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FIRST GENERATION IN AMERICA
GUMP, (GUMPP) JOHANN GEORG (Rf-4; Rf-19, vol 4, pp 326-327) b 9 Oct 1709 Huffenhardt, Germany s/o Johann Georg Gump & Margaretha Romelin (Ap-31) d 7 Sep 1792 m-l 24 Jul 1731 ROSINA MACK b 24 Jun 1705 Wimpfen (nr Heilbronn) Germany d 6 Jun 1769, m-2 16 Jul 1770 SALOME (SCHWING) RUMMEL b 27 Nov 1729 d 20 Sep 1793. cem Prospect Hill, Moravian Section, York, PA.
Johann Georg Gumpp, age 22, and his wife, Rosina, landed in the port of Philadelphia, PA on 19 Sep 1732. They had gone from their home in Baden, Germany to Rotterdam where they sailed for America on the ship, Pink Johnson under the command of David Crockett. Johann Georg was the great-great-great-grandson of Caspar Gumpp who migrated from the area of Eichstatt, Bavaria to Huffenhardt, Germany before 1599. It is important to note that in German the surname was spelled "Gumpp" and the "u" was pronounced as it is in the English word "full". When Georg arrived he spelled and pronounced his name this way. Due to the influence of the American English-speaking society, the second "p" was soon dropped. By 1747 Georg was signing his name Joh. Georg Gump. In many records his name was written Georg Gump. (Here we shall refer to him as Georg or designate him by the letter "G" as our immigrant ancestor).
When Georg and Rosina landed in Philadelphia they went directly to Cocallico, a village in Lancaster Co, PA near Ephrata, where they remained for about two years. In 1735 they moved to Frederick Co, MD. Here they lived for the next 27 years, reared their family, became active members in the Moravian Church, were involved in civic affairs and farmed a large acreage, likely as a tobacco plantation.
Over the years Georg purchased several tracts of land in Frederick Co. In 1752 he combined some of his holdings to form a 766 acre plantation which he named Huffenhardt after his home town in Germany. This property, located about three and one-half miles S.W. of Frederick, MD, was the Gump homestead.
In 1762 Georg and Rosina and their two daug hters, Margaretha and Dorothea, moved to York, PA. John, Rosina and Catharina, who were already married, remained in Frederick Co. Barbara already had gone to Bethlehem, PA to live. Margare tha married in Sep of that year and returned to Frederick Co with her h usband.
On 18 Sep 1762, three months after arriving in York, Georg purchased a lot on the east side of Water Street where he and his family lived. Later he bought two more properties in York. Records indicate that he gradually simplified his holdings of both real estate and personal property. His taxables in 1783 were listed as one lot, one house, one male , two females, one horse and one horned cattle-value 126 pounds. Tax one pound, 11 shillings, three pence.
By the standards of his day, Georg was not wealthy. A pparently he made a comfortable living both in Maryland and in Pennsylvania. He was above average in his education and was a respected citizen in both communities.
Georg and Rosina were raised as Lutherans and attended the Luth/Ch for about 15 years after coming to America. In 1745 they made the acquaintance of Rev. John Herzer, a Moravian minister who was called to serve the Lutheran and Reformed Union Church on the Monocacy that year. Through him they were persuaded to adopt the United Brethren (better known as Moravian) faith.
On 23 Nov 1749 Georg joined the Mor/Ch at the First Synod of Warwick, Lancaster, PA. Almost two years later, on 3 Oct 1751 he attended the First Synod held in the com munity house at Lebanon in Lancaster Co. Rosina joined the cong regation in Aug 1757 at the Synod in York. On 8 Oct 1758 they bec ame charter mem bers of the newly organized congregation at Graceham, a Moravian village in northern Frederick Co, MD at the foot of the Catoctin Mountains near present day Camp David. Records indicate that they played an important role in church affairs. They were mentioned often in the diaries kept by the ministers. Georg was especially active in his witness and was influential in founding the church on Carroll s Manor.
Rosina (Mack) Gump d 6 Jun 1769 after an illness of five mont hs. At that time she had 14 grandchildren. The following year Georg married the widow Salome (Schwing) Rummel. She was born at Bashweiler, Alsace in 1724. Her first husband, Jacob Rummel , was b 6 Sep 1726. They married in 1749 and came to America that year, settling in York, PA. Jacob d. 3 May 1759 at the age of 33.
The Moravian Brother Krogstrupp officiated at the weddin g of Georg and Salome in York. The ceremony took place in the hall of the congreg ation in the presence of several brothers and sisters of the Mor/Ch. Salome had joined the church on the preceding Sunday at her own request They lived together 22 years until the time of GeorgÕs death. She died less than one year later in 1793. GeorgeÕs will is recorded in the York Co C.H. (Will book 1789-1793, vol 8H, Folio 348).
The York Co pastor's diary records that Georg Gump died quietly at 3 P.M. on 7 Sep 1792 in his 83rd year. He had been growing weaker for some time. He was buried at 3 P.M. 9 Sep 1792. In
spite of the fact that it was raining hard, such a large crowd attended the services that there was not room enough far all of them to be seated. The 73rd Psalm was read at the services.
6eorg, Rosina, Dorothea and Anna Maria were buried in the Old First Moravian Church cemetery at York In 1908 their coffins were moved to the Moravian Section of the Prospect Hill Cemetery in York.
Source: The Gump Family in America p.27 [S7]