Persoonlijke gegevens Johann Heinrich Henry Antes 

• Hij is geboren op 11 juli 1701 in Freinsheim, Rhenish Pal, Bayern, Germany.
• Hij is gedoopt op 17 juli 1701 in German Reformed Church, Freinsheim, Germany.
• (MARR) in het jaar 1726 in PA.
• Hij is overleden op 20 juli 1755 in Frederick, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, hij was toen 54 jaar oud.
• Hij is begraven in Schalkop Cemetary, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, U.
• Een kind van Philip Frederic (Antos) Antes en Anna Katherina Kinder

Gezin van Johann Heinrich Henry Antes

Hij is getrouwd met Christina Elizabeth DeWees.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 2 februari 1726 te Whitemarsh, Philadelphia Co., Pa, hij was toen 24 jaar oud.

Kind(eren):

1. Anna Margaretta Antes  1728-1794
2. Philip Frederick Antes  1730-1801 
3. William Dewees Antes  1731-1810
4. Elizabeth Antes  1734-1812
5. John Henry Antes  1736-1820 
6. Jacob Antes  1738-1739
7. Mary Magdalene Antes  1742-1811
8. Joseph Antes  1745-1746
9. Benigna (Regina) Antes  1748-1760

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Carpenter, Moravian preacher, Wheelwright. Helped build the new mil for his father-in-law, William DeWee. He is buried on his farm.

Henry Antes was among the greatest master builders of the early colonial period and was responsible for the construction of many of the early Moravian buildings and mills in Bethlehem. He is considered to be one of the most important religious/political leaders in the middle colonies in the 18th century. He is buried near his home which is located about 1.5 miles south on Colonial Road off of Route 73 in Frederick Township, Montgomery County, PA. His father is reportedly buried there as his son Col. Frederick Antes. The following is a translation from the German on Henry's grave: Here Rests Henry Antes A credit to this country with impartial boldness in administering justice and with true reverence before God and man Fell asleep In Fredericktown the 29 July 1755 His age 54 years Heir Ruhet Heinrich Antes Ein Kleinod dieses Landes Ein Redlich Kuhnen Handhaber der Gerechtigkeit Und treuer Diener Vor Welt und Gotten Leute Untachlier In Friedricks Town den 20 July 1755 Seines Altere 54 Jahr There are a number of sources of information for the Antes family: On the Frontier with Colonel Antes by Edwin MacMinn 1900 A German Hero - Life and Times of Henry Antes by Edwin MacMinn 1886 Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania 1916 (Clearfield County Library) Biographical Annals of Deceased Residents of the West Branch of the Susquehana by J.F. Meginness 1889 (DAR Library) Lower Pottsgrove - Crossroads of History 1979 (DAR Library) Souvenir Program Fourth Annual Reunion of the Descendents of Lt Col John Henry Antes September 4, 1911 History of Lycoming County by Meginness History of New hanover Township (Montgomery County web page) Biographical Sketches - Henry Antes 1941 (Berks County Historical Society) Montgomery County History by Bean Camp Pottsgrove as a Buffer - Historical Review of Berks County Winter 1973 - 74 National Register of Historical Places - Nomination form 1975 John Henry Antes - A Man of Mark in the Provincial Times (Schwenksville May 19, 1882) by Henry Dotterer Va rious genealogical papers found in the Antes files at the Centre County Historical Society Library and the DAR Library.

