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Descendants of Martin Zerbe

Generation No. 1

1. MARTIN¹ ZERBE^1,^2,^3,^4,^5,⁶ was born Abt. 1640 in Kettenbach, Germany ^7,⁸, and died March 1694 in Kettenbach, Germany⁸. He married ANNA ELISABETHA^9,^10,^11,¹² ¹³. She was born Abt. 1644 in Kettenbach, Germany ¹⁴, and died January 1703¹⁴.

Notes for MARTIN ZERBE:
According to Henry Z. Jones, Jr. (1(1135)), "the German origins of Philipp and Martin Zerbe were at 6209 Kettenbach (12 km. n. of Bad Schwalbach)" in the commune of Minster, Germany.

D. Curtis Hester (10(1)) wrote: "It is legendary that the Zerbe family is of French origin, being natives of France and moving from Lorraine to Switzerland, and later to the Palatine. Their known ancestral home being at Kettenbach, Germany. Fragmented records of the family begin there in 1643...."

[Martin Zerbe descendants.FTW]: "Fragmented records of the Zirbe/Zerbe family begin in Kettenbach, Germany in 1643. It is legendary (sic) that the family is of French origin, being natives of France and moving from Lorraine to Switzerland, and later to the Palatine after the Edict of Nantes was revoked."

In an article entitled "Finding the Ancestral Home of a Palatine Forefather: The Case of Martin Zerbe," (source 103) Henry Z. Jones, Jr. wrote: "...Martin Zirbe(n) was the earliest direct ancestor of the immigrant found at Kettenbach. This Martin Senior was buried there on 8 Mar 1694; his wife Anna Elisabetha or Elbet survived him, as the records show she was buried at Kettenbach on 8 Jan 1703..."

More About MARTIN ZERBE:
Burial: March 08, 1694, Kettenbach Cemetery ^15,¹⁶

More About ANNA ELISABETHA:
Burial: January 08, 1703, Kettenbach Cemetery ^17,¹⁸

More About MARTIN ZERBE and ANNA:
Marriage: ¹⁹

Children of MARTIN ZERBE and ANNA are:

2.	i.		JOHANN PHILLIP² ZERBE, b. 1660, Kettenbach, Germany; d. 1723, Rockland Co., NY.
	ii.		GEORGE JACOB ZERBE^19,^20,²¹, b. Bef. May 16, 1666, Kettenbach GER ^22,^23,²⁴; d. Aft. 1693 ²⁵.

More About GEORGE JACOB ZERBE:
Baptism 1: May 16, 1666, sp: Georg Munch from Ruckershausen, his brother-in-law Jacob, and Anna Margretha Ull ²⁶
Baptism 2: May 16, 1666 ^27,²⁸
Confirmation: 1678, Kettenbach, Germany ²⁹

3.	iii.		JOHANN MARTIN ZERBE, b. Bef. December 17, 1671, Kettenbach, Germany; d. 1739, Hosts PO, Jefferson Twp, Berks Co., PA.
	iv.		JOHANN PETER ZERBE^29,^30,³¹, b. Bef. September 27, 1674, Kettenbach GER ^32,³³; d. Unknown.

More About JOHANN PETER ZERBE:
Baptism: September 27, 1674, Kettenbach, Germany ^34,^35,³⁶

4.	v.		JOHANN GEORGE ZERBE, b. Bef. October 21, 1677, Kettenbach GER; d. Aft. 1693.
	vi.		MARIA MARGARETHA ZERBE^37,^38,³⁹, b. Bef. May 23, 1680, Kettenbach GER ^40,^41,⁴²; d. Unknown.

More About MARIA MARGARETHA ZERBE:
Baptism: May 23, 1680 ^43,^44,⁴⁵

vii.

ANNA MARIA ZERBE^46,⁴⁷, b. Bef. 1681, Kettenbach GER⁴⁷; d. Unknown.

More About ANNA MARIA ZERBE:
Confirmation: 1681, Kettenbach, Germany ⁴⁸
Fact 2: 1681, She was confirmed in the church.⁴⁹

viii.

ANNA MARGARETHA ZERBE^50,^51,⁵², b. Bef. April 05, 1685, Kettenbach, Germany ^53,⁵⁴; d. Unknown.

More About ANNA MARGARETHA ZERBE:
Baptism: April 05, 1685, sp: Anna Maria w/o Joh. Henrich Rau, Anna Margaretha w/o Peter Jocks, Wilhelm Buff, and the tailor Matthes ^55,⁵⁶

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