More about Balzer Tarter
				Taken from Our Kentucky Kinfolks Compiled by Lewis M. Owens and Marilyn H. Owens, Lexington, KY 1976 Revised 1996
	This Tarter family lineage in America begins with the arrival of Johann Anthon Dorter (Derter) in 1750 from Laubach, Kreis Simmern, the Rhineland in Germany. The family arrived at Philadelphia 11 Aug. 1759 on the ship "Patience". Johann Antoney Doerter of Laubach, Kreis Simmern, Rhineland, Preussen with his wife and six children were manumitted to leave for Pennsylvania in 1750. He paid taxes in Heidelberg Township, Lancaster Co PA in 1758 which now is in Lebanon Co PA; then probably just across the Berks County line into Lancaster County. In 1765 the Lancaster Co PA DB #M, p. 34 lists Anthoney Derter owning land that joins John Shup of the Heidelberg Township. The spelling of the last name changed from Dorter, to Derter, Derder, Darter, and finally Tarter by the early 1800s. Some continued to prefer Darter. Balzer Derter was naturalized in 1763 in Pennsylvania. He was a taxpayer in the Heidelberg Township, Lancaster Co  PA in 1770 and 1771 with 70- acres of land, and in 1772 with 55- acres. Shortly thereafter the family moved to Lincoln Co  NC which was then Tyron(e) County. Peter Tarter's Rev. War pension application indicates the family moved to NC in the early 1770s. While in service he attended to some business for his father in Virginia which was during the early 1780s. This business may have been related to "Palser" and sons John and Peter, being listed as Montgomery Co VA taxpayers in 1780. Balzer bought land on Michael's Creek in Lincoln Co NC 4 March 1786 which he sold 8 Oct 1787 and probably  immediately and permanently moved to Montgomery - Wythe Co., VA on Reed Creek, the area where Nicholas Darter and Jacob Tarter lived. In 1795 Balzer and Magdalena sold 165 acres of land on the south fork of Reed Creek. He wrote his will 16 Feb 1800 which was proved in Wythe Co., VA Court 11 Mar 1800. The will of Balzer Tarter mentions "my three youngest sons, Frederick, Christian and Daniel", inferring that there were older sons. These older sons are believed to be Peter and John, who were in Wythe County, Virginia in 1790 and are believed to have received assistance from their father prior to the date when he wrote the will. Starting in 1806 and by 1811, all below mentioned five sons are in Pulaski County, Kentucky. 1. JohnTarter b 1759 PA 2. Eva Magdalena Tarter b 1761 PA 3. Johann Peter Tarter b 1763 PA 4. Cathrina Elizabeth Tarter b 1771 PA 5. Christian Tarter b abt 1773 NC 6. Frederick Tarter b abt 1775 NC 7. Margaret Tarter 8. Daniel Tarter b 1780 NC
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