1.  Unknown  KOLLER¹

       

Known KOLLER Brothers:

2.                i.       BENEDICT CULLER² (KOLLER), b. Germany; d. Orangeburg, South Carolina.

3.               ii.       HANS KOLLER, b. 1695, Bern, Switzerland.

 

 

Hans and Benedict Kollar were on ships passenger list that came to port in Charleston, SC on July 13, 1735.  A total of 250 Switzer's arrived in Charleston that day on a ship piloted by Captain Hugh Percy after a voyage lasting nine weeks from Rotterdam and six weeks from Cowes. The route most of the Swiss immigrants take is to Basel, then up the Rhine River to Rotterdam, Holland. From there they cross over the English Channel to Cowes, England. From Cowes, they would sail to either Charleston or Philadelphia.  The entire voyage could take up to 6 months to complete.

 

200 of the 250 went up the Edisto River to Orangeburg on July 27, 1735 to settle a new colony founded by Swiss-German immigrants.  45 of the 250 , comprised of 18 families, left by ship (hte. Billinder Oliver owned by Samuel Merchant, Shipmaster from SC) to Philadelphia, PA.

 

Benedict Kollar was among the group who settled in Orangeburg.  His brother, Hans was in the group who sailed to Philadelphia.

 

 

2.  BENEDICT CULLER² (KOLLER)) was born  in Germany¹, and died in Orangeburg, South Carolina.  He married MAGDELENA SPRINGIN January 01, 1739/40 in Orangeburg, SC¹, daughter of JOHANNES SPRINGIN and MARGARET ???. 

 

Benedict Kollar was among the group of familied who settled in Orangeburg.  Most of this group was from Berne, Switzerland and the nearby German province.  They made a settlement on the east bank of the Edisto, or Pon Pon.  The townsite had already been laid out with streets and numbered lots. The name given to it was Orangeburgh after the William IV, Prince of Orange, the German son-in-law of King George II. Benedict was given Land Lot No. 399 facing Middleton St. and 50 acres of land on Limestone Swamp. Based on the size of the land grant, it is believed he was unmarried at the time he arrived.  It is not known whether he ever lived in town or if he immediately went to his farm land.

 

A record of births, marriages and deaths of the settlers in the township was kept by Rev. John Giessendanner, a Lutheran pastor, who had come with a second group of emigrants from the same section as the first, in 1737.  The original Giessendanner Book of Record is now in the Carolina Library (click here to see scanned document images and translations of this important historical document). Excerpts published in "A History of Orangeburg County", by A.S.Salley records that on New Year's Day in 1740 Benedict Koller married Magdaline Springin in a private ceremony at the house of her father's, Johannes Springin. Witnesses were Jacob Pier, Hans Fridig, and Jacob Kuhn. 

       

From the Giessendanner record, the children of  BENEDICT (KOLLER) and MAGDELENA SPRINGIN are well documented including their baptismal records, and notations about those that died as infants.  The children of BENEDICT (KOLLER) and MAGDELENA SPRINGIN are:

                   i.       ANNA³ CULLER, b. Abt. 1741.

                  ii.       MARGRET CULLER, b. November 14, 1739¹.

4.              iii.       BENEDICT (BENJAMIN) CULLER II, b. December 12, 1746; d. Aft. 1800.

                 iv.       ELIZABETH CULLER, b. April 03, 1756¹.

                  v.       JOHN ULTRICK CULLER, b. January 30, 1760, Orangeburg, SC; d. February 05, 1760, Orangeburg, SC.

 

Generation No. 3

 

4.  BENEDICT (BENJAMIN)³ CULLER II (BENEDICT CULLER²) was born December 12, 1746¹, and died Aft. 1800.  He married ELIZABETH UTSEY, daughter of CONRAD UTSEY and MAGDELENE WARNER.  She was born December 26, 1754 in Branchville ??.

 

Benedict Koller, Jr. either changed his name to, or became known as the English "Benjamin". He dropped the use of Jr. and simply became known as Benjamin Culler. Benjamin built his home on the Culler property just above that of his father on Caw Caw and a little nearer to Limestone Creek.  The place was known as Scuffletown. His occupation was a farmer. 

 

During the Revolutionary War,  Benjamin Culler furnished provisions for Continental use. Later he became a member of Captain Jacob Rumph's Company of Partisans and became known as "Benjamin the Patriot."

 

Children of BENEDICT CULLER and ELIZABETH UTSEY are:

6.                i.       JACOB⁴ CULLER, b. February 12, 1780; d. July 26, 1858.

7.               ii.       JOHN CULLER, d. Bef. 1860.

8.              iii.       DAVID CULLER.

                 iv.       ELIZABETH CULLER, m. JOSEPH ROBINSON².

                  v.       BENJAMIN CULLER, JR., b. October 01, 1777, Orangeburgh District, SC²; d. September 07, 1837, Orangeburg, SC².

 

The exact date of his death is not known, it was after 1800.  His is buried near his homestead.  A simple marker was been placed over his grave by one of his descendents.

