Martinus / Mathius Wormuth of Palatine, son of Peter W. Wormuth and Anna Failing, married Gertrude Shoemaker, 04 Sep 1774 at the Dutch Reformed Church, German Flats, Herkimer, NY.
Lieutenant Wormuth made his name as an officer in the under Captain William P. Fox in Colonel Jacob Klock's 2nd Regiment of the Tryon County, New York Militia.
On the day of his death, Wormuth traveled from the Mohawk River to the fort at Cherry Vally to inform the garrison that Colonel Klock would arrive the next day with partial regiment. Shortly after beginning his return, Wormuth, (accompanied by Lt. Peter Sitz / Sittz / Sitts), was ambushed by Joseph "Thayendanegea" Brant, (FindAGrave ID 10474} and a band of Native Americans near the falls of the Tekaharawah. (Said falls are now better known as "Judd" or"Judds" Falls on Canajoharie Creek at Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York.) Sitz was taken prisoner, but Wormuth was mortally wounded. It is said that Brant and Wormuth had previously been friends and that Brant, (having supposedly mistaken Wormuth for a Continental), expressed his regret as Wormuth lay dying. Whether Wormuth ultimately died at the hand of Brant or other participants in the ambush remains unclear.
While the Wormuth cenotaph at Fort Plain Cemetery provides for his memory, Matthew Wormuth’s body is said to have been buried by his Father on the lands of the long ago - razed Wormuth residence, located North of the Mohawk River near the Southern end of Abeel Island and the Village of Nelliston, New York.
His widow Gertrude later married Major John Frey.
The site of Wormuth's death and the rock from which Brant is said to have ambushed him is located at 42° 49.61′ N, 74° 44.201′ W. and was preserved in 1914 with a historical marker and monument by the Cherry Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. More information can be found at:
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=42492
Note: Surname is of German origin and translation resulted in many variations, including Warmoeth, Warmuth, Wermuth, Wormuth, Warmouth, Wermouth, Wermut, Wermudt, Wormoodt and even more anglicized versions such as Warmwood, Wormwood, etc...
Lieutenant Wormuth made his name as an officer in the under Captain William P. Fox in Colonel Jacob Klock's 2nd Regiment of the Tryon County, New York Militia.
On the day of his death, Wormuth traveled from the Mohawk River to the fort at Cherry Vally to inform the garrison that Colonel Klock would arrive the next day with partial regiment. Shortly after beginning his return, Wormuth, (accompanied by Lt. Peter Sitz / Sittz / Sitts), was ambushed by Joseph "Thayendanegea" Brant, (FindAGrave ID 10474} and a band of Native Americans near the falls of the Tekaharawah. (Said falls are now better known as "Judd" or"Judds" Falls on Canajoharie Creek at Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York.) Sitz was taken prisoner, but Wormuth was mortally wounded. It is said that Brant and Wormuth had previously been friends and that Brant, (having supposedly mistaken Wormuth for a Continental), expressed his regret as Wormuth lay dying. Whether Wormuth ultimately died at the hand of Brant or other participants in the ambush remains unclear.
While the Wormuth cenotaph at Fort Plain Cemetery provides for his memory, Matthew Wormuth’s body is said to have been buried by his Father on the lands of the long ago - razed Wormuth residence, located North of the Mohawk River near the Southern end of Abeel Island and the Village of Nelliston, New York.
His widow Gertrude later married Major John Frey.
The site of Wormuth's death and the rock from which Brant is said to have ambushed him is located at 42° 49.61′ N, 74° 44.201′ W. and was preserved in 1914 with a historical marker and monument by the Cherry Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. More information can be found at:
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=42492
Note: Surname is of German origin and translation resulted in many variations, including Warmoeth, Warmuth, Wermuth, Wormuth, Warmouth, Wermouth, Wermut, Wermudt, Wormoodt and even more anglicized versions such as Warmwood, Wormwood, etc...
