Wintemute

(submitted by Margery Johnson)

Philip Wintemute (1705–1779) was born in Germany and married Maria Huber (1715–). The family sailed from Rotterdam on the Samuel, arriving in Philadelphia in 1736. They settled in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania. The Six Nations Indians claimed the Wyoming Valley as their own, so early settlers erected forts for protection.

In 1778, the Wintemutes helped Colonel John Butler and his Rangers when they raided the Wyoming Valley. After that battle the Rangers and the Wintemutes moved to Niagara. All of Philip and Maria’s sons served with Butler’s Rangers under the British Army during the American Revolutionary War.

For their allegiance to the British Crown, the American government confiscated their lands and many of their possessions. Maria’s petition to the Loyalist Commissioners stated that they lost 500 acres, 10 horses, 6 horned cattle, 10 cows, 42 sheep, 30 hogs, plus furniture and utensils.

Philip and Maria had eleven children. Their son Peter (1751–) married Eve Sipes, and they also had eleven children. Peter and Eve’s son Jacob (1784–) married Dorothy Young, and they also had eleven children. Jacob and Dorothy’s son Daniel (1810–1872) married Joanna Cornell, and they had three sons: Enoch, Jacob and William.

Enoch married Helen Smith. Their two daughters were Joanna and Adelia. Joanna married James Jackson of Arkona. At one time James and his brother owned a general store in Arkona but they farmed in Warwick Twp., one at Lot 28, Con. 4 and the other at Lot 23, Con. 4.

Enoch and Jacob eventually moved to the United States.

Chapter 24 of 25 - Wintemute Family

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