Generation No. 1

1.  JOHANNES1 ROTHERMEL1 was born 1688 in Wachbach, Germany.  He married MARGARETHA (OR SYBILLA)
       ZIMMERMAN2 1708, daughter of JOHN ZIMMERMAN and SARAH METZGAR.

Notes for JOHANNES ROTHERMEL:
The following is taken from Stengers and Rothermels of Berks County Pennsylvania by 
Ray Burgess with the permission of the author.

"Johann Rothermel was born in 1688, Wachbach, Germany, near Bad Mergenthein, seventeen miles 
SW of Wurgburg. In 1708, he married Sybilla Zimmerman. Sybilla was the daughter of General John
Zimmerman and Sarah Metzgar. Sybilla and Johann had eight children, Leonard, George Michael, 
Anna Maria, Peter, Lawrence, Christian, Johannes, and Paul.

Wachback is a village in the extreme northeast part of the Kingdom of Wurtemberg in Germany, 
known as the "Circle of the Jagst". This area suffered over a long period of time. In 1500's 
the religious parties were the Catholics and Lutherans, who were trying to keep the Calvinists
(later Presbyterians) from any power in the government. In 1608, the Lutherans and Calvinists 
formed the Protestant Union. By 1618, the Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia, was trying to force 
the Roman Catholic religion on the area and as resisted by the protestant land owners. This 
disagreement was the start of the Thirty Year Wary (1618-1648) which spread to the rest of 
Europe. Then a series of other wars 1686, 1692, 1703, and 1707, the French entered Wurtemburg 
with fire and sword, annihilating whole villages. When not beset by forces from without, the 
inhabitants, spurred on by princes who were ever on watch for territorial expansion, engaged 
in religious wars among themselves......

In the spring of 1730, Johann, his wife, five sons, his daughter and her husband, Peter 
Fetherolf, traveled down the Rhine River to Rotterdam, and sailed to Coes, England. There 
they boarded the ship "Thistle of Glasgow " and set sail for America. Johann took ill, died 
and was buried at sea (there are conflicting reports that he was buried on the banks of the 
Delaware River). sybilla landed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 29, 1730. Leonard, 
the eldest son, had arrived in America on October 2, 1727. The family located in the Berks 
County area.

The birth and death (dates) of Sybilla are unknown. It is believed that she is buried in the 
family cemetary on the farm of her son-in-law, Peter Fetherolf."

Thank you,  Ray for permitting me to share some of this family history.

More About MARGARETHA (OR SYBILLA) ZIMMERMAN:
Fact 1: Stengers and Rothermels of Berks County PA indicates Margaretha's name as
        Sybilla Zimmerman, the daughter of General John Zimmerman and Sarah Metzgar

	The children of JOHANNES ROTHERMEL and MARGARETHA ZIMMERMAN were:
2.	i.	LEONARD2 ROTHERMEL, b. 1708.
ii.	GEORGE MICHAEL ROTHERMEL, b. 1710. George stayed in Germany
3.	iii.	ANNA MARIA ROTHERMEL, b. 12 Feb 1711/12.
4.	iv.	PETER ROTHERMEL, b. 1716; d. 12 Mar 1782.
	v.	LAWRENCE (Z.?) ROTHERMEL, b. 1717; d. 1759; m. MARIA KUHNS, 1746.
5.	vi.	CHRISTIAN (Z.?) ROTHERMEL, b. 24 Jan 1709/10, Hassloch, Germany; d. Abt. 1769, 
               Oley Twp, Berks Co., PA.
6.	vii.	JOHANNES ROTHERMEL, b. 21 Jan 1721/22; d. 24 Nov 1785.
7.	viii.	PAUL (Z?) ROTHERMEL, b. 1723; d. 1811.


