FYI, you now have to sign up as a member to post on the guestbook. I unfortunately had to do that since a lot of spammers started posting junk on here and I wanted to keep them out. Charles and I love getting guestbook entries, so please keep them coming. Thanks.
I am a Prince (Prinz) from England as far as my history I understand from stories that my family originated from Dutch descendants .however would like to find out more. Thanks a fantastic and informative site.
I am related through my mother's family. Some of the surnames are Moore, Judd, Kibler, Hoak, Campbell, Kemp, Andrew Campbell was my great, great grandfather. My great grandmother was Allie Elizabeth Campbell who married William Moore. My other great grandfather was William Fletcher Judd. I think it is his line that is related to the Printz's.
PAUL PRINCE says... I AM LOOKING FOR JOHN PRINCE WHO WAS BORN IN VIRGINIA IN 1817. HIS SON JOHN WESLEY PRINCE MOVED TO OHIO FROM VIRGINIA. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS . PAUL PRINCE
I just ran across this site. I believe I am connected to this same line of Printz's through the Loudenback's. My gggg-grandfather Mathias Loudenback b. 1749 married Magdalena Printz b. 1755. Is this the same Printz family you have here? I am doing family research and want to make sure I have the right ancestors. What a interesting and informative site you have. Thank You!!!
Hi. My name is Rikke Printz. I'm from Denmark. (And to Paul Prince. I'm sorry..Can't help you..just thought it is fun that my dad's name is Poul Printz and his fathers name was John Printz)
My Great Grandfather was Oscar Russell Prince from Braxton Co. W.V. I was told that the name was changed from Printz to Americanize it. the story goes that they had come to WV from Virginia.
I AM LOOKING FOR JOHN PRINCE WHO WAS BORN IN VIRGINIA IN 1817. HIS SON JOHN WESLEY PRINCE MOVED TO OHIO FROM VIRGINIA. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS . PAUL PRINCE
Interesting site. I have Printz relatives. I have a book with thename Simon Printz. written in it. I don't know if he wrote it or what. I haven't figured out how he is connected to me. Leonard Printz married in to the Seal family.
Melody Twyman Corbin
I found alot of Printz tombstones in Luray recently.
Don't know if we are related or not but I live in Hamilton, Montana and the Printz family moved here in the 1860's and 1880's from Iowa. My grandfather's name was John Printz. Here is an exerpt from my family history:
Exerpt from:
"Henry Printz of Winchester, Virginia and his Descendants"
By Leallah Franklin 1998
John was known as "Big John Printz". He was said to have been a very quiet, gentle, philosophical kind. The head of the family. He had a big desk and a huge wood-burning stove in one end of what he called his garage.
John served in the Union Army Co. G. 6th Iowa Inf. during the Civil War. He was captured & taken prisoner. He was confined at Andersonville Prison where he caught typhoid fever in the prison camp and suffered recurrent bouts of it all his life. While in prison he met Frank Schaffer and together they made a dramatic escape from Andersonville Prison. The guards sat with rifles on high platforms over looking the swamp where the men bathed and drank from it. When anyone got out too far, the guards shot them and left the body float. John and Frank swam under water to dead bodies, slipped under them and gradually eased them out to the river. After swimming far and hiding out they found a Union Patrol (Sherman's march thru GA). John went home with his friend Frank Schaffer to Iowa and married Frank's sister Henrietta.
I am doing research on a sarah Printz, who married an Edmund Price. Supposedly Sarah was the daughter of David Christian Printz, from Page County VA. This is a wonderful site. Many thanks to you for doing all this work.
Noreen - Here is what the the book says about Ambrose Prince. Let us know if you find out more. -- 1B3D13G. Ambrose Prince, born Feb. 3, 1843 in New Springfield, Mahoning Co., OH; died . It is not clear what happened to Ambrose. One group of relatives say that he enlisted in Mar. 1862 in Co. D, 61st OH Infantry and was captured at Petersburg, VA and died in prison. Others say that he married on Oct. 11, 1863 in Champaign
Co., OH to Mary Johnson, born ; died
Searching for information on Ambrose Prince, served in Civil War - 60th OVI. Records report him missing at Petersburg, VA and no further information available.
I was just Face Book and joined the group 'The Printz People"... Group for people with the "Printz" spelling... I referred the group to check out this website.
My Printz ancestors are: grandfather Raymond Carson Printz, great grandfather Lovelace Carson Printz, great-great grandfather Leonard S. Printz, great-great-great grandfather George Printz, but I can't find out who his father was. Can you help?
Thanks.
