Christoffel (Christopher) "Stofel" Zeran/Zeron, son of Johannes Zeran and Dorothea ___? (of Slovakia), was born on July 28th of 1739 in Mecklenburg, Germany (House of Mecklenburg 1692-1814 (wikipedia). &Dutcty of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (wikipedia), Nordwestmecklenburg. His date of birth was calculated by his age at death and place of birth, he stated himself at the time when granted land in Upper Canada do to his loyalty, is recorded in the "New Land Claimts" for Loyalists to settle in Upper Canada.
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Christopher, thus far, is the first and earliest known immigrant ancestor to have emigrated from Western Europe to live in North America, as well in Canada, the latter being where he settled and lived out the remainder years of his life. Amazingly, out of all of the thousands of Palatine immigrants, he hadn't gone unacknowledged. His name, although misinterpreted and or mispelled by many, has been well documented since his departure, arrival, up until his death. His legacy lives on through his descendants, of course and by others and their revised versions of the historical events that occurred in his time. Included and part of, among the many others who of course too had endured as foreigners, were Loyal, as militants, supporters of and renowned as family men in their time, in their new country or countries, earned their Loyalist recognition as did Christopher. It's quite extraordinary to be able to look back upon his life! literature wise that is, He existed.
His Surname_ appears in 1751 although a revised version of of a passengers list "ZERON" is recorded, and then in 1788 per in the "New Land Claimt" revised version of, SERON was interpreted and from the 1789 Land records SEARON and a misinterpreted SCARON is published! Kinda gives hint that ZERON is the correct spelling of his surname! ? not quite because as a proven United Empire Loyalist, he is registered as Christopher ZERAN (?) re emphasis on the "a" instead of "o".. although spelled similar to Zeron which coincides with SERON, "o" did not register with whomever the first illiterate was to extracted his information from the original documents interpreted as an "a" Eh!. Other misinterpreted versions from 1790 on are ZIRAN instead of 'ZERAN' which all in all could be ZERON written in the 1792 Parish Registers illustrations of original handwritten ledgers, of non-anglo penmanship. When Christopher passed on in 1801, an earlier descendant had gotten the opportunity to actually view Christopher's WILL! they state that his signature illustrates his surname as ZERRAHN questioning it, if this is possibly the correct spelling of his surname or whether it is actually ZERAHN (?). Family lore has it and was never altered in any way, passed down and around the exact same story to and among the Stormont, Dundas area descendants, that ZERAN was formed by one relative after a horrific family dispute !.
Next is Library and Archives Canada, it has the following versions of this surname published: YIRRON; ZERREN; ZERON for ZERAN and or vice-versa; legible Z (plus other letters) interpreted as YERAN; LERON; FERON; FESON; FIRON; FIRON; ZHEN; ZERM; FEROM; TERON; TERAN; ZERR; CERON; SERON; SIRON; SIRAN; and yet to be found! That's just Canada! Recent -ZERAW in a US record and another has ZERAU interpreted.
Going back in time here .. 1751, published, Christopher Zeron and a Apollonia Zeron 03 (chart Index) of Vol 1-18 . listed close together in among the magnitudes of Palatine passengers in the.. "Book of Immigration Registry, transcribed for the Palatines to America" . [need citation] . When deducting his year of birth from this immigration year, he was 12 years old at that time when he arrived and immigrated into North America.
1765, Christopher built a house in Schenectady, New York. In 1766, he married Gertraut Löwenstein on December 25th at the "Nather Dutch Reformed Church" (although Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church is entered ?). The daughter of Peter Löwenstein and Appolina Abelöna "Anna" Oostermann. -extracted from Chemingway (Genealogy) by Cheryl, (now updated).
U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 ~ Christoffel Zerahn and Geertruy Levensteyn
Christopher and Gertraut marriage has become acknowledged, registered and filed with the "New York Marriages of 1686-1980" and yet his surname is recorded ZIRAN (?).[1]
They had the following Children
•1775, Christopher is residing on 32 acres of land in Stone Arabia, New York, which he held the deed to, until February 28th of 1777.
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•1783 (May) ~Charles Seron is in the Canadian Archives of "Carleton Papers – Loyalists and British Soldiers, 1772-1784"-Archives Canada for "Military Heritage of British Loyalists" for, Return of Property in New York.
New Land Claimt as a Loyalist.
•1788, Sworn oaths given by Christopher Seron[see!] extracted from the BUREAU OF ARCHIVES (published online by Google Books (search result for Christopher Zeran)) Upper Canada Loyalists -New Land Claimt(s) by Abraham Gwattse; Publication year 1904 - A New Claimt - Ref No:441, Page 386 Sections (58) & (59). At Montreal on the 26th of February 1788. Evidence on the Claim of CHRISTOPHER "SERON recorded as such in docs at (GlobalGenealogy Canada_Loyalist. King's Royal Regiment of New York at late of Tryon County, New York.
-Sworn: said he came from New York in July, 1783 & Wintered in Sorel. Produces Certificates to the effect, Lt. G. French, Commissary. of Loyalists. He was born in Mecklenburg, Germany and has been 32 years in America. In 1775 he lived in Stone Arabia, New York.
