Johannes Ortt b. 1749 d. 1797 - Revolutionary War

Today's Ancestor of the Day is Johannes Ortt.  Johannes was born in 1749 in Upper Milford, Northampton, Pennsylvania.  He died in 1797 in the same place.

Johannes Ortt - gravestone

United States Census, 1850 for John Ortt

Johannes ORTT

      1. Johannes ORTT  "John"^1,2,3  was born^4,5  on 15 Aug 1749 in Upper Milford, Northampton, Pennsylvania. He died^6,7,8,9  on 25 Dec 1797 in Upper Milford Twp., Lehigh, Pennsylvania. He was buried¹⁰  in Zionville Reformed Church, Zionville, Lehigh, Pennsylvania.

Johannes served in the military^11,12  American Revolutionary War, Pvt. 5th class, 3rd Co., 1st Battalion, 1 Nov 1781 - 1 Jan 1782 in Northampton County Militia.

1  NAME Johannes /Ortt/

American Revolutionary War, Pvt. 3th class, 3rd Co., 1st Battalion,

Northampton County Militia, under Capt. David Good 1781-2

A search of our Patriot Index provided the information found below.

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ORT, John Birth: PA 15 Aug 1749

Service: PA

Rank: Pvt

Death: PA 25 Dec 1797

Patriot Pensioned: No

Widow Pensioned: No

Children Pensioned: No

Heirs Pensioned: No

Spouse: (1) Maria Rosina Fisher

Johannes married Maria Rosina FISHER ¹³  daughter of Christian FISHER and Maria MAGDALENA. Maria was born¹⁴  on 8 Sep 1750 in Upper Milford Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania. She died¹⁵  on 17 Sep 1839 in Upper Milford Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania. She was buried¹⁶  in Zionville Reformed Church, Zionville, Lehigh, Pennsylvania.

Appendix A  -  Sources

  1.  1800 United States Federal Census , This is the only household of Orts in Upper Milford in this census, and~~it has.

  2.  Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Patriot Index - Centennial Edition  (1994).

  3.  Reed, Willoughby H., History and Genealogy of the Reed Family Johann Philib Ried, Rieth, Riedt, Ritt, Rit, Rudt, Etc. in Europe and America  (Norristown, Pa: Norristown Press, 1929.), University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, OCLC: 13752073."Reed, Willoughby H. History and Genealogy of the Reed Family: Johann Philib Ried, Rieth, Riedt, Ritt, Rit, Rudt, Etc. in Europe and America. Norristown, Pa: Norristown Press, 1929.".

  4.  Frances Eshback Kinney, The Descendants of Hans Ord (Ort, Ortt) of Lehigh and Montgomery County, PA  (Wilmette, Ill. : the author, 1999), Google Books - Digitized, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043."Google Site: http://books.google.com/books?id=eVZDQwAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:Frances+inauthor:Kinney&hl=en&ei=IB_-TfC_HKO30AHEloDOCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAw."NOTE from Joel S. Hayflick: Much of the information contained on this page is attributed to the research of Frances E. Kinney; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jhayflick/Index.html.

  5.  Find A Grave  (http://www.findagrave.com/).Birth:                 Aug. 15, 1749Death:           Dec. 25, 1797Inscription:Rev. War-Ensign, 7th Co., 2nd Bn. Northampton Co. Militia per Pa. Archives, pg. 114, Vol. 8, Series 5.Note: New monument states that John Ortt was the first burial in this cemetery.Burial:Zionsville Reformed ChurchZionsvilleLehigh CountyPennsylvania, USAPlot: Row 7Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]Created by: Kitty PhersonRecord added: Nov 04, 2011Find A Grave Memorial# 79869676

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=ortt&GSiman=1&GScid=1975227&GRid=79869676&.

  6.  Frances Eshback Kinney, The Descendants of Hans Ord (Ort, Ortt) of Lehigh and Montgomery County, PA .

  7.  Dept. of Military Affairs, Grave Registration Record , Lehigh Valley Historical Center, 32 Walnut St., Allentown, PA 18102.

  8.  Find A Grave .Birth:     Aug. 15, 1749Death:           Dec. 25, 1797Inscription:Rev. War-Ensign, 7th Co., 2nd Bn. Northampton Co. Militia per Pa. Archives, pg. 114, Vol. 8, Series 5.Note: New monument states that John Ortt was the first burial in this cemetery.Burial:Zionsville Reformed ChurchZionsvilleLehigh CountyPennsylvania, USAPlot: Row 7Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]Created by: Kitty PhersonRecord added: Nov 04, 2011Find A Grave Memorial# 79869676http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=ortt&GSiman=1&GScid=1975227&GRid=79869676&.

  9.  Mathews, Alfred, 1852-1904; Hungerford, Austin N, History of the counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania  (Philadelphia : Everts & Richards), Cornell University Library, F157.L5 M4.

  10. Find A Grave .Birth:   Aug. 15, 1749Death:           Dec. 25, 1797Inscription:Rev. War-Ensign, 7th Co., 2nd Bn. Northampton Co. Militia per Pa. Archives, pg. 114, Vol. 8, Series 5.Note: New monument states that John Ortt was the first burial in this cemetery.Burial:Zionsville Reformed ChurchZionsvilleLehigh County

Pennsylvania, USAPlot: Row 7Created by: Kitty PhersonRecord added: Nov 04, 2011Find A Grave Memorial# 79869676http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ortt&GSiman=1&GScid=1975227&GRid=79869676&.

  11. Dept. of Military Affairs, Grave Registration Record .

  12. Frances Eshback Kinney, The Descendants of Hans Ord (Ort, Ortt) of Lehigh and Montgomery County, PA .

  13. Rootsweb Message Board Postings , Re: Abraham Schuler/Schulers in PA~~Author: Edna Morrisey  Date: 10 Mar 2003 2:2.

  14. Frances Eshback Kinney, The Descendants of Hans Ord (Ort, Ortt) of Lehigh and Montgomery County, PA .

  15. Frances Eshback Kinney, The Descendants of Hans Ord (Ort, Ortt) of Lehigh and Montgomery County, PA .

  16. Find A Grave .Birth:   Sep. 8, 1750Death:             Sep. 17, 1839Note: Wife of Johannes OrttBurial:Zionsville Reformed ChurchZionsvilleLehigh CountyPennsylvania, USAPlot: Row 7Created by: Kitty PhersonRecord added: Nov 04, 2011Find A Grave Memorial# 79869710http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79869710.