Andreas Zimmerman

Note: He did not call himself "Henry"; he was called "Andrew":. He did have a close relative named Henry that married a lady named Rufener, As indicated below, his wife was known to be Anna Elisabetha. It is widely speculated that her name was Muller (sometimes as a widow of Freyburger) or sometimes Rufener.

Americanized his name to Carpenter (Zimmerman means carpenter), probably on arrival to America Andreas and his wife arrived in Philadelphia Sep 18, 1727, aboard the ship William and Sarah, from Rotterdam, last from Dover, master William Hill. They may have been traveling with Johann Andreas Hill. About 109 Palatines were on board, who with their families numbered about 400. Andreas' party included eight persons.

Andreas settled in Goshenhoppen, now Montgomery County, PA, and helped establish the Old Goshenhoppen Church. The earliest records of this church begin in 1751. This register has been translated and the original is in the archives at the Lutheran Seminary, Mount Airy, PA. Baptisms 1751-1793 and marriages 1751-1780 have been printed in the periodical "Perkiomen Region."

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1. Abbrev: Carl Thomas #8621 web site www.lock4.com/carl (thomas2.ftw).

     Text: Carl Thomas #8621 web site www.lock4.com/carl (thomas2.ftw). Date and location from www.coplien.com/genealogy/; dori coplien(dori@coplien.com)

1. Abbrev: Carl Thomas #8621 web site www.lock4.com/carl (thomas2.ftw).

     Text: Carl Thomas #8621 web site www.lock4.com/carl (thomas2.ftw). www.coplien.com/genealogy/; dori coplien(dori@coplien.com) has 11 Apr 1703 and location

Andreas and his wife arrived in Philadelphia Sep 18, 1727, aboard the ship William and Sarah, from Rotterdam, last from Dover, master William Hill. They may have been traveling with Johann Andreas Hill. About 109 Palatines were on board, who with their families numbered about 400. Andreas' party included eight persons.

1 Andreas ZIMMERMAN, 6G Grandfather ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1680, Meckesheim, Germany Death: Pennsylvania Reli: German Reformed Father: Hans George ZIMMERMAN, 7G Grandfather (1660-) Mother: Elizabeth, 7G Grandmother

Meckesheim, the home of the Zimmermans, is located in the area called the Northern Kraichgau.The Kraichgau is a hilly region in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Odenwald and the Neckar River to the North, the Black Forest to the South, and the Upper Rhine River Plains to the West. To the east, its boundary is considered to be Stromberg, Hardt, and Heuchelberg. The largest cities of the Kraichgau are Sinsheim, Eppingen, and Bretten. On the western end of the Kraichgau lies the city of Bruchsal, which is the portal into the Rhineland plains. The Thirty Years’ War (the Anti-Reformation, 1618-1648) caused the “devastating demolition of many towns and the death of many people.” Almost all the church records were destroyed and many towns were totally depopulated. This gap in population was “surprisingly rapidly filled by immigrants from other areas of Germany, but especially from over-populated Switzerland.”

Some people say that Andreas was born in Reichenbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.Again, it will have to be determined if this is our Andreas or another with the same name.Our Andreas landed in Philadelphia on Sept. 18, 1727 with Johann Andreas Hill of Mannheim-Sandhofen.He and his family came on the ship “William and Sarah;”William Hill,was the Commander.The ship was originally from Rotterdam in the Netherlands, but came to America directly from Dover, England.The Andreas Zimmerman emigration party included 8 people, plus son, Hans Michael.Rev. Weiss, who was also on the boat, established the Old Goshenhoppen Reformed Church with help from Andreas Zimmerman, Hans Michael, and possibly a brother, George, in Pennsylvania. It is said by some that Andreas is buried in Jacob’s Cemetery in Pine Grove, Schuylkill Co., PA inID 681, Row 12.However, I find it hard to believe that he would move to another town while many of his children are still back in Goshenhoppen.More research needs to be done on this.

Spouse: Anna Elisabetha, 6G Grandmother Birth: 1682, Meckesheim, Germany Death: 1740, Pennsylvania Marr: 24 Apr 1703, Meckesheim , Germany Marr Memo: Meckesheim Reformed Church

Children: Anna Margaretha (1704-1782)

      Hans Michael (1705-1741)

      Hans Dieterich (1707-)

      Margaretha (1709-)

      Anna Elizabetha (1711-)

      Maria Susanna (1712-1748)

      Johann George (1714-1795)

      Anna Maria Margretha (1716-)

      Amelia Maria Catharina (1717-)

      Johann Henrich (1721-1789)

1.1 Anna Margaretha ZIMMERMAN, 6G Aunt ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 6 Apr 1704, Meckesheim , Germany Death: 27 Feb 1782, Montgomery Co., PA Burial: Mar 1782, GOSH.CHURCHYARD, MONTGOMERY CO., PENNSYLVANIA.

