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Johann "John Carpenter" Zimmerman
Group 22 ancestor. See the Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project.
https://carpentercousins.com
BIRTH:
Born c1695 in Germanic Europe - Germany as a nation did not exist prior to 1871. TLC
PARENT:
Some claim the father is named "Hans" which is a nickname for Johann or Johannes. But no proof given.
IMMIGRATION:
He came to America c1721 and settled in the second Germanna Colony in what is now Madison Co. VA [BCH] where he began using the surname Carpenter, the English equivalent of Zimmermann, in predominantly English-speaking VA. TLC
PROBATE: 1782 - 2 images
Name: John Carpenter
Gender: Male
Residence Date: Abt 1782
Residence Place: Culpeper
Will Date: 29 Jun 1782 <----------------- Will date on on image.
Probate Date: 29 Jun 1782 <------- Will entered into Probate on "September the 16th day 1782." per image.
Probate Place: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Inferred Death Year: 1782
Inferred Death Place: Virginia, USA
Item Description: Mixed Records, Vol A-B, 1749-1783
Others Listed Relationship
John Carpenter
Ann Barbara Carpenter Wife
John Carpenter Son
Andrew Carpenter Son
William Carpenter Son
Michael Carpenter Child
Source Citation
Mixed Probate Records, 1749-1870; Index, 1749-1930; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Culpeper County); Probate Place: Culpeper, Virginia
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021.
Original data: Virginia County, District, and Probate Courts.
NOTE: Could Anna be Hannah?
Could the John Carpenter she married has been John Carpenter Zimmerman below ... YES!
E-MAIL:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Carpenter"
To:
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [CARPENTER] Re: OUR FAMILIES by Shuck, Fleshman, Sydenstricker
> > Christopher married (MRIN:32279) Christina FINKS-89452. Christina was born
> > about 1730 in of,, VA.
> >
> > They had the following children:
> >
> > 2 F i. Catharine BLANKENBAKER-89450 was born on 28 Sep 1759 in of,, VA.
> > Catharine married (MRIN:32278) Joseph CARPENTER-89449, son of Andrew
> > CARPENTER-21679 and Anna Barbara WEAVER-21680 (MRIN:8856). Joseph
> > was born about 1758 in ,, VA.
> >
> > 3 M ii. Jonas BLANKENBAKER-89453 was born on 18 Jun 1767 in of,, VA.
> > Jonas married (MRIN:32280) Elizabeth CARPENTER-89455, daughter of William
> > CARPENTER-21705 and Mary WILHOIT-21822 (MRIN:8893), on 27 Jul 1790 in ,
> > Culpepper, VA. Elizabeth was born about 1767 in of,, VA.
> >
> > 4 F iii. Margaret BLANKENBAKER-89454 was born on 13 Nov 1769 in of,, VA.
> > Margaret married (MRIN:32282) Samuel CARPENTER-89458, son of John
> CARPENTER
> > Jr.-89456 and Eve Dorothy COOK-89457 (MRIN:32281), on 26 Mar 1793 in ,
> > Culpepper, VA. Samuel was born about 1769 in of,, VA.
> >
> > NOTE: John CARPENTER Jr.-89456 may be the son of John Carpenter-5318 b.abt
> > 1698 of Musketa cove, Long Island, NY who may have been of Culpepper
> county,
> > VA. SPECULATIVE.
>
> These may be the three "fathers":
>
> According to the Germanna Record #11, Andrew, William and John (Jr) are sons
> of John Carpenter (Zimmermann) and Anna Barbara Kerker. John Carpenter
> (Zimmermann) was born circ. 1700 in Germany and came to the Germmanna Colony
> in Virginia in 1721.
>
> The GR #11 lists the children of John Carpenter. John Carpenter (Jr) b.
> probably ca. 1723-25, Andrew b. probably ca.1725-30, William b. probably ca.
> 1730-35 and Michael b. probably ca. 1735-40.
>
> John (Jr) m. bef. 1751 Eve Dorothy Cook. Children include: Samuel b.
> probably ca. 1760-62 - no wife or children listed for Samuel.
>
> Andrew m. ca. 1752 Mrs. Anna Barbara Weaver Clore (widow of George Clore).
> Children include: Joseph b. 1794 (date from 1850 Census) - no wife or
> children listed.
>
> William m. ca. 1755-6 Mary Wilhoit. Children include: Elizabeth b. 28 Oct
> 1765, m. 27 Jul 1790, Jonas Blankenbaker - no other info listed.
>
> Tom
FSFT - Parents
Andrew Kaercher 1686–1738 • LH67-1HW
Marriage: 5 June 1703 Plattenhardt, Wurttemberg, Germany
Margretha Muller 1689–1738 • LH67-1CH
BIRTH:
Name: Barbara Kercher
Gender: Female
Baptism Age: 0
Birth Date: 2. Apr 1709 (2 Apr 1709)
Baptism Date: 3. Apr 1709 (3 Apr 1709)
Baptism Place: Kornwestheim, Württemberg, Germany
Residence Place: Kornwestheim, Württemberg, Germany
Father: Andreas Kercher
Mother: Margretha
FHL Film Number: 1184886
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
IMMIGRATION: 1717
Name: Barbara Kerker
Arrival Year: 1717
Arrival Place: Virginia
Primary Immigrant: Kerker, Andrew
Family Members: Wife Margarita; Daughter Barbara
Source Publication Code: 3771
Annotation: Date of arrival at the colony at Germanna, Virginia. In 1725 the entire colony moved to the Robinson River near the foot of the Blue Mountains, in present Madison County. Much genealogical information.
Source Bibliography: KEITH, ARTHUR LESLIE. "The German Colony of 1717." In The William and Mary Quarterly (Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, VA), ser. 1, vol. 26:2 (October 1917), pp. 79-95; vol. 26:3 (January 1918), pp. 178-195; vol. 26:4 (April 1918), pp. 234-249.
Household Members Relationship
Andrew Kerker
Margarita Kerker Wife
Barbara Kerker Daughter
Source Citation
Place: Virginia; Year: 1717; Page Number: 186
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.
MARRIAGE: 1722 - sort of - read source description
Name: Anna Barbara Kerker
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Gr
Birth Year: 1705
Spouse Name: John Carpenter
Spouse Birth Place: Gr
Spouse Birth Year: 1700
Marriage Year: 1722
Marriage State: VA
Number Pages: 26
Source Citation
Source number: 8240.012; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 26
Source Information
Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.