Bartholomai Kuntzelmann and his son Philip Kuntzelmann: 1741 Immigrants

Bartholomai Kuntzelmann and his son Philip Kuntzelmann: 1741 Immigrants Annette Kunselman Burgert* T MATING THE EUROPEAN VILLAGE of origin is often the 1...J most difficult and complex problem facing someone tracing eighteenth-century Pennsylvania German ancestry. The search for the European origins of the Kuntzelman ancestor covered a period of more than 20 years. All recommended methods of research were followed, to no avail. The immigrant ancestor was known to be Bartholomai Kuntzelman, who arrived on the ship Molly on 16 October 1741.1 European villages were known from several sources for other passengers on that ship. The records in those villages were searched, but the surname Kuntzelman was not located in any of the known villages.2 Research in various German and Swiss archives provided information on other families with the surname Kuntzelmann, but none of the information located through these sources fit this immigrant family.3 When searching the church records of the Northern Kraichgau for a volume about immigrants from that area of Germany, the author located a Kuntzelmann family at Hoffenheim.4 That family looked promising, but a thorough search of the Hoffenheim church books and all adjacent village church records failed to yield the desired information on the 1741 immigrant family. *Editor's Note: The author has been researching the genealogy of Pennsylvania German families for over 30 years. The recipient of the National Genealogical Society's Award of Merit in 1984, her publications- include Eighteenth Century Emigrants from GermanSpeaking Lands to North America, Volume I, The Northern Kraichgau (1983) and Volume II, The Western Palatinate (1986), both published by the Pennsylvania German Society; Colonial Pennsylvania Immigrants from Freinsheim in the Palatinate (1989) (reviewed in this issue); and, with Henry Z. Jones, Jr., Westerwald to America, Some 18th Century German Immigrants, a publication of the Pennsylvania Chapter, Palatines to America (1989). 81 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 82 As is so often the case, the European origin of the Kuntzelman family was located by a chance discovery. Carla MittelstaedtKubaseck, a wells-known German genealogist, located a marriage record in the church book of the Lutheran church at Wendelsheim, in Rheinland-Pfalz; it proved to be the marriage record of the immigrant Bartholomai Kuntzelmann. 5 The Lutheran church book at Wendelsheim then provided the needed due to trace his wife's family to nearby Morschheim.6 Church records for these villages unfortunately do not begin early enough to provide an extended lineage on either family. The information located to date is presented here with the hope that further investigations may yield additional information on both families. The immigrant Barthlemeus Consleymen, age 45, appears on Strassburger and Hinke's list 87 B as Barthlemas Cunslernan and on list 87 C as Bartollomae Conselman. The surname appears in the Wendelsheim Lutheran church records as Kiinzelmann, Kiintzelman, and Kunselman. He arrived with his brother-in-haw Christian Comens, age 24, the name immediately above his on the ship list. Christian Comens came from Morschheim, and two other passengers on this ship also came from this village: Herman Sauer (Sower), age 47, and Johan Wilhelm Sauer (Sower), age 17.8 Although the title page of the Wendelsheim Lutheran Church records indicates that the church's records start in 1686, there are only a few scattered entries for the early years in this record. The regular entries appear to start in 1711. It is possible that the few earlier entries were copied into the book from another source and that the records for the years 1686 to 1711 are not complete. The following records for the Kunzelmann family appear in this church book: 1734: died 28 July, Anna Kiintzelman, age 47 years.9 1736: died 24 October, Anna Margaretha Kunselman, age 32 10 years. 1737: married (at Wendelsheim) 16 February, Barth. Kilns& mann, widower, and Mar. Barbara Comens.11 They had children: 2. i. ii. Johann Philips,2 b. 23 Dec. 1737, bp. 26 Dec. 1737. Sponsors: Joh. Philip Comens and wife." Anna Catharina,2 b. 22 Nov. 1740, bp. 25 Nov. 1740. Bartholomai Kuntzelmann 83 Sponsors: Johann Peter Hahn and wife Anna Catharina. 1 3 The only other Comens mentioned in the Wendelsheim records was Philips Jacob Comens. The record of his marriage in 1730 indicated that he was from the nearby village of Morschheim. There is some confusion in the Wendelsheim church book about his given names. In some entries, he is named Johann Philip Comens; in other entries he appears as Philip Jacob or simply as Philip Comens. He and his wife, Sybilla Catharina Zimmer, had eight children baptized at Wendelsheim. His wife died in 1756, and Philip Jacob Comens died in 1774. This Comens family did not emigrate, but the marriage record provided the needed clue to trace Bartholomai Kunzelmann's wife in the Morschheim records." The Morschheim Lutheran church records start in 1710.15 The marriage record of Joh. Philipps Comens and Maria Esther the parents of Maria Barbara Comens, has not been located because the marriage occurred before the existing church books begin. Also, the baptismal records do not start early enough to include their probable first three children. These three children are included here as likely members of this family, because this is the only Comens family in this church book. job. Philipps Comens and his wife Maria Esther had children: (probable) Philips Jacob, b. ca. 1706, m. 17 July 1730 i. at Wendelsheim Sybilla Catharina Zimmer.'' ii. (probable) Daniel, confirmed 1716 at Morschheim.17 iii. (probable) Maria Margaretha, confirmed 1716.18 iv. Johann Henrich, b. 15 Oct. 1711, bp. 18 Oct. 1711. Sponsors: Joh, Henrich Brehm and Anna Catharina Bayer. He d. 14 April 1713.19 a son (no name given in record), k 30 April 1713, bp. v. 11 May 1713. Sponsors: Joh. Henrich Filttig of Hiphelsheim and Anna Maria Brehm." vi. Maria Barbara, b. 19 July 1715, bp. 23 July 1715. Sponsors: Joh. Henrich Schaffer(?) or Schuster(?) and his wife Maria Elisabetha, and Anna Barbara Brehm from Flohnheim." She m. Barth. Kiinzelmann in 1737 at Wendelsheim. 