ZIEGLER GENEALOGY Nicl1olas -- -- Michael -- -- Peter Family Tree Compiled By JOHN A. M. ZIEGLER, Ph. D .. D. D. fvlinister - Author - Writer Sponsored By The PETER ZIEGLER ASSOCIATION PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR Glenn Printing Company Huntin~ton Park California Introduction For a number of years, my ambition has been to trace n1y ancestors to the one who came from Ger­ many. I knew it must have been in the Early Colon­ ial period. When publishing "Father and Son," a life-sketch of my father, Rev. Dr. Henry Ziegler, and of myself, I could not say that my father descended from a certain Ziegler ,vho came across at a definite time. This, therefore, was my problem. Collecting material for our Family Tree began. in a leisurely manner, more than thirty years ago. The Author The serious effort, however, was started about two years ago. Plans were completed the past summer for an extended visit to Pennsylvania, in order to form the acquaintance of our numerous relatives. and to visit the places where great grandfather, Peter Ziegler, and my father lived. A Ziegler family reunion was held in Hasson Park, Oil City, Pennsyl­ vania, August 26, 1933, with more than two hundred present. A Peter Ziegler Association was effected, Captain Harley Jacob Ziegler of Franklin being elected President: E. Willard Ziegler of Oil City, Vice President: Miss Nora Bell Ziegler of Oil City, Secretary-Treasurer. The Association unanimously ·; agreed to have the "Tree" published, the writer being the compiler. Subsequently, I visited Center, Clinton, Huntingdon, Blair, Snyder, Perry, York and Lebanon counties, Pennsylvania, also Baltimore, Maryland, From the York. County Historical Society I received a voluminous transcript of all the Ziegler records available in the county. This has been invaluable. It points the ,vay to our great ancestor, Peter Ziegler's grand-father, Nicholas Ziegler. \vho landed in Philadelphia. September 16, 1738. Huntington Park, California. John A. M. Ziegler. 1935 Ziegler Family Tree In Germany The Ziegler name originated in Germany. Ziegler means "tile:" a Ziegler is a tiler, a manufacturer of or dealer in tile and tile kilns. The name. Ziegler, therefore, is of commercial origin. A principal branch of the family in Germany is organized as the ~.iegler Familien Verein. Mr. Otto Ziegler of Dresden is president. They had their origin in Langensalza in Thuringia, where some of the direct descen­ dants still live. ' In 1928 there was completed a Ziegler Chronic, that contains more than 500 related families, and dates back to 1378. The Ziegler escutcheon displays a Golden Griffin on a blue field, and it can be seen on the sarcoffagus of Rev. Doctor Eobanus Ziegler, a cotemporary of Martin Luther, and who is buried in ~e cathedral at Erfurt. It is interesting to not~. also, that Luther's mother was Margarethe Ziegler. 8 ZIEGLER FA~IILY TREE In America The commercial origin of the Ziegler name accounts largely for thE numerous fan1ily groups in America, having no immediate connection one wid another. The first United States Census, of 1790, enumerates 29~ Zieglers, 55 ol whom were heads of families distributed as follows: Massachusetts, 1; Pennsyl­ vania, 41: Maryland, 5: Virginia, 1: South Carolina, 7. The average size of family was 6. 3. The name was variously spelled: Ziegler, Zeagler, Zeggelar, Zegler, Zeiger. Zeigler, Zigler. Several prominent groups are included in this list of 55 families Michael Ziegler, generally referred to as the Ziegler pioneer in Pennsylvania was naturalized in Philadelphia in 1730. He came to America before 1717 He was born about 1680. With two other brothers, he settled in Montgomei,? Country formin~ the town of Zieglerville. The original farm has remained ir:; the Zieglar family until recently. _ Christ Lutheran Church of York, Pennsylvania, the first Lutherat~ church in York County, was organized in t 733. In the list of 24 heads oil families appear the names of Philip. John George and Jacob Ziegler. It i~ Jikelv that these three were brothers. John George and Philip came over in 1727. NICHOLAS ZIEGLER came over in the QUEEN ELIZABETHi September 16, 1738. NICKLAS ZEGLAR arrived on the EDINBURG, Sept4 ember 16, 1751. All the evidence points to NICHOLAS as our GREA1' ANCESTOR. He lived and died in Codorus Township, York Count'Yj Penn$ylvania. It is likely that John George, Philip, Jacob and NICHOLA:t were closely related. ·! Not less than a score of Zieglers from Yark County are listed as servin!' in the Revolutionary War. Among them are Jacob, Nicholas, Michael, an Peter. The services of Major David Zieglar. not of York County, are we known. He was born in Germany in 1748, and served with Washington H 1777--78. Later he became the first mayor of Cincinnati. In the Boundary Dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland in