John Nicholas Zimmerman (1759 - 1826)

Born 5 Mar 1759 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Loy (Troxell) Zimmerman — married 6 Jun 1793 in Frederick County, Maryland

Descendants

Died 17 May 1826 at age 67 in Frederick, Maryland, United States

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Biography

John (aka Nicholas) was born in 1759 in Pennsylvania. A twin, he was baptized on 16 Apr 1759 by Rev. George Michael Weiss, Sponsors: Nicolaus Seidel and his wife. He is the son of Johann Zimmerman and Catherine Seidel. ^[1]

Nicholas is named in his father George Zimmerman's 1793 will and was one of the executors.^[2]

In a biography of a descendant in Williams's History of Frederick County, John Nicholas Zimmerman is said to have been the owner of the first paper mills in Frederick County, Maryland.^[3] This is supported by Nicholas's will, which names a property called "Paper Factory".

An 1843 equity court case over Nicholas's estate says that he died in 1826, and that his wife Elizabeth died in November 1842.^[4] The case names these children of Nicholas and Elizabeth:

• Jacob Zimmerman
• Michael Zimmerman
• J. Nicholas Zimmerman
• John Zimmerman
• David Zimmerman
• Margaret Stull, wife of Adam Stull
• Susanna Stull, wife of John Stull
• George Zimmerman, deceased, leaving widow Mary Zimmerman and surviving children Elijah F. T., Oliver T., Ann R., Marietta, and Lewis M.
• Catherine Gildz, deceased, leaving surviving children Nicholas Gildz and Susan Snook wife of Simon Snook
• Ann P. Ramsburg, deceased, leaving surviving child Edward Ramsburg
• Elizabeth Zimmerman, died unmarried and childless
• Ann Maria Zimmerman, died unmarried and childless
• Christian Zimmerman, died unmarried and childless

Passed away in 1826. Burial was in Wolfsville Reformed Cemetery in Wolfsville, Frederick County, Maryland

Children: (1.) John Zimmerman, married Catharine Straeffer. (2.) George Zimmerman, marrried to Elizabeth Stull, after her death married Mary Ann Martz. (3.) Anna Maria Zimmerman b: 15 Mar. 1797. (4.) Catharine Zimmerman Johnnnes Gills (Gilyz). (5.) Margaret Rebecca Zimmerman, married Johan Adam Stull. (6.) Jacob Emanuel Zimmerman, married Catharine Stull. (7.) David Zimmerman, b: 9 Jan. 1803, d: 1870. (8.) Susannah Zimmerman, b: 22 Jul. 1804, d: 27 May 1859. (9.) Elizabeth Zimmerman, b: 13 Nov 1805. (10.) Michael Zimmerman, married first Christina E. Staley, after her death marriedSarah Ann Neighbors.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Kimberly Schmugge, Jun 13, 2011
2. ↑ Will of George Zimmerman, Frederick County, Maryland, Liber GM-3-89. Viewable online in collection "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-24294-37233-38?cc=1803986 : accessed 30 March 2016), Frederick > Wills 1794-1803 vol 3 > image 55 of 332; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
3. ↑ Williams, T.J.C., and Folger McKinsey. History of Frederick County, MD, with a Biographical record of Representative Families. Reprinted from the original 1910 edition. Regional Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1979. Biography of Marshall L. Zimmerman, pp. 997-998.
4. ↑ Equity Court Records of Frederick County, Maryland, Liber HS-9. pp. 198-226. Viewable at Maryland State Archives. Abstracted by Dorinda Shepley at http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc6000/sc6016/county/frederick/equity/hs09.htm.

• "Find a Grave", database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176540675/john-nicholas-zimmerman: accessed 08 October 2022), memorial page for John Nicholas Zimmerman (5 Mar 1759–17 May 1826), Find A Grave: Memorial #176540675, citing Wolfsville Reformed Cemetery, Wolfsville, Frederick County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Mike Hahn (contributor 46770538).

• Kimberly Schmugge, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kimberly and others.

• Source: S6 Pedigree Resource File CD 20 Publication: (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2000)
• Record Goshenhoppen Reformed Church, Montgomery county. PA. 1731-1761.