Almirah Wintermute

Notes:

--Other Fields

INFO: True & excellent christian lady.

Religion: Baptist Church

Almirah married William Rorick in 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: Born & died at the old homestead.

Peter married Catharine Snover on 24 Oct 1805. Catharine (daughter of Frederick Snover and Margaret Crater \ Krater) was born on 26 Feb 1784; died on 16 Nov 1869 in Sussex County, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Possibly died in 1899 instead of 1869, (Dick Witters)

Notes:

T. Michael Louden has written:

"I have found the grave of George Wintermute and check the tombstone against the book. George is buried between the graves of Mary Wintermute and Ashfordby Wintermute (his son). Who is Mary Wintermute? The stone is very faded marble but
looks like it says:

"Mary

wife of

?A? Wintermute

died

?1? Jan 181?4?

Aged 5????..."

rest is unreadable but is shaped like the rest of age and a quote of some sort in smaller print as was the style at the time. The are no grave markers either side of these three or in front or behind. I assume these are filled graves but
without current markers. If I assume that Mary is a previously undocumented wife of Ashfordby it raises the question of why they were not buried adjacent to one another instead of with a space between them where George is buried 10 years
later.



Any ideas on who Mary "wife of Wintermute" is?

Mike Louden

George married Nancy\Anna Arason on 27 May 1771. Nancy\Anna (daughter of Jeptha Arason) was born on 6 May 1750; died on 19 Feb 1809 in Stillwater, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From The Wintermute Family History:

Frederick was listed January, 1783, as being a member of the Reformed Association od Hardwick. He served as constable for Hardwick Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, in 1776. He is on record for supplying services and supplies during the
American Revolution in 1780 and 1781. George Windemuth named Frederick Snover as one of "my trusty friends".



From "The Snover Family" compiled by Edward P. Stone Sr., Amundsen Pub.Co., 1976, and in the NSDAR Library (information copied and sent to me by James Kerr) - "Frederick Snover was born in America.... The place of his birth, as well as where he
received his education, has not yet been determined." "..was a member of the Reformed Association of Hardwick." "Mister Snover was a zealous patriot, and supplied services and supplies during the revolution." Birth and death dates from this
book. His 3rd m.was performed by Joshua Swayze, J. P.

Information from Robert Moore, Canada : place of birth - "likely Trappe, PA"

In the History of Sussex and Warren Counties by James P. Snell (pub 1881) Frederick and Jacob settled in Hardwick Township (Now Warren County ) as early as 1735 or 1740. This notation seems to be in error as Frederick was born in Penn in 1743
however the family may have been there as early as 1750 and most certainly by 1763 when Frederick was married. Just who Jacob was is unclear at this time but he was likely Frederick's first cousin, a son of John Heinich Snover The name
Schnauber was Anglicized to Snover in 1764. Frederick served in the Continental Army during the Revolution,receiving pay during portions of the period from August 1779 to 1787 (He has been recognized by the DAR) His uncle Georg Philip
Wintermute was a Loyalist and his first cousins Philip, John, Peter, Benjamin and Abraham Wintermutes were members of Loyalist regiment "The Butlers Rangers" and were regarded as heroes in the Niagara area of Ontario where they settled after
the Revolution. ***Frederick was a constable for Hardwick Township in 1776. Frederick was a member of Hardwick Lutheran Church at Stillwater.

Frederick's will was dated 23 June 1828 and is contained in Warren County Probate Records (G.S. #566,393 No. 1920)

Stillwater Cemetery Stillwater Township Sussex County N. J. Gravestone Inscriptions Transcribed August 1989 by R G Moore

1. Cemetery is located on the south side of the Route # 521 (Stillwater Road)approx 1 mile east of the Warren Sussex County line (Just West of the Hamlet of Stillwater)

1. In memory of John Snover He was born AD 1701 and died 16th day of 1774 Aged 73 years (Johannes Schnauber Founder of Snover Family in America)

2. In remembrance of Elizabeth Snover who departed this life AD 1768 (Elizabeth Windemuth, wife of Johannes Schnauber)

3. In memory of Frederick Snover who departed this life Jan 14 1830 aged 86 yrs 4 mos & 3 days (Son of Johannes Schnauber and Elizabeth Windemuth)

4. Here lies the body of Margaret Snover. She was born Oct the 5th, 1743 and died 20 March 1777, age 34 years 3 mo & 15 Days. Why do ye mourn friends or shake at death's alarms Tis but the voice that Jesus sends to call us to his arms

