Anna Maria Elizabeth (Zeller) Batdorf (abt. 1725 - bef. 1803)

Born about 1725 in Berks Co, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Johann Adam (Batdorf) Battorf — married 1745 in Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania

Wife of Leonard Schwartz — married 12 Nov 1758 in Berks, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died before 26 Jan 1803 before about age 78 in Bethel Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Anna Elizabeth Zeller was born in about 1725 in Tulpehocken Twp. Berks co., Pennsylvania.^[1] Elizabeth was the youngest daughter of Johann Heinrich Zeller and Anna Maria Briegal. Her father's family were among the thousands of French and German Protestants who fled religious prosecution in their homeland between 1708 and 1720. The Zellers migrated first to Holland, where her father met and married her mother, then to England, and finally to the American colonies in 1710. They lived for a few years in rural New York (Livingston Manor and Schoharie) before eventually settling in the Tulpehocken Valley in Pennsylvania in 1723 (in what is now Berks County).

Elizabeth married Johann Adam Batdorf in 1745 in Tulpehocken Pennsylvania.^[2] They had 7 children.

Adam died in 1757.

She died on January 26, 1803, at the age of 78, in Bethel, Berks co., Pensylvania. Burial place is unknown.^[1]

Children of John Adam Batdorf and Anna Elizabeth Zeller^[3][4][5] Of these, five were baptized at Christ Lutheran Church, Tulpehocken:

1. John George Batdorf (1746), d 1 May 1831 in Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania. m Maria Dorothea Holtzmann; 11 children.
2. Martin b. 30 Oct 1748, bpt. 1 Nov 1748, sponsor Martinus Battorf and wife. d ~1794 in Kentucky. m Maria Barbara Hautz; 12 children.
3. Peter b 3 Dec 1749, bpt. 26 Dec 1749, sponsor Henrich Zoeller and wife.
4. Andreas (Andrew) b 6 Jun 1751, bpt. 3 July 1751, sponsors Andrew Salzgeber and wife. d 11 Feb 1825 Washington, Maryland.
5. Eva Elisabeth b. 8 Mar 1753, d 1797, bpt. 8 apr 1753, sponsor John Peter Battorf and wife; m Jacob Seibert (1752-1833), died in Hedgesville, West Virginia; 8 children
6. John Henry b. 17 Nov 1754, bpt. 1 Jan 1755; sponsor John Henry Battorf. d 10 May 1806 Jefferson, Kentucky m Sophia Fricker (b 1 Apr 1753 in Germany, d 21 Jul 1846 Clark, Indiana); 10 children
7. Simon b. 26 Sept 1756, bpt. 14 Nov 1756, sponsors were Simon Bogenreif and wife. d 16 May 1806 Jefferson, Kentucky m Mary Davidson; 6 children

Marriage and Family's

12 Nov 1758, Elizabeth married Johann Leonard Schwartz at - Host (Saint John's) Church, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Children of Leonard Schwartz and Anna Elisabeth Zeller: Probate records from 1803 show that Elizabeth and Leonard had five children,

1. Johannes b. 29 Nov 1759, Pennsylvania, baptised 23 Dec 1759 at Host (Saint John's) Churvh, Tulpehocken. Parents were Leonhard and Anna Elisabetha. Sponsors were Johannes and Catherine Zeller. May have died young
2. Henry Ludwig b. 17 Apr 1761, d. 14 Apr 1843. m Maria Catharine Laesher 12 Nov 1758 at Host church.
3. Barbara b. 17 Aug 1762, d. about 1808 m John Laesher on 10 Feb 1784 at Christ Evancelical Church, Stouchsburg, Marion, Berks, Pennsylvania.
4. Anna Maria b. 28 Oct 1766 m John (or Henry) Krim
5. Catherine b. about 1768 m Adam Riegel

