Seilhammer Surname

Jacob Seilheimer was born in Germany. He died after 1667 probably in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

He was living in Framersheim in 1654 and 1667. He was described in those records as a foreigner/stranger (suggesting that he was not from Framersheim) and also as a gerichtsperson (court official). Nothing else about him is known. He possibly died before 1690 (when the Framersheim parish records began). He might have also lived in the nearby village of Gau-Odernheim, where his son by the 1690s (and their records also do not exist before 1690).

They at least two children:

1

Johann Jacob Seilheimer

2

Philipp Seilheimer was born circa August 1652. He was buried on August 9, 1715 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. He married Anna Barbara sometime before May 1697. She was born circa November 1655 and was buried on June 14, 1715 in Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 5. He had at least two children: Anna Catharina Seilheimer (1682-1736) md. Friedrich Schweitzer Anna Cosandra Seilheimer (1697-1697) Philipp lived in Framersheim. Because there is such a big gap (15 years) between the births of his two known children; it could be an indication that he was either married twice, or that he lived elsewhere during his life.

Johann Jacob Seilheimer was born in about October 1644 in Germany. He died on January 17, 1736 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ⁸.

His name was listed as both "Johann Jacob" and "Hans Jacob" (Hans being the more informal versin of Johann). He was born in about August 1644 (as calculated from his age at death). Because his family was described as foreigners in Framersheim in 1667, it probably means that he was not born in Framersheim. He was next found in 1693 when he was living in the nearby village of Gau-Odernheim. Since the records for both parishes don't exist before 1690, it is impossible to determine when he moved there, and where he was married and where most of his children were born. He was living with his family in Gau-Odernheim during the 1690s and 1700s (although several of his children were confirmed in Framersheim between 1695 and 1702). Then sometime between 1706 and 1726, he moved (back) to Framersheim, where he remained. Possibly he had moved with his son Heinrich, who we know moved from Gau-Odernheim to Framersheim sometime between 1719 and 1722.

Note that that there is some ambiguity about the identity of his children. When he died, his burial entry indicated that he had 7 sons and 2 daughters. The names of his two daughters (Anna Barbara and Catharina Elisabetha) are confirmed by their marriage records (which explicitly describe them as daughters of Johann Jacob Seilheimer). The baptism records of his two youngest sons (Matthias and Johannes) also confirm that they were his sons. The relationship to his sons Johann Philipp, Johann Jacob, and Johann Heinrich is indirectly confirmed by the baptism records of various grandchildren (when different relatives stood as godparents and their relationships was described). Johann Hermann was possibly a son - but no known record describes his relationship to any other Seilheimers; he could also have been a nephew (son of his brother Philipp). The name of the supposed 7th son is unknown; he probably died in infancy or childhood.

They had multiple children, including:

1	Anna Barbara Seilheimer was born circa November 1672. She was buried on January 16, 1704 in Gau-Odernheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 11. She married Hermann Jacobs on June 1, 1695 in Gau-Odernheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 11.
2	Johann Philipp Seilheimer
3	Catharina Elisabetha Seilheimer was born circa 1680. She died after 1722. She married Johann "Hans" Philip Simon on June 11, 1702 in Gau-Odernheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 11.
4	Johann Jacob Seilheimer was born circa 1684. He died on April 9, 1740 Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. He married first Maria Catharina Stautin on April 3, 1714 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. They had multiple children. He married second Anna Ursula Baumgartner on October 3, 1734 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. They had one child. He was apparently confirmed twice in 1699, both in Framersheim and Gau-Odernheim. In 1714, he married in Framersheim. He lived in Framersheim until his death.
5	Johann Hermann Seilheimer was born circa 1685. He was buried on July 25, 1707 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. He was confirmed in 1700 in Framersheim. There is no evidence that he was the son of Johann Jacob and Anna Catharina; he could have been a nephew (son of Philipp).
6	Johann Heinrich Seilheimer was born circa March 18, 1686. He died on August 31, 1764 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. He married Sara Hederich on May 21, 1715 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. They had multiple children. He was confirmed in Framersheim in 1702; where he was described as a resident of Gau-Odernheim. Then in 1715, he was listed as a resident of Gau-Odernheim when he married in Framersheim. They were documented in Gau-Odernheim between 1716 and 1719. Then sometime between 1719 and 1722, they moved back to Framersheim, and remained there.
7	Matthias Seilheimer was baptized on October 13, 1693 Gau-Odernheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 11. He died on August 20, 1744 Gau-Odernheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 11. He married Anna Catharina Reicht on February 26, 1726 in Gau-Odernheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 11.
8	Johannes Seilheimer was baptized on March 27, 1697 Gau-Odernheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 11. He died after 1715.
9	at least one more son

