Col. William "Bill" Antes/Antis, born 17 November 1731, Frederick, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
He died 9 March 1810 in Canadaigua, Ontario County, New York. His grave can be found in the Pioneer
Cemetery, Canadaigua.
During the Revolution Anthes/Antis served as a Lieutenant in the Philadelphia militia. Later he
helped his brother built Fort Antes on the western edge of the Pennsylvania frontier.
William Antes is reporting as a gunsmith in Nazareth. One colonial period American-made pistol
whitch Antes singed both the barrel and the Hand forged lock has suvived. He continiued
gunsmithing after the Revolution. Further there is known a double rifle, also known as
"over-and-under," had two barrels which fired independently. This innovation solved the
problem of a single-shot rifle that required reloading between rounds. The double gun's barrels
are on a swivel, allowing the user to spin quickly from the spent chamber to the loaded one.
This rifle was made in the 1770s.
The list of 1783 lists him for Mahoning Township, Northumberland County.
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