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WILL OF HENRY ANTES (“A German Hero of Colonial Penna.” pg. 210-4) In the name of God, Amen. I, HENRY ANTES, of Frederick Twp, Phila Co., wheelwright. Being a little sick in body but of sound mind &; memory, do make & declare this to be my Last Will & Testament. First, I commend my sould unto God my Saviour & Redeemer, by whose merits alone I hope to be saved & enjoy eternal life, & my body I commit to the earth to be buried at ye discretion of my friends or executors. Imprimis, I give, first of all unto Christina my beloved wife, all her bedding, clothing, side saddle & my watch, & as much tea & kitchen ware as she pleases to have out of the whole … & a room & fireplace to live in, which she pleases to have in my house, or houses on my land in ye sd twp. & 20 pounds Penna money yrly or annually during her lifetime to be paid to her order, & that out of my lands & mills lying & being in Frederick Twp above sd altogether during her natural life from ye time of my decease instead of her thirds. Second, I give 50 pounds Penna money to Abraham Bemper & Timothy Horsefield, or their succeeding committees, for the furtherance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to ye use of the Indian Brethren at Gnadenhutten or elsewhere tinder the care of the UNITAS FRATUM now in Bethlehem, Penna. THIRD, I give & bequeath unto my two eldest sons, Frederick and William, all my plantation in above sd twp of 175A or more of land with all bldgs thereon, & 76A woodland out of South East side of a tract of 90 odd acres in L. merick Twp between lines of Henry Diringer & Joseph Bitting, with the proviso that they only pay or cause to be pd to Christina my wife all that which I gave her heretofore out of the same, & besides this to pay to my three eldest daughters 500 pounds money above said I yr after my decease, & to my dau Cathrina 100 lbs thereof, to my dau Margaret 2 yrs my decease, & again 100 lbs thereof I yr after my decease to sd dau Cathrina, & 100 lbs. thereof to my dau Margaretta ye yr following, & 100 lbs thereof to my dau Elizabeth . . . Likewise I give unto ye sons Frederick & William four horses or mares ye choice of the whole, with their geers, & I saddle & 2 waggons, 1 iron harrow, & 2/3 all my husbandry & carpentry vessels & tools & 2/3 the sheep, 4 milch cows, & ye house clock. Item, fourthly, I give & bequeath unto my son Henry all that plantation in Hanover Twp . . . containing 156A land, more or less, the which I had of my father Frederick Antes, by Will & Testament with all ye bidgs there- on, & 20A along side…between Henry Diringer, Joseph Bitting … with proviso that he pay to my son John when he shall be 24 yrs of age 100 lbs, & 50 lbs to my daughter Begina when she shall be 24 yrs old. Likewise I give to my sd sort Henry 2 horses or mares … with their geers 7 1/3 my sheep & 1/3 prt all my husbandry & carpenter tools, I bar.row & I waggon to be fixed up with ye old burned waggin tire . . . when said Henry is 21 yrs old to be delivered to him & before that time sd son is to serve his mother without any further reward . . . To sd son John 150 lbs over what is already given . . . to dau Mary the same when they each become 21 yrs of age … to dau Begina the same at age 21 . . . Wife & sons Fred–rick & William to be executors. ADOLPH Mayer & Skipatt & Daniel Bishope of Bethlehem to be gdns of my chn now under age . . . Signed 20th July, 1754. Probated 7.8.1755 (Appraisment of estate in “Life & Times of Henry Antes”, pp 215-6) Will

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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HENRY ANTES By Helen H. Russell Every frontier, in every era, has its own “man of the hour”. On our frontier during the Revolutionary War, that is all the area west of Muncy, that man was [Lt.] Colonel John Henry Antes [Jr.]. He was commissioned May 21, 1771, and was in command of all the troops in service west of Fort Muncy. He was the only field officer under Colonel Samuel Hunter in command at Fort Augusta, and had ranging companies in the field constantly. He stockaded his home in 1776-8 and it is a matter of record that at one time there were over 500 men, women, and children in refuge there. We interrupt our narrative to insert a note of John Henry Antes, Jr., from “Biographical Annals of the West Branch Valley”, by J. F. Meginness: Antes made his way up the river (exact time unknown) with the early adventurers previous to the settlement with the Indians, and locating at the mouth of the creek (which bears