Spouse: Johann Georg WELCKER Birth: 10 Feb 1697, Meckesheim, Germany Death: 8 Mar 1782, Montgomery Co., PA Burial: Mar 1782, Montgomery Co., PA Marr: 9 Jun 1722, Meckesheim , Germany Marr Memo: Meckesheim Reformed

1.2 Hans Michael ZIMMERMAN, 6G Uncle ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 16 Jul 1705, Mechesheim , Germany Birth Memo: Meckesheim Reformed Church Death: Mar 1741, Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery Co., PA

Susanna Zimmermann, Michaels sister and my ancestor, was the sponsor for the birth of his son, Johann Michael, in 1732. Michael and George Zimmerman received land warrents for 333 acres on the Lehigh-Montgomery County Line in 1733, 1738, and 1741 (Hosensack Valley), which were then sold to John Roeder in 1787. Michael made out a will on Feb. 8, 1741 in which it was stated that he had “lost all hopes of getting his health again.”Guardians of his wife and children were Bernhart Doderer and brother, George Zimmerman.

Spouse: Anna Elisabeth DODDERER Birth: 25 Dec 1709, Stebbach, Germany Death: 1779, Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery Co., PA

1.3 Hans Dieterich ZIMMERMAN, 6G Uncle ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 18 Aug 1707, Mechesheim , Germany

1.4 Margaretha ZIMMERMAN, 6G Aunt ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 24 Aug 1709, Meckesheim , Germany

Spouse: Hanes MAGG

In 1737, Elisabetha Zimmerman was a witness at the baptism of Elisabeth, child of Hanes Magg and Margreth.Since the child was named after Elisabetha Zimmerman, I am guessing that Margreth was Elisabetha’s sister.

1.5 Anna Elizabetha ZIMMERMAN, 6G Aunt ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 25 Apr 1711, Meckesheim , Germany

1.6 Maria Susanna ZIMMERMAN, 5G Grandmother ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 26 Sep 1712, Meckesheim, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany Death: 1748, Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery Co., PA Reli: German Reformed

Landed in Philadelphia on September 21, 1727.

Spouse: Johann Michael Tauber ROEDER, 5G Grandfather Birth: 22 Apr 1714, Mutterstadt, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz Lande, Palatinate, Germany Death: 24 Mar 1791, Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery Co., PA Burial: Cemetery Of New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Montgomery Co., PA Occ: Farmer Reli: German Reformed Father: Johann Adam ROEDER, 6G Grandfather (1667-1720) Mother: Anna Katharina Deibert TAUBER, 6G Grandmother (1670-1751)

Came to America from Mutterstadt in 1724 and settled in the Goshenhoppen area of Upper Hanover Twp.He is listed as one of the first 20 members of the the New Goshenhoppen Church, which he and his family attended from 1736-1739.In 1740, he became a deacon in the Falkner Swamp Church, where he served until 1744.He was naturalized on September 24, 1741.He purchased 200 acres from John Mack (his brother-in-law), Dec. 15, 1754 in Upper Hanover, Montgomery Co., PA.

Marr: 31 Dec 1735, Goshenhoppen Reformed Church, Upper Hanover Twsp, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Children: Anna Margaretha (1737-<1789)

      Michael (1739-)

      Elizabeth Susannah (1740->1809)

      Maria Margaretha (1745-1789)

      Johannes (1747-1835)

1.7 Johann George ZIMMERMAN, 6G Uncle ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 6 Mar 1714, Meckesheim , Germany Death: 7 Oct 1795, Frederick Co., MD

Had 10 children to Anna Catharina and they removed to Frederick Co., Maryland after 1786.

Spouse: Anna Catharina SEIDEL Birth: 7 Mar 1724, Montgomery Co., PA Death: 20 Aug 1804, Frederick Co., MD Marr: 5 Jan 1742, Red Hill, Montgomery Co., PA Marr Memo: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

1.8 Anna Maria Margretha ZIMMERMAN, 6G Aunt ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 13 Jan 1716, Meckesheim , Germany Birth Memo: Meckesheim Reformed Church, Palatine

All nine children were born at New Goshenhoppen between 1737 and 1755.On Jan. 21, 1749, Susanna was born.The witnesses were my ancestor, Susanna Zimmerman and her husband, Michael Roeder.

Spouse: Johannes MACK Birth: ca 1713 Death: ca 1795 Marr: 1736, Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery Co., PA

1.9 Amelia Maria Catharina ZIMMERMAN, 6G Aunt ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 13 Sep 1717, Meckesheim , Germany

1.10 Johann Henrich ZIMMERMAN, 6G Uncle ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 5 Jun 1721, Meckesheim , Germany Death: 14 Dec 1789

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