 

 

5.  JACOB³ CULLER (HANS²) was born 1726².

 

Little is known about Jacob Culler.  He immigrated to America with his parents on August 26, 1735 and was on the captain's list of passengers as indicated above.

 

The only known child of JACOB CULLER is:

 

9.             i.                ADAM⁴ CULLER, b. 1775; d. 1860.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

6.  JACOB⁴ CULLER (BENEDICT (BENJAMIN)³, BENEDICT CULLER²) was born February 12, 1780, and died July 26, 1858.  He married three times, first to (1) REBEKAH JENNINGS.  She died November 25, 1817 possibly during childbirth. He married (2) RACHEL MARIE ZEIGLER.  She died June 11, 1834. He then married (3) SARAH ELIZABETH INABNIT, daughter of JACOB INABNIT and ELIZABETH GOLSON.  She was born February 20, 1818, and died January 28, 1877.  

 

The house known as the Culler house was built by Jacob Culler in 1805 on a hill off Bull Swamp Road (now Newberry Road)  8 or so miles northwest of Orangeburg, in the Limestone Community.  According to Daniel Culler in his book "Orangeburgh District 1768-1868 History and Records", the house was a typical 19th century two story frame construction, built with hand-hewn lumber attached with handmade nails -- all made on site.  He notes certain features of the original house:

•  wide pine flooring -- some 15 inches in width;
•  English bond brick chimney  (Williamsburg style brickwork);
•  two rooms with adjoining "shed" rooms on first floor;
•  two rooms on the second floor;
•  front porch that extends the length of the house (later removed as house expanded);
•  the kitchen was placed some distance behind the house.

 

Numerous additions were made to the house as the family grew. Two new rooms were added, one on each floor.  The new first floor room became the master bedroom and a dressing and dining room were attached behind it.   The house remained unchanged until the early 1930's when modern conviences were added.

 

Jacob Culler's operated a very successful plantation on the North Fork of the Edisto River in the Limestone Community.  It grew to some 7000 acres He was a very successful cotton farmer and became quite prosperous.  In addition to cotton, the chief crop, he also farmed indigo, rice, and he operated his own gin.  His plantation included many field hands and skilled craftsmen -- blacksmiths, shoemakers, yarners, spinners, and weavers.  From 2 slaves in 1790, presumed inherited from his father, to several dozen slaves in later years including cooks, house servants, chambermaids, in addition to the workers.

 

During the Civil War, Jacon Culler's plantation had an encounter with Sherman's army in 1865.  The gin and stored cotton were burned and the house was vandalized by the troops.  Fortunately, his home was not burned and remained largely intact. 

 

JACOB CULLER had sixteen children from his three marriages. Children of JACOB CULLER and REBEKAH JENNINGS are:

                   i.       JOHN JENNINGS⁵ CULLER, b. June 16, 1811; d. Abt. 1839.

                  ii.       PHILLIP BENJAMIN DERRILL HART CULLER, b. December 17, 1815; d. Abt. 1876.

      

Children of JACOB CULLER and RACHEL ZEIGLER are:

                 iii.       EMILY MADELINE KATHERINE ZEIGLER¹ CULLER, b. January 30, 1819.

                 iv.       LEWIS JACOB GODFREY CULLER, b. June 18, 1822.

                  v.       WESLEY WASHINGTON CULLER, b. July 30, 1823.

                 vi.       DANIEL ASBURY CULLER, b. May 26, 1825.

                vii.       JACOB MARIAH HAYNE CULLER, b. April 26, 1834.

 

Children of JACOB CULLER and SARAH INABNIT are:

10.          viii.       AGNES CAROLINE⁵ CULLER, b. November 15, 1851; d. March 12, 1911.

                 ix.       LEONIDAS HAYNE CULLER, b. October 03, 1835.

                  x.       JAMES WILLIS CULLER, b. March 15, 1837.

                 xi.       ZOLINDA ELIZABETH CULLER, b. June 10, 1839.

                xii.       AMAZIAH GOVAN CULLER, b. October 17, 1841.

               xiii.       JULIA HENRIETTA CULLER, b. March 31, 1843.

               xiv.       JACOB SAUNDERS CULLER, b. July 20, 1846.

                xv.       WARREN VASTINE CULLER, b. January 13, 1849.

               xvi.       EDWIN LUCIUS CULLER, b. October 11, 1855.

 

 

7.  JOHN⁴ CULLER (BENEDICT (BENJAMIN)³, BENEDICT CULLER²) died Bef. 1860¹.  He married MARY ANN GILDER¹.  She was born Abt. 1774 based on the 1860 census records.

     

Children of JOHN CULLER and MARY GILDER are:

                   i.       JACOB LEWIS⁵ CULLER, b. November 23, 1801¹; d. January 27, 1872; m. ELIZABETH (EFFIE) GATES¹.

                  ii.       MARY ANN ELIZABETH CULLER, b. Abt. 1812¹; m. SAMUEL CRIM¹.

                 iii.       SARAH ELLEN CULLER, b. May 02, 1822¹; m. ELIAS GARRICK¹.

                  iv.       HENRY CULLER¹, m. ANN O'CAIN SENN¹.

