THIRD GENERATION

3. Johannes (John) JUNDT ⁽¹⁾ was born on 23 Apr 1721 in Neiderbronn, Alsace-Lorraine, France. He died bet 25 Jan/Apr 1790 in Lincoln (Catawba) Co., North Carolina. He was buried in Yount plantation, Lincoln Co. [Catawba], NC. John Yount was born in Neiderbronn, France, the youngest son of Hans George and Anna Maria Jundt and came with them on the Brittania, landing at Philadelphia on 21 September 1731. He spent his early years in Colebrookdale, Berks County, Pennsylvania on the land taken up by his father.

Family legend has it that John and his wife Anna Elizabeth Zimmerman, whom he had married around 1750-51 had emigrated to Lincoln County, North Carolina and were among the first settlers to homestead that land. It is told that they returned to Pennsylvania in 1759. The first birthdate of which a record has been found was that of John Henry on 24 Dec 1759, recorded in Northampton County, PA. Many other records have been found of John Yount and Anna Elizabeth in Northampton County.

1762 - Anna Elizabeth and John Yund received 16 pounds, 13 shillings and four pence in legacy from her grandfather, George Philip Dodderer. He had died in 1741. His son Conrad distributed the legacies as the settlement of the estate after the death of the grandmother, Veronica in 1751. These legal matters were in keeping with the provisions of Georg Philip's will. Anna Elizabeth's name was written ANLISABET JUNDIN. The surname translates to Jundt with the German feminine ending of IN. She signed her mark on the official quit claim but John wrote his own signature.

1765 - John's name is found on church documents for the Jordan Lutheran church in Upper Milford Township of present day Lehigh County (formerly Northampton).

1781 - His name appears on the list of taxables in Upper Milford Township, showing his ownership of 333 acres valued at 150 pounds and assessed at ١.

1783 - A "Draught of a tract of land" was made of land which he had bought from Michael Zimmerman Jr. and George Zimmerman, which they had acquired by patent in 1751. (We know this is not John's father-in-law, Michael Zimmerman since he had died in 1741.)

1784 - It is unclear whether John bought two separate pieces of land from Michael and George or whether the sale on 4 December 1784 was the final action on the previous parcel which was described as "Situate the greatest part thereof in Upper Milford Township in the County of Northampton and the remainder in Upper Hanover Township in the County of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania." (Huggins, p. 36)

"On December 4, 1784 John Yundt bought 255 acres of land in Lehigh County for 𧼠, the estate of Michael Zimmerman, Jr., late of North Carolina and George Zimmerman, of Turkey Hundred, Maryland.

1787 - On August 16, 1787 John Yund and wife Elizabeth sold out to John Roder for �."

1787 - John and Anna Elizabeth and their family had moved to North Carolina. It is known that Henry and George were also in North Carolina and probably the four younger children may have accompanied them. Susanna was 23 years of age, Anna was 18, Sally Sarah/Salome) was 16 and Andrew was 13 according to their birthdates as recorded by Mrs. Huggins.

He was married to Anna Elizabeth ZIMMERMAN (daughter of Michael ZIMMERMAN and Anna Elizabeth DODDERER) in 1751 in Pennsylvania. Anna Elizabeth ZIMMERMAN was born in 1736 in Pennsylvania. She died after 1790 in Lincoln (Catawba) Co., North Carolina. She was buried in Yount plantation, Lincoln Co. [Catawba], NC. Johannes (John) JUNDT and Anna Elizabeth ZIMMERMAN had the following children:

+4 i. Jacob YOUNT.
5 ii. JOHN Michael YOUNT was born in 1756.
6 iii. Catherine YOUNT was born in 1758.
+7 iv. John HENRY YOUNT.
+8 v. John GEORGE YOUNT.
9 vi. Mollie YOUNT was born in Northampton Co., Pennsylvania.
10 vii. Maria (Mary) YOUNT was born in Northampton Co., Pennsylvania.
11 viii. Susannah YOUNT was born on 16 Jul 1764 in Northampton Co., Pennsylvania.
12 ix. Anna Elizabeth YOUNT was born on 25 Jun 1769 in Northampton Co., Pennsylvania.
+13 x. Salome (Sarah, Sally) YOUNT.
14 xi. Andrew YOUNT was born on 29 May 1774 in Northampton Co., Pennsylvania. He died in 1834 in prob. Morgan Co, Indiana.

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