Display Patriot - P-322531 - Francis WINKLER/WINGLER
Francis WINKLER/WINGLER
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P-322531
The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
Birth: 1747/1753 in Germany/Easton, Northampton PA Death: 1802/1804 in Rowan County NC
Wife: Maria (Mary) Catherine Bott b: 10 Mar 1752 in PA c: 22 Mar 1752 in Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, York County PA
Francis Winkler was in Rowan County by 1772 along with his father , based on tax records; his land improvement was claimed by his father Ludwig in 1778 along with several other claims . Rowan County, North Carolina Tax Lists 1757-1800 ISBN 0-918470-24-2 Jo White Linn -1772 Rowan County Tax List of James Smith Frances Winkler 1 , Ludwig Winkler 1,
At the onset of the Revolutionary War, Francis returns to PA and serves in the PA militia along with his father in law Rheinhart Bott . Francis Winkler, Ensign of the First Company, Fifth Battalion, York Co., PA Militia under Lt. Col. Jacob Remer and Captain Thomas White, 1779-1782 Ref. Pennsylvania Archives, 6th Series, Vol. 2, Pg. 535 After the end of the war Francis moves his entire family to Rowan County NC in and is listed on the 1784 tax list. 1784 Rowan County List of Taxables of Capt Frederick Smith -Franses Winkler:
The 1791 Tax List of Capt. William Millsap's Company shows Francis as living in the Potts Creek and Beaverdam Creek area of present day Davidson County North
In 1806 there are in the Rowan County court records, a court ordered action for the division of Francis Winkler’s property into 13 lots. All twelve children are named and Hannah Owens is listed as the widow, indicating that the first wife had died and Francis had remarried. The court attorney filings continue through 1818 and leave an excellent record of the heirs and their spouses.
Children: Barbara Winkler b: 2 Mar 1769 in Bottstown, York co. PA. m Henry Ratz 2nd November 1790 Rowan Co. NC. Margaret Peggy Winkler b: 1771 in York Co. PA m. John Dancy, October 28, 1801 Elizabeth Winkler b: 1773 in York Co m. Henry Clements Jr; Jacob Winkler b: 19 Oct 1774 in York Co. PA Catherine Winkler b: 1775 in York Co. Married Micheal Hanner Susanna Winkler b: 6 Nov 1776 in York Co. PA c: 17 Nov 1776 in York Co PA Married Beachman Hilton Francis Jr Winkler b: 1778 in Rowan Co NC m. & Betsey Helsley 21 April 1803 Peter Winkler b: 1 Apr 1780 m. (1) MARY Hettsley, March 06, 1800; b. 1779, York, Pennsylvania; m. (2) Susanah Helsley, December 27, 1811; Rinehart Winkler b: 1782 in Rowan Co. NC Docey Dotia Winkler b: ABT 1784 in NC m. John Ford 16 August 1815 Rowan co. Mary Polly Winkler b: 1795 m. Jacob Myars 7 May 1816 Godfrey Winkler b: 2 Sep 1798 married Elizabeth Ray on 11 Aug. 1816 in Rowan Co., NC. He 2nd married Leah Huddleston on 19 May 1823 in Madison, Jefferson Co., IN
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