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The 8^th Generation

  462. AMOS⁸ STROCK (ELIZABETH⁷ LUTMAN, CATHERINE⁶ GORGAS, BENJAMIN⁵, ZYTIAN (SYTJE)⁴ RITTENHOUSE, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#75114) was born in Canfield, Ohio, USA 6 November 1819. AMOS died 30 December 1888 in Hygiene, Colorado, USA, at age 69.

       He married ELIZABETH BEATTIE date unknown. (ELIZABETH BEATTIE is #75154.) ELIZABETH was born circa 1827 Virginia, USA.

            AMOS STROCK and ELIZABETH BEATTIE had the following child:

      1063      i.  ELLEN CHIAMECIA⁹ was born 18 December 1848

  463. DANIEL W.⁸ LUTMAN JR. (DANIEL W.⁷, CATHERINE⁶ GORGAS, BENJAMIN⁵, ZYTIAN (SYTJE)⁴ RITTENHOUSE, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#75119) was born in Ickesburg, Cumberland Co. PA 11 December 1817. DANIEL died 2 September 1902 in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA, at age 84.

       He married twice. He married AGNES MILLER date unknown. (AGNES MILLER is #75163.) AGNES died 13 September 1883 at age unknown. He married ELIZABETH LONG date unknown. (ELIZABETH LONG is #75169.)

            DANIEL W. LUTMAN JR. and AGNES MILLER had the following children:

      1064      i.  GEORGE WASHINGTON⁹ was born 28 November 1841

          1065 ii.  JOHN MILLER was born 30 August 1844

                 iii.  WILLIAM NELSON (#75166) was born in Perry County, PA, USA 23 February 1845. WILLIAM died 15 December 1862 in Perry County, PA, USA, at age 17.

                 iv.  SARAH ELLEN (SADIE) (#75167) was born in Perry County, PA, USA 30 October 1847. SARAH died 15 March 1888 in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA, at age 40. She married W. T. BOWEN 1 September 1870 in Varsailles, Missouri, USA. (W. T. BOWEN is #75188.)

          1066 v.  MARY JANE was born 5 July 1850

  464. JOHN HENRY⁸ LUTMAN (JACOB⁷, CATHERINE⁶ GORGAS, BENJAMIN⁵, ZYTIAN (SYTJE)⁴ RITTENHOUSE, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#75124) was born in Tyrone Twp. Cumberland Co. PA 20 December 1822. JOHN died 14 July 1892 in Cookport, Indiana Co. PA, at age 69.

       He married RACHEL WOLFE 20 March 1845. (RACHEL WOLFE is #75125.) RACHEL was born 18 June 1826 in Cumberland Co., Pa., USA. RACHEL was the daughter of ADAM WOLF and CATHERINE WERTZ. RACHEL died 4 November 1869 in Cookport, Indiana Co. PA, at age 43.

            JOHN HENRY LUTMAN and RACHEL WOLFE had the following children:

                   i.  WILLIAM HENRY⁹ (#75126) was born in Tyrone Twp. Cumberland Co. PA 29 May 1846. WILLIAM died 14 February 1913 at age 66.

                  ii.  JOHN ADAMS (#75127) was born 29 November 1847. JOHN died 17 September 1876 at age 28.

                 iii.  SARAH JANE (#75128) was born 7 September 1849.

          1067 iv.  GEORGE WASHINGTON was born 27 September 1851

                  v.  AMANDA CATHERINE (#75130) was born in Tyrone Twp. Cumberland Co. PA 23 June 1854. AMANDA died 1936 at age 82.

                 vi.  ANNA MARIA (#75209) was born in Indiana Co. Pa. USA 11 August 1856.

                vii.  SUSANNAH (#75498) was born in Indiana Co. Pa. USA 30 November 1857. SUSANNAH died 1929 at age 71.

          1068 viii. MARGARET ELLEN (MAGGIE) was born 28 April 1860

                 ix.  JACOB JEFFERSON (#75535) was born 24 February 1863. JACOB died 4 November 1874 at age 11.

          1069 x.  EMILY AMELIA was born 20 October 1865

  465. SAMUEL RICEDORFF⁸ LUTMAN (JOHN⁷, CATHERINE⁶ GORGAS, BENJAMIN⁵, ZYTIAN (SYTJE)⁴ RITTENHOUSE, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#75244) was born in Perry County, PA, USA 12 October 1828. SAMUEL died 12 September 1903 in Hastain Missouri, USA, at age 74.

       He married ELIZABETH MILLER 26 April 1855. (ELIZABETH MILLER is #75253.) ELIZABETH was born 22 April 1833 in Perry County, PA, USA. ELIZABETH was the daughter of DAVID MILLER and BARBARA CLARK. ELIZABETH died 17 March 1902 in Hastain Missouri, USA, at age 68.

            SAMUEL RICEDORFF LUTMAN and ELIZABETH MILLER had the following children:

                   i.  SARAH BARBARA⁹ (#75256) was born in Perry County, PA, USA 21 January 1856. SARAH died 21 March 1951 at age 95. She married ROBERT HODGES 4 April 1878. (ROBERT HODGES is #75261.) ROBERT was born April 1850 in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA.

                  ii.  LOVERA (#75257) was born 1858.

          1070 iii.  IRA W. was born 6 August 1869

                 iv.  ALFRED (#75309) was born 1873.

                  v.  IDA (#75259) was born 1875.

          1071 vi.  HATTIE BELLE was born 21 March 1876

  466. DAVID⁸ LUTMAN (JOHN⁷, CATHERINE⁶ GORGAS, BENJAMIN⁵, ZYTIAN (SYTJE)⁴ RITTENHOUSE, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#75245) was born in Perry County, PA, USA 30 November 1830. DAVID died 26 March 1898 in Joplin, Jasper Co. MO, USA, at age 67.

       He married twice. He married ANNE CARSON date unknown. (ANNE CARSON is #75318.) He married ELIZABETH HARRIS date unknown. (ELIZABETH HARRIS is #75320.) ELIZABETH died 14 November 1918 at age unknown.

            DAVID LUTMAN and ELIZABETH HARRIS had the following child:

                   i.  EFFIE⁹ (#75321).

       DAVID LUTMAN and ANNE CARSON had the following child:

      1072     ii.  BENJAMIN FRANKLIN was born 26 September 1879

  467. DANIEL WEBSTER⁸ LUTMAN (JOHN⁷, CATHERINE⁶ GORGAS, BENJAMIN⁵, ZYTIAN (SYTJE)⁴ RITTENHOUSE, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#75248) was born in Perry County, PA, USA 9 July 1838. DANIEL died 9 May 1928 in Afton, Iowa, USA, at age 89.

       He married twice. He married ALBERTA (BIRDIE) DOHERY date unknown. (ALBERTA (BIRDIE) DOHERY is #75343.) He married SARAH BUPP 25 December 1862. (SARAH BUPP is #75333.) SARAH was born 12 January 1841 in Bloomfield, Perry Co. PA. SARAH died 27 August 1924 at age 83.

            DANIEL WEBSTER LUTMAN and SARAH BUPP had the following children:

                   i.  JESSIE E.⁹ (#75335).

                  ii.  WILLIE WALTER (#75336).

                 iii.  JOHN HARVEY (#75337).

                 iv.  EMMA FLORENCE (#75338).

                  v.  MINNIE C. (#75339).

                 vi.  CLARA E. (#75340).

                vii.  MYRTLE L. (#75341).

                viii.  HATTIE (#75342).

          1073 ix.  CHARLES EDWIN was born 12 December 1863

  468. FREDERICK BENJAMIN⁸ LUTMAN (JOHN⁷, CATHERINE⁶ GORGAS, BENJAMIN⁵, ZYTIAN (SYTJE)⁴ RITTENHOUSE, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#75249) was born in Perry County, PA, USA 9 September 1840. FREDERICK died 30 August 1901 in Elkhart Co. Indiana, USA, at age 60.

       He married twice. He married REBECCA JANE NACE 25 December 1866. (REBECCA JANE NACE is #75351.) REBECCA was born date unknown in Perry County, PA, USA. He married KEZZIE GEMBERLING circa 1880. (KEZZIE GEMBERLING is #75356.)

            FREDERICK BENJAMIN LUTMAN and REBECCA JANE NACE had the following children:

                   i.  DAVID⁹ (#75353).

          1074 ii.  CURTIS.

                 iii.  WILLIAM (#75355).

          1075 iv.  GEORGE CLEM was born 2 October 1882

  469. WILLIAM H.⁸ LUTMAN (JOHN⁷, CATHERINE⁶ GORGAS, BENJAMIN⁵, ZYTIAN (SYTJE)⁴ RITTENHOUSE, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#75250) was born in Perry County, PA, USA 25 November 1842. WILLIAM died 28 September 1900 in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA, at age 57.

       He married NANCY LEE JOHNSON 26 December 1869. (NANCY LEE JOHNSON is #75366.) NANCY was born 25 May 1849. She married ROBERT JONES circa 1905. NANCY died 6 February 1918 in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA, at age 68.

            WILLIAM H. LUTMAN and NANCY LEE JOHNSON had the following children:

      1076      i.  NETTIE⁹ was born 1870

                  ii.  RHODA CATHERINE (#75372) was born in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA 9 April 1873. RHODA died 25 October 1875 in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA, at age 2.

          1077 iii.  JOHN WILLIAM was born 9 June 1876

          1078 iv.  GEORGE FRANKLIN was born 24 August 1879

          1079 v.  ALBERT JOHNSON was born 20 January 1884

  470. MARGARET ELLEN⁸ LUTMAN (JOHN⁷, CATHERINE⁶ GORGAS, BENJAMIN⁵, ZYTIAN (SYTJE)⁴ RITTENHOUSE, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#75208) was born in Perry County, PA, USA 22 March 1845. Her body was interred date unknown in Wakita, Oklahoma, USA.

       She married JOHN COWICH MYERS 11 April 1869 in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA. (JOHN COWICH MYERS is #75435.) His body was interred date unknown in Wakita, Oklahoma, USA.

            MARGARET ELLEN LUTMAN and JOHN COWICH MYERS had the following children:

                   i.  MIRIAM SUSAN⁹ (#75436) was born in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA 29 December 1869. MIRIAM died 17 October 1873 in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA, at age 3.

                  ii.  JOHN HARVEY (#75437) was born in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA 10 August 1871. JOHN died 2 May 1872 in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA, at age unknown.

                 iii.  CHARLES DAVID (#75438) was born in Tipton, Missouri, USA 15 March 1873. CHARLES died 17 March 1947 in Wakita, Oklahoma, USA, at age 74.

                 iv.  EMORY ADAM (#75439) was born in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA 15 March 1873. EMORY died 3 August 1873 at age unknown.

                  v.  JESSE JEROME (#75440) was born in Tipton, Missouri, USA 16 July 1875. JESSE died 21 January 1942 in Wakita, Oklahoma, USA, at age 66.

          1080 vi.  ELIZABETH ANN was born 26 August 1877

                vii.  WALTER LEWIS (#75442) was born in Reno County, Kansas, USA 25 October 1879. WALTER died 15 April 1957 in Wakita, Oklahoma, USA, at age 77.

                viii.  IRA LUTMAN (#75443) was born in Kansas, USA 21 October 1883. IRA died 13 November 1891 in Haven, Kansas, USA, at age 8.

                 ix.  ELMER ELLSWORTH (#75444) was born in Haven, Kansas, USA 31 July 1889. ELMER died 11 November 1891 in Haven, Kansas, USA, at age 2.

  471. SAMUEL MILLER⁸ LUTMAN (SAMUEL⁷, CATHERINE⁶ GORGAS, BENJAMIN⁵, ZYTIAN (SYTJE)⁴ RITTENHOUSE, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#75460) was born in Perry County, PA, USA 22 December 1831. SAMUEL died 23 February 1887 in Columbus, Franklin Co. Ohio, at age 55. His body was interred after 23 February 1887 in Greenlawn Cem. Columbus, OH.

       He married RACHEL STROUP 7 February 1854 in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA. (RACHEL STROUP is #75466.) RACHEL died 1902 at age unknown.

            SAMUEL MILLER LUTMAN and RACHEL STROUP had the following children:

                   i.  MAY⁹ (#75467). MAY died 1870 at age unknown.

                  ii.  GEORGE C. (#75468).

                 iii.  GREGORY (#75469).

  472. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN⁸ LUTMAN (SAMUEL⁷, CATHERINE⁶ GORGAS, BENJAMIN⁵, ZYTIAN (SYTJE)⁴ RITTENHOUSE, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#75462) was born in Markleville, Perry Co. PA 17 May 1836. BENJAMIN died 15 November 1924 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA, at age 88. His body was interred after 15 November 1924 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA.

       He married CORDELIA LUCETTA LINDLEY 29 September 1867 in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA. (CORDELIA LUCETTA LINDLEY is #75471.) CORDELIA was born 10 December 1851 in Camden Co. Missouri, USA. CORDELIA died 26 March 1931 at age 79.

       BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LUTMAN went to Pleasant Grove, Des Moines County, Iowa in 1851 with his parents. They left from Newport, PA by packet boat. Finally they settled in Missouri in 1856. He taught school in his younger days. When Civil war broke out he enlisted in Co. L 43rd regiment Missouri Militia. and was relieved on April 1, 1863. In December, 1863, he enlisted as a quartermaster sergeant in the 12th cavalry regiment of Missouri Volunteers and served until he was mustered out on April 9th, 1866.

       He was sheriff of Morgan County in 1867. After this he farmed in Morgan County Missouri until he traded his farm for one in Cole County Missouri, three miles west of Brazito and continued farming for eight years. Following this he moved to Jefferson City, Missouri and resided there until his death except for two or three years spent in South Dakota.

       In 1902 he made a trip to his county of birth and this account is in the paper, probably Perry County Democrat dated 11/18/1902. He was on his way home from the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Washington, D.C.

       There is a fine picture of him in his Civil War uniform and the uniform and regalia are preserved at the State Capitol of Missouri, in Jefferson City.

SOURCE of INFORMATION

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/u/t/George-B-Lutman/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0063.html

            BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LUTMAN and CORDELIA LUCETTA LINDLEY had the following children:

                   i.  HARRY BERDINE⁹ (#75472) was born in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA 28 December 1868. HARRY died 1 August 1870 in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA, at age 1.

          1081 ii.  ANNIE LEOTA was born 14 June 1873

                 iii.  ROY FRANKLIN (#75474) was born in Cole Co. Missouri, USA 6 August 1881. ROY died 7 March 1882 in Cole Co. Missouri, USA, at age unknown.

  473. LUCINDA⁸ LUTMAN (SAMUEL⁷, CATHERINE⁶ GORGAS, BENJAMIN⁵, ZYTIAN (SYTJE)⁴ RITTENHOUSE, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#75464) was born in Perry County, PA, USA 4 August 1840.

