Rough working bio

John Trimmer probably arrived at Philadelphia in the ship "Davy" on 28 October 1738. His name is signed by the clerk to the oath of allegiance as Hans Timmer.

Johannes and Matthias Trimmer were naturalized by act of Assembly on 12 November 1744.

Johannes Trimmer was naturalized 8 Dec 1744 (NJ Naturalizations).

In the book of deeds in Flemington, New Jersey, the following is found: "Whereas John Trimmer stood possessed at the time of his decease of a tract of land in Amwell of 300 acres, bounded on the south by land of Jacob Hand, westerly by land formerly William Bings, now Paul Couls, northerly by land of John Jarell's and part of Neshaning (Neshanic) Brook, Adam Bellowsfelt's and Jacob Stout's land, and easterly by William Bellowsfelt; and did agree to will to his eldest son, the said Matthias Trimmer, of Long Valley near Fox Hill, party to these presents, 105 acres, part of the above mentioned tract, for 425 pounds, on 4 November 1748; and the said John Trimmer died before any conveyance was made out and no provision was made in his will to give a title to the said lands; as the money had been paid by said Matthias Trimmer, the sons and legatees of John Trimmer, Tunis, Andrew, George, Harman, William, John, Nicholas and Henry, sign a release of said land unto their eldest brother, the eldest son of John, viz. Matthias, 31 May 1750." On 4 April 1751, Matthias sold this land to Philip Kels [Hunterdon Co. Freeholders].

Johannes Trimmer in his will dated Readington, 10 January 1749, probated 22 February 1749, he names his wife Mary Catrina and children: by first wife, Tys (Matthias), Toenes (Anthony), Ry (Andrew), Georg, Herbert (Harman in the deed); by his second wife, Anna, Christina, William, Hannis (John), Niclas, Judit, Hendrick; the witnesses were Adam Bellisfelt, Matthias Housel, and Godfrey Peters. He speaks of some of his children as not yet of age. The wife named in the will, Mary Catherine, may be the third, who would therefore have no children, since Johannes Tremer and wife Elsje (Alice) have a child, Hendrick, baptized at Readington, New Jersey 3 October 1747 [Hunterdon County Wills, #270J].

The IGI shows the names of his wives to be (1) Mary Dierdorff, (2) Elsje (Alice) Engle, married about 1738, and (3) Mary Catrina Cobin, married about 1748.

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m.c. Germay 1721 [KIESSE~3.GED]

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m.c. Germay 1721[AllFBK2nd.FBC.GED]

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} OneWorldTreeSM.

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4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} OneWorldTree.

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6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 AllFBK2nd.FBC.FTW.

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9.   Chambers, Theodore Frelinghuysen. The early Germans of New Jersey : their history, churches and genealogies. (Baltimore [Maryland]: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1969)
   pp. 533-539.