Heinrich Zimmerman, born September 7, 1673 in Wattenwyl, Berne Canton, Switzerland, was called "der Schwartz Heinrich (the black Henry)" because he was dark haired, dark eyed and dark complected. He was a mischievous child, often in trouble at the public school.
Heinrich became a pikeman (soldier) in the army, as a mercenary for France. He returned to Switzerland after his term of service, probably in 1696, after the Peace of Ryswick, and was apprenticed to a doctor. He also was active in local politics. He heard about Penn's efforts to colonize Pennsylvania in the New World, and believed that his future lay in emigration to the New World. He left Switzerland in 1698 and, arriving in Philadelphia, settled in the nearby settlement of Germantown, while he searched for land. He returned home in late 1700 and shared his experience with his fellow villagers. They formed an Emigration Society which sent another villager to confirm Heinrich's findings. This villager, Franz Louis Michel, decided that North Carolina was better suited to their needs. A group left the Canton of Berne for North Carolina, founding the settlement of New Berne. Heinrich did not go to New Berne, wanting still to settle in Pennsylvania.
In the meantime, he married a girl from the neighboring village of Blumenstein, Salome Rufener, on 1701, and had two sons, Emmanuel and Gabriel, with her. He was still active in local politics and sided with the wrong party in a dispute with the government. Heinrich was forced to leave Switzerland with Salome and the children, heading to London, and finally arriving in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1706.
Soon after arriving in Germantown, he bought a house in town for his medical practice and land outside of town for farming. Heinrich and Salome had six more children after arriving in Pennsylvania - Salome, Christian, Daniel, Henry, Mary and Jacob. he continued to acquire land until, around 1717, his acreage approached 3,000. He had begun buying contracts on "Redemptioners," similar to the English indentured servants, and he put these people to work on his plantations.
In about 1717, Heinrich built a log cabin on that portion of his property that ran along the Pequea and moved the family there. It was two day's hard ride from Germantown, but he made the trip frequently, dividing his time between his medical practice and his family. He sent his children to Germantown to be schooled. He insisted that his children learn both German and English, although this was an unpopular move in his Swiss-German community. Several of his children attended the small college established there by his friend Pastorius.
In 1729, Heinrich and his two Swiss-born sons, Emmanuel and Gabriel, were naturalized as citizens with full rights by an act of the General Assembly. In the naturalization papers, their names were converted from Zimmerman to Carpenter, although it was fifty years before all members of the family used the English name in their German-speaking community.
As Heinrich's children grew to adulthood, he decided he needed more land. About 1728, he staked a claim to a large parcel along the Conestoga River. His eldest son Emmanuel settled there after his marriage and later, his brother Gabriel did the same. In 1735, Heinrich built a large stone house on the Conestoga property, near his sons, and moved the family to this new home. He and his sons built and operated a grist mill on the Conestoga.
Heinrich's wife, Salome is presumed to have died after 1743. Her signature appears on a land transaction in that year, but not on any of the following deeds. Heinrich's last land transaction was dated 1747. His exact date of death is not known, and he left no will. All his land was divided and transferred to his children before his death. Heinrich Zimmerman is buried in the family graveyard on his original property, near present day Lampeter. If there was a headstone, it has since disappeared.
Children of Heinrich Zimmerman and wife Salome Rufener:
1. Emmanuel Zimmerman, later known as Emmanuel Carpenter, born in 1702 in Berne Canton, Switzerland, and married Caroline Line.
2. Gabriel Zimmerman, born in 1704 in Berne Canton, Switzerland, married Appolina Herman
3. Salome Zimmerman, born in 1711 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, married John Wistar in 1731 and made her home in Germantown. She died there in 1736.
4. Henry Zimmerman, born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, later known as Henry Carpenter, was educated as a doctor in Basle, Switzerland and married Susan Forney after returning to Pennsylvania.
5. Daniel Zimmerman, born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, married his sister-in-law Magdalena Forney.
6. Mary Zimmerman, born in Pequea, Pennsylvania, married Daniel Fiere, Jr., in 1739. Her marriage document states that she "took his name as a proof of the marriage, as was the custom" in that area.
