Hartman Zeller (1711 - aft. 1800)

Born 1711 in Columbia County, New York

Ancestors

Died after 1800 after age 89 in Washington, Maryland, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Hartmann Zeller was born about 1711, in New York. No birth or baptismal record has been located. His namesake (and possible baptismal sponsor) is said to be Hartmann Windecker, the Palatine who was a deputy to Conrad Weiser and who founded Hartmannsdorf (AKA Neu-Ansberg), New York, on the Schoharie River, in 1712.

1744: Hartman Zeller is recorded in the account books of John Potts, a Pennsylvania merchant who sold supplies to many Tulpehocken settlers.^[1]

25 Sep 1747: Hartmann Zeller sponsored Anna Barbara Conterman, daughter of Jacob Conterman, at Christ Lutheran Church in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

1748: Hartman Zeller, along with his father Heinrich and brother Johannes, were among the founding members of the Trinity Tulpehocken Church (today: Jackson Township, Lebanon County, PA).

15 May 1749: baptism of his son John Peter Zeller at Trinity Reformed Church.

20 Apr 1753: HARTMAN ZELLER was living "at Susquehanna" when three of his children communed at Host Reformed Church: JOHANNES ZOLLER, CATHARINA ZOLLER, the eldest daughter, and BARBARA ELIZABETH ZOLLER, the 2nd daughter.

~1762: He was paid a sum by the executors of the estate of Peter Lerew

1790: a Hardman Seller appears on the 1790 US census of Washington (formed from Frederick), Maryland with 4 males over 16 and one female.^[2]

1800 US census shows household of Hartman Sellers, located in Conococheague Township, Washington County, Maryland, United States. The household consists of 1 male over 45, one male 25-45, and one female over 45. On the same census roll, probable relatives appearing are Jacob Sellers (6 in his household) and Jonas Sellers (5 in his household).^[3]But note that Jacob and Joseph Sellers do not appear on the list of children below. A Jacob Zellers appears on the 1800 US census, in Elizabeth Hundred Township, Washington County, Maryland.^[4] Perhaps that is him.

Vital Data

• Father - Probably Johan Heinrich Zeller.
• Mother - Anna Maria Unknown. She is often attributed as Briegal but no connection has been established to the Palatine immigrant George Briegel (Hunter Lists #84). She is also sometimes mis-attributed as an Anna Maria Briegal born in Holland, but this has been disproven.

• Birth -NY Gov, Hunters subsistence list shows at least one child present in the household of Johan Heinrich Zeller after 31 Dec 1710, presumed to include Hartmann. This suggests that Harmann was born between 1 Jan 1711 and 25 Mar 1711, probably at West Camp, Columbia County, New York
• Death - a1800, probably in Washington County, Maryland
• Burial - location unknown , There is a virtual Find A Grave: Memorial #64940245, which shows much more info about the life of Hartmann.

Marriage and Family

It is fairly well established that Hartman married twice. The specifics of these marriages, however, are not well documented, including precise knowledge of his brides' names. ^[5] His first wife was (probably) Catherine Unknown, and his second wife was Anna Maria Unknown. The children of Hartman are listed in the will of eldest son John. ^[6]

1. John (1736) - Married Anna Maria Girst; no children. He left will in Philadelphia at mentions his father and siblings.
2. Catherine (c1738) - Married Joseph Staking (or Josh Stabling)
3. Barbara Elizabeth (c1740) - Married Herman Bush
4. Elizabeth (c1747) - Married George Strein
5. John George (1748) - Married Mary Coleman ^[7]
6. John Peter (1749) - Married, but wife's name unknown
7. Anna Maria (1751) - Married Christian Favour (or LaFavour)

Military Service

• 1763 - Hartman served in an Indian campaign at Tioga, New York ^[8]

Residence

• c1720 - c1750 - Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania ^[9]
• c1750 - b1753 - Adams County, Pennsylvania ^[10]
• b1753 - b1772 - Susquehanna, Pennsylvania ^[11]
• b1772 - a1800 - Washington County, Maryland ^[12]

References

1. ↑ Potts Manuscripts, Vol. 9, Historical Society of Pennsylvania
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKY-3NX : Thu Oct 05 03:27:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Hardman Seller, 1790.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1800", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-21C : Wed Oct 04 17:14:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Hartman Sellers, 1800.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1800", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-KWF : Fri Oct 06 07:49:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Jacob Zellers, 1800.
5. ↑ #E137, citing #E046 and #B083a
6. ↑ #B083a
7. ↑ #E137, citing #E024
8. ↑ #E137, citing #E046 and #E115
9. ↑ #E137, citing #C132 and #C048
10. ↑ #E137, citing #C007
11. ↑ #E137, citing #C048
12. ↑ #E137, citing #A006 and #A013

Bibliography

A006 - 1790 Census of Washington County, Maryland

A013 - 1800 Census of Washington County, Maryland

B083a - "Philadelphia County PA Archives Wills, John ZELLER, November 2, 1774". 2016. Files.Usgwarchives.Net.

C007 - Bermudian Reformed and Lutheran Church Records, Latimore, Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania

C048 - Host (St. John's) Reformed Church Records, Tulpehocken Twp, Berks, Pa.

C132 - Trinity Tulpehocken Reformed (UCC) Church Records, Jackson Twp. (now), Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

C155 - "Hartman Zeller - Find A Grave: Memorial #64940245 (virtual burial only). E024 - Compendium of American Genealogy, 7 vols. Frederick A. Virkus. 1987 (reprint). Genealogical Pub. Co, Baltimore, Md.

E046 - Genealogy of the Zeller Family: Heinrich Zeller 1710. G. Thomas Zellers, Historian. Zeller Family Association. Abt 1975

E115 - Records ofthe Zeller Family; G. Thomas Zellers. Not dated (about 1975) (Original copy at the Berks Co. Hist. Soc, Reading Pa.; a microfilm copy in possession of the author) (Note: contains abstracts of Zeller data mostly abstracted from original records—JFV.)

E137 - Vallentine, John F. 2012. The Tulpehocken Zellers And Their Zeller Decendants. Ebook.

Source Repository

B083a - http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/wills/zeller-j.txt

C155 - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64940245

E137 - https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1942131&from=fhd (E137 - Vallentine's book is a treasure trove of information about the Zeller family that descended from Johann Heinrich and Johann George Zeller who moved into the Berks County, Pennsylvania area about 1720. It is a derived work, but it is very well documented with over 600 referenced sources).

Additional References

Christ Lutheran Church Records, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania

German Reformed Church Records, Philadelphia Philadelphia Pa.

Compendium of American Genealogy, 7 vols. Frederick A. Virkus. 1987 (reprint). Genealogical Pub. Co, Baltimore, Md.

The Family Tree of Hans Heinrich Zeller, 1710, Tulpehocken Twp. Berks County, Pa. G. Thomas Zeller, Historian, Zeller Family Association. Not dated (abt 1980) (original manuscript located at Berks C. Hist. Soc.)

George Strein and Elizabeth Zeller Family (Internet)

New Family Search, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah (limited access on the internet)

FamilySearch Person: LTXR-GDM

Acknowledgements

• The profile of Hartman Zeller was originally created by Charles Taylor, May 3, 2013