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An American Family History

Johann Michael Brandstetter
Ansbach or Anspach is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of Middle Franconia. Ansbach is 25 miles southwest of Nuremberg and 90 miles north of Munich, on the Fränkische Rezat, a tributary of the Main.
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17th century Germans often gave children two names at baptism. The first was a saint's name. The second a secular name which is what the child was called. The saint's name was usually given to all the children of that family of the same gender. Johannes was rarely a saint's name, but Johann was.

Johann Michael Brandstetter was born on May 16,1693 in Aichau-Ansbach, Bayern, Germany and baptized the same day. His parents were Andreas Sigismund Brandstetter and Appolonia Egle Dosenbau. His Godfather was Michael Weidner who was a farmer from Ober Schönbrun.

He married Anna Maria Katherina Gampfer. Anna Maria was born September 11, 1697 in Gersbach, Ansbach, Bayern. Her parents were Johannes Gampher and Anna Maria Margaretha Stegner.

Their children were born in Fröschen, Sudwestpfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Anna Elizabeth Brandstetter Daude was born October 28, 1718. Johann Andreas Brandstetter was born July 15, 1721. Anna Barbara Brandstetter Krieger was born March 21/1723. Johann Friedrich Brandstetter was born November 23, 1724. Johann Adam Brandstetter was born March 4, 1725/6.

Their son, grenadier, Johann Frederich Brandstetter, came to America as did his daughters Anna Elizabeth Brandstetter Daude , and Anna Barbara Brandstetter Kreiger who married Jacob Kreiger. 

Johann Friedrich and Anna Barbara (Mag) Brandstetter crossed the Atlantic and arrived in Pennsylvania with their children aboard the ship Sarah on September 20, 1764. Legend has it that they committed their two eldest sons (Johann Heinrich, 14and Georg Andreas, 12) into five years of indentured servitude to pay for the trip. The family settled in Wythe County, Virginia.

Anna Elizabeth married Johann Henrich after she became pregnant and the princely council of Hesse-Hanau-Lichtenberg of Buchweiler forced them to marry on May 8, 1742. They married at the Thaleischweiler-Fröschen church. They left for American in 1765.

Branstiter Table of Contents
Other spellings--Brandstatter, Brandstetter, Brandsteter, Brandstaetter, Bransletter, Branstatter, Bransteeter, Branstetter, Branstiter, Branstitter, Branstitre, Branstudder, Broadtsteddler, Bronstetter, Brunstetter, Brunsteter, Brunstautton

A grenadier was a 17th century, specialized soldier,who threw, grenades and led assault operations. They were chosen from the strongest and largest soldiers.

Children of Andreas Sigismund Brandstetter
and Appolonia Egle Dosenbau
  • Johann Michael Brandstetter
  • Johann Jacob Brandstetter
  • Johann Adam Brandstetter
  • Anna Barbara Brandstetter
  • Johann Andreas Brandstetter
  • Johann Simon Brandstetter
  • Johann Jacob Brandstetter
  • Johann Mathias Brandstetter
  • Johannes Brandstetter
  • Eva Barbara Brandstetter Myer
  • Maria Barbara Brandstetter
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