       She married JIM DANIEL date unknown. (JIM DANIEL is #75494.)

            LUCINDA LUTMAN and JIM DANIEL had the following child:

                   i.  CAPITOLA⁹ (#75495).

  474. MARY EVE⁸ LUTMAN (SAMUEL⁷, CATHERINE⁶ GORGAS, BENJAMIN⁵, ZYTIAN (SYTJE)⁴ RITTENHOUSE, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#75424) was born in Markleville, Perry Co. PA 1 May 1845. MARY died 4 April 1921 in Kincaid, Kansas, USA, at age 75.

       She married twice. She married JOHN H. MURRAY 3 November 1867. (JOHN H. MURRAY is #75496.) JOHN was born 22 May 1842 in Morgan Co. Missouri, USA. JOHN died 30 September 1868 at age 26. She married BENJAMIN REIBER 27 July 1871 in Varsailles, Missouri, USA. (BENJAMIN REIBER is #75423.) BENJAMIN was born 11 October 1845 in Landisburg, PA, USA.

            MARY EVE LUTMAN and BENJAMIN REIBER had the following child:

      1082      i.  MABEL⁹ was born 29 May 1886

  475. GEORGE RAZER⁸ RITTENHOUSE (NICHOLAS DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#24620) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA. GEORGE died before 02 July 1890 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co. MD, at age unknown.

       He married TOBITHA F. POTTS date unknown. (TOBITHA F. POTTS is #25041.) TOBITHA was the daughter of WILLIAM POTTS and ANN. TOBITHA died 04 June 1885 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co. MD, at age unknown.

       TABITHA F. POTTS, wife of GEORGE R. RITTENHOUSE made her Will on 24 March 1885 and died on 4 June 1885. She bequeathed $2,000 to each of her children, GRACE, MAY, KATE, MARTHA and WILLIAM P. RITTENHOUSE. Martha and William were under the age of 25 yers so their share was not to be paid to them until they reached 25 year old but they could have the interest from their share of the capital. All the residue and all personal property was bequeathed to her husband GEORGE R. RITTENHOUSE and he was appointed the Executor. There is no inventory with the file so we can't tell the value of the estate

       A copy of this file is held by the Montgomery County Archive in Norristown, Pa. even though the Will was filed in Baltimore, Maryland, It is File RW 5673.

       GEORGE RAZER RITTENHOUSE wrote his Will on14 January 1887 but it wasn't being probated until 2 July 1890, so he must have died during that time period. His wife TABATHA POTTS had predeceased him dying in 1885. They lived at # 1316 Lexington Street in Baltimore, Maryland.

       He asked his daughter ANNE G. RITTENHOUSE to keep his property together for at least 3 years in order to maintain a home for the other children who were younger than ANNE. This request would also include the stables on Bethany Lane and all the household furniture. When the property was finally sold, the proceeds were bequeathed as follow. Daughter KATE POTTS RITTENHOUSE was to receive $500. The balance was to be divided equally among the 5 children, ANNE G., KATE P., MAY, MARTHA W. and WILLIAM P. RITTENHOUSE. As WILLIAM was a minor, ANNE was to invest his share until he became of age.

       GEORGE asked that only enough of his stocks and bonds be sold to look after debts and funeral expenses. They were to be divided as equally as possible among the 5 children. The daughter ANNE was appointed Executrix of the estate but in case of her death before his own, then daughter KATE would be the Executrix.

       His brother NICHOLAS RITTENHOUSE and step-brother VAN BRANT RITTENHOUSE were witnesses to the Will along with Henry Garey.

       The Will is # RW5339 and is held by the Montgomery County Archives in Norristown, Pa.

            GEORGE RAZER RITTENHOUSE and TOBITHA F. POTTS had the following children:

                   i.  KATE⁹ (#25197). KATE died young at age unknown.

                  ii.  ANNE GRACE (#25198).

                 iii.  MAY (#25199).

                 iv.  KATE POTTS (#25200). She married FRANK NIXON date unknown. (FRANK NIXON is #36625.) FRANK was the son of THOMAS NIXON and SARAH MURPHY.

                  v.  MARTHA W. (#25202).

                 vi.  WILLIAM POTTS (#25203).

  476. JAMES⁸ RITTENHOUSE (NICHOLAS DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#24616) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 1803. JAMES died before 23 July 1862 in Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pa., at age 59.

       He married LUCINDA TREXLER date unknown. (LUCINDA TREXLER is #25031.) LUCINDA was born 1809. LUCINDA was the daughter of REUBEN TREXLER and ANNA LESHER. LUCINDA died 04 January 1887 in Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pa., at age 77.

       LUCINDA TREXLER, widow of JAMES RITTENHOUSE, was living in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pa. in 1870. Her daughter ANNIE, age 26, was living with her. LUCINDA had a very large evaluation of her real estate at $40,000 and personal property which would include investments at $121,700. Shown in Montgomery County 1870 census Roll 1378 Book 1 Page 322.

       LUCINDA TREXLER made her Will on 18 October 1876 but did not actually die until 4 January 1887. She appointed her daughter ANNIE and husband MILLER EVANS as Executors of the estate. She bequeathed $700 to the Church of the Transfiguration and $300 to the Pottstown Cemetery Company for the care of her cemetery plot. She bequeathed the bank stock in the National Bank of Pottstown to her granddaughter LUCIE R. EVANS. All the residue of the estate was to go to her daughter ANNIE R. EVANS.

       There is no distribution shown in these files so it is not possible to tell the value of this bequest but we know it must have been considerable from the information shown earlier. LUCINDA TREXLER RITTENHOUSE had 4 other children, KATE, CAROLINE, HORATIO and CARRIE. They are absent from their mother's Will which is curious unless there had been some breakup of family relations.

       This Will is file RW 5524 and is held by the Montgomery County Archives in Norristown, Pa.

       SOURCE of INFORMATION

HISTORY of the RITTENHOUSE FAMILY by Daniel K. Kolb published 1894 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. This is one of the several books and pamphlets published by Daniel K. Kolb.

       JAMES RITTENHOUSE was living in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pa. in 1860. His wife is LUCINDA TREXLER, age 50 and they have 1 daughter, ANNIA L. age 16 who was born in Maryland, USA. There is no occupation shown for JAMES but his holdings in real estate are valued at $99,400. and personal goods at $5,300. This is a huge fortune in 1860 but there is no mistake as after his death his widow passes on even more to the daughter ANNIE L. RITTENHOUSE. Found in Montgomery County 1860 Census Roll 1144 Book 1 Page 789.

       An explanation for the large holdings of JAMES RITTENHOUSE is contained in the probate of his estate after he died in 1862, He had owned 224 acres of land in Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pa. He had a house (messuage) but also owned the Glasgow Forge. This term was used for the smelting of a commercial iron mine and not just a blacksmith forge.

       JAMES RITTENHOUSE wrote his Will on 12 July 1862 and it was probated on 23 July 1862 so his actual death must have been between those dates. He left his entire estate to his wife LUCINDA TREXLER, for her use during the rest of her natural life. On her decease it was to go to their daughter ANNIE L. RITTENHOUSE. Evidently the daughter was not yet of age as the Will stipulated that if she should die without issue, then the residue of the estate should be divided into 4 equal shares. One share should go to CAROLINE SCHALL, wife of WILLIAM SCHALL. what relation these were to JAMES RITTENHOUSE, we don't know. The other 3 shares were to be divided equally between the children of the bothers of JAMES. These were NICHOLAS, GEORGE and MARTIN.

       JAMES directed his Executors to sell at public auction any part of the estate sufficient to pay off his debts. JAMES HILTON purchased part of this property for $18,000 at the auction. He appointed his wife LUCINDA guardian of their daughter ANNIE L. RITTENHOUSE. The Executors he appointed were his wife LUCINDA, his brother NICHOLAS and ALEXANDER VAN BUSKIN.

       They returned an inventory of $30,571.04 on 28 October 1865. However there was a $2772 mortgage to be paid off plus $841.38 of expenses.

       The files are Orphan's Court OC 15,616 and Will File RW 5463 and they are held by the Montgomery County Archives in Norristown, Pa.

            JAMES RITTENHOUSE and LUCINDA TREXLER had the following children:

                   i.  HORATIO⁹ (#25167).

                  ii.  KATE (#25168).

                 iii.  CARRIE (#25169).

                 iv.  CAROLINE (#25170).

          1083 v.  ANNIE EVANS was born 1844

  477. NICHOLAS⁸ RITTENHOUSE (NICHOLAS DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#24617) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 20 October 1806. NICHOLAS died 18 July 1890 in Germantown, Phil. Co. PA, USA, at age 83. His body was interred after 18 July 1890 in Germantown Mennonite Cem. PA.

       He married SARAH WAGER POTTS 1836. (SARAH WAGER POTTS is #24623.) SARAH was born 26 July 1813. SARAH was the daughter of WILLIAM POTTS and ANN. SARAH died 25 February 1855 in Germantown, Phil. Co. PA, USA, at age 41. Her body was interred after 25 February 1855 in Germantown Mennonite Cem. PA.

       NICHOLAS RITTENHOUSE went into business with his father NICHOLAS and his brother MARTIN at Grove Mills on the Wissahickon Creek where he learned the flour milling trade. In 1857 the old mill was razed and a new woolen mill built.

       The 1860 Census identifies this area as Philadlphia Ward 21. NICHOLAS, age 52 is shown as a miller with large holdings. The mill and land was valued at $39,000 and personal goods at $18,600. His wife SARAH POTTS had died in 1855 but 5 of his children were still living with him. ENOCH W. age 20, ANNA S. 18, MARTHA P. 16, NICHOLAS M. 14 and ELIZABETH age 12. The ENOCH W. mentioned above is the second son of that same name. The first ENOCH W. died in 1839, just 14 months old.

       The 1870 census for Philadelphia County shows NICHOLAS (NICK) RITTENHOUSE living alone with his daughter ANNA age 27. His wife SARAH POTTS died in 1854.. His real estate was valued at $65,000 so it must have included the mill mentioned above. His personal property was also extensive and was valued at $30,000 Census Roll 1409 Book 1 page 436.

       Obituary of NICHOLAS RITTENHOUSE

       Nicholas Rittenhouse was well known throughout the Twenty-first and Twenty-second wards; died Friday morning at his residence, on Ridge Avenue above Jefferson Street, Roxborough, in his 84th year. His death is ascribed to heart trouble and dropsy, with which he had been ailing for some time past. Mr. Rittenhouse was a descendant of one of the oldest American families, his ancestors coming from Holland. They may have made a short stay at New York, then called New Amsterdam, and came to Pennsylvania afterwards and settled at Germantown in 1688. They. were William, two sons and a daughter. Nicholas Rittenhouse, the deceased, was born at the old homestead near the Wissahickon, October 20, 1806, received his education in the Germantown Academy, to the building of which his grandfather, Martin, contributed. He subsequently learned the business of miller with his father, and from 1828 to 1857 carried on the flour business at the mill known as Grove Mills, on the Wissahickon, with his brother, Martin, under the firm name of Martin & N. Rittenhouse. In 1857 he razed the old mill and erected on its site a woolen mill, which was subsequently torn down by the Fairmount Park Commission.

       Deceased was for many years a member of the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Germantown, and of the Mutual Fire Association of Germantown. He was a Presidential Elector for General W. H. Harrison in 1840, and was one of a committee of citizens who received President Lincoln on his visit to Philadelphia after his election in 1860. The deceased is the last of his generation in his family, his brother George B., having died in Baltimore several weeks ago. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon. Burial services of a very impressive character were held at his late home before the funeral procession moved. Rev. J. Wallace Kirk, of the Roxborough. Presbyterian Church, and Rev. J. W. Willmuth, of the Baptist Church, officiated. The remains were interred in the Mennonite Cemetery, on Main Street, Germantown.

       The pallbearers were William Conway, Joseph Fogg, Walter Conway and William O'Brian. Children: Enoch lst, Enoch 2d, Anna, Martha, Elizabeth, William, Nicholas, Mary and Sallie. Germantown Telegraph.

       SOURCE of INFORMATION

HISTORY of the RITTENHOUSE FAMILY by Daniel K. Kolb published 1894 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. This is one of the several books and pamphlets published by Daniel K. Kolb.

            NICHOLAS RITTENHOUSE and SARAH WAGER POTTS had the following children:

                   i.  MARY POTTS⁹ (#25177) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA. MARY died 1891 in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA, at age unknown.

                  ii.  SALLIE (#25178) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA.

                 iii.  ENOCH W. (#25171) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 16 August 1838. ENOCH died 23 October 1839 in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA, at age 1. His body was interred after 23 October 1839 in Germantown Mennonite Cem. PA.

                 iv.  ENOCH WAGER (#24624) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 20 January 1840. ENOCH died 14 March 1877 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co. MD, at age 37. His body was interred after 14 March 1877 in Germantown Mennonite Cem. PA.

                  v.  ANNA SOPHIA (#24625) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 01 May 1841. ANNA died 01 June 1872 in Germantown, Phil. Co. PA, USA, at age 31. Her body was interred after 01 March 1872 in Germantown Mennonite Cem. PA.

                            In 1860 ANNA (ANNIE) SOPHIA RITTENHOUSE was working as a domestic in Philadelphia, Ward 22. She was living with the John Legard family. He was a saddler so this may have been a hotel where she was working. Found in Philadelphia 1860 Census Roll 1173 Book 1 Page 402.

          1084 vi.  MARTHA POTTS was born CA 1843

                vii.  WILLIAM POTTS (#24627) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 24 April 1844. WILLIAM died 27 January 1845 in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA, at age unknown. His body was interred after 27 January 1845 in Germantown Mennonite Cem. PA.

          1085 viii. NICHOLAS M. was born 24 April 1844

          1086 ix.  ELIZABETH was born 1846

  478. CHARLES⁸ RITTENHOUSE (NICHOLAS DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#24618) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 31 May 1808. CHARLES died 06 August 1872 in Maryland, USA, at age 64.

       He married AMELIA VAN BUSKIRK CA 1833 Pennsylvania, USA. (AMELIA VAN BUSKIRK is #25035.) AMELIA was born 1814 Pennsylvania, USA. AMELIA was the daughter of GEORGE VAN BUSKIRK.

       CHARLES RITTENHOUSE, age 51 in 1860, was a farmer near Little Gunpowder, Baltimore County, Maryland. His farm was very extensive as it was assessed at $15,000 and his personal goods at $1,500. His wife was AMELIA VAN BUSKIRK and they had married in Pennsylvania and had lived there about 9 years before moving to Maryland. The children still living with them at this date were SARAH 23, CORNELIA 20, BRANT 18, SOPHIA 15, GEORGE 13, ANNA 11 and JAMES 9. The last four had been born in Maryland. Baltimore County, 1860 Census Roll 469 Book 2 Page 235.

