Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
Notes for John George Sager
From Newton book:
MILITARY SERVICE:- In the Fifth Pennsylvania Battalion, Colonel RobertMcGraw, Commanding, January 3, 1776. January 3, 1777, The Muster Roll ofCaptain John Miller's Company.
January 5, 1776, gives George Sager, Private.
At the battle of Germantown was taken prisoner November 16, 1776, sent toprison camp at New York City, and was later paroled. VOLUME TWO, Page172, PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES. SECOND ENLISTMENT - In the Cumberland County,Pennsylvania Militia in the year 1779, in Captain Samuel Roger's Company,the Eight Battalion Cumberland County Militia, Class Sixth, gives GeorgeSager, private. VOLUME VI, Page 541, FIFTH SERIES. PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES
CHILDREN:- To this union ten children were born, eight sons and twodaughters. It appears that one son and one daughter did not come to Ohiowhen the family did. As shown by the records of Union County, Ohio, sevensons and one daughter came, namely: George, Christian, Frederick, Jacob,Henry, Samuel, Abraham, and Barbara.
We have no records to show that they died in Virginia, but it does revealthat after the War of 1812, they did join the SAGER settlement between1820 and 1825.
RESIDENT:- Rapoh Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. After thedeath of his his father and one enlistment in the Revolutionary War, hesettled in Anthrim Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, where theyresided until after 1779.
It was in Pennsylvania troops that he gave service to his country as aprivate, as there is nothing shown that he gave service as a physician orsurgeon, from my search of the Archives on physicians serving as such.
From the above place mentioned the family migrated to Lovettsville,Loudoun County, Virginia, where the last of the children were born, andthere remaining until the year 1805 when the family removed to andsettled in the territory now comprising Union County, Ohio, that beingbefore the county was established, at that date the township being knownas the North-west Quarter Township of Franklin County, Ohio.
Here the family permanently settled and became very large andinfluential, the exact date of the settlement of the SAGER'S is notknown, but was about 1805. This family was not only one of the earliestbut probably the largest in the vicinity.
The first mill of any importance in Union County was a water mill whichwas built by Frederick Sager, in what is now Jerome township. This millstood on the north bank of Big Darby Creek, about a mile above (PleasantValley) now Plain City, Ohio.
A short race-way was constructed to convey the water to the mill topropel the machinery which was by a water wheel. On "this wheel", thedirect action of water was applied to the bottom, known in those days asthe Under Shot-wheel.
The stone used by SAGER, he manufactured from a boulder found in theneighborhood. He ground everything that was brought for flour, - corn,wheat, rye, buckwheat and etc. But corn was the main crop of thesepioneers, for upon it their dependence was placed for bread stuff.
Distilleries abounded in all settlements where large quantities of grainwere raised. To them, a bushel of corn was the price paid for a gallon ofwhiskey.
One of the earliest distilleries in the county was owned and operated byJacob Sager, about one and a half miles west of (Pleasant Valley) nowPlain City. The whiskey manufactured was considered by all the genuinearticle.
The records have shown that the family is of German descent, and thatDoctor John George and Elizabeth (Schultz or Sheets) Sager were nativesof Virginia and Pennsylvania.
He was a pioneer physician of the early times and was widely andfavorably known to all. He raised his family up to man and woman hood.Some of his sons were married, within a few years after they arrived inthe new settlement. The cabins of the Sager's dotted the valley of BigDarby Creek in both Darby and Jerome township, Union County, and occupiedsome of the best farming land in these townships. Although a large partof the family settled in Darby township, Henry, Frederick, and Abrahamlived in Jerome township.
From the military records of Union County it shows that the Sager familywas well represented in the War of 1812, by the following: The firstmilitary company organized in this county was recruited during the year1813. Strange as it may seem, very little can be learned of the membersof this Company, although recruited from the old families such asRobinson, Kents, Mitchells, Ewings, Sagers and others.
After diligent research among the records, the following named citizensare known positively to have served as members of this Company to wit:James A. Curry, Captain; Samuel Mitchell, 1st Lieutenant; Adam Shover,2nd Lieutenant; Privates: George Sager, Christian Sager, Abe Sager, DavidMitchell, Andrew Noteman, James Buck, Calvin Carey, and William Taylor.FIRST REGIMENT LIGHT HORSE DRAGONS.
The farm upon which they first settled was purchased in 1806 from LyonStarling, in Survey 3272, about one half mile south of Unionville. Untilthey had erected their cabins, the family resided with James Robinson,across the creek.
I also found that their political affiliation of that day was JacksonDemocrats. The sons and daughters married and settled in various sectionsof the state and also in other states.
