Currently accepted data points:
Name: Georg Heinrich Bentz (var of Georg: Joerg, George; var of Bentz: Penz)
Y-DNA line: Currently unverified. Need a tester to prove this out.
Born: 30 Aug 1727. Alternatively 3 Aug 1727.
Baptized: listed a 4 Aug 1727, giving support to the 3 Aug birth date.
Baptized: listed a 4 Aug 1727, giving support to the 3 Aug birth date.
Confirmation: 1740 at Darmbach (Tairnbach, Baden, Germany).
Known relations: Jorg Michel Bentz (father) and Maria Helena.
Married: 18 Jan 1752 in Darmbach Lutheran to Maria Helena Theur, daughter of Hans Jerg Theur (citizen and cooper). The couple emigrated in May - four months after they married.
Immigration: Rawley, out of Rotterdam, arriving in Philadelphia 23 Oct 1752.
Immigration: Rawley, out of Rotterdam, arriving in Philadelphia 23 Oct 1752.
Residence: 1759 in Philadelphia: fellow passenger of Georg Nicolaus Bender; Witness of aforementioned Bender's marriage to Anna Barbara Beck on 7 Jan 1759 at St. Michael's and Zion, Philadelphia (KB). This record states that both Mr. Bender and George Heinrich Bentz were from Darmbach (today Tarinbach in Kraichgau) - according to 18th Century Emigrants, Vol 1, Burgert
Died: unknown
Children: unknown
Who he is NOT: This is not the Henry Pence, who with his brothers, founded the Hawksbill Pence's in Virginia. That particular Johan Heinrich arrived in 1749 – two years prior to Georg Heinrich Bentz's emigration from Germany. Also, this is not one of the three known Henry's of York County, all of which were too young (the oldest being born in 1754). This is not the Henry of Lycoming, son of Peter Pence, who was born in 1782. It is also unlikely to be the Henry of Somerset County, due to age, who shows up in the 1800 census. We have not yet looked at the Maryland Henry Pence.
Who he is NOT: This is not the Henry Pence, who with his brothers, founded the Hawksbill Pence's in Virginia. That particular Johan Heinrich arrived in 1749 – two years prior to Georg Heinrich Bentz's emigration from Germany. Also, this is not one of the three known Henry's of York County, all of which were too young (the oldest being born in 1754). This is not the Henry of Lycoming, son of Peter Pence, who was born in 1782. It is also unlikely to be the Henry of Somerset County, due to age, who shows up in the 1800 census. We have not yet looked at the Maryland Henry Pence.
Mysteries that remain: DNA line and a much more complete life & times! Also, there is a second Jorg Heinrich Bentz in Darmbach, Germany at the same time as our Jorg. However, he is a generation older. That Jorg is a son of Hans Jerg Bentz; he married Maria Catharina Schweitzer, daughter of Hans Michel Schweitzer. Given proximity and name correlation, it seems logical to assume family relation here. Details on this can be found in the 18th Century Emigrants, Vol 1, p.114 by Burgert. This older Jorg had a daughter Maria Elizabetha Bentz (b. 9 May 1731) who married Johann Jacob Frey on 24 Aug 1751. This would put Maria Elizabeth at about the same age as our founding father Georg Heinrich Bentz. Probable cousins.
Notes:
Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Notes:
Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
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