Matthias
Zahniser
Born about in Leinsweiler, Landau, Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Ancestors 
Husband of
Mary Anna (Lint) Zahniser
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Matthias Zahniser II, Michael Zahniser, Valentine Zahniser, William J. Zahniser, David Zahniser and Mary (Zahniser) McCracken
Died
at about age 84
in Jackson Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jun 2014
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Biography
From biography on Find-a-Grave memorial 30150672 cited below:
Matthias Zahniser, was one of Mercer County's early settlers. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1753. He married Mary Lind November 20, 1774. He served in under General George Washington during the Revolutionary War, Co 6, 8 BN, Lancaster County Militia.
Private in the Company of Captain John Miller of the Lancaster County Pennsylvania Militia. Signed the Oath of Allegiance in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Soldiers Mercer County Pennsylvania. Reference J.,A., N.S.S.A.R. Pennsylvania.
In 1789 he and his family and mother removed to Allegheny County., Pennsylvania. They all came to Mercer County from Allegheny County in 1797.
Mathias was born about 1749. He passed away in 1833.
Sources
- "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5WD-391 : 27 October 2021), Valentin Zahneisten in entry for Matthess Zahneisten, 1751.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 October 2019), memorial page for Matthias Zahniser (1749–28 Apr 1833), Find A Grave Memorial no. 30150672, citing Zahniser Cemetery (old), Jackson Center, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Ted Marnen (contributor 46882983) .
- Source: S253 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R2
- Repository: R2 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
- Index of the Rolls of Honor (Ancestor's Index) in the Lineage Books of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. IV
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthias 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 Matthias:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthias 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 Matthias:
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~0.78%
Steve Cymbalsky
:
23andMe, yourDNAportal STE7f48140c
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~0.78%
Cathy (Card) Waggoner :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A216639 [compare], Ancestry member catwagg
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