The Zink family may have originated with Heinrich Volenant who adopted the surname Zinke in 1232 after a German Cornet called Zinke. His father, Heinrich Von Erlach, Sr., served in the army of Duke Godfrey de Buillon in the first crusades taking Jerusalem from the Mohammedans July 15, 1099. He was slain in the crusade. An older brother, Heinri, erected Erlach Castle, circa 1103-1108, which is now a museum near Wurtembury under the Bavarian government. Gottleib Zink was the first-known Zink to migrate to America from Germany arriving in Philadelphia on the Ship, Duke of Wurtemberg on October 20, 1752. The National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 31, p. 53-64. A Danish Royal Lineage Gebhardt (Kephart, Capehart) and Zincke (Zingge), Descendants of Lords of Erlach by Lt. Col. Calvin I. Kephart, Arlington, Virginia. Pictures of Erlach Castle on Toni Norman's web site. Our immigrant ancestor was found to be |
THE ZINK FAMILY FROM GERMANY TO AMERICA |
The Zink family may have originated with Heinrich Volenant who adopted the surname Zinke in 1232 after a German Cornet called Zinke. His father, Heinrich Von Erlach, Sr., served in the army of Duke Godfrey de Buillon in the first crusades taking Jerusalem from the Mohammedans July 15, 1099. He was slain in the crusade. An older brother, Heinri, erected Erlach Castle, circa 1103-1108, which is now a museum near Wurtembury under the Bavarian government. Gottleib Zink was the first-known Zink to migrate to America from Germany arriving in Philadelphia on the Ship, Duke of Wurtemberg on October 20, 1752. The National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 31, p. 53-64. A Danish Royal Lineage Gebhardt (Kephart, Capehart) and Zincke (Zingge), Descendants of Lords of Erlach by Lt. Col. Calvin I. Kephart, Arlington, Virginia. Pictures of Erlach Castle on Toni Norman's web site. Our immigrant ancestor was found to be |
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