NINTH GENERATION

256. Paul Casper ELLER ^{(140) (141)} was born in 1691 in Kaltenbrunn, Unterfranken, Bayern, Bavaria, Germany. He died between 1753 and 1756 in Palatinate, Germany. German spelling of name may have been Caspar or Kaspar. There are German records for both. The American church marriage records record both John Jacob Eller and John Melchoir Eller as having a father by the name of Casper Eller of the German Palatinate. John Jacob Eller was married at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Red Hill, Montgomery County, PA (records still exist, see page 66, Chap. 13, of the John Jacob Eller book).

See pages 31, 35, Chapter 9 of the book "John Jacob Eller and His Descendants", The Eller Family Assoc, 1998. Place of son John Jacob Eller's marriage and the name "Casper" used for this Eller's name.

257. Unknown German Mother ELLER^{(140) (141)}. Children were:

i. John Jacob ELLER^{(140) (141)} was born about 1715 in The Palatinate, Germany. He died in 1782 in Rowan County, NC. Jacob Eller, Sr. traveled to America from his home in the Palatinate, Germany with four brothers according to historian Jim Eller and records that recorded travelers from Germany through England to America. All five brothers, being in their 20's, traveled from Rotterdam to England then on to America. Jacob arrived in 1747 and is believed to be the oldest. Jacob's decendence moved from the original American home in Germantown (near Philadelphia), Pennsylvania to the south, primarily to Rowan County, North Carolina.

John Jacob Eller, Sr.'s ancestry is best documented in the John Jacob Eller book published by the Eller Family Association in 1998 and written/edited by J. Gerald Eller and Edward K. Eller.
ii. Christian ELLER^{(140) (141)} was born about 1717 in The Palatinate, Germany. Christian Eller traveled to America from his home in the Palatinate, Germany with four brothers according to historian Jim Eller and records that recorded travelers from Germany through England to America. All five brothers, being in their 20's, traveled from Rotterdam to England then on to America. Christian arrived in 1947 on the ship Restauration and took his oath of allegiance to the King of England on October 9, 1947. He is believed to be the second oldest brother. Christian's decendence stayed in the original American home in Germantown (near Philadelphia), spreading throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
iii. John Melchoir ELLER^{(140) (141)} was born about 1736 in The Palatinate, Germany. John Melchoir Eller traveled to America from his home in the Palatinate, Germany with four brothers according to historian Jim Eller and records that recorded travelers from Germany through England to America. All five brothers, being in their 20's, traveled from Rotterdam to England then on to America. Melchoir arrived in 1946 and is believed to be the third oldest. Melchoir's decendence moved from the original American home in Germantown (near Philadelphia), Pennsylvania to the south, primarily to Rowan County, North Carolina and in Eastern Kentucky. Many later moved westward towards California.
iv. George Michael ELLER^{(140) (141)} was born on 1 Aug 1723 in The Palatinate, near Hamburg, Germany. ⁽²¹²⁾ He died on 25 Aug 1778 in Frederick, Maryland USA.⁽²¹²⁾ [120198.ged]
FROM ANGELINE ELLER'S BOOK and OTHER RESEARCH:
Immigrant from The Palatinate, Germany arriving October 7, 1743 from Rotterdam on the ship
"Phoenix". He took his oath of allegiance to the King of England September 30, 1743. He is recorded as being 20 years of age when arriving in the New World. He purchased land in Frederick County, Maryland on April 14, 1773. His will stated that there were nine children: Peter, Elizabeth, Leonard, Jacob, George, John, Eve, Maria and Catherine. His estate was settled by the executors, Henry Eller, his brother and Michael Gerber on October 26, 1779. His estate was worth 956 pounds, 15 shillings and 5 pence which was a great sum in those days. He left his wife, Anna Maria 50 pounds, son Peter 97 pounds, son Leonard and daughter Elizabeth 82 pounds each and the balance divided among the rest of his children in equal portions. He participated in the early parts of the German Migration which saw Germans enter America through the Port of Philadelphia into southeastern and south central Pennsylvania and then to Frederick County, Maryland, many finally settling into Southwestern Virginia and Northwestern North Carolina.

FROM OTHER INFORMATION:
George Michael traveled to America from his home in the Palatinate, Germany with four brothers according to historian Jim Eller and records that recorded travelers from Germany through England to America. All five brothers, being in their 20's, traveled from Rotterdam to England then on to America. George Michael arrived on the ship Phoenix in 1743 and is believed to be the fourth oldest. His decendence moved from the original American home in Germantown (near Philadelphia), Pennsylvania to the south, first to Maryland, then primarily to Wilkes and Ashe Counties, North Carolina.
128 v. Henry ELLER Sr.