Philipp Wilhelm Otterbein (1726 - 1813)

Born 3 Jun 1726 in Dillenburg, Grafschaft Nassau-Dillenburg, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Husband of Susan (LeRoy) Otterbein — married 19 Apr 1762 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania

Died 17 Nov 1813 at age 87 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Philip William Otterbein is Notable.

Philipp Wilhelm Otterbein was born 3 Jun 1726 to the schoolmaster Johann Daniel Otterbein and his wife Wilhelmine Henriette of Dillenburg, County of Nassau-Oranien (now in the Lahn-Dill-District of Hesse, Germany). The entry reads:

[1726] Dillenburg: Herren Johann Daniel Otterbein, praeceptori primario bey der Lateinischen Schul, Frau Wilhelmine Henriette, seyn den 3. Jun. morgens früh um 2 Uhr Zwillinge gebohren, das ältiste ist ein Sohn, und das zweite eine Tochter. Beyde seyn den 6. ejund. getauft worden. Taufzeuge ist zu dem Sohn H. Philipp Wilhelm Keller, Küchenmeister am Hof; zum zweiten, der Tochter, ist Fr. Anna Margaretha, Hn. Johann Martin Kellers, Kellermeisters am Hof Hausfrau. Und wurde dem Sohn der Name gegeben Philipp Wilhelm, und der Tochter Anna Margaretha. ^[1]

Translation: "Dillenburg: On Jun 3rd 1726, at 2 in the early morning, twins were born to Mr. Johann Daniel Otterbein, the senior teacher at the local Latin school, and his wife Wihelmine Henriette; first a son, and second a daughter, who both were baptized on the 6th same month. Godparent to the son was Mr. Philipp Wilhelm Keller, provision master at the court; and tot he daughter, Anna Margaretha, the wife of Mr. Johann Martin Keller, master cellarer at the court. The son was given the names Philipp Wilhelm, and the daugher was called Anna Margaretha."

He had nine siblings, five of whom were brothers who also became pastors like him. He studied at the Reformed University of Herborn, where he was influenced and shaped by Calvinism and Pietism. In 1749 he was ordinated as a Reformed minister.

Emigration to America

Philip William Otterbein migrated from Holy Roman Empire to Colonial Pennsylvania.

Philipp Wilhelm Otterbein emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1752 at the invitation of the Pietist Michael Schlatter (1718-1790). In the so called "Nassau-Dillenburg Lists", it is stated, that he petitioned for emigration as "single man". In America he served as a missionary and preacher in several congregations in the city of Lancaster and in Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. He returned to Germany again for a short time in 1770.

He later became a U.S. clergyman and used the anglicized version of his name, Philip William. He was the founder of the United Brethren in Christ, a group that is a forerunner of today's United Methodist Church.

Burial

Old Otterbein Churchyard, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland^[2]

Plot: churchyard facing Sharp Street.

Sources

1. ↑ Zentralarchiv der Evangelischen Kirche Hessen-Nassau, Dekanat Dillenburg;
   Kirchenbücher der Gemeinde Dillenburg, Taufbuch (1724-1738); image 38.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9450639/philip-wilhelm-otterbein : accessed 02 November 2021), memorial page for Rev Philip Wilhelm Otterbein (3 Jun 1726–17 Nov 1813), Find A Grave: Memorial #9450639 , citing Old Otterbein Churchyard, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Izzebella (contributor 46484143) .

See also:

• Drury, Rev. A. W. The life of Rev. Philip William Otterbein, founder of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. Dayton Ohio: United Brethren Publishing House, 1890.
• Old Otterbein Church. History of Old Otterbein.
• Rev. Philip William Otterbein at Wikipedia.
• Wikidata: Item Q214692 .

Acknowledgements

• Created by Laura Scott, Wednesday, December 17, 2014.