Hannah (Hall) Rittenhouse (1724 - abt. 1749)

Born 1724 in Hunterdon, New Jersey

Ancestors

Wife of Peter Rittenhouse — married 1742 in New Jersey

Descendants

Died about 1749 at about age 25 in Hunterdon, New Jersey

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Biography

Hannah's parents are unknown (see Research Notes).

Hannah Hall married Peter Rittenhouse (abt.1724-1791) and after Hannah's death, he married her sister Sarah Hall.^[1]

Based on her husband's age and location, it is conjectured that she was born around 1724 in Prallsville, Hunterdon, New Jersey and it is estimated that they were married about 1742 in Hunterdon, Colony of New Jersey, British Colonial America.

She is though to have died about the time her fourth child was born, possibly in childbirth, around 1749.

Her place of death and burial are unknown, but her husband and sister Sarah are both buried in the Prallsville Cemetery in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^[2]

Research Notes

There are no sources proving who her parents were. Some trees show Hannah's father as a John Hall, with wife Magdalena. They apparently had two daughters named Hannah and Sarah:

According to Magdalena's will, she and John Hall had the following living children in 1775: Thomas, Isaac, Nicolis, George, William, Abram, Sarah, Jacamineje and Hannah.^[3]

However, it would be impossible for these children to include the two sister-wives of Peter Rittenhouse since he married Sarah after Hannah's death, prior to 1775.

From an unsourced family tree: ^[4]
Children of Peter Rittenhouse & first wife Hannah Hall

1. William Rittenhouse (1743 – ?)
2. Peter Rittenhouse (c.1744 – ?)
3. Elijah Rittenhouse (c.1745 – 1831) & Sarah Quick (1751 – ?)
4. Mary Rittenhouse (c.1748 – c.1803) & William Hill (1743 – 1805)

Sources

1. ↑ An ancestral chart and handbook : genealogical notes of the Sutton and Rittenhouse families of Hunterdon County, New Jersey p. 44 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/751189
2. ↑ Prallsville Cemetery [Also known as Rittenhouse Burying Grounds, Wolverton Cemetery], Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2333969/prallsville-cemetery
3. ↑ New Jersey Historical Society. Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary And Post-revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey. Newark, 18801949. (Volume V.34). Published in 1880. p. 218
4. ↑ https://goodspeedhistories.com/rittenhouse-family-tree/

• Ancestry Family Trees https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/52490177/person/352143250275
• "Geneanet Community Trees Index", Original data: Geneanet Community Trees Index. Paris, France: Geneanet, Ancestry Record 62476 #4560177941, Name: Hannah Hall; Gender: F (Female); Birth Date: 1724; Birth Place: Prallsville, Hunterdon (Prallsville), New Jersey, USA; Marriage Date: 1742; Marriage Place: Hunterdon, Colony of New Jersey, British Colonial America, New Jersey, USA; Death Date: 1781; Death Place: Prallsville, Hunterdon (Prallsville), New Jersey, USA; Spouse: Peter Rittenhouse; Child: Catherine Rittenhouse Elijah Rittenhouse Elisha Rittenhouse Elisha Rittenhouse Elizabeth Rittenhouse Mary M Rittenhouse Nancy Ann Rittenhouse Peter Elijah Rittenhouse Peter Rittenhouse Sarah Rittenhouse William Rittenhouse; View on Geneanet: https://gw.geneanet.org/atvjr1973?n=hall&oc=&p=hannah.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41376410/hannah-rittenhouse), memorial page for Hannah Hall Rittenhouse (1724–1781), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41376410, citing Prallsville Cemetery, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Zoe Tom (contributor 47000374). [there is no tombstone and this page simply contains unsourced, user-entered data]

Acknowledgments

• Entered by Hal Wolverton.