Generation No. 2

2.  LEONARD2 ROTHERMEL (JOHANNES1) was born 1708.  He married ?.

	The children of LEONARD ROTHERMEL and ? were:
	i.	JOHANN DANIEL ROTHERMEL, b. 1727; d. 23 Oct 1765; m. ANNIE BARBARA SCHAEFFER.
	ii.	LUDWIG ROTHERMEL, b. 1728.
	iii.	CHRISTOPHER ROTHERMEL, b. 1730; m. JULIANA STEMPEL.
	iv.	LEONARD ROTHERMEL, b. 1733; m. MARY YOCUM.
	v.	SUSANNA ROTHERMEL, b. 1735; d. 1813.
	vi.	HANS JURG ROTHERMEL.

3.  ANNA MARIA2 ROTHERMEL (JOHANNES1) was born 12 Feb 1711/12.  She married PETER FETHEROLF 
        1729.

	The children of ANNA ROTHERMEL and PETER FETHEROLF were:
	i.	PETER3 FETHEROLF.
	ii.	JACOB FETHEROLF.
	iii.	PHILIP FETHEROLF, b. 1749; m. CHRISTIANNA RICHARDS, 13 Nov 1770.
	iv.	JOHANNES FETHEROLF.
	v.	MARIA MAGDALENA FETHEROLF, m. CHRISTOPHER BITTENBENDER.
	vi.	CATHERINE FETHEROLF, m. (1) JOHN SIEGFRIED; m. (2) ABRAHAM ZIMMERMAN.
		Laura King descends from Catherine's marriage to John Siegfried.
	vii.	ANNA BARBAR FETHEROLF, m. PHILIP HAIN (HEHM).

4.  PETER2 ROTHERMEL (JOHANNES1)5 was born 1716, and died 12 Mar 1782.  He married SYBILLA HOCH.

	The children of PETER ROTHERMEL and SYBILLA HOCH were:
	i.	ABRAHAM3 ROTHERMEL, b. 1738.
	ii.	DANIEL ROTHERMEL, b. 13 Mar 1740/41; d. 1818; m. MARY MAGDALENA KEISER, 09 Jul 1765.
	iii.	PETER ROTHERMEL, b. 16 Aug 1742; d. 1786; m. MARY MAGDALENA DREIBELBIS.
	iv.	ANNA MARGARET ROTHERMEL, b. 28 Jan 1744/45; m. ABRAHAM DREIBELBIS.
	v.	ELIZABETH ROTHERMEL, b. 1746; m. BENJAMIN BARTHOLMEW.
	vi.	ESTHER ROTHERMEL, b. 31 May 1751; m. PETER WANNER.
	vii.	BARBARA ROTHERMEL, b. 04 Jan 1755; m. JOHANNES PHUTT.

5.  CHRISTIAN (Z.?)2 ROTHERMEL (JOHANNES1)6 was born 24 Jan 1709/10 in Hassloch, Germany, and 
       died Abt. 1769 in Oley Twp, Berks Co., PA.  He married MAGDALENA MERCKLE Abt. 1746, 
       daughter of JACOB MERCKEN and MARIA RHODE.

More About CHRISTIAN (Z.?) ROTHERMEL:
Fact 1: emigrated with his parents to America
Fact 2: possibly was married once before Magdalena
Fact 3: 14 Mar 1741/42, Purchased 250 acres of land in Richmond Twp., Berks Co., PA
Fact 4: 05 Sep 1748, additional land grant for 50 acres from the Colony of PA
Fact 5: Rothermel Families in America shows Christian as Christian Z. however
        Stengers and Rothermels of Berks Co., PA does not.
Fact 6: Rothermel Families in America shows Christian's date of birth 1719 death 1770