84 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine vii. Joh. Christian, b. 16 March 1717, bp. 19 March 1717. Sponsors: H. Jacob Comens and wife Christina of Orbis, and Georg Dexheimer and wife Susanna Margretha. Christian Comens emigrated with his sister and brother-in-law, arriving in Pennsylvania on the ship Molly, 16 Oct 1741 .22 Friderich Wilhelm, b. 16 March 1719, bp. 19 March 1719. Sponsors: Johann Wilhelm Gran and Christian Friderich Schreiber and Dorothea Landbeck(?) from Scheittenberg(?).23 Maria Ester Comensin died 26 September 1719 and was buried 27 September, aged 36 years.24 Johann Philipps Comens married (2) 17 September 1720 Maria Catharina Hartmann.25 They had children: ix. Anna Maria, bp. 7 Oct. 1721. Sponsors: Johann Jacob Comens and wife Anna Maria. 26 x. Amalia, bp. 2 July 1723. Sponsors: Amalia Klingelschmitt and Johann Peter Dexheimer. 27 viii. First Generation 1. Bartholomai1 Kunzelman and wife Maria Barbara Comens lived in Lebanon Twp., Lancaster Co. (today Lebanon Co.) Pa. Bartholomew Kuntzelman appears on the Lebanon Twp. tax list in 1755. The 1759 tax list gives his name as Bartholomy Gunselman.28 By the time he made his will he had moved to Hanover Twp. Records are sparse for this first generation. If Bartholomai Kunzelmann had any real estate rights, he evidently transferred them to his son Philip before his death. "Bardol" Kuntzeiman's will was dated 25 Nov. 1773. It was filed for probate at Lancaster 28 Sept. 1774. He signed his will with a mark. After leaving a small legacy of "Five Shillings Sterling" to his son Philip Cuntzelman, he bequeathed the remainder of his estate to his wife Mary Barbara and appointed her the sole executrix. Witnesses were Peter Bucher and Peter Hedrich. The inventory of his possessions was compiled on 8 Oct. 1774, listing items valued at £48 4s 6(1.3° On 28 Sept. 1775, Peter Bucher (one of the witnesses to Bartholomai's will) married the widow Maria Barbara Kuntzlemann. Rev. John Casper Stoever performed the ceremony and mentioned in his records that they were both residing in Hanover Twp.31 No further records have been located for the daughter Anna Catharina, born 22 Nov. 1740 in Wendelsheim. She Bartholomai Kuntzelmann 85 is not mentioned in her father's will, and it is possible that she died young. Second Generation 2. Philip Kunzelmann, born 23 Dec. 1737 in Wendelsheim, is likely the Jacob Kunselman who married 1 June 1760 at the First Reformed Church in Lancaster, Pa., Barbara Diem." His full given name could have been Philip Jacob Kunzelmann, although his baptismal record gives the name as Johann Philips"; it may also simply be an error in the marriage record, since they could and did happen. By 1761 Philip Kunzelman appears in the Trinity Lutheran Church records at Reading, Pa., with a wife Barbara, and their first child was sponsored at baptism by an Adam Diem and wife Barbara.34 In 1769, 1770, and 1771 Philip Kunzelman appears on the tax lists for the east end of Hanover Twp., Lancaster (now Lebanon) Co.35 In about 1772 he removed to Northumberland Co.36 It appears that the family left this frontier region during the Revolutionary War period and moved to Stumpstown (now Fredericksburg, Lebanon Co.). Philip Cunselman appears on the 1782 Stumpstown tax list," and was enrolled in the Third Company, Second Battalion, Lancaster County Militia in 1782.38 He was an innkeeper by occupation, and his name appears on a "List of Public House keepers recommended at May sessions, 1783, and August session, 1783, for the county of Lancaster."59 An original deed confirms his occupation: "Philip Kuntzelman of Stumps Town, Lancaster County, Tavernkeeper, for and in consideration of the sum of Thirty Pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania to me in hand paid by Ennion Williams of Bethel Township, Berks County, Merchant, grants to the said Ennion Williams a certain tract or parcel of land situated in Berks County surveyed or to be surveyed on the Branches of the Swatara at the foot of the Broad Mountain by virtue of a Warrant in the name of Philip Contsleman for 25 acres dated 1783.4o In the 15 May 1776" ... "to have and to hold" dated 21 May 1785 and 1.786, Philip Kunselman warranted several other tracts of land "over the Broad Mountain in the County of Becks. "41 The largest tract, containing over 300 acres on Pine Creek, was called "Indian Camp."42 Several notices in the Readinger Zeitung newspaper from 1796 to 1801 mention public sales that were being held "at the Inn of Philip Kuntzelman in Pinegrove Township, over the Blue Mountain."" The path from Tulpehocken to Sunbury passed through his land. The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 86 Philip Kuntzelman (also Kunzelman, Kunselman) and wife Barbara had children: 3. 