Christoph "Stoffel" Fagenwinters, (immigrant)

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From: brianvhendrix brianvhendrix@mac.com
Date: 03/17/15 15:33:41
To: lumoto@aol.com
Subject: Christopher Fagenwinters


Sherry (?) -

I just found your website and wanted to add what I have discovered about Christopher Fagenwinters. My research suggests his given name was Christoph Feigenwinter and that he was a Swiss soldier drafted into the German army and rented out to the British to fight in the American Revolution. He deserted in South Carolina and found his way to the German/Swiss community in Salisbury, NC. He had a second son born in 1792 also named Christopher, who fought in the War of 1812 under the name Christopher F. Winters, then at some point changed the spelling to Winder before migrating to the Republic of Texas in 1840. CF Winder was my third great grandfather. This has all been confirmed through several documents, including pages from a German language genealogy book sent to me by a distant Feigenwinter cousin in Switzerland, which shows Christoph Feigenwinter, born 1752, ?disappeared as a soldier?.

I have a very detailed tree on ancestry.com under the username Brian Hendrix, if you?re interested.

Brian Hendrix
Houston, Texas

ancestry tree here:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24719412/family/pedigree

Christoph married Barbara Faw on 1 Oct 1785 in North Carolina. Barbara was born in 1770 in Rowan Co, North Carolina; died before 1860 in Hot Springs, Garland Co, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Henry Figin Winters was born in 1791 in Rowan Co, North Carolina; died on 22 Dec 1845 in Tippah Co, Mississippi.
2. Christopher F. Stofel" Winder (Winters) was born in 1792 in Salisbury, Rowan Co, North Carolina; died in Aug 1870 in Linn Flat, Nacogdoches Co, Texas.
3. Daniel C. Fagenwinters was born in 1793 in Salisbury, Rowan Co, North Carolina; died after 1794.
4. Sarah Fagenwinters was born in 1799 in Salisbury, Rowan Co, North Carolina; died after 1800.
5. Mary Ann Fagenwinters was born in 1803; died in 1875.
6. William Henry Fagenwinters was born in 1803 in Salisbury, Rowan Co, North Carolina; died on 10 Jan 1820 in Hot Springs, Garland Co, Arkansas.
7. Elizabeth Jane Fagenwinters was born in 1809 in Salisbury, Rowan Co, North Carolina; died about 1858 in Conway Co, Arkansas.

Christoph married M. Sutterlin about 1740 in Switzerland. M. was born about 1703 in of, Switzerland; died after 1755 in of, Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]