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    Elizabeth Hazen

    Female 1802 - 1851  (48 years)


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    Generation: 1

    1. 1.  Elizabeth Hazen was born on 23 Nov 1802 (daughter of David Hazen and Elsie Mary Wintermute); died on 12 May 1851.

      Elizabeth married Jacob Reichenecker on 4 Jun 1844. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


    Generation: 2

    1. 2.  David Hazen was born on 6 Feb 1770; died on 11 Nov 1848.

      David married Elsie Mary Wintermute on 6 Dec 1795. Elsie (daughter of George Wintermute and Nancy\Anna Arason) was born on 17 Jun 1776 in Sussex County, New Jersey; died on 3 May 1850 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


    2. 3.  Elsie Mary Wintermute was born on 17 Jun 1776 in Sussex County, New Jersey (daughter of George Wintermute and Nancy\Anna Arason); died on 3 May 1850 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
      Children:
      1. George Wintermute Hazen was born on 2 Sep 1796.
      2. Abram Hazen was born on 22 Aug 1798.
      3. Thomas Hazen was born on 20 Oct 1800; died on 2 Nov 1854.
      4. 1. Elizabeth Hazen was born on 23 Nov 1802; died on 12 May 1851.
      5. Mary Ann Hazen was born in Feb 1805.
      6. Clarissa Hazen was born on 15 Oct 1807; died on 19 May 1880.
      7. Elsie Isabella Hazen was born on 10 Jul 1810; died on 2 May 1811.
      8. David (Jr.) Hazen was born on 5 May 1814; died on 5 Dec 1817.
      9. Sarah Hazen was born in Feb 1818; died on 21 Mar 1896 in the same house where she was born.


    Generation: 3

    1. 6.  George Wintermute was born on 8 Jul 1748 (son of The Emigrator Johann Georg Windemuth and Johanna Margaretha Elizabetha Bernhardten); died on 8 Jan 1837; was buried in 1837 in Buried in Redstone Baptist Church cemetery.

      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]


    2. 7.  Nancy\Anna Arason was born on 6 May 1750 (daughter of Jeptha Arason); died on 19 Feb 1809 in Stillwater, New Jersey.
      Children:
      1. Catherine "Cate" Wintermute was born on 20 Apr 1772 in Somerville; died on 27 Dec 1850 in Orange County, New York.
      2. George Wintermute was born on 4 Apr 1774; died on 23 Feb 1787.
      3. 3. Elsie Mary Wintermute was born on 17 Jun 1776 in Sussex County, New Jersey; died on 3 May 1850 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
      4. Elizabeth Wintermute was born on 6 Feb 1778 in Sussex County, New Jersey; died on 14 May 1828; was buried in Merittstown, Pennsylvania.
      5. John Wintermute was born on 15 Oct 1780 in Sussex County, New Jersey; died on 14 Jan 1820.
      6. Peter Wintermute was born on 17 Aug 1782 in Stillwater, Sussex County, New Jersey; died on 27 Nov 1833 in Stillwater, Sussex County, New Jersey.
      7. (George) Abraham Wintermute was born on 13 Nov 1784 in Sussex County, New Jersey; died on 23 Aug 1848 in Elizabethtown, Licking County, Ohio; was buried in 1848 in Buried with wife in Elizabethtown Cemetery.
      8. Isaac Wintermute was born on 13 Nov 1784 in Sussex County, New Jersey; died on 3 Aug 1834 in Near Penn Line, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania; was buried in 1834 in Buried at Penn Line, Pennsylvania.
      9. George Wintermute was born on 28 Apr 1787 in Near Sucker Pond, Sussex Co., New Jersey; died on 4 Jan 1862 in Muskingum County, Ohio; was buried in 1789 in To Trumbull County, Ohio.
      10. Ashfordby Wintermute was born on 20 Dec 1790 in Sussex County, New Jersey; died in in Perryopolis, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.


    Generation: 4

    1. 12.  The Emigrator Johann Georg Windemuth was born on 11 May 1711 in Pfungstadt Kreis Darmstadt Hessen, Europa (son of Johann Christoph Windemuth and Maria Margarethe Kleppinger); 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]


    2. 13.  Johanna Margaretha Elizabetha Bernhardten was born on 5 Aug 1721 in Kezenheim, Grafschaft Bolander, Europa (daughter of John Peter Bernhardt); died on 15 Feb 1800 in Stillwater, New Jersey; was buried in 1800 in Buried in Stillwater, N.J. Cemetery.

      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.

      Children:
      1. Maria Catharina Windemuth was born on 11 Nov 1740; died on 29 Jan 1747/1748.
      2. Elizabetha Wintermute was born in 1742; died in 1800.
      3. Maria Juliana Windemuth was born on 27 May 1744; died on 31 Jan 1747/1748.
      4. Maria Margareta Wintermute was born on 9 Jul 1746 in Stillwater, New Jersey; died on 19 Feb 1800 in Fairmount, New Jersey.
      5. 6. George Wintermute was born on 8 Jul 1748; died on 8 Jan 1837; was buried in 1837 in Buried in Redstone Baptist Church cemetery.
      6. Catharina Juliana Wintermute was born about 1750; died after 4 May 1800.
      7. 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..
      8. 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.

    3. 14.  Jeptha Arason

      Notes:

      --Other Fields

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

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

      Children:
      1. 7. Nancy\Anna Arason was born on 6 May 1750; died on 19 Feb 1809 in Stillwater, New Jersey.