7. Jacob Zimmerman, born in Pequea in 1724, married (1) Elizabeth Herr, who died after a couple of years. Married (2) Susan Miller, who died after four years. Married (3) Magdalena Kendrick, who survived him.
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Dr. Henry Heinrich Zimmerman
ALIAS: Henry Carpenter "Black Henry"
Birth: 7 SEP 1673 in Wattenwill, Berne Canton, Switzerland
Death: 10 Jun 1750 in Piquea, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Immigration: 1706 To Pennsylvania
Burial: Carpenter church graveyard, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
He had black hair ,black eyes, dark complexion, and was 6 ft. 0 in tall.
Marriage: Maria Salome Rufener b: 28 DEC 1675 in Bluemenstein, Berne Canton, Switzerland in 1701 in Bernese, Oberland Bern, Switzerland.
Miliary Service: Enlisted as soldier in army of Louis XIV of France.
Father: *Heinrich Zimmerman b: 20 FEB 1645/46 in Bernese, Oberland, Bern, Switzerland
Mother: *Anna Margaret Morgert b: ABT 1651 in Wattenwil-Thurnen, Berne, Switzerland.
(Reference for Bio & above information: GENi, Heinrich Carpenter (Zimmerman), III).
Heinrich became a pikeman (soldier) in the army, as a mercenary for France. He returned to Switzerland after his term of service, probably in 1696, after the Peace of Ryswick, and was apprenticed to a doctor. He also was active in local politics. He heard about Penn's efforts to colonize Pennsylvania in the New World, and believed that his future lay in emigration to the New World. He left Switzerland in 1698 and, arriving in Philadelphia, settled in the nearby settlement of Germantown, while he searched for land. He returned home in late 1700 and shared his experience with his fellow villagers. They formed an Emigration Society which sent another villager to confirm Heinrich's findings. This villager, Franz Louis Michel, decided that North Carolina was better suited to their needs. A group left the Canton of Berne for North Carolina, founding the settlement of New Berne. Heinrich did not go to New Berne, wanting still to settle in Pennsylvania.
In the meantime, he married a girl from the neighboring village of Blumenstein, Salome Rufener, on 1701, and had two sons, Emmanuel and Gabriel, with her. He was still active in local politics and sided with the wrong party in a dispute with the government. Heinrich was forced to leave Switzerland with Salome and the children, heading to London, and finally arriving in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1706.
Soon after arriving in Germantown, he bought a house in town for his medical practice and land outside of town for farming. Heinrich and Salome had six more children after arriving in Pennsylvania - Salome, Christian, Daniel, Henry, Mary and Jacob. he continued to acquire land until, around 1717, his acreage approached 3,000. He had begun buying contracts on "Redemptioners," similar to the English indentured servants, and he put these people to work on his plantations.
In about 1717, Heinrich built a log cabin on that portion of his property that ran along the Pequea and moved the family there. It was two day's hard ride from Germantown, but he made the trip frequently, dividing his time between his medical practice and his family. He sent his children to Germantown to be schooled. He insisted that his children learn both German and English, although this was an unpopular move in his Swiss-German community. Several of his children attended the small college established there by his friend Pastorius.
In 1729, Heinrich and his two Swiss-born sons, Emmanuel and Gabriel, were naturalized as citizens with full rights by an act of the General Assembly. In the naturalization papers, their names were converted from Zimmerman to Carpenter, although it was fifty years before all members of the family used the English name in their German-speaking community.
As Heinrich's children grew to adulthood, he decided he needed more land. About 1728, he staked a claim to a large parcel along the Conestoga River. His eldest son Emmanuel settled there after his marriage and later, his brother Gabriel did the same. In 1735, Heinrich built a large stone house on the Conestoga property, near his sons, and moved the family to this new home. He and his sons built and operated a grist mill on the Conestoga.
Heinrich's wife, Salome is presumed to have died after 1743. Her signature appears on a land transaction in that year, but not on any of the following deeds. Heinrich's last land transaction was dated 1747. His exact date of death is not known, and he left no will. All his land was divided and transferred to his children before his death. Heinrich Zimmerman is buried in the family graveyard on his original property, near present day Lampeter. If there was a headstone, it has since disappeared.
