Talwin Research: Starting with Sardin Christian

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SARDIN CHRISTIAN NESSELROTH (1737-1813). Born in Germany. He sailed from Hamburg, Germany aboard the 'Queen of Denmark', and arrived in Philadelphia, Pa. on Nov. 2, 1752. He settled in Lancaster County, Pa. He married Elizabet (Kurz). His occupations were farming and fishing. They raised five sons- (I have been unable to verify any daughters). The Nesselroths were members of 'The Trinity Lutheran Church'. Elizabeth died in 1843 and is buried with her son John and his wife in the family cemetery. It is located on the farm about one mile north of Ravenwood, W. Va. Their sons were:

I. Christian Nestleroad (1762-1835). This is the spelling used in the will. His tombstone spelling is NESTELROTH. The family cemetery is located a mile northeast of Blanchard, Pa. He served in the Revolutionary War with the '4th Battalion of the Lancaster Militia'. He purchased land in Centre County, Pa. in 1801. His occupations were farming, lumbering, and fishing. His first wife - Markat - gave birth to ten daughters:- Sussana (1782), Elizabeth (1783), Catherine (1787), Christina (1788),
Anna (1792), Barbara (1801), others born (1790, 1791, 1802, 1804). Two sons that died young- Johanis (1881-1881) and Jacob (1797 -1806). The other four sons were:
1. John Nestleroad (1784) - See page 2.
His wife, descendants changed spelling to Nestlerode about 1850.
2. Christian Nestleroad (1785) - See page 3. Same spelling by descendants.
3. Israel Nestlerode (1795) - See page 4. Same spelling used by descendants.
4. Daniel Nestlerode (1799) - See page 5. Same spelling used by descendants.
Christian's 2nd wife- Cathrine- gave birth to five daughters: - Hetty (1814), Margaret (1816), Sara (1817), Maria (?), Magdelena (?). One son:-
5. Samuel Nestlerode (1812) - See page 6. Samuel's oldest son used the Nestelrode spelling, his other sons used the Nesselrode spelling.

II. Israel Nestleroth (1763-1833). He, and his descendants remained in the Lancaster, Pa. area, and continued using this spelling to this date. He was the owner and operator of a tavern in Conestoga Township. His wife- Anna Christina- gave birth to seven daughters:- Mary (1785)(she married Christian's son, John (1784), Elizabeth (1795), Catherine (1797), Anna Nancy (1800), Margaret (1803), Sussana (1805), Christina (1809). Two sons born 1788 and 1790, That died as children. Two other sons:- 1. Christian (1787) - See page 7. 2. Johannes (1792) - See page 7.

III. John Nesselroad (1765-1825). He, and his wife:- Mary Hannah- purchased land in Mason County, Va. about 1802. This property is now located in Jackson County, W. Va. They were farmers. They had three daughters between 1795 and 1810- Sally, Mary and ?. They had one son:-
1. Elios (Ellis) Nesselroad (1798)- See page 8. Most descendants carried the same spelling, but two of Elios's grandsons (one by each of his two sons) changed to the Nesselrode spelling arround 1900.

IV.Daniel Nestlerode (1769- ?). He, and his wife- Catherine, settled in Fairfield County, Perry Township, Ohio before 1820. They had one son. I have been unable to find any record of them after 1820.

V. Christopher Nesselrode (1774-1848). He, and his wife- Mary Ann, were farmers in Morgan County, Olive Township, Ohio. He served in the Ohio Infantry during the 'War of 1812'. They had six daughters:- Mary Ann (1810), Sarah (1812), Charlotte (1817), Julia (1818), Roxana (1829), Lucy (1835-1840). One son born between 1835 and 1840 that died young. Four other sons:-
1. John Nesselroad (1806) See page 9 (All descendants)
2. Christopher Nesselroad (1814) See page 9. ( used this )
3. George W. Nesselroad (1820) See page 9. ( spelling )
4. Robert C. Nesselroad (1825) See page 10. Spelling changed to 'rode'

Talwin's Research, Page 9A

The following is an outline compiled and typed by Talwin.

