Johann Christopher Zimmerman was a 1717 colony member from Sulzfeld in Baden. His father was Christian Zimmermann (a Junior) who was christened 30 December 1669 and who died 22 May 1735 after the son above had moved to Virginia. He had married on 28 January 1688 Eva Dünstlerin who was the daughter of Michael Dünster and by whom he had four children:
Johann Georg, b. 23 April 1688, d. 8 May 1688
Johann Conrad, b. 22 January 1690, d. 18 April 1700
Johann Christopher, b. 16 March 1692, will dated 30 November 1748 in Orange Co.
Maria Eva, b. 15 May 1697, fate unknown.
Christian Zimmerman (Junior) was the son of Christian Zimmerman (Senior) and Maria Schucter.
Depending upon the church records, a history or ancestry can sometimes be carried back several generations, but information in the 1500's is hard to come by. In the following notes, one family will be carried back several generations in more than one branch.
In the names above, Eva Dünstlerin has the "in" added to her father's name. This is a feminine ending showing that she was a female. Her name and her father's name are also spelled differently, apart from the feminine ending. This is not unusual.
Another family from Sulzfeld was the Kabler family as it sometimes spelled in Virginia. In Virginia, Christopher and Frederick Kabler lived close together in the Mt. Pony settlement. Thus an association which began in Sulzfeld is continued in Virginia. This is not an unusual pattern. Also, in Virginia, Christopher Zimmerman and Frederick Kabler are both given as coopers. Christopher was also a large land owner.
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