1. Philip Adam3, b. 23 Dec. 1761, bp. 28 Dec. 1761 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading, Pa. Sponsors: Adam Diem and wife Barbara." 4. ii. 5. iii. Barbara?, b. ca 1771/1772. She m. Philip Artz.45 johannes3, b. 11 Oct. 1775, bp. 31 May 1776 at Himmel Church, Northumberland Co. Sponsors: Johannes Kohlmann and wife. 46 6. iv. Henrich3, b. 17 May 1783, bp. 15 June 1783 at St. John's Church, Fredericksburg, Pa. Sponsors: Henrich Bickel and Magdalene.° Philip Kuntzelman died in 1809, and his will is recorded in Reading, Berks Co. (Schuylkill Co. had not yet been erected). His will was dated 10 July 1809 and probated 29 Aug. 1809. He resided in Mahantango Twp. Heirs listed are his wife Barbara, and his children Philip, John, Henry, and Barbara, wife of Philip Artz. His wife Barbara and his son John were named executors. Witnesses were Abraham Hoffa and George Klinger.48 No burial record has been located for his wife Barbara, but final disposal of his estate occured in 1830, and she probably died just prior to that distribu7 tion.49 Third Generation 3. Philip Adams Kunzelman, born 23 Dec. 1761, married (1) Her maiden name is not certain; descendants Catharina give her name as Foster or Ferster.5° Except for his baptismal record, he usually appears as Philip Kuntzelman (or Kunzelman), Jr., in Pennsylvania records. About 1791 to 1793, he and his family left Pennsylvania and moved to Broome County, N.Y., where the surname became Councilman. Smith's Hisimy of Broome County, New York says: "Philip Councilman came in 1793 and settled where the hamlet of Glen Aubrey is now situated. He had quite a large family. The settlement at that point consisted of Philip Councilman, Philip jr., Peter, Henry, and John. The place was known for many years as Councilman Settlernent."51 Catharine Councilman died 22 Nov. 1822 at Nanticoke, Broome Co., N.Y. 52 Philip Councilman married (2) Sally Moyer." He died 29 Oct. 1834 at Nanticoke and is buried at Bartholomai Kunizeintann 87 Glen Aubrey, N.Y." Philip Kuntzelman, jr., (later Councilman) and wife Catharina had children: 7. i. Anna Catharine, b. 12 May 1781, bp. at Hoffman's Church, Lykens Valley, Dauphin Co. Sponsors: Henrich Schreckengast and [wife] Catharina. 55 8. ii. John'', b. ca. 1783. 56 9. iii. John Philip4 , b. 2 Jan. 1785, bp. 29 May 1785 at St. John's Church, Fredericksburg, Lebanon Co. Sponsors: Albert Kleinfelter and wife." 10. iv. Joh. Heinrich'', b. 12 Nov. 1786, bp. 16 Sept. ].787 at Klinger's Church, Dauphin Co. Sponsors: Heinrich Furst and wife Cath." 11. v. Joh. Peter'', b. 30 Oct. 1788, bp. 3 May 1789 at Klinger's Church, Dauphin Co. Sponsors: Peter Kiin•ger and Barbara Kuntzelman, unmarried.59 12. vi. Barbara4 (date of birth unknown). 13. vii. Elizabe th4, b. ca. 1791, Broome Co., N.Y. 14. viii. Jacob'', b. 12 March 1793, Nanticoke, N.Y. 15. ix. Samuel's (date of birth unknown). 16. x. b. ca. 1796, Nanticoke, N.Y." 4. Barbaras Kuntzelman, b. ca. 1771/1772, married ca. 1790 Philip Artz, born 6 Feb. 1764 in Tulpehocken, Berks Co., Pa., son of Jacob Artz. 61 Philip Artz died before 23 June 1826, when his will was probated. Barbara's will was probated 28 July 1830.62 They lived in Hubley Twp., Schuylkill Co. They had children: 17. i. Maria Barbara4 Artz, b. 12 July 1791, bp. 31 July 1791 at Klinger's Church. Sponsors: Philip Kuntzleman and wife," 18. H. doh. Michael4 Artz, b. 20 Oct. 1792, bp. 23 Dec. 1792, at Klinger's Church, Dauphin Co. Sponsors: Michael Artz and wife Catharina." 19. III. Eve4 Artz, (Eva Maria in bp. record) b. 13 Feb. 1794, bp. 13 April 1794 at Klinger's Church. Sponsors: George Dieterich and wife Anna Maria.65 20. iv. Philip4 Artz, b. 6 Nov. 1795, bp. 3 April 1796 at Klinger's Church. Sponsors: Andreas Schropp and wife Catharina.66 88 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 21. v. Johannes4 Artz, b. 13 July 1797. 67 22. vi. Elisabeth4 Artz, b. 18 Aug. 1799, bp. 29 Sept. 1799 at Klinger's Church. Sponsors: Johannes Kuntzelman and wife Margretha.65 23. vii. Susanna Artz, b. 11 Nov. 1801, bp. at Klinger's Church, no date recorded. Sponsors: Hannes Eder and wife Barbara.69 24. viii. Jacob4 Artz, b. 8 Feb. 1802." 25. ix. David4 Artz, b. 16 June 1805." 26. x. George4 Artz, b. after 1806 (minor child in 1826).72 27. xi. Catharine4 Artz, b. after 1806 (minor in 1826)." 28. xii. Lydia4 Artz, b. after 1806 (minor in 1826).74 5. johannes3 Kuntzelman, born 11 Oct. 1775,75 married ca. 1794 Her maiden name is given traditionally in Margretha family records as Reissin. No marriage record has been located to verify this tradition.76 She was born in July 1775 and died 5 Dec. 1858...John ( Johannes) died 24 Jan. 1850.77 They are both buried at Friedens Cemetery in Hegins, Schuylkill Co., Pa. There are several entries in the Schuylkill County Orphans Court records concerning the disposition of his large estate; one entry contains a petition that names his 11 living and two deceased children and the issue of his two deceased children." Johannes [John] Kuntzelman and wife Margretha had children: john4, b. ca. 1795.8° 29. 1. 30. ii. Philip4, b. ca. 1796.81 31. iii. Peter4, b. 11. Feb. 1797, bp. 18 April 1797 at Klinger's Church, Dauphin Co. Sponsors: Peter Stein and wife Hanna.82 32. iv. M. Catharina4 , b. 22 July 1800, bp. 30 Nov. 1800 at Klinger's Church. Sponsor: Cash. Phees, single." 