12. Garret6 Rittenhouse (Peter5, Garrett Gerhart4 Rittinghausen, Wilhelm3, Claus Heinrich George2 Ritteinghausen, Georghus Sir1 Rittershausen)(4016) was born in Cresheim, Philadelphia, PA 1720. Garret died 1780 in Cresheim, Philadelphia, PA.
He married Mary Bartlesom. (Additional notes for Mary Bartlesom(4017)) Mary died about 1797 in Cresheim, Philadelphia, PA.
Garret Rittenhouse and Mary Bartlesom had the following children:
17 i. Barbara7 Rittenhouse(4018).
18 ii. Martin Rittenhouse(4019).
19 iii. Michael Rittenhouse(4020).
20 iv. Garret Rittenhouse(4021) was born in Cresheim, Philadelphia, PA about 1744. Garret died about 1822. He married Catherine Bigonette.
21 v. Jacob Rittenhouse(4022) was born in Cresheim, Philadelphia, PA about 1755. Jacob died 8 Mar 1847 in Sugarloaf Twp., Luzerne Co., PA. He married Catherine Marie Orner.
22 vi. Anna Margaretha Rittenhouse(4023) was born in Cresheim, Philadelphia, PA 1772. Anna died before 1797 in Northampton Co., Pa. She married twice. She married Samuel Rinesmith in Northampton Co., PA, about 1787. Samuel was born in Heidelburg Twp, Northampton County, Pa 1762. Samuel was the son of Johannes Reinshmit and Anna Maria ??. Samuel died 27 Nov 1845 in East Pennsylvania Twp., Carbon Co., PA. She married Samuel Rinesmith before Sep 1788.(4024) Samuel was born in Heidelburg Twp, Northampton County, Pa 1762. Samuel(4025) was the son of Johannes Reinshmit and Anna Maria ??. Samuel died 27 Nov 1845 in E. Penn Twp, Carbon County, Pa. Samuel was listed in a muster roll in Northampton Co., PA, 1782. He is listed with Capt. Schmetter's Company of Associators and Militia, 6th Battalion.
Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1790 Census. Details 2-1-1 possibly a brother living with the family listed as Reismith.
In 1798, he was and moved to Pennsylvania, Northampton Co., P. Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1800 Census in Pennsylvania, Northampton Co., PA. Samuel registered to pay taxes in East Pennsylvania Twp., Carbon Co., PA, 1808. Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 Census in East Pennsylvania Twp., Northampton Co., PA. Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 Census in East Pennsylvania Twp., Northampton Co., PA. Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census in Carbon Co., PA. He made a will in East Pennsylvania Twp., Northampton Co., PA, 25 Dec 1845. (See Samuel Rinesmith for the continuation of this line.)
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