bacon.
Occupation: Farmer
HENRY GALLMAN
Berkeley County Will Book RR, 1767-1771.
Will signed 25 December 1765
Died Dec 28, 1765
Proved 19 February 1768
He bequeathed to his sons the said John Conrad Gallman and Gasper Gallman, two tracts of 200 acres and whereon the said John Conrad Gallman resided… now to John Gallman.
The 1769 wedding announcement of his widow to John Adam Horlbeck Sr., stated that she was the "relict of Maj. Henry Gallman, deceased".
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