	The children of CHRISTIAN ROTHERMEL and MAGDALENA MERCKLE were:
	i.	JOHANNES3 ROTHERMEL, b. Abt. 1747; d. Abt. 1777; m. BARBARA ?.
	ii.	MARTIN ROTHERMEL, b. 29 Oct 1749; d. 21 Nov 1818; m. HANNAH LESHER.
	iii.	CATHARINE ROTHERMEL, b. Abt. 1750; m. HENRY HEFFNER.
8.	iv.	SYBILLA ROTHERMEL, b. 1753.
9.	v.	AMANDA M. ROTHERMEL, b. 19 Dec 1755; d. Bef. 1787.
	vi.	MARGARET ROTHERMEL, b. Abt. 1759; m. JACOB LONG.
	vii.	PETER ROTHERMEL, b. 1761; d. 12 Feb 1823; m. ANNA CATHARINE STENGER.
10.	viii.	MARIA MAGDALENA ROTHERMEL, b. 22 Aug 1765; d. 25 Aug 1808.

6.  JOHANNES2 ROTHERMEL (JOHANNES1)7 was born 21 Jan 1721/22, and died 24 Nov 1785.  
      He married MARY E. SIEGFRIED.

	The children of JOHANNES ROTHERMEL and MARY SIEGFRIED were:
	i.	JOHANNES3 ROTHERMEL, b. 20 Mar 1743/44; d. 1785; m. BARBARA ?.
	ii.	ABRAHAM ROTHERMEL, b. 1747; d. 1777; m. BARBARA METZGAR.
	iii.	JACOB ROTHERMEL, b. 1749; d. 1828; m. (1) BARBARA METZGAR; 
              m. (2) MAGDALENA FEGLEY.
	iv.	DANIEL ROTHERMEL, b. 1751; d. 1825; m. DOROTHEA ?.
	v.	MARICH (MARY) ROTHERMEL, b. 1753; d. 1832; m. GASPARD MERKEL.
	vi.	JOSEPH ROTHERMEL, b. 1755; d. 1777, Philadelphia, PA.

More About JOSEPH ROTHERMEL:
Fact 1: Joseph was a Revolutionary soldier starved to death by the British
         in a church in Philadelphia, PA

	vii.	PETER ROTHERMEL, b. 1757; m. CHRISTINA FREDERICKS.
	viii.	MAGDALENA ROTHERMEL, b. 1759.
	ix.	ELIZABETH ROTHERMEL, b. 1761; m. ? BARTHOLOMEW.
	x.	SUSANNAH ROTHERMEL, b. 1763; m. PETER ROESSLER.
	xi.	CATHERINE ROTHERMEL, b. 1765; m. CONRAD BACHMAN.

7.  PAUL (Z?)2 ROTHERMEL (JOHANNES1)8 was born 1723, and died 1811.  He married SOPHIA ?.

	The children of PAUL ROTHERMEL and SOPHIA ? were:
	i.	JACOB3 ROTHERMEL.
	ii.	MARIA ROTHERMEL.
	iii.	CATHERINE ROTHERMEL.
	iv.	LEONARD ROTHERMEL, b. 1751; d. 26 Oct 1829; m. (1) SUSAN KAUFMANN; 
              m. (2) MARY BERNDT.
	v.	MARGARET ROTHERMEL.
	vi.	PETER ROTHERMEL.
	vii.	JOHANNES ROTHERMEL, b. 1766; d. 30 Apr 1826; m. DEBORAH DETURK.
	viii.	PAULUS ROTHERMEL.


Generation No. 3

8.  SYBILLA3 ROTHERMEL (CHRISTIAN (Z.?)2, JOHANNES1)9 was born 1753.  She married PAUL 
    GROSSKOFF, son of JACOB GROSKOPH and ANNA STUMPF.

More About SYBILLA ROTHERMEL:
Fact 1: believed to be buried in the Bowers Church cemetary.

For more on PAUL GROSSKOFF, see my Grosscup Family page. 

9.  AMANDA M.3 ROTHERMEL (CHRISTIAN (Z.?)2, JOHANNES1)10 was born 19 Dec 1755, and died 
        Bef. 1787.  She married ? FEGLEY11.