Martinus / Mathius Wormuth of Palatine, son of Peter W. Wormuth and Anna Failing, married Gertrude Shoemaker, 04 Sep 1774 at the Dutch Reformed Church, German Flats, Herkimer, NY.
Lieutenant Wormuth made his name as an officer in the under Captain William P. Fox in Colonel Jacob Klock's 2nd Regiment of the Tryon County, New York Militia.
On the day of his death, Wormuth traveled from the Mohawk River to the fort at Cherry Vally to inform the garrison that Colonel Klock would arrive the next day with partial regiment. Shortly after beginning his return, Wormuth, (accompanied by Lt. Peter Sitz / Sittz / Sitts), was ambushed by Joseph "Thayendanegea" Brant, (FindAGrave ID 10474} and a band of Native Americans near the falls of the Tekaharawah. (Said falls are now better known as "Judd" or"Judds" Falls on Canajoharie Creek at Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York.) Sitz was taken prisoner, but Wormuth was mortally wounded. It is said that Brant and Wormuth had previously been friends and that Brant, (having supposedly mistaken Wormuth for a Continental), expressed his regret as Wormuth lay dying. Whether Wormuth ultimately died at the hand of Brant or other participants in the ambush remains unclear.
While the Wormuth cenotaph at Fort Plain Cemetery provides for his memory, Matthew Wormuth’s body is said to have been buried by his Father on the lands of the long ago - razed Wormuth residence, located North of the Mohawk River near the Southern end of Abeel Island and the Village of Nelliston, New York.
His widow Gertrude later married Major John Frey.
The site of Wormuth's death and the rock from which Brant is said to have ambushed him is located at 42° 49.61′ N, 74° 44.201′ W. and was preserved in 1914 with a historical marker and monument by the Cherry Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. More information can be found at:
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=42492
Note: Surname is of German origin and translation resulted in many variations, including Warmoeth, Warmuth, Wermuth, Wormuth, Warmouth, Wermouth, Wermut, Wermudt, Wormoodt and even more anglicized versions such as Warmwood, Wormwood, etc...
Lieutenant Wormuth made his name as an officer in the under Captain William P. Fox in Colonel Jacob Klock's 2nd Regiment of the Tryon County, New York Militia.
On the day of his death, Wormuth traveled from the Mohawk River to the fort at Cherry Vally to inform the garrison that Colonel Klock would arrive the next day with partial regiment. Shortly after beginning his return, Wormuth, (accompanied by Lt. Peter Sitz / Sittz / Sitts), was ambushed by Joseph "Thayendanegea" Brant, (FindAGrave ID 10474} and a band of Native Americans near the falls of the Tekaharawah. (Said falls are now better known as "Judd" or"Judds" Falls on Canajoharie Creek at Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York.) Sitz was taken prisoner, but Wormuth was mortally wounded. It is said that Brant and Wormuth had previously been friends and that Brant, (having supposedly mistaken Wormuth for a Continental), expressed his regret as Wormuth lay dying. Whether Wormuth ultimately died at the hand of Brant or other participants in the ambush remains unclear.
While the Wormuth cenotaph at Fort Plain Cemetery provides for his memory, Matthew Wormuth’s body is said to have been buried by his Father on the lands of the long ago - razed Wormuth residence, located North of the Mohawk River near the Southern end of Abeel Island and the Village of Nelliston, New York.
His widow Gertrude later married Major John Frey.
The site of Wormuth's death and the rock from which Brant is said to have ambushed him is located at 42° 49.61′ N, 74° 44.201′ W. and was preserved in 1914 with a historical marker and monument by the Cherry Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. More information can be found at:
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=42492
Note: Surname is of German origin and translation resulted in many variations, including Warmoeth, Warmuth, Wermuth, Wormuth, Warmouth, Wermouth, Wermut, Wermudt, Wormoodt and even more anglicized versions such as Warmwood, Wormwood, etc...
Gravesite Details
This memorial is a cenotaph. Actual burial is said to be somewhere on the site of his residence, approximately 150 yards beyond the northern border of the Village of Nelliston, New York. If there was a marker it seems to have been lost to time.
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