            CHARLES RITTENHOUSE and AMELIA VAN BUSKIRK had the following children:

                   i.  ALEXANDER⁹ (#36602) was born Pennsylvania, USA.

                  ii.  MARY (#25179) was born Pennsylvania, USA 1834.

                 iii.  SARAH (#25180) was born Pennsylvania, USA 01 February 1836.

                 iv.  ELIZABETH (#25181) was born Pennsylvania, USA 22 November 1837. ELIZABETH died young Pennsylvania, USA, at age unknown.

                  v.  CHARLES (#25037) was born in Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pa. CA 1838.

                 vi.  CORNELIA (#25182) was born Pennsylvania, USA 02 November 1839. She married PETER L. SMITH date unknown. (PETER L. SMITH is #25183.)

          1087 vii. VAN BRANDT was born 01 April 1842

          1088 viii. SOPHIA was born 20 August 1845

          1089 ix.  GEORGE N. was born 01 September 1847

                  x.  ANNA RODA (#25193) was born in Little Gunpowder, Maryland, USA 23 November 1848.

          1090 xi.  JAMES was born 20 November 1850

                xii.  MARTIN ALEXANDER (#25196) was born in Little Gunpowder, Maryland, USA 1853. MARTIN died Died young in Little Gunpowder, Maryland, USA, at age unknown.

  479. JOSIAH⁸ RITTENHOUSE (NICHOLAS DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#24619) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA December 1809. JOSIAH died 24 February 1848 in Germantown, Phil. Co. PA, USA, at age 38. His body was interred after 24 February 1848 in Germantown Mennonite Cem. PA.

       He married SARAH M. CHESNEY before 1835. (SARAH M. CHESNEY is #25038.) SARAH was born 1813. She married UNKNOWN MCBURNEY date unknown. SARAH died after 1860 at age unknown.

            JOSIAH RITTENHOUSE and SARAH M. CHESNEY had the following children:

                   i.  NICHOLAS⁹ (#25040). NICHOLAS died after 21 April 1858 in Line Lexington, Bucks Co. Pa., at age unknown.

                            NICHOLAS RITTENHOUSE resided and farmed near Line Lexington, Bucks County, Pa. He never married. He wrote his Will on 21 April 1858. He stipulated that his Executor was to pocure suitable head and foot stones for his father's grave. His father was JOSIAH RITTENHOUSE and his mother was SARAH CHESNEY. He bequeathed $1,000 to CATHARINE DOUGHERTY who had been living with his grandfather's family at the time of his death. His grandfather was NICHOLAS DETWEILER RITTENHOUSE. He directed that all his real estate be sold and the residue of his estate was to be divided between DANIEL UMSTEAD and JOSIAH R. UMSTEAD, both sons of WILLIAM and his wife MARIA. NICHOLAS appointed FRANCIS HARTMAN and OLIVER FRICK as the Executors.

                            All that should have been simple enough but on 9 November 1858, his mother SARAH CHESNEY (remarried to an UNKNOWN McBURNEY after the father JOSIAH died), filed a Caveat with the Court to claim the Will as not being valid and to block any Administration Papers to distribute the estate.

                            She based this Caveat on 5 points and it was accepted by the Court for investigation on 18 December 1858. Here is the complete Caveat.

1. Because the decedent at the time of his death was domiciled in Philadelphia County and not in Bucks County. (where the Will had been filed.)

2. Because the principal parts of the goods and estate of the decedent was at the time of his death, and still is, in Philadelphia County.

3. Because the alleged execution of the said paper was induced and procured by undue and improper influence.

4. Because at the time of the alleged execution of the said paper, the said decedent was not mentally competent to execute a valid will.

5 Because the said paper is not the last Will and Testament of the said Nicholas Rittenhouse.

                            The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas heard all the witnesses and filed their ruling on 1 January 1859. The witnesses included doctors, friends and neighbours and the testimony filled about 20 pages. Their verdict on the first 2 points of the Caveat was to refute the statements that NICHOLAS RITTENHOUSE had been living in Philadelphia and had his goods there at the time of his death. This meant the filing of the Will in Bucks County was correct and therefore the Philadelphia Court turned everything over to the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas to decide whether the Will was authentic.

                            Once this was admitted to the Bucks County Court, the original filing in this jurisdiction was then legal as originally filed and the roles were reversed. The original Executors, FRANCIS HARTMAN and OLIVER FRICK, were considered the plaintiff and SARAH CHESNEY, the defendant. Once again there were many witnesses called and filled many pages of Administration Papers. In the Court hearing on 8 May 1860 it went before a jury of "12 good men and true". and the final decision was that the Will was authentic and therefore the original Executors of FRANCIS HARTMAN and OLIVER FRICK were told to proceed with administering the estate and file a final inventory

                            Part of the estate comprised the legal right NICHOLS had in the estate of his grandfather NICHOLAS DETWEILER RITTENHOUSE who had died the year before. This amounted to $4,000. The proceeds on the sale of the house in Line Lexington were $3,000. The total value of the estate was $13,218.55. However there were debts of $1,062.84 to be paid out of this. As the Will was declared perfectly legal, SARAH CHESNEY, his mother, did not receive any proceeds whatsoever from the estate. We will never know what caused this family dispute in the first place.

                            This huge and complicated file is Will #10,368, Will Book 15, Page105 and is held by the Bucks County Archives in Doylestown, Pa.

                            SOURCE of some of the INFORMATION

                      KOLB, KULP or CULP FAMILY by Daniel Kolb Cassel, published in 1895 by Norman R. Wills Publishing, Norristown, Pa. A reprint of this book is in my library.

                  ii.  EMMA M. (#25039) was born in Germantown, Phil. Co. PA, USA 09 April 1835. EMMA died 10 January 1858 in Germantown, Phil. Co. PA, USA, at age 22. Her body was interred after 10 January 1858 in Germantown Mennonite Cem. PA.

                            EMMA RITTENHOUSE died at the very early age of 21. She was a teacher at the Moravian School at Bethlehem, Pa.

                 iii.  THOMAS (#31347) was born in Germantown, Phil. Co. PA, USA 1837.

                            In 1860 THOMAS RITTENHOUSE was living in Ward 22 Philadelphia, Pa. By this date Ward 22 took in part of Germantown. He was a building painter by trade. His real estate was valued at $1,000 and personal goods at $200. His mother SARAH CHESNEY, age 47, along with his brothers and sisters were all living at the same adress so the property may have actually belonged to his deceased father JOSIAH RITTENHOUSE. Found in Philadelphia 1860 Census Roll 1173 Book 1 Page414.

                 iv.  MARY (#31349) was born in Germantown, Phil. Co. PA, USA 1843.

                  v.  ELIZABETH (#31348) was born in Germantown, Phil. Co. PA, USA 1846.

                 vi.  SARAH (#31350) was born in Germantown, Phil. Co. PA, USA 1848.

  480. MARTIN BRANDT⁸ RITTENHOUSE (NICHOLAS DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#24615) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 1799. MARTIN died 29 October 1863 in Germantown, Phil. Co. PA, USA, at age 64.

       He married EMELINE H. REINER 10 June 1862 in Germantown, Phil. Co. PA, USA. (EMELINE H. REINER is #25029.) EMELINE was born 1828 Pennsylvania, USA. EMELINE was the daughter of PHILIP REINER and SARAH RITTENHOUSE.

       MARTIN BRANDT RITTENHOUSE was a miller in Philadelphia ward 21 in 1860. His holdings were quite extensive, with the property valued at $5,000 and personal goods and chattels at $15,000. Living with him is CATHERINE DOUGHTY, age 24, acting as housekeeper. It appears that the sister of CATHERINE, MARY ANN DOUGHTY, age 20 is hired as a servant. Her 2 year old son JAMES DOUGHTY is also living with them. All this is found in the Philadelphia 1860 Census Roll 1172 Book 1 Page 657.

       MARTIN, at the age of 63 married EMELINE H. REINER on 10 June 1862 They had a daughter MARTINE RITTENHOUSE born in 1863 but then MARTIN RITTENHOUSE died in 29 October 1963.

       In 1870 EMELINE REINER, age 42 and widow of MARTIN BRANDT RITTENHOUSE, was living in the 22nd Ward, Philadelphia City, Pa. With her was her young daughter MARTINE SARAH age 7. Her real estate was valued at $3,000 and personal goods at $4,000. Shown in the Philadelphia City, 1870 census Roll 1408 Book 1 Page 107.

            MARTIN BRANDT RITTENHOUSE and EMELINE H. REINER had the following child:

                   i.  MARTINE SARAH⁹ (#25030) was born in Germantown, Phil. Co. PA, USA 1863.

  481. SUSAN⁸ RITTENHOUSE (JOSEPH DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25026) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA. SUSAN died 30 July 1879 in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA, at age unknown. Her body was interred after 30 July 1879 in Levering Cem. Germantown, Pa..

       She married SILAS GILBERT LEVERING date unknown. (SILAS GILBERT LEVERING is #25027.) SILAS was born 18 December 1796 in Manyunk, Phil. Co. Pa. USA. SILAS died 29 March 1857 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co. MD, at age 60. His body was interred after 29 March 1857 in Levering Cem. Germantown, Pa..

            SUSAN RITTENHOUSE and SILAS GILBERT LEVERING had the following child:

                   i.  ALEXANDER RITTENHOUSE⁹ (#25028) was born in Manyunk, Phil. Co. Pa. USA.

  482. ARNOLD⁸ UMSTED (ELIZABETH⁷ RITTENHOUSE, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25044) birth date unknown.

       He married JULIA BETTINGER date unknown. (JULIA BETTINGER is #25045.)

            ARNOLD UMSTED and JULIA BETTINGER had the following children:

                   i.  ELIZABETH⁹ (#36607). She married EDWARD JEFFRIES date unknown. (EDWARD JEFFRIES is #36674.)

          1091 ii.  SARAH.

                 iii.  MARY ANN (#36609). She married GEORGE FULMER date unknown. (GEORGE FULMER is #36677.)

          1092 iv.  THOMAS.

                  v.  ELLEN (#36612). She married ROBERT JENKINS date unknown. (ROBERT JENKINS is #36679.)

                 vi.  JOSEPH (#36613).

                vii.  CHARLES (#36614).

                viii.  ARNOLD (#36615).

          1093 ix.  JULIA.

  483. CATHARINE⁸ UMSTED (ELIZABETH⁷ RITTENHOUSE, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25046) birth date unknown.

       She married FRANCIS HARTMAN date unknown. (FRANCIS HARTMAN is #25047.)

            CATHARINE UMSTED and FRANCIS HARTMAN had the following children:

      1094      i.  ELIZABETH⁹.

          1095 ii.  JOSEPH.

                 iii.  KATE (#36619). She married HARVEY STONEBACK 1894. (HARVEY STONEBACK is #36693.)

  484. WILLIAM⁸ UMSTED (ELIZABETH⁷ RITTENHOUSE, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25043) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 18 January 1800. WILLIAM died 1886 at age 86.

       He married MARIA RITTENHOUSE 07 January 1827. (MARIA RITTENHOUSE is #25042.) MARIA was born 06 April 1803 in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA. MARIA was the daughter of DANIEL CONRAD RITTENHOUSE and SARAH ROBERTS. MARIA died 25 February 1871 at age 67.

            WILLIAM UMSTED and MARIA RITTENHOUSE had the following children:

       628      i.  DANIEL RITTENHOUSE⁸ was born 8 November 1827

          629   ii.  THOMAS RITTENHOUSE was born 20 August 1829

          630  iii.  JOSIAH RITTENHOUSE was born 5 September 1831

          631  iv.  AMANDA was born 25 October 1833

          632   v.  ANGELINE was born 25 January 1836

          633  vi.  WILLIAM W. was born 4 July 1838

                vii.  ELMIRA (#36604) was born 10 July 1841.

          634 viii.  MORRIS was born 25 December 1843

                 ix.  SARAH (#36605) was born 27 February 1850. SARAH died 8 February 1851 at age unknown.

  485. HENRY REINER⁸ RITTENHOUSE (JACOB DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25048) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 27 August 1807. HENRY died 04 September 1878 in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA, at age 71.

       He married twice. He married UNKNOWN WISMER date unknown. (UNKNOWN WISMER is #25049.) He married SARAH RAUDENBUSH date unknown. (SARAH RAUDENBUSH is #25050.) SARAH was born 1807. SARAH died 18 May 1887 in L. Prov. Twp. Montgomery Co. PA, at age 79.

       SARAH RAUDENBUSH, widow of HENRY REINER RITTENHOUSE, made her will on 26 May 1881 but her actual death wasn't until 18 May 1887. In her Will she bequeathed $100 to her grandson HENRY R. RITTENHOUSE, the son of CHARLES RITTENHOUSE. She left $100 to St. Luke's Reformed Church in Trappe, Montgomery County, Pa. All the residue of her estate was left to "my beloved friend HARRIET RAMBO, wife of MILTON RAMBO of Lower Providence Township," She appointed Daniel Latshaw of Royersford, as Executor of her estate. The Witnesses were Edward Claver and John Treistach.

       The Executor Daniel Latshaw died so SARAH appointed Milton Rambo as Executor. in a codicil she filed on 27 January 1887. When he filed an inventory return on 9 July 1887, the estate was valued at $2.299.58. However by the time debts and expenses were deducted, the net estate was $1.699.58. By this date there was an Estate Tax in effect. This amounted to $84.98.

       This Will file is RW 35654 and is held by the Montgomery County Archives in Norristown, Pa.

       HENRY REINER RITTENHOUSE, on 10 April 1841, filed a petition with the Orphan's Court to have a guardian appointed for their 2 minor children under the age of 14 years. They were CHARLES AUGUSTUS RITTENHOUSE and MARY MAGDALENE RITTENHOUSE. Orphan's Court File OC 15,124.

       The above may have happened after the death of HENRY's first wife whose family name is possibly confused. Daniel Kolb Cassel in his book published in 1894 titled the Rittenhouse Family, states "these two children Mary M. and Charles A. were by the first wife, Miss Wismer Rittenhouse." It is impossible to tell whether he meant Rittenhouse as her maiden name or her married name.

       HENRY REINER RITTENHOUSE was farming in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. in 1850. His farm was appraised at $5,000. With him was his wife SARAH RAUDENBUSH and the 2 children, MARY 18 and CHARLES 16 who were children of his first wife. Found in Montgomery County 1850 Census Roll 799 Book 1 Page 294.

       HENRY, age 52, was still farming in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. in 1860. His wife SARAH RAUDENBUSH, age 57, as well as 2 girls are living on the farm. One is HENRIETTA BROWER (?) age 16 and the other is ELIZABETH DEEM (?) age 18 but we don't know their relationship. The 2 children CHARLES and MARY had evidently left home. Found in Montgomery County 1860 Census Roll 1145 Book 1 page 607.

