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Germanic origin of Umbaughs in US

Germanic origin of Umbaughs in US

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 2:33PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Umbaugh, Dewisin
Has anyone pinned down where Germany the Umbaughs came from? My Umbaugh is William, who was in Frederick, MD before 1783. I suspect that he was hired to fight with the British in the Revolution. There was a prisoner of war camp in Frederick, MD and I've heard that many of the German POWs remained there after the war. He married Catharina Dewisin in 1883 in Frederick. The name was spelled many different ways.

Re: Germanic origin of Umbaughs in US

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 10:03PM GMT
Classification: Query
There is a town in modern Germany called Hambach. I have seen the name spelled Homboch and Hombach. It might be plausible that Willliam Umbaugh used his hometown as his "American Surname" as was common among immigrants. Hambach, Germany is located in what was once the Electorate of Hesse. That jives with KGIII as King of GB&I, Elector of Hesse ordering 30,000 Hessians to deploy to the American Colonies to surpress the "rebels."

Re: Germanic origin of Umbaughs in US

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 10:18PM GMT
Classification: Query
Forgot to add more Germanic clues to Umbaugh name. Our family uses many German names for traditional food items Ponhaus for scrapple, smearkase for cottage cheese, wurst for sausage, fasnacht for donuts, and many more. Granted many folks in that area used those words too.

Re: Germanic origin of Umbaughs in US

Posted: 15 Aug 2014 3:51AM GMT
Classification: Query
I have a pretty extensive history of the Umbaugh's from a book written by Kenneth Allen Umbaugh, published in 1983 by Austin Printing co., Akron, Ohio. My Mother's maiden name is Umbaugh and I used to attend the family reunions in Plymouth, Indiana when I was growing up in the 50's and 60's. The book tells the history of George Umbaugh coming to America with the Hessians. There is also a discussion of the other Umbaugh's Kenneth came across who are not related to George Umbaugh, at least not in America. The history includes some of the towns in Germanywhere George and a few others came from. If you can't find the book, let me know and I could copy the pages that might help you and send them to you. I don't use Ancestry.com much, so contact me at my email, attydennis@aol.com.
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