• Parents
  • Father - Johan Heinrich (1684)
  • Mother - Anna Maria Briegal Zeller (1690)
• Marriage 1
  • John Adam Batdorf - 1745
• Children
  • Martin (1747) - Married Maria Barbara Houtz ^[6]
  • John George (1748) - Married Maria Dorothea Holzman ^[7]
  • John Peter (1749) - Married Anna Maria Margaretha Kurr
  • Andrew (1751) - Married Mary Snyder
  • Eva Elizabeth (1753) - Married John Jacob Seibert ^[8]
  • John Henry (1754) - Married Sophia Fricker
  • Simon (1756) - Married Mary (Polly) Danielson ^[9]
• Marriage 2
  • Leonard Schwartz - 1758 at Christ Lutheran Church, Berks County, Pennsylvania
• Children
  • Johannes (1759) - Married name unknown
  • Henry Ludwig (1761) - Married Maria Catherin Lesher ^[10]
  • Barbara (1762) - Married John Lesher Jr. ^[11]
  • Anna Maria (1766) - Married John (or Henry) Krim
  • Catherine (c1768) - Married Adam Riegel ^[12]

Vital Data

• Birth - c1723 in Schoharie County, New York
• Death - a1772 & b1803

Elizabeth and Leonard both died in 1803 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Help in finding their graves would be appreciated.

• Burial - Burial location is Unknown ^[1]

Residence

• Schoharie County, New York
• Berks County, Pennsylvania

Source Repository

E137 - https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1942131&from=fhd

Notes

• Notation
  • "c" prefixed to any date denotes approximation
  • "b" prefixed to any date denotes "before"
  • "a" prefixed to any date denotes "after"
  • "?" prefixed to any date or word denotes questionable or missing source information or uncertainty in general.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Anna Elizabeth Zeller Batdorf (1725–26 Jan 1803), Find A Grave: Memorial #160422215, ; Maintained by Dennis Pierce (contributor 47915003) Unknown.
2. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; “Data=Name: Anna Elizabeth Zeller; female; Birth Year: 1725, Spouse name John Adam Bottorff; Spouse Birth Place: NY; spouse birth Year: 1723; Marriage Year: 1745; Marriage State: PA; p. 1, “; Ancestry's U.S. and International Marriage Records Ancestry Record 7836 #1381440
3. ↑ A petition filed with the Berks County Orphans Court in 1759 states that Elizabeth and Adam had seven children
4. ↑ Strausstown Roots
5. ↑ Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families from the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. Volume III: Stauffer-Zerbe;
6. ↑ #E137, citing #E091
7. ↑ #E137, citing #B006
8. ↑ #E137, citing #E091
9. ↑ #E137, citing #E091
10. ↑ #E137, citing #E098a
11. ↑ #E137, citing #E098a
12. ↑ #E137, citing #E098

See Also:

• - Our Keystone Families: Genalogy Schuyler C Brossman, Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon, Pa. (variaous dated isseus)

• - Schuyler C Brossman, "Our Keystone Families: Genealogy", Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon, Pennsylvania., Jan 11, 1975 issue

• - Vallentine, John F. 2012. The Tulpehocken Zellers And Their Zeller Decendants. Ebook. 1st ed.

• 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

Berks County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Dockets

Berks County, Pennsylvania, Wills

Christ Lutheran Church Records, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania

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

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

The Batdorf Family. Maxine Blankenhom Bennett. 19854 (Rev. 1985).Columbus Junction, Iowa.

DAR Patriot Index. National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. 1990. Washington, D.C.

Genealogy of the Zeller Family. Margaret Stoudt, Hisorian. Zeller Family Association, 1949

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

Our Keystone Families: Genalogy Schuyler C Brossman, Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon, Pa. (variaous dated isseus)

Zeller Family Revision. John F. VaUentine. 1971 .The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 27(2):92-103.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Charles Taylor and Dick Gates for the creation of and information related to the original two profiles that were merged into this profile.