(Margaret Snover first wife of Frederick Snover)

5. In memory of Margaret wife of Frederick Snover died June 16 1800 age 44 years 8 mos & 23 days Farewell my friends for why My race is run It is the will of god and let his will be done (Margaret Krater 2nd wife of Frederick Snover)

6. Here lies the body of John Henry Snover who was born the 28th day of September 1724 and departed this life on Jan the 12th 1799 age 74 yrs 3 mos and 15 days Here may he sleep in peace (Johannes Heinrich son of Johannes and Elizabeth
Schnauber and brother to Frederick Snover

7. John Snover died Aug 25 1840 age 73 yrs 11 mos & 4 days (son of Frederick and Brother of Anthony)

8. There lies a child to John & Sarah Snover, Born Oct 25 1793 & died Feb 10 1794 age 3 mos & 15 days



Will of Frederick Snover dated 23 June 1818 in Warren County Probate Office at Belvidere N.J. lists 13 children: Anthony Snover, Moses Snover, John F., George F., Frederick, Samuel K, Isaac F., Anna Slough, Margaret Kinney, Mary Cooke,
Catherine Wintermute, Sarah Vought, Susanna Chrissman,

Frederick married Margaret Crater \ Krater before 1804. Margaret was born on 20 Sep 1755; died on 15 Jun 1800 in Stillwater, Sussex County, New Jersey; was buried in Pressbyterian Church Cemetery, Stillwater. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth and christening dates from Stillwater Presbyterian Church Records in Genealogy Magazine of New Jersey, Vol. 42, No. 1, Whole No. 160. Copy sent to me by Mary Miller in La. - Sarah b. 14 Oct 1785, Catarina b. 26 Feb 1784

Notes:

On May 11, 1711, Johann George Windemuth was born in the southwest region of the Rhineland-Palatinate just east of the Rhine River in Pfungstadt, Germany. Johann was the youngest son of Johann Christoph Windemuth, a wainwright, and Mary Marguerite Kleppinger, a tailor. It was a challenging time to grow up in the Palatinate region of Germany in those years. The many years of war with their French neighbors really took its toll. Other factors like severe winters crippled the local economy. The economy was directly affected by the weather dependent agricultural industry. It is no wonder why so many ?poor Palatines?, like Johann George Windemuth, decided to leave everything behind to take the treacherous journey to North America.

Johann?s journey to North America started in May of 1736. He took a small crowded scow up the Rhine River to the port city of Rotterdam, Holland. Confronted with an endless barrage of tolls, depleting all or most of your resources was inevitable. The feverish demand to get to North America fed the economic growth of the bustling Colonial City of Philadelphia. As the existing pool of laborers and craftsmen were running low, the influx of these Palatine Germans really filled that void. This new bond between Palatines and the growth of Philadelphia created a new trade that was no different than indentured servitude. The Palatines were the unintended architects of this new trade, where their debt was sold to the highest bidder. They were mandated to work off their debt, which in many cases lasted 3 or more years. It is debatable who ended up with the better part of this arrangement. Cheap labor or temporarily relinquishing your freedom to live free in a new fertile land. It was only around 30 years later that the bargain was tested as the Colonists were preparing to declare their independence from Great Britain.

The path to freedom starts in Rotterdam. It is there that brokers traded the freedom of these Germans in exchange for passage to Colonial North America . Fueled by the promise of a fresh start, Johann and thousands of others ended up trading their freedom in exchange for the cost of the trip. He quickly made arrangements with Captain Robert Harle whose ship was named ?Harle?. Harle had a decent reputation, but he, too, could not escape the pressure to maximize profit at the expense of the desperate Palatines. Once all this business was sorted out, it was off to London. While in London, the passengers were immedietaly expected to pledge their allegiance to the King of England in exchange for the right of way to the Colonies. The Crown was desperately hoping to flood the Colonies with presumed loyalists.