his name), built a stockade fort for the protection of his family and others in the neighborhood. As to the exact location of this fortification there is some doubt. The impression has prevailed for a long time that it was built on the high bluff just above the mill, and overlooking the river. But tradition assigns it to a spot on level ground by the side of the creek, a few hundred yards above the railroad track. It was built there, it is alleged, in order to be easily supplied with water, and to better enable the scouts who usually traveled along the summit of the mountains to avoid the Indians, who lurked in the valley. They could descend from the mountains and quickly enter the fortified enclosure. If it was located on the bluff, as maintained by others, no water could have been obtained, and to approach it would have been dangerous. It is not likely that the dispute can be absolutely settled at this late day. That a cannon was mounted on the fort seems probable, because George W. Youngman, Esq., says that when a boy he picked up a round iron ball on the river beach under where the fort is supposed to have stood. The fort was defended by a garrison of militia at one time under the command of Colonel Antes. This stockade probably covered one fourth of an acre, or large enough area to allow for daily drilling of the militia, it was circled with heavy timbers set in 4-5 feet trenches, and which timbers sloped outward to prevent scaling the walls. They were notched for musketry. It was the fartherest military outpost on official Provincial territory, but there is not much mention of its ever being properly garrisoned. All the people of the West Branch were evacuated in the summer of 1778. After hostilities ended they began to return to their burned out improvements. Antes soon came and rebuilt his mills – for quite a while had the only grist mill within a thirty mile radius. He had a blacksmith shop with forge; outdoor ovens and a bake shop, a weaver’s shed, a ferry – in fact all the activity that goes to make up a young and growing community centered around his establishment. *** ANTES FAMILY But we cannot properly tell the Antes story without giving some background on this prominent family which was of noble origin. It was a family which suffered the privations and hardships of the early religious wars of Europe in the early 17th century. Count Henry Von Blume was an ecclesiastic, who married his cousin, a baroness, who was then a superior in a convent at Mayence. They became Protestant, and were victims of the awful convulsions of Europe in the 1620’s, and were among those who hid themselves and changed their name from the German to the Greek form – Anttos. There is still on record in the Reformed Church in the little town of Friensheim along the Rhine in Germany, a baptismal record of six children being born and baptized there to Philip Frederick and Anna Katharine Antos:[1] Johann Heinrich, born July 17, 1701 Johann Jacob, born October 17, 1703 Johann Sebastian, born September 14, 1706 Konrad, born August 25, 1709 Maria Elizaabeth[sic], born March 29, 1711 Johannes, 1716 Descendants of the family toured Germany in 1958 and others were privileged to see this ancient record which is still there. The next we hear of this family is when on February 20th, 1722-3, Frederick Antos of Germantown, Pa., purchased 154 acres in Philadelphia County for 38 lbs. And 5 shillings legal money of Pennsylvania.[2] He also bought another plot in 1724, indicating he did not come without some funds. So sometime between 1716 and 1722 Frederick Antes came to these shores, bringing along his eldest son, now in his early manhood, and the daughter of Maria Elizabeth. (We do not know if the other children all lived, or what became of them). Of the daughters, Maria Elizabeth, is said to have married John Eschbach, a prominent citizen of Oley, Pa. She inherited 50 lbs by her father’s will. On this first 154 acres plot that Frederick Antes bought he built a mansion house, which became the ancestral home later inherited by the son Henry, and was about 6 miles from Pottstown.