Descendants of John Peter Bernhardt Generation No. 1 1. JOHN PETER1 BERNHARDT was born in Kezenheim, Graftschaft, Bolanden, Germany, and died August 28, 1748 in Stillwater, New Jersey. He married UNKNOWN Abt. 1720. She died Aft. 1731. Notes for JOHN PETER BERNHARDT: John immigrated to America in 1731 and lived in Philadelphia first, until 1742, then moved to Stillwater, NJ, which was a wilderness. He came with his son-in-law Casper Schaeffer. They built a crude cabin over a huge tree stump which they used for a table. He came to Philadelphia with his wife, who is said to have been of noble birth, and three daughters. He settled near Germantown, PA, and removed to Stillwater, NJ about 1742. He settled on the Tehoenetcong or Paulinskill near Stillwater. He purchased three farms for his three daughters. He died in 1748 and his is the first interment in the old graveyard there, Old Stillwater Cemetery, the first buried there on the land he had donated. The German: "geboren zu Kerzenheim, Grafschaft Bolanden, mit frau and Kindern Komen en America, 1731, und Start Aug. 28, 1748," [on his tombstone] The translation is, "Born at Kerzenheim, BolandenCounty, came to America with his wife and children, 1731, and died Aug. 28, 1748; three daughters came with him," Stillwater was first peopled by Germans. They came in previous to 1750 in liberal numbers, and still more freely after that period. Info from book, "Sussex County, New Jersey" Page 379. Sussex County is one of the most interesting mineral tracts in the world. Iron ore and zinc are found in the mountains of the east, and marble and many rare minerals exist in the county. It is also one of the best agricultural districts in the state. Newton had two newspapers, the 'New Jersey Herold' and 'Sussex Register' [established in 1813] *Info from 'Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey', by Barber and Howe. Johan Petrus Bernhardin was in name in German. SECOND GENERATION 1. Johanna Margaretha Elisabetha Bernhard b. 5 Aug 1721 m. in 1739 perhaps near Philadelphia, John George Windemuth (Wintermute, etc.) b. 11 May 1711 arrived at Philadelphia with his father, 11 Aug 1736 and took the oath of allegiance to the British crown. George Windomout of Morris County, New Jersey purchased land of John Reading of Amwell township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey and Samuel Green of Morris County, dated 7 June 1746, 150 acres lying upon Tokhokkonetcong River in Morris County. Witnessed by Allen Nixon and Casper Shaffer. This land was in present Sussex County, New Jersey, Sussex County being established from Morris County, 8 June 1753. The Tockhockonetong River was the Indian name for the present Paulinskill, a stream running through Sussex County which originates in Frankford township, flows south through Hampton township and Stillwater township and then on into Warren County. The Wintermute family farm and homestead was on the Paulinskill, just below the present village of Stillwater. George built a stone house there in 1755, which still stands to this day and bears the inscription J.G.W. 1755. The date of the families arrival in Sussex County was perhaps 1746 when he purchased land in present Sussex County and two of their daughters were baptised in Sussex County in 1746. Other German families settled there, including Margaret's father, John Peter Bernhard and her sisters with their families and the sister and brother of George Wintermute with their families. George was naturalized, 23 Feb 1764. "Jerre Wintermot" was taxed in Sandyston township in 1774 with 20 acres and 5 cattle/horses. His Will was dated 13 Dec 1782 Hardwick, Sussex County, New Jersey. Oldest son, George five pounds and plantation he lives on of 500 acres near the mountain with saw mill. Wife, Margaret, house and furniture during life. Son, Peter, land where he lives of 57 acres with fulling mill. Son, John, wagon and three working horses and remainder of homestead farm. Daughter, Catherine, plantation in Hardwick of 168 acres. Remainder of estate divided among six children, daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret, an equal share. Executors, Frederick Snover and Peter Barnet Shaffer. Witnessed by George Kinsberry, John Popeman, and Johannes Shuster. Proven 1 Jan 1783. George and Margaret's markers, inscribed in German, are in the Stillwater Cemetery. The English translations are as follows: Here rests in God John George Windemuth born 11 May 1711 in Pfungstadt in Europe. Came in the year 1736 was married to M. El. Bernhardten in year 1739 and had 8 children. Lived in wedlock 43 years and 3 months and died 1782 on the 19 Dec in Evening at 10 p.m. His age was 71 years 3 months and 8 days and left behind 3 sons and 3 daughters alive. Here rests in God Margaret Elizabeth Windemuth born 1721 in the Kezenheim in the Grafschaft Bolander Europe. Came to America with father, mother, and two sisters in the year 1731. Died Feb 15 1800 aged 78 years 6 months and 10 days. 5. Maria Catherina Elisabetha Windemuth b. 11 Nov 1740 d. 29 Jan 1748 (ts) Stillwater Cemetery. Marker in German inscribed with initials "M.C.E." 6. Elisabetha Windemuth b. 1742. 7. Maria Juliana Windemuth b. 27 May 1744 bpt 11 Sept 1746 at Machackemeck Dutch Reformed Church daughter of "Johan Jory Windemuth and Johanna Margreta Elisabetha Bernhardin. Witnesses, Johannes Snauber and wife, Anna Elisabetha Windemoedin, Jory Philip Windemuth, Maria Juliana Huber, his wife." Juliana d. 31 Jan 1748 (ts) Stillwater Cemetery. Marker in German inscribed with initials "M.J." 8. Maria Margareta Windemuth b. 9 July 1746 bpt 11 Sept 1746 with sister, Juliana. 9. George Windemuth b. 8 July 1748. 10. Catherina Juliana Windemuth b. perhaps 1750. 11. Peter Windemuth b. 20 Mar 1752. 12. John Windemuth b. 8 June 1757. 2. Maria Catherina Bernhard b. c. 1721 m. Casper Shafer (Shauffer, Shaffer, etc.) b. c. 1712. They resided at Stillwater, Sussex County, New Jersey. Casper d. 17 Dec 1784 72y (ts) and Maria d. 1 Dec 1794 73y (ts) Stillwater Cemetery. Her age at death would conflict with sister, Margaret's birth. German records should be consulted for births and baptisms for confirmation of birth. 13. Peter Bernhard Shafer b. 28 July 1744. 14. Valentine Shafer b. c. 1746 baptised as "Valentyn" 9 Mar 1747 at Machackemeck Dutch Reformed Church. 15. Margaretta Shafer b. c. 1748 baptised 17 Sept 1749 at the Walpack Dutch Reformed Church at Walpack, Sussex County. Witnesses were "Jory Windemout and Margareta Bernhardin." 16. Maria Susanna Shafer b. c. 1753 baptised 30 June 1754 Walpack. Witnesses were "Jan Aersen and Jacobina Bernhardin." 17. Abraham Shafer b. 17 Dec 1754. 18. Isaac Shafer b. 4 June 1760. 3. Christina Elisabetha Bernhard m. sometime before 17 June 1740, Johan Christoffel Dennemarken when they appear as husband and wife at a baptism in the Machackemeck Dutch Reformed Church records. They appear as witnesses, 5 May 1745, 27 Apr 1746, 22 Mar 1752, and 9 June 1754 in the Walpack Dutch Reformed Church records. It would appear that they may have not had children as none were found in the church records in the years in which their names appeared as witnesses. There was a second Christoffel Dennemarken who married Lea Swartout and they had a son, Johan Christoffel baptised 22 Mar 1752 and Christoffel Dennemarken and his wife, Christina Elisabeth Berhardin were the witnesses. This Christoffel Dennemarken and his wife, Lea Swartout also had children baptised in 1747, 1749, and 1755. There is no further record found of Christopher Denmark and his wife, Christina Elisabetha after the 9 June 1754 baptism when they were witnesses. 4. Jacobina Bernhard was a witness, 11 Feb 1750 with Jan Kermer at a baptism at the Walpack Dutch Reformed Church at Walpack, Sussex County, New Jersey. She married Jan Arrison (Arason, Aerson, Aronson, etc.) sometime before 30 June 1754 when they were witnesses at a baptism for her niece. Their own child was baptised 27 Oct 1754 at Walpack. Jan is related to have been a widower with children at the time of their marriage. If this is true, he has no children by a first wife baptised at Walpack nor does he or a first wife appear as witnesses to any baptisms at Walpack. There are no further baptisms found for Jan and Jacobina at Walpack, perhaps because of their removal to Shamokin, Pennsylvania in central Pennsylvania on the Susquehanna River. Their area of settlement was the frontier and Indian hostilities preceeding and during the Revolutionary War are related to have caused their return to Stillwater. Little is known of their return, whether they preceeded some of the worst hostilities or fled with many other settlers to New Jersey when the Indians and British massacred hundreds of settlers at Wyoming, Pennsylvania near present Wilkes Barre. I have found no further records of this family. Some printed records relate that his name was Jeptha, but in the two church records cited above that I have found his name is Jan in both instances. Pennsylvania records need to be consulted. In The Wintermute Genealogy it is related that George Wintermute b. 8 July 1748 (no. 9 above) m. Anna Arason b. 6 May 1750 presumed daughter of Jeptha Arason. W. B. McCormick of Brownsville, Pennsylvania related that her birth was 23 May 1751 as recorded in the family bible. The inscription on her tombstone reads born 6 May 1750 died 19 Feb 1809 58y 9m 13d. She is buried at Stillwater. I do not know if she was a child of Jacobina or a first wife of Jan. It is related that Jan and Jacobina had eight children, but I have found records of only five. 19. Peter Arrison b. c. 1754 baptised 27 Oct 1754 Walpack. 20. Jeptha Arrison. 21. John Arrison b. c. 1766 m. Martha Fox Graham, a widow and they had children. He had a grocery business in Philadelphia and d. 22 Jan 1828 age 62. Martha d. 1837 age 70. 22. Mary Arrison, known as Polly, m. a Graham and removed to Virginia. 23. Susan Arrison m. William Lauterman and resided near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. References: 1. Early Germans of New Jersey. pp. 264, 570. 2. Records of baptisms of the Reformed Church at Machackemeck. The New York Genealogical & Biographical Record. records commencing July 1911. 3. Records of baptisms of the Walpack Congregation. The New York Genealogical & Biographical Record. records commencing July 1909. 4. Wintermute, J. P. The Wintermute Family History. Delaware, Ohio. 1900 pp. 31, 32. 