John Japhet Zerbe^{[1, 2]}

1705 - 1797  (91 years)

• Name	John Japhet Zerbe
  Nickname	The Miller
  Birth	21 Jun 1705	Kettenbach, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	1797	Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	North Heidelberg Church Cemetery, Robesonia, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I24790	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Johan Martin Zerbe,   b. 17 Dec 1671, Kettenbach, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse, Germany d. 22 Apr 1739, Host, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Anna Elizabetha Jungel,   b. 1674, Kettenbach, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse, Germany d. 22 Jul 1750, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F8168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Ilsons,   b. 1713, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 Dec 1749, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 36 years)
  Children	1. Christina Zerbe   d. 1747   2. Benjamin Zerbe,   b. 1738   d. 1796 (Age 58 years) + 3. Leonard Zerbe,   b. 27 Sep 1745, North Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 Aug 1824, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F8634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 May 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Maria Elisabeth Niewench,   b. 1720, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1760, Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	11 Feb 1750	Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	+ 1. Christian Zerbe,   b. 16 Nov 1750, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 6 Aug 1809, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 58 years) + 2. George Zerbe,   b. 3 Sep 1754, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Oct 1824, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F8633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 May 2022

  
  

• Notes

  John "The Miller" Zerbe was first married to Eva Elizabeth Ilsons (1713-1749) and second to Maria Elisabetha Niewench (1730-1760) on February 11, 1750. [From: The Blue Book of Schuylkill Co. Pgs. 269-70, published 1916] "The early Zerbe mill was situated three and a half miles up the Tulpehocken river from Bernville. It was one of the earliest saw and grist mills in Berks County and was operated before 1735, by Lorentz, John, the Miller, and after by John, the second miller, son of Christian.... The old mill was destroyed by fire. John Zerbe (Christian), the second miller, built the stone mill, a half mile down the Tulpehocken, now owned and operated by Jacob D. Sunday. "The foundation walls of the old Zerbe mill are intact and solid except where part of the walls were removed to use the stone elsewhere. The miller's house in the rear of mill is still standing, the fire not reaching it. Under the garden, with the entrance in the cellar of the mill, is a large vault walled in and as substantial as it was a century and a half ago. The underground cellar was built as a refuge from the Indians in 1750-56. "John Zerbe, the miller, lived in the log house, the Lorentz [Martin] Zerbe homestead, until he dispossessed himself of his property or at least until 1788. In 1806, when the Little Tulpehocken church was rebuilt, the early Zerbe homestead was razed and the present structure built."

  
  

• Sources

  [S292] John F Vallentine, Book: Martin Zerbe of Tulpehocken, (Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Society, 2008 ), Chapter 6 (Reliability: 3). [s181] WikiTree contributors, Website: WikiTree: Family Tree, (wikitree.com), 10 May 2022, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Zerbe-366. [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111656346/john-japhet-zerbe.