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Johan Georg Brentz born on December 8, 1742 in Duehren, Baden, Germany. George came to America with his parents in 1751. He married Elizabeth Crum about 1764.
On August 5, 1787 he married Mary Magdalene Shafer. The Reverend Paul Henkle, officiated. Magdalene was born on April 4, 1760.
On July 26, 1771, George Printz bought 92 acres , "lying on the drains of the Great Hawksbill, "that was part of a 387 acre tract granted to Henry Crum. George's father also patented land in Shenandoah County, Virginia. In 1775 his name was on a list of lieutenants sworn in as officers of the county militia. George was promoted on October 11, 1780 to Captain. David C. Mclnturff declared in the pension application of John C. Aleshite, that
In 1792, his name appeared on a petition to establish a new county separated from Shenandoah and Rockingham Counties. This petition was denied by the General Assembly. In October, 1797, George represented the Hawksbill Church at the Lutheran Special Conference in Woodstock, Virginia. In 1806, he attended the Lutheran Conference at Roeders Church. In 1809, he was listed as a church officer of the Hawksbill Church. On July 18, 1812, he received a grant of 80 acres in Stark County, Ohio for his services in the Revolutionary War and later he visited the area. In 1827 and 1829 he added two codicils to his will where he gave the Ohio lands to his sons George and Reuben. |
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Gottlieb Printz was born on September 20, 1752 in York County, Pennsylvania. He was baptised on November 5, 1752 at Christ Lutheran Church in York County, Pennsylvania. His father was father was Johan Philip Printz. His sponsors were Gottlieb and Anna Marie Gunkel. Gottlieb moved Virginia with his parents. He married Magdalene Crum. Magdalene Prince (married John Campbell), When his father in 1794 became "Governor of Printz Town" by purchasing the interests of his siblings. On November 2, 1775 he was a private in Captain Joseph Borman's Company of the Virginia Militia. Godlove was taxed for 300 acres of land in 1782-1789. In 1789 he was granted 74 acres and was taxed on that amount until 1799 when that land apparently was transferred to Christian Smith; there is no record of such a transfer, but Christian Smith began paying taxes on the land in 1800. In 1794, he was taxed on the 217 acres of land that he received from his father's estate. This was reduced to 167 when he transferred 50 acres to his brother, Philip. On October 8, 1804, Godlove and Mollie Prince sold 288 acres to Mark Finks and moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky where he was listed as a householder in July 25, 1805 and June 23, 1806 Mark Finks and his wife, Eve Finks, sold the Virginia land back to Magdalene Prince, widow of Godlove, on September 24, 1807.
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Jacob Printz, was born about1797. His father was Johan Georg Brentz. He married Catherine Somers, born Dec. 13, 1803; died Feb. 2, 1889, daughter of Philip Somers, Jr. and Barbara Sours. Jacob was a farmer and his farm was near Stoney Man, VA. During the winter months, he was a butcher and exposure at this type of work caused his death. He sold land on Piney Mountain given him by his father on February 8,1833 to Michael Blosz. Jacob and Catherine were members of the Lutheran Church. |
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