A Guide to New Sweden Forefathers
1638-1664 Arrivals
by Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig Fellow, American Society of Genealogists Fellow, Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
Historian, Swedish Colonial Society originally published in Swedish Colonial News, Volume 1, Number 18 (Fall 1999) Additional qualifying forefathers have been added as of February 14, 2019.
See Qualification & Procedure for list information and explanation
| Surname | Immigrant | Died |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson (MD) | Måns Andersson | MD 1680 |
| Anderson (DE) | Anders Andersson the Finn | DE 1673+ |
| Anderson (DE) | Anders Jöransson | DE 1675 |
| Archer (PA-NJ) | Johan Grelsson | PA 1684 |
| Bankson/Bankston (PA) | Anders Bengtsson | PA 1705 |
| Bartleson, Andrew (PA-NJ) | Bärtil Eskilsson | PA 1677+ |
| Bilderback (NJ) | Hendrick Johansson | DE 1655+ |
| Block (DE) | Hans Block* | DE 1676 |
| Boatsman (DE) | Jöran Jöransson Båtsman | DE 1691 |
| Bokare/Becker (PA) | Willhelm Bokare aka William Becker | PA 1800+ |
| Boon(PA-NJ) | Anders Svensson Bonde | PA 1696 |
| Boyer (DE) | Alexander Boyer* | DE 1661+ |
| Bure (PA) | Lars Thomasson Bjur | PA 1658+ |
| Calk/Caulk (MD) | Olof Matthiasson Isgrå | MD 1685 |
| Camp/Kemp (MD-NJ) | Pål Larsson Kämpe | MD 1692 |
| Classon/Clawson (PA-DE) | Claes Johansson | DE 1655+ |
| Clementson/Clements | Clement Jöranasson | DE 1648+ |
| Coleman (PA-NJ) | Anders Hendricksson | PA 1655+ |
| Cock/Cox (PA-NJ-DE) | Peter Larsson Cock | PA 1687 |
| Cock/Cox (PA) | Otto Ernest Koch* | PA 1722 |
| Cock/Cox (DE) | Anders Andersson the Finn | DE 1673+ |
| Constantine (DE) | Constantine Grönenberg | DE 1657+ |
| Corneliuson (NJ) | Lars Cornelisson Vinarn | NJ 1686 |
| Culin/van Culin | Johan van Culin* | PA 1711 |
| Dalbo (NJ) | Anders Larsson Dalbo | PA 1670 |
| Danielson (NJ) | Hendrick Danielsson | NJ 1695+ |
| Defoss (DE) | Matthias Mattsson de Vos | DE 1708 |
| Derickson (NJ-DE) | Eric Michaelsson | PA 1663+ |
| Eareckson (MD) | Johan Ericksson | MD 1674 |
| Enochs/Enochson (PA) | Garret Enochson* | PA 1681+ |
| Erickson (NJ) | Eric Michaelsson | PA 1663+ |
| Erickson (DE) | Eric Mattsson | DE 1671+ |
| Evertson (DE) | Ivert Hendricksson | DE 1684 |
| Fish (NJ) | Johan Fisk alias Skofvel | DE 1655+ |
| Franson (NJ) | Olof Fransson | NJ 1700 |
| Friend (PA-NJ-MD) | Nils Larsson Frände | PA 1686 |
| Garrett (PA) | Mårten Gerritsen | DE 1680 |
| Gästenberg (PA) | Olof Nilsson Gästenberg | PA 1692 |
| Halton (NJ) | Jöns Jönsson | PA 1658+ |
| Hanson (MD) | Anders Hansson | MD 1655 |
| Helm (NJ) | Israel Åkesson Helm | NJ 1701 |
| Hendrickson (PA-NJ) | Johan Hendricksson | PA 1657+ |
| Hendrickson (DE) | Hendrick Larsson Corvhorn | DE 1693+ |
| Hendrickson (DE) | Hendrick Andersson | DE 1696 |
| Hendrickson (DE-NJ) | Hendrick Jacobsson | DE 1704 |
| Hendrickson (MD) | Hendrick Hendricksson | MD 1679+ |
| Hendrickson (MD) | Bärtil Hendricksson | MD 1684 |
| Hoffman (NJ) | Hans Hopman* | NJ 1693 |
| Holstein/Holston (PA-NJ) | Matthias Claessen Holstein* | PA 1708 |
| Homan (NJ) | Anders Andersson Homman | NJ 1700 |
| Huling (PA-NJ) | Marcus Laurenson* | NJ 1689 |
| Johnson (PA) | Claes Johansson | DE 1655+ |
| Johnson (PA) | Johan Hendricksson | PA 1657+ |
| Johnson (PA-NJ) | Anders Jönsson Salung | PA 1687 |
| Johnson (MD) | Peter Johansson | MD 1656 |
| Johnson (MD) | Simon Johansson | MD 1700+ |
| Johnson (NJ-MD) | Matthias Jönsson Hutt | NJ 1685 |
