Johann
Phillip
Whisman
aka Wisman
Born in Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hessen, Germany
Ancestors 
Son of Georg Christoph Whisman
and Maria Juliane Wunderlich
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Catherina Elisabeth (Unknown) Whisman
— married
1740 in Somerset Co., PA
Descendants 
Father of
Magdalena Wiseman, Mary (Whisman) Darting, Mary Wiseman, Catherine Wiseman, John E. Whisman, John Wiseman, Catharine (Whisman) Miller, Christena (Wiseman) Painter, Thomas Whisman, George Whisman, Christena (Whisman) Mauck, George Wiseman, Nicholas Whisman, Nicholas Wiseman and Magdalene Whisman
Died
at age 62
in Woodstock, Shenandoah Co., Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jun 2016
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Biography
Johann was born in 1715.[1] He passed away in 1778.
Johann Phillip Whisman was listed as passenger arrival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 26 Sep 1737 on the St Andrew Galley from Rotterdama, Holland.[2][3] There were 449 passengers with names of German, Swiss & Other Immigrants. The Ship Master was John Stedman.[4]
Johann Phillipp Wisman listed Philadelphia Courthouse p 183, 26 Sep 1737 when he signed oath swearing to uphold the new government.[5]
Listed as adjoining property owner Dunmore Co Virginia 1764-1765, land ownership records of Frederick Woolford.[6]
24 November 1751 - Land Survey in Augusta Co., Virginia Surveyed by leave of his Lordship for Phillip Weesman of Augusta County two hundred and forty acres of land lying in the said county including where he lives on a branch of McNishes run (now Pughs run).
He made a Will in Dunmore Co., Virginia (presently Shenandoah County, Virginia) on 3 January 1778.[7]
- Family Named in Will
- Wife, Catherine- horse, side saddle, etc. Property-lands and house, goods, cattle etc. as long as she remains a widow.
- Son, John 5 pounds sterling.
- George, land where I live. Said son, George, to live in my house he built.
- Son, Nicholas to live in my house, we share together.
- Sons, George and Nicholas to allow and give John 40 pounds sterling, to two sons 20 pounds sterling to be divided among brother John and sisters.
- Daughter, Magdalene-bed, 2 cows, sponsors to take her to school and receive sacraments. Live on place until married.
- Oldest daughter, Mary’s two children, and she is deceased. Children are Adam Darting and Catherine Darting, her share.
- Son, Nicholas -plow
- Son-in-law, Thomas Wiseman
- Executors: Catherine, his wife, George Mavius and Godfrey Wilkin
- Date written 3 Jan. 1778
- Witnesses: Henry Watsell, John Kingree, Nicholas Watsell
- Probated: 28 May 1778
Sources
- ↑ Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
- ↑ Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1737; Page Number: 181
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
- ↑ Thirty Thousand Names of Immigrants in Pennsylvania, Prof. I. Daniel Rupp, Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1965
- ↑ Oath of Allegiance 1727-1775, page 139; Ancestry Image, https://tinyurl.com/y5rudufy
- ↑ Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys Dunmore, 1710-1780, CCGS 3/93
- ↑ : 1778 Will of Philip Wisman of Dunmore County in the Colony of Virginia. Shenandoah Co. Virginia Will Bk. A p.160, Adm. Bond Bk. A p. 162, Assessment BkA p. 201, Settlement Bk. T p. 286
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Johann by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Johann:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Johann by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Johann:
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