George Brentner is my great great ... grandfather. I saw the name Printz in the family tree. It's really nice to find some information on my father's family!
Hi from England. We have formed a Prince tree dating back to the late 1600s.Not having much luck in going further. Just wondered if any remote connection. Greetings to all Prince cousins.
Thank you very much for this wonderful site. I am researching Maria Louisa Prince, b. Mar 8, 1848 who is my great great grandmother. I know this site has been a lot of hard work and it is greatly appreciated.
Amanda - I did a search of the book and did not find any meaningful references to any of these Prince's in North Carolina. Good luck with your research. -- Victor
Hi Johan George Printz is my 4th great grandfather I would like any info on him and Rueban, Rueban's daughter Elizabeth married William Double in 1844 they lived in Fort Wayne Ind. also would like to know where I can get baptism records on both and death records thanks Karen
Hey Donna. I searched the book for Prinz, Wilhelm, Lawrence County and found nothing. There were Printz/Prince folks who went to Kentucky after they got land grants from service in the Revolutionary War, but no mention of those. Not that many Prinz spellings in this line. Sorry. Good luck with your research.
I AM A DIRECT DECENDENT OF THE PRINCE LINE, I THINK I WAS TOLD THE LAST PRINCE BORN IN U.S. WAS IN LATE 1700'S. MOST OF MY ANCESTERS SETTLED IN VIRGINIA THEN WENT DOWN IN KENTUCKY , LAWRENCE COUNTY. I HAVE BEEN TRACING ANCESTRY AS FAR AS I CAN GO. I READ ON A ANCESTRY THREAD THAT AN ANCESTER BY THE NAME OF WILHELM PRINZ (WILLIAM PRINCE) SETTLED AND MARRIED IN KENTUCKY, AFTER HAVING COME FROM GERMANY AS A HESSEN. I HEARD HE WAS A MURDERER AND FOUGHT IN THE WAR AT THE TIME. THESE DATES ARE NOT CLEAR NOR IS THE INFORMATION. JUST LOOKING FOR ANSWERS ABOUT MY FAMILY.
Ernest - here is what might be the link in the book.
1B3D10A6. John Henry Prince, born Oct. 24, 1856; died . He married in Canton, OH in 1882 to Adaline McCammon, born April 1862 in OH; died . John began a three year apprenticeship in photography in 1872 and opened a shop in Cleveland, OH in 1875. In 1880, he returned to Canton, OH and opened a photography business there which was quite successful for seven years, at which time, he sold the business. He opened a new business in Gallion, OH, but after a few years, he had eye trouble which forced him to give up the business. In April 1892, he moved to Chicago where he worked for a bicycle factory and stayed there for eight years. Later, he became a night watchman. Children: 1B3D10A6A. Emory Prince, born April 1884; died 1B3D10A6B. Raymond Prince, born May 1886; died 1B3D10A6C. Estella Prince, born October 1887; died . 1B3D10A6D. Cora Prince, July 1895; died 1B3D10A6E. Daisy Prince, born ; died 1B3D10A6F. Goldie Prince, born ; died 1B3D10A7. Emma F. Prince, born Apr. 15, 1859; died . She married (1) c!880 to Charles Diebold, born ; died . Charles was employed by a safe and lock Company of Canton, OH. He was sent to Washington Territory to install some safes. He was never heard from again. After five or six years, hearing nothing, she divorced him. She married (2) to David Moonshower, born May 1864 in OH; died . They moved to Manasquan, NJ where he was employed in the bridge shops. Later, they moved to Hacksensack, NJ.
I'm researching the John Prince/Printz family of Cleveland, Ohio. I know they were in New Jersey a few generations back. They migrated from Germany and owned an orchard there that they often returned to until the early 1900 hundreds.
Delighted to see the pictures of Duhren! My most distant maternal grandmother and source of my Mitochondrial DNA that I had tested came from Duhren. She was Susanna Anhaus born about 1717. She was Lutheran. My question is about the Lutheran Church you visited. Could that have been her church?
I am found on p. 439 of Into the Valley. Husband is buried in Columbarium Wall at Christ Episcopal Church, St. Michaels, MD. I now live in Easton, MD. Anyone have a spare copy for an Indiana Prince cousin? I'm so happy to have a copy of the book.
I am connected to the Printz Family of US, VA, Page county, Luray relatives who married the Pence (Bentz, Pentz, yada, yada) Family. Looking forward towards you getting your server up and ready for me to log in. Thanks. Drew Merkel
Jackie - I posted details of Prince's in Piqua, Ohio in the Blog with Q&A from Visitors page on the site. You can find it in the menu on the top left of the site. Hope that helps. - Victor