I recently noticed some postings regarding the Rutt / Rupp surname. I was wondering if anyone had additional information regarding the following families, most of whom are from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Thanks for your help. Melanie Jackson [email protected] Descendants of Peter Rutt Generation No. 1 1. PETER RUTT was born 1665. Child of PETER RUTT is: i. CHRISTIAN RUTT, b. 1703. Generation No. 2 2. CHRISTIAN RUTT (PETER1) was born 1703. He married ANN WEAVER. Child of CHRISTIAN RUTT and ANN WEAVER is: i. CHRISTIAN RUTT, b. 1727. Generation No. 3 3. CHRISTIAN RUTT (CHRISTIAN2, PETER1) was born 1727. He married ANNA WEBER Abt. 1747, daughter of JACOB WEBER and ANNA BAUMANN. Child of CHRISTIAN RUTT and ANNA WEBER is: i. BARBARA W. RUTT, b. September 30, 1750; d. October 14, 1811. Generation No. 4 4. BARBARA W. RUTT (CHRISTIAN3, CHRISTIAN2, PETER1) was born September 30, 1750, and died October 14, 1811. She married CHRISTIAN W. ZIMMERMAN Abt. 1768, son of HANS ZIMMERMAN and ANNA WEBER. Children of BARBARA RUTT and CHRISTIAN ZIMMERMAN are: i. JOHN R. ZIMMERMAN, b. May 22, 1780; d. April 11, 1853. ii. ANNA R. ZIMMERMAN. iii. PETER R. ZIMMERMAN. iv. ELIZABETH R. ZIMMERMAN, b. November 21, 1778; d. March 23, 1840. v. BARBARA R. ZIMMERMAN. vi. JACOB R. ZIMMERMAN. vii. CHRISTIAN R. ZIMMERMAN, b. May 16, 1782; d. August 11, 1847. Generation No. 5 5. JOHN R. ZIMMERMAN (BARBARA W.4 RUTT, CHRISTIAN3, CHRISTIAN2, PETER1) was born May 22, 1780, and died April 11, 1853. He married (1) BARBARA SAUDER Abt. 1806, daughter of HEINRICH SAUDER and BARBARA. He married (2) BARBARA AUCKER Aft. 1818. Children of JOHN ZIMMERMAN and BARBARA SAUDER are: i. HENRY S. CARPENTER, b. June 22, 1809; d. August 03, 1848. ii. ELIZABETH ZIMMERMAN, b. Abt. 1807; d. 1809. iii. MAGDALENA S. CARPENTER, b. February 03, 1817; d. March 02, 1904; m. BENJAMIN H. BRECKBILL, Abt. 1837. iv. ANNA S. CARPENTER, b. August 05, 1811; d. June 24, 1899. 6. ELIZABETH R. ZIMMERMAN (BARBARA W.4 RUTT, CHRISTIAN3, CHRISTIAN2, PETER1) was born November 21, 1778, and died March 23, 1840. She married JOSEPH S. WENGER, son of HANS WENGER and ANNA SHIRK. Child of ELIZABETH ZIMMERMAN and JOSEPH WENGER is: i. BARBARA Z.6 WENGER, b. December 14, 1804; d. December 21, 1882. 7. CHRISTIAN R. ZIMMERMAN (BARBARA W.4 RUTT, CHRISTIAN3, CHRISTIAN2, PETER1) was born May 16, 1782, and died August 11, 1847. He married ELIZABETH G. WENGER Abt. 1805, daughter of HANS WENGER and ANNA SHIRK. Children of CHRISTIAN ZIMMERMAN and ELIZABETH WENGER are: i. PETER W. ZIMMERMAN, b. May 22, 1817; d. August 13, 1890. ii. EMMANUEL W. ZIMMERMAN, b. June 04, 1811; d. December 28, 1890. iii. BARBARA W. ZIMMERMAN, b. February 15, 1806; d. April 03, 1888. iv. ANNA W. ZIMMERMAN, b. January 17, 1808; d. August 18, 1874. v. JOHN W. ZIMMERMAN, b. May 13, 1810; d. August 10, 1890. vi. CHRISTIAN W. ZIMMERMAN, b. September 27, 1810; d. January 16, 1827. vii. SUSANNA W. ZIMMERMAN, b. November 25, 1814; d. May 03, 1882. viii. SAMUEL W. ZIMMERMAN, b. June 19, 1818; d. August 23, 1819. ix. ISAAC W. ZIMMERMAN, b. December 22, 1819; d. August 13, 1920. x. ELIZABETH W. ZIMMERMAN, b. January 22, 1821; d. August 27, 1900. xi. JACOB W. ZIMMERMAN, b. April 02, 1822; d. November 04, 1908; m. CATHERINE M. ZIMMERMAN, Abt. 1846. Jacob was a minister. xii. DAVID W. ZIMMERMAN, b. July 27, 1823; d. January 