Ludwig (Maintzger) Mäintzger
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Ludwig (Maintzger) Mäintzger (1726 - 1776)

Ludwig Mäintzger formerly Maintzger aka Maintzger
Born in Neureut, Baden Wurttemberg, Heiliges Römisches Reichmap
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Son of and [mother unknown]
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at age 50 in Coryells Ferry, New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvaniamap
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Biography

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Ludwig (Maintzger) Mäintzger migrated from Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany to American Colony of Pennsylvania.
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1776 Project
Private Ludwig (Maintzger) Mäintzger served with Miles' Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

A biography of Ludwig Maintzger is at The Mansker Chronicles along with a copy of his will.

Birth

Ludwig was born 8 May 1726 to Ludwig Maintzger and Catharina Maintzger[1]. [2]

A Sons of the American Revolution membership application gives an incorrect birth date (1734) and incorrect birth place (Pennsylvania)[3].

Immigration

He and his wife, Maria, arrived in America at the Port of Philadelphia on September 13, 1749 on the ship Christian.[4]

Military

Ludwig Mäintzger: In January, 1776, Ludwig , spelled "Ludowick Minsker", is mentioned in the account book of Captain John Simpson, and in July and August of that year, his name appears in the Pennsylvania Archives as a militia man on active duty. On 2 May, 1776, while in the military, he wrote his last will and testament.

Ludwig was a private in the Pennsylvania State Rifle Regiment usually known as Miles' Regiment, under the command of Colonel Samuel Miles, who was in charge from 13 March 1776, when the regiment was organized, until he was taken prisoner at the Battle of Long Island on 27 August 1776.

Company E, in which Ludwig served, was commanded by Captain John Murray. It was made up mainly of men from Paxtang Township, in a part of Lancaster County which, in 1785, became Dauphin County. Captain Murray was from Paxtang Township himself, and prior to his assignment to Company E, he had held a commission as an ensign in the 6th Pennsylvania Battalion. On 18 March, 1777, he was promoted to major in Pennsylvania State Regiment. As recorded in the muster rolls of the Lancaster County Militia, the men of Company E went to New Jersey in August, 1776, and were absent until January or February, 1777.

The regiment was created by a resolution passed on 5 March 1776 by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the purpose of defending the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and it was to consist of 1,000 men, armed with rifles, who were to be enlisted until 1 January 1778. There were to be two battalions of 678-man companies, one battalion commanded by Lt. Colonel James Piper, who died in September 1776 after being wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Long Island, and the other battalion to be commanded by Lt. Colonel Daniel Brodhead.

After the heavy casualties of the Battle of Long Island, Lt. Colonel Brodhead became acting commander of the remnants of both Miles's Regiment and the Pennsylvania State Battalion of Musketry, and they were consolidated into a single battalion. The major of the 1st Battalion of the regiment was Ennion Williams; John Patton was the major of the 2nd Battalion until 25 October 1776, when he was transferred to the 9th Pennsylvania Regiment.

Ludwig died near Coryell's Ferry, Pennsylvania, on 24 November, 1776, but the cause of his death is not known. He may have died of wounds, or, more likely, he may have died from illness caused by poor rations, or inadequate clothing and blankets, as did many of his fellow soldiers.[5][6]

Occupation

Farmer

Death

Ludwig died 24 Nov 1776 at New Brunswick, New Jersey. [7]

Will

On 2 May, 1776, Ludwig Mäintzger wrote his last will and testament, as follows:

In the name of God, Amen, the last will and testament of Lodawick Mintsker and of Lodawick Mintsker of Upper Paxton Township in the County of Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania, being an enlisted soldier in defense of said Province and Captain John Murray and is now of Perfect Memory and sound judgement, but calling to remembrance that it is appointed for all men once to Die and afterward to be judged. First I commend my Soul to God who gave it and my Body to the Care of my executors to be buried in a Christian and decent manner and as to That Worldly Goods it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I desire they may be disposed of in the following after my Just Debts are paid. Viz:
First I leave and bequeath to my son John Mintsker one dollar if demanded.
Secondly, I leave and bequeath to my Son George Mintsker one dollar if demanded.
Thirdly, I leave and bequeath to my son Casper Mintsker one dollar if demanded.
Fourthly, I leave and bequeath to my son in law Peter Hashouer one dollar if demanded.
Fifthly, I leave and bequeath to my son in law Henry Albright one dollar if demanded.
Sixthly, I leave and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Mintsker one dollar if demanded.
Seventhly, I leave and bequeath to my Son Lodawick Mintsker all the remaining part of my worldly substance, goods and chattels, he being obligated to maintain his mother, my dear and loving wife during her natural life, allowing still that he, my said son, is deceased before her, is of age, all my real and personal estate shall be equally divided among my other children above mentioned.
And I do hereby constitute and appoint Captain James Murray and John Tice to see this my last will and testament faithfully and fully executed and I do publish, pronounce, and declare this to be my last will and testament given under my hand and seal the second day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six (1776).
Sealed, signed and delivered, published, pronounced and declared in the presence of Jacob Cook, Ephraim Moore and George Moore.
Lodowick Mintsker ( Seal )
Lancaster County, to wit: On the fifteenth day of March anno domine 1777 before me the subscriber personally appeared Jacob Cook and George Moore, two of the subscribing witnesses to the above will and in their corporal oaths did depose and say that they were present and saw and heard Lodowick Mintsker the testator above sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the within and above writing as and for his last will and testament, and that at the doing thereof he was of sound and well disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge observation and belief.
Peter Hoofnagle, Registrar

Sources

  1. Ancestry.com. Baden, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1502-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Ancestry Record 61060 #763990
  2. Find A Grave (see below)
  3. Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2204 #425763
  4. Passenger List
  5. Manskers at War from The Mansker Chronicles
  6. Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment from the Pennsylvania Archives
  7. Find A Grave (see below)




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