Arrival of the Kolbs in Pennsylvania
Kolb Arrivals in Pennsylvania 1707-1780
The Kulp Family Record Book of 1936 is a great resource of information. Buried within it on pages 20-21 is information and a chart of the known Kolb arrivals to Pennsylvania which I have reproduced below:
| NAME | ARRIVAL DATE | SHIP |
|---|---|---|
| *Henry Kolb | 1707 | Unknown |
| *Jacob Kolb | 1707 | Unknown |
| *Johannes Kolb | 1707 | Unknown |
| *Martin Kolb | 1707 | Unknown |
| *Dielman Kolb | August 10, 1717 | Unknown |
| *Hans Casper Kolb | September 15, 1729 | Ship Allen |
| Leonhart Kolb | November 30, 1730 | Ship Joyce |
| Conrad Kolb | October 11, 1732 | Ship Pleasant |
| John Jacob Kolb | August 30, 1737 | Ship Samuel |
| Johann Ludwig Kolb | September 26, 1737 | Ship Andrew Galley |
| Melchior Kolb | September 11, 1738 | Ship Robert Oliver |
| Peter Kolb | September 11, 1738 | Ship Robert Oliver |
| George Michael Kolb | September 11, 1738 | Ship Robert Oliver |
| Matteas Kolb | November 7, 1741 | Ship Snow Thane of Fife |
| Michael Kolb | September 21, 1742 | Ship Francis Elizabeth |
| *Mattheis Kolb | October 20, 1744 | Ship Phoenix |
| Martin Kolb | October 20, 1744 | Ship Phoenix |
| John Peter Kolb | October 20, 1744 | Ship Phoenix |
| Andreas Kolb | September 14, 1751 | Ship Duke of Bedford |
| Peter Kolb | September 29, 1753 | Ship Snow Rowand |
| Johann Philip Kolb | September 30, 1754 | Ship Neptune |
| Johann Andreas Kolb | October 30, 1764 | Ship Richmond |
| Philip Kolb | November 5, 1764 | Ship Prince of Wales |
| George Kolb | 1780 – Settled in Somerset County | Unknown |
| Balzer Kolb | 1780 – Settled in Somerset County | Unknown |
| Gotlieb Kolb | 1828 – Settled in Germantown | Unknown |
| Frederich Kulp | 1834 | Unknown |
*Click for more information on these ancestors.
Among the later arrivals were George Kolb and Balzer Kolb, both settling in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1780; and Gotlieb Kolb who arrived in 1828 and settled at Germantown, Pennsylvania, where a number of his descendants lived.
The records do not show that the name Kulp or Culp was ever used by the early emigrants. It is, however, recorded that one Frederich Kulp, born in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1834, came to America, serving as a notary public and justice of the peace. He died August 20, 1871 [link to Subpage 7.6].