5. Stillwater Cemetery inscriptions. *From the Wintermute web site Hardwick baptizm Elisabetha, daughter of Joseph Peter Barnhardt Shafer and wife Elisabetha, born February 12, 1781, and baptized June 17. Witness: Elisabeth Raubin. History of New Jersey by Smith has down that there were earthquakes for NJ in 1726, 1732, 1755, 1763. **************************************************************************** Hardwick Region--http://www.wcchc.org/views4.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The township of Hardwick was incorporated on January 22, 1750, which then included the areas of Frelinghuysen and Allamuchy townships, Hackettstown and Green Township of Sussex County. In 1782 these areas were removed from Hardwick Township leaving the present boundaries. John Peter Bernhardt and Casper Shaffer were Germans who settled at Stillwater in 1742, and were among the earliest settlers in the township. Like the other mountainous regions within Warren County, the township has experienced little settlement during its history, being mainly comprised of large farmsteads. One of the few remaining stone farmhouses in the township, the Philip Wildrich House located on Stillwater Road route 521, was built around 1790. It was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 because it retains evidence of the high level of skill of the early master builders and artisans. Townships within the township include: Hardwick, Squires Corner and Franklin Grove. More About JOHN PETER BERNHARDT: Burial: Old Stillwater Cemetery Immigration: 1731, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania German Word English Meaning Alter-----------------------------------------Age Anschrift----------------------------------Address Auswanderer---------------------------Emigrant Beruf---------------------------------------Occupaton Bestimmungsort---------------------Destination Datum-------------------------------------Date Erwachsen------------------------------Adult Geboren----------------------------------Born Geburtsort-------------------------------Birthplace Gewerbe----------------------------------Occupation Herkunftsort-----------------------------Place of Origin Kinder--------------------------------------Children Lander-------------------------------------Provinces or states Ledig---------------------------------------Single Namen-------------------------------------Name Nationalitat------------------------------Nationality Ort--------------------------------------------Place Strasse------------------------------------Street Verheiraten------------------------------Married Vorname----------------------------------Given Name Wohin--------------------------------------Destination Zuname------------------------------------Surname Info from 'In Search of Your German Roots" Page 76. ************************************************************** Wonder who these folks were? Knowlton, Warren County, N. J., Records of the first German and English Congregation 1760 - 1844 Hermanes, born April 15, 1763, christened ___ day of April, son of Nicolus Bernhardt and Maria. Witnesses: Wilhelm Kuhl and Sophia Fries. Anna Gertraut, born October 1, 1760, daughter of Nicolus Bernhardt and Maria. Witnesses: Phillib Schneider and his wife Gertraut. Henrich, born January 1, 1766, son of Nicolus Bernhardt and Maria. Witnesses: Henrich Zimmerman and Christina Hofmann. Christian, son of Nicolaus Bernhardt and his wife Maria, baptized May 28. Born March 25. Witnesses: Parents. Children of JOHN BERNHARDT and UNKNOWN are: 2. i. MARIA CATARINA2 BERNHARDT, b. Abt. 1720, Kerzenheim, Grafschaft Bolanden, Germany; d. December 01, 1794, Stillwater, New Jersey. 3. ii. MARGARET ELIZABETH BERNHARDTEN, b. August 05, 1721, Kezenheim, Graftschaft, Bolanden, Germany; d. February 15, 1800, Sussex Co., New Jersey. iii. CHRISTINA ELISABETHA BERNHARD, b. Aft. 1723; m. JOHAN CHRISTOFFEL DENNEMARKEN, Bef. June 1740; b. Abt. 1752. Notes for JOHAN CHRISTOFFEL DENNEMARKEN: The witnesses for this baptism on March 22, 1752 was Christoffel Dennemarken and his wife, Christina Elisabeth Berhardin. 4. iv. JACOBINA BERNHARDT, b. Abt. 1730, England. Generation No. 2 2. MARIA CATARINA2 BERNHARDT (JOHN PETER1) was born Abt. 1720 in Kerzenheim, Grafschaft Bolanden, Germany, and died December 01, 1794 in Stillwater, New Jersey. She married CASPER SCHAEFFER Abt. 1743. He was born 1712 in Palatinate, Germany, and died December 17, 1784 in Stillwater, New Jersey. Notes for MARIA CATARINA BERNHARDT: Author: Tina Keppler Date: 17 May 2002 Stillwater’s Miller- Newark Sunday Call, June 30, 1946. The old mill in Stillwater, Sussex County, has never been converted into a tea room, an antique shop of a gift store. Established over 100 years ago to grind grain, it has been doing just that ever since. It is the last one still operation. There is, however, one modern note. The miller is a woman. For over a decade, Mrs. Jane McCord has been operating the mill. She took over at her husband’s death, but she already knew the ropes, for she had assisted him previously. While local folks know her as “Miller” McCord, those who recall the votes-for-women crusade remember her as Jane Olcott, close ally and lieutenant of suffrage leader Carried Chapman Catt. She’s Virginia-born, a graduate of Mt. Holyoke College. She came to New York as secretary of that state’s women’s suffrage association and became a nationally known organizer for Mrs. Catt. It was not until after her marriage that her family and she were transplanted to New Jersey. Her husband, a chemist, found laboratory work very confining and she and daughter Lacy, now 22, had been pining for the outdoors too. The wandered by chance into peaceful, scenic Stillwater searching for a place to spend weekends and holidays. The mill and two adjoining houses were for sale. They gambled on entering a new field, bought the property and, according to Mrs. McCord, have “made a living” ever since. She says nothing would induce her to return to city life again. Although Stillwater Mill has never “converted”, Jane Olcott certainly has. In dust coat and with a close cap pulled over her hair, she was loading 100-pound bags on a hand truck and passing them out to waiting customers when a reporter called. Labor shortage is plaguing her here, as it does executives everywhere, so she pitches in herself. Her 15 year old son, a student at Newton High School, helps when he can. He is on the mill payroll and “of invaluable assistance,” his mother says. With the same musical voice, clean enunciation and exceptional vocabulary which once exhorted audiences to rally for women’s rights, Jane Olcott told of her business career. "There may be other women in the feed business in New Jersey, but I don’t know of any she said". Modern machinery, she explained, has been driving the old grist mills to the wall. During her time the mills in Flanders, Andover, Sparta, Wintermute’s Corners, Branchville, and Blairstown have all closed. She augments her own mill activities by buying feed in carload lots from Buffalo. She claims that many farmers still prefer the finer grind afforded by her ancient 1,800 pound mill stones to a coarser machine-ground output. This, she asserted, is especially true of flour and whole wheat products. Her power comes from the same millrace in the picturesque Paulinskill under her window which has operated since 1764. As waterpower is considerably cheaper than the commercial power used by her competitors, she is that much ahead of the game, she contends. “I have a small, but good, solidly established business,” she said. She finds her work of never failing interest. She must follow the market, crop reports, and weather conditions. Her contacts have brought her a rich harvest. “I am constantly amazed at the breadth of the farmer’s knowledge,” she stated. “This talk of organizing him into labor unions is absurd. He is in every sense an executive. If farmers band together it should be as business men, as do chambers of commerce, manufacturers’ associations and similar management groups.” The farmer, once accused of carelessness in keeping accounts, has learned a great deal because of the income tax, in her opinion. At first he helped her farm neighbors to make out their returns. Now they are doing their own figuring and have been shocked into financial awareness when confronted with the totals of their actual expenses, she said. The Schaeffer family, founders of Stillwater, built the town’s first grist mill in 1743, about a quarter of a mile from the present one. It was able to turn out only three or round bushels of grain a day. In 1764 the mill moved to its present site, but was destroyed by fire in 1840. It took four years, until 1844, to rebuild it, but the job was a lasting one, surviving in robust condition to this day. Walls are over two feet thick; hand-hewn oak beams are 40 feet long and 16 inches square. Part of the foundations are said to be holdovers from the original 1764 structure. The house next door where the McCords live is another old-fashioned structure, low ceilinged, rambling, livable. Fireplaces abound. The walls, upstairs as well as down, are lined by shelves holding over 6,000 books which Mrs. McCord and her husband accumulated. Included are rare editions. Outside Mrs. McCord works in her garden, assisted by Lacy, home for the summer. She has studied at New York University, competing a course as medical assistant at Pain Hall. Later they will both be occupied with canning what they have raised. Mrs. McCord has long been an ardent fisherwoman and both children share her love of angling. Knowlton, Warren County, N. J., Records of the first German and English Congregation 1760 - 1844 Heinrich, son of Wilhelm Shaefer and wife Catharina, born December 19, 1779, and baptized February 6, 1780. Magdalena, daughter of Frederick Shaefer and wife Elisabetha, born November 23, 1779, and baptized February 6, 1780. Witnesses: Conrath Woolenweaver and Magdatena, wife of Johannes Stutte. Notes for CASPER SCHAEFFER: Casper came over Sept. 16, 1738 from the Palatinate, Germany. He traveled on the ship "Queen Elizabeth". He arrived in Philadelphia on September 16, 1738. About 1741 or 42 he went to Stillwater, NJ. He was a delegate from Sussex County to New Jersey's Provisional Congress of 1776. He owned a saw mill and oil mill and in 1776 rebuilt the grist mill. He shipped a good deal of flour to Philadelphia on flatboats via the Paulinshill and the Delaware, but had to quit when dams were built. He also ran a store. The first one was 6' by 8'. He was the county collector of the funds authorized to be raised by the Committee of Safety upon the eve of the Revolutionary war. When things did not seem right to him, he would rise excitedly in his seat and exclaim, with a loud voice, 'Das ist nicht recht! Das ist nicht recht! One of his sons marched, with other volunteers to Morristown in the winter of 1777 in response to Washington's call, and other sons were quite famous in the county as officers in the militia. At Mr. Shafer's house it was common for the neighbors to assemble upon each recurring alarm about the Indians circa 1755. One night when Mr. Shafer was alone, the Indians showed signs of hostility by yelling around his house and threatening violence. He thereupon fastened up the house and started across the fields to procure assistance from his neighbors. "Soon he found himself hotly pursued by one of the enemy, and likely to be overtaken; whereupon he turned upon his pursuer, and, being an athletic man, he seized, threw, and with his garters bound him hand and foot, leaving him prostate, while he went on his way and procured the desired assistance. *From "Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey" page 36. Sussex County wills abstract: SHAVER, Casper of Upper Hardwick. 