[3] It was in this mansion that Washington made his headquarters from September 18th to 24th, 1777, during his stay at Pottsgrove which was the most westerly point the Continental Army ever reached. Frederick Antes was one of the principal founding officers of the Reformed Church near his home, then called Falkner’s Swamp. He was one of those to whom the body looked for guidance and counsel, and he brought up his children in that faith. A great grandson of Henry’s [rwb: John Henry Antes, Jr.], the Rev. Edwin MacMinn, has written extensively about the family, in two different volumes. First, “A German Hero of Colonial Pennsylvania” published in 1886, and second, “On the Frontier With Colonel Antes”, published in 1900. It is from both these volumes, as well as the old Moravian records, and other sources, that we have been given a pretty good picture of the family, its aspirations, and its genealogy. The house still stands. On a Tuesday, February 2, 1726, young Henry Antes [rwb: Johann Henrich Antes (Sr.)] was married by the Rev. John Philip Boehm, the Reformed minister in Philadelphia County, to Miss Christina Dewees. Her father was also an official in the church and owned mills on Wissahickon Creek, near Germantown and his son-in-law became his partner in business for the next three years.[4] It is claimed that anyone descended from his ancestral line is kin to at least seven Revolutionary colonels.[5] Colonels Frederick and William Antes [rwb: sons of Johann Heinrich Antes and brothers to John Henry Antes, Jr.] were of the Philadelphia Co. militia. Colonel Frederick once had a price set on his head by the British and was prominent in his own right in many ways. Colonel William Dewees, a brother-in-law of Henry Antes [rwb: Johann Heinrich Antes], was sheriff of Philadelphia and led in the procession of the day and commanded the bells to ring when the Declaration of Independence was officially announced in Philadelphia. Colonel David Rittenhouse, treasurer of Pennsylvania during the war, and a celebrated astronomer. Colonel Henry Shoemaker, sub-lieutenant of Berks County who hauled many loads of produce to feed the army at Valley Forge. Colonel George Nagle, Captain of the first company of riflemen to answer Washington’s appeal to go to Boston. Colonel Peter Nagle, a particular friend of George Washington. Colonel Potts, a great friend of the general at Valley Forge. There were others of lesser fame, like Charles Shoemaker and others. Henry Antes [rwb: Johann Heinrich Antes] had a couple very definite objectives in his life – first, to promote truth and righteousness; second, to bring about a unity of Christian believers; and thirdly, to unite the German people of the New World into a meaningful brotherhood. The story of his life is a story of his struggles to bring those objectives to pass. This was a time when there were no established churches (as such) in the new world of Philadelphia County. There were no roads to speak of, no newspapers or printing, and no means of communication except by word of mouth. There were three ways in which Henry Antes [rwb: Johann Heinrich Antes] made himself useful – in his efforts to promote the interests of the German immigrants; in his efforts to establish as stable Christian Church; and in his services as Justice of the Peace at a time when that officer was both judge and jury. He was a versatile man. A mechanic and millwright; a hunter, for he studied the habits of all the game upon which they depended somewhat for meat; a guide, for he learned every path and trail; a farmer, who had that well known German thrift; a scholar, who knew English and who thus wrote all their legal documents; a friend – his counsel was wise and judicious. He always sought guidance from the eternal principals of truth. He was the principal man of the community and as the years passed he was held high in the esteem and affection of the people. When the Sabbath came, he being the scholar, read to them from the word of God.[6] He is probably best known as “the pious layman”, and MacMinn adds that he was also known as a “sweet singer of songs”. He does not say why this latter title, but it is well known that the Antes family were all musically inclined, especially the son John, as we shall see later. At the age of 34 Henry Antes [rwb: Johann Heinrich Antes] was a prosperous man and the father of five children. At about that time he entered into a new partnership in the milling business, the Schenkfelders [sic rwb: Schwenkfelders], which partnership lasted 12 years. It was also about this time that he wrote in his Bible: “5th October, 1736, a son was born to me this morning at 3 o’clock. I named him John Henry. The Saviour preserve him to eternal life. He was baptized by Rev. John Philip Boehm. I myself stood as sponsor at the baptism.”