From the records of Patsy Ann Mc Knight:
Passport from Province of Baden, Karlsruhe, Germany in 1752. Sailed on ship Rowand, Capt. Arthur Tran. Layover for clearance at Cowes, Isle of Wight.
Landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylviana on 29 Sep 1753. Ship lists only one Winebrenner & wife Anna Maria. Name was Anglicised at processing.
Oath of Allegiance. And Abduration Signed in compliance with Province of Pennsylvania, and known as qualify. Belonged to German Reformed Church.BIOGRAPHY: Sketch provided by Arthur Gibbony:
BIOGRAPHY: Johann Christian Winebrenner, was born likely about 1736 in Germany, in the Palatinate on the River Rhine. He died in November of 1815 aged about 79 years, at Hagerstown, Maryland and is believed to be buried there, though no record of his death nor headstone has been found. On file in the courthouse there is found his will dated 17 November 1817 and probated early in 1816. Also, is found record of the sale of his effects, including chattels, as being on 7 December 1815 by which we can determine the approximate date of his death.
BIOGRAPHY: He was the eldest child of Catherine Winebrenner, who accompanied him and the three other younger children to America. After making the trip down the Rhine and arriving at Rotterdam in Holland, he there boarded a vessel for America. It was the Ship Rowand, Arthur Tran Captain, of Rotterdam, and touched at Cowes, England, on the Isle of Wight, before starting across the ocean for America. He landed at the Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 29 September 1753, on which date he “Qualified”. (Signed pledge of Allegiance to the Crown of Great Britain, etc.) He at once, or very soon, went to York County, Pennsylvania, and settled at or near Hanover in Dover Township, where he acquired a farm of 162 acres. Date of such purchase is not known to us, but we find in the records there, Land Book E, page 26, dated 14 January 1772, record of its sale by him.
BIOGRAPHY: He married, 30 August 1758, in York County, Pennsylvania (Record in Orphans Court, Docket A, page 101) Christina, widow of Jacob Wyand, a yeoman of Dover Townnship On the Deed covering the sale of the farm in 1772, his wife Christiana had also signed.
BIOGRAPHY: Sometime after 14 January 1772, they left York County Pennsylvania for Maryland, settling at Hagerstown in Washington County. In the records there we find quite a number of property transfers to and from him, the earliest being in 1784 when he purchased some property. We note that in 1788 he bought a property of Jonathan Hager. In 1806 he sold a house and lot in Funkstown (on the south edge of Hagerstown) the papers being signed also by his wife Anna Mary, which leads us to believe wife Anna Maria. Shortly before his death, he sold a lot “with improvements”, at the southeastern corner of Franklin & Jonathan Streets Hagerstown, for $1,127. This is believed to be the same two story brick building still there in 1947, on the first floor of which is a drug store.
BIOGRAPHY: Unconfirmed reports say there were ten children of the first marriage of Johann Christian Winebrenner, but record of only seven has been found.
BIOGRAPHY: Johann Christian Winebrenner, married second, sometime between 1784 and 1786, at Hagerstown, Maryland Anna Maria _________.
BIOGRAPHY: At Hagerstown, there is on file in the courthouse, the will of Ann Maria Weinbrenner, dated 10 July 1817, and probated 5 January 1822, in which she gave all property to “my daughter Margaret, the wife of John Miller or to her heirs, and hereby appoint John Miller my son-in-law, as Executor”. No details of property.
BIOGRAPHY: From the record of marriages in Montgomery County Ohio, we find that on 5 July 1833, Amelia Winebrenner, married George M. C. Maxwell. This could be the Amelia born in 1814. The Margaret in her will, who married John Miller, might have been a daughter of her previous marriage.
Also used the name Christina. Widow of Jacob Wyand.
Information from Arthur Gibbony. He was from Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and served as a revolutionary war soldier.
Information from Arthur Gibbony. He was a minister. No children.
Information from Arthur Gibbony.
Information from Arthur Gibbony. Legend says 2 or 3 children.
Information from Arthur Gibbony. Legend says 2 or 3 children.
Information from Arthur Gibbony. Ten children listed; there may have been 2 more children.
BIOGRAPHY: Sketch provided by Arthur Gibbony (some data differs from other sources):
BIOGRAPHY: Peter Winebrenner, was born 6 March 1799, probably in Maryland, and died 7 April 1858, aged 59 years, in Noble County, Indiana, and is buried in Sanford Cemetery, near Merriam, Noble County, where a headstone marks his grave.
BIOGRAPHY: He married Mary Cohoe, who was born 19 December 1796, place not known, but probably in Blair County, Pennsylvania. She died 16 May 1859, aged 62 years, in Noble County, Indiana, and is buried beside her husband in Sanford Cemetery.
BIOGRAPHY: They lived at Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania and in 1842 moved to Cambia Furnace, then to Blacklick Furnace, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where they were living in 1847 when their son William married.
BIOGRAPHY: Peter and Mary went "out West" which apparently turned out to be Indiana, where some of his brothers were located. The date of this migration seems not to be known, but they died in Noble County, Indiana where they had lived for at least a few years.
BIOGRAPHY: Information gathered from several sources has prompted the listing of the children with names and dates as set forth, as probably very nearly correct. These sources of information were: D. K. Winebrenner of Buffalo, New York a great grandson, and his aunt Mrs. Anna Brendlinger, data from headstone of Reverend Peter Winebrenner of Indiana, a son of David Winebrenner, who was apparently a brother to the Peter Winebrenner of this sketch. This Reverend Peter Winebrenner acted as Administrator of the estate of Peter and Mary soon after their deaths. They had a farm of 55 acres in Noble County, Indiana, which was sold at public auction 26 August 1859, at $5.56 per acre, to a Mr. King. Reverend Peter Winebrenner then made a ten-day trip to Wisconsin, evidently to settle with the children of Peter and Mary, and his little record book listed their names and dates of birth. The record books of Reverend Peter Winebrenner are in the hands of one of his daughters, Mrs. Maude Sprowl of Warren, Indiana.