33. v. Henry4, bp. 26 Sept. 1802 at St. Jacob's Church, Pine Grove Tip., Schuylkill Co. Sponsor: Henrich Kuntzel84 man. 34. vi. Christina4.85 35. vii. George4, b. ca. 1805.86 36. viii. Jonathan'', b. 15 May 1806." Bartholomai Kuntzelmann 89 37. ix. David4, b. ca 1807." 38. x. Michae14.89 39. xi. Solomon4.9° 40. xii. Daniel4, b. 29 Jan. 1814.91 41. xiii. Elisabeth4.92 6. Henrichs Kuntzelman, born 17 May 1783, married Mary, daughter of George Ferringer, Sr., of Lower Mahantango Twp., Schuylkill Co. He was known as Henry in later records. Henry died 13 Nov. 1840, and his wife Mary died 28 March 1850, aged 69 years. They are buried at Matter's Cemetery near Elizabethville, Washington Twp., Dauphin Co. Henry Kuntzeiman became a minister of the Methodist faith. Henry's will was probated 14 Aug. 1841. He names only one child, Henry Kuntzelman, jr. There were probably other children. i. Henry' Kuntzelman, Jr." Fourth Generation 7. Anna Catharine4 Kunzelman/Councilman, b. 12 May 1781; m. in Broome Co., N.Y. James Clock; d. 25 Oct. 1857. 8. john4 Kunzelman/Councilman, b. ca. 1783; m. in Broome Co., N.Y., (1) Wealthy Ames, (2) Elizabeth Canfield; d. Aug. 1862. 9. John Philip Kunzelman/Councilman, b. 2 Jan. 1785; m. Betsey Bundy; d. 14 Jan. 1848. 10. Joh. Heinrich4 Kunzelman/Henry Councilman, b. 12 Nov. 1786; in. (1) Harriet Ames, (2) Susan Wilkinson; d. in 1877. 11. Joh. Peter4 Kunzelman/Councilman, b. 30 Oct. 1788 in Pa.; m. 15 Feb. 1812 in N.Y. Jerusha Akerly. They had 14 children. 12. Barbara4 Councilman, birth date unknown, m. (1) Bacon, (2) -. _ _ Akerly; d. 27 June 1839. Roselle, (3) 13. Elizabeth Councilman, b. ca. 1791 in Broome Co., N.Y.; m. John Ames; d. in 1866. 14. jacob4 Councilman, b. 12 March 1793 in Broome Co., N.Y.; rn. Polly Gates; d. 9 June 1862. 15. Samuel4 Councilman, birth date unknown, m. Perlis 90 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 16. David4 Councilman, b. ca. 1796 in Broome Co., N.Y.; m. Eliza Hovey; d. in 1881.94 17. (Maria) Barbara' Artz, b. 12 July 1791, d. 24 Feb. 18(?); tn. Johann Jacob Coleman, b. 14 July 1792, d. 9 Oct. 1822. They are bur. at St. Matthew's or Coleman's cemetery in Lykens Twp., Dauphin Co., Pa.95 18. ( Joh.) Michael4 Artz, b. 20 Oct. 1792 and d. 25 April 1842; m. Catharine Ossman, b. 5 Jan. 1795, d. 21 Jan. 1881. They are bur. at the Artz Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill Co.96 19. Eve' Artz, b. 13 Feb. 1794 and d. 11 July 1885; in. Philip Dietrich, son of John and Barbara Dietrich, b. 5 March 1794; d. 28 Jan. 1871. Both are bur. at the Artz Cernetery.97 20. Philip' Artz, b. 6 Nov. 1795, d. 27 Jan. 1856; m. Catharine Bressler, daughter of Michael and Barbara Hetzel Bressler, b. 4 Nov. 1797, d. 21 Jan. 1881. They are bur. at Frieden's Cemetery in Hegins, Pa.98 21. John' Artz, b. 13 July 1797, d. 13 July 1842; m. Barbara Stein, daughter of Peter and Hanna Stein, b. 5 May 1801, d. 9 Jan. 1883. They are bur. at the Artz Cemetery." 22. Elizabeth' Artz, b. 18 Aug. 1799, d. 11 May 1866; in. Peter Coleman, son of Carl and Barbara Stein Coleman, b. 25 July 1799, d. 26 Aug. 1855. They are bur. at the Artz C6Tietery.m 23. Susanna' Artz, b. 11 Nov. 1801, d. 10 Jan. 1877; m. John E. Buffington, b. 29 May 1799, d. 21 Feb. 1866. They are both bur. at Simeon's Cemetery in Gratz, Dauphin Co.101 24. Jacob' Artz, b. 8 Feb. 1802, d. 26 Aug. 1883; m. Rachael Hartman, daughter of Henry and Sarah Homer Hartman from the Gratz area, b. 15 Oct. 1801, d. 3 Sept. 1890. They are bur. at the 102 Artz Cemetery. 25. David4 Artz, b. 16 June 1805, d. 2 June 1879; m. Sarah , b. 11 Mar. 1813, d. 18 Oct. 1876. They are bur. at the Artz Cemetery.'" 26. George Artz, b. after 1806; listed as a minor when his father died; court records indicate he moved to Jefferson Co., Pa.1°4 27. Catharine' Artz, b. after 1806; minor when her father died; m. Daniel Otto, b. 28 Sept. 1809, son of William and Margaret Kessler Otto. In 1838, he purchased land in Red Bank Twp., Armstrong Co. with Philip Kuntzleman (see 30 below). In 1863 the heirs of Daniel Barth°lantai Kuntzelmann 91 Otto signed releases to receive the share due Daniel from the estate of his mother, Margaretta Otto. The release was signed from DuPage Co., where the Otto family was living.1°5 28. Lydia4 Ariz; also a minor in 1826; m. George Young and moved to western Pa,'" 29. Johns Kunselman, born Ca. 1795, m. (1) Elisabeth Hoffa (Haffe), daughter of Abraham and Elisabeth Hoffa.'" His second wife was Magdalena, widow of George Feninger.1" His second wife died in 1846, and his brother Philip died that same year. 1°9 The preponderance of evidence, including the 1850 census records, indicates that he probably married a third time, to Magdalena Otto, widow of his brother Philip (below). 11° John is listed on the Lower Mahantango Twp., Schuylkill Co., tax lists as a blacksmith. He first appears on the fax lists in 1817. His name is crossed off the 1834 tax list, marking the approximate time he removed to Red Bank Twp., Armstrong Co., Pa.1 " He died there 14 April 1871. His will, recorded in Armstrong Co., names four children."2 30. Philip4 Kunselman, b. ca. 1796, first appears on the Lower Mahantango Twp. tax lists in 1818. He married Magdalena Otto, b. 6 Nov. 1795, daughter of William and Agatha Otto.'" Philip is marked removed on the 1833 Lower Mahantango Twp. tax list. He also moved to Red Bank Twp., Armstrong Co., Pa., where he purchased 200 acres on 24 May 1834."4 He died in May 1846, leaving a will which names his eight children. His widow Magdalena d. 24 Sept. 1865.116 Philip Kunselman and Magdalena had children: 1. ii. iv. v. Elias P.5, b. 1822, d. 26 July 1891, m. Margaret Schaffner.117 John P.5 , b. 1825, d. 19 Nov. 1891, m. Susanna Hoffman; bur. at Mt. Zion Cemetery, near New Bethlehem, Armstrong Co., Pa."8 Catharine5, b. ca. 1826, m. 21 Dec. 1842 Leander Weinberg. In 1844 they went to Michigan and lived in Flowerfield Twp., St. Joseph Co.119 They had 11 children. Catharine Weinberg d. 3 Dec. 1888. Lavina5, b. 28 May 1826, d. 18 Oct. 1858; m. Samuel Koppenheffer. 