28, 1900. xiii. MARTIN W. ZIMMERMAN. Generation No. 6 8. HENRY S. CARPENTER (JOHN R.5 ZIMMERMAN, BARBARA W.4 RUTT, CHRISTIAN3, CHRISTIAN2, PETER1) was born June 22, 1809, and died August 03, 1848. He married MARIA GABEL Abt. 1836. Henry's family may have settled in Germantown, later moving to Paradise. A descendant of Henry's may have been mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Children of HENRY CARPENTER and MARIA GABEL are: i. CHRISTIAN G. CARPENTER. ii. ELIZABETH G. CARPENTER. iii. JOHN G. CARPENTER. 9. ANNA S. CARPENTER (JOHN R.5 ZIMMERMAN, BARBARA W.4 RUTT, CHRISTIAN3, CHRISTIAN2, PETER1) was born August 05, 1811, and died June 24, 1899. She married HENRY S. MARTIN Abt. 1831, son of ABRAHAM MARTIN and FRONICA SAUDER. Henry may have been born on February 15, 1807. He was a Deacon. Children of ANNA CARPENTER and HENRY MARTIN are: i. ELIZABETH M. ZIMMERMAN, b. September 09, 1853; d. January 10, 1939; m. JOSEPH EBERLY, Abt. 1871. Elizabeth might have been adopted. Elizabeth and Joesph are buried in Martindale, Pennsylvania. ii. SUSANNA E. MARTIN. iii. LYDIA C. MARTIN. iv. JONATHAN C. MARTIN. v. ANNA C. MARTIN. vi. FRONICA C. MARTIN. vii. MARIA C. MARTIN. viii. NATHANIAL C. MARTIN. ix. ELIAS C. MARTIN. x. BARBARA C. MARTIN. xi. JOSIAH C. MARTIN. xii. ELIZABETH C. MARTIN. xiii. HETTIE C. MARTIN. xiv. JOHN W. MARTIN. xv. MAGDALENA C. MARTIN. 10. BARBARA Z. WENGER (ELIZABETH R.5 ZIMMERMAN, BARBARA W.4 RUTT, CHRISTIAN3, CHRISTIAN2, PETER1) was born December 14, 1804, and died December 21, 1882. She married JOHN WANNER DETWEILER, son of RUDOLPH DETWEILER and ANNA WANNER. John moved to Canada with his parents in 1810. Child of BARBARA WENGER and JOHN DETWEILER is: i. CHRISTIAN WENGER7 DETWEILER, b. Abt. 1842; m. SUSAN RIES JANTZEN. 11. PETER W. ZIMMERMAN (CHRISTIAN R.5, BARBARA W.4 RUTT, CHRISTIAN3, CHRISTIAN2, PETER1) was born May 22, 1817, and died August 13, 1890. He married (1) ANNA B. WEAVER Abt. 1839, daughter of FRANCIS WEAVER and MARY BUCKWALTER. He married (2) EIZABETH LANDIS Aft. 1871. Children of PETER ZIMMERMAN and ANNA WEAVER are: i. FRANCIS W. ZIMMERMAN, b. October 10, 1840; d. September 26, 1864; m. ANNA S. MARTIN, Abt. 1863. ii. JOHANNES W. WEAVER, b. December 26, 1843; d. October 27, 1864. iii. CHRISTIAN W. ZIMMERMAN, b. January 23, 1846; d. November 18, 1921; m. MARY W. MARTIN, Abt. 1868. iv. HENRY W. ZIMMERMAN, b. September 12, 1848; d. November 18, 1917; m. ANNA H. MARTIN, Abt. 1874. v. ELIZABETH W. ZIMMERMAN, b. February 16, 1851; d. April 01, 1928; m. DAVID B. HOOVER, Abt. 1866. vi. MARY W. ZIMMERMAN, b. January 28, 1853; d. February 25, 1902; m. TOBIAS W. MARTIN, Abt. 1870. vii. DAVID W. ZIMMERMAN, b. December 26, 1854; d. March 10, 1915; m. KATIE W. HORST, Abt. 1885. viii. ANNIE W. ZIMMERMAN, b. February 23, 1858; d. March 14, 1926; m. SAMUEL H. MUSSELMAN, Abt. 1877. ix. LYDIA W. ZIMMERMAN, b. April 20, 1863; d. April 15, 1933; m. MENNO N. WENGER, Abt. 1880. 