John Jacob Brenneisen

Burial record:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94769004/john-jacob-brenneisen

Born in Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, John was the son of George Michael Brenneisen (1702 – 1733) and Anna Margaretha Klein Brenneisen (1684 – 1761).

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Johann Jacob Brenneisen

• Name: Johann Jacob Brenneisen
• Year: 1730
• Place: Pennsylvania
• Family Members:
  • Wife Anna Margretha Klein;
    • Son Johann Jacob;
    • Son Gottfried;
    • Daughter Maria Barbara Source Publication ode: 1031.8 Page 75.

Marriage 13 Jan 1747 in Lebanon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States at the Hill Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lebanon Twp. to Anna VERONICA Wampler. Anna was the daughter of Hans Peter Wampler (1701 – 1749) and Anna Veronica Lung Wampler (1703 – 1738).

John and Anna had the following children:

• 1. John Michael Brenneisen (1747 – 1810)
• 2. Elizabeth Breneisen (1750 – 1827)
• 3. Valentin Brenneisen (1758 – )
• 4. Johannes Brenneisen (1760 –)
• 5. John Jacob Brenneisen(1763 – 1763)
• 6. Catherina Brenneisen (1763 – 1765)
• 7. Martin Brenneisen (1768 – 1768)
• 8. Catherina Brenneisen (1772 – 1772)
• 9. Elizabeth Brenneisen (1775–)
• 10. George Brenneisen (1778 –).

1757 Peter Wampler's children were abducted by Indians. "We hear from Lebanon Township, Lancaster (now Lebanon) county, that on last Friday, four children were carried off by the Indians. From Reading, Berks County, that on Thursday and Friday last, some people were murdered in Bern Township by the Indians and others carried off." "A letter from Hanover township, Lancaster's county, dated Oct. 1st, 1757, says that the children mentioned of having been carried off from Lebanon Township, belonging to Peter Wampler, that they were going to the meadow for a load of hay; and that the Indians took from the house what they thought most valuable, and destroyed what they could not take away, to a considerable value.

1765 Naturalized 14 Sep 1765 in Lancaster City, PA; "Jacob Brenniser, Lebanon tp., Lancaster co., nat. Philadelphia Fall 1765, without taking an oath."

1770 John Jacob Brenneisen and Anna Veronica left the Evangelical Lutheran Church and joined Drunkards (Church of the Brethren): "Renounced Evangelical truth and the Lutheran Church and became Dunkers.". The list of the Little Swatara Congregation,1770, Church of Brethren lists Jacob Breneisen and wife among 45 members.

1780 Jacob Brenizer [Breneisen] was taxed in Lebanon Twp (originally part of Lancaster Co, now Lebanon Co. PA).

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gen/mn/m4694x2506.htm

History of Brenizer, Pennsylvania

Nestled in the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania, on the northern edge of Westmoreland County, lays the small village of Brenizer. Although approximately 175 families live here at the present time, this was not always a village. In the 1800's, this area was owned by the Breniser family and used as a farmland, but hidden under this land was a rich treasure of coal. When the mining days began, the town was slowly built up to be one of the nicest mining towns in this area. We have traced some of the ancestors of the original Breniser family to Germany, where some descendants still live. The name Breniser comes from the name Brenneisen, which means: Bren (Burn) Eisen (Iron).

Through the years, the Breniser name has been spelled many different ways. Hans Veltin (John Valentine) and Gorge Michel (George Michael) Brenneisen arrived in Philadelphia in September of 1730 on the ship named Alexander and Ann. Their records, including taking the Oath of Allegiance to King George III, are documented in the Pennsylvania Archives and also in Daniel Rupp's list of German passengers, which is considered to be a classic in the documentation of German immigrants. The two immigrants came from the Palatinate; that region of the Neckar Valley, southeast of Heidelberg, is now in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg. This particular branch of the family, according to Wilhelm Brenneisen, the present day family historian in Germany, came from Lohrbach. Before immigrating, they worked on a large farm as day laborers. The name of the farm and village, still existing today, is called the Damnhof.

"Breniser, Then and Now" (1730-1988) published by the Brenizer Historical Society (Breniser Family and Brenizer town history).

The following is an excerpt from: Petersen Family History Entries: 4788 Updated: 2011-12-10 05:31:17 UTC (Sat)

"since George came over in 1730 on the Ship "Alexander and Anne" and there is nothing known thereafter of this George or any descendants in most Breneisen family histories -- hence I subscribe to Jacob being the son of Hans Valentine Breneisen b. in 1733 in PA as seems to be generally accepted".

Note: Both "Hans Veltin Brenneisen" and "Jerg Michel Brenneisen" are listed as "imported in ship Alexander and Anne, from Rotterdam, but last from deal. Qualified, Sept 5, 1730"