Will written 22 April 1813 in Hartley, Union, Pennsylvania. Probated 2 May 1813 Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Sources
Bible record naming all children, marriage record of John and Rachel Castner.
1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census" The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: East Nantmill, Chester, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 8; Page: 64; Family History Library Film: 0568148 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #298827 (accessed 18 June 2023) Jno Zimerman in East Nantmill, Chester, Pennsylvania.
Meeting: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935", Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #1100397489 (accessed 18 June 2023) Name: Jacob Zimmerman; Event Type: Index; Residence Date: 1812; Residence Date on Image: 1812; Residence Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Monthly Meeting: Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Northern District; Religion Sect: Pre-Separation; Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting; Meeting State: Pennsylvania; Meeting County: Philadelphia.
Burial: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012", Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 1, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1967 #413686 (accessed 18 June 2023) Jacob Zimmerman burial in Hartley Township, Union County, Pennsylvania.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
Zimmerman-470 and Zimmerman-4460 appear to represent the same person because: both married to Rachel Castner, both sons of Jacob Zimmerman and Catherine Earnhardt.