Sardin Christian (1737), Christopher (1774), John (1806):

A. David (MG) Nesselroad 2:1830- 1903 Ohio.
Farmer- Jackson County, Ravenswood District, W Va.
Wife (1st)- Mary M. 1821-
Son- Robert 1852-1860 Va.
Wife (2nd)- Ruth Agnes 1858-1927
Daughters Sadie(1883), Jane(1890), Clara(1892) W Va.
1. James Madison --Never Married-- 1874-1960 W Va.
2. John Newton --Washington Co., Pa -- 1887-1961 W Va.
Wife- Ethel
Daughters- Daisy ( ), Marie ( ), Mabel (1909), Alice ( )
a. Ralph 1917-1978 Pa.
Wife- 2 Daughters
b. John Frederick - Hancock Co., W Va. 9/29/1919 - 7/20/1982 Pa.
Wife- 1//1923 - 3//1966
Daughters- Katherine ( ), Judy ( ), sally ( ), Melissa ( ), Leta ( ).
1. John F. Jr. --St. Petersburg, Fla.-- 3/4/1943 W Va. -
Wife- Linda 9/9/1953
Daughter- Edith ( )
(a.) Travis
c. Charles David --Hancock Co., W. Va.-- 10/27/1893 - 8/28/1985 W. Va.
Wife- Clara 8/26/1899 - 10/5/1972 W.Va.
Daughters- Virginia (1917), Freida (1921), Woneta (1923), Norma(1927)
(a.) Clarence --Riverboat Captain-- 4/20/1919 - 8/12/1987 W.Va.
Wife- Virginia 4/22/1921 -
Daughters- Judy (1942), Joy (1948), Tracy (1961) W.Va.
4. Clarence William - Hancock Co., W.Va., 12/1/1897 - 1/20/1936 W.Va.
Wife- Estell 1902 - 1974
Daughter- Edna(1921)
a. Paul William -Perry Co. Ohio- 8/19/1924 - 1970 Pa.
Wife- Dolores
Daughters- Bonnie ( ), Linda ( )
b. George H. -Mesa, Ariz.- 12/23/1927 - Pa.
Wife- Josephine --No children--
5. Okey Sherman -Hancock Co., W.Va.- 4//1904 - 8//1979 W.Va.
Wife- Aria
Daughters- Wilma (1930), Eileen (1945)
a. Sherman Edward 6//1925 - W.Va.
Wife- Mae Bell
(1) Larry William 8//1950 - W.Va.
Wife- Vicky
(a) Jestin James 1977-
(2) Thomas 1956- W.Va.
Wife-
b. James Ray -Seneca Co. Ohio- 7//1933 - W.Va.
Wife- Maxine
Daughter- Holly Rae 1960- Ohio.
(1) Mark James 2//1957 - 1975 Ohio.
(2) James Ray Jr. 1//1967 - Ohio.
Wife-
(a) Justin 9//1986 - Ohio.
(3) Matthew Brian 10//1967- Ohio.
(4) Perry David 5//1972- Ohio.
(5) Phillip 9//1974- Ohio.
c. Randall Lee 6//1948 - 1981 W.Va.
Wife-
Daughter- Jenifer (1973) W.Va.

Talwin's letter to Jack and Hazel, 1989

"Dear Jack and Hazel,
Enclosed are all the records I have gathered on the descendants of Christopher (100% to 1985). Also pages (#3 to #11) listing all male descendants (related) in America. I believe I sent you the first 4 pages. If not, let me know and I'll send pages #1 & #2. Page's #3 & #4 were rewriten, because I was able to eliminate all the ? marks this past summer. When I spent 30 days crisscrossing our country and getting the info that people did not or would not furnish me by phone or mail.

I am now closing out my research, and sent the entire manuscript to the Mormon Library in Utah to put on microfilm for future generations. A copy will also be in the Library of Congress in Wash DC.

