Johannes married Maria Salomea Schmitt in 1780. Maria (daughter of Sébastien Schmitt and Anna Margaretha Eyer) was born on 21 May 1756 in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Johannes Georg Zent was born on 20 Dec 1782 in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 18 Oct 1805 in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.
2. Katharina Margaretha Zent was born on 18 Oct 1786 in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.
3. Maria Franzisca Zent was born in 1788 in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.
4. Joseph Zent was born in 1795 in Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died in in Speyer, Odessa, Ukrayina.