425S - W. 6 Dec 1786; Recorded in Liber 28 of Wills, page 460. Wife: Catherine. Sons: Peter, Abraham and Isaac. Daughter: Margaret A. ROY Others: Abraham's son Caspar; Abraham's daughter Mary Shaver; Mary Caroline ROY; Peter's daughter Catrin SHAVER. Witnesses: Isaac PETTIT, Thomas HUNT and Wm. HARKINSON. (Contributed by Cathy DiPietro) ************************************************************************** His religious views and feelings were decidedly of that cast, [Protestants] and being connected with the German Reformed church of the Calvinistic school in his own country, he very naturally took a leading part and was prominent in the German Reformed congregation worshiping at Stillwater. But it seems he could not agree in doctorial views with the German ministers who ordinarily supplied that pulpit; they inclining too much to the low Arminian sentiment for his scriptural and Calvinistic views of orthodoxy. Hence he found among the Presbyterian ministers those of sentiments more congenial to his own and which led him to fraternize more with them... ***from Casper Schaeffer's book Memoirs and Reminiscences..... More About CASPER SCHAEFFER: Fact 1: The Schaeffer info came from the book "Casper Schaeffer" by William M. Johnson. Immigration: September 16, 1738, Came on the ship, Queen Elisabeth, to Philadelphia Children of MARIA BERNHARDT and CASPER SCHAEFFER are: 5. i. PETER BERNHARDT3 SCHAEFFER, b. July 28, 1744, Stillwater, New Jersey; d. April 06, 1799, Stillwater, New Jersey. 6. ii. MARGARETTA A. SCHAEFFER, b. 1745, Stillwater, New Jersey; d. June 05, 1815, Fredon, Sussex Co., New Jersey. iii. VALENTINE SHAFER, b. 1746. Notes for VALENTINE SHAFER: Baptised as "Valentyn" 9 Mar 1747 at Machackemeck Dutch Reformed Church. iv. MARIA SUSANNA SHAFER, b. 1753. Notes for MARIA SUSANNA SHAFER: Baptism June 30, 1754 at the Walpack DutchReformed Church. Witnesses were jan Aersen and Jacobina Bernhardin. 7. v. ABRAHAM SCHAEFFER, b. December 17, 1754; d. July 11, 1820, Stillwater, New Jersey. 8. vi. ISACC SCHAFFER, b. June 04, 1760; d. 1800. 3. MARGARET ELIZABETH2 BERNHARDTEN (JOHN PETER1 BERNHARDT)1 was born August 05, 1721 in Kezenheim, Graftschaft, Bolanden, Germany1, and died February 15, 1800 in Sussex Co., New Jersey1. She married JOHN GEORGE WINTERMUTE1 1739 in Stillwater, Sussex Co., New Jersey, son of JOHAN WINDEMUTH and MARY KLEPPINGER. He was born May 11, 1711 in Pfungstadt, Germany1, and died December 19, 1782 in Stillwater, New Jersey1. Notes for MARGARET ELIZABETH BERNHARDTEN: She came to America with her mother and father and two sisters. She is buried at The Old Stillwater Cemetary. The inscription on her headstone is in German. It reads "Maria Elis. Windemuthin gebohrn Bernhart ist gebohrn ano 1721 D. 5 Aug. zu Kerzenheim in der Grafschaft Bolanden in Europa. In America komen mit Vater u. Mutter u. 2 Schwester ano 1731 Starb D 15 February ano 1800 Ihr Alter war 78," ['Mary Elis. Wintermuth, born Bernhart, was born in the year 1721 on the 5th of August at Kerzenheim, County Bolanden, in Europe. She came to America with her father and mother and two sisters in the year 1731; she died 15 Feb., 1800. Her age was 78.'] In making wool thread, the sheep were sheared and burrs removed and then it was washed. After it was dry, it was rubbed with melted grease and then brushed between 'cards' that look somewhat like brushes with stiff wire bristles. One would be laid on your knee and the wool on it and the the other card would be pulled across the wool until it was soft and fluffy. As it was taken off the cards it would be placed into a soft roll to be used on the spinning wheel. With the left hand you would pick up a little wool and wind it on the end of the spindle. Then you would hold on to the wool and give the big wheel a gentle push with a stick in your right hand. When the spindle would begin to whir, you would pull the wool out into a long, thin strip, which quickly twisted into thread. Then as it grew longer you would step backward and pull it out straight. When the spindle was full of thread, it would be unwound and taken from the spindle and put onto a reel. When the reel was full, you would slip off the neatly wound thread. It would then be dyed if so desired. Brown walnut or red pokeberry, made from the berries of the pokeweed plant, or indigo, made from certain plants from the pea and mustard family. When enough thread was spun, it was woven into cloth on wooden looms. The up and down threads are called 'warp' and then there were crosswise threads, called 'woof'. The warp threads were stretched from the front to the back of the loom. Halfway between, they were passed through the 'heddles' and the 'batten'. Heddles would lift the lengthwise threads serparately. Each loom had two of the frames. All the even numbered, lengthwise threads were put through the loops of the heddles in one frame, The odd numbered ones were put through the loops in the other frame. By stepping on a pedal at the bottom of the loom, you could lift one frame of heddles. This raised half of the lengthwise threads. The threads that passed through the loops of the other frame of heddles remained as they were and the crosswise thread could easily pass between the two sets of lengthwise threads. In front of the heddles was the batten, a very heavy wooden frame set with slender strips of reeds and it was banged to push the threads into place. Notes for JOHN GEORGE WINTERMUTE:He came over with his father in 1736 on the ship Harlein. (Harle) Grandpa John Wintermute's Tombstone had the inscription of: Beneath this monument there lies - A man was just and good and wise. A father kind; A husband dear. Religions friend and one sincere. When the last trump shall shake the skies, And bid the sleeping dust arise, May we then meet in world above, Triumphant there redeeming love. My flesh shall slumber in the ground, Till the last trumpet's joyful sound. Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Savior's image arise. Here rests in God George Windemuth born 11 May 1711 in Pfungstadt in Europa. Came in the yar 1736 was married to M. Bernhardten in year 1739, and had 8 children. Lived in wedlock 43 years and 3 months and died d. 1782 on the 19 Dec in Revening at 10 PM. His age was 71 years 3 months and 8 days and left behind 3 sons and daughters alive. In German his name was Ioh-Georg Windemuth. He built the first fulling mill in Sussex Co., NJ, sometime before 1770. It was located a half mile below the village of Stillwater on the Paulinskill. It was known as the Big Spring. Wool clothe had to be washed and pounded in warm and soapy water to wash out the grease and it would then shrink the material. After the cloth was rinsed, it had to be scratched with rough thistles called 'teasels' which made the material fuzzy and soft. Then it was laid out to dry. *To find more about weaving and such, go to Johns wife's notes. He built the Old Stone House in 1755 which is a little way east of Schaeffer's mill. There was a big spring which supplied water to the mill. John George's son, Peter in 1775 built a fulling mill which shrinks and thickens woolen fabric causing it to felt. He was called George according to the German tradition of being called by the middle name. On June 13, 1823, the congregation met and formed a regular Presbyterian Church. Both the Reformed Church and the Presbyterian Church are in the Calvinist tradition. He left his house to his wife, Margaret and divided the other assets equally among his six children. "It may be remarked that a man's chance of success in life is enhanced if he has in his veins a strain of old New Jersey stock; a thousand facts bear out this statement. *Some info came from the book, 'Early Germans of New Jersey', by Chambers, page 570. George Windomout of Morris County, New Jersey purchased land of John Reading of Amwell township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey and Samuel Green of Morris County, dated 7 June 1746, 150 acres lying upon Tokhokkonetcong River in Morris County. Witnessed by Allen Nixon and Casper Shaffer. This land was in present Sussex County, New Jersey, Sussex County being established from Morris County, 8 June 1753. The Tockhockonetong River was the Indian name for the present Paulinskill, a stream running through Sussex County which originates in Frankford township, flows south through Hampton township and Stillwater township and then on into Warren County. The Wintermute family farm and homestead was on the Paulinskill, just below the present village of Stillwater. George built a stone house there in 1755, which still stands to this day and bears the inscription J.G.W. 1755. The date of the families arrival in Sussex County was perhaps 1746 when he purchased land in present Sussex County and two of their daughters were baptised in Sussex County in 1746. Other German families settled there, including Margaret's father, John Peter Bernhard and her sisters with their families and the sister and brother of George Wintermute with their families. George was naturalized, 23 Feb 1764. "Jerre Wintermot" was taxed in Sandyston township in 1774 with 20 acres and 5 cattle/horses. His Will was dated 13 Dec 1782 Hardwick, Sussex County, New Jersey. Oldest son, George five pounds and plantation he lives on of 500 acres near the mountain with saw mill. Wife, Margaret, house and furniture during life. Son, Peter, land where he lives of 57 acres with fulling mill. Son, John, wagon and three working horses and remainder of homestead farm. Daughter, Catherine, plantation in