To furthur clarify the mix up as to which branch of the family you belong as I discussed by phone with Hazel, I offer the following reasons that many people besides your brother questioned me about placing you in the Ohio (Christopher) branch. John (1765) and Christopher (1774) left Lancaster, PA in the mid 1790's, and went to Ohio. John's first son, Elias (1798) was born in Ohio. They then went downriver to Ravenswood, VA (now W. Va), and John obtained property there in 1802. Christopher lived there until 1811, when he obtained property in Morgan County, Ohio (at that time it was still a part of Washington County) his first son John (1806) and daughter Mary Ann (1810) were born in Va. By the time that Elios (1798) and John (1806) were listed in the census reports in 1830, showing their state of birth, many people put John (1806) as John's (1765) son because he was born in Va., and figured he moved to Ohio when he was married and got land near his Uncle Christopher

This of course was a mixed up assumption. John (1806) was Christopher's son (as I found records of proof). As my papers show, John (1765) & Christopher (1774) were brothers along with Christian (1762), Israel (1763), and Daniel (1769).

I call Christopher's descendants the Ohio branch, John's descendants the W. Va branch, Christian's descendants the Pa branch, Israel's descendants did not need to be pinpointed as a branch because they were the only ones that maintained the "Roth" ending. Daniel (1769) did not have any descendants.

I hope this makes thing's clearer for you. It is very understandable that your brother and others thought the way the[y] did because of a letter from a post master in the W. Va that was distributed to many people in the early 1900's he also stated that John (1765) was a Russian and a descendant of Count Karl, which was not the truth. John is 100% German his mother Elizabeth was 100% German like S. Christian (1737).

I have really enjoyed doing all this research, and wish to thank you again for all the material you sent to me.

*signature of Talwin W. Nestlerode*

P.S. I believe we are 5th cousins 5 times removed.

Talwin's Research Family Crest

This is a Paintshop of the family crest (real pic of crest will follow), The following is from a group of papers gathered together by the late Talwin W. Nesselroad.

"This is the family symbol. It is on the family seal, and on the family crest. The original 'Coat of arms' had a dog standing on his hind legs with a black collar band of the above design. The lion and the black band with a six pointed star were added in 1389, when the family obtained the properties of the Stein and Ehreshofen families through marriage. The spelling of our name was derived from the name of the castle 'House Nesselrath'. It is located on the Wupper river, where it flows into the Rhine river. When 'sur' names were being added, these people adopted the name of 'Nesselroth'.

The first record I was able to find of this 'Coat of Arms' was in 600 AD. it belonged to the Masters of Opladen. Opladen is a city located on the Rhine river, about 15 miles north of Cologne, Germany. A man named Flede, a son of the Masters of Oplanden, was one that adopted the name Nesselroth. In 1288, eight sons of Count Nesselroth were knighted using the spelling 'Nesselrode'. In 1303, Count Flede Von Nesselrode was the head of the family.

There were other members of the family that had moved to other parts of Germany, Holland, and Austria, that kept the spelling Nesselroth. I have been unable to find the parents or the birthplace name of Sardin Christian. Nesselroth's were still living along the Rhine from Cologne to Dusseldorf in 1750, and some still live there today. Also, some Nesselroth's were in Austria in 1750. I believe Sardin Christian is descendant from this group that kept the 'Roth' spelling. He was probably from Germany, because they used the German language.

The 'eagle wings' that appear on some 'coat of Arms' does not belong to our family in America. They were added when Wilhelm Nesselrode married into Russian royalty. He was born in Germany in 1724. Wilhelm is the father of Count Karl Robert Nesselrode, the famous Foreign Minister of Russia, during the 1800's. They are descendants of those that changed to the Nesselrode spelling. Furthermore, the wings were not added until after Sardin Christian was already in America.

I'm sorry I was not able to find more accurate information, but I did the best I could with the time and effort I was able to put into this project.

*signature of Talwin W. Nestlerode*
Talwin W. Nestlerode

"PS*- There is one other family in this country that has a simular overseas connection. Aman named Fredrick Nesselrode came from Hesse, Germany with the British. After the Rev. War, he decided to stay in America. He settled in the area of Rockingham, and Pendleton County, Virginia. Due to his looping the end of his signature over the large 'e' and 't', his descendants spelled their name Nesselrodt. some of his grand children changed it to Nesselrotte. Two of his sons that lived in Shennandoah County, changed the spelling to Nazelrod, because of the unfriendliness towards Germans. Their descendants spread into Ohio, Ill., Missouri. Many of these Nazelrod's have changed the spelling back to Nesselrode or 'road in the early 1900's."

*Note from Jen: I will publish the photo as soon as I receive it.*