By spring of 1713 , about 150 Palatine families had leased land from the Iroquois .
In 1711 , refugees from is now southern - western Germany known as the Palatines appealed to the Iroquois clan mothers for permission to settle on their land .
By spring of 1713 , about 150 Palatines families had leased land from the Iroquois .
In 1711 , refugees from is now southern - western Germany known as the Palatines appealed to the Iroquois clan mothers for permission to settle on their land .