Johann Phillipp Seilheimer was born in about September 1674, probably in Alzey-Worms District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He died on February 7, 1744 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ⁸.

He was born in about September 1674 (as calculated from his age at death), but baptism records for possible parishes don't exist for that time period. He went by his middle name, Philipp. He was often described as Philipp Seilheimer "the younger" (to differentiate him from his uncle of the same name). He was described as a "gerichtsverwandter" (basically a court official or councilmember), and as having served in the office of weights and measures.

He was probably born in either Framersheim (where the family was living in 1667) or Gau-Odernheim (where they were living by the 1690s). After his marriage in 1700, Philipp settled (or resettled) in Framersheim, where they remained.

They had children:

1	Maria Magdalena Seilheimer was baptized on July 24, 1701 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. She died sometime between 1701 and 1704 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
2	Anna Catharina Seilheimer was baptized on January 13, 1704 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. She was buried on March 6, 1704 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8.
3	Maria Magdalena Seilheimer was baptized on November 9, 1704 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. She was buried on September 10, 1724 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8.
4	Anna Catharina Seilheimer was baptized on November 9, 1704 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. She was buried on January 2, 1705 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8.
5	Philipp Jacob Seilheimer was baptized on August 14, 1707 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. He died on August 21, 1745 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. He married Anna Petronella Schweitzer on January 23, 1731 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8.
6	Johann Rauff Seilheimer was baptized on August 17, 1710 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. He was buried on November 1, 1724 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8.
7	Johann Friedrich Seilheimer was born on April 25, 1713 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. He died on April 7, 1741 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 5. He married Anna Petronella Schurmann on December 4, 1736 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8.
8	Johann Christoffel Seilheimer
9	Sara Seilheimer was born on January 16, 1719 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. She died on Jun 15, 1757 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 5. She married Johann Wilhelm Deforth on January 31, 1741 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8.
10	Anna Margretha Seilheimer was born on June 3, 1721 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. She was buried on January 16, 1722 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8.

Johann Christoffel Seilheimer was born on December 16, 1715 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ⁸. He died on May 31, 1758 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ⁸.

Father: Johann Phillip Seilheimer
Mother: Anna Catharina Beckenbach

He went by his middle name, which was often shortened to Christoph. He was baptized on December 22, 1715 in Framersheim ⁸. He was described as a "kiefer meister" ⁸, which likely means he was a cooper (barrel maker).

Father: Johann Georg Haas
Mother: Anna Maria Dechant

She is often listed with the birthdate March 31, 1724, yet the original parish register is clear that the date was March 31, 1725. She was baptized on April 3, 1725 in Nieder-Saulheim ¹⁰.

1	Anna Catharina Seilheimer was born on September 9, 1743 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. She died on February 8, 1754 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8.
2	Maria Elisabetha Seilheimer was born on February 6, 1746 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. She died on April 11, 1826 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. She married Johann Jacob Kratz on May 12, 1767 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8.
3	Maria Barbara Seilheimer was born on May 11, 1748 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. She died on January 20, 1824 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. She married Johann Philipp Beyer on October 6, 1772 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8.
4	Philipp Gerhard Seilheimer was born on October 19, 1750 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8.
5	Anna Maria Seilheimer was born on February 5, 1752 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8.
6	Johann Nicholas Seilhammer
7	Elisabetha Catharina Seilheimer was born on March 26, 1757 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. She died on February 28, 1836 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8. She married Johann Michael Klenk on September 5, 1780 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8.