Hardwick of 168 acres. Remainder of estate divided among six children, daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret, an equal share. Executors, Frederick Snover and Peter Barnet Shaffer. Witnessed by George Kinsberry, John Popeman, and Johannes Shuster. Proven 1 Jan 1783. George and Margaret's markers, inscribed in German, are in the Stillwater Cemetery. The English translations are as follows: Here rests in God John George Windemuth born 11 May 1711 in Pfungstadt in Europe. Came in the year 1736 was married to M. El. Bernhardten in year 1739 and had 8 children. Lived in wedlock 43 years and 3 months and died 1782 on the 19 Dec in Evening at 10 p.m. His age was 71 years 3 months and 8 days and left behind 3 sons and 3 daughters alive. Here rests in God Margaret Elizabeth Windemuth born 1721 in the Kezenheim in the Grafschaft Bolander Europe. Came to America with father, mother, and two sisters in the year 1731. Died Feb 15 1800 aged 78 years 6 months and 10 days. *Info from the Wintermute web site More About JOHN GEORGE WINTERMUTE: Burial: Stillwater Cemetery Fact 1: 1736, John George came to America. Fact 2: Page 23 of The Wintermuth Family History, 1900, by J. P. Wintermuth. Immigration: August 11, 1736, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Naturalization: February 23, 1764, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Will: December 13, 1782, Hardwick, Sussex County, New Jersey. Children of MARGARET BERNHARDTEN and JOHN WINTERMUTE are: i. MARIA CATHERINA ELIZABETH3 WINTERMUTE, b. November 11, 1740; d. January 29, 1747/48, Stillwater, New Jersey. Notes for MARIA CATHERINA ELIZABETH WINTERMUTE: She is buried in the same grave as her sister M. I. next to Joh. Georg and Margaret in the Old Stillwater Cemetery. Marker in German inscribed with initials "M.C.E." More About MARIA CATHERINA ELIZABETH WINTERMUTE: Burial: Stillwater Cemetery ii. MARIA JULIANA E. WINTERMUTE, b. May 27, 1744; d. January 31, 1747/48, Stillwater, New Jersey. Notes for MARIA JULIANA E. WINTERMUTE: She is buried with her sister M.C. who died Jan. 29, 1748 and she died Jan. 31, 1748. They are both buried in the Old Stillwater Cemetery. Maria Juliana Windemuth bpt 11 Sept 1746 at Machackemeck Dutch Reformed Church daughter of "Johan Jory Windemuth and Johanna Margreta Elisabetha Bernhardin. Witnesses, Johannes Snauber and wife, Anna Elisabetha Windemoedin, Jory Philip Windemuth, Maria Juliana Huber, his wife." Juliana d. 31 Jan 1748 (ts) Stillwater Cemetery. Marker in German inscribed with initials "M.J." More About MARIA JULIANA E. WINTERMUTE: Baptism: September 1746, Machackemeck Dutch Reformed Church Burial: Old Stillwater Cemetery iii. MARY MARGARET WINTERMUTE, b. July 09, 1746, Stillwater, Sussex County, NJ; d. February 18, 1800, Sussex County, New Jersey; m. MORRITZ KRATER, January 29, 1765; b. February 24, 1741/42, Fairmount, New Jersey; d. February 18, 1806, Fairmount, New Jersey. Notes for MARY MARGARET WINTERMUTE: With her sister Juliana, she was baptized 11 Sept 1746 at Machackemeck Dutch Reformed Church daughter of "Johan Jory Windemuth and Johanna Margreta Elisabetha Bernhardin. Witnesses, Johannes Snauber and wife, Anna Elisabetha Windemoedin, Jory Philip Windemuth, Maria Juliana Huber, his wife." Juliana d. 31 Jan 1748 (ts) Stillwater Cemetery. Marker in German inscribed with initials "M.J." More About MARY MARGARET WINTERMUTE: Baptism: September 11, 1746, Machackemech Dutch Reformed Church. Burial: Fairmount Cemetery Notes for MORRITZ KRATER: They had eleven children. He inherited the 308 acres his father owned and built a ston house there in 1780. More About MORRITZ KRATER: Burial: Fairmount Cemetery iv. CATHERINE JULIANA WINTERMUTE, b. Abt. 1750, New Jersey; m. HENRY MILLER. Notes for CATHERINE JULIANA WINTERMUTE: They had five children. Catherine received 160 acres in Hardwick from her father. 9. v. PETER WINTERMUTE, b. March 20, 1752, Sussex County, New Jersey; d. March 18, 1830, Sussex County, New Jersey. 10. vi. JOHN WINTERMUTE, b. June 08, 1757, Stillwater, Sussex County, NJ; d. July 28, 1810, Stillwater, New Jersey. 11. vii. SR. GEORGE WINTERMUTE, b. July 08, 1748, Stillwater, Sussex County, NJ; d. January 08, 1837, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. viii. ELIZABETH WINTERMUTE, d. 1800, Sussex County, New Jersey; m. HENRY SNOOK; b. 1738. Notes for ELIZABETH WINTERMUTE: New Jersey Early Germans -Records of eighteenth and nineteenth century German communities in New Jersey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Early Germans of New Jersey; Their History, Churches and Genealogies In Stillwater, Sussex county, there was a Union church as early as the middle of the last century. Services in German were also held very early in the neighborhood of Newton, Sussex county. And these churches were attended by the following families: Schwartzwelder, Schuester, Merkel, Kien, Hafer, Schnauber, Kaiser, Savacool, Gerlach, Nolten, Goeler, Stahley, Weyker, Sipperly, Raub, Kunckel, Reuss, Ginsberg, Reiss, Waas, Adam, Main, Naedel, Sundel, Muth, Hess, Gruber, Shafer, Wintermute, Snover, Gottschall, Shiner, Dodderer, Willerich, Youngblood, Kirschbach, Knauble, Hamann, Shipman, Titman, Swick, Neubacker, Hawk, Koker and others. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Early Germans of New Jersey; Their History, Churches and Genealogies-BERNHARD. JOHN PETER, “geboren **** K****, Gra**** Bolanden, mit fran und Kindern Komen **** America, 1731, und Starb Aug. 28, 1748,” (tombstone, Stillwater, Warren Co.); trandation: “born at Kerzenheim, Bolanden County, came to America with his wife and children, 1781, and died Aug. 28, 1748; three daughters came with him,” (see tombstone of Mary Elis. Wintermute); lived near Philadelphia until 1742, and then located in the wilderness, where the village of Stillwater now stands; was the first to be buried in cemetery on the lot which he had given for church purposes; had ch.: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Early Germans of New Jersey; Their History, Churches and Genealogies BERNHARD. I. MARY ELISABETH, b. 5 Aug., 1721, d. 15 Feb., 1800, m. John George Wintermute; “Maria Elis. Windemuthin gebohrn Bernhart ist gebohrn ano 1721 D. 5 Aug. zu Kerzenheim in der Grafschaft Bolanden in Europa. In America komen mit Vater u. Mutter u. 2 Schweater ano 1731 Starb D 15 Fabruary ano 1800 Ikr Alter war 78,” (tornbstone, Stillwater, Warren Co.); translation: “Mary Elis. Wintermuth, born Bernhart, was born in the year 1721 on the 5th of August at Kerzenheim, County Bolanden, in Europe. She came to America with her father and mother and two sisters in the year 1731; she died 15 Feb., 1800. Her age was 78.” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Early Germans of New Jersey; Their History, Churches and Genealogies-COUSE. III. HARGARET, m. John Wintermute. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Early Germans of New Jersey; Their History, Churches and Genealogies-WINTERMUTE JOHN GEORGE WINTERMUTE, b. May 11, 1711, in Punestedt, Germany; came to Americs in 1736, m. 1739, Mary Elis. Bernhart, b. Aug. 5, 1721, at the Ker****heim, Graf****ft Bolanden, Europe, came to America with her father and two sisters 1731, ****. Feb. 15, 1800, at 78; naturalized, 1764, George Wintermuds; d. Dec. 18, 1782, at 74 yrs., 3 mos. and 8 days; and had three sons and three daughters. He is said to have lived on a farm on the Paulinskill, bought by his father-in-law (J. P. Bernhart) for his daughter; J. P. Bernhart came from Philadelphia 1742. Peter W. Wintermute (prob. John George is meant) is said to have built the first fulling mill in Sussex about 1770. It was one-half mile below Stillwater, and was in the possession of the family for forty years. THOMAS (s. of Peter) was chief in the management of the mill and lived in an old stone house near the graveyard, and also kept a store in part of it. (Hist. of Sussex and Warren Counties, p. 380). The children of John George were: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Early Germans of New Jersey; Their History, Churches and Genealogies REV. JACOB SENN In the year 1816 the congregation applied to the cla****is of New Bru****wick to be given leave to enter the Pre****byterian denomination. This request was granted October 22, 1822. The church accordingly re-organi****d as a Presbyterian Church on the 13th of June, 1823, and elected as elders H****ry B. Wintermute and Issac Wintermuts. 4. JACOBINA2 BERNHARDT (JOHN PETER1) was born Abt. 1730 in England. She married JEPTHA ARASON 1760. He was born in Holland, and died 1828. Notes for JACOBINA BERNHARDT: She was born in England while her parents were waiting to come to America from Germany. Notes for JEPTHA ARASON: They had moved from Stillwater and settled at Shamokin near Sudbury, PA and were driven away by the Indians at the time of the Rev. War. They lost everything. Jeptha was married to grandpa John Peter Bernhard's daughter. Jeptha was said to have been a widower. He was a surveyor. They were supposed to have had 8 children. The Newman family also went through terrible times with the Indians. Children of JACOBINA BERNHARDT and JEPTHA ARASON are: 12. i. MARY POLLY3 ARRISON. ii. SUSAN ARRISON, m. WILLIAM LAUTERMAN. Notes for SUSAN ARRISON: They lived near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. iii. JEPTHA ARRISON, m. MARTHA FOX. Notes for JEPTHA ARRISON: He lived and raised a family in New Jersey, first residing near Stillwater. He eventually settled in Ohio. He was a mill-wright and a farmer. Notes for MARTHA FOX: She was a close friend of Dolly Madison. iv. PETER ARRISON, b. Abt. 1754. More About PETER ARRISON: Baptism: October 27, 1754, Walpack, Sussex Co., New Jersey v. JOHN ARRISON, b. Abt. 1766; d. January 22, 1828, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; m. MARTHA FOX. Notes for JOHN ARRISON: John was a blacksmith at Stillwater but about 1793 he went to Philadelphia and engaged in the grocery business with a man named Fulton. He was a skeptic in his younger days, but after having experienced a diversity of fortune and buffeting the adversities of life, he made a goodly profession of religion, and closed his earthly pilgrimage in the hope of the Gospel. (Info by Casper Schaeffer.) Generation No. 3 5. PETER BERNHARDT3 SCHAEFFER (MARIA CATARINA2 BERNHARDT, JOHN PETER1) was born July 28, 1744 in Stillwater, New Jersey, and died April 06, 1799 in Stillwater, New Jersey. He married ELIZABETH SIMPSON. She was born October 11, 1747, and died May 19, 1823 in Stillwater, New Jersey. Notes for PETER BERNHARDT SCHAEFFER: He