12. EMMANUEL W. ZIMMERMAN (CHRISTIAN R.5, BARBARA W.4 RUTT, CHRISTIAN3, CHRISTIAN2, PETER1) was born June 04, 1811, and died December 28, 1890. He married MARIA M. STAUFFER Abt. 1834, daughter of DAVID STAUFFER and SUSANNA MARTIN. Children of EMMANUEL ZIMMERMAN and MARIA STAUFFER are: i. ELIZABETH S. ZIMMERMAN, b. March 03, 1841; d. October 15, 1927; m. JACOB M. (BLACK JAKE) HORST, Abt. 1882. Jacob is buried at the Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery. ii. DAVID S. ZIMMERMAN, b. June 09, 1836; d. June 14, 1896; m. BARBARA MINK, Abt. 1863. iii. JACOB S. ZIMMERMAN, b. December 24, 1837; d. August 10, 1903; m. (1) MARIA B. HOOVER, Abt. 1866; m. (2) HETTIE MARTIN, Abt. 1887. iv. ANNA S. ZIMMERMAN, b. September 24, 1839; d. April 01, 1911; m. SAMUEL RUTT, Abt. 1874. v. MARY S. ZIMMERMAN, b. April 25, 1843; d. July 06, 1908; m. JOHN S. GOOD, Abt. 1861. vi. LYDIA S. ZIMMERMAN, b. November 11, 1844; d. August 08, 1930. vii. SAMUEL S. ZIMMERMAN, b. August 28, 1848; d. December 14, 1912; m. MAGDALENA S. MARTIN, Abt. 1871. viii. DANIEL S. ZIMMERMAN, b. April 09, 1850; d. August 29, 1926; m. ANNA G. ERB, Abt. 1870. ix. MARTIN S. ZIMMERMAN, b. July 02, 1858; d. June 17, 1872. 13. BARBARA W. ZIMMERMAN (CHRISTIAN R.5, BARBARA W.4 RUTT, CHRISTIAN3, CHRISTIAN2, PETER1) was born February 15, 1806, and died April 03, 1888. She married SAMUEL M. MARTIN Abt. 1828, son of DAVID MARTIN. Children of BARBARA ZIMMERMAN and SAMUEL MARTIN are: i. ELIZABETH Z.7 MARTIN. ii. ANNA Z. MARTIN. iii. DAVID Z. MARTIN. iv. CHRISTIAN Z. MARTIN. v. HENRY Z. MARTIN. vi. JOHN Z. MARTIN. vii. SUSANNA Z. MARTIN. 14. ANNA W. ZIMMERMAN (CHRISTIAN R.5, BARBARA W.4 RUTT, CHRISTIAN3, CHRISTIAN2, PETER1) was born January 17, 1808, and died August 18, 1874. She married BENJAMIN GROFF Abt. 1835. Children of ANNA ZIMMERMAN and BENJAMIN GROFF are: i. JOSHUA Z. GROFF. ii. LIZZIE Z. GROFF. iii. FRANKLIN Z. GROFF. iv. SUSANNA Z. GROFF. v. ZACHARIAH Z. GROFF. vi. ANNA Z. GROFF. vii. CATHERINE Z. GROFF. viii. BENJAMIN Z. GROFF. ix. JOHN Z. GROFF. 15. JOHN W. ZIMMERMAN (CHRISTIAN R.5, BARBARA W.4 RUTT, CHRISTIAN3, CHRISTIAN2, PETER1) was born May 13, 1810, and died August 10, 1890. He married (1) ESTHER M. WENGER Abt. 1835, daughter of DAVID WENGER and SUSANNA MARTIN. He married (2) MARIA GABEL Abt. 1855. Children of JOHN ZIMMERMAN and ESTHER WENGER are: i. SUSANNA W. ZIMMERMAN, b. December 31, 1837; d. July 05, 1915; m. ISAAC W. MARTIN, Abt. 1859. ii. MARTIN W. ZIMMERMAN, b. July 02, 1839; d. December 23, 1898; m. ANNA W. MARTIN, Abt. 1861. iii. MARY W. ZIMMERMAN, b. November 23, 1841; d. November 20, 1915. iv. ISREAL W. ZIMMERMAN, b. April 03, 1843; d. September 20, 1916; m. LYDIA M. BAUMAN, Abt. 1864. v. JOHN W. ZIMMERMAN, b. January 03, 1846; d. September 30, 1912; m. MAGDALENA B. SENSENIG, Abt. 1867. Child of JOHN ZIMMERMAN and MARIA GABEL is: vi. INFANT MALE ZIMMERMAN, b. July 23, 1856; d. July 23, 1856. 16. ELIZABETH W. ZIMMERMAN (CHRISTIAN R.5, BARBARA W.4 RUTT, CHRISTIAN3, CHRISTIAN2, PETER1) was born January 22, 1821, and died August 27, 1900. She married SAMUEL ERNST Abt. 1847. Children of ELIZABETH ZIMMERMAN and SAMUEL ERNST are: i. ELEAZER ISREAL ERNST. ii. ANNA ELIZABETH FRANCES ERNST, b. 1856; d. September 22, 1891; m. ELIAS FRANKLIN WANNER, Abt. 1878. iii. GAMALIEL Z. ERNST. iv. MENNO S. ERNST. v. SUSAN Z. ERNST. 17. DAVID W. ZIMMERMAN (CHRISTIAN R.5, BARBARA W.4 RUTT, CHRISTIAN3, CHRISTIAN2, PETER1) was born July 27, 1823, and died January 28, 1900. He married MARIA S. MARTIN Abt. 1851, daughter of GEORGE MARTIN and ANNA SENSENIG. Children of DAVID ZIMMERMAN and MARIA MARTIN are: i. ANNA M. ZIMMERMAN, b. November 14, 1858; d. January 26, 1933; m. ELIAS NOLT MARTIN, Abt. 1878. ii. MENNO S. ZIMMERMAN. iii. MARIA M. ZIMMERMAN.