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*JOHN PETER SANDEL and his wife *MAGDALENA arrived from Rotterdam, Holland to Charleston, South Carolina aboard the ship John & Mary between November 27, 1752 and December 4, 1752. The Charleston newspaper printed ship arrivals and no mention of the John & Mary was listed in the November 27th edition but it appeared in the December 4th edition, hence they arrived within that week. Their country of nativity may not have been Holland, but the port they sailed from was Rotterdam. They may have traveled across the English Channel or come from other European areas to board the ship in Holland. However, other passengers were Dutch and Swiss and Peter Sandel settled in a Dutch and Swiss community in South Carolina. There are mentions of the Sandel name in England, Holland and Switzerland that predate our ancestor's arrival in the American colonies.

John Peter Sandel received his first land grants in Orangeburg District, South Carolina in 1752 and 1753. Peter made petition to the British Crown for 100 acres of free land, pledged his loyalty to the English King, stated that he is a "foreigner", therefore not English, a Protestant seeking free lands under the "Encouragement To Foreign Protestants" offered by the British.

The first land grant was for 100 acres between Cottles Creek and Orangeburg on the south side of the Edisto River in Berkley County.

The second land grant dated 1758 was for 100 acres in Berkley County.

The third grant dated 1763 was for 100 acres on the east side of the north west fork of the Edisto River below Orangeburg Township in Berkley County.

The fourth grant was dated 1772 for 500 acres on the north east side of the Edisto River in St. Paul's Parish in Colleton County.

The plantation of John Peter Sandel furnished forage and rations to the Colonial Army during the Revolutionary War. After the fall of Charles Town in 1780, South Carolina had to keep an army in the field and supplied so a remarkable system of credit was used. In return for military duty or supplies furnished to the state, receipts were given with a promise to pay when conditions were more stable. Interest bearing certificates called indents were issued in payment of these accounts. Stub entries on indents on file at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History indicate the following: Nov. 17th 1781 Corn and fodder were furnished to Gen. Sumpter's Brigade. There is a notation stating that this plantation has furnished forage enough and is to be disturbed no more.

Nov. 26, 1781 fodder to Gen. Sumpter's Brigade.

Jan. 7, 1782 wheat and fodder to Gen. Sumpter's Brigade.

July 18, 1782 oats were furnished to Gen. Pickens's Brigade Militia on duty to Gen. Green's army. (Our Eddins ancestor fought with Gen. Green)

Sept. 1, 1782 "Rec'd of John Sandel 50 weights of flour for Gen. Anderson's Brigade."

Payment was made to George Miller, executor for Peter Sandel, February through August of 1791, by the State of South Carolina. It is likely that John Peter was deceased by 1782. The D.A.R. lists Magdalena's death as 1782.

The National Society Of The Daughters of the American Revolution recognize John Peter Sandel as a Patriot of South Carolina. In a recent publication of the D.A.R., Women Patriots, p.433, Magdalena Sandel is also listed as a Patriot.

When John Peter and Magdalena came to South Carolina, they had no children. Within a year of their arrival they began their family. Their children were
 

The names and dates of birth for the above children of John Peter Sandel are found in church records. The History Of Orangeburg Co, SC by A. S. Salley states that early churches in the area were Lutheran in nature and by 1750 had become Episcopalian. The second thru fourth children were christened during the Episcopal era.

Salley's book details the following: p.156 *"George,, Henry, Son of John = Peter & Magdalena Sandel; born August 7th 1755. Succept George; Jacob & Ann,, Catherine Kurner. & Henry Felder..."

p.179 "Baptisced in Orangeburg Church on Sunday September 17th Elizabeth, Daughter of John., Peter & Magdalena Sandel; born June 8th 1758. Suret: Peter Shoeman. Ann,, Catherina, wife of Ulrich Roth..."

p.187 Peter Sandel is one of the Surets for an orphaned child Baptised in the Orangeburg Church.

p.188 "Catherina,,Margaret, Daughter of John,,Peter & Magdalena Sandel; born September 28th 1759. Suret: Ulrich & Anne,,Mary,,Catherine Roth and Maria, wife of Andrew Frederick..."

A suret or surety is a sponsor, much like a godparent.

