Person:Thomas Winkler (3)

The book "Pennsylvania German Pioneers" by Ralph B. Strassburger, Vol. 1, 1966, contains a list of 146 male passengers arriving in Philadelphia, PA,on the ship Neptune on or about Sept. 23, 1753. This ship carried German immigrants from Rotterdam, Holland, including Thomas, Conrad and Jacob Winckler.

1790 Census of Burke County, NC:

7th Militia Company Area

Thomas Winkler, Sr. Adam Winkler Jersey Conrod Winkler David Winkler Big Conrad Winkler

2nd Militia Co. area

Conrod Winkler Thomas Winkler, Sr Thomas Winkler, Jr. Joseph Winkler

8th Militia Co. Area Jacob Winkler

It is assumed but not proved by Winkler family researchers that the three Winklers of the Sept 1753 crossing of the Neptune were brothers and were among the persons listed above.

Some believe that Conrad Winkler settled near the present city of Granite Falls, NC, and that the immigrant Jacob Winkler lived east or northeast of Conrad in the Dudley Shoals area. Conrad Winkler, Sr. purchased 350 acres of land at the mouth of Drowning Creek, on the south side of the Catawba River (with an "entry date" of 7-27-1779) a short distance southeast of Granite Falls. A Jacob Winkler made land purchases on or near the Upper Litle River (North of the Catawba River) east of Granite Falls.

Rowan County, NC records reflect that Thomas Winkler bought land from Matthias Beaver, and his wife Susanna, on both sides of Clarks Creek, adjacent to John Willian. Dec. 20, 1767. He paid 30 pounds for 200 acres. This area became part of Burke County when Burke Co. was formed in 1777, later part of Lincoln Co., and part of Catawba Co. in 1842. Subsequent records show that Thomas Winkler and his wife, Ann Mary, sold 200 acres on both sides of Clarks Creek adjacent to John Killian on March 1, 1784.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree. (Name: Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;;)
   Database online.; Database online.; Database online.

   Record for Adam Winkler Record for Conradt Winkler Record for Conradt Winckler

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree (3). (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;)
   Database online.

   Record for Adam Winkler

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree (3). (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;)
   Database online.

   Record for Conradt Winkler

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree (3). (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;)
   Database online.

   Record for Conradt Winckler

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Gale Research. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (2). (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;)
   Database online.

   Record for Conradt Winckler

6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   some trees call him Hans Conrad. some also give a different birth date (5 Oct 1737)