was an officer in the militia during the Rev. War. Stryker's Officers and Men of NJ in the Rev. War page 409 lists him as a Captain, 2nd Reg. Sussex. A Peter B. Schaeffer was a Major according to Casper Shaeffer. Children of PETER SCHAEFFER and ELIZABETH SIMPSON are: i. ANNA4 SCHAFFER, b. March 28, 1770, Stillwater, New Jersey; m. DR SAMUEL KENNEDY, March 03, 1791; b. Log Gaol; d. 1804. Notes for DR SAMUEL KENNEDY: He was located early at "Log Jail" [Johnsonsburg] and died, at an advanced age, in 1804. Drs. Andrew Linn, Elijah Everitt, and others read medicine with him. His second wife was Miss Shafer. His farm was in Hardwick, near Johnsonsburg, and his residence, a stone house, stood for many years. George Armstrong was his executor. ii. CATHERINE SCHAFFER, b. April 01, 1772; m. ARCHIBALD STINSON; b. Marksboro, New Jersey. Notes for ARCHIBALD STINSON: They had four daughters, none of whom married except Jane. iii. MARY SCHAFFER, b. October 14, 1773, Stillwater, New Jersey; m. JOHN VAN DEREN. Notes for MARY SCHAFFER: Mary died shortly after her marriage. iv. ABRAHAM SCHAFFER, b. December 04, 1775, Stillwater, New Jersey; d. August 08, 1824; m. (1) SARAH BEAVERS; m. (2) LYDIA ARMSTRONG2,3; b. March 03, 17804,5; d. March 24, 18176,7. v. ALEXANDER SCHAFFER, b. August 24, 1778; d. August 22, 1780. Notes for ALEXANDER SCHAFFER: Alexander died Aug. 22, 1780. vi. ELIZABETH SCHAFFER, b. February 12, 1781; d. January 15, 1811; m. JOHN ARMSTRONG, JR., May 27, 1808; b. July 06, 1779; d. November 13, 1845. vii. ISAAC SCHAFFER, b. July 23, 1783; d. December 18, 1849, New Jersey; m. ELIZABETH TURNER, July 03, 1806; b. August 19, 1787, New Jersey. viii. MARGARETTA SCHAFFER, b. February 05, 1785; m. RICHARD TURNER. ix. SIMEON SIMPSON SCHAFFER, b. April 20, 1788; d. March 13, 1790. Notes for SIMEON SIMPSON SCHAFFER: He died at the age of two.Simeon died March 13, 1790. 6. MARGARETTA A.3 SCHAEFFER (MARIA CATARINA2 BERNHARDT, JOHN PETER1) was born 1745 in Stillwater, New Jersey, and died June 05, 1815 in Fredon, Sussex Co., New Jersey. She married JR. JOHN ROY, son of JOHN ROY and MARGARET ENSLEY. He was born February 06, 1742/43 in Baskingridge, NJ, and died February 01, 1803. Notes for MARGARETTA A. SCHAEFFER: Baptised 17 Sept 1749 at the Walpack Dutch Reformed Church at Walpack, Sussex County. Witnesses were "Jory Windemout and Margareta Bernhardin." ROY, Margaret of Hardwick (widow of John). 1481S - W. 19 Feb 1814; Filed 12 Jul 1815. Daughters: Susan. Others: Joseph Morris ROY s/o Bernard S. ROY, (dec'd). Executor: Daughter, Susan. Witnesses: John COURSEN, Lewis D. SEELHERTS and Enos COURSEN. Notes for JR. JOHN ROY: ROY, John of Hardwick. 989S - W. 26 Jan 1803: Filed 31 Mar 1803. Wife: Not namd. Sons: (3) John Casper, B. Shaver and Joseph J. Daughters: Abigail McCOLLUM, Hannah JOHNSON, Susannah, Margaret, Sarah HUNT and Elizabeth. Others: John JOHNSON (rel not stated). Executors: Brothers, Stephen ROY and Insley ROY, and Abraham SHAVER. Witnesses: Samuel GRIGGS, David GUSTIN and William HANKINSON. Children of MARGARETTA SCHAEFFER and JOHN ROY are: i. ANNA4 ROY, b. January 28, 1771; d. March 08, 1803; m. JOHN JOHNSON, October 06, 1790. ii. SUSAN ROY, b. Abt. 1775; d. March 31, 1862, New Jersey. iii. SARAH ROY, b. 1780; d. December 1806; m. MD DAVID HUNT, November 13, 1799; b. 1776; d. March 02, 1831, Newton, New Jersey. iv. ELIZABETH ROY, b. Abt. 1781; d. October 30, 1851; m. DAVID GUSTIN. v. BERNHARDT SHAFER ROY, b. Abt. 1781; d. Abt. 1812; m. SARAH PRIMROSE, 1810. Notes for BERNHARDT SHAFER ROY: ROY, Bernard Shaver of Hardwick. 1324S - Filed 29 Jun 1812. Wife: Sarah. Son: Joseph Morris ROY (a minor). Others: Brother, John C. ROY and his brother's wife, Mary. Executors: John C. ROY. Witnesses: Simeon GOBLE and Nathaniel PEPPARD. vi. MARGARET ROY, b. Abt. 1782; d. Abt. 1809; Stepchild; m. DAVID GUSTIN, January 16, 1803. vii. MARY ROY, b. Abt. 1785. viii. JOHN CASPER ROY8,9, b. July 30, 1785; d. 1860, Morristown, New Jersey; m. MARY ARMSTRONG10,11, WFT Est. 1797-182412,13; b. 177814,15; d. June 01, 1831, , New Jersey. ix. JOSEPH INSLEY ROY, b. Abt. 1791; d. August 20, 1851; m. (1) SARA LINN, April 24, 1817; m. (2) NANCY DRAKE, March 12, 1823. x. HANNAH ROY, b. January 28, 1771; d. March 08, 1803; m. (1) JOHN JOHNSON; b. September 05, 1765; d. February 08, 1829; m. (2) JOHN JOHNSON, October 26, 1790; b. 1764; d. February 08, 1829. Notes for HANNAH ROY:She may have been Anna. Notes for JOHN JOHNSON:He was a clerk of Sussex County 1805-1815, and also a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, 1816-1825. 7. ABRAHAM3 SCHAEFFER (MARIA CATARINA2 BERNHARDT, JOHN PETER1) was born December 17, 1754, and died July 11, 1820 in Stillwater, New Jersey. He married SARAH ARMSTRONG January 19, 1781, daughter of NATHAN ARMSTRONG and EUPHEMIA WRIGHT. She was born January 19, 1761, and died August 27, 1827 in Stillwater, New Jersey. Notes for ABRAHAM SCHAEFFER:Sussex County, NJ will abstracts: SHAVER, Abraham of Hardwick. 1681S - W. 29 Dec 1819; Filed 5 Feb 1820. Wife: Sarah. Sons: Doctor Casper Shaver. Four younger Sons, Nathan A., Peer B., William A. and Robert F. (a minor). Daughters: Mary (dec'd), w.o John JOHNSON, Euphemia MILLAR, w/o Jacob R., Margaret and Elizabeth. Other: 3 grand-ch., William Jefferson JOHNSON, Whitfield Shaver JOHNSON, and Sarah Catherine JOHNSON. Black girl, Nance and Black boy, Bob. Executor: Three Sons, Nathan A., Peter B. and William A. SHAVER. Witnesses: Abraham SHAVER, Jr., Richard ALLEN and John SHUSTER. An Abraham Shaver was commissioned Captain, commanding Troop, Second Squadron, Second Regiment, Cavalry, New Jersey, Detached Militia, in the Pennsylvania Insurrection, September 11, 1794, for three months; residence, Sussex County, New Jersey, honorably discharged December 25, 1794. Abraham Shaver, Jr. served as a Corporal, Captain Abraham Shaver's troop of Light Dragoons Sussex Co., Second Squadron, Second Regiment, Cavalry, Major Commandant William Leddel, Brigadier General Anthony Walton White's Brigade of Cavalry, new Jersey Detached Militia, Pennsylvania Insurrection of 1794; enrolled September 11, 1794, for three months; discharged at Trenton, New Jersey, December 25, 1794-expiration of service. He was born Dec. 4, 1779, died August 8, 1824 and buried at Yellow Frame Grave Yard. He commanded a volunteer troop of horse, which comprised most of the elite of the young men of that part of the country. Uncle I More About SARAH ARMSTRONG: Burial: Yellow Frame Church Children of ABRAHAM SCHAEFFER and SARAH ARMSTRONG are: i. MARIA CATHERINE4 SCHAEFFER, b. October 16, 1782; d. April 13, 1808; m. JOHN JOHNSON, April 28, 1804; b. September 05, 1765; d. February 08, 1829. Notes for MARIA CATHERINE SCHAEFFER: Her birth is recorded in the Stillwater Presbyterian Church Records on 1782 and witness by Casper and Maria Schaffer. Notes for JOHN JOHNSON: He was a clerk of Sussex County 1805-1815, and also a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, 1816-1825. ii. REV. DR. CASPER SCHAFFER, b. June 10, 1784; d. August 03, 1857, Philadelphia, PA; m. SARAH MAAG. Notes for REV. DR. CASPER SCHAFFER:He wrote a book about the family iii. NATHAN ARMSTRONG SCHAFFER, b. February 17, 1786; d. December 02, 1849; m. SARAH LINN, April 10, 1822; b. March 07, 1796; d. June 19, 1876. iv. PETER BERNHARDT SCHAFFER, b. April 10, 1788; d. February 08, 1861; m. REBECCA HOWIE HENDRIC, 1831. v. EUPHEMIA WRIGHT SCHAFFER, b. December 20, 1792; d. June 26, 1870; m. MAJOR HENRY MILLER. vi. SARAH SCHAFFER, b. February 09, 1795; d. May 02, 1868; m. JACOB RANDOLPH CASTNER. vii. WILLIAM ARMSTRONG SCHAFFER, b. July 18, 1797; d. August 06, 1872; m. FANNY STEWART; b. 1805; d. 1880. viii. MARGARETTA ROY SCHAFFER, b. 1799; d. 1879. ix. ELIZABETH HANNAH SCHAFFER, b. December 04, 1802; d. February 03, 1833; m. REV. ISAAC NEWTON CANDEE, 1829. x. ROBERT FINLEY SCHAFFER, b. 1805; d. 1889; m. JANE MCNAIR, November 28, 1854. 8. ISACC3 SCHAFFER (MARIA CATARINA2 BERNHARDT, JOHN PETER1) was born June 04, 1760, and died 1800. He married (1) EUPHEMIA STINSON March 02, 1785, daughter of ARCHIBALD JR. and ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG. She died May 09, 1785 in New Jersey. He married (2) MARTHA LINN March 13, 1786, daughter of JOSEPH LINN and ELIZABETH KIRKPATRICK. She was born June 04, 1760, and died March 27, 1800. Notes for ISACC SCHAFFER: Isaac raised and commanded a large company of militia and in order to have good music on parade, he procured the services of Mr. Peter Belers who had been a drum major in the Rev. Army residng at the time on the other side of the Blue Mountains. He was the most expert performer on the drum-head I ever witnessed; Nothing could exceed the beauty of his motions performing some of his most difficult pieces, the buttons of his drumsticks being confined in the meantime within the compass of a dollar. Cousin Joseph and myself and little Archie caught the inspiration and were placed under his tuition, and commencing with the first rudiments of 'Daddy mammy', etc. and engaging with ardor in our new vocation, we at length attained some tolerable proficiency in this department of military music. The height of our ambition then was to flourish in 'Red Coats' and lead the march of the regiment on parade days. At the time of the Western expedition, in the fall of 1794, father [Abraham] and his troop of horse volunteered in the service and marched with the army to Fort Pitt to quell the 'Whiskey Boys." At Bedford, on their march, all the field officers had the honor of an introduction to the 'Father of his Country," who there met them to review the army, and give counsel to the officers. They were three months engaged in this expedition, my father returning home in December. *Info from Casper Schaeffer's book Memoirs and Reminiscences. Children of ISACC SCHAFFER and MARTHA LINN are: i. MAJOR ABSOLEM4 SCHAFFER. Notes for MAJOR ABSOLEM SCHAFFER:Major Absolem was once Captain of the Hardyston Volunteers. ii. JOSEPH LINN SCHAFFER, b. May 12, 1787; d. November 12, 1853; m. DIANA FORMAN. Notes for JOSEPH LINN SCHAFFER:He was the pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Newton, Sussex County, NJ. iii. PETER B. SCHAFFER, b. 1795; d. April 13, 1868; m. AMELIA L. FAIRCHILD, 1820. iv. MARGARET R. SCHAFFER, b. April 19, 1830; m. ROSS CRANE; d. August 20, 1857. 