Jacob Zetty (1760 - 1836)

Born 28 Jun 1760 in Donegal Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Runyon) Zetty — married Mar 1781 in Brocks Gap, Rockingham Co., VA

Descendants

Died 6 May 1836 at age 75 in Bedford, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Capt. Jacob Zetty served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Jacob was born in 1760, and according to his grave memorial, was the son of Son of Peter Zetty/Citty) and Barbara Reiff (Rife,Riffey).

Revolutionary War Service

Jacob served with Maryland troops during the Revolutionary War as a Private.

Marriage and Children

Jacob married Betsey Runion (Runyon) in Mar 1781.

The following offspring are listed at Find a Grave:

• Catherine Katarina Citty (Wood) 1782–1867
• Nancy Anna City Stephens 1783–1816
• Magdalina Zetty 1788–1803
• Elizabeth City Mitchell 1788–1811
• John/Johannes Citty 1790–1865
• Jacob Citty 1792–1864
• Polly Zetty Woods 1794–1851
• Sarah Citty Burks 1797 – unknown
• Samuel Citty/Zetty 1802–1902
• Martha Citty Owen 1805 – unknown

According to his gravesite record, Jacob died 6 May 1836 (aged 75) and is buried in the Zetty Cemetery, Tenth Legion, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.

Research Notes

Pension Application of Jacob City: W6672.

Jacob Zetty has documents using different Surnames (Jacob Jakob Citty, Jacob Citty, Jacob City, Jakob Zotti

Theese offspring^[1] are included in Ancestry.com family trees.

• Catherine Katarina Citty (Wood) 1782–1867
• Abraham Citty 1785–1850
• Elizabeth Zetty/Citty 1788–1810
• Magdalina Citty/Zetty 1788–1803
• Jacob Powell Citty Jr 1792–1864
• Martha Citty Owen 1805–1852

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry family trees, and need verification

• Zetty Bible Record: [1]

• Pension Application of Jacob City: W6672.

Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris.

State of Virginia Bedford County S.S.

On this 22 day of April 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Bedford now sitting Jacob City a resident of the County of Bedford State of Virginia aged Seventy two years the 28 day of June last past who having been sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 day of June 1832. That in the beginning or pretty early in the revolutionary war he enlisted under Capt. Reynolds at a place called Sharpsburg in the State of Maryland. He was then between 15 and 16 years of age and listed for five months. The Lieutenant's name was Crisley[?] Undurf[?]. our Colo's. name was Steel. He thinks he was under Gen'l. Lee. It has been so long ago that he has forgotten many particulars which happened while the service. He remembers several of his neighbour's boys who enlisted at the same time he did Benjamin Madrass[?] Henry Titer[?] and John Titer. 1

He has forgotten exactly when he marched but marched though different parts to the North and served out the full time for which he enlisted and returned home to his father's. His father then removed from the State of Maryland to Rockingham County in the State of Virginia. Being (sometime after his father had settled in Rockingham) called upon as a Militia man to go against the British his father hired a substitute to go in his place for which he got credit for a tour of duty. Sometime in the year he was again drafted as a militiaman to go against the British who had then got in Albemarle County [in 1781]. He was drafted out of Capt. Brigg's Company of militia and marched under captain Cresman [probably George Chrisman] to near Williamsburg and marched he recollects by what was called the big church and to burnt ordinary. He remembers he was with the Marquis De Lafayette & Gen'l. Mulenburg [sic: Peter Muhlenberg] & served out his full tour of duty and returned home. 1 was afterwards drafted to go against the Indians but was discharged in a few days. He does not expect he can now prove any of his services as he supposes it is probable that any person that knew anything about it may be dead or that he has no chance to get their testimony and that if he ever had any written discharges they are lost or mislaid. He is conscious that he served faithfully seven months in the Revolutionary War exclusive of the tour for which his father hired a substitute. He was born in the State of Pennsylvania in Lancaster County on the 28 day of June 1760. He has no register of his age, only what is stated in a book of his fathers now in the possession of his Brother. He now lives in the County of Bedford & State of Virginia where he has resided for nearly thirty years past. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. 1

Question by the Court -. 1: Where & in what year were you born? Answer: In Lancaster County & State of Pennsylvania, 28 day of June 1760. 2: Have you any register of your age? If so, where is it? Answer: I have none but in a book which formerly belonged to my father & is now in the possession of my Brother. 3: Where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived ever since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live? Answer: I lived in the State of Maryland when I enlisted for 5 months and in Rockingham County, Virginia when I was drafted. I removed to the County of Bedford from Rockingham where I have lived the most part of my time for thirty years.

past and where I now live.

Question 4: State the names of some of your regular officers who were with troops when you served; such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your services. Answer: When I enlisted I was very young. It is long ago. I have forgotten many particulars, can't recollect at this time where I marched. It was however in the Northern States and think I remember to have been with Gen'l Lee. Who else I do not recollect, and have forgot what regiment I was with, but am certain I served out the time for which I enlisted. 5: Did you ever receive any discharge from service & if so by whom was it given and what become of it? Answer. I do not recollect whether I ever had any discharge; if I had they are lost or mislaid. 6 . State the names of some to whom you are known in present neighbourhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a Soldier in the Revolution? Answer. I am personally acquainted with several members of the Court now sitting more particularly with Major Samuel Mitchell, Colo. David W. Quarles and Henry Brown,.

Teghlman A Cobbs, Thomas R. Clayton, Mosby Arnold and others of my neighbours. 1

Jacob City. 1

NOTE: On 17 June 1841 Betsey City, age 80, applied for a pension stating that she married Jacob City at Brocks Gap in Rockingham County in March of 1781, and that he moved to Bedford County in 1799 and died there on 6 May 1836. Her application was supported by two sons-in- law, William W. Stevens and John Wood, who gave her surname as Runion. In the file is also a register of the birth of 10 children of Jacob City, who wrote his name as Jakob Zotti, Coti, and.

Soti. The original is in German, but a typed summary of the file gives a translation with the following as an example: "In the year 1782, on the 22 day of January, I Jakob Zotti had a daughter born named Kattarina Zottlein.".

• Jacob City in the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI): [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2199355:3599?ssrc=pt&tid=175837931&pid=392288649081

• Maryland Revolutionary War Records: [2]

• 1830 Census, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 201; Page: 345; Family History Library Film: 0029680 [3]

• U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835 for Jacob City: [4]

• Grave Record: 28 Jun 1760