From CHURCH RECORDS, St. John's Lutheran Church, Charleston SC, translated from German by Ernst Koehler found in the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City is the christening records of the last four children:

14 - 35 Anna Maria, b. 20 ? 1763, chr. 12 Jul 1764, sponsors: Melchoir Werly, butcher, and wife Anna Maria. Child of Peter, in Orangeburg, & Magdalena Sandel.

19 - 40 Maria Elizabeth, b. 29 Jan. chr. 29 May 1766, sponsors: Melchoir Werly & wife Anna Maria. Child of Peter and Magdalena Sandel.

30 - 54 Regina, b. 01 April chr. 10 Aug. 1768, sponsors: Joseph Kimmel, barber and wife. Child of Peter, in Azensburg (Orangeburg), & Magdalena Sandel.

36 - 68 Maria Magdalena, b. 26 Oct. 1770, chr. 11 May 1771, sponsors: Joseph Kemmel (Kimmel) & wife. Child of Peter & Magdalena Sandel.

John Peter dropped the "John" from his name and was often known by "Peter".

A Juror's List beginning in 1778 in the state of South Carolina lists John Sandle and Peter Sandle, Sr. as sitting on three juries as petit jurors below Orangeburg. Also on the list next to John Sandle (son of John Peter) is Fred'k Knoble and John Felder. Our ancestor *GEORGE HENRY SANDEL married *CATHERINE NOBLES and her ancestry is as yet unknown. Perhaps her family was the same as John's neighbor "Knoble" and the alternate spelling of the name has not been pursued. Felder was George Henry Sandel's son-in-law.

*GEORGE HENRY SANDEL was known as HENRY.

In 1790 the Federal Government began the first census called the Heads Of Families. Most often the census recorder would travel from farm to farm and collect information. In some areas the citizens were required to travel to a place and give the information, like a courthouse or post office. In Orangeburg District, South Carolina, the census was taken by a traveling clerk who visited each farm and household. The lists they provide show not only the household information but who the neighbors were. Families back in this era tended to marry into the neighbor's family and often moved together in the westward migration of the nation's population. Neighborhood lists contain valuable genealogical clues.

1790 Heads Of Families - South Carolina, Orangeburg District (North Part) page 97
 

Henry is the male over 16. Henry and Catherine's children were born between 1792 and 1806. Though no marriage records have been located, it is possible that Henry was married before and that he had other children. Because the first census is unspecific and does not list first names, the others in his household could have been in-laws or other persons. In the 1810 Census, John and Daniel Sandel are listed. They are probably the 2 males under 16 listed above, children of Henry from a previous marriage. George Henry Sandel and Catherine Noble's children were:
 

 March 1793 - *GEORGE HENRY SANDEL was granted 116 acres of land located between and connecting together two parcels of land held in the name of Peter Sandel, located in Orangeburg District on Sandel's Bay of North Edisto River.

September 1793 - *George Henry Sandel and John Airs granted 630 acres, the half given to George Henry adjacent to Sandel land and adjoins Sandel's Bay.

*George Henry Sandel was baptized in 1755 and his susept was Captain Henry Felder of Barnwell District. Captain Felder's son was Peter Felder who came to Pike County in 1811 and settled near Magnolia. Peter was one of the Commissioners appointed by the Governor in 1815 to select, procure and fix the permanent seat of justice of Pike County. He filled the position of one of the justices of the Orphan's Court which had jurisdiction in probate matters. Peter's son John Felder married George Henry and Catherine's daughter Elizabeth in 1812. John Felder was a leading member of the Methodist church. In 1840 he settled a farm on Topisaw and in 1843 he helped establish the Topisaw Camp Grounds. In 1846 he had a water-mill constructed over Topisaw River - upright saw, grist and cotton gin near the camp grounds. He and his wife were deeply devoted to their religion and the community owed much in the upbuilding of the Methodist denomination and maintenance of the church and camp meetings held there. The Topisaw River is the present day Tangiapahoa River.

Elizabeth Felder died May 16, 1846 and her mother, *CATHERINE NOBLES SANDEL, died 2 days later on May 18, 1846. Both are buried in the Felder Cemetery at Magnolia, Mississippi.