which Marylanders attempted to preempt land along the Susquehanna river aln1ost t, York, ~ group of settlers, including Jacob Seglar, Jacob Seglar, Jr., and Philifi Seglar, becoming convinced that the territory rightly belonged to Pennsylvani~ joined with others in issuing a protest to Governor Oglevie of Maryland. j: which they say in part: "We therefore .... do resolve to return to our dut•,: · and live under the laws and Government of Pennsylvania, in which Provine, we believe ourselves seated ...... "Signed with our own hands this eleventh day of August Anno Dorr 1736." On October 21, 1736, Gov. Oglevie issued a warrent for the arrest d .. ZIEGLER FAMILY TREE these parties-" for contriving signing and publishing a seditious paper and writing against his Lordship and his government." The real historic justification for this declaration by the Seglars and others, is the assurance of Thomas Penn, given about this time, that he would issue patents to persons who had settled by his permission on lands in Lancas­ ter county (now. York,) on the west side of the Susquehanna river, in a tract of about 70,000 acres, surveyed in 1722, "commonly called the Manor of Springetsbury, so soon as the separate tracts could be surveyed." The ten years delay in the issuing of such patents was caused by "the claim made to said lands by the Indians of the Five Nations, which claim the said Indians have now effectually released to us." Rupps Thirty Thousand Na mes, a list of those landing in Philadelphia in Colonial times, includ·es the names of numerous Zieglers arriving at many different times. What the relation of many of these qroups to one another is, and wliat their relation to the parent stems in the districts from which they came. is certainly problematical. They were Catholics, Protestants, Jews and Mennonites, coming principally from Germany, France and Switzerland. ?Todav. the Ziegler family is well nioh innumerable. and is scattered throughout ;the States from the Atlantic to the Pacific. PETER ZIBGLBR GENEALOGY . NICHOLAS ZIEGLER, who lived and died in Codorus Township. York county. Pennsylvania, is accredited by the York County Historical Society as being our great ancestor. He was born about 1710. He arrived on the Queen Elizabeth, September 16, 1738. The name frequently appears in the York County annals. His wife's name ,vas Catharine. She is supposed to have been the daughter of John George and Catharine Sohn. This has not been verified-it is probable that it is not correct. His will was probated June 3-July 25, 1791. The children were: Elizabeth. married Adam Fissel: Catharine. married John Henich; Jacob (deceased): Michael, oldest son; Nicholas. MICHAEL ZIEGLER of Codorus Township, oldest son of Nicholas and Catharine Ziegler. His wife's name was Catharina. The will was probat~ ed Sept. 23-0ct. 22, 1814. The children were: Peter, Jacob, Elizabeth, John, Philip. Catharina, George, Michael, Nicholas, Susanna ,Rachel. 11Peter to have. ~y blacksmith shop... The name Michael also appears frequently in the York county annals. There mrty be some question as to which Nicholas is our ancestor. the one- ,ve have selected. or the Nicklas Zeglar who came across in t 751. The evidence 5eems to point to the former. PETER ZIEGLER HISTORY PETER ZIEGLER of York County, Pennsylvania, the subject of this sketch, and our ancestor, is reputed to be the son of Michael and grand son of I ZIEGLER FAMILY TRRE Nicholas Ziegler, both of Codorus Township. I-le \Vas born about 1760, pre­ sumably in York county. His \Vife is supposed to have been a Da\vson. They had five children; I. Elizabeth; 11. Jacob; Ill. Peter; IV. George; V. Michael-the first three in York county. About 1795 they removed to Baltimore county, Ivlaryland, where Ivlrs. Ziegler died about 180_2. Mr. Ziegler was married aHain to i·{ebecca Roates, ( Margaret Ann Rhoads). She was born in 1776. died in 1869 and is buried in the German Reformed cemetery at Jacksonville, ne<lr Nittany, Center county, Pennsyl~ vania. They had six children: VI. Catharine; VII. Susan; VIII. John; IX. Daniel; X. Kesiah; XI. Julia Ann. About 1808 the family rernoved from Baltimore county, Md., to Center Co., Pennsylvania, remaining about a year at Millheim, Penns Valley. In 1810 and during the war of 1812, Peter Ziegler conducted a hotel at Earleytown, about a mile west of Old Fort, and near the Zieg·ler home farm. It is here in all probability that several of his children were born. The farm was occupied in succession by his sons, Jacob and Michael, and several of their children were also born here. The farm is now o~,vned by Mrs. Calvin R. Neff, ( Mary Elizabeth Ziezler) a grand daughter of Michael Ziegler, and gre~t grand­ daughter of Peter Ziegler. Later, Peter Ziegler removed to Abdera, and from there to Flemingtorit Clinton county, "'here he died April 14, 1819 or 1820.