Johann Nicholas Seilheimer was born on August 4, 1754 in Framersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ⁸. He died on October 17, 1822 in Licking Creek Valley, Mifflin (now Juniata) Co., Pennsylvania.

Father: Johann Christoffel Seilheimer
Mother: Maria Juliana Haas

Note: There is some uncertainty about the identity of Johann Nicholas Seilheimer. We know that he was born somewhere in Germany, and married Marsila Elisabeth Pohl in 1773 in Rotterdam, shortly before they moved to America. The only clue from American records is that he had a brother named William (they lived near each other in Berks County, Pennsylvania, and were explicitly described as brothers). Most researchers have accepted that he was the Johann Nicholas Seilheimer who was born in 1754 in Framersheim, Germany. Strangely though, in that well-documented family there was no son (or any other relative) named Wilhelm/William. Coincindentally, there was also at least one other Nicholas Seilheimer who lived in America in the late 1700s (the other Nicholas died in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, before May 12, 1791 when Ann Short was appointed as the adminsitrator of his estate). Given this, it is certainly possible that the above ancestry for Nicholas in Framersheim is incorrect; and that our Nicholas was a different (to be identified) person.

If he was from Framershim, he was baptized on August 7, 1754 in Framersheim ⁵ and he was confirmed in 1768 in Framersheim ⁵.

He decided to come to America as a young man and apparently made his way to Rotterdam, Holland, where he was married to Marsilea Elisabeth Pohl in September 1773. Then Johann and Marsilea left Rotterdam aboard the ship “Charming Molly.” They arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 22, 1773. Johann Nicholas and Marsilea settled in Pennsylvania. Nicholas served in the American Revolution in Captain Bartholomew Von Heer’s Company. He enlisted on July 11, 1777 and was discharged in 1781 at Trenton, New Jersey.

Nicholas and his family first settled at Berks County, Pennsylvania. They had at least 3 children: Johann Conrad (see next generation), Johann William, and Susanna. They eventually settled in the Licking Creek Valley in Mifflin (now Juniata) County, Pennsylvania. Johann Nicholas died on October 17, 1822. His widow Marsilea died in 1849 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

She always went by her middle name, Elizabeth. Apparently she also used the pet name, Betsy. At various times in her old age (1839, 1841, 1844, 1848) she applied for widow's pensions for her husband's Revolutionary War service. The declarations of herself and others in these applications provide many rich details about her life.

In a declaration on August 17, 1839, she indicated that she would be "eighty eight years of age next September", which would calculate to a birth date in September 1751. She also indicated she was born at "Hononsland (about six miles from Frankford) in Germany)" Most likely, this is a reference to "Hanau", which is near Frankfurt and where her father was documented as being from in other records. Apparently when she was 22 years old, she left her home town and decided to come to America and sail from the port of Rotterdam, Holland. The inference is that she made the trip to Rotterdam by herself. Then in Rotterdam, she was married to Nicholas Salehammer, who was also on his way to America. Because they came from the same general area of Germany, but about 60 miles apart, they probably did not meet each other until the trip to America. According to Elizabeth, they were married and immediately embarked for America and arrived in the port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to her, they arrived in America just after the Boston Tea Party [December 1773] and found their new country in an uproar.

1	Elizabeth Seilheimer was born on September 16, 1774 in Heidelberg Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania. She died in about 1779 in Heidelberg Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania.
2	Johann William Seilheimer was born in about September 1776. He died on September 18, 1826. He married Elizabeth Holder on January 6, 1798 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania.
3	Johann George Seilheimer was born on January 24, 1782 in Heidelberg Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania. He died on April 27, 1835 in Lurgan Twp., Franklin Co., Pennsyvlania. He married Mary Rebecca Newman in about 1805.
4	Johann Conrad Seilhammer
5	John Seilheimer was born circa 1790. He died in about 1812.
6	Paul Seilheimer was born in about 1790 and died in about 1790.
7	Susanna "Susan" Seilheimer was born in about 1792. She died in about 1835.She married John Rook in about 1812.
8	Jacob Seilheimer was born in about 1794. He died in about 1826.

