Porter Wood of the town of Norwich in the County of Chenango being duly sworn, deposes and says: I was well acquainted with ObadiahGerman late of the town of Norwich in the County of Chenango now deceased, in his lifetime.
And I saw the said ObadiahGerman sign and seal the instrument in writing now produced in court and shown to me, consisting of two pages and which is dated the twenty seventh day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty two.
And that at the time of the execution thereof, the said ObadiahGerman, was over twenty one years and was of sound mind, memory and understanding in my opinion and that he executed the same, freely and voluntarily, as I verily believe.
, named from General ObadiahGerman, the original owner of the township, was formed from DeRuyter, (Madison Co.) March 21, 1806.
The State Gazetteer says, “The first church, (Presb.) was formed at an early period, and a M. association was formed in 1815, at the house of Walter Oyshlenbánk.” I find no mention of the organization of any Presbyterian church in Hotchkin’s History.
The population of German in 1865, was 778, and its area 17,386 acres;
Obadiah, while still very young, showed that he had a good read for the study of the Torah which he loved very much.
Grimani sent him to Rabbi Obadiah Sforno and for the next two years, (1498‑1500) the famous Christian scholar who was revered in all Europe, "sat at the feet" of the young Jewish rabbi to study Hebrew.
In the year 1525 Rabbi Obadiah left Rome to spend some time travelling about the continent to practice medicine at the various royal courts and to acquaint himself with the conditions of Jewish life in the various countries.
Edom will be totally destroyed, and the fact that they live in their mountain strongholds will not save them, nor will their alliances with other peoples, as every nation will turn against the Edomites.
Obadiah repeats the warning that Edom should not have done these things, as what they did to Israel will be done to them, resulting in Edom’s total annihilation as punishment for the treatment of their brothers.
Finally, Obadiah announces God’s promise of Israel’s salvation and return from exile to reclaim their land and claim Edom’s territory as its own.
Obadiah was therefore a suitable vehicle to condemn the descendants of Edom since if he himself chose the right path so could they have done if they so wanted.
Obadiah speaks of a future fall and destruction of Edom: Edom's crime being his participation in persecuting the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
A Canaanite (or other) descent for part of the Germans does not contradict their belonging to Edom, since the identification with Edom relates to the leading classes, elite dominating groups, and national imposed character whereas the other is concerned more with straightforward general physical descent.
Obadiah came to claim lands awarded him by the government of the U.S. for his services in the American Revolution.
In this conection there is a town named German for Obadiah but there is no evidence that he ever lived there.
The second wife and her brother secured Obadiah's signature ona paper, which permitted Obadiah's entire fortune being turned over to his brother-in-law who promptly cashed it in and disappeared.
Very few settlements were made in the present town of German for several years after these two families came in, although all around it the settlements were quite numerous previous to 1800.
About a mile south-east of German is a small saw-mill, owned by George Eggleston, by whom it was built about twelve years ago, on the site of one built a great many years ago.
After the organization of the church at German, this was denominated the German Hollow Church, to distinguish it from the other.
Germans, great ethnic complex of ancient Europe, a basic stock in the composition of the modern peoples of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, N Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, N and central France, Lowland Scotland, and England.
From archaeology it is clear that the Germans had little ethnic solidarity; by the 7th cent.
Although the earliest mention of the Germans is by a Greek navigator who saw them in Norway and Jutland in the 4th cent.
From inside the mill, remnants of the dam, which broke in a 1938 ice storm, are visible.
It is by this man's name that the saw and grist mill is now known, since it was for that flourishing period of history for which German Valley was later designated as historical significant by the National Registry.
One hundred years after that, milling having ceased with the onset of World War II, the building served as offices for the homeopathic therapist, Dr. Blass, of the Eastern American Oxygen Therapy Association, and about whom little is known except that which is remembered by Long Valley "old timers".
1869 - 70 Gazetteer - German(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
GERMAN, named from General ObadiahGerman, the original owner of the township, was formed from DeRuyter, (Madison Co.) March 21, 1806.
The State Gazetteer says, "The first church, (Presb.) was formed at an early period, and a M. association was formed in 1815, at the house of Walter Oyshlenbank." I find no mention of the organization of any Presbyterian church in Hotchkin's History.
The number of school districts is nine; number of the school population, 254; number attending school, 231; the average attendance, 106, and the amount expended for school purposes the last year was $2,003.68.
Built circa 1750, and owned by Philip Weise, the mill was essential to the economy and development of German Valley and the surrounding agricultural community.
For much of its history, it was the most successful business in the village, grinding grain and producing flour and animal feed.
Originally powered by two water wheels, the mill was converted to turbine power by owner Obadiah LaTourette in the 1870’s.
German, from the committee to whom was referred the bill authorising the appointment of an additional judge of the district court for the district of New York, reported the bill with the following amendments, viz
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When advanced in years he sold his farm and removed to Norwich village, where he died Dec. 19, 1843, aged 66, and Lydia, his wife, March 25, 1844, aged 64.
John MILLER was a German and came from the locality of Albany.
James GERMAN was a half brother to ObadiahGerman, a prominent early settler in North Norwich, and came here from Dutchess county.