There are many spelling variations for the surname Marquart, a few of
                   them are Marquart,   Markquart, Markward,  Marquardt,   Markwet,
                   Markwetz, Markwald,Markwaldt,Marquay,  Markway,  Markwood,
                   Markwort, Marquard,Marcward,  Marquette, andMarquet.  As
                    genealogy is an never endingadventure in the excavation ofnew facts and
                    information, Ican only sayat this time the surname 'Marquart' seems to have
                    begunin 1272 inSoest.

                          As the story goes, as found in the Deutsches Familienarchiv, a man bythe
                    name of  Marcwardus de Loe changed his name around the middle of the 14th
                    century to Lo Marquard. This is noted to be permanent in theStalgadum Society
                    Represent, and believed to be the first known time thename Marquard was used
                    as a surname.  Since this time the spelling of thename seems to have changed
                    due to illiteracy, the language of  the countryoccupying the area, and in America
                    due to the name being spelled as itsounded to the clergy, census taker, or official.
                    (I should explain I neitherspeak nor read German, the information I collected in
                    Germany wastranslatedfor me.)

                           The legends and stories passed down by the family sages in mylineage speak
                    of coming from the lower Palatinate area near Mulhouse,Alsace, France along
                    or near the Rhine river ... others have stated theAlsace-Lorraine area. The
                    language spoken by some of the earliergenerations was reported to be German.
                    But, growing up I have alwaysheard the Marquart's were French and the
                    Marquardt's were German. Ihave been informed this area was under French
                    occupation during the1697-1871period and under German occupation during
                    the 1871-1918period, andthe spelling of some names changed to accommodate
                    theoccupyingcountry. Could this also explain the confusion concerning the
                    languagespoken and the nationality of our ancestors ?

                            This information is disconcerting to me, as I view the map of the
                    Alsace-Lorraine region on the 1882 atlas the lower Palatinate is 'not' near
                    Mulhouse (which is in the lower tip of Alsace between the 'A' and the 'L'),nor
                    is the providence of Lorraine.  It appears, contrary to my earlier belief,these
                    stories may refer to a vast area including the lower Palatinate, Alsace,and
                    Lorraine areas rather than a fairly specific area around Mulhouse. But of course
                    I am just speculating.

                    I have been informed the name 'Muhlhausen' (Mulhouse) is a common
                    name meaning mill house.  One such Muhlhausen is northeast ofKarlsruhe, on
                    the road from Heidelberg to Heilbronn, which would beabout 10 miles from
                    the Rhine river.  This, I am told, could be consideredthe Pfalzregion or Palatinate
                    area ... and a good possible location to searchfor a connection to Nicholas
                    Marquart's family.   This source also said thereare several villages with the
                    name Marquart as part of the village name,like Marquartstein (meaning
                    Marquart castle) near the Austrian border inthe region of Oberbayern.  (I
                    would be very interested in any researchconnections or information on the
                    Muhlhausen northeast of Karlsruhe,Germany; and information, pictures, and
                    maps, of any village or businesswith the name Marquart (any spelling) as part
                    of the village or businessname.)

                            This genealogy, researched, and collated by Virgil Marquart
          (deceased) to date,includes189 Marquarts and 331 spousal surnames
                    anddates fromapproximately 1735 to 1989. The major ancestral route
                    appears to havebeen from Maryland, to Virginia, Ohio, and Indiana .

                            Presently it is believed our earliest ancestor is Nicholas Marquart
                    (1735-1836), who had two wives (Catherine and Gertrude); one son (John),
                    and five daughters (Polly, Catherine, Ann Marie, Elizabeth, and Sophia) by his
         first wife Catherine, *and one son (Jonathan) by his second wife Gertrude..
                    Currently there are five generations of one direct line charted online, Jonathan's,
                    I will be adding the others as soon as I can, so please check back from time to
                    time.

                    Well things are always interesting on the genealogy circuit as new and
                    surprising 'facts'  lay just around the next corner.  New information 'appears'
                    to have been up-rooted along this Nicholas Marquart lineage ... namely
                    that his surname 'may' have actually been spelled 'Markward'.  A marriage
                    record has come to my attention ... "The Evangelical Lutheran book of
                    Marriages and Burials lists:   Nicholas Markward married GertrudeSchneider
                    of George, December, l773".  I realize this one document doesn't seal this 'fact'
                    in stone, but I do believe this is the right Nicholas for several reasons ... the
                    spousal name given to Gertrude encourages this opinion aswe  Marquart's /
                    Markward's are forever woven in and out of theSchneider/Snider lineage, so
                    much so, I am entertaining the thought of aMarquart/Markward and
                    Schneider/Snider either coming to Americatogether or a planned meeting...
                    and, the dates appear to be matching upvery well.   At this point in my research
                    it appears my Schneider/Sniderlineage emigrated from Switzerland near the
                    Baden and Wurtemberg,Germany boundary line ... the Marquart/Markward's
                    appear to have comefrom Baden and Wurtemberg, Germany.  With that
                    similarity in mind Iwill be searching the Schneider route to America, i.e.. Holland
                    to Englandto America, leaving Cowes, Isle of Wight, on the south coast of
                    England onJuly 7, 1729 on the ship "Allen", with James Craigie the master,
                    landing inPhiladelphia on Sept. 15, 1729.

                           There is still quite a bit of missing data, any additional information
                    regarding this genealogy study or contacts about the 331 spousal surnames
                    (which are listed below) will be most welcome. It is my desire to learn asmuch
                    about each individual as possible, personally as well as factually.Being a
                    beginner in the research of our ancestral heritage I welcome all suggestions and
                    advise, hints and tips, to aid in my research. I will be updating this material as
                    I am able, as well as links to other known spousalgenealogies.   Please contact
                    me if your genealogy is martially connectedto mine, so I may add a link to your
                    site.

                      During my search of ships passenger lists I have found the 'Palatinate'
                    people to be listed separately from the other passengers, and at times theships
                    list appeared to have only 'Palatinate' passengers, does anyone have an
                    explanation for this apparent distinction and/or separation  ?

                    I would be interested in hearing from anyone with information and/or
                    documentation concerning the Marquart name (any spelling) and the
                    metamorphosis it has undertaken from the earliest known time as a first
                    name to the current usage as a surname.  I have been informed of it's usage
                    as a first name in the 12th century, does anyone have any documented usage
                    earlier than the 12th century ?  If so, where, when, and what nationality ... is
                    there any personal information about these early'Marquarts' (any spelling) ?
                    For those sending any information please notewhether you would allow your
                    name to be listed as the provider of theinformation online, I would like to
                    include this Marquart name history onmy web page.

                    Thank You for visiting my genealogy site, if you know of any errors or
                    additions to thisgenealogy in fact, oral family history, or personal record please notify me.

Thank  You !

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