Person:Nicholas Rittenhouse (1)

Nicholas 'Claus' Rittenhouse
m. Bef 1666
  1. Nicholas 'Claus' Rittenhouse1666 - 1734
  2. Elizabeth Rittenhouse1672 - 1720
  3. Gerhard RittenhouseAbt 1674 - 1742
m. 29 May 1689
  1. Maria Christina Rittenhouse1695 - 1758
  2. William RittenhouseAbt 1695 - 1767
  3. Susanna Rittenhouse1698 -
  4. Henry Rittenhouse1700 - 1776
  5. Matthias Rittenhouse1703 - 1780
  6. Psyche Rittenhouse
  7. Mary Rittenhouse
  8. Catharine Rittenhouse
Facts and Events
Name Nicholas 'Claus' Rittenhouse
Gender Male
Birth? 15 Jun 1666 Mulheim, , Westfalen, Germany
Marriage 29 May 1689 New York City, New York, United Statesto Wilhemina DeWees
Death? 4 Jun 1734 Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Information on Nicholas 'Claus' Rittenhouse

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. [Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mikesell/gedgen/grpf4378.html]