Jacob (Zimmerman) Carpenter (1734 - 1807)

Born 1734 in Heiliges Römisches Reich

Ancestors

Husband of Kadarina (Ramsauer) Carpenter — married 1759 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 3 May 1807 at about age 73 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Jacob Zimmerman was born in 1734 in Germany. He married Catherine Ramsour around 1759. He died May 3, 1807 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.^[1]

From Wikipedia: German names were regularly anglicized with immigration. Surnames were often translated, so in this case, Zimmerman would become Carpenter.^[2]

Note: Jacob Carpenter signed his last name "Zimmerman", which is German for Carpenter.^[3] However, he used the last name Carpenter when he joined the military in North Carolina.^[1]

Buried Blacksmith Jacob Capenter's Cemetery, Lincoln Co, NC.

Notes from Robert C. Carpenter, Carpenters A Plenty

As is noted by the signature, Jacob signed his name in German "Jacob Zimerman". Jacob must have written and read German very well and certainly valued education highly. I have found very legible English signatures for all of Jacob's sons. Like their father they valued education highly, and all four sons became prominent citizens. The first record of Jacob in the Lincoln Co. area of NC is in the Samuel Cobrin's Militia Company of 1748-1750 [sic 1756]. He was listed as young man: Jacob Simerman. This area was known as Anson Co. then. On May 17, 1754, a tract of 325 acres was surveyed for him on the east side of the South Fork River 'below the mouth of Michael's Creek'; however Jacob never took title of the land. On Mar 25, 1755, a 200 acre tract was granted to Jacob. This land was on the south side of the South Fork of the Catawba River on Beaverdam Creek about a mile above the mouth." On Mar 26, 1755 the colony of NC granted 105 acres to Jacob at the same location. On Aug 9, 1755, Samuel Young, deputy surveyor for Anson Co., sold Jacob 275 acres lying between Beaverdam and Indian Creeks. On Mar 8, 1762, Jacob sold 230 acres of the 275 to Peter Zimmerman "blacksmith" for "17 pounds current money". On Jan 16, 1767 Jacob sold 112 acres on the South Fork River to "Peter Summerman". Family tradition tells us that Jacob, seeing the need for a blacksmith in the community, wrote his half brother Peter who was living in PA to come to NC. Peter agreed and brought his new bride to NC and Jacob responded by dividing his land with Peter. Jacob retained fertile land in and around Beaverdam Creek which he passed on to his 2 youngest sons Jacob Jr. and Jonas Carpenter....no church records survive which list Jacob or wife Katherine. I assume that he attended Long Creek Congregation where son Jacob Jr would later have children baptized.....Jacob accumulated significant material wealth and possessed a high standing in the community....the revolution period brought a great deal of stress to the pioneers of then Tyron Co. I am not satisfied as to the allegiance of Jacob in this conflict.

On Jun 1, 1803 Jacob wrote his will. I found it at the archives in Raleigh filed under Lincoln Co.

I, Jacob Carpenter of the county of Lincoln and state of North Carolina, being of sound and perfect mind and memory (blessed by God) do this twenty first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three, make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following that is to say.

1st I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Catherine Carpenter the one third part of the land I now live on including the mansion house and outbuildings for her use and mantenance for and during her natural life. I also give and bequeath her a negro girl named Uley for her use and ?dower?. During her natural life and at her death the sd negro Uley together with her increase (if any) to be set up at sale to the highest bider amongst my children and the money arissing from sd sale to be equally divided amongst them. I give to her the yearly choice of two cows and calves out of six hereafter to be named to Jonas Carpenter, for her use and suport during her natural life two beds with furniture, all her wearing apperal, a large chest, one half of all the kitchen and drasser furniture, her sadle and bridle.

2nd I give and bequeath to my son Jonas Carpenter the tract of land I now live on together with all the lands I hold adjoining the same containing about two hundred and forty acres on beavrday creek also one other tract of ninty six acres on the mountain branch to him and his heirs and assigns for ever, he giving and yelding to my wife Catherine Carpenter a decent mantenance during her life agreeable to the foregoing part of ths instrument. I also give him two negroes vz. Sesar and Selvey together with their increse for him and his heirs foreever, his choice at my death of two.

2 This individual was found on GenCircles at: http:/www.gencircles.com/users/aprilwoolsey/2/data81284099

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed February 5, 2016), "Record of Jacob Carpenter", Ancestor # A019446.
2. ↑ Wikipedia "surname Zimmerman"
3. ↑ Robert C. Carpenter, Carpenters Aplenty (Baltimore, MD.: Gateway Press, 1993).

See also:

• 1790 U.S. census, p. 127 Jacob Carpenter United States Census digital images, FamilySearch, (accessed 6 February 2016).

• 1800 U.S. census, p. 812 Jacob Carpenter United States Census, digital images, FamilySearch (accessed 6 February 2016).

• Find A Grave, Jacob (Zimmerman) Carpenter Memorial 63716422 (has incorrect birth location per DAR)

• North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979 Jacob Carpenter (1807); digital images, FamilySearch (accessed 6 February 2016); FHL microfilm 2,297,093; citing Lincoln, North Carolina, Estate Files, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh. The probate for Jacob has Catherine his wife, David his son, Jonas his son, Henry his son listed in an estate sale.