1" Margaret5 , b. 19 Jan. 1828, d. 28 Feb. 1898; in. George Lankert.121 92 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine vi. Moses5 , b. 1829, by 1860 was residing in Parke Twp., St. Joseph Co., Mich.122 vii. William5, b. 1833, residing in 1856 in Brady Twp., Kalamazoo Co., Mich.123 viii. Lydia5, b. 1837. By 1860, she was living in Parke Twp., St. Joseph Co., Mich.124 31. Peter4 Kuntzelman, b. 11 Feb. 1797, m. Sarah Deibler, daughter of Matthias and Catharine Etzweiler Deibler.125 They lived in the Lykens Valley of Dauphin Co., then in Coolspring, Jefferson Co., and later in Mercer Co., Pa. The spelling of the surname changed to Counselman in Mercer Co. They had 12 children, and Peter Counselman died in Mercer Co. in 1873. 32. Catharine4 Kuntzeiman, b. 22 July 1800, d. 2 Nov. 1873; m. Michael Paul, b. 21 Sept. 1798, d. 3 May 1879. They are buried at 126 the Howerter cemetery in the Mahantango valley. 33. Henry' Kunselman, b. 1802, also moved to Red Bank Twp., Armstrong Co., Pa. The Lower Mahantango tax lists show him "removed" in 1828.127 34. Christina4 Kunselman m. Joseph Holleman and she predeceased her father. In 1860 her children were living in Will Co., Ill., with their father.128 35. George4 Kunselman, b. Ca. 1805, is listed on the Lower Mahantango tax lists as a miller. He lived there until 1833, when he is marked "removed." He went to the Red Bank area of Armstrong Co. He married Martha . They had 10 children. He d. 31 March 1868, aged 64 years. Martha d. 10 Oct. 1891, aged 84 years, 10 months and 9 days. They are buried at New Salem Cemetery.129 36. jonathan4 Kuntzelman, b. 15 May 1806, d. 24 Nov. 1879; m. Elizabeth Henninger, b. 2 Feb. 1818, d. 12 July 1900, daughter of George and Elisabeth Miller Henninger. They remained in Schuylkill Co. and are both buried at St. Peter's Cemetery, Erwin, Pa. They had eight children.m 37. David4 Kunselman, b. ca. 1807, is also marked "removed" on the 1833 Lower Mahantango tax list. He went with his brothers to Red Bank Twp., Armstrong Co. He m. Catharine Ferringer, daughter of George and Magdalena Ferringer.131 38. Michael4 Kunselman m. Lydia Ossman, daughter of Philip and Barbara Friedline Ossman. They moved first to Armstrong Co., then to Egan, 111.132 Bartholomai Kuntzelmann 93 39. Solornon4 Kuntzelman remained in Schuylkill Co. He m. Lydia Bixier, b. 14 Nov. 1822, d. 17 June 1895. She is bur. at Salem's Cemetery. Solomon died after 1856 in Tremont, Schuylkill Co.'" 40. Daniel4 Kunselman, b. 29 Jan. 1814, d. 13 Oct. 1894; rn. Sarah b. 1816, d. 10 Dec. 1891. Both are buried at New Salem Cemetery, Red Bank Twp., Armstrong Co. They had eight Children. 41. Elisabeth4 Kunselman m. Henry Feather, and they joined others in the family who went to Red Bank Twp., Armstrong Co.'35 Notes I . Ralph Beaver Strassburger and William John Hinke, Pennsylvania German Pioneers (Norristown, Pa., 1934), 1:310, 311, 313. 2. For example, Joseph Fabion, Michael Miller, and the two Zweisigs were identified as emigrants from Mauer in Friedrich Krebs, "Palatine Emigration Materials from the Neckar Valley, 1726-1766," Pennsylvania Folklife, 23 (1975):15-44, reprinted in Don Yoder, ed., Rhineland Emigrants (Baltimore, 1981), 1-30. Jacob Rimbi and Daniel Gillman came from Breitenheim, and Philip Daum arid Johan Henrich Schmitt emigrated from Niederhausen, all identified in the Zweibriicken Manumissions Protocol, published in William John Hinke and John Baer Staudt, "German Immigrants from Zweibruecken in the Palatinate, 17281749," Yearbook of the Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, 1 (1936): 101-24 . 3. The Kuntzelmann surname appears in the card file at the Basel Staatsarchiv, Basel, Switzerland; the earliest reference is to a Michael Kuntzelmann, citizen of Basel in 1557. The name also appears in the church records at Maikammer, Hambach, and Bobenheim, all in Rheinland-Pfalz; also in Lemberg and Neckartenzlingen, both in Wurttemberg; and at Hoffenheim in Baden. 4. Annette Kunselman Burgert, Eighteenth Century Emigrants from GermanSpeaking Lands to North America, Volume I: The Northern Kraichgau, Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society, 16 (Breinigsville, Pa., 1983):156. 5. Letter to the author, 3 Dec. 1984, containing transcribed records from the Wendelsheim Lutheran Churchbook, original records at Verbandsgemeinde Wonstein. 6. Wendelsheim Lutheran Churchbook, 1686-4 798, unpaginated mss., microfilm no. 1,197,090, Family History Library, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah, hereafter cited as Wendelsheim Lutheran Churchbook. 7. Strassburger and Hinke, Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 1:311, 313. The immigrant did not sign his name, and the surname appears with three different spellings. Throughout this article, the spelling of the surname is given as it appears in the document or source being cited. The two most prevalent forms of the surname in both Germany and Pennsylvania are Kuntzelrnann and Kunselman. 