Johann Jacob Winteroth Sr. ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Other names for Johann were Johann Jacob Wenderoth and Johann Jacob Winterode Sr..^{10 11 12}

   FamilySearch ID: LCBW-TQB.

  Burial Notes:

Tombstone in German:
Hier ruhet Iohann Iacob
Winteroth
ist gebohren den 20den April
1735 und ist gestorben den 3den
Februarius 1797
English:
Here rests Johann Jacob Winteroth
he was born the 20th of April 1735, and died the 3rd of February 1797

His tombstone is marked as a Revolutionary War veteran. He is buried next to Maria Barbara (1740-1818), Adam (d. May 26 1817), Johann Jacob (1735-1797), Daniel son of John (d. 1798, age 5), and Henry S. son of Jacob (d. 1801 8 months).

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Name: We show surnames as they appear on tombmstones, which vary: Wintroth, Wintrode, Winterode, Winteroth, Winrott, Windterode.,, in Littlestown: Christ Reformed Church, Adams, PA. ²

2. He was employed. ⁶ Jacob was a successful farmer in both Frederick co., Maryland and York Co., Penna. He and his wife, Barbara, ran an Inn-Hotel on their farm about 2 miles southwest of Littlestown, Penna.

3. He appeared as a sponsor at a baptism on 30 May 1773 at Frederick: Evangelical Reformed Church, Frederick, MD. Frantz Winterode & Susanna. Elisabetha, v. 15 May 1773, bapt. 30 May 1773 sp. Jacob Winterroth & Barbara. ¹²

4. Military in 1778 in York, York, PA: Ensign in York County Militia in the Revolutionary War.

5. He appeared as a sponsor at a baptism on 5 Nov 1785 at Littlestown: Christ Reformed Church, Adams, PA. ⁴

6. Tax List: Jacob Winteroth Jr., Jacob Winteroth Sr., Adam Winteroth Esq., John Winteroth, 1793, Germany Twp., Adams, PA. ¹³

7. Property in 1799 in Germany Twp., Adams, PA. In 1779, two deeds show Jacob and Adam Winrott each bought a tract of land:
First deed in 1779 shows land transferring: from - Balzer Dottoro, to - Jacob Wintrote of Petersburg, adjoining lands of Diggs Choice, Peter Little, Christian Hover, Jacob Beck, Stella and Church Land once owned by John Shown 128 1/4 acres, bequeather to his wife Anna Maria and son Isack Shown; wife intermarried with a certain Jacob Pfar (Psar?) and sold in 1771 to Michael Dotorro, who in 1774 sold to Balzar Dotorro, then here bought for 800 pounds by Jacob Wintroad.
Second Deed in 1779: from - Jacob Sponsaler of Germany Twp, York PA, to - Adam Winrott of town of Petersberg, York Co PA. Land once belonged to Adam Small in 1759, then George Sponsaler, then Jacob & Anna Maria his wife, 130 acres bound by lands of Wm Butt, Jacob Parr, and Diggs Choice. Adam Winrott paid 1900 pounds.

8. Probate on 24 Jan 1800 in Germany Twp., Adams, PA. ¹⁴ To all People to whom these presents shall or may come I Samuel Beeher & Barbara my wife send Greeting, Whereas Jacob Winterode the elder late of Germany township int he County of York Pennsylvania died intestate owner & seized of a tract of Land in the County aforesaid, adjoining lands of Christian Reck, Jacob Rider, Henry Weishler, Jacob Hostetter, Jacob Sherman & James McIhenry, Containing one-hundred and seventy acres, more or less, leaving a widow and eight children to represent him And Whereas the said Samuel Beeher Intermarried one of the daughters of the said Decedant, to wit the aforesaid Barbara And Whereas a certain Frederick Beeker intermarried one other of the said Deceandts Daughters named Catherine, who on the ninth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven by their release under their hands and seals did grant bargain sell release and confirm unto the said Samuel Beeker his heirs and assigns,all their right title interest, claim and demand of in an to & out of, the aforesaid lands and premises of which the said Jacob Winterode died siezed of, to be holden of him the said Samuel Beeker his heirs and assigns for ever, as in and by the said release will more fully appear Now Know Ye that I the said Samuel Beeher and Barbara my wife for the consideration sum of one hundred and ninety pounds in gold or silver money of Pennsylvania to me the said Samuel Beeker in hand paid by Jacob Rider before the insealing hereof, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and the said Jacob Rider his heirs and assigns forever discharged, I the said Samuel Beeher and Barbara my wife, Have Granted, Bargained, Sold, Released and Confirmed and by these presents DO Grant Bargain Sell Release and Confirm unto the said Jacob Rider his heirs and assigns, all and singular the right estate title claim and demand of us, and each of us, of in or to, or out of, the land and premises aforesaid, of which the said Jacob Winerode Decd. seized of, as well the right and title of us, which we hold in our own Right, as the right and title conveyed to us by the Release of Frederick Beeher and Catharine his wife, to be holden of him the said Jacob Rider his heirs and assigns forever so as neither I the said Samuel Beeher and Barbara my wife nor our heirs nor any person or persons claiming by from or under us, o them or any of them shall or may by any ways or means challenge claim or demand any right title or estate of in or to, or out of the land and premises aforesaid or any part thereof with the appurtenances, but of and from all suits actions claims or demands, we and each and every of us shall be forever barred by these presents In Testimony where we have hereunto set our hands and seals the twenty fourth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred.
Sealed and delivered in our presence
Seamual Beeher (Seal)
Her x mark Barbara Beeher (Seal)
R. McIlhinny
William Beeher
Received of Jacob Rider the sum of one hundred and ninety pounds in full the consideration above mentioned to be paid by him to me
Samuel Beeher
Witnesses present
R. McIlhinny
William Beeher
York County
Before me one of the Justices of the peace for said County came Samuel Beeher and Barbara his wife and severally acknowledged the foregoing Release as and for their Act and Deed that the same may be Recorded, Said Barbara being of full age and was by me examined separate and apart from her husband and out of his hearing, said she well knew the contents of the foregoing Release and that she fully and of her own accord became party to and signed the same without coercion or compulsion of her husband In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty fourth day of January 1800.
Adam Winroth (Seal).

