Person:Hans Jacob Zent (1)

About Hans Jacob Zent

Hans Jacob Zent is the Jacob Sinc/Zenck (listed with both spellings) that was listed on the Passenger Ship List of the "James Goodwill", that sailed from Rotterdam to Philadelphia, Pennsylania and arrived on September 11, 1728, captained by David Crockett, master.

Several researchers had determined that Jacob Zent was the immigrant ancestor, but with data from "Eighteenth Century Emigrants from German-Speaking Lands to North America" by Annette K. Burgert, the immigrant ancestor is most probably Jacob's father, Hans Jacob Zend, who came to America (Philadelphia) from Adelshofen, Kraichgau, Germany on September 11, 1728 aboard the "James Goodwill". This supports "family tradition" that Jacob arrived from Germany in 1728 (according to many stories). Records in Muddy Creek Lutheran Church in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, show the birth of Johann Jacob Zint (Zent) on 24 February, 1735. This appears to be the Jacob Zent who lived in Lancaster (and later Dauphin) County, Pennsylvania and left descendents there. Jacob and his family must have stayed in the Muddy Creek area for some time, since his son, Jacob, b. 1763, was married at Swamp Reformed Church on May 3, 1785, by Rev. John Waldschmidt (Pennsylvania Archives, Sol. 6, pg. 229), who was the pastor at Muddy Creek Reformed Church (now called Peace United Church of Christ, East Cocalico Township) from 1752-1786. Rev. Waldschmidt's records are published in Pennsylvania Archives, 6th series, Vol. 6, pgs. 153+. Swamp Reformed Church was located in nearby West Cocalico Township, and Rev. Waldschmidt and many of his successor's apparently preformed ceremonies in both churches, due to their close proximity. Jacob paid Tax in West Hanover Township in Dauphin County (formed from Lancaster County in 1785) in 1786. He was listed in nearby Annville Township (this may be his son Jacob) in 1800. He was living in West Hanover at the time of his death in 1809 (according to his will). Served as Private in the Revolutionary War in the 8th Company of the 6th Battallion of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania under Captain Michael Moyer. (Pennsylvania Archives, 5th series, Volume VII, pg. 561).

Notes

Source: http://www.palproject.org/pa/1728/james.htm

(List 8) James Goodwill Captain: David Crockat From: Rotterdam By Way of: Deal Arrival: Philadelphia, 11 Sep. 1728

Arrived with Johann Caspar Stover and Johan Caspar Stover, Jr. Both Stovers were famous Lutheran ministers. The father labored in Virginia, the son in Pennsylvania.

These families appear to have migrated together:

Name, Age Place of Origin Remarks

Johann Jacob Zend, 27 Adelshofen, Sinc :(also spelled)

Anna Catharina (Groner) Baden  :(Going to) Lancaster, PA

Johann Weyrich Bentz Adelshofen, Bants (also spelled)

Anna Barbara (Schlauch) Baden (Going to) Lancaster, PA

Hans Jacob Schlauch Adelshofen, Slauss (also spelled)

Anna Barbara Baden (Going to) Lancaster, PA

Johann Jacob, 20

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Annette Kunselman Burgert. Eighteenth Century Emigrants from German-Speaking Lands to North America. (The Pennsylvania German Society, Breingsville, Pennsylvania, 1983)
   pg. 408-409.