[7] It was soon after this that the Methodist evangelist, George Whitefield made his appearance in Philadelphia County. Antes was friendly to him as he was to all religionists and it has been recorded that Whitefield spoke to 2,000 people from the porch of the Antes’ House. From the diary we read that he “was surprised to see such a multitude of people in such a wilderness thirty miles from Philadelphia …the came to Henry Antes, plantation ten miles further in the country where was also a multitude equally surprising with that we had in the morning”. This was 24th Apriu [sic], 1740.[8] There came also Bishop Muhlenberg the Lutheran, Bishops Spangendorf, Zinzendorf and Ettwein, (these latter three all traveled on the West Branch) and several other prominent churchmen, all of whom Henry Antes knew, and gave to them what assistance he could. On New Years’ Day, of 1742, Henry Antes [rwb: Johann Heinrich Antes] called a meeting of all those “who are called to the Lamb”.[9] This was a union meeting of Protestant Christians which had been under discussion for a couple years, as to whether or not they could come together – not for the purpose of disputing one another – but to confer in love… Henry Antes’ letter, or call, is still a matter of public record, as are several other letter of his dealing with this matter. We know there were members of the Reformed, Church of the Brethren, Mennonites, Lutherans, Pietists, Moravians, and perhaps others we may not know of. It has been written that there were 35 persons present, representing eight congregations (or faiths). Henry Antes led the movement. Seven conferences were held and he presided at some of them, at least. But the movement met with opposition from the start. Bishop Zinzendorf was under attack, and others spoken of unjustly, and harshly. The opposition grew and many unchristian methods were used. Many dropped out until the movement gradually became the property of the Moravians who seemed to emerge as the strongest group. Antes was confident of the right of it and he would not be coaxed or frightened out of it, for he had adopted it as his lifework. His final argument was published in June, 1742 in which he made a last appeal to the Christians to be of “one body, one spirit, one faith, one baptism, called in one hope…” but he was not to prevail. We next hear of Henry Antes [rwb: Johann Heinrich Antes] as being among the Moravian believers. Three years after his first council he offered them his plantation with his mill and buildings, as a school for boys. This was officially opened on June 3, 1745, with[10] 23 pupils from Nazareth and Bethlehem. Eleven others were soon enrolled, among them an Indian and a Negro. In the years following a number of Indians and Negroes were taught in this school. Thus Henry Antes, having given up his property to the use of the Brethren, removed his own household to Bethlehem, except his sons which were left in the school – these would be Frederick and William. It was also about this time that he was made Justice of the Peace (Dec. 15, 1745) for what was then Bucks County, an office he held until his death ten years later, being reappointed from time to time as the term expired, and though the county boundaries were meanwhile changed. At that time the justices were appointed by the Governors, and were men who were deemed qualified, not necessarily versed in the law, as the legal profession was not respected in that day. The justices were held in much higher honor. They were very important people. They had supervision of most public affairs that embraced what is now given to several officials. They were to keep the peace within their jurisdictions, to chastise and punish all offenders. They held court, periodically, with the senior justice presiding. They were supposed to be competent to meet the problems which came up[11]. There was no one better qualified to serve in this capacity than Henry Antes [rwb: Johann Heinrich Antes]. He knew every trail in the area and was a frequent visitor in the capitol city of Philadelphia. He had watched the young settlement grow, and change. But this job was not so easy. There was much misunderstanding about land titles and boundaries. There were many worthless, idle and dishonest folk among them. There were problems particularly along the Schuylkill River where the geer[sic rwb: gear] of the fishermen often interfered with the rights of the navigators, and lawsuits resulted. In 1746 his father died and was buried on the farm where he lived. He willed his plantation to his son Henry.[12] In 1748 he built a ferry. That same year a vessel was named for him on Staten Island, and Henry Antes went to New York for the launching since the chief interest of this new ship was “new immigrants”.