       By 1870 HENRY and his wife SARAH were still farming in the same location. The 1877 Montgomery County Historical Atlas shows their farm just south of Freeland. Their farm is valued at $15,000 and their personal goods at $5,000. So in the 20 years they had enlarged and improved their property extensively. They needed 3 hired hands to help on the farm. Found in Montgomery County 1870 Census Roll 1379 Book 1 Page 378.

       HENRY REINER RITTENHOUSE wrote his will on 22 July 1878 and died 7 weeks later on 14 September 1878. He bequeathed to his wife, SARAH RAUDENBUSH, all the household furnishings she needed and also $300 in cash.. He then directed his Executors to place $6,000 in a trust fund, with the interest being paid to SARAH. He left $500 to HARRIET RAMBO, wife of MILTON RAMBO.

       To equalize the amounts going to his children, he left $1.200 to his daughter MARY, wife of ABEL THOMAS. The balance of his estate was to be invested in a trust fund, with the interest being paid to his son CHARLES for the balance of his natural life. Evidently he didn't entirely trust CHARLES to use this money wisely. He had a clause stating that if CHARLES did not use the money for the benefit of his family, the Executors were to pay the interest directly to CHARLES wife. He appointed his son-in-law ABEL THOMAS and HENRY W. KRATZ as Executors.

       By law at that date a widow was entitled to choose $300 value from her husband's goods, before the distribution of the estate. SARAH did this and on 2 June 1879 listed what she would keep. These lists are interesting as they disclose what was important to a housewife, such as the kitchen equipment, beds, cupboards and carpets. But in the case of SARAH she also kept 2 swarms of bees.

       When the Executors took the inventory on 2 October 1878, the value was $28,878.80.This included 40 acres of mill property in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. valued at $4,800. Also the 100 acre farm in the same township, valued at $12,000. So the widow, SARAH, and son CHARLES, would receive the interest from the trust funds. SARAH died in 1887. CHARLES married MARY CROLL and they had 5 children so presumably if the Executors thought he was spending his money wisely for his family, CHARLES would continue to receive the interest from his father's estate until he himself died.

       However from other Orphan's Court documents. File OC #16,062, settling the estate of ABEL THOMAS, husband of MARY RITTENHOUSE, it mentions a dower right of SARAH, widow of HENRY R. RITTENHOUSE, of Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. We know that SARAH was to receive the interest of a dower charge of $3,333.33. This point had arisen because Abel Thomas had left land to his daughter Matilda Thomas Culp and this dower charge had not been cleared by the Courts and was therefore still outstanding. The auditor for the Thomas estate declared it would have to be paid before the estate could be settled.

       The files for HENRY REINER RITTENHOUSE are Will RW #5361 and Orphan's Court File OC #15,385. They are both held by the Montgomery County Archives in Norristown, Pa.

            HENRY REINER RITTENHOUSE and UNKNOWN WISMER had the following children:

      1096      i.  MARY MAGDALENE⁹ was born 1831

          1097 ii.  CHARLES AUGUSTUS was born 1832

  486. DAVID REINER⁸ RITTENHOUSE (JACOB DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25051) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 17 January 1809. DAVID died 06 October 1876 in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA, at age 67.

       He married twice. He married ANN JOHNSON date unknown. (ANN JOHNSON is #25052.) ANN was born 1833. ANN died 18 April 1919 in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA, at age 85.

       DAVID RITTENHOUSE was dead by the time of the 1880 census for Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. It shows ANN RAUDENBUSH, his widow, running the farm with the help of her children. The location was explained in the biographical notes for DAVID. The children were MARY 22, HENRY 15, DAVID 13, EMMA 12, JACOB 10 and SAMUEL 6 born less than 2 years before his father DAVID died. Found in Montgomery County 1880 census Roll 1159 Book 1 Page 164.

       There are very seldom any dates on the Petitions to the Court to appoint guardians for minor children. However in this case the ages of the children are mentioned so we can figure it was made in 1878/9, The petition was made by their mother ANN RAUDENBUSH for DAVID 12, EMMA 10, JACOB 8 and SAMUEL 3 years old. As usual in these petitions they ask the Court to appoint a guardian to protect their interests. They are all minor children under the age of 14 so the surviving parent has to make the petition. Orphan's Court File OC #15,100.

       By 1900 ANN was running this very large farm and all the children were still with her. Amazingly none of them have married and yet MARY is 43, HENRY 35, DAVID 33, JACOB 30 and SAMUEL 26. Found in Montgomery county 1900 census Roll 1444 Book 2 Page 245.

       In 1910 ANN was still operating the farm in Upper Providence Township. Her son JACOB was married to STELLA in 1902 so he was no longer around to help. However 4 of ANN's adult children were still living with her. But with JACOB gone it became necessary to hire a farm helper and this was George Harris. It shows on the 1900 and 1910 census that ANN and David Rittenhouse had another 3 children who died either at childbirth or very young as they were not named on any census. Found on Montgomery County 1910 census Roll 1380 Book 1 Page 25.

       ANN RAUDENBUSH, widow of DAVID RITTENHOUSE, died Intestate on 18 April 1918. As mentioned above she still owned a very large farm as well as some investments. Two of her sons, HENRY and DAVID, were appointed as Administrators of the estate. They filed an inventory on 3 July 1919, totalling $23,832.68. Of this amount $9900 covered the valuation of a farm propery ANN had purchased in 1897. It was 97 acres in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pa.

       By this date the government had legislated Inheritance Tax. The appraisers for the government immediately filed an appeal stating the valuation for tax purposes should have been $23,853.88 and NOT $7,950.89 as the Administrators had filed. The Orphan's Court appointed an appraiser of their own and filed a petition on 3 September 1919 with the Court, pointing out all the mistakes the Administrators had made in their appraisal. Some of this centred around the property in Limerick which the Administrators had ignored in their original filing.

       That was the beginning of a long legal battle. JACOB, one of the sons and a legatee, asked the Court to release whatever they thought fair and he would settle for that amount as his share. He wanted to buy a house and needed the money to do that. In the end the Judge of the 38th Pennsylvania Judicial District ruled the government had no right to appeal in the first place and dismissed the case. There is no final distribution detail in this file so we don't know what amount each of the children received. All living children would have an equal right to share in the estate.

       These huge files are RW # 33,837 and OC #32,231. They are both held by the Montgomery County Archives in Norristown, Pa.

       He married ANN RAUDENBUSH date unknown. (ANN RAUDENBUSH is #38260.)

       DAVID RITTENHOUSE was farming in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. in 1850. His farm was appraised at $5.000. Living with him on the farm were his brothers MARTIN 39, JACOB 31 SAMUEL 18, sister RACHEL 20 and their widowed mother MARY REINER. Found in Montgomery County 1850 census Roll 799 Book 1 Page 292.

       By 1870 DAVID was still farming on the same land but it was much enlarged and improved. It was located south of Trappe and on the border of Upper Providence and Limerick Townships. It was valued at $10,000 and his personal goods at $2,500. But about 1856 he married ANN JOHNSON who was only 24 and DAVID was 49. One record says his wife was, ANN RAUDENBUSH, but whether this was a first wife or a mixup in the family name we don't know. The 6 children DAVID nd ANN JOHNSON had since their marriage were MARY 12, ANN 8, HENRY 5, DAVID 3, EMMA 2 and JACOB only 2 months old. DAVID'S widowed mother MARY REINER, age 85 was also living with them. Shown in Montgomeery County 1870 census Roll 1379 Book 1 Page 375.

       DAVID RITTENHOUSE died on 6 October 1876. His widow ANN JOHNSON filed a petition with the Orphan's Court on behalf of her 4 minor children who were under the age of 14 years, to have a guardian appointed to protect their interest in any estate left by the deceased father. When children were under the age of 14 a parent had to petition on their behalf whereas if they were over 14 they petitioned on their own. The children were DAVID 12, EMMA 10, JACOB 5 and SAMUEL 8. This petition is file # 0C 15,100 in the Orphan's Court and is held by the Montgomery County Archives in Norristown, Pa.

       The Court appointed the widow, ANN JOHNSON, and DAVID's brother, HENRY REINER RITTENHOUSE, Executors of the deceased DAVID's estate. By law the widow could choose up to $300 value of goods before the estate was settled. She chose some goods but elected to take $248,90 in cash on 2 November 1876. This is the first time I have come across the Court allowing the widow to take part cash as her legal right. She usually had to wait until the estate is settled to see whether there is any cash left after the epenses and debts are paid.

       In the meantime HENRY REINER RITTENHOUSE died so a new Executor had to be appointed which was HENRY KRATZ who was the Executor appointed by HENRY REINER RITTENHOUSE in his will. When they took the inventory it totalled $1,572.28. However the debts and expenses totalled $1,824.02 so the estate was declared insolvent. That meant there was no money left for the widow and children so maybe ANN JOHNSON was clever in taking some cash as part of her $300 widow exemption. This is all found in Orphan's Court File OC 15,099 and Will File RW 15,063 and they are held by the Montgomery County Archives in Norristown, Pa.

            DAVID REINER RITTENHOUSE and ANN JOHNSON had the following children:

                   i.  LIZZIE⁹ (#30730) was born in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA. LIZZIE died before 19 December 1954 at age unknown.

          1098 ii.  SAMUEL.

                 iii.  MARY (#25216) was born in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA 1859. MARY died before 20 March 1953 in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA, at age 93.

                            MARY RITTENHOUSE, age 20, and her brother HENRY, age 14, filed a petition with the Orphan's Court of Montgomery County, Pa. in 1878. In part it read "respectfully represent that they have no person legally authorized to take charge of their estate and ask permission to choose some suitable person for that purpose." In Pennsylvania if one of the parents died, the Court would appoint a guardian to protect the interests of the children. If they were under 14 years, this guardian would be appointed by the Court. If they were over 14 years old they could ask the Court if they could choose their guardian who would still have to be approved by the Court.

                            MARY RITTENHOUSE was living on a dairy farm in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. She had never married and in 1930 was living on the farm with her brothers DAVID and HENRY and sister EMMA. 1930 census Roll 2085 Book 1 Page 191.

                 iv.  ANNA (#26968) was born in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA 1862. ANNA died before 19 December 1954 at age 92.

                  v.  HENRY (#25217) was born in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA 1865. HENRY died 22 January 1939 in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA, at age 73.

                            HENRY RITTENHOUSE, age 14, and his sister MARY, age 20, filed a petition with the Orphan's Court of Montgomery County, Pa. in 1878. In part it read "respectfully represent that they have no person legally authorized to take charge of their estate and ask permission to choose some suitable person for that purpose." In Pennsylvania if one of the parents died, the Court would appoint a guardian to protect the interests of the children. If they were under 14 years, this guardian would be appointed by the Court. If they were over 14 years old they could ask the Court if they could could choose their guardian who would still have to be approved by the Court.

                            HENRY RITTENHOUSE, age 55, along with his brother DAVID, age 53, and their sisters, MARY, age 60 and EMMA, age 51, took over the operation of this huge farm after their mother ANNA had died prior to 1920. It was located south of Trappe and on the border of Upper Providence and Limerick Townships. I don't know whether the property was transferred by a deed or will but as HENRY was the eldest son he may have received it in his father's or mother's will. It is obvious these 4 children of DAVID and ANN had never married. Found in Montgomery County 1920 census Roll 1605 Book 2 Page 124.

                            HENRY RITTENHOUSE was operating this farm as a dairy farm in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. He never married and in 1930 was still living on the farm with his brother DAVID and sisters MARY and EMMA. Montgomery County 1930 census Roll 2085 Book 1 Page 191.

                            HENRY died Intestate on 22 January 1939. He had never married and so his brother DAVID RITTENHOUSE was appointed Administrator of the estate. It was quite extensive as he had investments in stocks, bonds and mortgages. These amounted to $11,757.07. There were debts and expenses to be deducted of $1,695.66. His sisters MARY and EMMA as well as brother DAVID, all lived in Royersford. Montgomery County, Pa. His brother JACOB lived at 1104 Greene Street in Philadelphia. His niece HELEN LASLO, daughter of deceased brother SAMUEL lived at 4690 San Andrea Ave. Los Angeles, California. They each received $1,737.91

                            The Administration file is RW #56,352 and the Orphan's Court file is OC #45,877. Both files are held by the Montgomery County Archives in Norristown, Pa.

                 vi.  DAVID C. (#26834) was born in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA 1867. DAVID died 19 December 1954 in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA, at age 87.

                            DAVID RITTENHOUSE was a dairy farmer in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. He never married and in 1930 was living on the farm with his brother HENRY and sisters MARY and EMMA. Montgomery County 1930 Census Roll 2085 Book 1 Page 191.

                            DAVID RITTENHOUSE wrote a very simple Will on 18 April 1940. The Will in the Montgomery County Archives does not show that it was ever witnessed. Some of the legatees were already dead by the time DAVID died on 19 December 1954. The heirs still living seemed able to agree on DAVID's wishes so it was never challenged in Court. He stipulated that his nephew DAVID C. RITTENHOUSE was to receive the farm and house. The farm consisted of 90 acres in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County Pa. By the time DAVID died he had already deeded the farm and house to his nephew DAVID C. RITTENHOUSE and his wife EDNA E. whose last name we don't know. This deed is dated 2 July 1854, 6 months before DAVID died.

                            DAVID's niece, MARY L. RITTENHOUSE, married to an Unknown Robinson, and daughter of DAVID's brother JACOB RITTENHOUSE, was to receive $1,000. ANNIE M. RITTNHOUSE, another daughter of JACOB, and married to an Unknown Parker, was to receive $1,000. HELEN R. RITTENHOUSE, a niece married to an Unknown Laslo and daughter of SAMUEL, another brother of DAVID was to receive $1,000. Brother JACOB was bequeathed $500. The Mennonite Church at Yerkes. Pa. was to receive $300 for the upkeep of the family burial plot. The remainder of the estate was to be divided equally among two sisters EMMA and MARY and the nephew DAVID who had received the house and farm. DAVID appointed his sister EMMA and his nephew DAVID C. as Executors of the estate.

