The Baron Heinrich Philip Von Ulm Lineage
(A sub-website to Ulmer Ancestry.com)

Baron Von Ulm
A collection of information on the family's history and its descendants.
by Ron Ulmer

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Not all information within this website agrees with other information shared on the Internet. This is one of the reasons this site came about. In no way is it shared here, or meant to be represented, as a "Final Expert Record" of the correct information. This is results of a research project report.

The "Baron Ulm" Ulmer family is not known to be related to the Ulmer family of George Werner Ulmer, or the John Frederick Ulmer lineages. This is a sub-website to Ulmer Ancestry.

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One of the major descendant lines of Ulmer families in the United States is the result, or fathered by, Baron Heinrich Philip Von Ulm. This individual, along with his family, came to the American Colonies in 1752. Often referred to as "Von Ulm", this individual's name was not Von Ulm, but rather another. The name "Ulm" is believed to have been a name he had chosen to use in an attempt to hide his true identity. After his move to the colonies he was later also known as "Heinrich Ulmer". What this website attempts to do is show what is known about this Ulmer lineage that spread widely across the southeast and other areas of the United States. Even though this family may have started out as not being Ulmers, they certainly are now! However, this lineage of Ulmers may be a separate line of Ulmers; separate from those who were actually named Ulmer in "Old Europe", and dating back before the time period prior to 1752 and the family's arrival in the Colonies.

A great amount of this site's information is made possible by the research work  was done by members of the Ulmer Ancestry Reachers' forum. The Baron Von Ulm site was originally started from a collection of files shared by Steve Beaty, of Savannah, GA.. The information within this site changed as new information, corrections and documentation was found.

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 1. BARON Heinrich Philip Von ULMER Sr.   born, Abt. 1700, in Ulm, Germany. He fled his native land, with his wife, 3 sons, and a daughter. Information indicates he participated in a failed coup to overthrow the German monarchy. He was given a land grant in S.C.. His wife's name may have been Telle Baumgarden. They married, about 1730, in Ulm, Germany. Telle was born, about the year 1700, as well. She died, about 1750, before the family arrived in America. He met, and married his second wife, Ann Guerry, (the widow Gates), on the Isle of Wight. He was living in the Isle of Wight, after he left Germany, and before he arrived in Charleston, S.C..

The family, passengers of the ship "John and Mary", in its voyage of 1752, arrived in December of 1752 at Charleston, S.C.. Two years after the family arrived in Charleston, S.C., Baron Heinrich Philip Von Ulmer Sr., and his second wife, Ann Guerry (Gates) Ulmer, died of smallpox (Abt. 1754).

The baron is also known as Heinrich Ulmer, or Henry Ulmer. He received a land grant on March 30, 1753, for 350 acres of land in Granville County, South Carolina. Granville County was first formed in 1684 as a proprietary "County",  but never really functioned and became extinct as a county. It was one of the original "counties" created by the Crown for administrative purposes, Granville extended from the Combahee River in the north to the Savannah River in the south. Records for this area were filed in Charleston. Part of the area known as Granville County became Beaufort District in 1769. The area where Henry Ulmer received the 350 acres of land was also known as Prince Williams Parish; that area today, where Henry Ulmer was granted land in 1753, is located in what is known now as Beaufort County, S.C..

Who was the Baron? Read more about this here.

Ann Guerry (Gates), second wife of Baron Heinrich Philip Von Ulmer Sr., was a widow when she married Heinrich Philip Ulmer. She was the mother of the Baron's 5th child, Heinrich (Henry) Ulmer, born, Mar. 19, 1752. They were married, while the 'Baron's ship' was docked at the Isle of Wight.

The Isle of Wight, is just off the Southern Coast of England. It is part of the United Kingdom, (UK).

NOTE:
German Church records list Heinrich Ulmer as having married to Christina Riehl in Schriesheim, Germany, in 1740. There are several possible explanations for the information indicating the he was married to Telle Baumgarden, and also that he married a Christina Riehl. One being, he may have been married more than twice. Information indicates he married Telle Baumgarden in 1730; it is listed, that he married Christina Riehl in 1740; and then later married Ann Guerry Gates about 1750/51. However, either one of the women, could have changed their name in the process of hiding the family's true identity. The records do indicate the correct place of the marriage for the Baron to a Christina Riehl, and/or to a Telle Baumgarden. But, it could also be that they chose to hide the true information, even from the Church. It is accepted that the Baron's name was not "Baron Von Ulm, so it would have to also be assumed that his wife's name was false, so as not to give away their true identity. Was "Christina Riehl" her real name, or was it "Telle Baumgarden"? Or, was these these individuals completely two different women?

 It is understood that Heinrich's wife (Ann Gates) was married before, and had become a widow prior to marrying Heinrich. One could assume (for now), that the widow, Anne Guerry Gates, was Christina Riehl, and that her name was Christina Ann (but she went by "Ann"), and that her maiden name was Riehl. Riehl could also have been her name before she married Mr. Gates, who was her husband prior to her marriage to Heinrich Ulmer. However, I think, she was a third wife of Heinrich; because she is reported not to have married him until around 1851 and was married to a Gates first.

Another note:
Also noted, is the fact that the Church Records list his first name as "Johann" and no indication of the name "Philip". This does not concern me, because the "Philip" could have been omitted at the time of the recording of the information below. However, it does concern me that the name "Johann" has not been mentioned in the Baron's name by others researching this family.

