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Philip served in Butler's Rangers throughout the Revolution and subsequently settled in Bertie Twp. He was listed in a return of the Loyalists in Captain George Dame's Company at Niagara on November 30, 1783, his age being given as 41. His land petition dated at Niagara January 26, 1797 only states that he served six years in Butler's Rangers and that at the reduction of the Corps he settled near Ft. Erie.

It is apparent from Philip's will that he did not have any children or, at least none who survived him. He did not mention his wife in his will so it would appear that she pre-deceased him. His will, on file at St. Catherines, is dated June 17, 1809 and describes him as being of Bertie.

In his will he named: "my nephew Phillip Wintermute the eldest son of my brother Leonard Wintermute; my brother Abraham Wintermute; my nephew Abraham and niece Anna; son and daughter of my brother Abraham, to have Lot 9 in the Front Concession off Bertie, 60 acres, when the become of age; my nephew Phillip Wintermute son of my brother Peter Wintermute 260 acres, being Lot 12 Concession 1 of Dorchester; my nephew Phillip Wintermute son of my brother Benjamin Wintermute all my claim of interest to a certain tract lying near the Grand River and on the Indian lands which I purchased from the late Captain Joseph Brant; and my niece Polly Wintermute, daughter of my brother Benjamin

Wintermute".

He named as executors Christian Ryslay and John Warren Jr, both of Bertie. Witnesses were Benjamin Wintermute, William Powell and John Putman. The will was proved October 10, 1809 on the oath of John Putman of Bertie, gentleman.

Per Descendants of Johann Kloppinger genealogy prepared by April K. Strunk, online at familytreemaker.genealogy.com:

"It is stated in "The Wintermute Family History" that John married in New Jersey a Miss Decker or Windecker and that she died there. Both names were common in the northern part of Sussex County. It should be noted, however, that a family of Windecker's lived in the Wyoming Valley before the Revolution not far from where the Wintermute's lived. John's name appears on the tax lists for the Exeter District of that Valley for 1776 and 1777.

He served in Butler's Rangers, and at the reduction of that Corps he settled in Bertie. His household is listed in a return of the Loyalists in Captain Bernard Frey's Company of the Rangers at Niagara November 30, 1783. The list names Corporal John Wintmot aged 27 and Mary Wintmot 24 followed by three entries with the name Wintmot written, but for which no first names or ages are given. A land petition from him dated July 9, 1795 states that he served in Butler's Rangers as a corporal and that he has a family consisting of five children. No mention was made of a wife. A certificate on file with the petition, indicates a second marriage for John in Newark, March 20, 1797 and that he had a family before the year 1789 consisting of a wife and eight children and that his wife is the daughter of the Loyalist, Hannah Lybs.

The "Loyalist Hannah Lybs" can only mean Hannah Sypes, or Sipes, who did enter Niagara in 1778. This would mean that John had married a sister of the wife of his brother Peter, but additional evidence should be found to corroborate such a marriage. It is noted, however, that two of John's daughters were Hannah and Eve, names which were used in the Sipes family.

John subsequently married Nancy Leopard (leppard, etc) but whether this was before or after he moved to Humberstone is not known. Documents on file with Nancy's land petition indicate that she was married to John after May 9, 1797 and more likely after 1800. A power of attorney dated at Humberstone, October 22, 1832 states that Nancy Wintemute of Humberstone, widow of John Wintemute appointed Andrew Mercer of the town of York as attorney to receive for the title to the south part of Lot 23 Concession 4 of Scarboro' containing 100 acres".

Witnesses were John Wintemute (Jr) and Aaron Doan."

NOTE: The witness John Wintermute Jr. is unaccounted for in online genealogies. DLB 2014.