The Tintle surname is uncommon and appears to be of German origin, probably derived from Tintel, a name found in western Germany (especially Hesse and Westphalia). Linguists believe it may have originated as a nickname from Low German words related to idleness or wasting time, though surname meanings that old are often uncertain. The name was later altered in spelling after immigration to America.  

Early Tintle Family in America

Available genealogical records and a 1968 family history indicate that:

• John Peter Tintle Sr. was born around 1740 in Hesse, Germany.
• He married Ann Bogardus and immigrated to New Jersey about 1765.
• Their son, John Peter Tintle Jr. (born about 1765), settled in Morris County, New Jersey.
• John Peter Jr. served briefly in the Continental Army near the end of the Revolutionary War and later married Elizabeth Schulster.
• Many descendants remained in northern New Jersey, especially around Butler, Ringwood, and Echo Lake.  

About

Peter Tintle

There have been several men named Peter Tintle. If you mean an ancestor named simply Peter Tintle, the best-known early Peters are:

1. John Peter Tintle Sr. (c.1740–?) — immigrant from Hesse, Germany.
2. John Peter Tintle Jr. (c.1765–1829) — Revolutionary War veteran and ancestor of many American Tintles.  

There is also a published genealogy:

The Tintle Family, 1765–1968 by Frederick E. Traflet, which traces descendants of John Peter Tintle and Ann Bogardus.  

If you are asking about a specific Peter Tintle in your own family, I can help trace him. If you know:

• his approximate birth year,
• where he lived (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, etc.),
• spouse or parents,

we may be able to connect him into the larger Tintle family tree.

Based on the names and dates you provided, these individuals fit neatly into a direct paternal line within the old New Jersey Tintle family that traces back to the German immigrant John Peter Tintle of the 1700s.  

Line of Descent

1. John Peter Tintle Sr. (born c. 1740, Hesse, Germany)
   ↓
2. John Peter Tintle Jr. (c. 1765–1829), Revolutionary War veteran
   ↓
   (several generations in northern New Jersey)
   ↓
3. Peter A. Tintle
   ↓
4. Peter Martin Tintle
   
• Born October 12, 1918
• Likely part of the Butler/Ringwood/Echo Lake branch of the family
  ↓
5. Peter Ellis Tintle
• Born April 27, 1948

The repeated use of Peter as a given name is characteristic of the Tintle family and appears to honor the original immigrant ancestor, John Peter Tintle.

The Tintle Family

• Origin: Hesse, Germany
• Settled in northern New Jersey in the 1760s.
• Descendants lived in Morris, Passaic, and Bergen Counties, especially around Butler, Ringwood, and Echo Lake.
• A family genealogy, The Tintle Family, 1765–1968, compiled by Frederick E. Traflet, documents many branches of the family.  

Peter Ellis Tintle (born 1948)

If this is your line, then Peter Ellis Tintle would be at least a seventh-generation American descendant of John Peter Tintle Sr., with roots extending back to Germany before the American Revolution.

If you’d like, I can try to  reconstruct a more complete family tree showing each generation between John Peter Tintle (1740) and Peter Ellis Tintle (1948) and  identify spouses, children, and locations for each generation.