Johann Conrad Salehamer was born on February 5, 1785 in Heidelberg, Berks County, Pennsylvania ⁵. He died sometime between 1815-1820 in Jefferson Co., Virginia (now West Virginia).

Father: Johann Nicholas Seilheimer
Mother: Marsilea Elisabeth Pohl

He always went by his middle name, Conrad. He was baptized at the Cacusi/Hain's Reformed Church in Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Tax lists during the 1780s indicate that the family lived in Heidelberg Township. According to a declaration from his mother many years later, the family lived near Reading, Pennsylvania during that time, which was a city nearby. In about 1788, when he was a small child, the family moved to Middle Spring in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Conrad spend most of his childhood and formative years with his family in the Middle Spring area. Then when he was 15 or 16 (circa 1800-1801) Conrad was sent away to become an apprentice paper maker, like his older brother William. Conrad was probably sent to live with his brother William in Cocalico Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In 1800, he was probably enumerated in his brother William's household there. Conrad is next found in records in March 1803, in Cocalico Township.

Conrad was married to Sophia (maiden name unknown) probably in about 1802, when he would have been 17 and she about 14. Considering how young they both were, and how soon it was after starting his apprenticeship, it may have been something of a shotgun wedding - perhaps after an unplanned pregnancy. Conrad and Sophia continued to live in the vicinity of Cocalico Township, where they had three children baptized between 1803 and 1807. Then in 1810, they were living in Brandywine Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania. One source suggests that they also lived in Berks County, Pennsylvania at some point during this time period (c. 1800-1812). They were still somewhere in Pennsylvania in February 1812.

In 1812 or 1813, Conrad and his family moved to Virginia. In April 1813, Conrad enlisted in the Virginia Militia at Craney Island, Virginia. Conrad served in the War of 1812, although it is unknown under what capacity or when his service finished. However he survived the war for a few years. Conrad died sometime between about 1815/1816 (when his youngest known child was conceived) and 1820 (when his wife was the head of their household). In 1820, Sophia was head of the household in Lee Township, Jefferson County, Virginia (now a part of West Virginia). The family had probably settled there after Conrad's war service had finished. Sophia never remarried and later moved to Ohio.

Sophia was of German origin, although no known source indicates who her parents were or what her maiden name was. An educated guess is that she was somehow related to William Schneider and his wife Elizabeth Daudrich of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Sophia married Conrad Salehammer in about 1802, when she was about 14. Sophia's husband died in the late 1810s and in 1820, she was head of household in Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia). In 1830, they were living in neighboring Berkeley County, Virginia (West Virginia). Sometime between 1840 and 1850, Sophia moved with her youngest daughter to Dayton, Ohio, where she died.