	The children of AMANDA ROTHERMEL and ? FEGLEY were:
	i.	SOLOMON4 FEGLEY.
	ii.	GEORGE FEGLEY.

10.  MARIA MAGDALENA3 ROTHERMEL (CHRISTIAN (Z.?), JOHANNES1) was born 22 Aug 1765, and died
       25 Aug 1808.  She married CONRAD STENGER13.

More About MARIA MAGDALENA ROTHERMEL:
Fact 1: SnyderShearer Connection calls her Martha Magdalena and says was 
b. 5 Feb 1765 date of death the same

	The children of MARIA ROTHERMEL and CONRAD STENGER were:
	i.	HANNA4 STENGER, m. DANIEL SHEARER.
15.	ii.	PETER STENGER, b. 18 Mar 1795; d. 05 Jun 1885.


Generation No. 4

11.  SAMUEL4 GROSSCUP (SYBILLA3 ROTHERMEL, CHRISTIAN (Z.?)2, JOHANNES1) was born Abt. 1772,
       and died Abt. 180215.  He married MARGARETHA FREY16.


12.  SALOME4 GROSSCUP (SYBILLA3 ROTHERMEL, CHRISTIAN (Z.?), JOHANNES1) was born 12 Feb 1775.
  She married (1) JOHN BUSH18.  She married (2) JOHN PAULUS19.


13.  MARGARETHA4 GROSSCUP (SYBILLA3 ROTHERMEL, CHRISTIAN (Z.?)2, JOHANNES1) was born 12 Feb 1779.
       She married DANIEL FREY.

14.  (DANIEL) PAUL4 GROSSCUP (SYBILLA3 ROTHERMEL, CHRISTIAN (Z.?)2, JOHANNES1) was born 
        18 Jan 1784 in Berks Co., PA, and died 17 Sep 1868 in Ashland, OH.  He married 
        (1) REBECCA SHEARER 1810 in Berks Co., PA, daughter of 
        PETER SHEARER and CHRISTIANA MARKLE.  He married (2) PHEBE STARRETT 11 Sep 1860 in 
        Ashland, OH. 

15.  PETER4 STENGER (MARIA MAGDALENA3 ROTHERMEL, CHRISTIAN (Z.?)2, JOHANNES1) was born 18 Mar 1795, and died 05 Jun 1885.  He married CHRISTIANA SHEARER, daughter of PETER SHEARER and CHRISTIANA MARKLE.


	The children of PETER STENGER and CHRISTIANA SHEARER were:
	i.	SAMUEL5 STENGER, b. 17 Aug 1825; d. 26 May 1833.
	ii.	REBECCA STENGER, d. 1832.
	iii.	(DAUGHTER) STENGER, d. 1833, buried in Stenger's Hill Cemetary.
	iv.	HARRIET STENGER, b. 19 Nov 1827.
	v.	MATILDA STENGER.
	vi.	GEORGE M. STENGER, b. 01 Jul 1837.
	vii.	WILLIAM S. STENGER, b. Abt. 1840.
	viii.	MARTHA ANN STENGER, b. Abt. 1844.
	ix.	HANNA MARY STENGER, b. 24 Jul 1848.


Endnotes and Acknowledgements

1.  Stengers and Rothermels of Berks County Pennsylvania, by Ray Burgess 1977.
2.  Rothermel Families in America, compiled and edited by Joseph A. Meiser, Jr. B.S., Ph.D.
    for The Rothermel Family Association, Harwood Books, 1989.
3.  Carmen Coleman Keys, for sending the excerpt pages from the above books.(Thanks, Carmen!).
4.  History of Ashland Co., OH, by George William Hill, MD, 395, Rebecca Shearer was born in 
    Franklin Co., PA in 1786 and died in 1859.
5.  NOTE: It was interesting to find that this family married into one of the Pennsylvania
    FREY/FRY families. I have not been able to find any connection to-date with my own FRY
    line, anyone knowing of a connection, please email me at the wagon wheel link below - Thanks!

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