| Home Surname List Name Index Sources | Fifth Generation47. Christopher ZIMMERMAN Jr.19,22 was born in 1719. He died in 1781 in Culpeper County, Virginia. Christopher entered the militia service as substitute for John Wharton of Culpeper when he was called out to perform a tour of duty in guarding the Convention troops of General Burgoyne on their march to Albemarle Barracks. From that time he continued in the army until his death which happened before the peace. Early in the Revolution he sold a tract of land for ?100 which he soon spent. After he first entered into the army he never possessed property of any kind and was totally insolvent. General James Williams of Orange, formerly of Culpeper, was an officer in the American Army at the time of Zimmerman's death. (Ref: pg 114 of the Virginia Genealogist - Vol 28 #2 April - June 1984) Christopher died unmarried, his will leaving his property to Pollard and Robert Brown, appointing his friends Thomas and Robert Brown executors, and being witnessed by Nicholas Kabler, John Brown, and William Kabler (Culpeper County W.B. "B"/pg 424) The will dated March 6, 1780 and probated June 18, 1781. On July 21 1757 Christopher deeded to Charles Benson 100 acres, part of a greater tract that had been granted his father, Christopher Zimmerman in 1731 ( Culpeper Co. D.B. "C" /pg24), was the owner of 200 acres in Culpeper Co. Rental of 1724; and on Sept 16, 1776 deeded to William Kabler 79 acres, part of a patent to his father (D. B. "H" / pg 259)
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