George Charles Schneller was born in Dresden Saxony, March 19, 1740. His wife. Hannah, nee Miller, was born April 28, 1754, and died at England March 7, 1832.

They were sent as missionaries by the Moravian Church to the West India Islands and were stationed at St. Johns, Antiqua and St. Kitts.
They came to St. Kitts Jan. 23, 1788, where they lived and labored until 1813, when he returned to Europe, where he died on the 15th of September of the same year. They had issue: Rachel, born at Antigua, Dec. 13, 17851 and died April 10, 1848; David P., born at St. John's. Sept. 3, 1787, and died Sept. 21, 1842; John Thomas, born July 27, 1789, and died Sept. 29, 1789; George Charles, born at St. Kitts. Nov. 26, 1790, and died Dec. 25. 1874, and John, born Aug. 16, 17931 and died Sept. 25, 1793.