9. PETER3 WINTERMUTE (MARGARET ELIZABETH2 BERNHARDTEN, JOHN PETER1 BERNHARDT) was born March 20, 1752 in Sussex County, New Jersey, and died March 18, 1830 in Sussex County, New Jersey16. He married (1) ESTHER RHODES16 December 28, 1775 in New Jersey, daughter of CHARLES RHODES and ALICE VAN KIRK. She was born July 25, 1751 in Sunrise, New Jersey, and died March 02, 1815 in Stillwater, New Jersey. He married (2) RACHEL ROBBINS August 01, 1816, daughter of ISAAC ROBBINS. She was born Abt. 1782, and died May 29, 1862 in Athens Twp., Bradford Co., PA. Notes for PETER WINTERMUTE:Peter received the farm, 57 acres, and the fulling mill from his father, John George. He built the large stone house just across the road from the Big Spring. The date on the north gable indicates the time as 1791. It was later owned by Martin R. Dennis, of Newark, NJ. Martin called it "Bonnie Brook". He served in the Revolutionary Army. He went by Windemuth also. Peter and Esther have a monument at their grave erected by their grandaughter, Mrs. Lydia A. Dildine, of Johnsonburg. During the Rev. war, New Jersey was overrun by British soldiers. He is listed in the DAR Patriotic Index Pt. 3 on page 3264 as born in 1752...Pvt., NJ. WINDERMUTE, Peter of Stillwater. 2012S - W. 16 Feb 1830; Filed 20 Sep 1830. Wife: Rachel. Sons: George, Joseph R. William, Peter Jr. and Charles. Daughters: Elsey WILSON and Margaret DODDER. Others: Step-daughter, Rhoda FULFORD. Executors: Sons, George and Joseph R. Windermute. Witnesses: Isaac B. SMITH, John SAVERCOOL (son of Henry) and Isabella STINSON. Stryker's Officers and Men of NJ in the Rev. War page 826 lists a Peter in Sussex Much of the info is from the Wintermute Family History More About PETER WINTERMUTE:Fact 1: March 21, 1830, Buried in Stillwater, NJ. Cemetery Will: September 20, 1830, Sussex County, NJ Will Book C page 41-44 More About ESTHER RHODES:Fact 1: Buried at Old Stillwater Cemetary. Notes for RACHEL ROBBINS:Info is from Joan Kintner of Wysox, PA; More About RACHEL ROBBINS:Burial: Standing Stone Meth. Church Cemetery Children of PETER WINTERMUTE and ESTHER RHODES are: i. ALICE4 WINTERMUTE, b. September 28, 1776, Stillwater, New Jersey; d. January 07, 1861, Stillwater, New Jersey; m. (1) HENRY DODDER, April 16, 1794; b. January 05, 1771, Hardwick, New Jersey; d. February 20, 1804, Sussex Co., New Jersey; m. (2) JOHN WILLSON, Abt. 1807; d. Bef. 1861. Notes for ALICE WINTERMUTE:She died at the home of her son-in-law, Tunis Tunison. She was buried next to Henry. Alice is mentioned in the book, Pioneer Families of Northwestern New Jersey on page 75. She was given $50 according to her fathers will. She was also given 30 acres of land adjoining John Dodder's land and Simmons. (Sussex Co., NJ Will Book C pg 41-44) [John? maybe Jacob?] She was 84 years old and three months and nine days old when she died. Yellow Frame Presbyterian Church Frelinghuysen Township, Warren County, NJ Route 94 at the border of Sussex and Warren Counties She may have also been married to a William Willson. Stillwater was first peopled by Germans. They came in previous to 1750 in liberal numbers, and still more freely after that period. Info from book, "Sussex County, New Jersey" Page 379. Stillwater Township Stillwater was set off from Hardwick Twp. when Warren County was set off from Sussex County in 1824. It is located in the southern part of the county, bordered on the west by Walpack, on the south by Warren Co., on the east by Green and Andover Twps., and on the northeast by Hampton. The land is most suitable for farming. Physical features include the Blue Mountains on the west which separate it from Walpack Twp., the Paulinskill River and Swartwoods Pond. Villages located in Stillwater Twp. include Stillwater, Fredon, Middleville and Swartswood. http://www.census-online.com/links/NJ.html Sussex Register, January 25, 1861 At the residence of Tunis Tunison, near Stillwater, on the 17th inst. Alice Wilson, relict of William Wilson, aged 84 years, 3 months and 10 days. Mrs. Wilson was the daughter of Peter Wintermute, and was twice married; her first husband was Henry Dodder. She was a woman of modest and retiring habits, and with propriety it may be said, that but few are followed to the grave by so large and respectable a circle of mourning friends. Note: Alice was the d/o Peter Wintermute and Esther Rhodes, and the granddaughter of Charles Rhodes and Alice Van Kirk. Tunis Tunison was Alice's son-in-law, husband of her daughter, Anne Marie Dodder. Alice is interred with her first husband, Henry Dodder in the Yellow Frame Church Cemetery -HV -------------------------------------------- WILLSON, ALICE State: NJ Year: 1850 County: Sussex County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: St.Illwater Township Page: 074 Database: NJ 1850 Federal Census Index More About ALICE WINTERMUTE: Burial: January 10, 1861, Yellow Frame Church Cemetery, Warren County, NJ Fact 2: Info: From The Dotterer Family, By Henry S. Dotterer. Phila: #35941, NSDAR Lib. Notes for HENRY DODDER:When Peter was 14 months old, Henry died. Henry was 34. On March 10, 1804, they had 10" of snow. NJ Index of Wills Vol. III- page 1306 page 1009 S. Inv. 1804. In the Surrogate book, SB 2; Map SB 7, Abstracts of Div. of Warren and Sussex County Estates filed at Sussex County Courthouse Newton, New Jersey from 1789-1918; we find the Estate of Jacob and Henry Dodder (Dodderer). Location: Hardwick Twn., along the Paullins Kill, adjoining Uriah Lane (Henry's brother-in-law), Peter Wintermute, Simmons, Abraham Dodderer, deceased, Adam Becker, et al. Petitioner: Lydia Dodderer, daughter fo Henry Dodderer, deceased, Heirs-at-law and relationship to deceased: Children Lydia Dodderer--Esther Roy, nee Dodderer w/o John Roy---Catherine Roy, nee Dodderer, w/o Insley Roy--Anne Maria Dodderer--Peter Dodderer. Dated: Nov. 26, 1819. Recorded: June 10, 1835. His will is in the New Jersey Archives-First Series, Vol. xxxix-abstracts of wills Vol. x 1801-1805-File 1009 S. Mar. 26, 1804. Of interest during this time, on August 8th, 1744, David Brainerd, the missionary wrote; "...when I spoke to one and another more particularly, whom I perceived under concern, the power of God seemed to descend upon the assembly "like a rushing mighty wind," and with an astonishing energy bore down all before it...almost all persons, of all ages, were bowed downed together,..there were almost universally praying and crying for mercy in every part of the house." David preached to the Indians in New Jersey. Stillwater was formed from Hardwick, Warren Co., in 1824. It is hilly, and the Blue Mountain runs on the NW boundary. It is on the Paulinskill. Hardwick was at one time the seat of justice for Sussex Co., and was known as "the Log Jail." The county seat was moved to Newton in 1765. Henry was born the year after the Boston Massacre. The year he married Alice, was the year of the Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania. In some Yellow Frame Church Records, Mrs. Grace Van Horn's records it says in a clipping.."In memory of Henry Dudder who departed this life February 1804 in the [looks like 34] year of his age." *Info from Tina Keppler Aug. 9, 2001. New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1895 Name Spouse Marriage Date County State CUMMINS, JOHN DODDER, BETSEY 21 Nov 1810 Sussex NJ DODDER, ETACHE ROY, ENSLEY 23 Jan 1817 Sussex NJ KESSEDY, WILLIAM DODDER, SARAH 5 Jul 1806 Sussex NJ ROY, JOHN DODDER, ESTHER 12 Jul 1812 Sussex NJ SHUSTER, GEORGE DODDER, LYDIA 2 Mar 1820 Sussex NJ SIMMONS, JACOB DODDER, EASTER 4 Dec 1817 Sussex NJ VANAUKEN, BOWDEWINE DODDER, LIDAH 8 Mar 1821 Sussex NJ New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 DODDER, JACOB State: NJ Year: 1830 County: Warren County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Hardwick Township Page: 440 Database: NJ 1830 Federal Census Index -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DODDER, MARGARET State: NJ Year: 1830 County: Warren County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Hardwick Township Page: 440 Database: NJ 1830 Federal Census Index -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DODDER, PETER State: NJ Year: 1830 County: Warren County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Hardwick Township Page: 446 Database: NJ 1830 Federal Census Index New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 DEDERER, CHRISTIAEN State: NJ Year: 1643 County: Bergen County Record Type: Township: New Barbadoes Township Page: 084 Database: NJ Early Census Index -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEDARIER, SARAH State: NJ Year: 1784 County: Bergen County Record Type: May Tax List Township: Schraalenburgh Page: Database: NJ Early Census Index -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEDERER, SUSAN State: NJ Year: 1870 County: Essex County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: 6 W. Newark Page: 507 Database: NJ 1870 Federal Census Index -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DETTERERE, JAMES D. ESQ. State: NJ Year: 1840 County: Gloucester County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Gloucester Township Page: 046 Database: NJ 1840 Federal Census Index -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOTTERER, HENRY State: NJ Year: 1830 County: Gloucester County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Gloucester Township Page: 057 Database: NJ 1830 Federal Census Index -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEADERER, JACOB State: NJ Year: 1793 County: Sussex County Record Type: June Tax List Township: Page: Database: NJ Tax Lists Index 1772-1822 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOTTERER, JOHN B. State: NJ Year: 1860 County: Sussex County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Wantage Township Page: 138 Database: NJ 1860 Federal Census Index -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DETTERER, CHARLES* State: NJ Year: 1860 County: Warren County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Phillipsburgh Township Page: 263 Database: NJ 1860 Federal Census Index More About HENRY DODDER:Burial: Yellow Frame Church Cemetery, Warren County, NJ Marriage Notes for ALICE WINTERMUTE and HENRY DODDER:WARREN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Quick Reference Guide by John O’Brien 1995 Warren County was split from Sussex County in 1824 Sussex County was split from Morris in 1753 Morris County was split from Hunterdon in 1738-39 Hunterdon County was split from Burlington in 1714 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As of 1824 Warren County consisted of the following townships (as spelled on Map of Warren, by T. Gordan, 1825) Packaquarry - known as Pahaquarry Knowlton Hardwick Independence Oxford Mansfield - originally was called Mansfield-Woodhouse Greenwich ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Over