Christian Heidelberg

  General Notes:

Here's my Heidelberg lineage, Christian to Mom. I don't doubt that Christian married a Sabra Middleton. Which Sabra is what I'm questioning. See some of my previous messages for explaination.

My info comes mainly from the Heidelberg book published in 1982. Some of is from info my g-gf wrote down. If you're not familiar with the H'berg book, there is info about it in some of the other posts at this forum.

It would be most helpful if you could post your H'berg lineage at this forum like I did. I'm sure there are many who would be excited to see your info. It could help someone find that missing link they've been searching for.

It's always exciting to hear from a cousin, no matter how distant.

George Simmons, Indy


On May 4, 1721 Christian bought two lots in Edenton, Chowan Co., North Carolina.

On Nov 22, 1724 Christian was Deputy Marshal for Chowan County.

About 1730 Christian's wife died and he moved the family south to Onslow County, NC. Christian's wife has not been identified. It is believed she was a Middleton since son John names James Middleton as cousin in his will.

Christian's land was located on the west side of Stone Creek Bay portion of the New River between Stone Creek and Muddy Creeks.

On March 23 1734 Christian was appointed Justice of the Peace for Onslow County. Christian was also Commissioner of Roads. He also operated a ferry across the New River. Heidelberg's Ferry was located at the narrows where NC 127 crosses the river. The location is currently known as Sneads Ferry. For a time Christian operated a mill located on Stone Creek.

On January 13, 1739 Christian's will was written. Christian died in spring of 1741 as his will was probated in the July 1741 court session.

It's good to hear from another Heidelberg. Did any of your early ancestors come to America about 1720 or eariler? Many of us on this list are descended from Christian Heidelberg, see message 46. We don't know where/when he was born. We have always assumed in Germany about 1690. The International Ancestry Guild in London has records of a Christian Heidelberg sailing four times from Rotterdam to America between April 1710 and December 1716. It isn't known if this is one man sailing four times or four different men. There is an unproven story about Christian being the son of a German father and an Italian mother. This could be true as many people in Southern Germany are of Roman/Italian ancestry. Christian's father is said to have owned a fleet of merchant ships and Christian was aboard one as his agent when the ship wrecked off the coast of North Carolina. Christian was evidently an educated man as he served as a deputy marshal and participated in the affairs of local government so he must have had a working knowledge of the English language. We'll probably never know the truth of his life before 1720.

George Simmons, 6th great-grandson of Christian

Christian married Sabra Middleton circa 1724.