Information from Arthur Gibbony.
served in the civil war.
Andrew Allenbaugh or Earlenbaugh
Information from Arthur Gibbony. No children of record.
informatiojn from Arthur Gibbony. No children of record.
BIOGRAPHY: Sketch provided by Arthur Gibbony:
BIOGRAPHY: David Winebrenner, sixth child of Christian Winebrenner and his first wife Mary Adams, was born 29 June 1803 in Blair County (then Bedford County), Pennsylvania and died 26 December 1858, aged 55 years, at his farm home in Noble County, Indiana. He is buried in Sanford Cemetery, near Merriam, Noble County. It is said he was one of ten children, but record has been found of but seven.
BIOGRAPHY: He married, 24 June 1826, in Montgomery County, Ohio, (County Records) Barbara Becker, who was born 5 June 1806, likely in Montgomery County, Ohio, and who died 25 March 1877, aged 71 years in Noble County, Indiana. She is buried beside her husband in the Sanford Cemetery. Family records show that four of their eight children were born at Liberty, near Dayton, Ohio. A History of Noble County says David came into Noble County and Noble Township prior to 1836 at which time the County was formed, and we find David’s principal occupation was that of farmer.
Information from Arthur Gibbony. Eight children.
BIOGRAPHY: Sketch provided by Arthur Gibbony:
BIOGRAPHY: Salmon Winebrenner, fifth child of David and Barbara Becker Winebrenner, was born 22 August 1837 in Noble County Indiana. Died 1 October 1837 aged one month. Buried in Sanford Cemetery near Merriam, Indiana, where he has a headstone.
Information from Arthur Gibbony. No children of record.
Information from Arthur Gibbony. No children of record.
BIOGRAPHY: Sketch provided by Arthur Gibbony:
BIOGRAPHY: Henry Winebrenner, first and only child of Jacob and Catherine Alabaugh Winebrenner, was born 4 July 1817 near Martinsburg, Pennsylvania and died 15 September 1901, aged 84 years in Noble County, Indiana. He is buried in Christian Chapel Cemetery at Merriam, Indiana. His mother died when he was 8 days old, and he was initially taken by his grandparents. His father went to Ohio, and soon after his re-marriage in 1818, young Henry was taken there and reared by his father and stepmother. When 14, he was apprenticed to a tailor, and after 4 years he commenced business for himself. Married, 4 July 1837, when just 20, in Darke County, Ohio, (recorded in County History there) to Lucy Edsall, born 28 March 1819 and died 24 May 1883 had lived at East Palestine, Ohio, near Greenville. Noble County History says Henry came to that county in 1850 and located on 80 acres, which he still owned in 1882. He and his wife were members of the Christian Church and in politics he was a Republican.
Information from Arthur Gibbony. Ten children.
BIOGRAPHY: Sketch provided by Arthur Gibbony:
BIOGRAPHY: John Winebrenner was born 24 June 1842 in Darke County, Ohio and died 27 October 1864, aged 22 years. He served in the Civil War in Company G, of the 44th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. At the battle of Petersburg he was wounded, taken prisoner and never heard of. This last statement, from a Noble County History does not harmonize with the date of death taken from an old family (Bible?) of his father. It looks very probable he did die in the service, and it may have been in a southern prison. Guy Winebrenner of Chicago, a son of John’s brother Norris, states he had heard one uncle was killed in the Civil War, and this may have been John, as other uncles in the service had returned. Mr. Fred Ott of Noble County a life-long friend and neighbor of the Henry Winebrenner children, says he had always understood that John never returned from the Civil War. He was apparently unmarried.
Information from Arthur Gibbony. Never married.
Information from Arthur Gibbony. No record.
Information from Arthur Gibbony. Died at two years.
Died of an accident when a log rolled on him. Not married.
Information from Arthur Gibbony.
BIOGRAPHY: Sketch provided by Arthur Gibbony:
BIOGRAPHY: She was born 10 June 1810 in Blair County, Pennsylvania the first child of Christian Winebrenner and his second wife Abigail Chrisman Winebrenner, and died 20 September 1864 aged 54 years, in Noble County, Indiana, where she is buried in Sanford Cemetery near Merriam.
BIOGRAPHY: Married 17 February 1831 in Blair County, Pennsylvania Conrad Nicodemus of Blair County, who was born there 4 November 1809, and died 12 November 1892 aged 83 years, in Noble County, Indiana. Buried in Sanford Cemetery.
BIOGRAPHY: Six of their nine children were born in Blair County, Pennsylvania then on 11 August 1846 they left there for Indiana by covered wagon, along with brothers John, Andrew and Daniel, also sisters Sarah Jane Sheffler, all with their families, there being also some Hoovers.
BIOGRAPHY: It is not known if the Nicodemus Family stopped the first winter in Wayne County, Indiana as did several of the others, but they settled in Noble County near Merriam, where they lived for years, and where their other three children were born. Here Conrad farmed, and the house of his old homestead still stands (1943) on the Albion Road a few miles north of Merriam. Here they both died.
BIOGRAPHY: Some little time after the death of Elizabeth, Conrad Nicodemus married her sister Sarah Jane Sheffler, widow of Jesse Sheffler. Of this marriage there were no children.
Caroline died from convulsions caused by a cat jumping on her in her cradle.