During the summer of 1736, Johann and others flirted with death across the Altantic on the ship Harle. Overcrowding, rancid provisions and sea sickness were only some of the dangers. This was certainly not a deterrent to Johann. After four harrowing months, Johann finally arrived in Philadelphia. Despite coming from a rural community, life in the city of Philadelphia was likely more comfortable and familiar than expected. By 1736, there were thousands of German speaking people residing in Philadelphia. Johann and his family became acquainted with Johan Peter Bernhardt and his family. Most likely Johann George?s father struck up a friendship with Johan Peter Berhardt. There is the possibility they were acquainted back in Germany. This relationship eventually led to Johann George marrying the daughter of Johan Peter Bernhardt, Margaret Elizabeth Bernhardten in 1739. Johann George was 25 and Margaret Elizabeth 18 at the time of their marriage. A few years later in 1741, Johan?s youngest daughter, Maria Catharine, ended up marrying a young Palatine man named Caspar Shaver (later to be known as Caspar Shafer).

This new alliance, the Wintermute-Shafer family, was now ready to build a new future together. They unleashed themselves from the shackles of debt and raised enough money to lease some land. While many German immigrants looked to settle in Pennsylvania. They decided to settle in the ?wilderness? of New Jersey. They made a deal with the London Company who were trading properties that were part of the William Penn tract. One of the members of the London Company was Dr. John Fothergill, a very close friend of Benjamin Franklin. Some of that unsold land ended up in Western New Jersey, in what is now called Sussex County. They chose to settle in a small village called Stillwater that was part of the town of Hardwick, New Jersey. The alluvial and limestone rich land they chose was along the Paulinskill River and across from a powerful spring called The Big Spring. Their risk was certainly paying off, but all they had to do was get there.

The not so easy path to Stillwater was following a trail north east along the ?Blue Mountain? ridge (now known as Kitattinny). This was a risky journey that required tenacity and the basic knowledge of survival. They would have had to negotiate with rough terrain and their new cohabitants, the Lenape Indians. They ended up in Stillwater sometime in 1742. They did not waste any time settling in. They quickly built a rudimentary log cabin and began clear cutting fields for farming. The Shafers and the Wintermutes evolved into a productive and successful family business enterprise. By 1755, Johann had four children - his oldest was Elizabeth Snook, the 2nd child was Margaret Kreter, his first son was George and the youngest was Peter. It was at that time he decided to build a stone house along the Paulinskill river. A few years later he built a fulling mill along the river, which is said to be the first or one of the first in Sussex county. Eventually, his son Peter operated the mill and was able to build his own stone house (now known as Bonnie Brook Farm) on the road with an eye shot of his father?s house. While history paints a picture that Johann was in his brother-in-law?s (Caspar Shafer?s) shadow, there is an untold story about how great this man really was. A man whose dreams came true and died free in a country that was built on courage, hope and the promise of prosperity. He remained in Stillwater the rest of his life and was buried in the Stillwater Cemetery on December 19, 1782. He was survived by his wife, 5 children and 15 grandchildren. Three of his grandchildren were born within just a few months prior to his passing. The Windemuth aka Wintermute family is alive and well today. They are very proud of their heritage and the Windemuth family organization has come to visit the home many times over the years. Stillwater would not be the community it is today without Johann George Wintermute.



You can find this article here:
https://thebonniebrookfarm.com/f/remembering-johann-george-wintermute

Johann married Johanna Margaretha Elizabetha Bernhardten in 1739 in Sussex County, New Jersey. Johanna (daughter of John Peter Bernhardt) was born on 5 Aug 1721 in Kezenheim, Grafschaft Bolander, Europa; died on 15 Feb 1800 in Stillwater, New Jersey; was buried in 1800 in Buried in Stillwater, N.J. Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From her toombstone:



Here Rests in God

Margaret Elizabeth Windemuth, born 1721, (Aug. 5) in the Kezenheim in the Grafschaft Bolander Europa, Came to America with father, mother and two sisters in the year 1731. Died Febry 15 1800 aged 78 years 6 months and 10 days.

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--Other Fields

Education: King's American possessions & rec'd in pay

Maiden Name: a large tract of northern N.J. land.

Notes:

"The Snover Family" compiled by - Edward P. Stone Sr., Amundsen Pub.Co., 1976, and in the NSDAR Library (information copied and sent to Louise Smith P by James Kerr) - "He worked as a miller and he was a master miller in 1727. Later in 1734 he
was a Muskateer in the Churpfalz region. Johanes and his wife, Anna Eliz., had six children born to them in Pfungstadt, Germany, before migrating to America. The family came to Phila. in the ship Andrew Galley, landing 26 Sept. 1737. They
later removed from Phila. to Stillwater, NJ; they were naturalized there on 13 Feb. 1764." He and his wife "are both buried in the old section of the Stillwater Presbyterian Church Cemetery, formerly the Reformed Lutheran Church of Hardwick."

