Individual Details
Thomas George Getzen Danner
(6 Aug 1762 - 29 Oct 1844)
Thomas George Getzendanner was born to Jacob & Catherine Kast Getzendanner of Frederick County, Maryland. He was married first to Maria Ann Kuhns/Koontz 14 Oct 1787 and their son, Johannes Getzendanner was born 03 Mar 1788 and then died on 03 May 1788 in Frederick.
Later that same year, Thomas George surfaces in Pinckney Judicial District, South Carolina without his wife Maria Ann who remained in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland following the death of their son, Johnnes.
On 15 Nov 1791, Thomas George took a second wife, Amelia Stokes, in Pinckney District, South Carolina and she gave Thomas George 9 children between 1792 and 1810.
During the era of his children's births, Thomas George dropped the Getzen portion of his Swiss surname and assigned the middle initial G to all of his children to represent the Getzen portion of the name. That tradition followed many descendants of Thomas George throughout the generations.
Thomas George owned 1200 acres of land on the north bank of the Enoree River and on this plantation he became a planter.
At his death in 1844, Thomas George was buried on that land in what some of his descendants have come to call the Old Danner Plantation Cemetery, herein called the Getzendanner Plantation Cemetery.
Spouse: Amelia Stokes Getzendanner (1773 - 1848)*
Children:
Thomas Getzen Danner (1794 - 1855)*
Catherine Getzen-Danner Browning (1796 - 1850)*
Jacob Getzen Danner (1798 - 1856)*
Precia Getzen Danner Presley (1805 - 1841)*
Amelia Stokes Getzen Danner Eison (1810 - 1859)*
Later that same year, Thomas George surfaces in Pinckney Judicial District, South Carolina without his wife Maria Ann who remained in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland following the death of their son, Johnnes.
On 15 Nov 1791, Thomas George took a second wife, Amelia Stokes, in Pinckney District, South Carolina and she gave Thomas George 9 children between 1792 and 1810.
During the era of his children's births, Thomas George dropped the Getzen portion of his Swiss surname and assigned the middle initial G to all of his children to represent the Getzen portion of the name. That tradition followed many descendants of Thomas George throughout the generations.
Thomas George owned 1200 acres of land on the north bank of the Enoree River and on this plantation he became a planter.
At his death in 1844, Thomas George was buried on that land in what some of his descendants have come to call the Old Danner Plantation Cemetery, herein called the Getzendanner Plantation Cemetery.
Spouse: Amelia Stokes Getzendanner (1773 - 1848)*
Children:
Thomas Getzen Danner (1794 - 1855)*
Catherine Getzen-Danner Browning (1796 - 1850)*
Jacob Getzen Danner (1798 - 1856)*
Precia Getzen Danner Presley (1805 - 1841)*
Amelia Stokes Getzen Danner Eison (1810 - 1859)*
Events
| Birth | 6 Aug 1762 | Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland |  |  | |
| Christen | 19 Sep 1762 | Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland | | | |
| Marriage | 14 Oct 1787 | Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland - Maria Ann Kuhns | | | |
| Marriage | 15 Nov 1791 | Pinckney District, South Carolina - Amelia Stokes | | ||
| Death | 29 Oct 1844 | Union County, South Carolina | |||
| Burial | Getzendanner Plantation Cemetery, Sedalia, Union County, South Carolina | |
Families
| Spouse | Amelia Stokes (1773 - 1848) |
| Child | John Getzendanner (1792 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Getzen Danner II (1794 - 1855) |
| Child | Catherine "Katie" Getzendanner (1796 - 1850) |
| Child | Jacob Getzen Danner (1798 - 1856) |
| Child | Levi Getzen Danner (1801 - 1875) |
| Child | Rachel Getzendanner (1803 - ) |
| Child | Precia Getzendanner (1805 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Emily Getzendanner (1808 - 1859) |
| Child | Amelia Stokes Getzendanner (1810 - ) |
| Child | Caroline Getzendanner (1812 - ) |
| Spouse | Maria Ann Kuhns ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
George Thomas GotzendanerSex Male
Birth Date 6 Aug 1762
Father's Name Jacob Gotzendaner
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Cathrine
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Christening
Event Date 7 Sep 1762
Event Place Evangelical Reformed Church, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Event Place (Original) German Reformed Church, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland
Attached in Family Tree to 2 people:
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Christen
Georg Thomas GotzendannerSex Male
Birth Date 6 Aug 1762
Birthplace Fredrick, Fredrick, Maryland
Father's Name Jacob Gotzendanner
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Catharina
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Christening
Event Date 19 Sep 1762
Event Place Frederick, Frederick, Maryland
Marriage
Thomas GetzendannerSex Male
Spouse's Name Maria Ann Kuhns
Spouse's Sex Female
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 14 Oct 1787
Event Place Frederick, Frederick, Maryland
Marriage
In 1791, the South Carolina Legislature established a district court that included Spartanburg, Union, Chester, and York counties. The area was called the Pinckney District and its headquarters was established at a central location in Union County.Endnotes
1. "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48Q-BHV : 11 February 2018), George Thomas Gotzendaner, 06 Aug 1762; citing ; FHL microfilm 13,935..
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4. Find A Grave Memorial 92371400.