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Winey, Jacob {I7538} (b. 1764, d. 1844)

Note: According to all sources, Jacob was a Lutheran. However, many
of his children joined the Mennonite church after the move to
Richfield. Several of his children married Graybill's, a
prominent Mennonite family who were the first settlers of
Richfield.

Note: Anna died in 1843. After her death, Jacob moved in with his son
Jacob who lived nearby. He was 80 years old when he died and
both he and his wife are buried in the Graybill Cemetary (also
called Crossroads cemetary).

Note: Possibly notes about his parents??? From Winey Family website:

There is an oral history about the Winey's arrival in America
that seems well known by many Wineys. The story was told by
Elizabeth Winey Kauffman to her son Daniel who submitted it to
the Christian Science Monitor early this century. Elizabeth
heard the story from her grandfather, Jacob Winey (born 1764).

I am trying to obtain a copy of the article from the archives
of the Christian Science Monitor.

Here is the story as it was written by Rev. Daniel Kauffman:

THE WINEY FAMILY

Many of us have been interested in the Old Settlers' Stories as
they appeared in the Christian Monitor from time to time. Here
is another story which may not appeal to many as a strictly old
settler's story, but nevertheless made a marked impression on
me as I heard it for the first time from the lips of my mother.
Perhaps the story impressed me more than it would most people
because the principals happened to be my great-great-
grandparents. Here is the story:

It was somewhere between 1760 and 1770 when _______ and _______
Weiney decided to cross the briny deep to America, and spend
the remainder of their days in the land of freedom. Such a
voyage meant more in those days than it does now, for this was
in the days when they had to cross the ocean in a sailboat.
Instead of coming across in a week or ten days, it often took
months to make the voyage. But the thought of living in a land
where they might worship God unmolested was sufficient to
induce them to endure the rigors of such an undertaking.

The voyage was made in six months. Once when they were nearly
across, a storm arose and sent them back toward Europe. Finally
they reached the shores of America. But it was a saddened
couple. They had started with six children, but the six months
on the water was too much for them and one after another their
precious jewels died and were buried at sea. Childless,
penniless, and (as far as we know) friendless, they faced the
world alone, ready to begin life over again.

This they did with courage and vigor which was characteristic
of our ancestors. They settled in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania,
and for a time fortune seemed to smile on them. A son, Jacob,
was born to them, and life began to take on a more cheerful
aspect.

But it was only for a short time. Soon death entered the home
again and took away the husband and father. The mother,
undaunted, kept up the struggle of life alone and did what she
could to bring up her little one in the nurture and admonition
of the Lord. Later on, she married again and one son, Casper
Roth, was born to them.

Jacob Weiney was the only one known in Amerca bearing the name
Weiney. He grew to manhood in Lebanon County and later moved to
what is now known as Snyder County, Pennsylvania. Here he
raised a large family and his descendants -- Winey, Graybills,
Shellenbergers, Shelleys, Benners, Kauffmans, Phelpses, Hawses,
etc., are to be found in alsmost all the States of the Union,
numbering over 2,000.

Jacob Winey, Sr. lived with his son, Jacob, Jr. My mother, one
of the youngest of the family, recorded the history as related
here.

Rev. Daniel Kauffman

Comments and questions:

Elizabeth was only about 12 years old when her Grandfather
died. Could this story refer to an even earlier generation? Did
the story get muddled through the years?
Jacob was known to be Lutheran. Therefore, it is doubtful that
he came to America for religious reasons. It is more likely
that he emigrated to better his way of life
The only Casper Roth to be recorded in Pennsylvania during that
period was born in 1745. There are records of his wife,
children, and his death but no evidence of a connection to
Winey's of any spelling. Could the following entry in the
Augustus Evangelical Church records be a clue? John Jacob Roth,
son of Jacob (deceased) and widow Mary Ann; born Oct 14 1765,
bap six weeks later at New Hanover by Rev. Buskerk. I have been
unable to find any futher references to John Jacob Roth.
Daniel states that the family settled in Lebanon County where
Jacob grew to manhood. However, we know that Jacob was born in
Philadelphia and did not move to Lebanon County until 1796.

More Oral Histories:

"The Wineys came here before the Revolutionary War as a result
of religious persecution in Germany. They settled in
Philadelphia after a hard trip from Switzerland where they
obtained refuge, and only Mrs. Winey and her unborn son
survived the voyage."

Comments and questions: This seems to be a variation of the the
above story. I question the idea that the Winey's originated
from Switzerland. However, many of the Winey children married
Graybills who did originate from Switzerland (but spent several
generations in the Palatinate before emigrating to America).

"Jacob Winey's parents were born in Germany, and Jacob Winey
was a stone mason and his religion was Winebrennarian."

"I heard my father (Amos Winey) say that his father (Jacob)
came from Germany, or was born in America. The Winey's spring
from Swovenland, Germany. My father was born near Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Grandfather moved from Philadelphia to Lebanon
when my father was eighteen months old, from Lebanon to
Richfield, or near, when my father was fifiteen years old."