                            By the time DAVID died and the Executors were administering the estate, both sisters EMMA and MARY had died so DAVID C. was the sole Administrator appointed by the Court. As required by law, he advertised the estate settlement. In this case the ads were put into the Montgomery County Law Reporter on 24 February 1957 and into the Norristown times Herald on the 8th, 15th and 22 of February 1955.The estate DAVID left was very large. He had never married and had run a very profitable dairy farm. The farm was appraised at $20,000 but of course this had already been deeded over to DAVID C. At the time DAVID died he was holding $62,491.87 in investments such as stocks, bonds, mortgages and notes. The nieces who were to receive $1,000 each received $850 net by the time Inheritance Tax was deducted. They even taxed the $300 going to the Mennonite Church so they only received a net of $255. The nephew DAVID C. RITTENHOUSE was the huge beneficiary of this Will because his two aunts had predeceased. He received a net of $38,580.28 AFTER the tax was deducted and of course he had already received the house and farm

                            The Will is file RW #79,350 and the Orphan's Court file is OC #56,52. Both files are held by the Montgomery County Archives in Norristown. Pa.

                vii.  EMMA (#25219) was born in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA 1868. EMMA died 20 March 1953 in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA, at age 84.

                            EMMA RITTENHOUSE was living on a dairy farm in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. She had never married and in 1930 was living on the farm with her brothers DAVID and HENRY and sister MARY. Montgomery County 1930 Census Roll 2085 Book 1 Page 191.

                            On 29 May 1941 EMMA, still not married, must have been seriously ill as she wrote a very short Will as follows. "This is will of Emma Rittenhouse. I will to my brother David Rittenhouse all of my little possessions and to see for sister Mary." Signed Emma Rittenhouse. I think she wrote this hurried will at a time when she expected to die soon, However she didn't die until 20 March 1953.

                            By this date both brother HENRY and sister MARY had died. Her brother DAVID RITTENHOUSE was appointed Administrator of the Will. He filed a personal goods inventory on 29 June 1954 amounting to $422.50. But EMMA had a half interest in the 90 acre farm where she had been living with her brother DAVID It was appraised at $10,000. Of course DAVID was the sole legatee and he already owned the other half of the farm. As it turned out DAVID died less than 2 years later.

                            The Will file is RW # 76,755 and the Orphan's Court file is OC # 55,502 and they are both held by the Montgomery County Archives in Norristown, Pa.

          1099 viii. JACOB JOHNSON was born 1870

  487. MARTIN⁸ RITTENHOUSE (JACOB DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25053) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 19 October 1810. MARTIN died 1 May 1894 in Limerick Twp, Montgomery Co. Pa., at age 83. His body was interred after 1 May 1894 in Tyson Cem. Limerick Twp. Mont.

       He married SARAH HENDRICKS date unknown. (SARAH HENDRICKS is #25054.) SARAH was born 1833.

       In 1850 MARTIN RITTENHOUSE, age 39, was living in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. He was on a farm with his brothers DAVID and JACOB and their widowed mother MARY REINER as well as DAVID's children.. Shown in Montgomery County 1850 census Roll 799 Book 1 Page 292.

       By 1860 MARTIN RITTENHOUSE was on a farm of his own in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pa.. The farm was valued at $2,700 and his personal goods at $1,000. He married SARAH HENDRICKS and they had 2 daughters, ELMIRA age 4 and ROSABELLA jusr born one ago. Found in Montgomery County 18960 Census Roll 1145 Book 1 Page 169.

       MARTIN RITTENHOUSE was still farming in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pa. in 1870. His farm was appraised at $3,500 and his personal property at $1,000. Shown in Montgomery County 1870 Census Roll 1377 Book 1 Page 447.

            MARTIN RITTENHOUSE and SARAH HENDRICKS had the following children:

      1100      i.  ELMIRA⁹ was born 1856

                  ii.  ROSABELLA (#25224) was born in Limerick Twp, Montgomery Co. Pa. 1861. She married COURTLAND DICKINSON date unknown. (COURTLAND DICKINSON is #25225.)

  488. SUSANNA⁸ RITTENHOUSE (JACOB DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25055) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 18 August 1812.

       She married twice. She married DAVID BECHTEL date unknown. (DAVID BECHTEL is #25056.) She married HENRY HUNSICKER date unknown. (HENRY HUNSICKER is #25057.)

            SUSANNA RITTENHOUSE and DAVID BECHTEL had the following children:

                   i.  WILLIAM⁹ (#25228) was born in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA.

                  ii.  MARY (#25229) was born in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA.

                 iii.  SARAH (#25230) was born in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA. SARAH died young at age unknown.

                 iv.  JOSIAH (#36798).

  489. JACOB⁸ RITTENHOUSE (JACOB DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25061) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 31 March 1819.

       He married CATHARINE KRATZ date unknown. (CATHARINE KRATZ is #25062.) CATHARINE was born 1824. CATHARINE was the daughter of ISAAC KRATZ and CATHARINE HUNSICKER. CATHARINE died 1891 at age 67.

       In 1850 JACOB RITTENHOUSE, age 31, was living in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. He was on a farm with his brothers DAVID and MARTIN and their widowed mother MARY REINER as well as DAVID's children.. Shown in Montgomery County 1850 Census Roll 799 Book 1 Page 292.

       JACOB RITTENHOUSE was farming in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa in 1860. He married CATHARINE KRATZ sometime in the 1850s and it appears they were on the farm of his father-in-law ISAAC KRATZ. At least they are all living together on the same farm. He, his wife CATHARINE KRATZ, her father ISAAC KRATZ, age 69, and her mother CATHERINE, age 62. Also living there were Catharine's brother ISAAC, 34 and sister EMMA KRATZ, age 14. From her age it is more likely that EMMA is the daughter of ISAAC KRATZ JR. All shown in the Montgomery County 1860 Census Roll 1145 Book 1 Page 562.

       By 1870 JACOB RITTENHOUSE and his wife CATHARINE KRATZ were still farming in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. Their farm was valued at $2,700 and their personal goods at $1,000. In the 1871 Montgomery County Historical Atlas it shows JACOB's farm just southwest of Trappe and south of the road running toward Limerick. Living with them was their daughter MARY and her husband SAMUEL CASSEL and their son HENRY age 1 year. Found in Montgomery County 1870 census Roll 1379 Book 1 Page 371.

       JACOB, age 61 and CATHERINE, age 56, were still farming in Upper Providence in 1880. Shown in Montgomery County 1880 census Roll 1159 Book 1 Page 168.

            JACOB RITTENHOUSE and CATHARINE KRATZ had the following child:

      1101      i.  MARY⁹ was born 1850

  490. MARY⁸ RITTENHOUSE (JACOB DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25063) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 14 November 1820.

       She married CHARLES TYSON date unknown. (CHARLES TYSON is #25064.)

            MARY RITTENHOUSE and CHARLES TYSON had the following child:

                   i.  SON⁹ (#25065). SON died Died young at age unknown.

  491. WILLIAM REINER⁸ RITTENHOUSE (JACOB DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25066) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 30 December 1822. WILLIAM died 28 February 1887 in Norristown, Montgomery Co. Pa., at age 64. His body was interred after 28 February 1887 in Limerick Reform Ch. Cem Montgomery.

       He married ELIZABETH Y. LINDERMAN date unknown. (ELIZABETH Y. LINDERMAN is #25067.) ELIZABETH was born 1826. ELIZABETH was the daughter of ISAAC LINDERMAN.

       ELIZABETH Y. LINDERMAN, widow of WILLIAM RITTENHOUSE, died Intestate on 16 August 1889. Her son HENRY H. RITTENHOUSE was appointed Administrator of the estate. When he filed the inventory return on 10 October 1889, it consisted of investments and notes on money she had loaned It totalled $6,421.42. There was no real estate involved. However by the time debts and expenses were paid this was reduced to $5.483.05. This was divided equally among her 4 children. EMMA married to Joseph Bean, ANNIE, married to Charles Brelsford, LIZZIE, married to Winfield White and her son HENRY, married to Ida Sommers. They each received $1,370.76.

       The Administration file is RW #15,108 and the Orphan's Court file is OC #15,219. Both of these ar held by the Montgomery County Archives in Norristown, Pa.

       When WILLIAM RITTENHOUSE's father JACOB died, he and his sisters ELIZABETH and ANN, petitioned the Court to have a Guardian appointed to protect their interest in the estate. As they were all minors, but over the age of 14 years, they could petition on their own behalf. This petition is file RW 14952 and held by the Montgomery County Archives in Norristown, Pa.

       WILLIAM RITTENHOUSE. age 27, was farming in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. in 1850. His real estate was valued at $1,300 but it is not clear whether he actually owned this farm. With him were his wife ELIZABETH LINDERMAN, age 23, and their recently born daughter EMMA. Shown in Montgomery County 1850 census Roll 799 Book 1 Page 284.

       In 1870 WILLIAM RITTENHOUSE was a hotel keeper at the Eaglesville Hotel in Eaglesville, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. The 1871 Montgomery County Historical Atlas shows the location of the hotel on the west side of Ridge Pike right in Eaglesville.The census shows his real estate valued at $7,000 and personal goods at $3,000. By the 1877 map WILLIAM has departed and J. C. Laver was shown as running the hotel. However in 1870 his wife ELIZABETH LINDERMAN and 3 of their children were living there. The children were EMMA 20, ANNIE 18 and LIZZIE 12. Found in Montgomery County 1870 census Roll 1377 Book 1 Page 552

       By 1880 WILLIAM was still living somewhere in Lower Providence Township but he was by then a Live Stock Dealer. All of the children have departed from home but his wife ELIZABETH LINDERMAN is with him. Found in Montgomery County 1880 cenus Roll 1158 Book1 Page 284.

       The following history of WILLIAM REINER RITTENHOUSE appears on page 26 of the book published in 1894 called The Rittenhouse Family. There is picture of him on page 27 in this book.

       "William Reiner Rittenhouse, was born in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County , Pa., December 30, 1823. He learned the carpenter trade, but followed it a short time only, when he turned his attention to dealing in cattle; also followed butchering on a very large scale, attending the Norristown markets and having a large country trade.

       In 1848 he married Elizabeth Y. Linderman, daughter' of Isaac Linderman, Justice of the Peace of Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pa., and moved to. the village of Trappe, Pa., and followed droving and afterwards butchering- During the Rebellion he enlisted to defend the State during General Lee's invasion. On his return from the war he purchased the hotel property at Eaglesville, Montgomery County, Pa., where he remained until 1873, when he sold the property to Jacob G. Harer, of Limerick, and moved to a private house in Eaglesville. While at the hotel he was appointed Sealer of Weights and Measures. He moved to Norristown in 1882, and remained there until his death. He was a staunch Republican, and held several offices in the rural districts where he resided and was serving his second term as Director of the Poor of Montgomery County, Pa., at the time of his death, which occurred February 28, 1887. The cause of his death was apoplexy, and is buried at the Limerick Reformed Church, in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pa."

            WILLIAM REINER RITTENHOUSE and ELIZABETH Y. LINDERMAN had the following children:

                   i.  CLARA⁹ (#36649).

                  ii.  JAMES (#36650).

                 iii.  WILLIAM (#36651).

          1102 iv.  EMMA LINDERMAN was born 1850

                  v.  ANNA (#25237) was born in Norristown, Montgomery Co. Pa. 1852. She married CHARLES H. BELSFORD 28 May 1874. (CHARLES H. BELSFORD is #25238.)

          1103 vi.  HENRY H. was born 1855

                vii.  LIZZIE LINDERMAN (#25241) was born in Norristown, Montgomery Co. Pa. 1858. She married WINFIELD WHITE J.P. 04 July 1876. (WINFIELD WHITE J.P. is #25242.)

  492. ELIZABETH⁸ RITTENHOUSE (JACOB DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25068) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 24 April 1824.

       She married JACOB DETWEILER date unknown. (JACOB DETWEILER is #25069.)

       When ELIZABETH RITTENHOUSE's father JACOB died, she and her sister ANN and her bother WILLIAM, petitioned the Court to have a Guardian appointed to protect their interest in the estate. As they were all minors, but over the age of 14 years, they could petition on their own behalf. This petition is file RW 14952 and held by the Montgomery County Archives in Norristown, Pa.

            ELIZABETH RITTENHOUSE and JACOB DETWEILER had the following children:

                   i.  THEODORE⁹ (#25243).

                  ii.  FRANK (#25244).

                 iii.  JEANETTA (#25245).

  493. ANN⁸ RITTENHOUSE (JACOB DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25070) was born in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA 21 November 1827.

       She married THOMAS EVANS date unknown. (THOMAS EVANS is #25071.)

       When ANN RITTENHOUSE's father JACOB died, she and her sister ELIZABETH and her bother WILLIAM, petitioned the Court to have a Guardian appointed to protect their interest in the estate. As they were all minors, but over the age of 14 years, they could petition on their own behalf. This petition is file RW 14952 and held by the Montgomery County Archives in Norristown, Pa.

            ANN RITTENHOUSE and THOMAS EVANS had the following children:

      1104      i.  THOMAS⁹.

                  ii.  FRANK (#25251).

                 iii.  MARTIN (#25252). He married ADA JOHNSON date unknown. (ADA JOHNSON is #25253.)

                 iv.  EDWIN (#25254). He married MINNIE JOHNSON date unknown. (MINNIE JOHNSON is #25255.)

                  v.  ANNA (#25256).

  494. RACHEL⁸ RITTENHOUSE (JACOB DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25072) was born in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA 02 October 1829.

       She married ABRAHAM HUNSICKER date unknown. (ABRAHAM HUNSICKER is #25073.) ABRAHAM was born in Collegeville, Montgomery Co. Pa.. ABRAHAM was the son of ABRAHAM HUNSICKER REV. and ELIZABETH ALDERFER. ABRAHAM died 1890 in Collegeville, Montgomery Co. Pa., at age unknown.

            RACHEL RITTENHOUSE and ABRAHAM HUNSICKER had the following children:

      1105      i.  NEWTON⁹.

                  ii.  ANNIE (#25262) was born in Collegeville, Montgomery Co. Pa.. She married NEWTON WANNER date unknown. (NEWTON WANNER is #25263.)

          1106 iii.  LIZZIE.

                 iv.  ALICE (#25267) was born in Collegeville, Montgomery Co. Pa.. She married JOHN NILES DR. date unknown. (JOHN NILES DR. is #25268.)

                  v.  SUSAN (#25269) was born in Collegeville, Montgomery Co. Pa..

                 vi.  ABRAHAM (#25270) was born in Collegeville, Montgomery Co. Pa.. He married HATTIE FEDEROLF date unknown. (HATTIE FEDEROLF is #25271.)

  495. SAMUEL REINER⁸ RITTENHOUSE M.D. (JACOB DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25074) was born in U. Prov. Twp, Montgomery Co. PA 16 June 1832.

       He married ANNA MARIA SHAEFFER 16 September 1858 in Reading, Berks Co., Pa., USA. (ANNA MARIA SHAEFFER is #25075.) ANNA was born 1838. ANNA was the daughter of JOHN SHAEFFER and HANNAH.