[13] In 1750 he separated himself from the Moravians[14] because one of the Bishops introduced the wearing of a white robe at [sic or] surplice during the celebration of the Eucharist. To a man who sought unity among believers, this was one of the strange paradoxes of the Antes story. Had he expected others to compromise yet could not compromise himself? I do not attempt to explain it. I merely report it. Rev. MacMinn states that Antes felt a wrong course was being pursued, but his words had no affect[sic rwb: effect], so he determined to move from Bethlehem to his own old home. When the day of his departure came he loaded his goods on the wagon drawn by oxen. He called to the Bishop to come out of the house and bid him farewell, but the man would not come to the door. “Antes stood by the head of his oxen and began to weep in uncontrollable emotion…” One of his friends stood with him, in fact walked a way with him, both weeping, but the bishop made no sign and thus Antes departed.[15] He gave his children their choice of remaining or not, as they chose. The boys went home but the girls remained. We have said that Henry Antes [rwb: Johann Heinrich Antes] both spoke and wrote English. Thus he was very useful in his travels with various bishops who visited the country. He gave the same valuable service to the Lutheran Bishop Muhlenberg as he had to others. He traveled with him a great deal and it was Muhlenberg who said of Antes that “he was a man of great reputation and influence, and was attentively heard.” Yet, wile he knew close to every German family in the Pennsylvania colony better than any other man living, his unity movement failed. He died about the time of Braddock’s defeat (July 20, 1775). Bishop Spangenberg gave his funeral address before 600 mourners gathered to share their grief, which was both deep and sincere.[16] Though he was not now officially a Moravian, three of his children were Moravian missionaries. Anna Catharine was superintendent of a Girls school in North Carolina, where she married, and died. Anna Margaretta was educated in England to the same profession and married there a Moravian minister the Rev. Benjamin Latrobe. His son John [rwb: not John Henry, Jr.; there was another son named John] was a Moravian missionary to the Copts in Egypt. He made and invented various musical devices; made his first violin at age 19. He wrote music and his compositions are still being sung by the Moravian choirs of today. He was also an author of note on Egyptian affairs. He married in England and is buried in a Moravian cemetery at Bristol, England, where he died December 17, 1811.[17] Henry Antes [rwb: Johann Heinrich Antes] was buried on the old homestead farm beside his father. On his tombstone there is this inscription written in German:[18] “Here lies HENRY ANTES An Ornament of this land, An upright, fearless, administrator of justice And a faithful servant before the world and God’s people. Fell asleep in Fredericktown July 20, 1775, age 54 years” He willed the old homestead farm he had inherited from his father to his own son John Henry [Jr.], to be delivered when he became aged 21 years, along with some stock and their geer[sic rwb gear], and 20 acres along side the farm. How long young John Henry [Jr.] lived on the old farm we do not know, but evidently not too long as in 1759 we find him buying an Inn on the Germantown road where he may have remained to play “Mine Host” for the next 20 years.[19] We next find that on September 29, 1773 he [rwb: Lt. Col. John Henry Antes, Jr.] entered into an agreement with the Proprietaries of Penna. For a tract of land on the West Branch.[20] We have no idea what brought him to this frontier. One says he came at the insistence of his friend Conrad Weiser. Another says that the Antes brothers had become too unpopular in Philadelphia County because of their behalf in the cause of the colonies. Who can say he had not visited the valley along with Bishop Spangenberg, or Ertwein? [rwb: I think Mrs. Russell has the father and son confused with this suggestion] Whatever his reason, the loss of Philadelphia County was our gain on this frontier. Here he followed in the footsteps of his father and was soon made a Justice of the Peace, then sheriff. His brothers Frederick and William who also came to this county (it was all Northumberland County then) also served in the same valuable manner. When first the French, and next the British, set the Indians against the white settlers who were trying to colonize, Antes’ West Branch site, because of its excellent geographical location, became