-sworn: He did not come to New York until Jany., 1783. (emigrated from the United States to Canada with his family). Claims he made several attempts prior and had turned back do to his family being too large to process at the Port of Entry and couldn't bare leaving them. He now lives in New Johnstown.. in ~New York State ? or Canada ? -Property 32 acres of land at Stone Arabia. -Produces deed dated 28th Feby., 1777. -Whereby Abraham Gwattse conveys to Claimant in consideration of Pounds 320 Lawful these lands. He had a good house and barn on it. said he paid this price and understands that it is sold. -Sworn: said he built a windmill, 5 Pounds. He had 6 horses and 5 cows, a waggon and gun. -Sworn: He has a house at Shenecteda, he built it himself. -He values it at Pounds 350, but his son tells him that it is not sold. (Which Son ?) -Witness: Soveraines Casamure. -Sworn: Knew Claimt in Stone Arabia, he was a Loyal man. He had a farm in Stone Arabia with a good Clearance. He had a good stock of Cattle, he likewise had a House in Shenectady. He cannot tell when Claimt came with the British Lines. mentioned in Ancestry.Message boards-Ancestry message boards.
Registered as Christopher Zeran (A Loyalist & Proven)-[2]
•••Archives Canada_The centennial of the settlement of Upper Canada by the United Empire Loyalists, 1784-1884 : the celebrations at Adolphustown, Toronto and Niagara, with an appendix : C-1476 210 pages-listed as SERON -Christopher in heritage.canadiana.ca•••
Military Record is Recorded as; Christopher Scaron(?), Served as a Private in the 1st Battalion of the King's Royal Regiment of New York. In the fall of 1782 (1783) he went to Sorel, Québec and returned back to the United States. The following year In 1783, Christopher and his son David went to Cornwall in the Upper Canada area and lived on Augusta Street south of 15th Street until 1784 ..before obtaining land in Osnabruck township do west of Cornwall, where he received Free Patents from the Crown and received Free Grants under the Old Regulations as a Loyalist, for Lot-5 in Con-3, Lot-10 in Con-6, and Lot-25 in Concession 7.
Registered in the Land Boards of Upper Canada (1765-1804) Archives Canada as
Christopher and Gertraut lived in this stone house Christopher built in 1796 until their death. The House and some portions of their land was later sold by their son Peter m to Joseph Adams in 1822~
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The first home Christopher built in Canada |
•CHRISTOPHER'S WILL - copied from the Surrogate Court, Register Book A., microfilm. recorded in OntarioGenealogy ZERRALIN CHRISTOPHER .. 1801 .. STORMONT DUNDAS GLENGARRY COUNTIES UPPER CANADA-ONTARIO SURROGATE COURT WILLS ESTATE FILES
Death •Christopher at age passed away on July 8, 1801 at the home of his daughter & son-in-law Michael & Abigail (Zeran) COOK of Williamsburg in Williamsburgh, Dundas, Upper Canada.
Burial: Personal Land in Osnabruck, Stormont, Upper Canada. [4]
☆ OSNABRUCK Township Land Records [6],[7],[8]
Photos The Photos of the Stone house is that of the first house Christopher Zerahn/ZERAN or Zeron built in Canada on Lot 5, Con 3 in the Township of Osnabruck, Upper Canada ..these photos were taken by and courtesy of Gordon Adams of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Whom wrote to me (Jo-Anne Zeron) via email correspondence on October 3, 2016 ...My 3rd Great Grandfather, Joseph Adams, purchased Lot 5, Con 3, Osnabruck from Peter Zeron in 1822 and for the most part, the land was in the Adams family until 2005. Joseph paid £51 British Pounds for the property. It is my understanding that Peter Zeron built the stone house on that lot that still stands today. It was built circa 1797 according to stories passed down. It is not a large house by any means, perhaps 140 or 170 square feet at best. It served the Zeron’s and Adams’ well. Joseph converted the stone house into a bakery and the Van De Glind’s now use it for storing garden furniture. It was solidly built and no signs of wear and tear.
Places in Osnabruck by[5]
The Story of Dundas: Being a History of the County of Dundas from 1784 to 1904 By J. Smyth Carter [9], Aggie Zeron 1885.
•ZERON (name-study) & (Word Meaning)
The True Origin of Z derived from Persia
Old Persian [10] hence, the oldest Language of Zand, Zend & Zoroastrian~ Zoroastrianism[11][12],
Kurds[13]The term Sorani, named after the former Soran Emirate, is used especially to refer to a written, standardized form of Central Kurdish written in the Sorani alphabet developed from the Persian alphabet in the...by Sa'íd Sidqi Kaban and Taufiq Wahby.
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A list of additional references by those who researched and contributed prior to Myself (Jo-Anne Zeron) here at WikiTree and were kind enough to sent me info or post their links.
"The King's Royal Regiment of New York".
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CHARLES SERON -[1] Resident of New York. Tenant of Vanderwater St., NY;Return of Vestry Houses. May of 1783. British Headquarters Papers (Carleton Papers or American Manuscripts) Doc page#-7842 (11)
CHRISTIAN SORAN -[2] Resident of Tryon, New York. On List of Persons who wish to go to CANADA; with 1 Woman and 4 Children. May 3 1783. British Headquarters Papers (Carleton Papers or American Manuscripts) Doc page#-7622