       DR. SAMUEL REINER RITTENHOUSE obtained his early education in the public schools and later attended for several years Washington Hall boarding school in Trappe, Pa., under the tutorship of Abel Ranibo, at that time principal of that institution.. He read medicine with Dr. William B. Hahn, and took his degree of Doctor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in the spring of 1853. After graduation, during the session of 1853 and 1854, he again attended the lectures given at that institution, and availed himself of the opportunity afforded by the Pennsylvania Hospital clinics to obtain further practical knowledge of medicine and surgery.

       In the spring of the year 1854 he located his practice in Longswamp Township in Berks County, Pa., where he pursued the labors of his profession until the spring of 1857, when he removed to Lower Macungie, Lehigh County, Pa. There he married in the year 1858, Anna M. Schaeffer, daughter of John and Hannah Schaeffer.

       In 1860, at age 28, DR. SAMUEL RITTENHOUSE was a Physician in Lower Macungie. As well as his 21 year old wife, ANNA MARIA SCHAEFFER, there was son JOHN born just 8 months before. His property was valued at $150 and personal goods at $1,000. Found in Lehigh County 1860 Census Roll 1130 Book 1 Page 202.

       After an extensive and laborious practice at Lower Macungie, he and family moved to Reading, Pa., where he continued the work of his profession.

       The 1870 census shows DR. SAMUEL REINER RITTENHOUSE living in Reading, Berks County, Pa. His real estate was valued at $17,000 and personal goods at $400. He and his wife ANNA still had 3 children living at home., JACOB 9, ANNIE 8 and HANNAH age 4. Shown in Berks County 1870 Census Roll 1307 Book 1 page 103.

            SOURCE of INFORMATION

KULP FAMILY HISTORY by Daniel Kolb Cassel, published in 1895 by Morgan R. Wills in Norristown, Pa. A copy of this book is in my library

            SAMUEL REINER RITTENHOUSE M.D. and ANNA MARIA SHAEFFER had the following children:

                   i.  JOHN⁹ (#25272) was born in Macungie Twp. Lehigh Co. Pa. 22 July 1859. JOHN died 17 August 1863 at age 4.

          1107 ii.  JACOB SHAEFFER was born 03 June 1861

                 iii.  ANNIE (#25277) was born in Macungie Twp. Lehigh Co. Pa. 03 December 1862.

                 iv.  HANNAH (#25278) was born in Macungie Twp. Lehigh Co. Pa. 23 July 1866.

  496. MARTIN⁸ REINER (SARAH⁷ RITTENHOUSE, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25083) birth date unknown.

       He married ELIZABETH ZIMMERMAN date unknown. (ELIZABETH ZIMMERMAN is #25084.)

            MARTIN REINER and ELIZABETH ZIMMERMAN had the following children:

                   i.  ISAAC ZIMMERMAN⁹ (#25085). He married JANE GOTWALS date unknown. (JANE GOTWALS is #36776.) JANE was the daughter of JOSEPH GOTWALS.

                  ii.  SARAH (#25086). She married MICHAEL GRATER date unknown. (MICHAEL GRATER is #36778.)

  497. HANNAH⁸ REINER (SARAH⁷ RITTENHOUSE, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25087) birth date unknown.

       She married SAMUEL BUCKWALTER date unknown. (SAMUEL BUCKWALTER is #25088.)

       SAMUEL BUCKWALTER and his two oldest sons, CHARLES and ABRAHAM BUCKWALTER, were drowned in the Schuylkill River while recovering driftwood.

       SOURCE of INFORMATION

HISTORY of the RITTENOUSE FAMILY by Daniel K. Kolb published 1894 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. This is one of the several books and pamphlets published by Daniel K. Kolb and a copy is in my library..

            HANNAH REINER and SAMUEL BUCKWALTER had the following children:

                   i.  CHARLES W.⁹ (#25089).

                  ii.  ABRAHAM REINER (#25090).

                 iii.  MARY (#25091). MARY died young at age unknown.

                 iv.  SARAH REINER (#25092). She married twice. She married LEWIS HORNING date unknown. (LEWIS HORNING is #36779.) She married EUGENE YORK date unknown. (EUGENE YORK is #36780.)

                  v.  JOHN REINER (#25093). He married AMANDA CASSEL date unknown. (AMANDA CASSEL is #36781.)

                 vi.  GEOFFREY (#25094).

                vii.  DANIEL WEBSTER (#25095). He married EMMA L. WILLIAMS date unknown. (EMMA L. WILLIAMS is #36782.)

                viii.  JACOB P. (#25096).

                 ix.  ANNIE M. (#25097).

                  x.  HANNAH S. (#25098). She married CHARLES GARBER date unknown. (CHARLES GARBER is #36783.)

                 xi.  MARY (#25099).

  498. PHILIP⁸ REINER (SARAH⁷ RITTENHOUSE, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25100) birth date unknown. PHILIP died 1893 in Quakertown, Bucks Co. PA, USA, at age unknown.

       He married MARY LEDERACH date unknown. (MARY LEDERACH is #25101.)

            PHILIP REINER and MARY LEDERACH had the following children:

                   i.  ALICE⁹ (#25102).

                  ii.  MARY (#25103).

  499. REBECCA⁸ REINER (SARAH⁷ RITTENHOUSE, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25104) birth date unknown.

       She married JAMES RAMBO date unknown. (JAMES RAMBO is #25105.)

            REBECCA REINER and JAMES RAMBO had the following children:

                   i.  EMMA⁹ (#25106). She married PETER SCHAEFFER date unknown. (PETER SCHAEFFER is #36784.)

          1108 ii.  ABRAHAM REINER.

  500. LEVI⁸ REINER (SARAH⁷ RITTENHOUSE, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25110) birth date unknown.

       He married KATIE KULP date unknown. (KATIE KULP is #25111.)

            LEVI REINER and KATIE KULP had the following children:

      1109      i.  MARTIN⁹.

                  ii.  HORACE (#25113). He married IDA ROBERTS date unknown. (IDA ROBERTS is #36788.)

                 iii.  DAVID (#25114). He married FANNIE TYSON date unknown. (FANNIE TYSON is #36789.)

                 iv.  ANNIE (#25115). She married JOHN MAJOR date unknown. (JOHN MAJOR is #36790.)

                  v.  MAGGIE (#25116).

  501. DAVID⁸ REINER (SARAH⁷ RITTENHOUSE, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25117) birth date unknown.

       He married ELIZABETH HENDRICKS date unknown. (ELIZABETH HENDRICKS is #25118.) ELIZABETH died 12 August 1894 in Collegeville, Montgomery Co. Pa., at age unknown. Her body was interred after 12 August 1894 in Trinity Ch. Collegeville. Pa..

            DAVID REINER and ELIZABETH HENDRICKS had the following children:

      1110      i.  MARY⁹.

                  ii.  LIZZIE (#36646). She married JOSEPH LANDIS date unknown. (JOSEPH LANDIS is #36797.)

                 iii.  SALLIE (#36647). She married FRANK FARRINGER date unknown. (FRANK FARRINGER is #36794.)

          1111 iv.  EMMA.

  502. EMELINE H.⁸ REINER (SARAH⁷ RITTENHOUSE, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25029) was born Pennsylvania, USA 1828.

       She married MARTIN BRANDT RITTENHOUSE 10 June 1862 in Germantown, Phil. Co. PA, USA. (MARTIN BRANDT RITTENHOUSE is #24615.) MARTIN was born 1799 in Roxborough Twp, Phil. Co., PA. MARTIN was the son of NICHOLAS DETWEILER RITTENHOUSE and SOPHIA BRANDT. MARTIN died 29 October 1863 in Germantown, Phil. Co. PA, USA, at age 64.

       MARTIN BRANDT RITTENHOUSE was a miller in Philadelphia ward 21 in 1860. His holdings were quite extensive, with the property valued at $5,000 and personal goods and chattels at $15,000. Living with him is CATHERINE DOUGHTY, age 24, acting as housekeeper. It appears that the sister of CATHERINE, MARY ANN DOUGHTY, age 20 is hired as a servant. Her 2 year old son JAMES DOUGHTY is also living with them. All this is found in the Philadelphia 1860 Census Roll 1172 Book 1 Page 657.

       MARTIN, at the age of 63 married EMELINE H. REINER on 10 June 1862 They had a daughter MARTINE RITTENHOUSE born in 1863 but then MARTIN RITTENHOUSE died in 29 October 1963.

       In 1870 EMELINE REINER, age 42 and widow of MARTIN BRANDT RITTENHOUSE, was living in the 22nd Ward, Philadelphia City, Pa. With her was her young daughter MARTINE SARAH age 7. Her real estate was valued at $3,000 and personal goods at $4,000. Shown in the Philadelphia City, 1870 census Roll 1408 Book 1 Page 107.

            MARTIN BRANDT RITTENHOUSE and EMELINE H. REINER had the following child:

                   i.  MARTINE SARAH⁹ (#25030) was born in Germantown, Phil. Co. PA, USA 1863.

  503. CHARLES⁸ NIXON (SUSANNA⁷ RITTENHOUSE, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25122) was born 29 November 1809. CHARLES died 23 June 1884 in Millgrove, Ohio, USA, at age 74.

       He married ISABELLA WILLIAMS 4 June 1827. (ISABELLA WILLIAMS is #25123.) ISABELLA was born date unknown in Hamill, Warren Co. Ohio, USA.

            CHARLES NIXON and ISABELLA WILLIAMS had the following children:

                   i.  DANIEL WILLIAMS⁹ (#25124) was born 20 December 1854. He married FRANCES H. WEEKS 28 March 1876. (FRANCES H. WEEKS is #36694.) FRANCES was the daughter of JOHN WEEKS and MARY J..

          1112 ii.  ANNA S. was born 4 May 1856

          1113 iii.  ISABELLA was born 29 May 1858

          1114 iv.  CHARLES was born 6 January 1860

                  v.  SALLIE EMMA (#25128) was born 18 February 1864.

                 vi.  EMMA (#25129) was born 10 January 1866.

                vii.  HARRY (#25130) was born 30 April 1868. HARRY died 30 September 1884 at age 16.

  504. WILLIAM RITTENHOUSE⁸ NIXON (SUSANNA⁷ RITTENHOUSE, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25131) was born 06 February 1812. WILLIAM died 02 December 1848 at age 36.

       He married MARY ANN STEPHENS date unknown. (MARY ANN STEPHENS is #25132.) MARY was born 14 March 1815. MARY died 18 November 1887 at age 72.

            WILLIAM RITTENHOUSE NIXON and MARY ANN STEPHENS had the following children:

                   i.  AMELIA M.⁹ (#25133) was born 11 August 1836. AMELIA died 15 April 1840 at age 3.

          1115 ii.  THEODORE ADAMS H. was born 22 February 1838

          1116 iii.  WILLIAM H. was born 26 January 1840

                 iv.  CORNELIA M. (#25136) was born 28 March 1843. She married HENRY W. MOORE D.D.S. date unknown. (HENRY W. MOORE D.D.S. is #36714.)

          1117 v.  KATE STEPHENS was born 6 April 1845

                 vi.  SARAH R. (#25138) was born 3 February 1847. SARAH died 21 June 1873 at age 26.

  505. THOMAS⁸ NIXON (SUSANNA⁷ RITTENHOUSE, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25139) was born 03 December 1815.

       He married SARAH MURPHY date unknown. (SARAH MURPHY is #25140.)

            THOMAS NIXON and SARAH MURPHY had the following children:

                   i.  THOMAS⁹ (#36620). THOMAS died young at age unknown.

          1118 ii.  SUSANNA RITTENHOUSE.

                 iii.  MORRIS (#36622).

                 iv.  LOUISE (#36624). She married UNKNOWN WHITE (JUDGE) date unknown. (UNKNOWN WHITE (JUDGE) is #36724.)

                  v.  FRANK (#36625). He married KATE POTTS RITTENHOUSE date unknown. (KATE POTTS RITTENHOUSE is #25200.) KATE was the daughter of GEORGE RAZER RITTENHOUSE and TOBITHA F. POTTS.

                 vi.  WILLIAM (#36626).

                vii.  FINLEY (#36627).

                viii.  ELIZABETH (#36628).

          1119 ix.  MARTIN was born 4 August 1845

  506. MARTIN⁸ NIXON (SUSANNA⁷ RITTENHOUSE, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25141) was born 06 March 1818. MARTIN died 16 June 1888 at age 70.

       He married twice. He married MARTHA BROWN August 1839. (MARTHA BROWN is #25142.) MARTHA died 1849 at age unknown. He married ALICE FEINOUR 1852. (ALICE FEINOUR is #25143.) ALICE died 1879 at age unknown.

            MARTIN NIXON and MARTHA BROWN had the following child:

      1120      i.  MARTHA BROWN⁹ was born 1847

       MARTIN NIXON and ALICE FEINOUR had the following children:

                  ii.  GEORGE FEINOUR (#36630) was born 6 October 1851. He married UNKNOWN 5 January 1894. (UNKNOWN is #36728.)

                 iii.  ALICE FEINOUR (#36631) was born 15 July 1857.

                 iv.  MARTINE FEINOUR (#36632) was born 7 May 1860.

  507. HENRY M.⁸ NIXON (SUSANNA⁷ RITTENHOUSE, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25144) was born 20 July 1820. HENRY died 09 July 1857 at age 36.

       He married MARIE BORIE date unknown. (MARIE BORIE is #25145.) MARIE died 1888 at age unknown.

            HENRY M. NIXON and MARIE BORIE had the following children:

      1121      i.  FRANCES BORIE⁹ was born 16 September 1844

          1122 ii.  SUSANNA BORIE was born 30 May 1848

          1123 iii.  HENRY M. was born 17 August 1850

          1124 iv.  MARY BORIE was born 27 April 1854

          1125 v.  CORNELIA was born 30 March 1856

  508. NICHOLAS RITTENHOUSE⁸ NIXON (SUSANNA⁷ RITTENHOUSE, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25146) was born 15 October 1822.

       He married MARY T. STROUT 14 June 1848. (MARY T. STROUT is #25147.)

            NICHOLAS RITTENHOUSE NIXON and MARY T. STROUT had the following children:

                   i.  CHARLES ADAMS⁹ (#36638) was born 20 October 1849. He married TELULA MARSHALL 23 May 1885. (TELULA MARSHALL is #36756.)

                  ii.  WILLIAM STROUT (#36639) was born 22 April 1853.

                 iii.  KATE FRANCES (#36640) was born 21 August 1855. KATE died 1893 at age 37.

          1126 iv.  HORACE GREELEY was born 20 October 1858

          1127 v.  HARRY MORRIS was born 20 October 1858

                 vi.  MILDRED MARY (#36643) was born 2 March 1862. MILDRED died 11 December 1891 at age 29.

                vii.  CLARA RITTENHOUSE (#36644) was born 1 January 1868.

