Johann Georg (Zufeldt) Zufelt (1659 - 1756)

Born 1659 in Hasselbach, Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Catharina (Zaam) Zufeldt — married 18 Nov 1701 in Allendorf, Hesse, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Descendants

Died 1756 at about age 97 in Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York

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Biography

Johann Georg Zufelt born at Hasselbach, Germany, in 1659, the son of Georg Zophel and Anna Catharina Walden.

"Johann Georg Zofelt from Hasselback," married married Anna Catharina Zaam (Sahm) from Mademühlen on November 18, 1701,

The baptism of Anna Catharina, the daughter of Johann Jost Sahm and wife Catharina, April 28, 1677, with Anna Catharin—daughter of Paulus Thomae at Mademühlen—sponsoring, was recorded in the Driedorf church books.

Johann Georg and Anna Catharina had four children born in Germany and five in Colonial America. He and his family left Germany and they were among the 6th party of Palatine emigrants arriving in Rotterdam in 1709. They sailed from Holland to England, probably in 1709, and later sailed to Colonial America in 1710. The Rotterdam Lists show a "Gorg Zufungs" along with his wife, and three children, in the sixth party of Palatines in Holland in 1709. The three children accounted for on the Rotterdam lists were probably, Georg Adam, Anna Barbara, and Johan Wilhelm. Other records show that Anna Elisabetha died at the age of 2 weeks while still in Germany (September 3, 1706).

Johann Georg Zufeld made his first appearance on the Hunter Lists, July 4, 1710 with two persons over 10 years of age and three under the age of 10. This accounting matches that of the Rotterdam Lists, above. From that point forward the accounting becomes a little murky. The family was recorded with three persons over 10 and three under 10 on March 25, 1711; three over 10 and two under 10 on, June 24, 1711; three over 10 and one under 10 on September, 29, 1711; and three persons over 10 and two under 10, September 13, 1712.

"Gorg Zuvelt" was among those naturalized at Kingston, September 8 and 9, 1715. The Simmendinger Register lists "Georg Zufeiten" with his wife and children at Wormsdorff around 1716/17. In the Dutchess County Tax Lists a "Jureie Toefelt" made his initial appearance on North Ward rolls in the 1717/1718 period and continued to be listed until June 1756. The "Widow Shovelt" was recorded in the period June 1757 through February 1759.

The children Johann Georg and Anna Catharina Sahm born in Germany were:

Georg Adam ZUFELT: born April 18, 1702.

Anna Barbara ZUFELT: born April 12, 1704.

Anna Elisabetha ZUFELT: born August 22, 1706.

Johann Wilhelm ZUFELT: born September 1, 1707.

Children born in the Hudson Valley Palatine settlements were:

Anna Sibylla ZUFELT: born August 9, 1712 (Twin).

Anna Regina ZUFELT: born August 9, 1712 (Twin).

Anna Maria ZUFELT: born September 18, 1714.

Anna Margaretha ZUFELT: born July 23, 1716.

Catharina ZUFELT: born July 29, 1722.

Surname

The surname of this family underwent multiple mutations and interpretations. The most common variants were Zufelt, & Zufeld, however; Shufelt, Shufeld, Shofeld, Shefield, and many other modern names appear to have come out of this paternal lineage.

Birth/Baptism

It is assumed that Johann was born in 1659, as this was also the year of his baptism at Hasselbach, Germany^[1]

Marriage

Johann Georg Zufeldt married Anna Catharina Zaam on 18 November 1701^[2]

Immigration

Date: 1710

Naturalization as a Citizen

Date: SEP 1715

Page: Kingston Nats.

Residence

Date: 1716/17

Place: Wormsdorff, NY

Event

Type: Hunter List

Page: Jones (1985) p 1146f

Sources

1. ↑ Jones (1985) p. 1146fff
2. ↑ (groom was from Hasselbach, bride was from Mademuhlen) Page: Jones (1985) p.1147

• http://grandmaderbyshire.tripod.com/

Title: The Palatine Families of New York 1710

Abbreviation: Jones, Palatine Families of NY

Author: Henry Z. Jones Jr.

Publication: Henry Z. Jones, Jr., Universal City, CA, 1985

Title: Dutchess Co. Tax Lists

Abbreviation: Dutchess Co. Tax Lists

Author: Compiler: County Court

Title: United States Naturalization Records

Abbreviation: Naturalization records

Title: Simmendinger Register (reprint)

Abbreviation: Simmendeinger Register

Author: Ulrich Simmendinger, Compiler: Ulrich Simmendinger

Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1709

See also:

• Harold Miller Albany Hilltowns Genealogy http://www.bernehistory.org/FamilyFiles/Family.aspx?IndividualID=I68389
• Palatine Families of New York by Henry Z. Jones Jr. page 1149
• http://www.theshufelts.net/shufeltgen1.htm