Peter Windamute (1752-1830)
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This white person has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-02202
- Given Name
- Peter
- Family Name
- Windamute
- Alternate Name
- Wintermute
- Windemuth
- Birth Date
- 1752
- Death Date
- 1830
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Agriculture, Forestry, and/or Livestock
- Biographical Description
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Peter Windamute was an enslaver who resided in Stillwater, Sussex County, NJ. His stone house, built in 1791, has been preserved and is now part of Bonnie Brook Farm (a private property on Maple Road). He was the son of Johan Georg Windemuth, one of the German founders of Stillwater.
His family name has many spelling variations. A common variation known in Stillwater today is Wintermute. - Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- Child of
- Johann Georg Windemuth (1711-1782)
- References
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Township Overview. Historical Society of Stillwater Township. https://www.historicstillwater.org/township-overview/.
Virtual tour of the village of Stillwater, by Arnold B. Shafer. Casper Shafer's Family in America. https://www.historicstillwater.org/abshafer.com/stillwater.html.
See genealogical record for Peter Windamute #815, Descendants of Johann Georg Windemuth, Windemuth Family Organization. https://windemuth.org/Gedsite_Johann_Georg/g1/p33.htm#i815
- Record Contributor
- Daniel Dias
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1808-03-11 Birth: Nansey (Role: Enslaver)
