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John Lentz 1731–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1731

Birth Location: Heidelburg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Death Date: 5 May 1807

Death Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Father: Johann Lentz

Mother: Anna Klein

Spouse(s): Catherine Culp

Children(s): Henry Lentz, Peter Lentz, Benjamin Lentz, Dewalt Lentz, Bastian Lentz, Elizabeth Lentz, Jacob Lentz, Elizabeth Lentz, Catherine Lentz

John Lentz was born in 1731 in Heidelburg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, the child of Johann Peter Lentz And Anna Magdalena Klein. John Lentz married Catherine Culp, and had children including Bastian Lentz, Benjamin Lentz, Catherine Lentz, Dewalt Lentz, Elizabeth Lentz, Henry Lentz, Jacob Lentz, Peter Lentz. John Lentz passed away in 1807 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John Lentz was born in 1731 in Heidelburg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, the child of Johann Peter Lentz And Anna Magdalena Klein.
  • John Lentz married Catherine Culp, and had children including Bastian Lentz, Benjamin Lentz, Catherine Lentz, Dewalt Lentz, Elizabeth Lentz, Henry Lentz, Jacob Lentz, Peter Lentz.
  • John Lentz passed away in 1807 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Lentz
1711–1786
Birth Location: Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany
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Anna Klein
1711–1769
Birth Location: Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Culp
1737–1769
Birth Location: Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Henry Lentz
1760–1759
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Peter Lentz
1751–1807
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Benjamin Lentz
1753–1835
Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
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Dewalt Lentz
1757–1758
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Bastian Lentz
1759–1854
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Elizabeth Lentz
1764–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Jacob Lentz
1767–1840
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Lentz
1769–1770
Birth Location: –
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Catherine Lentz
1770–1805
Birth Location: –
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John Lentz's Ancestors

Self
John Lentz
1731–1807
Birth Place: Heidelburg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Parents
Johann Peter Lentz
1711–1786
Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany
Anna (Magdalena) Klein
1711–1769
Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Lentz's Descendants

1.
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John Lentz (1731–5 May 1807) m. Catherine Culp (1737–1769)
  1. 1. Henry Lentz 1760–1759 m. Mary Heaton 1770–1847
    1. 1. James (Jasper) Lance 1791–1879
    2. 2. Leah Lance 1797–1879
    3. 3. Martha (R) Lance 1801–1862 m. Anderson West 1800–1847
      1. 1. Charles West 1829– m. Melinda Pendleton 1834–1870 m. Malinda Pendleton 1830–
        1. 1. Jasper ("Jack" Ulysses) West 1861–1926 m. America (Mary) Crosslin 1867–1942 m. Ella Ferrell 1871–1916
        2. 2. James West 1870– m. Mary (Elizabeth) Crosslin 1870–1955
      2. 2. Mary (Jane "Polly") West 1833– m. Caswell Vassar 1833–
        1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Vasser 1854– m. William Freeman 1845–
        2. 2. John (T) Vassar 1863–1925 m. Margaret (E) Tolbert 1865–1933
        3. 3. Alford Vassor 1868– m. Marget (L) Vassor 1865–
        4. 4. Wesley (J) Vassar 1863–
      3. 3. West 1825–
      4. 4. Lucinda West 1827–
      5. 5. Henry (H) West 1828–
      6. 6. William (James) West 1833–1891 m. Mary Prather 1835–1890
        1. 1. William (Dallas) West 1862–1911 m. Missouri (“Mauser?”) Smithson 1871–1910
        2. 2. Sarah (Ann) West 1850–1911
        3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson) West 1876–1966 m. Maude (L.) Lafevers 1877–1918
        4. 4. Ulysses (Grant) West 1869–1936 m. Sarah ("Sallie" Ann) Tittle 1875–1964
        5. 5. John West 1864–1925 m. Rachel (Mary) Henderson 1869–1917
        6. 6. Melia ("Mellie" L.) West 1871–1955 m. Thomas ('Tom') Tittle 1871–1957
      7. 7. John (Anderson) West 1837– m. Rachel Cooper 1840–1903
        1. 1. Fannie (Sarah Pandora) West 1863–1910 m. James (Monroe "Jim") Roberts 1859–1911
      8. 8. Wesley (Jordan) West 1838– m. Paralee Davis 1842–1924
        1. 1. Martha (Frances "Fannie") West 1861–1899 m. James (Monroe) BRYANT 1859–1930
        2. 2. Sarah (Irene Melissa) West 1865–1919 m. Joseph (Dillard) Sissom 1867–1935
        3. 3. Mary (Jane) West 1867–1945 m. John Barnett 1880–
      9. 9. Nancy (Elizabeth) West 1840–1892 m. Jothram (Wesley "Jose") Lewis 1841–1917 m. John Mathis 1851–1934
        1. 1. Martha T 1876– m. Thomas (S) Williams 1876–1946
        2. 2. Joseph (Milton) Lewis 1883–1965 m. Lillie (Florence) Gilley 1884–1952
      10. 10. Zilphia (Malissa) West 1841–1880 m. William (Jasper) Stacy 1839–1910
        1. 1. John (Wesley) Stacy 1879–1953 m. Mary (Jane) Cunningham 1888–1962
        2. 2. Martha (Elizabeth) Stacy 1862–1926
  2. 2. Peter Lentz 1751–1807
  3. 3. Benjamin Lentz 1753–1835
  4. 4. Dewalt Lentz 1757–1758
  5. 5. Bastian Lentz 1759–1854
  6. 6. Elizabeth Lentz 1764–
  7. 7. Jacob Lentz 1767–1840
  8. 8. Elizabeth Lentz 1769–1770
  9. 9. Catherine Lentz 1770–1805

John Lentz's Timeline

2 Records

1731
1731
Birth of John Lentz in Heidelburg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Heidelburg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
1807
5 May 1807
Age 76
Death of John Lentz in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Heidelburg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: NY, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1807
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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