a refuge, and a stockade was added. For the first two years of the Revolution the Upper West Branch settlers clung to their rugged frontier by the aid of this stockade and two smaller forts above them (Forts Horn and Reed). But in 1778 when border warfare reached it climax here, and the settlers were forced to flee in the Big Runaway, the fort was burned. It has been related that when scouting parties stole back to see their ravished improvements at earliest opportunity, that the smell of roasting grain which had destroyed Antes’ mill still tainted the atmosphere. The mill was rebuilt and meanwhile grain was ground in a large coffee mill. The bran was sifted by hand through a sieve made of human hair. This activity was operated in continuing shifts, 24 hours a day, proving its importance to the settlers for daily existence. In Antes’ era a man’s trade was his castle and work was a predominating philosophy in which all took honest pride. Packaged cereals and “mixes”, plastic, and gadgets, were undreamed of, and oxygen tents and wonder drugs were too unbelievable. Then every home had its own apothecary, its own loom for weaving, its own mortar and pestle for grinding meal and flour. Only land was plentiful. All else was scarce. Uncharted Pennsylvania was covered with forests and the only highways were the rivers and streams provided by nature. Essential industries on every homestead were the cultivation, harvesting, and processing of grain and flax. Men did the flailing and scotching. They tanned the buckskin. They built their own rude houses of logs or hewn timbers. While the women did the spinning and weaving. They tailored the buckskin into clothing and shoes. They did the preserving and the nursing. Roots and herbs were collected and dried for use in time of sickness. Oatmeal gruel, buckwheat cakes, cornbread and mush were among the staples in the diet. Every member of the household had his or her assigned task and every home was in some measure like a small factory unit. For this area Henry Antes [rwb: Lt. Col. John Henry Antes, Jr.] was one of the early industrialists. He was in reality a wheelwright, a man who was mechanically inclined, resourceful and dexterous, at a time when those qualities paid off. Though every frontiersman had to be a man of many skills, Colonel Antes seems to excel in them all. He showed excellent foresight in his choice of homestead commanding a view of the Susquehanna in either direction. Besides the creek which joined the river at this point, later named Antes Creek, afforded enough water for turning a mill wheel in all seasons. Iron was so precious that every piece was worked over to serve more than one use. Soon after his grist mill was erected a “smithy” was added too. Then a fulling mill. Thus his establishment made of him a small scale manufacturer, operating a textile mill, a bakery, saw mills, a forge to make and repair his own and his neighbor’s crude implements, with keel boats and bateaux carrying items to downstream markets to be exchanged for salt and iron. Colonel Antes [rwb: Lt. Col. John Henry Antes, Jr.] thus was also a capitalist in a very real sense, and an astute business man, seriously concerned with managing his estate; with clearing and tilling the land, and disposing of all surplus that could be spared to help out his neighbors. When he dies on May 5, 1820 at the age of 83, his establishment had become so intervolved in the community life that the failure of one of his mills would be the equivalent of a power failure today. *** No matter what my birth may be No matter where my lot is cast, I am the heir in equity Of all the precious past. [1] Egle’s Notes & Queries, 1898, p. 222. [2] “On the Frontier with Colonel Antes”, p. 19. [3] ”Daily Stories of Penna.” by Fred’k Godcharles, p. 336 [4] “A German Hero of Pennsylvania”, p. 75 [5] “Families of Lycoming County” by Collins & Jordan, pp. 321-341 [6] “A German Hero…”, p. 61 [7] “A German Hero…”, p. 109 [8] “A German Hero…”, p. 115 [9] “A German Hero…”, pp. 140-147 [10] “A German Hero…”, p. 167 [11] “A German Hero…”, pp. 168-9 [12] “On the Frontier with Colonel Antes”, p. 475 [13] “A German Hero…”, p. 176 [14] “A German Hero…”, p. 181 [15] “On the Frontier with Colonel Antes”, pp. 39, 40 [16] “A German Hero of…”, pp. 203-207 [17] ”The Moravian”, April, 1962 [18] of “A German Hero of…”, p. 207 [19] “On the Frontier with Colonel Antes”, p. 248 [20] The original article includes notation for a footnote in this location, but no footnote is printed.

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