the years other towns and township were formed from the above original townships. Here is a list. Allamuchy Township from Independence Township in 1873 The borough of Alpha, from part of Pohatcong in 1911 The town of Belvidere, from Oxford township, on March 19, 1845 Blairstown Township from Knowlton Township in February 1845 and from parts of the townships of Frelinghuysen and Hardwick in 1881 Franklin Township from the townships of Mansfield, Greenwich and Oxford on Feb. 15, 1839 Frelinghuysen Township from Hardwick Township on March 7, 1848 The town of Great Meadows was originally known as Danville. Hackettstown Township from Independence Township in 1853. The boundary line between it and Mansfield was altered in 1857 and again in 1872. Both in 1860 and in 1875 it received additions from parts of Mansfield. Harmony from parts of the townships of Greenwich and Oxford on Feb. 15, 1839. Hope Township, from the townships of Oxford and Knowlton in 1839. Liberty Township, from Hope Township in 1926. Lopatcong Township, was first know as Phillipsburg Township until March 18, 1861. Lopatcong lost part of its territory to the Town of Phillipsburg in 1903. Phillipsburg Township from the townships of Harmony and Greenwich in 1851 The town of Phillipsburg from Phillipsburg Township on March 8, 1861 Pohatcong township, from Greenwich Township on March 21, 1881 The town of Washington from Washington Township in 1868 Washington Township from Mansfield Township in 1849 White Township, from Oxford in 1913. Measurement information for plotting a deed 7.92 inches equal 1 link 25 links equal 1 rod 16.50 feet equal 1 rod 4 rods equal a chain 1 chain equal 66 feet 100 links equal 1 chain 10 square chains equal 1 acre 160 square rods equal 1 acre 80 chains equal 1 mile 320 rods equal 1 mile 5,280 feet equal 1 mile 640 acres equal 1 square mile 43,560 square feet equal 1 acre --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sussex County Hall of Records 4 Park Place, Newton, NJ 07860 (973) 579-0920 (Information for Warren County) http://www.raub-and-more.com/quickref.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) County Clerk's office Deeds and Mortgages from 1795 to 1824 Court Records from 1764 to 1824 Freeholders Minutes from 1753 to 1824 Naturalization from 1800 to 1824 Officers Oaths from 1753 to 1824 Road Returns from 1764 to 1824 Marriages from 1795 to 1824 Divisions to 1824 Corporations (churches, schools, libraries) from 1822 to 1824 Births and Manumissions of Slaves 2)Surrogates Office Probate Records (Wills, trusts, and probates from 1804 to 1824). At the Warren County Courthouse, Belvidere, NJ. (908) 475-6161 1) County Clerk's office Deeds from 1825 to present (be careful of township changes) Mortgages Early Marriage records 1825 to 1875, indexed by husband Newspapers files. Belvidere Intelligencer, 1848-1869; Belvidere Apollo, 1848 to 1919 Warren Journal, 1848-1919 The Star & Phillipsburger, 1963-1971 The Star-Gazette, 1972-1980. Original, not on microfilm. I advise you to look for the microfilm first. These newspapers are very fragile. Naturalization (1825 to present) Military discharges (incomplete) Liens on property Some court records Maps of subdivisions Road Returns, 1825 to present (some road returns are located in the Engineer's Office, in the Administration Building, south of Belvidere, on route 519). 2) Surrogate's Court Estate Index, 1825 to present Petitions of Complaints, 1825 to present Wills, Divisions, Orphan's Court Minutes, 1825 to present Inventories, 1825 to present Notes for JOHN WILLSON:His headstone says his name was William. Yellow Frame Church. New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1895 Name Spouse Marriage Date County State HARDIN, JOHN WILSON, MARTHA 26 Jan 1850 Warren NJ WOOLEVER, JOHN WILSON, BARBARY 19 Jan 1829 Warren NJ DAVIDSON, JOHN BRITTAN WILSON, ANNA MARIA C. 17 Sep 1833 Warren NJ WILSON, JOHN C. DEREAMER, ELEANOR 11 Sep 1841 Warren NJ DECKER, JOHN WILLSON, LYDIA 1 Nov 1807 Sussex NJ DEMMEREST, JOHN Jr. WILLSON, PATTY 1 Jan 1809 Sussex NJ DENNIS, JOHN WILLSON, MARY 1 Apr 1813 Sussex NJ FLANAGAN, JOHN O. WILSON, CHRISTEEN 5 Jun 1823 Sussex NJ LAING, JOHN WILLSON, JANE 23 Jan 1830 Sussex NJ LOMISON, JOHN WILLSON, SARAH 6 Jul 1822 Sussex NJ PRICE, JOHN H. WILLSON, LUCINDY 20 Nov 1824 Sussex NJ WILKINS, JOHN REGGS, SUSANNAH 8 Apr 1804 Sussex NJ WILLSON, JOHN JOHNSON, RUTH 13 Mar 1808 Sussex NJ WILLSON, JOHN HUNT, JANE 31 Aug 1812 Sussex NJ WILLSON, JOHN AYRES, MARY 12 Nov 1814 Sussex NJ WILLSON, JOHN SNOVER, CHRISTIAN 1 Mar 1817 Sussex NJ WILLSON, JOHN ONSTED, SUSAN 4 Oct 1827 Sussex NJ ii. MARGARET "PEGGY" WINTERMUTE, b. August 05, 1778, Stillwater, Sussex County, NJ; d. March 29, 1840, Paulins Kill, Sussex County, New Jersey16; m. ABRAHAM DODDER, October 02, 1796, Stillwater Reformed Church, NJ; b. February 16, 1772, Hardwick, Sussex Co. New Jersey; d. June 29, 1819, Sussex County, New Jersey. Notes for MARGARET "PEGGY" WINTERMUTE:Margaret managed the fulling mill and the farm after Abraham died at age 48. She was given $50 by her father according to his will. (Sussex Co., NJ WillBook C pg. 41-44) VI. MARGARET, m. Oct. 2, 1796, A. Dodderer. More About MARGARET "PEGGY" WINTERMUTE:Burial: Yellow Frame Church Cemetery, Warren County, NJ-Fact 1: March 30, 1840, Buried in Yellow Frame Church, Stillwater, NJ. Notes for ABRAHAM DODDER:He lived in Hardwick on Public Road along the Paulins Kill adjoining Andrew Newbecker, Jacob S. Thomson, Wintermute, et al. He was 48 when he died. The Estate of Abraham Dodder is found in the County Clerk, CB 162;, Map 173. Page 34. of Abstracts of Div. of Warren and Sussex County Estates filed at Sussex County Courthouse Newton, New Jersey from 1789-1918. It states this Information: Location: Hardwick Tp., on Public Road, along the Paulins Kill - adjoing Andrew Newbecker, Jacob S. Thomson, Wintermute, et al. Petitioner: Jacob Simmons In Right of: Ester [Dodder] Simmons, daughter of Abraham. Heirs-at-law and relationship to deceased, if shown: [Children] Esther Simmons w/o Jacob Charles R. Dodder Jacob Dodder Lydia Dodder Elce Beatty w/o James Henry Dodder, Joseph Dodder and George W. Dodder- Minors under 21. Recorded: September 10, 1827. Remarks: Division ordered by Isaac H. Williamson, Surrogate General of State of New Jersey, November 1 1825. Includes fulling mill, saw mill; water rights carefully specified. There is a notation in the 'Index to Military Men of New Jersey 1775-1815' by Ronald Vern Jackson that states: on Page 110 that a Jacob Dudder-Private NJ580 Rev War 1776 and a Abraham Dudderer-Private NJ 018 Pennsylvania Insurrection 1794 and a Abram Dudderer-Private NJ580 Rev. War 1776 and a Jacob Dudderer-Trumpeter-NJ 017 Penn. Insurrection 1794 and a Dodders, Phillip-Captain NJ389 Rev War 1776. In 'Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Rev. War', on page 389 is Philip dodders-Captain 2nd Reg. Sussex and on page 580 Jacob Dudder-Sussex and on page 580 also Abram Dudder-Sussex. Yellow Frame Presbyterian Church -Frelinghuysen Township, Warren County, NJ -Route 94 at the border of Sussex and Warren Counties DOUDER, ABRAHAM State: NJ Year: 1793 County: Sussex County Record Type: June Tax List Township: Page: Database: NJ Tax Lists Index 1772-1822 More About ABRAHAM DODDER:Burial: Yellow Frame Church Cemetery, Warren County, NJ Marriage Notes for MARGARET WINTERMUTE and ABRAHAM DODDER: Their marriage is recorded. It can be viewed at the following website: www.gate.net/ ~pascalfl/stllmarr.html STILLWATER REFORMED CHURCH MARRIAGES - NOV 1795 THRU OCT 1799 DODDERER, A. WINTERMUTE, MARGARET 02 OCT 1796 Source: "History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey" by J. P. Snell (1881) iii. GEORGE WINTERMUTE, b. March 09, 1782, Stillwater, Sussex County, NJ; d. November 02, 1850, Stillwater, Sussex County, NJ; m. MAGDALENA STALEY; b. Abt. 1781; d. July 14, 1856. More About GEORGE WINTERMUTE:Burial: November 04, 1850, Old Stillwater Cemetery Notes for MAGDALENA STALEY:Will book abstracts of Sussex County, NJ: STALEY, Jacob of Hardwick. 1804S - W. 13 Jan 1824; Filed 1 Apr 1824. Wife: Margaret. Sons: George, John, Abraham, Phillip and Jacob H. Daughters: Lanah WINTERMUTE w/o George, Susannah HILE w/o Jeremiah and Catherine WESTBROOK (dec'd). Others: Catherine's children, Margaret, Jane, Lanah and Susan (ch of Solomon Westbrook); Charles, son of Martin Carshbaugh. Executors: Sons, George and John STALEY. Witnesses: Lyman EDWARDS, Michael VANDUYN and William. T. ANDERSON iv. CHARLES G. WINTERMUTE, b. August 16, 1784, Stillwater, New Jersey; d. February 02, 1868, Johnsonburg, New Jersey; m. SUSANNA SHOTWELL, February 26, 1845; b. January 06, 1789; d. March 15, 1874. More About CHARLES G. WINTERMUTE:Burial: February 04, 1868, Johnsonburg Cemetery, Sussex County, New Jersey-Fact 1: Buried at Old Stillwater Cemetery. Notes for SUSANNA SHOTWELL:Wintermute, Charles (1784 - 1868) b. 1784 d. 1868 spouse: Shotwell, Susannah (1789 - 1874) - m. 20 NOV 1809 ----------child: Wintermute, William Shotwell (1810 - 1879) ----------child: Wintermute, Joseph Rhodes (1811 - 1864) ----------child: Wintermute, Rosetta A. (1813 - 1888) ----------child: Wintermute, Hugh Shotwell (1816 - 1869) ----------child: Wintermute, Esther S. (1818 - ) ----------child: Wintermute, John Shotwell (1819 - 1885) ----------child: Wintermute, George Washington (1821 - ) ----------child: Wintermute, Caroline (1823 - ) ----------child: Wintermute, Charlotta (1824 - ) ----------child: Wintermute, Abigail R. (1826 - ) ----------child: Wintermute, Howell Goodrich (1828 - 1831) ----------child: Wintermute, Alice A. (1829 - ) ----------child: Wintermute, Oliver B. (1832 - ) v. PETER WINTERMUTE, b. December 10, 1786, Stillwater, New Jersey; d. 1857, Terre Haute, Indiana; m. RACHEL SHACKELTON. vi. JOSEPH RHODES WINTERMUTE, b. March 07, 1789, Stillwater, New Jersey; d. June 13, 1859, New Jersey; m. ELIZABETH MAINS MANN. Notes for JOSEPH RHODES WINTERMUTE: Are you far away from Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington? Some other descendants of Peter Wintermute and Esther Rhodes through Alice's brother Joseph Rhodes Wintermute settled in that area. *From Harry Smith in Stillwater, NJ More About JOSEPH RHODES WINTERMUTE:Burial: Tranquility Cemetery, NJ vii. WILLIAM WINTERMUTE, b. July 29, 1792, Stillwater, New Jersey; d. November 09, 1868, Stillwater, New Jersey; m. (1) JULIANNE SOBAKIEHL; b. 1794; d. April 23, 1825, Stillwater, New Jersey; m. (2) MAGDALENE KEEN; b. 1801; d. November 08, 1881. More About JULIANNE SOBAKIEHL:Fact 1: Buried at Old