Children of Heinrich Zimmerman and wife Salome Rufener:
1. Emmanuel Zimmerman, later known as Emmanuel Carpenter, born in 1702 in Berne Canton, Switzerland, and married Caroline Line.
2. Gabriel Zimmerman, born in 1704 in Berne Canton, Switzerland, married Appolina Herman
3. Salome Zimmerman, born in 1711 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, married John Wistar in 1731 and made her home in Germantown. She died there in 1736.
4. Henry Zimmerman, born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, later known as Henry Carpenter, was educated as a doctor in Basle, Switzerland and married Susan Forney after returning to Pennsylvania.
5. Daniel Zimmerman, born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, married his sister-in-law Magdalena Forney.
6. Mary Zimmerman, born in Pequea, Pennsylvania, married Daniel Fiere, Jr., in 1739. Her marriage document states that she "took his name as a proof of the marriage, as was the custom" in that area.
7. Jacob Zimmerman, born in Pequea in 1724, married (1) Elizabeth Herr, who died after a couple of years. Married (2) Susan Miller, who died after four years. Married (3) Magdalena Kendrick, who survived him.
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Dr. Henry Heinrich Zimmerman
ALIAS: Henry Carpenter "Black Henry"
Birth: 7 SEP 1673 in Wattenwill, Berne Canton, Switzerland
Death: 10 Jun 1750 in Piquea, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Immigration: 1706 To Pennsylvania
Burial: Carpenter church graveyard, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
He had black hair ,black eyes, dark complexion, and was 6 ft. 0 in tall.
Marriage: Maria Salome Rufener b: 28 DEC 1675 in Bluemenstein, Berne Canton, Switzerland in 1701 in Bernese, Oberland Bern, Switzerland.
Miliary Service: Enlisted as soldier in army of Louis XIV of France.
Father: *Heinrich Zimmerman b: 20 FEB 1645/46 in Bernese, Oberland, Bern, Switzerland
Mother: *Anna Margaret Morgert b: ABT 1651 in Wattenwil-Thurnen, Berne, Switzerland.
(Reference for Bio & above information: GENi, Heinrich Carpenter (Zimmerman), III).
Heinrich Zimmerman, born September 7, 1673 in Wattenwyl, Berne Canton, Switzerland, was called "der Schwartz Heinrich (the black Henry)" because he was dark haired, dark eyed and dark complected. He was a mischievous child, often in trouble at the public school.
Heinrich became a pikeman (soldier) in the army, as a mercenary for France. He returned to Switzerland after his term of service, probably in 1696, after the Peace of Ryswick, and was apprenticed to a doctor. He also was active in local politics. He heard about Penn's efforts to colonize Pennsylvania in the New World, and believed that his future lay in emigration to the New World. He left Switzerland in 1698 and, arriving in Philadelphia, settled in the nearby settlement of Germantown, while he searched for land. He returned home in late 1700 and shared his experience with his fellow villagers. They formed an Emigration Society which sent another villager to confirm Heinrich's findings. This villager, Franz Louis Michel, decided that North Carolina was better suited to their needs. A group left the Canton of Berne for North Carolina, founding the settlement of New Berne. Heinrich did not go to New Berne, wanting still to settle in Pennsylvania.
In the meantime, he married a girl from the neighboring village of Blumenstein, Salome Rufener, on 1701, and had two sons, Emmanuel and Gabriel, with her. He was still active in local politics and sided with the wrong party in a dispute with the government. Heinrich was forced to leave Switzerland with Salome and the children, heading to London, and finally arriving in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1706.
Soon after arriving in Germantown, he bought a house in town for his medical practice and land outside of town for farming. Heinrich and Salome had six more children after arriving in Pennsylvania - Salome, Christian, Daniel, Henry, Mary and Jacob. he continued to acquire land until, around 1717, his acreage approached 3,000. He had begun buying contracts on "Redemptioners," similar to the English indentured servants, and he put these people to work on his plantations.
In about 1717, Heinrich built a log cabin on that portion of his property that ran along the Pequea and moved the family there. It was two day's hard ride from Germantown, but he made the trip frequently, dividing his time between his medical practice and his family. He sent his children to Germantown to be schooled. He insisted that his children learn both German and English, although this was an unpopular move in his Swiss-German community. Several of his children attended the small college established there by his friend Pastorius.
