Person:Claus Rittenhouse (1)

Name	Claus Rittenhouse
Immigrant Name^[1]	Klaas Rittinghuysen
Alt Name^[1]	Claus Ruttingheysen
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	15 Jun 1666	Mülheim, Bernkastel, Rheinland, Preußen, Germany
Immigration^[1]	Abt 1689	came to America
Marriage	29 May 1689	New York City, New York, United Statesto Wilhemina DeWees
Death`^?`	4 Jun 1734	Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Hull, William I. (William Isaac). William Penn and the Dutch Quaker migration to Pennsylvania. (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania: Swarthmore College, c1935)
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Dutch and German Settlers in Germantown, 1683-1709
I. FROM HOLLAND - Amsterdam

Rittinghuysen, Klaas (Klaus) : Willem's son ; +(Claus Ruttingheysen) ; Dutch Reformed ; married Wilhelmina de Wees in New York, 1689 ; to Germantown, 1689 or 1690.
[1], in Rootsweb Message Boards.

William Rittenhouse, along with his sons Nicholas (Claus) and Gerhard (Garrett), both papermakers as well, and his daughter Elizabeth settled in German Town in 1688. William was a Mennonite, the first minister of that church in Germantown, and the first Mennonite bishop in America.
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[Note: Per passenger list, his name was Klaas Rittinghuysen which was naturalized to "Claus Ruttingheysen". Some later sources and trees claim that his name was actually "Nicholas", but proof is needed.]