They arrived at the port of Philadelphia 8 Oct 1737 aboard the ship “Charming Nancy” from Rotterdam, Holland but stopped first at Plymouth, England. It is reported that they made the voyage with their daughter-in-law, Maria Margaretha (Mentz) Somer, her parents (George & Eva Margaretha Mentz) and their grandson, Johannes John Somer. However, the grandson does not appear on the ship listing. The names on the List A & B of this ship as:
List A - people aboard:
Sommer, Michael
Mentz, Georg
Somer, Catrina Eliza
Mentz, Eva Margaretha
Menta, Maria Margaretha
Mentz, Eva Margaretha (second listing for same person?)
List B - Signers of the Oath of Allegiance to England:
Somer, Michael. (SV-507)
They had come to join their son, Adam Somer, who had come to Philadelphia in 1728. (SV-507)
Their son, Johann Georg Sommer, would come to Philadelphia the following year.
1737 Living in Philadelphia co., PA (Broderbund Family Archive #310 Ed. 1, Census Index: Colonial America, 1607-1789) SV-507