1	Elizabeth Salehamer
2	Anna Maria Salehamer was born on August 14, 1805 in West Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania 2. She died sometime between 1805 and 1820 in Pennsylvania or Virginia.
3	John William Salehamer was born on June 2, 1807 in West Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania 2. He married Mary Morgan on September 2, 1835 in Berkeley Co., Virginia (now West Virginia).
4	Sarah Salehamer was born on June 19, 1810 in Brandywine Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania 6. She died on March 29, 1888 in Wapakoneta, Auglaize Co., Ohio 6. She married Archibald Butt on May 11, 1834 in Berkeley Co., Virginia (now West Virginia). They had multiple children. The Dayton Herald, Mar. 31, 1888, Pg. 3: "Death of Good Woman. Mrs. Sarah Butt, relict of the late Archibald Butt, died on Thursday evening at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Jacob Brown, in Wapokoneta, after a protracted illness of dropsy. She was a native of Berk's County, Penn., in 1810, and came to this county in 1835. Mr. and Mrs. Butt resided on Newcomb street, this city, for ten years, before the death of Mr. B., about five years ago. She leaves seven children and a large relationship. Mr. Wm. Butt, of Butler Township, is one of her oldest children. She was an excellent woman and an affectionate wife and mother, and a Christian in the best sense of the term."
5	Julia Ann Salehamer was born on February 14, 1812 in Pennsylvania. She died on March 7, 1905 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia. She married Jacob Siler on October 26, 1837 in Berkeley Co., Virginia (now West Virginia). (He was born on November 15, 1816 in Virginia (now West Virginia) and died on December 10 or 15, 1895 in Berkeley Co., West Virginia.) They had the following children: John W. Siler (c. 1839-???) Eliza Jane Siler (1843-1922) md. William F. Amey George D. Siler (1844-1891) md. Isabella Rebecca Amey Joseph A. Siler (1848-1939) md. Clara V. Roe Shepherdstown [WV] Register, Mar. 9, 1905, Pg. 3: "Mrs. Julia Siler, one of Berkeley county's oldest residents, died at her home west of Martinsburg Tuesday night, in the 94th year of her age. She was the widow of Jacob Siler, and is survived by one son and one daughter, Joseph Siler, of Greensburg, and Mrs. Eliza Amey, of Kearneysville. About the same hour of the death of the above-named lady her daugther-in-law, Mrs. Margaret A. Siler, widow of David Siler, died at her home in Martinsburg, after a brief illness, aged 77 years. Three daughters and one son survive her."
6	Phebe Salehamer was born circa 1816 in Jefferson Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) 7. She died on April 8, 1881 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio 6. She is buried in the Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio. She married Alfred Hooper on April 18, 1839 in Berkeley Co., Virginia (now West Virginia). They had children: Otis Henry Hooper (1840-1897) md. Mary E. Warbington Ellen Jane Hooper (1844-1914) md. John H. D. Neibel Virginia Hooper (c. 1848-1853) Lee R. Hooper (1851-1928) md. Alice M. Harrison Dayton Daily Journal, Apr. 9, 1881, Pg. 1: "DIED. HOOPER - Mrs. Phoebe Hooper, at her residence, on Jackson street, of consumption, in her 66th year. Funeral this (Monday) afternoon, at 2 o'clock, from Raper Chapel. Services by Rev. Mr. Clark, pastor of the church. Interment, Woodland. Friends invited."

Elizabeth Salehamer was born on March 19 ¹ or June 22 ², 1803 in West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She died on September 21 ³ or 24 ¹, 1866 in Shelby Twp., Ripley Co., Indiana.

Father: Johann Conrad Seilhammer
Mother: Sophia

The correct spelling of Elizabeth's last name is not easily determined. The name was spelled SELHEIMER in her baptism record and SAILHAMER in her marriage record. It appears that SALEHAMER was the spelling adopted by her father and most of his descendants. In her early childhood, Elizabeth moved with her family to what is now Berkeley County, West Virginia. There, Elizabeth, married to Isaiah Custer on June 5, 1825. Then in about 1829, she moved with her family to Ohio, where they lived in both Seneca and Montgomery Counties. In 1836, Elizabeth moved a final time to Shelby Township, Ripley County, Indiana.

Isaiah and Elizabeth were farmers and were members of the Hebron Baptist Church in nearby Jefferson County, Indiana. Isaiah Custer died on August 17, 1862. Elizabeth died on September 24, 1866. Both were buried in the Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery in Monroe Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.

For more information on their children, see his page.

1. Tombstone inscriptions, Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery, Jefferson Co., Indiana
2. Swamp Reformed (Little Cocalico) Church, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1788-1822. (Ancestry.com)
3. DAR records
4. Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850. (Ancestry.com)
5. Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1745-1805: Cacusi or Hain's Reformed Church
6. Online gedcom family files
7. Assorted US Federal census records
8. Framersheim Parish Registers, Zentralarchiv der Evangelischen Kirche in Hessen und Nassau
9. Gau-Kongernheim Parish Registers, Zentralarchiv der Evangelischen Kirche in Hessen und Nassau.
10. Nieder-Saulheim Parish Registers, Zentralarchiv der Evangelischen Kirche in Hessen und Nassau.
11. Gau-Odernheim Parish Registers, Zentralarchiv der Evangelischen Kirche in Hessen und Nassau.