Family of
Johannes Peter Lentz
Johannes Peter Lentz
b. 1730-1733 near Heidelberg, Germany
m. about 1751 or 1752 in North Carolina to Chloe ?
d. at age 80-85 (1808-1818) in Buncombe County, North Carolina, buried in
unmarked grave at
Brown's Mountain, in Royal Pines cemetery (Old Lance
Cemetery).
Religion: Lutheran
Occupation: Farmer
He came to America on the ship "Two Brothers" in 1752. On September
15,
1752, the ship, commanded by Thomas Arnot, arrived in
Philadelphia from Rotterdam
with 239 passengers. On it was Johann Peter Lentz, who made his
mark when signing the citizenship qualifications.
Chloe
?
d. buried Old Lance Cemetery on Brown Mountain
(Buncombe County, North
Carolina).
CHILDREN
of Johannes Peter Lentz & Chloe:
1.
John Henry Lentz
b. February 7, 1753, in Union District, South Carolina
m. about 1782 in Rowan County, North Carolina, to Sevilla
d. July 18, 1835, in Athens, Limestone County, Alabama
2.
Rosana Lentz
b. about 1756, in South Carolina
m. about 1780 to Arch Prater, in South Carolina
d.
1810 census, in White & Warren Counties, Tenn.
3.
John Lentz (Sr.)
b. circa 1758, in South Carolina
m. Mary
d. about 1820-22 in North Carolina, buried Royal Pines at Brown Mountain,
Buncombe County,
North Carolina
Places of residence:
Blount County, Tennessee; 1790
census in Pendleton,
South Carolina
with wife and 2 sons under 16.
First Lentz to own property in Buncombe County, North Carolina (September
1,
1798)
4. Elizabeth Lentz
b. about 1763-1778 in South or North Carolina
m. by 1784 to Samuel Taylor
5.
Samuel Lentz (Lance)
b. about 1766-1768 (or 1760) in South Carolina
m. April 3, 1786, to Rosannah (Rosy) Saltz (Sault) in North Carolina
d. 1836 (age 68) in White County, Tennessee, burial probably Fentress
County,
Tennessee
6.
Peter Lentz, Jr.
b. about 1764-1766, in South or North Carolina
m. May 11, 1790, to Philippina Miller, Rowan County, North
Carolina
by Rev. Storch's records
d. November 22, 1843, at age 71, in Illinois
7.
Mary "Polly" Lentz
b. about 1770-1776 in North Carolina
m. to James Presley
8.
Valentine "Felty" Lentz
b. about 1773 in North Carolina (1850 census, Henderson County, N.C.)
m. to Rachel ?
Moved to Bedford County, Tennessee. Lived for awhile in Henderson County,
North
Carolina.
9. Martin B. Lentz
b. 1774-1776, in North Carolina (after 1774 by census)
m. to Lucretia Lentz(?)
He moved to north Georgia about 1825.
10.
Thomas Lentz
b. about 1780-82, Rowan County, North Carolina
11.
William R. Lentz
b. about 1782-84 in North Carolina
d. about June 10, 1795
Entry in Rev. Stork's diary, "June 10, 1795, buried P. Lentz's boy, eleven
years
old."
12.
Charles H. Lentz
b. about 1784-89 in North Carolina
13.
Isaac Lentz
14.
Sophia Lentz
b. about 1778 by church confirmation
15.
son (unknown)
b. about 1779
16. Flora Lentz (Lance)
b. about 1780 in South Carolina
