Johannes Weidenhammer immigrated to America, landing at Philadelphia on 15 Sep 1748. He served during the Revolutionary War as 1st Lieutenant, 7th Company, 2nd Battalion from Maidencreek Township, Berks Co. He married Margaretha Magdalena Ebeling in 1750 in Berks Co. Known children were Johannes, Christena, George, John Jacob, John Adam, and Samuel.
Johannes was a soldier in the Revolution and was commissioned a second lieutenant 17 May 1777 in the second battalion in the 7th company from Maiden-Creek by Rev. John William Boos in Berks County, Pennsylvania, which was organized May 5th and 6th, 1777. DAR #209430
On ship list the name is written Weydenhamer, with a line above the (M). In German a line above a letter meant two letters (MM.) Thus in English, Weydenhammer. Also in German the letters I & Y are often interchanged. Take the name Obediah. On some German headstones it is written Obedyah
Ancestry.com states, ship lists were often written by a crew member.
Johannes was a soldier in the Revolution and was commissioned a second lieutenant 17 May 1777 in the second battalion in the 7th company from Maiden-Creek by Rev. John William Boos in Berks County, Pennsylvania, which was organized May 5th and 6th, 1777. DAR #209430
On ship list the name is written Weydenhamer, with a line above the (M). In German a line above a letter meant two letters (MM.) Thus in English, Weydenhammer. Also in German the letters I & Y are often interchanged. Take the name Obediah. On some German headstones it is written Obedyah
Ancestry.com states, ship lists were often written by a crew member.
Johannes Weidenhammer immigrated to America, landing at Philadelphia on 15 Sep 1748. He served during the Revolutionary War as 1st Lieutenant, 7th Company, 2nd Battalion from Maidencreek Township, Berks Co. He married Margaretha Magdalena Ebeling in 1750 in Berks Co. Known children were Johannes, Christena, George, John Jacob, John Adam, and Samuel.
Johannes was a soldier in the Revolution and was commissioned a second lieutenant 17 May 1777 in the second battalion in the 7th company from Maiden-Creek by Rev. John William Boos in Berks County, Pennsylvania, which was organized May 5th and 6th, 1777. DAR #209430
On ship list the name is written Weydenhamer, with a line above the (M). In German a line above a letter meant two letters (MM.) Thus in English, Weydenhammer. Also in German the letters I & Y are often interchanged. Take the name Obediah. On some German headstones it is written Obedyah
Ancestry.com states, ship lists were often written by a crew member.
Johannes was a soldier in the Revolution and was commissioned a second lieutenant 17 May 1777 in the second battalion in the 7th company from Maiden-Creek by Rev. John William Boos in Berks County, Pennsylvania, which was organized May 5th and 6th, 1777. DAR #209430
On ship list the name is written Weydenhamer, with a line above the (M). In German a line above a letter meant two letters (MM.) Thus in English, Weydenhammer. Also in German the letters I & Y are often interchanged. Take the name Obediah. On some German headstones it is written Obedyah
Ancestry.com states, ship lists were often written by a crew member.
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