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Hartmann Zeller was born about 1711, in New York. No birth or baptismal record has been located. His namesake (and possible baptismal sponsor) is said to be Hartmann Windecker, the Palatine who was a deputy to Conrad Weiser and who founded Hartmannsdorf (AKA Neu-Ansberg), New York, on the Schoharie River, in 1712.
1744: Hartman Zeller is recorded in the account books of John Potts, a Pennsylvania merchant who sold supplies to many Tulpehocken settlers.[1]
25 Sep 1747: Hartmann Zeller sponsored Anna Barbara Conterman, daughter of Jacob Conterman, at Christ Lutheran Church in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
1748: Hartman Zeller, along with his father Heinrich and brother Johannes, were among the founding members of the Trinity Tulpehocken Church (today: Jackson Township, Lebanon County, PA).
15 May 1749: baptism of his son John Peter Zeller at Trinity Reformed Church.
20 Apr 1753: HARTMAN ZELLER was living "at Susquehanna" when three of his children communed at Host Reformed Church: JOHANNES ZOLLER, CATHARINA ZOLLER, the eldest daughter, and BARBARA ELIZABETH ZOLLER, the 2nd daughter.
~1762: He was paid a sum by the executors of the estate of Peter Lerew
1790: a Hardman Seller appears on the 1790 US census of Washington (formed from Frederick), Maryland with 4 males over 16 and one female.[2]
1800 US census shows household of Hartman Sellers, located in Conococheague Township, Washington County, Maryland, United States. The household consists of 1 male over 45, one male 25-45, and one female over 45. On the same census roll, probable relatives appearing are Jacob Sellers (6 in his household) and Jonas Sellers (5 in his household).[3]But note that Jacob and Joseph Sellers do not appear on the list of children below. A Jacob Zellers appears on the 1800 US census, in Elizabeth Hundred Township, Washington County, Maryland.[4] Perhaps that is him.
It is fairly well established that Hartman married twice. The specifics of these marriages, however, are not well documented, including precise knowledge of his brides' names. [5] His first wife was (probably) Catherine Unknown, and his second wife was Anna Maria Unknown. The children of Hartman are listed in the will of eldest son John. [6]
A006 - 1790 Census of Washington County, Maryland
A013 - 1800 Census of Washington County, Maryland
B083a - "Philadelphia County PA Archives Wills, John ZELLER, November 2, 1774". 2016. Files.Usgwarchives.Net.
C007 - Bermudian Reformed and Lutheran Church Records, Latimore, Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
C048 - Host (St. John's) Reformed Church Records, Tulpehocken Twp, Berks, Pa.
C132 - Trinity Tulpehocken Reformed (UCC) Church Records, Jackson Twp. (now), Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
C155 - "Hartman Zeller - Find A Grave: Memorial #64940245 (virtual burial only). E024 - Compendium of American Genealogy, 7 vols. Frederick A. Virkus. 1987 (reprint). Genealogical Pub. Co, Baltimore, Md.
E046 - Genealogy of the Zeller Family: Heinrich Zeller 1710. G. Thomas Zellers, Historian. Zeller Family Association. Abt 1975
E115 - Records ofthe Zeller Family; G. Thomas Zellers. Not dated (about 1975) (Original copy at the Berks Co. Hist. Soc, Reading Pa.; a microfilm copy in possession of the author) (Note: contains abstracts of Zeller data mostly abstracted from original records—JFV.)
E137 - Vallentine, John F. 2012. The Tulpehocken Zellers And Their Zeller Decendants. Ebook.
B083a - http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/wills/zeller-j.txt
C155 - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64940245
E137 - https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1942131&from=fhd (E137 - Vallentine's book is a treasure trove of information about the Zeller family that descended from Johann Heinrich and Johann George Zeller who moved into the Berks County, Pennsylvania area about 1720. It is a derived work, but it is very well documented with over 600 referenced sources).
Christ Lutheran Church Records, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania
German Reformed Church Records, Philadelphia Philadelphia Pa.
Compendium of American Genealogy, 7 vols. Frederick A. Virkus. 1987 (reprint). Genealogical Pub. Co, Baltimore, Md.
The Family Tree of Hans Heinrich Zeller, 1710, Tulpehocken Twp. Berks County, Pa. G. Thomas Zeller, Historian, Zeller Family Association. Not dated (abt 1980) (original manuscript located at Berks C. Hist. Soc.)
George Strein and Elizabeth Zeller Family (Internet)
New Family Search, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah (limited access on the internet)
FamilySearch Person: LTXR-GDM
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