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Johann Jacob Bentz 1711–1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 JAN 1711

Birth Location: Iggelheim, Böhl-Iggelheim, Ludwigshafen, Bavaria, GERMANY

Death Date: FEB 1751

Death Location: Peaked Mountain Cemetery, McGaheysville, Rockingham, VA, USA

Father: Johannes Bentz

Mother: Anna Hoeppner

Spouse(s): Catherine Ley

Children(s): William Pence, Adam Pence, Maria Pence, John Pence, George Pence, Johann Pence

The story of Johann Jacob Bentz began in 1711 in Iggelheim, Böhl-Iggelheim, Ludwigshafen, Bavaria, GERMANY. Johann Jacob Bentz married Catherine Ley, and had children including Adam Pence, George Pence, Johann Jacob Pence, John Pence, Maria Barbara Pence, William Pence. Johann Jacob Bentz passed away in 1751 in Peaked Mountain Cemetery, McGaheysville, Rockingham, VA, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Johann Jacob Bentz began in 1711 in Iggelheim, Böhl-Iggelheim, Ludwigshafen, Bavaria, GERMANY.
  • Johann Jacob Bentz married Catherine Ley, and had children including Adam Pence, George Pence, Johann Jacob Pence, John Pence, Maria Barbara Pence, William Pence.
  • Johann Jacob Bentz passed away in 1751 in Peaked Mountain Cemetery, McGaheysville, Rockingham, VA, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Johann Bentz's Ancestors

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Johann Bentz
1711–1751
Birth Place: Iggelheim, Böhl-Iggelheim, Ludwigshafen, Bavaria, GERMANY
Parents
Johannes Friedrich Bentz
1674–1751
Elsenz, Eppingen, Heidelberg, Baden, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne
Anna (Margaret Susannah) Hoeppner
1676–1748
Bavaria, GERMANY
Grandparents
Johannes Bentz
1638–1705
Neckarbischofsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, GERMANY
Helene (Margarethe) Kern
1644–1688
Reihen, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, GERMANY
Johann (Georg) Fischer
1643–
Maria (Susanna) Russel
1647–
Dierbach, Bergzabern, Pfalz, Bayern, GERMANY
Great-Grandparents
Hans Bentz
1603–1701
Anna Struett
1609–1650
Mathias Kern
1610–1669
Georg Heischer
–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Bentz
1567–1602
Apollonia Reichard
1571–1622
Johann Struett
1586–1630
Anna Lamer
1589–1630
Hans Kern
1583–1623

Johann Bentz's Descendants

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Johann (Jacob) Bentz (10 JAN 1711–FEB 1751) m. Catherine Ley (1723–1805)
  1. 1. William Pence 1746–1819 m. Elizabeth Preiss 1757–1835
    1. 1. Mary Pence 1784– m. Simon Snyder 1787–1850
      1. 1. Valentine Snyder 1817–1872 m. Susanna Muntz 1824–1918
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Snyder 1846–1932 m. William (E.) Shinn 1842–1902
        2. 2. Simon Snyder 1857–
        3. 3. Ellen Snyder 1859–
        4. 4. Richard (Cunningham) Snyder 1848–1922
        5. 5. Peter (D.) Snyder 1855–1936 m. Anna (L.) Stephens 1849–1935
        6. 6. Levin Snyder 1854–
        7. 7. George (D.) Snyder 1860–1932 m. Clara (Ellen) Young 1865–1939
        8. 8. John (Jacob) Snyder 1854–1923 m. Lydia (Mae) Werts 1871–1936
        9. 9. Thomas (B.) Snyder 1851–1932
      2. 2. Martha Snyder 1815– m. Freeman (B.) Rowley 1808–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Pence 1776–1816 m. Lewis Bodey 1783–1839
    3. 3. David Pence 1776–1830 m. Dorothy Hammer 1776–
    4. 4. Adam Pence 1779–1830 m. Elizabeth (Pence) Peterfish 1788–1830
    5. 5. Elizabeth Pence 1788–1810
    6. 6. Salome Pence 1793–
    7. 7. John Pence 1791–1822 m. Anna (Maria) Kisling 1792–1871
    8. 8. Heinrich Pence 1785–1854 m. Elizabeth Zellers 1797–1878 m. Mary (E.) Harshman 1797–1842
    9. 9. William Pence 1781–1849 m. Christina Sellers 1785–1849
    10. 10. Peter (Jonas) Pence 1795–1864 m. Maria (Elizabeth) Harshman 1796–1865
    11. 11. Susanah Pence 1798–1864 m. John (Henry) Harshman 1793–1850
  2. 2. Adam Pence 1742–1814
  3. 3. Maria (Barbara) Pence 1740–1851 m. Christopher Persinger 1740–1802
  4. 4. John Pence 1747–1826 m. Margaret Perkey 1748–1778 m. Barbara Zimmerman –1840
  5. 5. George Pence 1743–1816 m. Sarah Perkey 1744–1782 m. Margaret (Zimmerman) Carpenter 1764–1828
  6. 6. Johann (Jacob) Pence 1739–1800 m. Catherine Persinger 1746–1846

Johann Bentz's Timeline

4 Records

1711
10 JAN 1711
Birth of Johann Jacob Bentz in Iggelheim, Böhl-Iggelheim, Ludwigshafen, Bavaria, GERMANY
Iggelheim, Böhl-Iggelheim, Ludwigshafen, Bavaria, GERMANY
1711
10 JAN 1711
Johann Jacob Bentz was christened in Iggelheim, Böhl-Iggelheim, Ludwigshafen, Bavaria, GERMANY
Iggelheim, Böhl-Iggelheim, Ludwigshafen, Bavaria, GERMANY
1751
FEB 1751
Age 40
Death of Johann Jacob Bentz in Augusta, VA, USA
Augusta, VA, USA
1751
FEB 1751
Age 40
Burial of Johann Jacob Bentz in Peaked Mountain Cemetery, McGaheysville, Rockingham, VA, USA
Peaked Mountain Cemetery, McGaheysville, Rockingham, VA, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 JAN 1711
    Event Place: Iggelheim, Böhl-Iggelheim, Ludwigshafen, Bavaria, GERMANY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 10 JAN 1711
    Event Place: Iggelheim, Böhl-Iggelheim, Ludwigshafen, Bavaria, GERMANY

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: FEB 1751
    Event Place: Augusta, VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: FEB 1751
    Event Place: Peaked Mountain Cemetery, McGaheysville, Rockingham, VA, USA

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