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A biography of Ludwig Maintzger is at The Mansker Chronicles along with a copy of his will.
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].
He and his wife, Maria, arrived in America at the Port of Philadelphia on September 13, 1749 on the ship Christian.[4]
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]
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Ludwig died 24 Nov 1776 at New Brunswick, New Jersey. [7]
On 2 May, 1776, Ludwig Mäintzger wrote his last will and testament, as follows:
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