Immigrant: Johannes Georg Bentz

They had seven known male children. Two of these boys emigrated with their father aboard the Phoenix in 1749: Ludwig and Jacob. We quickly lose track of Georg, but his two sons move south to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, where they eventually catch up with two of their younger brothers: Adam and Henry. For this post, we'll be focusing on the first three immigrants. And as this focuses on the Virginia Pence's, we will provide very light treatment here, such that we can separate those immigrants that went to Virginia and those that remained in Pennsylvania.

Currently accepted data points:  3

Name: Johannes Georg Bentz (var of Johannes: Hans)

Y-DNA line: Currently unverified. Need a tester to prove this out.

Born: 1697 – Iggelheim

Baptized: 16 May 1697 – Evangelisch, Iggelheim, Pfalz, Bavaria.

Known relations: Johannes Bentz (father), Susannah (mother), Johannes (1st son), Johannes Valentine (2nd son), Johannes Ludwig (3rd son), Johannes Jacob (4th son), Valentine (5th son), Johannes Adam (6th son) & Johannes Heinrich (7th son). 

Married: 29 Aug 1719 to Anna Barbara Büllinger (bap. 27 Apr 1698), daughter of Jacob Büllinger and Anna Katharina Weber.

Profession: Shoemaker

Immigration: Phoenix, out of Rotterdam; Arriving Philadelphia 15 Sep 1749 1 .With his two sons, Ludwig and Jacob.

Residence: After arrival, Georg disappears from any records.

Died: unknown
Male Iine: as noted in Palatine Origins of Some Pennsylvania Pioneers

• Johannes; b. 3 Jun 1720, bp 5 June 1720
• Johannes Valentin; b. 8 Jan 1723; d. 3 Jun 1728
• Johannes Ludwig/Lewis Bentz; b. 29 Sep 1724 – Iggelheim, Germany; bap: 31 Dec 1720 – The Reformed Church of Iggelheim; immigration: Phoenix, out of Rotterdam; Arriving Philadelphia 15 Sep 1749; Wife's name noted in a deed record of 1767 as "Barbara". A "Susannah Pence"'s 1794 Shenandoah marriage bond notes her parents as "Ludwig and Minerva Pence". Minerva may be a second wife. Died: prior to 25 May 1779, Shenandoah County, Va.
• John (b. 1755 Frederick County, Va); possibly Susannah.
• Johannes Jacob Bentz; b. 8 Dec 1727; bp. 14 Dec 1727; m. Barbara; Immigration: Phoenix, out of Rotterdam; Arriving Philadelphia 15 Sep 1749; d. prior to 29 Oct 1778, Shenandoah County, Va. Residence: 1766 purchased land in Hawksbill Creek, adjoined to his brother Lewis to the southeast, and to that of his younger brother Henry to the northeast.
• George Frederick Pence, b. 20 Nov 1752, Frederick County, VA, d. 1832, Mad River Township, Champaign County, OH.
• Lewis Ludwig Pence, b. 1754, Frederick County, VA, d. 1832, Champaign Co., OH.
• Emanuel Pence, b. 1762, Frederick County, VA, d. 1811, Lincoln Co., KY.
• Barbara Pence, b. 1770, Shenandoah County, VA.
• Eve Hershberger Pence, b. 1773, Shenandoah County, VA.
• Mary Pence, b. Abt. 1775, Frederick County, VA.
• Susannah Pence, b. Abt. 1776, VA.
• Elizabeth Pence, b. Abt. 1777, Shenandoah County, VA.
• Daniel Pence, b. Abt. 1758, Frederick Co., VA, d. Abt. 1839, Champaign Co., OH. Married Cathrine Prince 10 Apr 1789, Shenandoah Co., VA. (4)
• Valentin, b. 18 Jan 1730
• Adam (settled in Shenandoah Valley as well)
• Heinrich (Henry); (settled in Shenandoah Valley as well)

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 1 Werner Hacker, Auswanderungen aus Rheinpfalz und Saarland: #1248 Hans Georg Benz, from Iggelheim, 1749 - as noted in Palatine Origins of Some Pennsylvania Pioneers, Burgert, 2000.

 2 Unless otherwise noted, many of the above notes are taken from Richard Pence's research. Richard's work on the Shenandoah Valley Pence's is well-known. As this study focuses on the Pennsylvania Pence's, we won't dig far into the details of the Pence's once they move south of Pennsylvania.
3 Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
4 Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940