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Johannes Wister (born: Wüstar) was born in Neckargemünd, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was baptized in the Reformed church[1]
Immigrated to America (Philadelphia) in 1727, when he was 19 years old. [2]He brought with him merchandise from the Neckar valley, provided to him by Georg Friederich Hölzer, the European agent and partner of his older brother Conrad.[3]
In America, Johannes used Wister as his surname, unlike his older brother Caspar, who used Wistar.
He was a shopkeeper in Philadelphia, with a commercial network operating in the back country of Pennsylvania. Johannes Wister provided an informal postal network for German immigrants living in the back country[4]
IN 1731, he purchased a store in Philadelphia on what is now Market St.
In 1744, he purchased a tract in the Schuylkill Valley at Germantown and built a large home, which was later affectionately named Grumblethorpe from the Edward Nares' 1811 book "Think's I To Myself". The home is currently listed on the National Register of Historical Places.
He married 3 times:
The Palatine Ship WILLIAM AND SARAH (William Hill, Master from Rotterda) to Philadelphia 18th Sept. 1727. The ships list includes a single man John Wester (sick). Is this Johannes Wüster?
Following the death of his brother Caspar, Johannes owed his brother's estate £2000 in bills and bonds.[5]
Sally Wister, a granddaughter of Johannes Wister, was born in her grandfather's house in Philadelphia. Sally wrote a Journal about her experiences during the American Revolutionary War.
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