| Jonason/Jones (PA) | Jonas Nilsson | PA 1693 |
| Jones (NJ) | Anders Jönsson Ekoren | PA 1683 |
| Justice/Justis (PA-DE) | Johan Gustafsson | PA 1682 |
| Justice/Justison (NJ) | Jöns Gustafsson | NJ 1698+ |
| Justison (DE) | Pål Persson | PA 1663+ |
| Keen (DE-NJ) | Jürgen Schneeweiss Kühn | PA 1688+ |
| King (NJ-DE) | Frederick Fredericksson König* | NJ 1698 |
| Kuckow (NJ-DE) | Olof Olleson Kucko | DE 1696 |
| Litien (NJ) | Eric Jöransson | NJ 1685 |
| Lykins/Likins (PA) | Peter Nilsson Lykan | PA 1692 |
| Lykins/Likins (NJ) | Michael Nilsson Lykan | NJ 1704 |
| Lock (NJ) | Lars Carlsson Lock | PA 1688 |
| Longacre (PA) | Peter Andersson | PA 1678 |
| Lom (PA) | Måns Svensson Lom | PA 1653 |
| Matthiasson (MID) | Hendrick Matthiasson Freeman | MD 1685 |
| Matson (DE) | Johan Mattsson Skrika | DE 1691 |
| Mattson (NJ) | Matts Hansson | PA 1653 |
| Mink (NJ) | Pål Pålsson Mink | NJ 1696 |
| Morton (PA-NJ) | Mårten Mårtensson | PA 1706 |
| Morton (PA) | Knut Mårtensson | PA 1677+ |
| Månsson/Mounts (DE) | Måns Pålsson | DE 1682 |
| Mounts (MD) | Måns Andersson | MD 1680 |
| Mullica (NJ) | Pål Jönsson Mullica | DE 1664 |
| Nelson (NJ) | Nils Mattsson | PA 1701 |
| Nelson (NJ) | Nils Nilsson | DE 1670 |
| Numbers (MD) | Johan Nommersson | MD 1697+ |
| Parker (DE-MD) | Peter Hendricksson | DE 1684 |
| Paulson (DE) | Pål Persson | PA 1663+ |
| Paulson (NJ) | Pål Larsson Corvhorn | NJ 1688 |
| Paulson (MD) | Pål Jönsson Mullica | DE 1664 |
| Peterson (DE) | Samuel Petersson | DE 1689 |
| Peterson (DE) | Matthias Eskilsson | DE 1671+ |
| Peterson (DE) | Hans Petersen* | DE 1720 |
| Peterson (MD) | Peter Jacobsson | MD 1674 |
| Peterson (MD) | Peter Månsson | MD 1682 |
| Peterson (NJ) | Peter Ollesson | NJ 1691 |
| Peterson (NJ) | Lucas Petersson | NJ 1686 |
| Peterson (PA-NJ) | Måns Petersson Stake | PA 1697 |
| Peterson (NJ) | Hans Petersson | NJ 1693 |
| Rambo (PA-NJ) | Peter Gunnarsson Rambo | PA 1698 |
| Rawson (PA-DE-MD) | Olof Rase/Rawson | PA 1697 |
| Scoggin (NJ) | Johan Thorsson Schaggen | DE 1658 |
| Severson (MD) | Marcus Sigfridsson | MD 1674+ |
| Sinex/Sinnickson (PA-NJ) | Sinnick Broer | DE 1673 |
| Skute/Scuten (PA) | Sven Svensson Skute | PA 1660+ |
| Slubey (NJ-DE-MD) | Olof from Slobyn | PA 1671+ |
| Smidt (DE) | Hans Georgen Smidt | -- |
| Snicker (MD) | Jöran Jönsson | DE 1677 |
| Carl (Charles) Christopherson Springer (DE) | Carl (Charles) Christopherson Springer | DE 1738 |
| Stalcup/Stallcup (DE) | Johan Anderson Stålkofta | DE 1684 |
| Stark (NJ) | Nils Nilsson | DE 1670 |
| Steelman(NJ) | Hans Månsson | NJ 1691 |
| Stidham/Stedham (DE) | Timen Stiddem | DE 1686 |
| Stille/Stilley (PA-DE) | Olof Petersson Stille | PA 1683 |
| String (NJ) | Johan Anderson Sträng | NJ 1726 |
| Swanson (PA) | Sven Gunnarsson | PA 1678 |
| Thomason/Thompson (DE-PA) | Thomas Jacobsson | DE 1679+ |
| Tolson (MD) | Alexander Thorsson | MD 1669 |
| Tolson (MD) | Anders Thorsson | MD 1671+ |
| Torton (PA) | Hendrick Tade | PA 1703 |
| Toy (NJ-PA) | Elias Johnson Tay | NJ 1720 |
| Toy (NJ-PA) | Christina Tay | -- |
| Tussey (DE) | Olof Thorsson | DE 1678 |
| Urian (PA-NJ) | Hans Geörgen* | PA 1713 |
| Vandever(DE) | Catharina Johansdotter** | NJ 1720 |
| Vinam/Vining (NJ-MD) | Lars Cornelisson Vinam | NJ 1686 |
| Walraven (DE) | Christina Ollesdotter** | DE 1699 |
| Wheeler (MD-PA) | John Wheeler | MD 1677 |
| Woolson (NJ) | Hans Ollesson | NJ 1702+ |
| Yocum/Yocom (PA) | Peter Jochimsson | PA 1654 |