Comments and questions: Wineys were originally Lutheran.
However, they married Graybills and Kauffmans among others.
Graybills were Mennonites and this branch of the Kauffmans were
Dunkards (Winebrennarians were also Anabaptist).

The occupation of stone mason is very interesting. A search of
Schwabenland (area in Germany around Ulm) came up with only
three Weinig's. One has a quarry, another has a cement plant
and the third is a stone mason!

"We always wondered why Jacob wasn't raised by his parents."

Comments and questions: Who were his parents? Who raised him?

Note: In his youth, Jacob was said to have had red and curly hair,
although it was snowy white in later years. It was said by
those who knew him that Jacob was a man of strong
individuality, was well-read in the Bible, and had a remarkable
memory and constitution. He was heavily built, though not very
tall. It was likely that he was some above medium height. He
was quite talkative, of robust health, and fresh looking. When
he was about 60 he broke his leg, and ever after that he walked
with two canes.

A Jacob Benner wrote: "My father says that Jacob Winey was a
man of great contentment, was not meddlesome, and was satisfied
with his lot. I remember when I was about 13 years old and he
and I would mend fence. I was hired to Uncle Isaac. He would
not wish for more of the world. People would hold him as a
model of contentment."

In a letter from Caleb Winey (great-grandson) to Cloyd Winey
(great-grandson) written in 1903: He seems to have had quite a
good education for his time. He had a wonderful memory and was
well-versed in the Scriptures. He must have had a logical turn
of mind as inferred from this: when someone would argue about
doubtful things concerning religion, he would refer to
Ephesians 3:19, "Christians Lieb haben ist besser den alles
wessen." (To love Christ is better than to know everything.)
He seems to have been of a humorous disposition, which is
probably the reason that so many Wineys are jokers. When folks
were planning or scheming about something great or impossible,
he would say, "Many a little bird will sing that has no mouth
yet before that will happen." He seems to have been a man of
strong impulses combined with force of character.
Religion-wise he seems to have been a Lutheran, although one
report says that he may have been a Winnebrennarian which may
now be called Church of God.

Source: (Name)
Title: Website
Abbreviation: Website
Page: http://home.t-online.de/home/mckenzie/weinig.htm

Source: (Birth)
Title: Person
Abbreviation: Person
Author: (?) (UNKNOWN)
Page: Mary Jane Trout

Source: (Individual)
Title: Website
Abbreviation: Website

Birth: 1764 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Event: Type: Moved to
Date: AFT 27 FEB 1796
Place: Dauphin, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania

Event: Type: Moved to
Date: 1812
Place: Richfield, Pennsylvania
Note: They built a log cabin at the foot of Shade Mountain.

Death: 1844 Richfield, Pennsylvania

Burial: Crossroads Cemetery, Richfield, Snyder Co, Pennsylvania

Reference: 7538

Census: Date: 1790
Note: Name appears and Weiney.

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Keeler, Anna {I7539} (b. 07 NOV 1769, d. 21 NOV 1843)

Note: Was a tall woman with dark hair and rather good-looking.

Source: (Birth)
Title: Person
Abbreviation: Person
Author: (?) (UNKNOWN)
Page: Mary Jane Trout

Birth: 07 NOV 1769

Nickname: /Keister/

Death: 21 NOV 1843

Burial: Crossroads Cemetery, Richfield, Snyder Co, Pennsylvania

Reference: 7539

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Weiny, John B. {I7540} (b. 27 MAY 1792, d. 28 JUL 1872)

Birth: 27 MAY 1792 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Death: 28 JUL 1872

Reference: 7540

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Winey, Jacob {I7541} (b. 08 SEP 1794, d. 05 OCT 1866)

Birth: 08 SEP 1794 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Death: 05 OCT 1866

Burial: Burial: __ ___ ____Crossroads Cemetery, Richfield, Snyder Co, Pennsylvania.

Reference: 7541

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Winey, Catarina {I7542} (b. 18 OCT 1797)

Note: Died young

Birth: 18 OCT 1797 Dauphin, Pennsylvania

Reference: 7542

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Winey, Henry {I7543} (b. ABT 1798)

Birth: ABT 1798 Dauphin, Pennsylvania

Reference: 7543

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Winey, Elizabeth {I7544} (b. 22 FEB 1800)

Birth: 22 FEB 1800 Dauphin, Pennsylvania

Reference: 7544

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Winey, Philip {I7545} (b. 04 DEC 1805, d. 1855)

Source: (Individual)
Title: Website
Abbreviation: Website

Birth: 04 DEC 1805 Dauphin, Pennsylvania

Death: 1855

Reference: 7545

Census: Date: 13 NOV 1850
Place: Perry Twp, Snyder Co, Pennsylvania
Note: 70 70 Philip Winey44 MJoiner300" 5
Elithebeth Winey 41 F "
Matilda Winey 20 F "
Isreal Winey 16 M "
Mathew Weiny 14 M "
Elithebeth Winey 12 F "
Mahala Winey 9 F "
EliJa Winey 4 M "
Sarah J Wimey 1 F "