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Johann Conrad was Lutheran and was born in Darmstadt. In the late 1670'she went to Bavaria, Germany with his brother Heinrich Wannemacher, hissister Ursula (Wannemacher) Wolff, and brother-in-law PaulWolff. Theysettled in the Saarland region, near Alsace, which was still rebuildingfrom the Thirty Years War. He married Johanetta (Jeanette) Plaideur,daughter of Jean Plaideur (of Eparcy, Picardie,France) and Anna EvaSchwarz (of Bierbach; daughter of Wendel and Euphrosinia Schwarz). I'm not 100% sure why these family members fled to Bavaria, but I'mpretty sure it was due to the opportunity that had arisen as a result ofthe Thirty Year War. This region in particular (Saarland) hatthey wentto was undergoing a massive rebuilding process and anybody was welcomedto resettle the land that had gone through so much war and fighting. I can also say that these Wannemacher's that came from Darmstadt broughtthe skill of bricklaying with them as many of their descendants were"master bricklayers". Johann Conrad, who is not only the ancestor ofJohn Wanamaker but my ancestor as well, was a master bricklayer. Someinteresting information about him from records in Bierbach (the villagehe settled in): Johann Conrad Wannemacher, an emigrant from Darmstadt, asked the Mayor ofBierbach, Jean Plaideur (and his father-in-law -- he married JohanettaPlaideur, the Mayor's daughter), for special permission to set up abricklaying company in Bierbach. Jean Plaideur saw problems with this. Hewas worried if this was a true and reliable industry that could build thehurting economy and land of Saarland (the region in Bavaria this landwas). After being denied of permission several times, Conrad did not giveup. He was finally given permisison on October 12, 1684 for 3 Gulden(Gulden was the currency for thatday in age). Conrad's 8 sons were ableto keep the bricklaying company in good condition and in business formany years to follow, although it eventually died down once many of thedescendants decided tosettle in the New World, where many distantrelatives had already set foot. Johann Conrad Wannemacher is the ancestor of John Wanamaker "MerchantPrince" who had stores in Philadelphia, PA and New York City, NY, throughhis son Johann Peter Wannemacher (and his son Johann Georg, whoimmigrated to Pennsylvania).
Michael
Hübner
