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1904. Johann
Jacob ZETTLEMEYER was born on 7 Dec 1706 in Dorf Erbach, Hesse, Germany.
He immigrated on 24 Sep 1751 to Dorf Erbach, Hesse, Germany. on
the ship "Neptune" under the command of Capt. John Mason He died on
5 Oct 1775 in Hamburg, Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA. He was a Master
shoemaker in Windsor Twp, Berks County, PA. Johann Jacob ZETTLEMEYER
and Anna Margaretha Barbara EICHELBAUER were married on 13 Aug 1726 in Bad Koenig,
Starkenburg, Germany. Title: Robert Fisher
Note: A genealogist and descendant of Peter Fisher and Magdalena Riegel. Answered
a Query I had posted on the Schuylkill County page of Gen Web.
Repository:
Note: [email protected]
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Media: Other
Title: Harry Wilson
Note: [email protected] - a Zettelmeyer researcher. Many references to church
records and copies of wills as sources.
Repository:
Note: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harry/settlemyre%20page.htm
Call Number:
Media: Other
Title: Harry Wilson
Note: [email protected] - a Zettelmeyer researcher. Many references to church
records and copies of wills as sources.
Repository:
Note: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harry/settlemyre%20page.htm
Call Number:
Media: Other
Text: Jacob made his will on 22 Dec 1774 in Berks Co PA. His date of death has
been generally been reported to have been 5 Oct 1775, but I believe that he died
in January 1775 because the witnesses to his will appeared in court to prove
the will on 20 Jan 1775 and 4 Feb 1775. Clearly he must have died between 22
Dec 1774 and 20 Jan 1775. The October date seems to be based upon his tombstone,
which reads:
HI RUET IACOB
ZETELMEIER
D V OC 1775 (the grass hides the "D")
The final line has been interpreted to read "Died 5 Oct 1775." The
German for "here lies" is "hier ruht." I have yet to locate
an explanation of the abbreviations or initials in the third line. As I examine
the photograph that line may actually read "D·V·O·C·
1775." I have not been able to determine just what that means.
Title: Harry Wilson
Note: [email protected] - a Zettelmeyer researcher. Many references to church
records and copies of wills as sources.
Repository:
Note: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harry/settlemyre%20page.htm
Call Number:
Media: Other
Text: Jacob made his will on 22 Dec 1774 in Berks Co PA. His date of death has
been generally been reported to have been 5 Oct 1775, but I believe that he died
in January 1775 because the witnesses to his will appeared in court to prove
the will on 20 Jan 1775 and 4 Feb 1775. Clearly he must have died between 22
Dec 1774 and 20 Jan 1775. The October date seems to be based upon his tombstone,
which reads:
HI RUET IACOB
ZETELMEIER
D V OC 1775 (the grass hides the "D")
The final line has been interpreted to read "Died 5 Oct 1775." The
German for "here lies" is "hier ruht." I have yet to locate
an explanation of the abbreviations or initials in the third line. As I examine
the photograph that line may actually read "D·V·O·C·
1775." I have not been able to determine just what that means.
Title: Harry Wilson
Note: [email protected] - a Zettelmeyer researcher. Many references to church
records and copies of wills as sources.
Repository:
Note: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harry/settlemyre%20page.htm
Call Number:
Media: Other
Text: Jacob and his family left Germany in 1751 for the New World, arriving at
Philadelphia on 24 Sep 1751 aboard the ship Neptune. The passenger list indicates
that Jacob made a mark for his signature. His son Georg was sick on board and
made no effort to sign:
Title: Harry Wilson
Note: [email protected] - a Zettelmeyer researcher. Many references to church
records and copies of wills as sources.
Repository:
Note: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harry/settlemyre%20page.htm
Call Number:
Media: Other
Text: Although his father was Catholic, Jacob was raised as a Lutheran. Apparently
after Georg died, his widow took the children from Dorf Erbach back to her home
of Bad König (known at that time simply as "König"). There
she must have resumed her old faith and brought up her children in the Lutheran
church as well.
Title: Harry Wilson
Note: [email protected] - a Zettelmeyer researcher. Many references to church
records and copies of wills as sources.
Repository:
Note: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harry/settlemyre%20page.htm
Call Number:
Media: Other
Text: Although his father was Catholic, Jacob was raised as a Lutheran. Apparently
after Georg died, his widow took the children from Dorf Erbach back to her home
of Bad König (known at that time simply as "König"). There
she must have resumed her old faith and brought up her children in the Lutheran
church as well.
Title: Harry Wilson
Note: [email protected] - a Zettelmeyer researcher. Many references to church
records and copies of wills as sources.
Repository:
Note: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harry/settlemyre%20page.htm
Call Number:
Media: Other
Text: The marriage record tells that he was a master shoemaker.
Title: Harry Wilson
Note: [email protected] - a Zettelmeyer researcher. Many references to church
records and copies of wills as sources.
Repository:
Note: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harry/settlemyre%20page.htm
Call Number:
Media: Other
Text: The marriage record tells that he was a master shoemaker. It also mentions
that the father of each had already died:
"On 13 Aug 1726 Master Johann Jacob Zettelmeyer, shoemaker in König,
legitimate son of the deceased Beysitzer Georg Zettelmeyer in Dorf Erbach, and
Anna Margaretha Barbara, legitimate left-behind daughter of Johannes Eichelbauer
deceased, formerly a miller and citizen here in König."
Title: Harry Wilson
Note: [email protected] - a Zettelmeyer researcher. Many references to church
records and copies of wills as sources.
Repository:
Note: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harry/settlemyre%20page.htm
Call Number:
Media: Other
Text: The marriage record tells that he was a master shoemaker. It also mentions
that the father of each had already died:
"On 13 Aug 1726 Master Johann Jacob Zettelmeyer, shoemaker in König,
legitimate son of the deceased Beysitzer Georg Zettelmeyer in Dorf Erbach, and
Anna Margaretha Barbara, legitimate left-behind daughter of Johannes Eichelbauer
deceased, formerly a miller and citizen here in König." 1905.
Anna Margaretha Barbara EICHELBAUER
was born on 26 Jan 1698 in Bad Koenig, Starkenburg, Germany. Children
were:
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