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1724 - 1781 (56 years)
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Name |
John Jacob Nicolaus |
Born |
15 Jul 1724 |
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America [2, 3, 4] |
Gender |
Male |
Name |
John Jacob Nicholas |
Died |
1781 |
Rockingham County, Virginia, United States [4] |
Buried |
1781 |
McGaheysville, Rockingham County, Virginia, British Colonial America [4] |
Address: Peaked Mountain Cemetery |
Person ID |
I10246 |
TangledRoots |
Last Modified |
22 Oct 2021 |
Family |
Anna Barbara Zeller, b. 27 Feb 1732, Weinheim, Germany , d. Abt 1800, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States (Age 67 years) |
Married |
7 Dec 1752 |
Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America [1, 2] |
Children |
| 1. (unnamed) Nicholas, b. 20 Jul 1753, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. 29 Jul 1753, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 0 years) |
| 2. Anna Maria Nicholas, b. 8 Sep 1754, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. John Nicholas, b. 6 Feb 1756, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. John Henry Nicholas, b. 6 Dec 1757, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 5. Anna Catherine Nicholas, b. 29 Feb 1760, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 6. Peter Nicholas, b. 5 Apr 1762, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. 10 Jul 1832, United States (Age 70 years) |
| 7. Susanna Nicholas, b. 25 Jan 1764, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. 12 Feb 1799, Northwest Territory, United States (Age 35 years) |
| 8. Anna Barbara Nicholas, b. 22 Apr 1766, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 9. Elizabeth Nicholas, b. 9 Feb 1768, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. 28 Sep 1828, Springboro, Warren County, Ohio, United States (Age 60 years) |
| 10. Jacob Nicholas, b. 1 Dec 1769, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. 1835 (Age 65 years) |
| 11. Margaret Nicholas, b. 1 Jan 1772, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 12. Anna Elizabeth Nicholas, b. 4 Jan 1774, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. Yes, date unknown |
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Last Modified |
16 Jan 2022 |
Family ID |
F3999 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
John Jacob was evidently a person of some means and educated. It is thought he opened the records of the Peaked Mountain Church. He was very active in community affairs as shown by the numerous court records where he witnessed legal proceedings. He was also frequently named appraiser to estate settlements. The church records show he and his family were regular in attendance at Peaked Mountain Church. [Reference: Mary Marie Koontz Arrington, "Cradled by the Masanutten: The Zellers-Sellers Family", (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1986), pg. 29]
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Sources |
- [S2183] Book: Record of the Peaked Mountain Church, Nicolaus/Zeller family p4.
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Jacob Nicolaus (Nicholas) married Barbara Zeller, daughter of Henry Zeller (Sellers), on December 7, 1752. They had the following children:
A son, born Jly 20, 1753; died without bapt. for want of a minister, on July 29.
Anna Maria, born Sept. 8, 1754, sponsors Henry Zeller and wife Anna Marie
John, born Feb 6 1756, sponsor John Zeller, son of Henry Zeller
John Henry, born Dec. 6 1757, sponsor John Henry Zeller and wife Anna Maria
Anna Catharine, born Feb. 29, 1760, sponsor Anna Catharine Preiss wife of Daniel Preiss
Peter, born April 5, 1762, sponsor Peter Mueller (Miller) and wife Anna Marie
Susanna, born Jan. 25, 1764, sponsor Jacob Argenbrecht and his wife
Anna Barbara, born april 22, 1766, sponsor Henry Zeller and wife
Elizabeth, born Feb. 9, 1768, sponsor John Zeller and wife
Jacob, born Dec. 1, 1769, sponsor Peter Mueller and wife
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- [S936] Book: Cradled by the Masanutten: The Zellers-Sellers Family, pg. 29.
m. 7 Dec. 1752 John Jacob Nicolaus s/o Johannes Nicolaus and Neely Margaret Larents.
- [S1224] Book: William and Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine - Volume 13, pg. 250 - Record of Peaked Mountain Church.
John Nicolaus and wife Margaret, nee Lorentz, Jacob, born July 15, 1724. Sponsor: Jacob Betsch.
- [S1888] Find A Grave, MEMORIAL ID 21066310 Jacob Nicholas.
Jacob Nicholas
BIRTH 15 Jul 1724 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 1781 (aged 56-57) Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
BURIAL Peaked Mountain Cemetery, McGaheysville, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 21066310
McGaheysville, Rockingham County, Virginia
Jacob Nicholas 1724-1781
Peter Nicholas 1762-1832
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