  509. AMOS ROOK⁸ RITTENHOUSE (MARTIN DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25148) was born in Sugarloaf Twp. Luzerne Co. Pa. 20 December 1811. AMOS died 11 November 1882 in Black Creek Twp. Luzerne Co. P, at age 70. His body was interred after 11 November 1882 in Trinity Cem. Black Creek Twp..

       He married ANNA ELISABETH (NANCY) WOLF 25 March 1832. (ANNA ELISABETH (NANCY) WOLF is #25149.) ANNA was born 08 June 1806 in Bethlehem Twp, Nrthhamp. Co. Pa.. ANNA was the daughter of ANDREW WOLF and REBECCA HASSE. ANNA died 30 May 1881 in Black Creek Twp. Luzerne Co. P, at age 74. Her body was interred after 30 May 1881 in Trinity Cem. Black Creek Twp..

       AMOS R. RITTENHOUSE was farming at Black CreeTownship, Luzerne County, Pa. in 1860. His wife NANCY WOLF is with him as well as 3 sons, CALEB 24, JOSEPH 22 and JESSE 18. Their daughter MARY ANN who had married ENOCH RITTENHOUSE, had evidently moved to a home of their own. The farm of AMOS was valued at $10,000 and personal goods at $800. This is found in the 1860 Census for Black Creek Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Roll 1132 Book 1 Page 35.

       In 1870 AMOS RITTENHOUSE was still farming in Black Creek Township, Luzerne County, Pa. His farm was appraised at $6,000 and personal goods at $550. Living with him was ANN, age 65, who may have been his sister as his wife NANCY WOLF must have been deceased by this date. Also living with him was his invalid son CALEB age 33. Found in Luzerne. County 1870 Census Roll 1364 Book 1 Page 59.

            AMOS ROOK RITTENHOUSE and ANNA ELISABETH (NANCY) WOLF had the following children:

      1128      i.  MARY ANN⁹ was born 25 December 1833

                  ii.  CALEB (#25281) was born in Sugarloaf Twp. Luzerne Co. Pa. 11 December 1836. CALEB died 23 November 1871 in Black Creek Twp. Luzerne Co. P, at age 34. His body was interred after 23 November 1871 in Mt. Grove Cem. Luzerne Co. Pa..

          1129 iii.  JOSEPH WOLF was born 26 July 1838

          1130 iv.  JESSE was born 14 May 1842

                  v.  SARAH (#34873) was born in Sugarloaf Twp. Luzerne Co. Pa. 28 December 1843. SARAH died 13 May 1845 in Sugarloaf Twp. Luzerne Co. Pa., at age 1. Her body was interred after 13 May 1845 in Trinity Cem. Black Creek Twp..

  510. ANNA⁸ RITTENHOUSE (MARTIN DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25151) was born in Sugarloaf Twp. Luzerne Co. Pa. 07 March 1814. ANNA died 19 July 1896 in Black Creek Twp. Luzerne Co. P, at age 82. Her body was interred after 19 July 1896 in Trinity Cem. Black Creek Twp..

       She married WILLIAM WOLF date unknown. (WILLIAM WOLF is #25152.) WILLIAM was born 20 August 1808. WILLIAM died 09 January 1894 in Black Creek Twp. Luzerne Co. P, at age 85. His body was interred after 09 January 1894 in Trinity Cem. Black Creek Twp..

            ANNA RITTENHOUSE and WILLIAM WOLF had the following children:

      1131      i.  MARTIN VAN BUREN⁹ was born 22 April 1842

          1132 ii.  ELEMINA was born 25 June 1843

                 iii.  ANDREW JACKSON (#25289) was born in Briar Creek Twp., Columbia, Co. Pa. 20 April 1846. ANDREW died 12 June 1847 in Briar Creek Twp., Columbia, Co. Pa., at age 1.

          1133 iv.  STEPHEN HARVEY was born 15 December 1848

  511. SARAH⁸ RITTENHOUSE (MARTIN DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25153) was born in Sugarloaf Twp. Luzerne Co. Pa. 26 July 1816. SARAH died 02 July 1894 in Beaver Twp. Columbia Co. Pa., at age 77. Her body was interred after 02 July 1894 in Mt. Grove Cem. Luzerne Co. Pa..

       She married JESSE JOHNSON 30 September 1845. (JESSE JOHNSON is #25154.) JESSE was born 17 January 1811. JESSE died 08 August 1876 in Beaver Twp. Columbia Co. Pa., at age 65. His body was interred after 08 August 1876 in Mt. Grove Cem. Luzerne Co. Pa..

            SARAH RITTENHOUSE and JESSE JOHNSON had the following children:

      1134      i.  MARTIN⁹.

                  ii.  JOHN (#25293) was born in Berwick, Luzerne Co. Pa..

          1135 iii.  NICHOLAS.

          1136 iv.  NEWTON.

          1137 v.  EMMA.

  512. PHOEBE⁸ RITTENHOUSE (MARTIN DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25155) was born in Sugarloaf Twp. Luzerne Co. Pa. 15 September 1818. PHOEBE died 30 January 1884 Pennsylvania, USA, at age 65. Her body was interred after 30 January 1884 in Mt. Grove Cem. Luzerne Co. Pa..

       She married JOHN HAUZE date unknown. (JOHN HAUZE is #25156.) JOHN was born 01 March 1812 in Sugarloaf Twp. Luzerne Co. Pa.. JOHN was the son of CHRISTIAN HAUZE and SUSANNAH PETTIT. JOHN died 08 November 1870 in Sugarloaf Twp. Luzerne Co. Pa., at age 58.

                SOURCE of INFORMATION

       The JOHN HAUZE line was kindly supplied to me by MR. SCOTT McCLENNY.

            PHOEBE RITTENHOUSE and JOHN HAUZE had the following children:

                   i.  JAMES H.⁹ (#25313). He married ELIZABETH SMITH date unknown. (ELIZABETH SMITH is #25314.)

                  ii.  LYDIA ANN (#34876). She married DANIEL BITLER date unknown. (DANIEL BITLER is #34877.)

                 iii.  AMELIA (#25303) was born 05 September 1843. AMELIA died 26 July 1920 at age 76. She married GEORGE PAYTON date unknown. (GEORGE PAYTON is #25304.)

                 iv.  GEORGE WASHINGTON (#25302) was born 03 July 1844. GEORGE died 30 September 1911 at age 67.

                  v.  HANNAH (#25311) was born 1848. She married MATTHEW O'BRIEN date unknown. (MATTHEW O'BRIEN is #25312.)

          1138 vi.  SUSANNAH (SUSIE) was born July 1849

                vii.  ABRAHAM RYNARD (#25305) was born 12 July 1852. He married ELMIRA E. WELCH 13 March 1879. (ELMIRA E. WELCH is #25306.)

                viii.  AMOS B. (#25307) was born August 1854. AMOS died 1928 at age 73. He married FANNIE N. MOYER date unknown. (FANNIE N. MOYER is #25308.)

                 ix.  MARY ELLA (#25315) was born 1856. She married STEPHEN KIRKENDALE date unknown. (STEPHEN KIRKENDALE is #25316.)

                  x.  HENRY B. (#34878) was born 1858. HENRY died young at age unknown.

                 xi.  SARAH C. (#34879) was born 18 July 1861. SARAH died 08 December 1864 at age 3.

  513. NICHOLAS⁸ RITTENHOUSE (MARTIN DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25157) was born in Black Creek Twp. Luzerne Co. P 16 March 1822. NICHOLAS died 28 January 1859 in Luzerne County, Pa. USA, at age 36. His body was interred after 28 January 1859 in Trinity Cem. Black Creek Twp..

            NICHOLAS RITTENHOUSE had the following children:

                   i.  MARY⁹ (#34880).

                  ii.  SUSANNA (#34881).

  514. MARY⁸ RITTENHOUSE (MARTIN DETWEILER⁷, MARTIN⁶, NICHOLAS⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#25159) was born in Sugarloaf Twp. Luzerne Co. Pa. 11 October 1827. MARY died 1918 at age 90.

       She married ELIAS SMITH 16 August 1855. (ELIAS SMITH is #25160.) ELIAS was born 21 January 1827. ELIAS was the son of MICHAEL SMITH and ANN RUPERT. ELIAS died 04 October 1900 at age 73.

            MARY RITTENHOUSE and ELIAS SMITH had the following children:

                   i.  AMELIA F.⁹ (#25317) was born in Rock Glen, Luzerne Co. Pa. 10 September 1857.

                  ii.  SADIE A. (#25318) was born in Rock Glen, Luzerne Co. Pa. 04 June 1863.

                 iii.  PHOEBE S. (#25319) was born in Rock Glen, Luzerne Co. Pa. 23 January 1869.

  515. SARAH ANN⁸ ECK (MARY⁷ RITTENHOUSE, WILLIAM JOHNSON⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#35058) was born 28 May 1807. SARAH died 12 December 1849 at age 42.

       She married JOHN BOWMAN date unknown. (JOHN BOWMAN is #35073.)

            SARAH ANN ECK and JOHN BOWMAN had the following child:

                   i.  ELIZA JANE⁹ (#35074) was born 12 December 1849. ELIZA died CA June 1850 at age unknown.

  516. JONATHON⁸ ECK (MARY⁷ RITTENHOUSE, WILLIAM JOHNSON⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#35061) was born 25 February 1813. JONATHON died 02 March 1887 at age 74.

       He married SALLY ANN FREAS date unknown. (SALLY ANN FREAS is #35075.)

            JONATHON ECK and SALLY ANN FREAS had the following children:

                   i.  HARVEY⁹ (#35076). He married EMEDIA HESS date unknown. (EMEDIA HESS is #35077.)

                  ii.  ROZELLA (#35078). She married CHARLES CONNER date unknown. (CHARLES CONNER is #35079.)

                 iii.  JOHN (#35080). He married ELIZABETH REICHENDIEFER date unknown. (ELIZABETH REICHENDIEFER is #35081.)

                 iv.  MARY JANE (#35082). She married JAMES TRUMP date unknown. (JAMES TRUMP is #35083.)

                  v.  JOSEPH (#35084). He married CLEMENTINE KISNER date unknown. (CLEMENTINE KISNER is #35085.)

                 vi.  AMELIA (#35086).

                vii.  EMELINE (#35087). She married SILAS JACOBS date unknown. (SILAS JACOBS is #35088.)

                viii.  ALICE (#35089). She married MILLARD BOWMAN date unknown. (MILLARD BOWMAN is #35090.)

  517. PHOEBE⁸ ECK (MARY⁷ RITTENHOUSE, WILLIAM JOHNSON⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#35063) was born 29 July 1817.

       She married NELSON CREVELING date unknown. (NELSON CREVELING is #35091.)

            PHOEBE ECK and NELSON CREVELING had the following children:

                   i.  MARY CATHARINE⁹ (#35092). She married twice. She married ROBERT BOUDMAN date unknown. (ROBERT BOUDMAN is #35093.) She married SAMUEL NYE date unknown. (SAMUEL NYE is #35094.)

                  ii.  MARTHA ALICE (#35095).

                 iii.  HARRIET (#35096). She married JOHN HAWKINS date unknown. (JOHN HAWKINS is #35097.)

                 iv.  JOHN F. (#35098).

                  v.  WILLIAM (#35099). He married LILLIE date unknown. (LILLIE is #35100.)

                 vi.  ANNA (#35101). She married MARTIN ROBBINS date unknown. (MARTIN ROBBINS is #35102.)

                vii.  AMELIA (#35103).

                viii.  DELILAH (#35104). She married HARRY CATTOM date unknown. (HARRY CATTOM is #35105.)

                 ix.  JOSEPH (#35106).

                  x.  ALBERT (#35107).

                 xi.  HARLEM (#35108).

  518. AMELIA⁸ ECK (MARY⁷ RITTENHOUSE, WILLIAM JOHNSON⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#35064) was born 31 July 1819.

       She married ARCHIBALD HENRY date unknown. (ARCHIBALD HENRY is #35109.)

            AMELIA ECK and ARCHIBALD HENRY had the following children:

                   i.  MARY⁹ (#35110). She married WILLIAM C. EVES date unknown. (WILLIAM C. EVES is #35111.)

                  ii.  JOSEPH (#35112). He married SARAH ADAMS date unknown. (SARAH ADAMS is #35113.)

                 iii.  JAMES (#35114).

                 iv.  BRUCE (#35115).

  519. REESE⁸ ECK (MARY⁷ RITTENHOUSE, WILLIAM JOHNSON⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#35065) was born 21 April 1822. REESE died 28 May 1881 at age 59.

       He married twice. He married PHOEBE HICKS date unknown. (PHOEBE HICKS is #35116.) PHOEBE died 30 November 1855 at age unknown. He married HARRIET W. WILSON date unknown. (HARRIET W. WILSON is #35117.)

            REESE ECK and PHOEBE HICKS had the following children:

                   i.  ELIZA⁹ (#35118).

                  ii.  SARAH EVA (#35119).

                 iii.  EVE (#35120).

                 iv.  MARY (#35121).

                  v.  CLARA (#35122).

                 vi.  HARRIET (#35123).

                vii.  ANNA ELIZA (#35124).

  520. PETER⁸ ROBERTS (SUSANNA⁷ RITTENHOUSE, WILLIAM JOHNSON⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#35067) was born in Black Creek Twp. Luzerne Co. P 16 February 1823. PETER died 13 January 1899 in Black Creek Twp. Luzerne Co. P, at age 75. His body was interred after 13 January 1899 in Black Creek Meth. Cem, Luzerne Co. Pa..

       He married RACHEL date unknown. (RACHEL is #35125.) RACHEL was born 19 January 1823 Pennsylvania, USA. RACHEL died 21 January 1899 in Black Creek Twp. Luzerne Co. P, at age 76. Her body was interred after 21 January 1899 in Black Creek Meth. Cem, Luzerne Co. Pa..

            PETER ROBERTS and RACHEL had the following children:

                   i.  LAVINA⁹ (#35131) was born in Black Creek Twp. Luzerne Co. P. She married OWEN GREGORY date unknown. (OWEN GREGORY is #35132.)

                  ii.  JASPER (#35126) was born 1847. JASPER died July 1868 in Black Creek Twp. Luzerne Co. P, at age 21. His body was interred July 1868 in Black Creek Meth. Cem, Luzerne Co. Pa..

          1139 iii.  SUSAN was born 6 September 1848

                 iv.  PETER J. (#35130) was born in Black Creek Twp. Luzerne Co. P October 1857. He married CLARA R. date unknown. (CLARA R. is #70078.) CLARA was born September 1857.

                  v.  EZRA S. (#35127) was born in Black Creek Twp. Luzerne Co. P 1863. EZRA died 1940 in Black Creek Twp. Luzerne Co. P, at age 77. His body was interred 1940 in Black Creek Meth. Cem, Luzerne Co. Pa..

