Fourth Generation

79. Jacob BROTZMAN¹ was born on 16 Jul 1779 in Montgomery County, PA. He died on 26 Jan 1856 in Shawnee, PA. He was buried in Shawnee Cemetery, PA. Jacob moved to Warren County, New Jersey where he served as a founding Freeholder of Warren Co. when the county was established in 1825. Jacob had aquired 1000 acres of land along the Delaware river, 400 acres of it in Pennsylvania. Jacob's property is now thought to be the southern portion of what is now Delaware Water Gap State Park. In addition to the family farm, Jacob had an apple orchard, grist mill and saw mill. Son Samuel also built a saw mill on the Pennsylvania side of the property. Quite a lumbering business was started, with both mills running 24 hours a day, thru the winter, to produce product for the spring markets. Lumber was rafted down the Delaware to markets at Easton, Phillipsburg and Trenton. As Jacob and Susanna prospered, they built a hotel for area travelers. The hotel and farm buildings became the village of Brotzmanville. The exact location is described as three miles north of the Delaware Water Gap, opposite Walker's Ferry. Soon added to this empire was a distillery, hog farm and a large shad fishery.

Jacob served one term with the NJ State Legislature, in 1835. He was appointed to the State Senate to fill a vacancy, by the Governor, and was elected to several terms thereafter. Son Samuel ran the business while Jacob was in Trenton. This story continues as a legend; although you would think much of it would be public knowledge in a 1850's news paper. Jacob built a rail road spur south, along the Delaware. The debris from clearing the land was dumped into the Delaware. Political rivals of Jacob's had a law passed which required Jacob to remove the debris from the river. Which Jacob did, at the cost of bankruptcy. We do know that most of Jacob's children migrated to Susquehanna County. Jacob and Susanna are thought to have grown feeble with age and both lived their remaining years with their daughter Catherine, then Mrs. Anthony Transue, of Shawnee, PA.

Jacob BROTZMAN and Susanna METZGAR were married on 8 Jul 1804. Susanna METZGAR¹ was born on 24 May 1782 in Bucks County, PA. She died on 4 May 1859 in Shawnee, PA. She was buried in Shawnee Cemetery, PA. Susanna is thought to be a daughter of General Metzgar, of the National Army of Holland. So?? Jacob BROTZMAN and Susanna METZGAR had the following children:

149	i.	Frederick BROTZMAN1 was born on 25 Oct 1804 in Warren County, NJ. He died on 4 Oct 1808 in Warren County, NJ.
150	ii.	Catherine BROTZMAN1 was born on 11 Jun 1806 in Warren County, NJ. She died on 2 Sep 1865 in Shawnee, PA. Married Anthony Transue and had ten children.
+151	iii.	Samuel BROTZMAN.
152	iv.	George Adam BROTZMAN1 was born on 9 Mar 1810 in Warren County, NJ. George married Sarah Lynch, they had two children, resided in Allentown, PA
153	v.	Sarah BROTZMAN1 was born on 13 May 1812 in Warren County, NJ. She died on 31 Dec 1880. Married to James Logan in Warren Co., NJ, and they had elevan children. James was born 20 May 1806 in Ireland and died 17 June 1894 or 15 June 1896 in Susquehanna Co., Pa. The family moved to the town of South Auburn, Susquehanna Co., PA, with a number of Brotzman siblings. About 1841 they move to Rush Township, same county.
154	vi.	Hannah BROTZMAN1 was born on 15 Jun 1814 in Warren County, NJ. She died on 7 Nov 1888. Married a Johannes Christian on 25 October 1835. John and Hannah had ten children
155	vii.	John W. BROTZMAN1 was born on 19 Jan 1817 in Warren County, NJ. He died on 1 Nov 1852. Died by Drowning
156	viii.	Charles BROTZMAN1 was born on 29 May 1819 in Warren County, NJ. He died in 1820 in Warren County, NJ.
+157	ix.	Daniel BROTZMAN.
158	x.	Jacob BROTZMAN1 was born on 17 Jul 1823 in Warren County, NJ. He died in 1887. Jacob married Mary Caroll and they begat nine children
+159	xi.	Abraham BROTZMAN.