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Note: In Charles Henceley's files, microfilm 0982426 Dec. 1899 Extract of letter written by Ben H. Zellner to Margaret Zellner ... Nashville, Tenn The grand father of my ... and cousin Henry Zellner, and your great grand father was Geo. Peter Zellner, was not of the Holland or low dutch, he was of the German or high dutch, and came from Hanover Germany. He was one of the soldiers hired by England to fight in a cause in which they had no interest what ever. When the army was dispersed by Gen. Washington near Long Island in vicinity of New York our grand father drifted down into N.C. went to making boots, shoes, saddles, etc. Then to making and ... tar kilns in Bertie County at Winsdor County seat. Married a Miss Capeheart, and at her death married his cousin who was our grand mother Mary Capeheart, both of them were very religiously inclined. When my father Andrew Zellner was 6 months old they moved to Lincoln County Georgia. My grand mother Mary Capeheart died in 1848 aged 84 years. ************************************************************ Deed Book O p. 291 Bertie Co: WILLIAM ASHBURN of Bertie County, North Carolina to GEORGE PETER ZELLNER . 18 Nov. 1788 50 pounds (no acres) (messuage) joining Spring Branch, Ryan, Wm Ashley. Wit: JOHN NICHOLLS, REUBEN KNIGHT. Nov Ct 1788. ************************************************************ From 1788-1800 GPZ was a buyer at three vendues: the estates of the following: Hardy Hunter (1794), Wm Jordan(1790) and John Nicholls (1791) ************************************************************ George Peter Zellner's Will, Will Book C and D, p. 1489 I, George Zellner Sr., of the State of Georgia, and County of Lincoln, being weak in Body but of sound mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say soul, I recommend to God who gives it find my body to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors. 1. I give and bequeath to my daughter Barbary Bentley fifty dollars to be paid out of my Estate after my decease given her before. 2. I give and bequeath to my Beloved Wife Mary Zellner four hundred dollars, with one niger girl named Milly, one horse and saddle one cow and calf with such household and kitchen furniture as she thinks proper to use in durgin her natural life and after her demise to be Equally divided between my five youngest children that is to say Arnold Zellner, John Zellner, Sarah McCord, Andrew Zellner and George Zellner, share and share alike. 3rd. All the ballance of my property which I have not given is to be sold at my demise and Equally divided between my five youngest children. 4th. I give my devoted wife Mary Zellner one feather bed and furniture as she may choose to be ..., and it has been disposed. 5th. And lastly I made and ordain Elisha McCord and John Zellner my Executors to ... this my last will and Testament, into Effect. Revoking all other Wills or Testaments made in Witness whereof I have .. my hand and seal this second day of November 1821. George Zellner. ) Georgia ) Personally came in open court Silas Goldman and Travis Lincoln County ) McKinney and after being duly sworn according to law saith ) they saw George Zellner, deceased, sign, seal and heard him acknowledge the written testament of writing to be his last will and testament and at the time of his doing he was of a sound disposing mind and memory to the best of their knowledge. Sworn to in open court this 6th day of January 1823. William Harper, CCO Travis McKinney Silas Goldman Recorded this 13th of January 1823 William Harper CCO (Clerk of the Court of Ordinary) 91459 Markt Erlbach, in Ansbach-Beyreuth, Bavaria 20 km west of Fuerth "Anspach/Bayreuth; Markt Erlbach; Musketeer; Anspach Reg., Co. 2; Smith (Staedtler); Deserted June 1783; Eventually settled in Lincoln County, GA." (Source: JOHANNES SCHWALM HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, INC., http://pages.prodigy.net/halschwalm/jshacomb.html) ************************************** "Bayreuther Zeitungen, 23 March 1802, Beilage," provincinal newspaper containing official notices. This publication listed deserters from the Revolution whose assets and estates were going to be confiscated by the government of Bayreuth, including Georg Peter Zollner, musketeer, hometown Markt Erlbach.In Charles Henceley's files, microfilm 0982426 ******************** http://www.exulanten.com/cappa.html - soldiers from Ansbach-Bayreuth who deserted or remained in the U.S. during or after the Revolutionary War 703 Zoellner Georg Peter Gemeiner A II Juni 1783 Markt Erlbach 704 Zoellner Johann Gemeiner A IV Juni 1783 ********************* It seems that it has been established without a doubt that Georg Peter Zoellner was the soldier with the Ansbach Regiment, 2. Compny, who was captured in or near Yorktown, VA., in Oct. 1781, and later in May 1783, took off and disappeared from the Muster Rolls. I know I have been contacted by some of his descendants in the past and gave advice as how to proceed to find more information about him in Germany. In some family tree I found a note that he was supposed to be born in Hanover, (Hannover) but that seems highly unlikely to be true. One Ansbach-Bayreuth researcher has suggested that he actually was born in Markt Erlbach, about 25 km west of Nuernberg, or a few km north of Ansbach. Hope this will help with your research. Good hunting, John Merz, researcher of Hessian Soldiers of the American Revolution. (source: Zellner-L archives, 2002-08 > 1030244320)
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