We are seeking descendants and information on any of the following:
(We are particularly interested in those with * asterisks in front of the
name.)
1. *Arendt/Arndt Henrich Wilmans
born 5 July 1711 Rheda,Westphalia
married ca 1740 in Rheda to Anna Mechel Schmit/Schmidts
2. *Matthias Wilmans/ Willmann (his son)
christened 30 January 1746 Rheda, Westphalia
married 2 February 1776 in Rheda to Maria Elisabeth Peters
6 children:
1. Margareth(a) Elisabeth Wilmans born 1776 in Rheda, married in
Rheda
1804 Friedrich Wilhelm Gloewing
2. Johann Henrich Wilman born 1778 in Rheda married in Rheda 1805
Amalia
Norman
3. Friedrich Wilhelm Wilman born 1780 in Rheda married in Rheda
Maria Kampmann
*4. (grandson)
Ernst Ludwig (Bernhard) Wilman, later known as Louis Wilman and
Louis
Wilman de Manzius , a textile dyer,born in Rheda in 1783, married
in
(New York or New Jersey) circa 823/4 to
* Eliza Parker, born 1805 .She was last found in Philadelphia in
1886.
Ernst died in Connecticut in 1863.
9 children:
*1. Hannah Wilman born circa 1834 probably Rahway, N.J. She was
last
in Philadelphia in 1860 and probably married or died after
that.
*2. Mary Wilman born circa 1832 probably in New York.She was
last found
in Philadelphia in 1870 and probably married or died.
*3. George Wilman born circa 1830/1853 Dutchess Co.,N.Y. or
elsewhere.
He was last found in Philadelphia in 1871 or 1887.
*4. Henry/Harry Wilman born circa 1843 in Va(now WVa) He was
last found
in Philadelphia in 1871.
)
*5 & 6.Two unnamed,sex unknown Wilmans, born and died by
1846.They
werementioned in legal documents in 1846. They were born
and
died by 1846.(These are included in case any reader has
information.)
7,8 and 9. Bernard (my ancestor), 1st Lt. Adolph and Louis
Charles. We
have a lot of information that could be shared on these three
sons of Ernst.
5. Maria Wilhelmine Wilman born 1788 in Rheda, Westphalia.
6. Philippine Henriette Wilman born 1785 in Rheda, Westphalia.
Thanks for any help that you can provide. Jim Wilman