Jaime's Entrance Page Jaime's Home Page My Genealogy Research Whetstone Family History The Whetstone Family Originated from Illnau Parish, Switzerland ca. 1595 and immigrated to South Carolina in 1737. To go straight to the Whetstone family research logs, click here: WHETSTONE FAMILY INDEX: Adam Whetstone Adam Whetstone, Sr. - (1744 - 1782) Andrea Whetstone - (1734 - ?) Anna Whetstone - (ca. 1702 - ca. 1739) Ann Margaret Whetstone - (1786 - 1859) Cleophea Whetstone - (1727 - ?) Dorothea Whetstone - (1731 - ?) Dorothea Whetstone - (1746 - ?) Eve Whetstone - (1750 - ?) Felix Wetzstein - (1633 - 1792) Hans Whetstone - (1736 - ?) ** Hans Wetzstein - (~1595 - ?) Hans Felix Whetstone - (ca. 1704 - ?) Hans Heinrich Whetstone - (1729 - ca. 1800 Hans Jacob Whetstone - (1656 - ?) Hans Johannes Whetstone  - (First Whetstone Immigrant) Heinrich Whetstone - (ca. 1700 - ?) Henry Whetstone  - (Revolutionary War) Henry Whetstone, Sr. - (ca. 1784 - ?) Jacob Whetstone - (ca. 1693 - ?) Johannes Whetstone - (? - ca. 1760) John Whetstone - (1751 - 1811)  - (Revolutionary War) John D. Whetstone - (ca. 1770 - ?) Margaret Whetstone - (1739 - ?) Maria Whetstone - (ca. 1697 - ?) Marie Whetstone Mary Magdalene Whetstone Susan Whetstone William Whetstone, Rev. - (Revolutionary War) The Descendents of Hans Wetzstein I. Hans Wetzstein     Hans was born ca. 1595 in Illnau Parish, Switzerland. Spouse unknown. The 1 known child of Hans is as follows: II. Felix Wetzstein II. Felix Wetzstein     Felix was born in 1633 in Illnau Parish, Zurich, Switzerland. He married Anna Binder Binderin in the Illnau Parish, Zurich, Switzerland. She was born in 1633 in Illnau Parish, Zurich, Switzerland. The 1 known child of Felix and Anna is as follows: III. Hans Jacob Whetstone III. Hans Jacob Whetstone     Hans was born ca. November 12, 16561 in Illnau Parish, Zurich, Switzerland. He married Elizabeth Schenkel in the Illnau Parish, Switzerland. Elizabeth was born Abt. 1667 in Illnau Parish, Rossberg, Toss, Zurich, Switzerland. The 6 known children of Hans and Elizabeth are as follows: VI. Hans Johnannes Whetstone   Jacob Whetstone  b. ca. 1693   m. Wintsch   Maria Whetstone  b. ca. 1697   Heinrich Whetstone   b. ca. 1700   m. Binder   Anna Whetstone   b. ca. 1702   d. 1739   m. Dantzler   Hans Felix Whetstone   b. ca. 1704 IV. Hans Johnannes Whetstone     Hans was born February 24, 1689/90 in Kemleton, Illnau, Zurich, Switzerland and died ca. 1754 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. He married Anna Margaret Fraunfelder on October 01, 1726 in Illnau, Zurich, Switzerland. She was born ca. May 04, 1701 in Illnau, Zurich, Switzerland and died in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. Hans was the first to immigrate to South Carolina in 1737. The 9 known children of Hans and Anna are as follows: V. Hans Heinrich Whetstone   Johannes Whetstone  d. ca. 1760     ** Died after his return from a Cherokee Expedition and was buried the day after in the            Plantation of John Whetstone, Sr.   Cleophea Whetstone  b. ca. 1727   Dorothea Whetstone   b. 1731   m. Keitt   Andrea Whetstone   b. 1734   Hans Whetstone   b. 1736   Margaret Whetstone   b. 1739   Adam Whetstone, Sr.   b. 1744   d. 1782   m. Horger   Dorothea Whetstone   b. ca. 1746 V. Hans Heinrich Whetstone     Hans was born on 11/19/1729 in Zurich, Switzerland. and died ca. 1800 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. He married Barbara Morff on 12/24/1750 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. She was born ca. 1709 in Europe and died ca. 1800 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The 5 known children of Hans and Barbara are as follows: VI.   John Whetstone Eve Whetstone    b. 1750 Henry Whetstone     (Henry signed the Orangeburg Declaration Of Independence as recorded in the South Carolina and American General Gazette for October 17, 1776. He also is listed in Captian Jacob Rupmh's Militia during the Revolutionary War.) Adam Whetstone William Whetstone, Rev.    b. 12/19/1767    d. 1/27/1825    m.   Zimmerman VI. John Whetstone    John was born 1751 in Orangeburg, South Carolina and died in 1811 in Autauga County, Alabama. John is listed in Captain Jacob Rumph's Militia. Some researchers list Anne Inabinet and Marie DeBardeleben as only descendants of him and his wife. This statement perhaps is based upon two letters written in 1846 by Rev. Jacob Whetstone. There are other descendants that Jacob didn't reveal in those letters. He married Elizabeth Horger. She was born in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The 6 known children of John and Elizabeth Horger are as follows: VII.   Ann Margaret Whetstone Henry Whetstone, Sr.    b. 1784 Mary Magdalene Whetstone    m.   Stoudenmeyer Susan Whetstone    m.   Copeland John D. Whetstone    b. ca. 1770 Marie Whetstone    m.   Debardelaben VII. Ann Margaret Whetstone    Ann Margaret was born 9/28/1786 in Orangeburg, South Carolina and died 5/12/1859 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. She married Reverand Andrew Inabinet ca. 1803. They joined the Episcopal Church in 1804 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He was born 5/03/1783 in South Carolina and died 7/28/1839 in South Carolina. **Our Whetstone line ends here with Ann Margaret Whetstone and becomes Inabinet. Please click on Inabinet above to continue this line with Andrew Inabinet, Rev. Top **Note: The information gathered here is a piece by piece collection from many sources that I have combined personally to create a more complete early Whetstone Family History. 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