Johan Phillip Brentz, Sr.

Johann Philipp Brentz

Johann Philipp Brentz came to American on the ship Brothers in 1751 (see picture of passenger list in Family Pictures). Johann and first wife Maria Painter had several children including Regina Margaretta (1732-1732), Anna Maria (1737-?), Johann Philip Brentz (1739-1806, American Revolutionary War veteran), Johann George Brentz (1742-1834, an American Revolutionary War veteran), and twins Adam and Jacob who died as infants (1748-1748).

With his second wife, Anna Maria Schwenzer, Johann Philipp Brentz had several children, including Juliana Maretha (1750-1750), Gottlieb Printz (1752-1806 - Revolutionary War Veteran also known as Godlove Printz or Cutlip Printz), Gottfried Printz (1754-1840, Revolutionary War Veteran who served as a Captain in the Virginia Militia and was also known as Captain George Printz), Magdalena (1755-1807), and Barbara (dates unknown).

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Johann Philip Brentz, a tailor, and family left Duhren, Germany in 1751 to move to America. The crossing across the Atlantic on the ship called Brothers to 2 1/2 months with 200+ passengers crammed below decks sharing increasingly rancid food, water, and air. Weak adults and children often died. Johann and family first settled in York, PA, probably as indentured servants to work off their cost of passage. After 7 years, Johann moves with his family to Page County, Virginia. The village was called Printztown and now called Ida or Stony Man.

He is undoubtedly the Philip Prince mentioned in Brumbaugh who served in the Revolutionary War in Capt. Michael Reader's Co. of Shenandoah Co., VA Militia. (www.princefamilyhistory.com)

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Johann Philipp Brentz came to American on the ship Brothers in 1751 (see picture of passenger list in Family Pictures). Johann and first wife Maria Painter had several children including Regina Margaretta (1732-1732), Anna Maria (1737-?), Johann Philip Brentz (1739-1806, American Revolutionary War veteran), Johann George Brentz (1742-1834, an American Revolutionary War veteran), and twins Adam and Jacob who died as infants (1748-1748).

With his second wife, Anna Maria Schwenzer, Johann Philipp Brentz had several children, including Juliana Maretha (1750-1750), Gottlieb Printz (1752-1806 - Revolutionary War Veteran also known as Godlove Printz or Cutlip Printz), Gottfried Printz (1754-1840, Revolutionary War Veteran who served as a Captain in the Virginia Militia and was also known as Captain George Printz), Magdalena (1755-1807), and Barbara (dates unknown).

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Source for Immigration Record Description BookPageNO: List of Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 1727-1775 Source Information Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, Vol. I [database on-line]. Original data: Viewer built on Microsoft Technology