8. Strassburger and Hinke, Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 1:310, 311, 313. 9. Wendelsheim Lutheran Churchbook, death records. 94 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 10. Ibid. 11, Wendelsheim Lutheran Churchbook, marriages. 12. Wendelsheim Lutheran Churchbook, baptisms. 13. Ibid. 14. Wendelsheim Lutheran Churchbook, marriages: 1730, married 17 July in Wendelsheim: Philips Jacob Comens from Morschh. (Morschheim] and Sybilla Catharina Zimmer, daughter of joh. Zimmer. 15. Morschheim Lutheran Churchbook, original in Landeskirchenamt Speyer, microfilm no. 193,059, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, hereafter cited as Morschheim Lutheran Churchbook. 16. Wendelsheim Lutheran Churchbook, marriages. 17. Morschheim Lutheran Churchbook, confirmations. 18. Ibid. 19. Morschheim Lutheran Churchbook, baptisms and burials. 20. Morschheim Lutheran Churchbook, baptisms. 21. Ibid. In the baptismal record of Maria Barbara Comens, her mother's name is recorded as Anna Esther. In all other records, however, the name appears as Maria Esther. 22. Morschheim Lutheran Churchbook, baptisms; Strassburger and Hinke, Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 1:310, 311, 313. 23. Morschheim Lutheran Churchbook, baptisms. 24. Morschheim Lutheran Churchbook, burials. 25. Morschheim Lutheran Churchbook, marriages. 26. Morschheim Lutheran Churchbook, baptisms. 27. Ibid. 28. Lebanon assessments for 1755 and 1759 appear in William Henry Egle, History of the Counties of Dauphin and Lebanon (Philadelphia, 1883), History of Lebanon Co., 130. 29. Lancaster Co. Will Bk. C, 1:209. 30. Inventory of Philip Kuntzelmann's estate, copy in Kuntzelmann genealogical file, Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, Pa. 31. Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever: Baptismal and Marriage, 1730 1779 (Harrisburg, 1896), 76. 32. Records of the First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Pa., transcribed by William J. Hinke. Copy in the archives of The United Church of Christ and The Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society, Lancaster, Pa. 33. Wendelsheim Lutheran Churchbook, where the name of his baptismal sponsor variously appears as Philip Jacob Comens, Johann Jacob Gomens, and Philip Comens. If Philip Kunzelmann was named for this sponsor, his full given name could have been Philip Jacob and recorded simply as Jacob in the marriage record. 34. Records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading, Pa. 35. Assessment lists for east end of Hanover, 1769, in William Henry Egle, Notes and Queries, 1st and 2c1. ser., l (Baltimore, 1970; orig. publ. Harrisburg, 1894):83; Hanover East assessment, 1770, in Egle, History of the Counties of Dauphin and Barth°lomai Kunizelmann 95 Lebanon, History of Lebanon Co., 180; 1771 assessment in Pennsylvania Archives, .31:1 ser., 17:22. 36. He disappears from the east end of Hanover tax lists, and next appears in the records of Himmel (Schwaben Creek) Church, Washington Twp., Northumberland Co.; Northumberland Co. land warrant dated 15 May 1776 in Pennsylvania Archives, 3d ser., 25:99. 37. Stumpstown tax list, 1782, in Pennsylvania Archives, 3d ser., 17:843. 38. Pennsylvania Archives, 5th ser., 7:171. Many of the names of members of this company are found on the 1782 Stumpstown tax list. 39. Egle, Notes and Queries, Annual Volume, 1900 (Baltimore, 1970; orig. publ. Harrisburg, 1901), 168. 40. Deed in the Rare Rooks Manuscript Collection of the Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg. The deed is signed in German script: Phillip Kuntzelman. The signature on this document matches his signature on his 1809 will in Berks Co. 41. Berks Co. warrants, *173, #174, #188, Bureau of Land Records, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pa. Several other warrants, patents, and surveys for Philip Kunselman are also recorded in the Bureau of Land Records. 42. Berks Co. warrant *188, 350 acres, dated 5 June 1786; patent to Philip Kunselman dated 15 Dec. 1791; Bureau of Land Records, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pa. This "Indian Camp" tract was later deeded Ito his son Johannes [John). Berks Co. Deed Bk. 23:464-66. 43. Readinger Zeitung, newspaper issues dated 10 May 1797 and 17 Nov. 1801. 44. Records of Trinity Lutheran, Reading, Pa., 1761 baptisms. 45. Barbara is named in her father's will as the wife of Philip Artz. 46. Records of Himmel (Schwaben Creek) Church, Washington Twp., Northumberland Co., Pa., 1776 baptisms; hereafter cited as Records of Himmel Church. 47. Records of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fredericksburg, Lebanon Co., Pa., hereafter cited as Records of St. John's Church. 48. Berks Co. Will Bk. 5:240. 49. Deeds from 1830 recorded in Schuylkill Co. Deed Bks. 13:259 and 18:368, releases from Philip Kunselman's heirs. Heinrich Kunselman of Lykens Twp,, Dauphin Co., in a letter dated 17 Jan. 1831, to his brother Phillip Kunzelman at Glen Aubrey, N.Y., stated: "I have a goodly amount of money for you we have not as yet sold all the land, and no final settlement is made, but I will do it as soon as possible" (copy provided by Susanna Councilman Robins, Phoenix, Az., in a letter to the author, 17 Nov. 1987). 