Beginning in the 1850 Census, all persons in each household were named, not just the head of the household. This made it possible to find ancestors in the correct family by name and not by age and the age relationship to other members of each family. It was possible to tell when a child left the family and what other unrelated persons were living in each household.

(There has been much written about the Sandel's listed above, particularly in the Walker County History Book. )

George Henry Sandel and Catherine Nobles' sons Henry and Rev. Peter Warren Sandel are the two who took their families to Walker County, Texas between 1852 and 1854. Rev. Peter W. Sandel was a Methodist Circuit Rider in Mississippi and helped to found the Muddy Springs Methodist Church near McComb, Mississippi. He died in 1866 and is buried in the East Sandy Cemetery in Walker County, Texas.

Our line descends from *HENRY SANDEL, son of George Henry, and his wife, *EMILY M. The ancestry of Emily M. is not known, and it is difficult to imagine that it can be traced. "M" is probably her middle initial rather than her maiden name initial. On several censuses, Emily lists her state of nativity as Georgia. Dates and places would indicate that they married in Mississippi though no record of the marriage has been located. Henry and Emily are believed to be buried at Foster Cemetery in the old Loma Community west of Huntsville, Texas though their graves are not marked. The cemetery is located on land donated by Henry next to the original family homestead. It was Henry's request that family members and descendants be buried there if they chose to. Across the country road from the cemetery still sits a collapsed barn or stable. Henry was a blacksmith and farmer and his family operated a livery that was a stagecoach stop between Huntsville and Navasota. Sam Houston is said to have been a frequent traveler along the stagecoach route. Family history also notes that the livery was once burned down during the Civil War when the family was accused of harboring or giving aid to a confederate soldier. The family lived in the smokehouse while the rebuilding was under reconstruction.

* HENRY SANDEL and EMILY M. had the following children, all born in Pike County, Mississippi: (Some of their ages are taken from censuses and may be off by one year, depending when their birthdays fell in correlation to the date the census was taken)
 

*Emily died in 1857 and Henry remarried Harriet King. *Henry died in the autumn of 1863 in Loma Community, 13 miles west of Huntsville, at the age of 67. Henry's will was filed for probate on 09 November 1863 at Walker County, Texas. All nine of his children are named in the will. Henry owned about 120 acres in Walker County, several slaves and money was owed to him by others at the time of his death.

*MARTIN LUTHER SANDEL, born 20 Dec 1826 in Pike County, Mississippi was the firstborn son of Henry and Emily. He married *SARAH JACKSON BAY, called "Sallie" by her family. Sallie was given the middle name Jackson because her father fought with Andrew Jackson and it was popular to honor military heroes by naming a child after them. Sallie Bay came to Texas from Tennessee and settled in Bay's Chapel in Montgomery County, Texas, about 8 miles from the Loma Community where the Sandel family lived. Martin, who was also called Marcus, was a blacksmith and farmer by trade. Martin and Sallie were married 14 Aug 1856 in Walker County. For the last few years of his life, Martin and Sallie lived apart, she living with her son John Luther until her death in 1913. In 1893 there was a lunacy hearing in Walker County for Martin. The cause of his insanity was stated as "inherited - runs in the family". His grandson Henry remembered that Martin had a violent rage over an incident where his son John Luther teased him about becoming a Baptist. Martin hit his son in the head with a breast yoke. Since the family could not calm his rage, he was locked up in Huntsville while waiting to be taken to an asylum. While in the jail, he became calm and sane again and was allowed to return home. The court case did not mention who was "insane" before Martin. On censuses, Martin was listed as laborer and farmer. Martin died in 1897 and is buried in Foster cemetery next to his wife Sallie. Their graves are enclosed in an iron rail fence.

*MARTIN LUTHER SANDEL and *SARAH BAY had four sons. They were:
 

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Lee

*LEE HARRISON SANDEL, son of John and Sirina, was born 13 July 1895 in Loma, Walker County, Texas.  *SUSIE CORNELIA THOMAS, born 22 Feb 1897 in Grimes County, Texas, was his wife. They were married 15 Nov 1915 in Walker County and had nine children:

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This page created September 5, 1998 by Charlotte Sandel Beck
5th Great-Grandaughter of John Peter Sandel

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