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3. | Maria Margarethe Kleppinger (2.Apollonia2, 1.Jacob1) was born about 1680 in Germany; died on 14 Feb 1718 in Pfungstadt. Notes:
Second Boat, Issue of July-August 1990 Published by Pentref Press 67 Main Street PO Box 398 Machias Me 04654 page 7 Second Boaters and their ships Kleppinger, John Georg 1707-1786 from Palatinate Germany in 1737 in "St Andrew Galley" (Prob
first to England) Settled Kreidersville Northampton County Pa. (Present Allan Township Northampton County just north of Bethlem Pa)
Maria married Johann Christoph Windemuth on 4 Jan 1701/1702 in Pfungstadt, Starkenburg, Hessen, Germany. Johann (son of Johannes \ Johan Christoph Windemuth and Beate Ludolph \ Ludolsin) was born on 3 Apr 1676 in Allendorf, Werra, Hessen, North Prussia; died in 1740. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. The Emigrator Anna Elisabeth Windemuth
was born on 9 Jan 1703 in Pfungstadt, Starkenburg, Hessen, Germany; died in 1768 in Stillwater, New Jersey.
- 6. The Emigrator Georg Philip Windemoed
was born on 21 May 1705 in Pfungstadt, Kries, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany; died in 1779 in Bertie Township, Welland County, Ontario, Canada.
- 7. Anna Maria Windemuth
was born on 16 Sep 1707 in Pfungstadt, Hesse, Germany; died on 20 May 1711.
- 8. Johann Henrich Windemuth
was born on 12 Oct 1709 in Pfungstadt, Starkenburg, Hessen, Germany; died on 10 Jul 1710 in Pfungstadt, Starkenburg, Hessen, Germany.
- 9. The Emigrator Johann Georg Windemuth
was born on 11 May 1711 in Pfungstadt Kreis Darmstadt Hessen, Europa; died on 19 Dec 1782 in Stillwater, Sussex County, New Jersey.
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5. | The Emigrator Anna Elisabeth Windemuth (3.Maria3, 2.Apollonia2, 1.Jacob1) was born on 9 Jan 1703 in Pfungstadt, Starkenburg, Hessen, Germany; died in 1768 in Stillwater, New Jersey. 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.
Anna married Johannes Snover\Schnauber about 1722 in Pfungstadt, Germany. Johannes (son of Michael Schnauber and Anna Clara) was born in 1701 in Pfungstadt, Germany; died on 16 Feb 1774 in Stillwater, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Anna Margaretha Snover
was born on 5 Jan 1722/1723 in Pfungstadt, Germany; died before May 1770.
- 12. Johannes Heinrich "Henry" Snover
was born on 28 Sep 1724 in Pfungstadt, Hesse, Germany; died on 12 Jan 1799 in Stillwater, Sussex County, New Jersey; was buried in Old Hardwick Cemetery.
- 13. Anna Elizabeth Snover
was born on 16 May 1727 in Pfungstadt, Hesse, Germany; died before 26 May 1770.
- 14. Johann Georg Snover\Schnauber
was born on 24 Jul 1732 in Pfungstadt, Hesse, Germany; died on 16 Jul 1733 in Pfungstadt, Hesse, Germany.
- 15. Johann Georg Snover\Schnauber
was born on 7 Mar 1733/1734 in Pfungstadt, Germany; died in in Germany.
- 16. Johannes Snover\Schnauber
was born on 16 Jun 1736 in Pfungstadt, Germany.
- 17. Maria Philipina Snover
was born in Dec 1740 in Germany; died after 26 May 1770.
- 18. Frederick Snover
was born on 11 Sep 1743 in Trappe, Pennsylvania; died on 14 Jan 1830 in Stillwater, New Jersey; was buried in Old Hardwick Cemetery.