9. Newspaper: Gettysburg Times: article about Johann Adam Wintroth, Revolutionary War Solidier, and his family graves in Littlestown, 5 Apr 1941, Gettysburg, Adams, PA. ² Backgrounds of Adams County
by B. F. MacPherson

No. 185 -- Lieut. Col. Johann Adam Wintroth

The next solider in our Revolutionary series whose grave is to be found in Christ Reformed Chruchyard is a rather outstanding one -- Litutenant-Colonel Johann Adam Wintroth. The inscriptions from the stones marking the graves of this many and his wife are as follows:

Hier Ruhet
Johann Adam Wintroth
Gebohren
Dec. den 20, 1739
Gestorben
Aug. den 30, 1815
Alter
73 Jahr
8 monat
30 tag.

Anna Maria Windrothin
born in the year 1735
10th of Feb.
Died October 25, 1807.
Aged 72 years.

There is a tradition in the Wintroth family that Anna Maria, the wife of Johann Adam Wintroth, was an Indian woman and that her husband bought her from her father. If this is true, and we have no proof to the contrary, she quite evidently changed her original Indian name to the German "Anna Maria." She and her husband appear int the Christ Church records many times as sponsors at baptisms and on various other church occasions. Insofar as we know Johann Adam and Anna Maria Wintroth had no children of their own.

During the war of the Revolution Johann Adam Wintroth served, in 1782, as Lieutenant-Colonel of the Seventh Battalion of the York County Militia. The reference for this service can be found in the Pennsylvania Archives -- Sixth Series -- Volume 6 -- page 687.

It is thought that the Johann Jacob Winteroth, whose grave is also to be found in Christ Reformed Cemetery, was a brother of the Lieutenant-Colonel Johann Adam Wintroth. Johann Jacob Winteroth was also a soldier of the Revolution, serving as an Ensign.

The inscriptions from the stones marking the graves of this man and his wife are as follows:

Johann Jacob Winteroth
born April 20, 1735
Died Feb. 3, 1797

Maria Barbara Winteroth
born June 21, 1740
Died February 18, 1818
Alter 77 Jahr.

In addition to these two soliders and their wives the following other members of the Wintroth family are buried in this cemetery:

1. Mary M. Wintrode / Born August 20, 1768 / Died December 26, 1848 / Aged 80 years.
Note: the wife of Adam Winerode, who in his turn, was the son of Johann Jacob Winteroth, soldier of the Revolution, and his wife Maria Barbara Winteroth.
2. Abigail / wife of Samuel Winterode / Died July 5, 1829 / Aged 20 years 6 months.
Note: this young woman was the wife of Samuel Winterode, the son of John and Catherine Winrode. John Winrode was a son of Johann Jacob Winteroth, solider of the Revolution, and his wife Maria Barbara Winteroth.
3. Samuel Winrott / Died March 27, 1870 / Aged 63 years 9 months.
Note: Samuel Winrott was a son of John and Catherine Winrode. John Winrode, as you may remember, was a son of Johann Jacob Winteroth, solidier of the Revolution, and his wife Maria Barbara Winteroth.
4. Daniel Winrott / son of John Winrode / Died May 30, 1798 / Aged 5 years.
Note: this little boy was a grandson of Johann Winteroth, solider of the Revolution, an dhis wife Maria Barbara Winteroth, the son of their son, John Winrode.
5. Adam Winterode / died May the 26th, 1817 / Aged 53 years 6 months.
Note: the son of Johann Jacob Winteroth, solider of the Revolution, and his wife Maria Barbara Winteroth.
6. John Jacob Winrode / died June 28, 1833 / Aged 67 years 7 months.
Note: the son of Johann Jacob Winteroth, soldier of the Revolution, and his wife Maria Barbara Winteroth.
7. Elizabeth / wife of J. J. Winrode / Died April the 25th, 1844 / Aged 78 years 4 months.
Note: the wife of John Jacob Winrode mentioned above, and a daughter-in-law of Johann Jacob Winteroth, soldier of the Revolution, and his wife, Maria Barbara Winteroth.
8. John William Windterrode / of Jacob / died June 29th, 1830 / Aged 51 years.
Note: the son of Johann Jacob Winterode, solider of the Revolution, and his wife Maria Barbara Winteroth. This son, John William, had a wife Catherine, and she is probably buried beside him although her grave is unmarked.
We will continue our notes on this family next week.
Note: Please notice the different ways in which the name "Wintrode" is spelled. The various forms used in the column were taken from the tombstones.
.

Johann married Anna Maria Barbara Mayer in 1762. (Anna Maria Barbara Mayer was born on 21 Jun 1740 in , Lancaster, PA,^{2 8 15} died on 18 Feb 1818 in Littlestown, Adams, PA ^{2 8 15} and was buried in Littlestown: Christ Reformed Church, Adams, PA ^{2 15}.)