  521. WILLIAM RITTENHOUSE⁸ MILLARD (CATHERINE⁷ RITTENHOUSE, WILLIAM JOHNSON⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#24173) was born in Columbia Co. Pa., USA 01 July 1813. WILLIAM died 17 June 1900 in Leroy Twp. Boone Co. Ill., at age 86.

       He married MARY MOORE 1838. (MARY MOORE is #24180.) MARY was born 02 April 1807 in Luzerne County, Pa. USA. MARY died 02 March 1891 in Leroy Twp. Boone Co. Ill., at age 83.

            WILLIAM RITTENHOUSE MILLARD and MARY MOORE had the following children:

      1140      i.  FRANCES C.⁹.

                  ii.  DORCAS ELIZABETH (#24182) was born in Dixon, Lee Co. Illinois, USA 25 December 1839. DORCAS died 06 December 1917 in Capron, Boone Co. Illinois, USA, at age 77. Her body was interred 08 December 1917 in Dullam Cem. Long Prairie, Boone Co. Ill.. She married DANIEL H. JONES date unknown. (DANIEL H. JONES is #35135.)

                 iii.  SUSANNA (#24183) was born 1841. SUSANNA died 22 February 1920 in Sharon, Walworth Co. Wisconsin, at age 78. Her body was interred 25 February 1920 in Blaine Cem. Boone Co. Illinois, USA. She married THOMAS ROBBINS 31 March 1875 in Boone County, Illinois, USA. (THOMAS ROBBINS is #35136.) THOMAS was born 1833 in Franklin County, Ohio, USA. THOMAS died 1915 at age 82.

          1141 iv.  CLARINDA R. was born 18 November 1843

          1142 v.  EMMOR K. was born 17 October 1845

                 vi.  MARY MOORE (#24186) was born in Leroy Twp. Boone Co. Ill. 07 November 1847. MARY died 09 November 1919 in Leroy Twp. Boone Co. Ill., at age 72. Her body was interred 11 November 1919 in Dullam Cem. Long Prairie, Boone Co. Ill.. She married CLIFFORD BENJAMIN WINCAPAW 16 December 1879 in Boone County, Illinois, USA. (CLIFFORD BENJAMIN WINCAPAW is #35137.) CLIFFORD was born 29 November 1852 in Warren, Knox Co. Maine, USA. CLIFFORD died 06 March 1920 in Capron, Boone Co. Illinois, USA, at age 67. His body was interred 08 March 1920 in Dullam Cem. Long Prairie, Boone Co. Ill..

  522. JOSEPH B. RITTENHOUSE⁸ MILLARD (CATHERINE⁷ RITTENHOUSE, WILLIAM JOHNSON⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#24176) was born in Willow Springs, Pa. USA 1816. JOSEPH died 1890 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, at age 74.

       He married JANE HUTCHISON date unknown. (JANE HUTCHISON is #24191.)

            JOSEPH B. RITTENHOUSE MILLARD and JANE HUTCHISON had the following children:

      1143      i.  LUCY⁹.

                  ii.  W. SCOTT (#24193).

                 iii.  HORACE J. (#24194).

                 iv.  CHARLES W. (#24195).

                  v.  OSCAR F. (#24196).

                 vi.  HOMER J. (#24197).

  523. REBECCA⁸ MILLARD (CATHERINE⁷ RITTENHOUSE, WILLIAM JOHNSON⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#24174) was born in Columbia Co. Pa., USA 1821.

       She married twice. She married JACKSON HARRISON date unknown. (JACKSON HARRISON is #24187.) She married COLONEL JAMES TUBBS date unknown. (COLONEL JAMES TUBBS is #24188.)

            REBECCA MILLARD and JACKSON HARRISON had the following child:

                   i.  ANNA⁹ (#24189).

       REBECCA MILLARD and COLONEL JAMES TUBBS had the following child:

                  ii.  R. M. (#24190).

  524. SARAH⁸ RITTENHOUSE (HENRY⁷, WILLIAM JOHNSON⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#35070) was born in Briar Creek Twp., Columbia, Co. Pa. 30 October 1817.

       She married WILLIAM HEDDINGS date unknown. (WILLIAM HEDDINGS is #35138.)

            SARAH RITTENHOUSE and WILLIAM HEDDINGS had the following children:

                   i.  CLARISSA⁹ (#35139). She married HARVEY ENSIGN date unknown. (HARVEY ENSIGN is #35140.)

                  ii.  ELIZABETH (#35141). She married ALBERT STONE date unknown. (ALBERT STONE is #35142.)

                 iii.  EMMA (#35143). She married GEORGE STONE date unknown. (GEORGE STONE is #35144.)

                 iv.  DELPHINA (#35145). She married GEORGE TUTTLE date unknown. (GEORGE TUTTLE is #35146.)

  525. MARY⁸ RITTENHOUSE (HENRY⁷, WILLIAM JOHNSON⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#8504) was born in Briar Creek Twp., Columbia, Co. Pa. 03 November 1819. MARY died 03 March 1889 in S. Cayuga Twp, Haldimand, ON, at age 69. Her body was interred after 03 March 1889 in S, Cayuga Mennonite Cem. ON.

       She married JOHN SEIWELL. RITTENHOUSE 26 March 1843 in Berwick, Columbia Co. Pa.. The following individual is also linked to this event: A. H. HAND (REV.) (minister). (JOHN SEIWELL. RITTENHOUSE is #8503.) JOHN was born November 1816 in Mifflin Twp., Columbia Co. Pa.. JOHN was the son of CORNELIUS RITTENHOUSE and ELIZABETH SEIWELL. JOHN died 24 July 1872 in S. Cayuga Twp, Haldimand, ON, at age 55. His body was interred after 24 July 1872 in S, Cayuga Mennonite Cem. ON.

       From Columbia Democratr Bloomsburg, PA, April 1843 "In Berwick on the 26th by Rev. A. H. Hand, Mr. John Rittenhouse of Black Creek to Miss Mary Rittenhouse of Briar Creek".

       SOURCE of INFORMATION

Microfilm at Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA.

       JOHN SEIWELL RITTENHOUSE arrived in Canada in 1862 along with his brothers, JOSIAH and URIAH, and sisters. They had been living in Beaver Creek Township, (formed from Mifflin Township in 1845), Columbia County, Pa. USA and when they arrived in Canada they settled at South Cayuga, Haldimand County, Ontario.

            JOHN SEIWELL. RITTENHOUSE and MARY RITTENHOUSE had the following children:

                   i.  TILLMAN⁸ (#27093).

                  ii.  DRUSCILLA (#27094). She married UNKNOWN DOCHSTADER date unknown. (UNKNOWN DOCHSTADER is #27095.)

                 iii.  HELEN (#35147) was born in Lincoln Co. ON, Canada CA 1848.

                 iv.  EZRA (#15033) was born in Lincoln Co. ON, Canada 5 February 1849. EZRA died 12 July 1928 in Lincoln Co. ON, Canada, at age 79. His body was interred 14 July 1928 Vineland (II) Mennonite Cem. On. He married SALOME KRATZ 1875 in Lincoln Co. ON, Canada. (SALOME KRATZ is #15034.) SALOME was born 27 December 1853 in Lincoln Co. ON, Canada. SALOME was the daughter of JACOB KRATZ and SUSAN HOUSSER. SALOME died May 1928 in Lincoln Co. ON, Canada, at age 74. Her body was interred May 1928 Vineland (II) Mennonite Cem. On.

                            EZRA RITTENHOUSE was an active member of the Moyer Mennonite Church in Vineland. He worked quite closely with Bishop S. F. Coffman and the cemetery committee.

                            SOURCE of INFORMATION

MR. LARRY RITTENHOUSE, Jordan Station, Ontario, Canada.

                            Obituary of EZRA RITTENHOUSE

                            Taken from the Gospel Herald July 1928

                            Rittenhouse. - Ezra Rittenhouse was born in Lincoln Co., Ont., Feb. 5, 1849. In early life he moved with his parents to Haldimand Co., where he resided until of age, when he returned to Lincoln Co. Here he was employed for some years. In 1875 he was united in marriage to Salome, daughter of Jacob and Susan Kratz (deceased). They resided on the Bishop Tilman Moyer farm for nearly thirty years where now is located the village of Vineland. In 1925 they celebrated with their friends the happy occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of their wedded life. Seven weeks previous to his death, which occurred on July 12 Sister Rittenhouse passed away very unexpectedly. His death was due to a paralytic stroke to which he succumbed in the course of thirty-six hours. After his conversion during the first series of meetings held in this district, Bro. Rittenhouse was active in the work of the Sunday school and Church for many years. His was interested in and supported the mission and educational work of the Church. His presence and fellowship will be missed, but we believe that the two lives which were so soon and so recently removed from us are united in the eternal fellowship which is promised those whose faith and trust was in our blessed Redeemer, Jesus Christ. Funeral services were held July 14, conducted by Bro. C. F. Derstine. Texts, I Cor. 15:17; Acts 1:3. Burial in the Vineland Cemetery.

                            SOURCE of INFORMATION

                            MRS. PATRICIA HIGH, Jordan Station, Ontario, Canada

          635   v.  ANNIE was born 18 September 1851

  526. ENOCH⁸ RITTENHOUSE (HENRY⁷, WILLIAM JOHNSON⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#35071) was born in Briar Creek Twp., Columbia, Co. Pa. 07 November 1820. ENOCH died 01 September 1901 in Black Creek Twp. Luzerne Co. P, at age 80. His body was interred after 01 September 1901 in Pine Grove Cem. Berwick, Pa..

       He married CATHERINE KETCHEN date unknown. (CATHERINE KETCHEN is #35148.) CATHERINE was born 20 November 1821 in Greenwood, Columbis County, Pa.. CATHERINE died 13 February 1906 in Black Creek Twp. Luzerne Co. P, at age 84. Her body was interred after 13 February 1906 in Pine Grove Cem. Berwick, Pa..

       ENOCH RITTENHOUSE was 29 in 1850 and was farming in Briar Creek, Township, Columbia County, Pa. His wife was CATHARINE KETCHEN who was 25. They evidently did not own the farm as there was no assessment. Their children were ALEM B. 5 and SAMANTHA J. 3. Shown in the Columbia County, Pa. 1850 census Roll 769 Book 1 Page 148.

       In 1860 ENOCH RITTENHOUSE, age 39 and his wife CATHERINE KETCHEN, age 35, were farming in Black Creek Township, Columbia County, Pa. He evidently did not own the land as there was no assessment for real estate and no valuation for personal goods. They had 3 children, ALLEM B. 12, SAMANTHA 10 and MARK E. age 4. This was one of those census where they only showed an initial for the wife and children's names but I was finally able to pin this down to this ENOCH. Shown in the Columbia County, Pa. 1860 census Roll 1098 Book 1 Page 577.

       By 1870 ENOCH, age 49 and his wife CATHARINE had purchased their farm and it was valued at $10,000 and personal goods were valued at $700. Their older children had evidently gone out on their own and only MARK 15 was living at home. Shown in the Columbia County, Pa. 1870 census Roll 1329 Book 1 Page 83.

            ENOCH RITTENHOUSE and CATHERINE KETCHEN had the following children:

                   i.  ALEM B,⁹ (#35149) was born in Briar Creek Twp., Columbia, Co. Pa. June 1845. He married NORMANDA F. KROMER 21 February 1867 in Bloomberg, Columbia Co. Pa.. The following individual is also linked to this event: A, HARTMAN REV. (minister). (NORMANDA F. KROMER is #35150.) NORMANDA was born January 1848 in Mifflinville, Columbia Co. Pa. USA.

                  ii.  SAMANTHA (#35151) was born in Briar Creek Twp., Columbia, Co. Pa. 1847. She married CLEMUEL MARTEENA date unknown. (CLEMUEL MARTEENA is #35152.)

                 iii.  MARK E. (#35153) was born in Briar Creek Twp., Columbia, Co. Pa. 08 June 1856. He married SARAH E. HOCKMAN 18 March 1887 in Berwick, Columbia Co. Pa.. (SARAH E. HOCKMAN is #35154.) Her body was interred date unknown in Pine Grove Cem. Berwick, Pa..

  527. MARGARET⁸ RITTENHOUSE (HENRY⁷, WILLIAM JOHNSON⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#35072) was born in Briar Creek Twp., Columbia, Co. Pa. 10 September 1822.

       She married ASA HULL date unknown. (ASA HULL is #35156.)

            MARGARET RITTENHOUSE and ASA HULL had the following children:

                   i.  SARAH JANE⁹ (#35157). She married CLINTON HARDER date unknown. (CLINTON HARDER is #35158.)

                  ii.  TERRANCE (#35159).

                 iii.  MORRIS (#35160). He married ELIZABETH KPRTWRIGHT date unknown. (ELIZABETH KPRTWRIGHT is #35161.)

                 iv.  RACHEL (#35162). She married CHARLES BAXTER date unknown. (CHARLES BAXTER is #35163.)

  528. WILLIAM⁸ RITTENHOUSE (HENRY⁷, WILLIAM JOHNSON⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#27066) was born in Briar Creek Twp., Columbia, Co. Pa. 16 November 1824. WILLIAM died 1900 at age 75.

       He married ELIZABETH date unknown. (ELIZABETH is #27067.) ELIZABETH was born 1823.

       In 1850, WILLIAM RITTENHOUSE, age 25, was farming in Briar Creek Township, Columbia County, Pa. There was no valuation shown for his property so probably he was farming on land given to him by his father HENRY RITTENHOUSE, who was on the next farm. WILLIAM and his wife, ELIZABETH had a daughter ELMIRA, age 3. Shown in Columbia County 1850 census Roll 769 Book 1 Page 148.

       By 1870 WILLIAM had moved his family to Pittston, Luzerne County, Pa. He was Foreman on a Railroad and it shows his personal goods were valued at $300. This census still shows only one daughter, ELMIRA. age 23. Found in Luzerne County 1870 census Roll 1365 Book 1 page 419.

            WILLIAM RITTENHOUSE and ELIZABETH had the following children:

                   i.  ALICE⁹ (#35164). She married JAMES COMPTON date unknown. (JAMES COMPTON is #35165.)

                  ii.  ELMIRA (#27068) was born in Briar Creek Twp., Columbia, Co. Pa. 1847.

  529. URSULA⁸ RITTENHOUSE (HENRY⁷, WILLIAM JOHNSON⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM DEWEES⁴, NICHOLAS (CLAES)³, WILHELM² RÜDDINGHUYSEN, CLAES¹ RETTINGHAUSEN) (#27062) was born in Briar Creek Twp., Columbia, Co. Pa. 09 October 1826.

       She married JOHN MAUSTELLOR date unknown. (JOHN MAUSTELLOR is #35166.)

            URSULA RITTENHOUSE and JOHN MAUSTELLOR had the following children:

                   i.  MARY⁹ (#35167).