50. No marriage record has been located. The Foster name appears on family group sheets provided by Mitchell Smith, Dallas, Pa., (letter to the author, 7 Dec. 1987). Information on the Philip Councilman family from records in New York was also provided by Susanna Councilman Robins, Phoenix, Az., (letter to the author, 17 Nov. 1987). Joh. Heinrich, son of Philip Adam and Catharina Kunzelman, was sponsored at baptism by Heinrich Furst and his wife Cath[arina]; see below. 51. H. Perry Smith, ed., History of Broome County, New York (1885). 52. Broome Co., N.Y., information provided by Mitchell Smith and Susanna Councilman Robins; see above, note 50. 96 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 53. Ibid. 54. Ibid. 55. Records of St. Peter's (Hoffman's) Church, Lykens Valley, Dauphin Co., Pa. 56. Mitchell Smith to the author, 7 Dec. 1987. 57. Records of St. John's Church. 58. Records of Klinger's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Lykens Twp., Dauphin Co., Pa., hereafter cited as Records of Klinger's Church. 59. Ibid. 60. Information on Barbara, Elisabeth, Jacob, Samuel, and David provided by Susanna Robins and Mitchell Smith; see above, note 50. 61. The will of Jacob Artz of Tulpehocken, Berks Co., names his son Philip, "who dwells over the Broad Mountain." Berks Co. Will Bk. B, 308. Philip Artzt, son of Jacob and Eva Artzt, was b. 6 Feb. 1764 and bp. 10 Feb. 1764; records of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Marion Twp., Berks Co. 62. Will of Philip Artz of Upper Mahantango Twp., dated 19 Dec. 1825, probated 23 June 1826; Schuylkill Co. Will Bk. 1:110-13; will of Barbara Artz of Lower Mahantango Twp., dated 3 May 1830, probated 28 July 1830; Schuylkill Co. Will Bk. 1:137. 63. Records of Klinger's Church. 64. Ibid. 65. Ibid. 66. Ibid. 67. Son Johannes named in Philip Arles will. 68. Records of Klinger's Church. 69. Ibid. 70. Birthdate of Jacob Artz kindly provided by Carolyn Schwalm, Valley View, Pa. 71. Birthdate of David Artz kindly provided by Carolyn Schwalm, Valley View, Pa. 72. Jacob, David, and George Artz were named as sons in Philip Artz's will. 73. Named as a daughter in Philip Artz's will. 74. Ibid. 75. Records of Himmel Church. 76. Johannes Kuntzelman's wife is given as Margareth Reissin in an unpublished 10 page mss. tided "The Kuntzleman Genealogy," compiled by Dr. Oliver Kuntzleman, Wyoming, Del., dated 30 May 1964. Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, 1911), 832, in a history of the Paul family, also names Johannes Kuntzelman's wife Margaretha Reissin. 77. Death dates for Johannes and Margaretha from tombstones in cemetery at Friedens Lutheran Church, Hegins, Pa. 78. Schuylkill Co. Orphans Court Bk. 7:595, 689. 79, Ibid., Bk. 8:183, 184. 80. John's year of birth estimated from age in 1850 census, Red Bank Twp., Bartholomai Kunizelmann 97 Armstrong Co., Pa. He is named as the eldest son of John Kuntzelman in Schuylkill Co. Orphans Court Bk. 8:183. 81. Philip is named as a deceased son of John Kuntzelman; ibid. 82. Records of Klinger's Church. 83. Ibid. 84. Records of St. Jacob's Lutheran Church, Pine Grove Twp., Schuylkill Co., Pa. 85. Schuylkill Co. Orphans Court Bk. 8:183. 86. Year of birth estimated from age given in 1850 census, Red Bank Twp., Armstrong Co. and age on tombstone, New Salem Cemetery, Red Bank Twp., Armstrong Co. 87. Date of birth from tombstone, St. Peter's Cemetery, Orwin, Schuylkill Co., Pa. 88. Schuylkill Co. Orphans Court Bk. 8:183. 89. Ibid. 90. Ibid. 91. Date of birth from tombstone, New Salem Cemetery, Red Bank Twp., Armstrong Co. 92. Schuylkill Co. Orphans Court Bk. 8:183. 93. Ferringer estate records in Schuylkill Co. Miscellaneous Bk. 4:198, Register of Wills office, Schuylkill Co. Courthouse, Pottsville, Pa.; dates of death from tombstones; Henry Kuntzelman's will in Dauphin Co. Will Bk. 1E, 321. 94. Information on *7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 from records in Broome Co., N.Y., provided by Susanna Robins and Mitchell Smith; see above, note M. Sources cited on family group sheets include 1820 and 1830 censuses for Broome Co., N.Y.; cemetery records at Nanticoke and Glen Aubrey, N.Y.; and 1834 Letters of Administration, Broome Co., N.Y., on the estate of Philip Councilman. 95. Life dates for both (Maria) Barbara Artz and Johann Jacob Coleman are from their tombstones. Her tombstone is partially eroded, and the year of her death is illegible. 96. St. Paul's (Artz) Church, Sacramento, Schuylkill Co., church and cemetery records in the Archives of the United Church of Christ and the Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society, Lancaster, Pa., Envelope #547, hereafter cited as Artz Cemetery Records. 97. Artz Cemetery Records. 98. Their life dates are from their tombstones in the cemetery at Frieden's Lutheran Church, Hegins, Pa. 99. Artz Cemetery Records. 100. Ibid. 101. Their life dates are from their tombstones in the cemetery at Simeon's Church, Gratz, Dauphin Co., Pa. 102. Artz Cemetery Records. 103. Ibid. I 04. Schuylkill Co. release deeds concerning the estate of Philip Artz reveal the later place of residence of the three younger children: George Artz of Jefferson 98 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Co.; Catharine Artz, wife of Daniel Otto of Armstrong Co.; Lydia Artz, wife of George Young of Porter Twp., Jefferson Co. 105. Schuylkill Co. Orphans Court Bk. 7:214 lists the children of William Otto. The present twp. of Red Bank, in Armstrong Co., contains only about one sixth of the territory included within the old limits of Red Bank, as it was organized 18 Sept 1806. Daniel Otto's date of birth from the William Otto family Bible. Schuylkill Co. Miscellaneous Bk. 9:45, releases on estate of Margaret Otto dated 1863 from Du Page Co., 111. 