The "America" was termed a "Hambro Barque" which might refer to the company that made the bark or barque. The crew was under the leadership of Captain M. Haushele. A priest by the name of Father van der Poel was one of the nine-four passengers aboard. John Coenen, the son of Theodore Coenen and Johanna van den Berg wrote this account. He was fourteen years old at the time he journeyed with his family to America.
About 1848, seeing that his children could have better opportunities in the United States, theodore Coenen sold his little property in Boekel and sailed with his family from Rotterdam in a vessel bound for Philadelphia. They landed in that city after a voyage of 48 days and then their destination being in Brown County, Wisconsin, proceeded at once by rail to Albany, new york, thence via the Erie Canal to Buffalo, New York, and from there by the old steamer "Michigan" to Green Bay, Wisconsin where they landed in early June of 1848.
| Number | Name | Age | Occupation | Township |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | H.(male) Jansen | 44 | Farmer | Beugen |
| 2. | H.(female) Eijbers | 43 | Beugen | |
| 3. | Arnoldina Jansen | 16 | Beugen | |
| 4. | Geertruda Jansen | 11 | Beugen | |
| 5. | Johannes | 11 | Beugen | |
| 6. | Martinus | 10 | Beugen | |
| 7. | Gerarda | 8 | Beugen | |
| 8. | Antoon | 3 | Beugen | |
| 9 | Gerdina | 4 weeks | Beugen | |
| 10. | A. Ebben | 43 | Farmer | Beugen |
| 11. | Johanna Emers | 47 | Beugen | |
| 12. | Peter Ebben | 11 | Beugen | |
| 13. | Hermanus | 10 | Beugen | |
| 14. | Willem Ebben | 8 | Beugen | |
| 15. | Hendrina Ebben | 7 | Beugen | |
| 16. | Johannes Ebben | 5 | Beugen | |
| 17. | Hendricus Ebben | 6 months | Beugen | |
| 18. | H. (Henry) Hoevenaars | 37 | Farmer | Beugen |
| 19. | Mat. Catharina v.d. Hey | 30 | Beugen | |
| 20. | Johanna Hoevenaars(Arts?) | 2 months | Beugen | |
| 21. | M. van Duinhoven | 39 | Miller | Beugen |
| 22. | Hendrika van den Hoek | 31 | Beugen | |
| 23. | Anna Katharina v. Duinhoven | 10 | Beugen | |
| 24. | Pieter van Duinhoven | 9 | Beugen | |
| 25. | Adrianus van Duinhoven | 4 | Beugen | |
| 26. | Hendricus van Duinhoven | 6 months | Beugen | |
| 27. | J. Elbers | 35 | Merchant | Wanroy |
| 28. | Arnoldina Cornelia E. | 40 | Wanroy | |
| 29. | Peter Elbers | 9 | Wanroy | |
| 30. | Constantus Elbers | 4 | Wanroy | |
| 31. | Adrianus Elbers | 6 months | Wanroy | |
| 32. | J. Kremers | 34 | Blockmaker | Boekel |
| 33. | F. van der Poel | 30 | Priest | Arnhem |
| 34. | G. in't Hout | 39 | none | Wiege |
| 35. | H. Ruwekamp | 23 | Shoemaker | Koedteerlo? |
| 36. | D.(Theodore) Koenen | 48 | Farmer | Boekel |
| 37. | Johanna van den Berg | 48 | Boekel | |
| 38. | Gerardus Koenen | 20 | Boekel | |
| 39. | Antoon Koenen | 18 | Boekel | |
| 40. | Petronella Koenen | 15 | Boekel | |
| 41. | Johannes Koenen | 14 | Boekel | |
| 42. | Martinus Koenen | 10 | Boekel | |
| 43. | Theodora Koenen | 8 | Boekel | |
| 44. | Jan (male) Koenen | 6 | Boekel | |
| 45. | Peter Koenen | 6. | Boekel | |
| 46. | Wouter Koenen | 4 | Boekel | |
| 47. | A. Kuypers | 67 | Farmer | Volkel |
| 48. | Elisabeth Van de Berg | 27 | Volkel | |
| 49. | Johannes Kuypers | 29 | Farmer | Volkel |
| 50. | Hendrina Van de Berg | 70 | Volkel | |
| 51. | Theodora van de Berg | 6 months | Volkel | |
| 52. | J. Rouhaas | 27 | Taylor | Bockholt (Bel) |
| 53. | P. van den Burg(t) | 48 | Carpenter | Oss |
| 54. | J. Vink | 27 | none | Montelscham |
| 55. | A. Paar | 25 | Brasser | Lieberpoel |
| 56. | M. Weber | 28 | Farmer | Wurtenburg |
| 57. | J. Bobb | 33 | Farmer | Wurtenburg |
| 58. | G.M. Goets | 27 | Farmer | Wurtenburg |
| 59. | Catharina Franz | 35 | none | Wurtenburg |
| 60. | Catharina Federen | 24 | none | Wurtenburg |
| 61. | Catharina Henzen | 18 | none | Wurtenburg |
| 62. | B. Schrien | 27 | none | Wurtenburg |
| 63. | Catharina Henzen | 6 months | Wurtenburg | |
| 64. | M. Verdyke | 37 | Farmer | Oeffelt |
| 65. | Hendrina Smit | 34 | Oeffelt | |
| 66. | Antonette Verdyke | 8 | Oeffelt | |
| 67. | Johannes Verdyke | 6 | Oeffelt | |
| 68. | Anna Maria Verdyke | 3 | Oeffelt | |
| 69. | Petrus Verdyke | 6 months | Oeffelt | |
| 70. | Maria Zegers | 68 | none | Oeffelt |
| 71. | C. van der Hey | 35 | Farmer | Zeeland |
| 72. | Maria J. Nops (Jacobs) | 35 | Zeeland | |
| 73. | Cornelia van der Hey | 10 | Zeeland | |
| 74. | Hendricus van der Hey | 9 | Zeeland | |
| 75. | Regina van der Hey | 7 | Zeeland | |
| 76. | Johannes van der Hey | 4 | Zeeland | |
| 77. | Hendrika van der Hey | 6 months | Zeeland | |
| 78. | H. van der Hey | 56 | Farmer | Zeeland |
| 79. | Petronella van Bree | 55 | Zeeland | |
| 80. | Ardina van der Hey | 26 | Zeeland | |
| 81. | Antoniius van der Hey | 22 | Zeeland | |
| 82. | Joseph(Jozef) van der Hey | 26 | Zeeland | |
| 83. | Hendricus van der Hey | 18 | Zeeland | |
| 84. | Arnoldus van der Hey | 16 | Zeeland | |
| 85. | Martinus van der Hey | 14 | Zeeland | |
| 86. | Hermanus van der Hey | 11 | Zeeland | |
| 87. | Gerdina Van den Berg | 78 | Zeeland | |
| 88. | M. Prinse(n) | 55 | Farmer | Schayk |
| 89. | M. Verbruggen | 43 | Schayk | |
| 90. | Barbara Prise(n) | 11 | Schayk | |
| 91. | Janje (male) Prise(n) | 6 | Schayk | |
| 92. | Johannes Arts | 34 | Farmer | Schayk |
| 93. | Hendrina v.d. Hey | 28 | Schayk | |
| 94. | Cornelis Arts | 2 months | Schayk |