Stillwater Cemetary 10. JOHN3 WINTERMUTE (MARGARET ELIZABETH2 BERNHARDTEN, JOHN PETER1 BERNHARDT) was born June 08, 1757 in Stillwater, Sussex County, NJ, and died July 28, 1810 in Stillwater, New Jersey. He married ANNA MARGARETHA COUSE, daughter of JOHN COUSE and MARGARET KNOPF. She was born May 17, 1761 in Frankfort, and died 17. More About JOHN WINTERMUTE:Fact 1: Buried at Old Stillwater Cemetery. Says he was 54. Notes for ANNA MARGARETHA COUSE:She may have married John Roy. Children of JOHN WINTERMUTE and ANNA COUSE are: i. BERNHARD4 WINTERMUTE. ii. JACOB WINTERMUTE. iii. BERNHARD WINTERMUTE. iv. CATHERINE WINTERMUTE, b. October 28, 1783. v. ANNA MARGARET WINTERMUTE, b. June 18, 1785; d. Abt. 1843, Junius, NY; m. RALPH HUNT; b. Abt. 1755, Newton, NJ; d. Abt. 1837. Notes for ANNA MARGARET WINTERMUTE:They moved about 1824 to Junius, NY. 11. SR. GEORGE3 WINTERMUTE (MARGARET ELIZABETH2 BERNHARDTEN, JOHN PETER1 BERNHARDT) was born July 08, 1748 in Stillwater, Sussex County, NJ, and died January 08, 1837 in Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. He married (1) NANCY ANNA ARASON. She was born May 06, 1750, and died February 19, 1809 in Zanesville, Ohio. He married (2) MARY OGDEN February 24, 1810, daughter of GABRIEL OGDEN and MARY SHOTWELL. She was born 1768, and died May 19, 1830. Notes for SR. GEORGE WINTERMUTE:He is listed in theDAR Patriotic Index Pt. 3 on page 3264 as born in 1748 and died Jan. 8, 1837 in PA and married to Anna Nancy Arason and Mrs. Mary Ogden Shackelton Pt., NJ 2. Stryker's Officers and Men of NJ in the Rev. War page 247 lists a George Essex page 826. The Minute Men who repelled Indian attacks at our borders and in nearby New York and Pennsylvania were men from the Second Sussex Militia, mostly from Hardyston and Wantage, who fought Brant, the Indian raider, at the Battle of Minisink in Orange County, NY and lost at least six on a July day in 1778. During Washington’s two winters at Morristown these supplies from Sussex County were important. Thomas Anderson of Newton, distributed broken down cavalry horses to local farms to be nursed back to health. He was so successful that Sussex County became a leading convalescent center fro the horse flesh of the Continental Army. From the book Sussex County A History by Warren D. Cummings page 14 Notes for NANCY ANNA ARASON:Her headstone says Anna, "Consort, b May 6, 1750, d Feb. 19, 1809 age 58-9-13. Mentioned in the book,' Pioneer Families of Northwestern New Jersey', by William C. Armstrong. Page 45. More About NANCY ANNA ARASON:Burial: Old Stillwater Cemetery-Fact 1: Buried at Old Stillwater Cemetary. Notes for MARY OGDEN:She was said to be uppity. When they went to church, she would cover her dress with a sheet so she would not get covered with dirt or dust. They separated-He moved to Fayette Co., Pennsylvania and lived with his daughter Elsie Hazen until his death. More About MARY OGDEN:Burial: Union Brick Children of GEORGE WINTERMUTE and NANCY ARASON are: i. CATHERINE4 WINTERMUTE, b. April 20, 1772, Sussex County, New Jersey; d. December 27, 1850, Orange County, New York at the Woods home; m. CHARLES RHODES; b. June 19, 1763; d. January 11, 1818, Warren Co., Yellow Frame Church, NJ. Notes for CATHERINE WINTERMUTE:She went with her father to Redstone, Pennsylvania when he moved there to live with his dauther Elsie Hacen. She just went along with him for the visit. She was known as aunt Katy Rhodes. More About CATHERINE WINTERMUTE:Burial: Yellow Frame Church graveyard Notes for CHARLES RHODES:RHODES, Charles of Vernon. 1569S - W. 28 ??? 1817; Filed 18 Feb 1818. Wife: Catherin. Sons: John, William and George. Daughters: Jane, Charlotte and Elsa (a Minor). Executors: Joseph SHARP, John RHODES and William RHODES. Witnesses: Peter RYERSON, James LONGWELL and James SHAW.--Burial: Yellow Frame Church graveyard ii. ELSIE MARY WINTERMUTE, b. June 17, 1776, Sussex County, New Jersey; d. May 03, 1850, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania; m. DAVID HAZEN, December 06, 1795, Sussex County, New Jersey; b. February 06, 1770; d. November 11, 1848. Marriage Notes for ELSIE WINTERMUTE and DAVID HAZEN:Married by Rev. Jacob Senn [records of Ref. Church say Dec 10] iii. ISAAC TWIN WINTERMUTE, b. November 13, 1784, Sussex County, New Jersey; d. August 03, 1834, Crawford County, Pennsylania; m. MARTHA LINN HANKINSON, January 29, 1817; b. September 13, 1798, New Jersey; d. November 02, 1829. Notes for ISAAC TWIN WINTERMUTE: A Wintermute Abraham died Dec. 6, 1869 aged 10.1.24; wife Mary, died Oct., 6, 1867, aged 63.6.10 iv. ABRAHAM TWIN WINTERMUTE, b. November 13, 1784, Sussex County, New Jersey; d. August 23, 1848, Elizabethtown, Licking County, Ohio; m. ELIZABETH SHACKLETON; d. September 06, 1864, Elizabethtown, Licking County, Ohio. More About ABRAHAM TWIN WINTERMUTE:Burial: Elizabethtown Cemetery More About ELIZABETH SHACKLETON:Burial: Elizabethtown Cemetery v. GEORGE WINTERMUTE, m. ANNE LANTERMAN, February 24, 1810. Notes for GEORGE WINTERMUTE:They settled near Zanesville, Ohio. *Info Mentioned in the book,' Pioneer Families of Northwestern New Jersey', by William C. Armstrong. Page 189. More About GEORGE WINTERMUTE:Fact 1: Buried at Old Stillwater Cemetery. vi. ELIZABETH WINTERMUTE, b. February 06, 1778, Stillwater, Sussex County, NJ; d. May 14, 1828, Merittstown, Pennsylvania; m. JOHN HANKINSON, April 13, 1797, Stillwater Reformed Church by Jacob Senn; b. 1771; d. New Lexington, Ohio. Notes for JOHN HANKINSON:They settled in Fayette County, PA and had ten children. Marriage Notes for ELIZABETH WINTERMUTE and JOHN HANKINSON:Their marriage is recorded in the church records. It can be viewed at the following website: www.gate.net/ ~pascalfl/stllmarr.html vii. JOHN WINTERMUTE, b. October 15, 1780, Sussex County, New Jersey; d. January 14, 1820, Merritstown, Pennsylvania; m. SARAH SHACKLETON, November 14, 1805; b. August 29, 1785; d. January 16, 1818. More About JOHN WINTERMUTE:Burial: Dunlap Creek Cemetery viii. PETER WINTERMUTE, b. August 17, 1782; d. November 27, 1833, Stillwater, New Jersey; m. CATHERINE SNOVER; b. February 26, 1784, Blairstown, NJ; d. November 16, 1869, Stillwater, New Jersey. Notes for PETER WINTERMUTE:WINTERMUTE, Peter of Stillwater. 2117S - W. 4 Sep 1833; Filed 10 Dec 1833. Wife: Cathren. Sons: Frederick F. and Jeptha A. (Other children underage, not named.) Executors: Wife, Cathren. Witnesses: Peter MERKLE, Peter HAMMON and Isaac HAMMON. He was an undertaker and operated the sawmill on his father's farm. He lived and died at the old homestead More About PETER WINTERMUTE:Fact 1: Buried at Old Stillwater Cemetery with his wife. Notes for CATHERINE SNOVER: Snover is Schnauber in German. Johannes Schnauber was her great uncle married to her great aunt Anna E. Windemuth. This is also Peter's g. uncle and aunt. That would make them second cousins. SCHNOBER - 1782 7/28 - 1782/8/14 - CATHARINA - JOHANNES - ANA SABINA - JOH. GEORG MANN - CATHARINA WINDE Baptisms in the Stillwater Presbyterian Church, Stillwater, NJ -(was originally the Lutheran Congregation of Hardwick, NJ) -(Approximately 1780 - 1825) ix. ASHFORDBY WINTERMUTE, b. October 28, 1819, Sussex County, NJ; d. March 16, 1886, Perry Twp, Licking, OH; m. MARY FLEMING. Notes for ASHFORDBY WINTERMUTE: More about ASHFORDBY WINTERMUTE: Fact 1: 1825, Moved to Ohio with his parents Fact 2: 1860, Bought a farm in Perry Twp, Licking, OH Fact 3: 1868, Joined the Methodist-Episcopal Church Fact 4: Civil War: enlisted in the 135th Reg, OVI; rejected, physical disability *Info from Sandy Read. More About ASHFORDBY WINTERMUTE:Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Perry Twp., Licking County, Ohio Notes for MARY FLEMING:Fact 1: Died at the home of John A. Wintermute More About MARY FLEMING:Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Perry Twp, Licking, OH x. GEORGE WINTERMUTE, b. April 04, 1774; d. February 23, 1787, Stillwater, NJ. Notes for GEORGE WINTERMUTE:He asked his mother shortly before his death to rename a brother if born, after him. He was 13 when he died. More About GEORGE WINTERMUTE:Burial: Stillwater Cemetery Child of GEORGE WINTERMUTE and MARY OGDEN is: xi. ARASON4 WINTERMUTE, b. January 10, 1809, Sussex County, NJ; d. October 17, 1889, Pataskala, Licking, OH; m. ELIZABETH PAUL BANGHART. More About ARASON WINTERMUTE:Burial: Grore Cemetery, Perry Twp, Licking, OH 12. MARY POLLY3 ARRISON (JACOBINA2 BERNHARDT, JOHN PETER1) She married MR. GRAHAM. Notes for MARY POLLY ARRISON:They moved to Virginia. She was the oldest and the sharpest in the family. Notes for MR. GRAHAM:He was Irish. Child of MARY ARRISON and MR. GRAHAM is: i. DAU4 GRAHAM, m. PANCOAST. Endnotes 1. Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5285, Date of Import: Oct 11, 1997 2. Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1, (Release date: February 9, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #5843, Date of Import: Mar 26, 2001. 3. McCarty Darby vol 3 #5843.FTW, Date of Import: Jan 18, 2002. 4. Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1, (Release date: February 9, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #5843, Date of Import: Mar 26, 2001. 5. McCarty Darby vol 3 #5843.FTW, Date of Import: Jan 18, 2002. 6. Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1, (Release date: February 9, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #5843, Date of Import: Mar 26, 2001. 7. McCarty Darby vol 3 #5843.FTW, Date of Import: Jan 18, 2002. 8. Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1, (Release date: February 9, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #5843, Date of Import: Mar 26, 2001. 9. McCarty Darby vol 3 #5843.FTW, Date of Import: Jan 18, 2002. 10. Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1, (Release date: February 9, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #5843, Date of Import: Mar 26, 2001. 11. McCarty Darby vol 3 #5843.FTW, Date of Import: Jan 18, 2002. 12. Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1, (Release date: February 9, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #5843, Date of Import: Mar 26, 2001. 13. McCarty Darby vol 3 #5843.FTW, Date of Import: Jan 18, 2002. 14. Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1, (Release date: February 9, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #5843, Date of Import: Mar 26, 2001. 15. McCarty Darby vol 3 #5843.FTW, Date of Import: Jan 18, 2002. 16. Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5285, Date of Import: Oct 11, 1997 17. Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #3241, Date of Import: Oct 13, 1997