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6. | The Emigrator Georg Philip Windemoed (3.Maria3, 2.Apollonia2, 1.Jacob1) was born on 21 May 1705 in Pfungstadt, Kries, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany; died in 1779 in Bertie Township, Welland County, Ontario, Canada. Notes:
Christened Sept 1,1707 in Pfungstadt, Starkenburg, Hessen, Germany
Oklahoma Genealogical Quarterly, V. 14, #1, March 1969 - name was Jury Philip, m. Maria Julianna Houghtaling (Hoogeling, Huber, Hoverin). Philip came to America 11 Aug 1732 from Rotterdam to Phila. on Ship "Samuel." By 1745 he was in Sussex Co.
NJ. In 1772 he moved with most of his family to Wyoming Valley in Pa. where he build Wintermute Fort. In Jun1 1778, the Fort was burned by the British. Most of the Wintermute family and several other families living in the Fort went to Canada
with Butler's Army. Philip died in 1779 in Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada
1732 Census he is in Phila.
"Pa. German Pioneers from 1727-1808" by R. B. Strassburger, Gen. Pub. Co. 1980 - List 19A Ship Samuel, Hugh Percy, from Rotterdam. Qualified Aug. 11, 1732.
Family/Spouse: Maria Juliana Huber. Maria was born in 1715. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Lennard Windemoot
was born in 1740; died on 16 Jan 1814 in Coe Smith Cemetery, Sussex County, New Jersey.
- 20. Philip Wintemute
was born in 1742 in Sussex County, New Jersey; died in 1809 in Bertie, Ontario, Canada.
- 21. George (Jury) Wintemute
was born in 1745 in Sussex County, New Jersey; died on 1 Dec 1838 in Ontario, Canada.
- 22. Christopher\Johan Christoffel Wintemute
was born on 27 Apr 1746 in Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey; died in 1781 in service of Butler's Rangers.
- 23. John\Johannes Wintemute
was born on 25 Oct 1747 in Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey; died on 15 Feb 1824 in Humberstone, Welland, Ontario, Canada.
- 24. Abraham Wintemute
was born on 19 Aug 1750 in Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey.
- 25. Peter \ Petrus Wintemute
was born on 10 Jul 1751 in Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey; died on 1 Dec 1838 in Bertie Township, Welland, Ontario, Canada.
- 26. Elizabeth Wintemute
was born on 26 Nov 1756; died on 26 Nov 1756.
- 27. Elizabeth Wintemute
was born on 28 Jan 1759 in Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey.
- 28. Benjamin Wintemute
was born on 27 Dec 1761 in Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey; died on 22 Sep 1841 in Bertie Township, Welland, Ontario, Canada.
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9. | The Emigrator Johann Georg Windemuth (3.Maria3, 2.Apollonia2, 1.Jacob1) was born on 11 May 1711 in Pfungstadt Kreis Darmstadt Hessen, Europa; died on 19 Dec 1782 in Stillwater, Sussex County, New Jersey. 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]
Children:
- 29. Maria Catharina Windemuth
was born on 11 Nov 1740; died on 29 Jan 1747/1748.
- 30. Elizabetha Wintermute
was born in 1742; died in 1800.
- 31. Maria Juliana Windemuth
was born on 27 May 1744; died on 31 Jan 1747/1748.
- 32. Maria Margareta Wintermute
was born on 9 Jul 1746 in Stillwater, New Jersey; died on 19 Feb 1800 in Fairmount, New Jersey.
- 33. George Wintermute
was born on 8 Jul 1748; died on 8 Jan 1837; was buried in 1837 in Buried in Redstone Baptist Church cemetery.
- 34. Catharina Juliana Wintermute
was born about 1750; died after 4 May 1800.
- 35. Peter Windamute
was born on 20 Mar 1751/1752 in Stillwater, Sussex County, New Jersey; died on 18 Mar 1830 in Stillwater, Sussex County, New Jersey; was buried in 1791 in Built large stone house at Big Spring..
- 36. Johannes\John Windemuth
was born on 8 Jun 1757 in Old stone Stillwater house built by father; died on 28 Jul 1810 in Old stone house where born.
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