The following statement was copied from the website "Auswanderer", and can be found at this URL: http://www.palmettoroots.org/Auswanderer.html

Information from Church Record

The information below indicates the date of arrival; the town of origin (and it's zip code); followed by a summary of the information taken from the German Church Record; the name of the ship they arrived on; and the amount and location of land granted to this family: (This information agrees with, and can be found at the South Carolina Archives, on the amount and location of a land grant for Heinrich Ulmer.)

Schriesheim is a small town (population, about 14,000 today), located about 20 miles north of Heidelberg, Germany.

(All the names, and ages, of the individuals agree with other information known about Heinrich Ulmer's family. The name and date of arrival of the ship is also the same as others researching this family have shared. The only real question in my mind is the difference in the spouse's name in the records. And the name "Johann" missing from others' listings of the Baron's information. I have no proven answer to these questions I present.)

The record entry:

"ULMER, Johann Heinrich (1752).   Schriesheim 69198, Landkreis Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg

From Ursenbach, married 5 May 1740 in Schriesheim, Christina Riehl.  Children: (1) Philipp, born 19 February 1741; (2) Johann Adam, born 19 September 1743; (3) Anna Maria, born 13 August 1747; (4) Peter, born 12 November 1749; and (5) Heinrich Ulmer, born 19 March 1752.  (Schuhmann)

On John and Mary.  Wife and 5 ch, Philip 11, Adam 8, Anna Marie 6, Peter 4, and Henry 1.  350A, Granville Co." 

End of information from Church Record 

Where the Baron is buried at:

"HEINRICH and ANNIE died of Small Pox two years after they settled in America. According to Ulmer History written by Isaac Barton Ulmer II, Heinrich and Annie were buried "about one hundred yards probably to the left, as you approach the bridge, going into Beaufort, and where, when my father, Col. I.B. Ulmer saw them during his residence in So. Car. Marked and shadowed by spreading live oaks and which were in healthy, flourishing condition when last seen by him."

My understanding, of the location where the Baron and Ann are buried at, is indicated on this page:
Some researchers do not agree with my belief on where the Baron is buried at. Some, also think that the 'Isaac Barton Ulmer II  letters' are fake, or false information.

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Children of BARON Von ULMER and Telle BAUMGARDEN

First Child 1. Heinrich Philip (Phillip) Ulmer Jr., was born June 3, 1739, the son of Baron Heinrich Philip Von Ulm, in Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. (Schuhmann, list his birth date as. Feb. 19, 1741) He was about 12 years old when he arrived in the Colonies with his father and step-mother, Ann Guerry Gates Ulmer. Philip Jr. (also known as Philip II) married Ann (Elizabeth) Howard, in 1773, in South Carolina. She was born in 1752. She died December 11, 1815, in Chatham Co., GA.. Phillip Jr. was the first owner of Coldbrook Plantation, GA.. He died June 3, 1806 in Laurel Hill Plantation, Effingham Co. GA.. (NOTE: The "Goshen Plantation" in Effingham, Co. GA. is also referred to as "Laurel Hill Plantation" in Georgia). You will most likely not find much on the web about "Laurel Hill Plantation" that was in Georgia, but will find much information on the "Laurel Hill Plantation" in SC.. The Baron Ulm line has ties to both these Laurel Hill Plantations. To learn more about where Philip died, search "Goshen Plantation". Also see: Goshen Cemetery NOTE; Ancestry.com list him as age 11 when the family arrived in Charleston, S.C., in Abt. 1753. Read more about Philip II and his descendants  here.   Second Child 2. Johann Adam ULMER, born, 19 September, 1743; (ref: Schuhmann, known as, Adam ULMER); He was born in Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. He died in 1799, in Prince William Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina. He was an America Revolutionary War Soldier. He was about 8 years old when he came to America with his parents. He was a prosperous stockman. He and his brother, Peter, drove cattle, and supplied beef to the Militia during the Revolutionary War. He served under Gen. Frances Marion and Col. John Griffith. Frances Marion is also known as "The Swamp Fox". Adam's Will was probated, April 20, 1799. In 1766, Adam married Margaret LeGrand.. Margaret was born Abt. 1745, in Virginia, or South Carolina. She may have been of French Huguenot Ancestry. She also, may have been the granddaughter of Isaac Lee Grand and Ann Brunei. She died in 1787, in Prince William Parish, South Carolina. Read more about Adam and his descendants here.   Third Child 3. Anna Maria ULMER, born Abt. 1747, in Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. The passenger list of the "John and Mary" ship's voyage, of 1752, list her as 6 years old, and the child of Heinrich Ulmer. Other information still unknown about Anna. Little is known about Anna Maria Ulmer. We are still looking for information about her. Read about Anna Maria and her descendants here.   Fourth Child 4. Peter ULMER, born, Nov. 12, 1749, in Ulm, Germany. He, and his brother, Adam Ulmer, supplied beef to the Militia during the American Revolutionary War. He died in Rose Hill Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina, sometime after 1802. Read more about Peter Ulmer and his descendants here.   Child of BARON Von ULMER and Ann Guerry (GATES) Fifth (last) Child 5. Henry (Heinrich) ULMER, born, Mar. 19, 1752, in Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Read more about Henry and his descendants here. * * * * * * * NOTE: Baron Heinrich had 5 children; 4 with Telle Baumgarden, and 1 with Ann Guerry (Gates). Each one of these children have web pages that continue the known descendant lineage of them on down within this website. To view these pages use the "Search" option, or click on the "Read more about" links found below each individual's entry.

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