Johann Philipp Bittmann

Brief Life History of Johann Philipp

When Johann Philipp Bittmann was born on 16 November 1741, in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, his father, Andreas Bittmann, was 40 and his mother, Gertraut SCHWORM, was 41. He married Susannah Crabill in 1770, in Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He died on 1 May 1820, in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Samuel Hockman Cemetery, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Johann Philipp Bittmann
1741–1820
Susannah Crabill
1748–1821
Marriage: 1770
Jonathan Benjamin Pittman
1765–1863
Emanuel Pitman
1772–1850
David Pitman
1774–1855
Jonathan Pitman
1783–1829
Abraham Pitman
1787–1866

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  • Philip Pitman, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Johann Philipp Pitman, "Find A Grave Index"

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1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

Name Meaning

German: nickname for a bailiff who ordered people to court or for the person who carried out invitations to a wedding, from Middle High German bitten ‘to ask, request’ + man ‘man’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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