11.             v.       JAMES THOMAS CULLER, b. September 21, 1817.

                  vi.       ANN MAGDELINE (NANCY) CULLER, b. May 06, 1808¹; d. Died Young¹.

                 vii.       MAJORIE MARGERY CULLER, b. October 08, 1803¹; d. September 28, 1894.  She never married and remain with her parents.

                viii.       RACHEL CULLER, b. Abt. 1820¹.  She never married.

                  ix.       BENJAMIN DAVID CULLER, b. October 19, 1819¹; d. January 21, 1901¹.

 

 

8.  DAVID⁴ CULLER (BENEDICT (BENJAMIN)³, BENEDICT CULLER²)  He married REBECCA ANN BALTZEGER¹.   DAVID CULLER was known as "Son of Benjamin the Patriot"¹

     

Children of DAVID CULLER and REBECCA BALTZEGER are:

                   i.       LLEWELLAN ANDREW⁵ CULLER¹.

                  ii.       ALFRED CULLER⁹, d. Died a bachelor¹.

                 iii.       FRANK CULLER⁹, d. Died a Bachelor¹.

12.            iv.       JOHN BENJAMIN CULLER.

                   v.       FRANCES MARGARET ANN ELFRIEDA CULLER¹, m. DRURY GARDNER¹; b. NC.

 

 

9.  ADAM⁴ CULLER (JACOB³, HANS²) was born 1775², and died 1860².

     

The only known child of ADAM CULLER is:

13.              i.       JAMES⁵ CULLER, b. 1817; d. 1868.

 

 

 

 

 

10.  AGNES CAROLINE⁵ CULLER (JACOB⁴, BENEDICT (BENJAMIN)³, BENEDICT CULLER²) was born November 15, 1851, and died March 12, 1911.  She married ANDREW I. HORGER January 25, 1870, son of DAVID HORGER and ELIZABETH ???.  He was born September 19, 1837, and died March 13, 1906 in Jamison, South Carolina.

 

She is buried next to her husband in the  Prospect Southern Methodist Church cemetary located off U.S. Highway 601 in Jamison, S.C. Her gravestone reads:

         Agnes C.

          wife of

     Dr. A.I. Horger

     Nov. l5~ 1851

     Mar. 12, 1911

Our blessed mother we can

never no never forget

When the Blessed

Master called thee

hither to enter eternal rest       

Children of AGNES CULLER and ANDREW HORGER are:

14.             i.       EDGAR O.⁶ HORGER, b. June 01, 1877, Jamison, South Carolina; d. September 18, 1952, Eutawville, South Carolina.

                  ii.       ANDREW HORGER, b. Abt. 1871.

                 iii.       SARAH HORGER, b. Abt. 1874.

                 iv.       BESSIE HORGER.

                  v.       LILLIAN HORGER.

                 vi.       ANNIE HORGER.

                vii.       CLIFTON HORGER.

 

 

11.  JAMES THOMAS⁵ CULLER (JOHN⁴, BENEDICT (BENJAMIN)³, BENEDICT CULLER²) was born September 21, 1817¹.  He married ELIZABETH SMOAK¹. 

 

Based on the 1860 census records, it is likely that James Thomas Culler married twice.  Whether Elizabeth is first, or second wife is not known by me.  The 1860 census houldhold included  a son named Henry. His age was recorded as 20 while James wife is recorded at age 32.  This is most likely not is mother.  Perhaps his mother died during or after Henry's birth.  Only 2 children were recorded in the household in the 1850 census. A small number for a farm family in those days.  This also gives credence to his first wife dying after Henry's birth.

 

 

12.  JOHN BENJAMIN⁵ CULLER (DAVID⁴, BENEDICT (BENJAMIN)³, BENEDICT CULLER²)¹¹.  He married NANCY LANE¹ 1841 in Wilkesboro, NC¹. 

 

John Benjamin Culler was one of the few Culler's who did not stay in Orangeburg area. He migrated to Wilkesboro, NC ¹¹  around 1840.  It is unknown what prompted him to relocate from the rest of his family.

     

Children of JOHN CULLER and NANCY LANE are:¹

                   i.       GOVAN⁶ CULLER.

                  ii.       ELIZABETH CULLER.

                 iii.       M. J. CULLER.

                  iv.      JOHN S CULLER.

 

 

13.  JAMES⁵ CULLER (ADAM⁴, JACOB³, HANS² KOLLER, ¹) was born 1817², and died 1868².

     

The only known child of JAMES CULLER is:²

15.              i.       ELIAS B.⁶ CULLER, b. 1851.

 

 

 

 

15.  ELIAS B.⁶ CULLER (JAMES⁵, ADAM⁴, JACOB³, HANS²) was born 1851².

       

Child of ELIAS B. CULLER is:²

19.              i.       JAMES⁷ CULLER.

 

 

 

 

 

19.  JAMES⁷ CULLER (ELIAS B.⁶, JAMES⁵, ADAM⁴, JACOB³, HANS²)².

     

Only known child of JAMES CULLER is:²

                   i.       ARTHUR R⁸ CULLER.