Daniel ZENTMYER

Daniel married Mary Margaret ZIEGLER 16 Mar 1808, Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland. Mary was born 4 Jul 1780; died 16 Aug 1877, Kauffman, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Brown's Mill Cemetery, Kauffman, Antrim Twp., Franklin Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

1. George ZENTMYER was born 4 Mar 1810, Quincy, Pennsylvania; died 27 Jul 1893, Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania; was buried Metzers Cemetery, Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania.
2. Barbara ZENTMYER was born 22 Dec 1811, Quincy, Pennsylvania; died 27 Jul 1893.
3. David S. ZENTMYER was born 24 Dec 1813, Quincy, Pennsylvania; died 04 Apr 1882, Hagerstown, Maryland; was buried Rosehill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland.
4. Catharine ZENTMYER was born 05 Mar 1818, Quincy, Pennsylvania; died 03 Mar 1873, Fort Louden, Pennsylvania; was buried Stenger Hill Cemetery, Fort Louden, Pennsylvania.
5. Elizabeth ZENTMYER was born 23 Mar 1820, Quincy, Pennsylvania; died 01 Mar 1860, Blair's Vally Washington Co., Maryland.
6. Ann ZENTMYER was born 1824, Pennsylvania; died Between 1870 and 1880, Washington Co., Maryland.
7. Margaret ZENTMYER was born 18 Jul 1825, Quincy, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 24 Apr 1887, Clay Hill, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania.
8. Mary ZENTMYER was born 1828, Quincy, Pennsylvania; died 8 Mar 1900.
9. Daniel ZENTMYER was born 08 Sep 1829, Quincy, Pennsylvania; died 30 Jan 1907, Clay Hill, Pennsylvania; was buried Brown's Mill Cemetery, Greencastle, Pennsylvania.

Notes:

There is much additional material related to Christopher on the York Co. and Franklin Co. pages on this web site.



The deed by which Christopher conveyed his farm to his son Daniel was also his will, a shrewd legal strategy, see 'Third' below. But it is an interesting document for several reasons.

First, John Wesley Zentmyer was a special grandson to Christopher and Barbara Zentmeyer. When the will was written in 1824, there was a special provision for John to receive two hundred dollars from the estate at Christopher's death. By 1824 Christopher had as many as eighteen additional grandchildren, none of whom were similarly provided for. The will also indicates that one John Zentmyer was living nearby at that time, and since Christopher's son John was living in Brownsville, Virginia by then, one must conclude the John residing near Christopher's farm must have been John Wesley Zentmyer. The will also provided for a shed to be built and finished adjoining John Zentmyer's house for Christopher to enjoy during the remainder of his natural life. So it appears John Wesley Zentmyer and his wife Eleanor cared for grandparents Christopher and Barbara into their old age, and were therefore rewarded in the will.

Second, the will illuminates for us the diversity of economic activity on the farm. There are references to crops of wheat, rye, corn, hay, and apples; a stable with cows, horses, cattle, and hogs; a weaver shop, and wool, so presumably sheep; and firewood production indicating logging.

Third, the will presented an interesting legal question, namely do certain economic provisions in a grant deed survive a foreclosure. The deed stated that "Daniel Zentmeyer engages to give to his father Christopher Zentmeyer yearly and every year during his natural life and the life of his wife Barbara twenty bushels of wheat, twenty bushels of rye, and twenty bushels of corn, also two good loads of hay, and one third of the rows of apple trees divided the short way and pasture two cows and one horse with his own cattle also to let them keep four hogs which are to run with his hogs." Neighbor George Harbaugh took title to the farm in 1828 after a foreclosure sale, and ceased fulfilling the provisions Christopher had specified in the deed. The Zentmeyers sued Harbaugh. The court held: "I look upon it as a covenant to pay rent in kind; and if it be, it is a covenant running with the land, and the defendant is clearly liable; for, upon such covenants, which concern real property, or the estate therein, the assignee of the lessee is liable for an action for a breach of covenant after the assignment of the estate to him." So Harbaugh was required to continue to supply the goods and services to Christopher as required in the deed, a much better result than had Christopher simply written a will.

Johann married Barbara LAUMAN 22 Apr 1777, St. James Episcopal Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania by Rev. Barton. Barbara was born Abt 1750, Pennsylvania; died Jan 1844, Washington Twp., Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Zentmyer Cemetery, Washington Twp., Franklin Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Bernhard was the Patriarch of the Zentmeyer/ Zentmyer/ Zentmire/ Santmyer/ Santmyers families in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and later into Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Nebraska.

There is a Bernhard Nicholas Santmyer listed in FamilySearch records and elsewhere as a member of this family, but he never actually existed, he is an unfortunate synthesis of several records by an unidentified compiler. I am working diligently with FamilySearch to remove this fabrication from the record.

Bernhard is also not related to Henricus Zentmaÿr of Brilon, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany, an actual person, who had been incorrectly linked to this family in good faith by Dorothy Zentmyer Jones

Penn Township was formed out of Warwick Township in 1846.

Johann married Maria Salome ROTH 16 Feb 1739, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Maria (daughter of Jacob ROTH and Catharina WALTHER) was born 16 Mar 1712, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died 1774, Warwick Twp., (now Penn) Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Union (White Oak) Cemetery, Penryn, Penn Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Headstone Inscription:
(East Face) Here lies with God Salome Zentmeyer was buried in the year 1774
(West Face) Was 61 Years Old
Salome was born 16 Mar 1712 per church records (Kirchenbücher) in Bischwiller, so she must have died before March 1774.

Other Events:

• Possessions: 1703, Roigheim, D-74255; farmland
• Possessions: Bef 1716, Roigheim, D-74255; farm called Peterslehen
• Status: 1726, Roigheim, D-74255; citizen (Bürger)

Notes:

The Surname was also frequently seen as Centmeyer. In German, words beginning with Z and C both begin with an identical "TS" sound, so the name was recorded as the scribe chose to write it.



According to the note from Marlies Kibler in 2017, Jacob had been a soldier at some point.

Possessions:
Lagerbuch der Stiftungspflege Möckmühl, S. 238 (StadtA Möckmühl).

Possessions:
Sells the Peterslehen to Michael Vierling for 18 fl. in 1716, pays 54 x. purchase tax (HStA Stuttgart, Best. A 302, Bd. 8494, S. 62).

Johann married Ursula WALTER 1699, Roigheim, Württemberg, Germany. Ursula was born Bef 1681; died 2 Jul 1720, Roigheim, D-74255. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
Inventory no. 130, 1720 Aug 19.

Notes:

27 Aug 2017

Heimatkundlicher Arbeitskreis Möckmühl

"Hi Gary,
It is a long time since I heard from you. Wednesday is the day when we meet at the Archive. Ilse Saur is just re-sorting old documents and came across a paper concerning Roigheim. Joseph Walter had died about 10 years ago (inventory dated February 19, 1695, unfortunately this does not exist anymore) and he owed money to the church which he had borrowed. His possessions were very unimportant, some property in a bad condition or place that nobody wanted to buy, until finally one daughter (he had 9 children) got married to Jacob Centmayer, now bürgher (citizen -Ed) of this place, a former soldier. Unfortunately, it does not say where from. So, it was Ursula née Walter who Jacob Centmayer married in 1699.
It is not much information but I wanted to pass it on to you.
With best regards,

Marlies Kibler"

(This is the source for the surname of Jacob's wife Ursula)

Jacob — Catharina WALTHER. [Group Sheet]