106. Information on all children of Philip and Barbara (Kunselman) Artz kindly provided by Carolyn Schwalm, Valley View, Pa. 107. Schuylkill Co. Miscellaneous Bk. 7:489. 108. Will of George Farringer, Schuylkill Co. Will Bk. 1:74; Schuylkill Co. Deed Bk. 33:127. 109. Will of Magdalena Ferringer Kunselman, dated 16 May 1844, probated 9 Feb. 1846, Armstrong Co. Wills, estate #705. 110. Armstrong Co. Orphans Court Bk. 2:90 names Lydia Counselman as a minor daughter of Philip Counselman, over 14 years of age in 1853. She is listed in the 1850 census, Armstrong Co., in the family of John and Magdalena Kunselman. No marriage records exist for Armstrong Co. in this period. Magdalena Kunselman's obituary in Der Chrisiliche Botschafter, publication of the Evangelical Church, issue of 13 Oct. 1865, names her surviving husband Johann and seven children. 111. Tax lists in tax assessors office, Schuylkill Co. Courthouse, Pottsville, Pa. 112. Armstrong Co. Will Bk. 2:587, dated 9 Jan. 1871, estate #2085. 113. Schuylkill Co. Orphans Court Bk. 7:214. Magdalena Otto Kunselman's birth date from William Otto family Bible. Magdalena Kunsilman, late Otto, of Red Bank Twp., Armstrong Co., release to David Otto, Schuylkill Co. Miscellaneous Bk. 9:46. 114. Armstrong Co. Deed Bk. 8:444, 445. 115. Will dated 27 Oct. 1842, probated 29 May 1846, Armstrong Co. Will Bk. 1:321, estate #718, 116. Obituary, Der Christliche Botschafter, 13 Oct. 1865. 117, His dates are from his tombstone in Mt. Zion Cemetery, near New Bethlehem, Armstrong Co. Her maiden name is from their son Miles's birth certificate. Elias's will, dated 18 May 1891, is recorded in Armstrong Co. Will Bk. 4:574. 118. Susanna Kunselman d. 14 Feb 1896, aged 63 years, 3 months, 14 days. Her maiden name is from the death certificate of her son Samuel A. Kunselman, 4 Oct. 1936. Her death date is from her tombstone in Mt. Zion Cemetery, near New Bethlehem, Armstrong Co., Pa., and also from the Register of Wills office, Armstrong Co. Courthouse, Kittanning, Pa. John P. Kunselman's will is recorded in Armstrong Co. Will Bk. 4:600. 119. Schuylkill Co. Miscellaneous Bk. 8:173. All dates for Catharine Kunselman Weinberg are from a biography of Leander R. Weinberg in Portrait and Biographical Album of Si. Joseph County, Michigan (1889), 503-04. Their family is enumerated in the 1850, 1860, and 1870 census records for Flowerfield Twp., St. Joseph Co., Mich. 120. Life dates for Lavina Kunselman Koppenheffer provided by Cornelius E. Bartholontai Kuntzeimann 99 Koppenheffer, Emporium, Pa. (letter to the author, 9 Oct 1967). She was named in her father's will, probated in 1846, but died before the final distribution of her grandfather's estate in 1860. Her married surname also appears in records as Koppenhaver and Copenhaver. 121. Margaret Lanker is listed as one of the heirs in John Kunzlernan's estate records, Schuylkill Co. Miscellaneous Book 8:184. George Lanker died 9 Dec. 1889, age 61 years, 8 months, and 4 days. Their life dates are from their tombstones in New Salem Cemetery, Red Bank Twp., Armstrong Co. The surname appears in records as Lankerd, Lankert, and Lanker. 122. U.S. census, 1860, Parke Twp., St. Joseph Co., Mich. 123. Armstrong Co. Deed Bk. 32:547, dated 1856; William Consylman of Brady Twp., Kalamazoo Co., Mich. 124. U.S. census, 1860, Parke Twp., St. Joseph Co., Mich. 125. Sarah Deibler was b. 15 July 1803 and baptized at Hoffman's Reformed Church, Lykens Valley, Dauphin Co. The first child of Peter Kunzelman and his wife Sarah was also baptized at this church in 1820. Information on Peter Counseiman, his wife and children, and the year of his death taken from family group record compiled by Reginald A. Hansom, Phoenix, Az. (letter to the author, 19 Oct. 1965). 126. Schuylkill Co. Miscellaneous Bk. 8:184. Dates are from tombstones in cemetery at St. Jacob's (Howerter's) Church, Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland Co. 127. Schuylkill Co. Miscellaneous Bk. 8:186. Tax lists are in the tax assessors office, Schuylkill Co. Courthouse, Pottsville. 128. Schuylkill Co. Orphans Court Bk. 7:595; release from Haldeman heirs in Will Co., X11., Schuylkill Co. Miscellaneous Bk. 9:34. 129. Lower Mahantango Twp. tax lists, Schuylkill Co. Courthouse; New Salem Cemetery, Red Bank Twp., Armstrong Co.; George's will, dated 7 Dec. 1867, is Armstrong Co. estate #1951. 130. Information and dates for Jonathan Kuntzelman and wife from Dr. Oliver Kuntzleman, "The Kuntzleman Genealogy," unpublished mss. dated 30 May 1964. 131. Schuylkill Co. Deed Bk. 33:127: David Kunzeiman and wife Catharine of Red Bank Twp., Clarion Co.; she is identified as a daughter of George Forringer, late of Lower Mahantango Twp., Schuylkill Co. 132. Records of Philip Ossman's estate, dated Aug. 1866, name his daughter Lydia, wife of Michael Kunselman. Schuylkill Co. Orphans Court Bk. 13:273. 133. Dates from tombstone in cemetery at Salem (Herb's) Church, near Rough and Ready, Schuylkill Co.; 6 children listed in 1850 census, Tremont Twp., Schuylkill Co.; Solomon listed as deceased before 1860 in Schuylkill Co. Miscellaneous Bk. 8:187. 134. Dates from tombstones, New Salem Cemetery, Red Bank Twp., Armstrong Co. His eight children are listed in Armstrong Co. Real Estate Partitions, 1:540. 135.. Schuylkill Co. Miscellaneous Bk. 8:188.