DAVID, thanks. I believe ALL spellings on the land records are probably important. ESP land descriptions and neighbors. marie , iowa -----Original Message----- From: dzellers@lrnet1.com [mailto:dzellers@lrnet1.com] Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 11:56 PM To: Marie Sellers-Hollinger Subject: Re: [SELLERS] Hessian Soldiers I have the land record between JONAS and JACOB what I find interesting and somewhat perplexing is the day after the lands were purchased they were mortgaged for over three times its value... Not really sure of the land owner before Jacob Zeller.... However you show me a very nice clue in the age of the owner prior and date of 1732 / 34 could be suspected father of JONAS' and JACOB, would be the right birthdate allow a cousin of mine has est. it at about 1770... He is assuming he is younger by the ages of his children compared to Jonas' children's birthdates.. I tried to tell him that doesn't always mean anything... He could of been older than Jonas, in which I believe he was, only because he purchased land first in Washington Co., MD. Jacob also had land near Jonas, and there was also a Hartman Zeller who lived near them. Unknown which Hartman... There was one from the Ft. Zeller family b. 1710 moved to Wash. Co., MD Another cousin claims that Hartman lived in between Jonas and Jacob. I have not found that yet. I will share all I can.. David Lee Zellers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie Sellers-Hollinger" <mari@netins.net> To: "SELLERS" <SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com>; <dzellers@lrnet1.com> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 11:30 PM Subject: RE: [SELLERS] Hessian Soldiers > READ below for HESSIAN info > > DAVID, thank you. > > WELL, we don't have and we need the SELLERS extractions, Please Share. > > I see this from Washington/Frederick Co, MD plat maps > > 218 2-04-1754 F-30 818 Batchelor's Delight > > AND your JONAS ZELLERS 1769 buys land in 1794 from JACOB ZELLERS, brother = > AND it is named BATCHELOR'S DELIGHT?? > > IT states BROTHER in deed, etc??? > HOW old is JONAS ZELLERS 1769 brother JACOB? = > > WHOEVER owned the above in 1754 was 18/20 yrs old? (don't have laws out) = > born 1732/34? > > I THINK we could use more LAND records. > marie, iowa > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dzellers@lrnet1.com [mailto:dzellers@lrnet1.com] > Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 10:43 PM > To: Marie Sellers-Hollinger > Subject: Re: [SELLERS] Hessian Soldiers > > > Hello; > > This Jacob Zeller must be a different Jacob than the father / son JACOB's > who were listed as Revolutionary Patriots. Captain Jacob Zeller served > under Lantz in the Maryland Militia. His father Jacob Zeller 1718-1794 was > also listed because he supplied Grain to the American forces during that > war. Both are buried on the old Zeller Farm place near Hagerstown, > Washington Co., MD. Other children are buried in Salem Graveyard located > closer to Cearfoss, MD. along ,members of my Zeller family who lived in the > same area. My GGG Grandfather was JONAS ZELLER 1769-1835.. Alot of > confusion between both families there due to the names being too close to > each other... We do know that JONAS had a brother JACOB who sold land to > JONAS in 1794. JONAS does not show in Jacob Zeller 1718-1794 WILL, only > Captain JACOB, and GRANDCHILDREN show up in the WILL of 1790... JONAS > purchased land from Jacob his brother for five pounds, it was called > "Batchelors Delight".... Jonas had a son DAVID 1805-1888 who sometimes used > SELLER as his last name, and I see that some earlier Census Records listed > my GGG Grandfather as SELLER as well as another JACOB... I have some photos > of SELLER burials in Williamsport, MD... Some are very hard to read... > There is a whole family plot there containing the SELLER surname, I snapped > a few shots when I was there in 1999 to take photos of Dr. Henry Zeller's > grave there in Riverview Cemetery. Dr, Henry Zeller was a descendant of > JACOB ZELLER 1718-1794 buried in Zeller Family Cemetery located 3 1/2 miles > north of Huyett's Crossroads on U.S. Route 40... I have the actual address > of the farm, but not in front of me. > > Best Regards > David Lee Zellers > In N. Ogle Co., IL. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marie Sellers-Hollinger" <mari@netins.net> > To: <SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com>; <dzellers@lrnet1.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 9:59 PM > Subject: RE: [SELLERS] Hessian Soldiers > > > > > > NANCY, thanks. > > > > I would have them send us you a small name, date, place chart, so we can > > link them to the state/counties they are in, came from and went to. > > > > We had a HESSIAN discussion = > > > > > > Name: ZELLER, Jacob, born appr.1756/57, > > place of birth: Niederurff, now 34596 Bad Zwesten-Niederurff > > (the number in front of the place is today's postal code, > > (you call it zip code in the USA) This town lies to the > > North of the City of Schwalmstadt in the German State of Hessen. > > > > He was a private soldier in the 1.Comp. Hesse-Kassel > > Regiment von Wissenbach. The Regiment reported him as > > a deserter in June of 1782. At the time the Regiment was > > engaged in the vicinity of Savannah, Georgia. The strange > > thing about him is the fact that I have a lenghty list of > > deserters from his Regiment, like Franz Adler, Nikolaus Baucher, Jost > > Brennewald, right down to > > Johannes Wollenhaupt, a total of at least 19 men from his Regiment > > who deserted around the same time in or near Savannah > > and who got passes by the Americans to go to PA., > > John H.Merz" <hessian@cogeco.ca> > > ======= > > There is a Joseph Sellers/Zeller mentioned, but, I can't find the > extraction > > or by whom! > > PERHAPS, someone else has and will send. > > > > == > > I don't believe we have a list extracted, IF we had any SELLERS? I kinda > > think/remember that John MERZ only found the JACOB ZELLER above?? > > > > Best Wishes, marie, iowa > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nancy Shultis [mailto:nanrick76@chilitech.net] > > Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 3:16 PM > > To: SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [SELLERS] Hessian Soldiers > > > > > > HI! Hope everyone is having a good warm weekend, unlike us who have 10 > > degrees out-- > > I recently was contacted by someone which turns out to be a second cousin, > > very exciting actually. > > She said her Dad said he could trace the family back to an original > Sellers > > who was a Hessian Soldier. I was wondering if anyone has any information > > about Sellers that were Hessian Soldiers. This is a totally new field for > me > > They haven't found where he may of had this info or if it was passed down > > to anyone. > > Still the same brick wall George Sellers b 1774 md. Nancy > Yost-------Nancy > > was born 1793 so not sure if 1774 is correct. We did find Nancy------ > > This family also supposed to be connected to Sellersville, > PA---------George > > and nancy's son, John and family lived in Lancaster. PA > > If anyone can help me out on this one I'd appreciate it----or send me in > the > > right direction------thanks nancy > > nanrick76@chilitech.net > > > > > > > >