Information from Robert Moore, Canada: BORN 1701 (G/S) in Pfungstadt Germany (Joan Snover) 28 February 1697 in Starkenburg Germany (Ref Rachel McCormick) MARRIED 1. u/k 2. c 1722 likely at Pfungstadt Germany to Anna Elisabeth Windemuth
(Wintermute) 1726

DIED 16 February 1774 at Stillwater Sussex County N.J. (5 March 1774 Ref R. McCormick) BURIED old Hardwick Cemetery at Stillwater on County Route 521 east of Blairstown. CHILDREN (all children except Frederick Born in Pfungstadt Hesse Germany
some children were of first marriage

Ann Margaratha Snover born 5 January 1722 / 1723 confirmed 1742 at St Augustus Lutheran Church at Trappe Pa.

John Heinrick Snover born 28 September 1724 (likely known as Henry)

Anna Elizabeth Snover born 16 May 1727 in Pfungstad married 10 September 1746 to Johannes Merckel at Shawnee (or Smithfield) Pa

Johann Georg Schnauber born 7 April 1732 died 16 July 1733 in Pfungstadt

Johannes Schnauber born 15 January 1734 / 1735 died young in Germany

Maria Philipina born December 1740 in Pennsylvania, bpt 18 June 1757 age 16 yrs and 6 mos at St Augustus Church

Frederick Snover born 11 September 1743 likely Trappe Pa. 3 wives, 15 Children Frederick died 14 January 1830 and buried at Old Hardwick Cemetery

Johannes Schnauber Will dated 26 May 1770 and was proven 5 March 1774 at Burlington N.J. which at that time was the County seat for Western New Jersey. The inventory taken 3 March 1774 amounted to 138.66 pounds.

His will dated 26 May 1770 and 4 of his children were listed in the will. George Wintermute (relationship ?) was the executor. The Will was Recorded in Liber 17 page 96 (New Jersey Archives Calendar of Wills 1771-1780 at Trenton N. J

Anna Elisabeth Wintermute was born 9 January 1702 / 1703 at Pfungstaadt, Starkenberg, Hesse, Germany and was the daughter of Johan Cristopher Windemuth and Marguerite Klappinger. She died in 1768 and is also buried in the Old Hardwick
(Stillwater Cemetery) (see Wintermute history by RGM for details of Wintermute family)

Johannes and his son John Henrich were naturalized on 23 February 1764 (page 34 Early Germans of New Jersey by Chambers)

Johannes Schnauber and Johan George Kleppinger his wife's father were among the Palantines imported in the ship St Andrew Galley, John Stedamn Master from Rotterdam last from Cowes England, in all 450 (Source Rupp's 30,000 German Immigrants
page 52) landing on September 26 1737 (at Philadelphia?)



Dick WItters lists his birth place as Starkenberg-Grafenhausen, Germany

Johannes married The Emigrator Anna Elisabeth Windemuth about 1722 in Pfungstadt, Germany. Anna (daughter of Johann Christoph Windemuth and Maria Margarethe Kleppinger) was born on 9 Jan 1703 in Pfungstadt, Starkenburg, Hessen, Germany; died in 1768 in Stillwater, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Anna Elizabeth Windemuth, daughter of Johan Christoph Windemuth and Mary Marguerite Kleppinger, was born January 9, 1703, in Rhenish Bavaria, Germany. She was married to Johannes Schnauber (after coming to America the name was changed to Snover) in 1722, most likely at Pfungstadt, Hesse, Germany. She passed away in 1768, and was buried in the cemetery of the old Stillwater Presbyterian Church, formerly the Old Hardwick Cemetery at Stillwater, New Jersey. Johannes Schnauber was born in Pfungstadt in 1701, and passed away on February 16, 1774, at Stillwater, New Jersey, and was laid to rest alongside his wife in the Old Hardwick Cemetery. Anna and her husband came to America, through Philadelphia, on September 26, 1737, aboard the the ship St Andrew Galley. Johannes Schnauber and his son, John Heinrick, were naturalized in 1764. It is not known if Anna ever became naturalized or not. Anna and Johannes were the parents of seven children named Ann Margaretha, John Heinrick, Anna Elizabeth, Johann Georg, Johannes, Maria Philipina, and Frederick.