In 1729, Heinrich and his two Swiss-born sons, Emmanuel and Gabriel, were naturalized as citizens with full rights by an act of the General Assembly. In the naturalization papers, their names were converted from Zimmerman to Carpenter, although it was fifty years before all members of the family used the English name in their German-speaking community.
As Heinrich's children grew to adulthood, he decided he needed more land. About 1728, he staked a claim to a large parcel along the Conestoga River. His eldest son Emmanuel settled there after his marriage and later, his brother Gabriel did the same. In 1735, Heinrich built a large stone house on the Conestoga property, near his sons, and moved the family to this new home. He and his sons built and operated a grist mill on the Conestoga.
Heinrich's wife, Salome is presumed to have died after 1743. Her signature appears on a land transaction in that year, but not on any of the following deeds. Heinrich's last land transaction was dated 1747. His exact date of death is not known, and he left no will. All his land was divided and transferred to his children before his death. Heinrich Zimmerman is buried in the family graveyard on his original property, near present day Lampeter. If there was a headstone, it has since disappeared.
Children of Heinrich Zimmerman and wife Salome Rufener:
1. Emmanuel Zimmerman, later known as Emmanuel Carpenter, born in 1702 in Berne Canton, Switzerland, and married Caroline Line.
2. Gabriel Zimmerman, born in 1704 in Berne Canton, Switzerland, married Appolina Herman
3. Salome Zimmerman, born in 1711 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, married John Wistar in 1731 and made her home in Germantown. She died there in 1736.
4. Henry Zimmerman, born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, later known as Henry Carpenter, was educated as a doctor in Basle, Switzerland and married Susan Forney after returning to Pennsylvania.
5. Daniel Zimmerman, born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, married his sister-in-law Magdalena Forney.
6. Mary Zimmerman, born in Pequea, Pennsylvania, married Daniel Fiere, Jr., in 1739. Her marriage document states that she "took his name as a proof of the marriage, as was the custom" in that area.
7. Jacob Zimmerman, born in Pequea in 1724, married (1) Elizabeth Herr, who died after a couple of years. Married (2) Susan Miller, who died after four years. Married (3) Magdalena Kendrick, who survived him.
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Dr. Henry Heinrich Zimmerman
ALIAS: Henry Carpenter "Black Henry"
Birth: 7 SEP 1673 in Wattenwill, Berne Canton, Switzerland
Death: 10 Jun 1750 in Piquea, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Immigration: 1706 To Pennsylvania
Burial: Carpenter church graveyard, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
He had black hair ,black eyes, dark complexion, and was 6 ft. 0 in tall.
Marriage: Maria Salome Rufener b: 28 DEC 1675 in Bluemenstein, Berne Canton, Switzerland in 1701 in Bernese, Oberland Bern, Switzerland.
Miliary Service: Enlisted as soldier in army of Louis XIV of France.
Father: *Heinrich Zimmerman b: 20 FEB 1645/46 in Bernese, Oberland, Bern, Switzerland
Mother: *Anna Margaret Morgert b: ABT 1651 in Wattenwil-Thurnen, Berne, Switzerland.
(Reference for Bio & above information: GENi, Heinrich Carpenter (Zimmerman), III).
Heinrich became a pikeman (soldier) in the army, as a mercenary for France. He returned to Switzerland after his term of service, probably in 1696, after the Peace of Ryswick, and was apprenticed to a doctor. He also was active in local politics. He heard about Penn's efforts to colonize Pennsylvania in the New World, and believed that his future lay in emigration to the New World. He left Switzerland in 1698 and, arriving in Philadelphia, settled in the nearby settlement of Germantown, while he searched for land. He returned home in late 1700 and shared his experience with his fellow villagers. They formed an Emigration Society which sent another villager to confirm Heinrich's findings. This villager, Franz Louis Michel, decided that North Carolina was better suited to their needs. A group left the Canton of Berne for North Carolina, founding the settlement of New Berne. Heinrich did not go to New Berne, wanting still to settle in Pennsylvania.