MILITARY SERVICE:- In the Fifth Pennsylvania Battalion, Colonel RobertMcGraw, Commanding, January 3, 1776. January 3, 1777, The Muster Roll ofCaptain John Miller's Company.
January 5, 1776, gives George Sager, Private.
At the battle of Germantown was taken prisoner November 16, 1776, sent toprison camp at New York City, and was later paroled. VOLUME TWO, Page172, PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES. SECOND ENLISTMENT - In the Cumberland County,Pennsylvania Militia in the year 1779, in Captain Samuel Roger's Company,the Eight Battalion Cumberland County Militia, Class Sixth, gives GeorgeSager, private. VOLUME VI, Page 541, FIFTH SERIES. PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES
CHILDREN:- To this union ten children were born, eight sons and twodaughters. It appears that one son and one daughter did not come to Ohiowhen the family did. As shown by the records of Union County, Ohio, sevensons and one daughter came, namely: George, Christian, Frederick, Jacob,Henry, Samuel, Abraham, and Barbara.
We have no records to show that they died in Virginia, but it does revealthat after the War of 1812, they did join the SAGER settlement between1820 and 1825.
RESIDENT:- Rapoh Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. After thedeath of his his father and one enlistment in the Revolutionary War, hesettled in Anthrim Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, where theyresided until after 1779.
It was in Pennsylvania troops that he gave service to his country as aprivate, as there is nothing shown that he gave service as a physician orsurgeon, from my search of the Archives on physicians serving as such.
From the above place mentioned the family migrated to Lovettsville,Loudoun County, Virginia, where the last of the children were born, andthere remaining until the year 1805 when the family removed to andsettled in the territory now comprising Union County, Ohio, that beingbefore the county was established, at that date the township being knownas the North-west Quarter Township of Franklin County, Ohio.
Here the family permanently settled and became very large andinfluential, the exact date of the settlement of the SAGER'S is notknown, but was about 1805. This family was not only one of the earliestbut probably the largest in the vicinity.
The first mill of any importance in Union County was a water mill whichwas built by Frederick Sager, in what is now Jerome township. This millstood on the north bank of Big Darby Creek, about a mile above (PleasantValley) now Plain City, Ohio.
A short race-way was constructed to convey the water to the mill topropel the machinery which was by a water wheel. On "this wheel", thedirect action of water was applied to the bottom, known in those days asthe Under Shot-wheel.
The stone used by SAGER, he manufactured from a boulder found in theneighborhood. He ground everything that was brought for flour, - corn,wheat, rye, buckwheat and etc. But corn was the main crop of thesepioneers, for upon it their dependence was placed for bread stuff.
Distilleries abounded in all settlements where large quantities of grainwere raised. To them, a bushel of corn was the price paid for a gallon ofwhiskey.
One of the earliest distilleries in the county was owned and operated byJacob Sager, about one and a half miles west of (Pleasant Valley) nowPlain City. The whiskey manufactured was considered by all the genuinearticle.
The records have shown that the family is of German descent, and thatDoctor John George and Elizabeth (Schultz or Sheets) Sager were nativesof Virginia and Pennsylvania.
He was a pioneer physician of the early times and was widely andfavorably known to all. He raised his family up to man and woman hood.Some of his sons were married, within a few years after they arrived inthe new settlement. The cabins of the Sager's dotted the valley of BigDarby Creek in both Darby and Jerome township, Union County, and occupiedsome of the best farming land in these townships. Although a large partof the family settled in Darby township, Henry, Frederick, and Abrahamlived in Jerome township.
From the military records of Union County it shows that the Sager familywas well represented in the War of 1812, by the following: The firstmilitary company organized in this county was recruited during the year1813. Strange as it may seem, very little can be learned of the membersof this Company, although recruited from the old families such asRobinson, Kents, Mitchells, Ewings, Sagers and others.
After diligent research among the records, the following named citizensare known positively to have served as members of this Company to wit:James A. Curry, Captain; Samuel Mitchell, 1st Lieutenant; Adam Shover,2nd Lieutenant; Privates: George Sager, Christian Sager, Abe Sager, DavidMitchell, Andrew Noteman, James Buck, Calvin Carey, and William Taylor.FIRST REGIMENT LIGHT HORSE DRAGONS.
The farm upon which they first settled was purchased in 1806 from LyonStarling, in Survey 3272, about one half mile south of Unionville. Untilthey had erected their cabins, the family resided with James Robinson,across the creek.
I also found that their political affiliation of that day was JacksonDemocrats. The sons and daughters married and settled in various sectionsof the state and also in other states.