Heintz, Johann Philipp

1668 - 1781  (113 years)

• Name	Heintz, Johann Philipp
  Birth	1668	Zweibrücken, Zweibrucken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  Christening	13 Mar 1686	Kusel, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Alternate Birth	19 Mar 1691	Kusel, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  Will	22 Dec 1774	Manchester, York, Pennsylvania, USA
  Death	20 Aug 1781	York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
  Will	27 Aug 1781	Manchester, York, Pennsylvania, USA
  Person ID	I26892	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Children	1. Heintz, Johann Peter,   b. 17 Dec 1751, York, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Mar 1844, Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA (Age 92 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F10066	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1668 - Zweibrücken, Zweibrucken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Christening - 13 Mar 1686 - Kusel, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Alternate Birth - 19 Mar 1691 - Kusel, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Will - 22 Dec 1774 - Manchester, York, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 20 Aug 1781 - York, York, Pennsylvania, USA Will - 27 Aug 1781 - Manchester, York, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  This document traces the first two generations of descendants of Johan Philip Hentz. Philip immigrated with his family from Kusel, Germany, arriving from Rotterdam to the port of Philadelphia 9 September 1738 on the ship Glascow (28). He was of the Reformed faith and was most likely escaping religious persecution that was prevalent at the time in the Pfalz or Palatine region of Germany. Philip was listed as a member of the Reverend Jacob Lischy’s Reformed Church in York, Pennsylvania on the Codorus, March of 1745 (3). In March 1746 he had a daughter baptized at the Kreutz Creek settlement in Hellam Township so he probably lived east of York prior to purchasing property. It is not known if Philip’s first wife Susanna Maria made the voyage to America but she died sometime before 1744. There’s a possibility several children could have been born by her in Pennsylvania if she made the voyage. Philip remarried a Barbara [Wolf?] sometime before 1745 (3). Philip continued to have children with his second wife Barbara. Land records show Philip’s son Marcus or Mark purchasing 150 acres in 1746 in what is now West Manchester Township and then 293 acres in 1755 in Spring Garden Township along Codorus Creek (29). Philip purchased 200 acres and his son Philip Jr. purchased 250 acres both in 1767. Their lands were in what is now West Manchester Township(29). Philip Sr.’s property was situated near the North-East quadrant of the intersection of present day South Salem Church Road and Route 234. Philip’s son Nicholas inherited his father’s property sometime before 1779 and lived there until sometime in 1794 or 1795 at which time he moved with his family to Shepherdstown, Virginia [now WV] (25). Several of Nicholas’s sons and half brothers were living in Shepherdstown as early as 1763 (72e). Most of Nicholas’s family eventually moved to Ross County, Ohio. His brother Marcus moved to a Moravian community in North Carolina with his family in 1774 (4). Philip Jr. died in York in 1777 and his land was sold after his death (6). It is interesting to note the variations of spellings of our family name while researching this document. Early York records have it spelled Hentz, Heintz, Haintz, Hanz, Hayns, Hens, Hans, Heins, Hoehns and Hoens. After they moved to West Virginia the records show mostly Hains or Haines. Family members that remained in West Virginia retained the spelling Haines. The family members that moved to Ross County Ohio used the spelling Haynes and retained this spelling, I am descended from this line. Family members that moved to North Carolina eventually spelled their name Hanes. The Hanes hosiery empire is descended from this line.