In the meantime, he married a girl from the neighboring village of Blumenstein, Salome Rufener, on 1701, and had two sons, Emmanuel and Gabriel, with her. He was still active in local politics and sided with the wrong party in a dispute with the government. Heinrich was forced to leave Switzerland with Salome and the children, heading to London, and finally arriving in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1706.
Soon after arriving in Germantown, he bought a house in town for his medical practice and land outside of town for farming. Heinrich and Salome had six more children after arriving in Pennsylvania - Salome, Christian, Daniel, Henry, Mary and Jacob. he continued to acquire land until, around 1717, his acreage approached 3,000. He had begun buying contracts on "Redemptioners," similar to the English indentured servants, and he put these people to work on his plantations.
In about 1717, Heinrich built a log cabin on that portion of his property that ran along the Pequea and moved the family there. It was two day's hard ride from Germantown, but he made the trip frequently, dividing his time between his medical practice and his family. He sent his children to Germantown to be schooled. He insisted that his children learn both German and English, although this was an unpopular move in his Swiss-German community. Several of his children attended the small college established there by his friend Pastorius.
In 1729, Heinrich and his two Swiss-born sons, Emmanuel and Gabriel, were naturalized as citizens with full rights by an act of the General Assembly. In the naturalization papers, their names were converted from Zimmerman to Carpenter, although it was fifty years before all members of the family used the English name in their German-speaking community.
As Heinrich's children grew to adulthood, he decided he needed more land. About 1728, he staked a claim to a large parcel along the Conestoga River. His eldest son Emmanuel settled there after his marriage and later, his brother Gabriel did the same. In 1735, Heinrich built a large stone house on the Conestoga property, near his sons, and moved the family to this new home. He and his sons built and operated a grist mill on the Conestoga.
Heinrich's wife, Salome is presumed to have died after 1743. Her signature appears on a land transaction in that year, but not on any of the following deeds. Heinrich's last land transaction was dated 1747. His exact date of death is not known, and he left no will. All his land was divided and transferred to his children before his death. Heinrich Zimmerman is buried in the family graveyard on his original property, near present day Lampeter. If there was a headstone, it has since disappeared.
Children of Heinrich Zimmerman and wife Salome Rufener:
1. Emmanuel Zimmerman, later known as Emmanuel Carpenter, born in 1702 in Berne Canton, Switzerland, and married Caroline Line.
2. Gabriel Zimmerman, born in 1704 in Berne Canton, Switzerland, married Appolina Herman
3. Salome Zimmerman, born in 1711 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, married John Wistar in 1731 and made her home in Germantown. She died there in 1736.
4. Henry Zimmerman, born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, later known as Henry Carpenter, was educated as a doctor in Basle, Switzerland and married Susan Forney after returning to Pennsylvania.
5. Daniel Zimmerman, born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, married his sister-in-law Magdalena Forney.
6. Mary Zimmerman, born in Pequea, Pennsylvania, married Daniel Fiere, Jr., in 1739. Her marriage document states that she "took his name as a proof of the marriage, as was the custom" in that area.
7. Jacob Zimmerman, born in Pequea in 1724, married (1) Elizabeth Herr, who died after a couple of years. Married (2) Susan Miller, who died after four years. Married (3) Magdalena Kendrick, who survived him.
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Dr. Henry Heinrich Zimmerman
ALIAS: Henry Carpenter "Black Henry"
Birth: 7 SEP 1673 in Wattenwill, Berne Canton, Switzerland
Death: 10 Jun 1750 in Piquea, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Immigration: 1706 To Pennsylvania
Burial: Carpenter church graveyard, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
He had black hair ,black eyes, dark complexion, and was 6 ft. 0 in tall.
Marriage: Maria Salome Rufener b: 28 DEC 1675 in Bluemenstein, Berne Canton, Switzerland in 1701 in Bernese, Oberland Bern, Switzerland.
Miliary Service: Enlisted as soldier in army of Louis XIV of France.
Father: *Heinrich Zimmerman b: 20 FEB 1645/46 in Bernese, Oberland, Bern, Switzerland
Mother: *Anna Margaret Morgert b: ABT 1651 in Wattenwil-Thurnen, Berne, Switzerland.
(Reference for Bio & above information: GENi, Heinrich Carpenter (Zimmerman), III).
