Conrad Apgar (abt. 1755 - 1839)

Born about 3 Jan 1755 in Cokesbury, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Farley) Apgar — married about 1779 in New Jersey, USA

Descendants

Died 2 Mar 1839 at about age 84 in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Private Conrad Apgar served with New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Conrad Apgar is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A002900.

The Apgars in New Jersey use the spelling Apgar. They are descendants of Friedrich "Fritz" Ebgert (abt.1704-1760) who arrived in Philadelphia and signed his name to the Oath of Allegiance on September 30, 1740.

Conrad was the youngest son of Fritz and his second wife, Anna Eva (Schaefer) Ebgert (1707-abt.1760). He was born 3 January, 1755 and died November 2, 1839 or March 1, 1839.

Conrad Apgar Sr. ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Born 3 Jan 1755. Cokesbury, Hunterdon, New Jersey.. ^{[9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Baptism: New Jersey,

Conrad Apgar was confirmed in the Alexandria Reformed Church on 6 August 1775.

Family

Marriages: He married twice:

• first to Mary Farley, (b. 1753 and died 1790,) daughter of Meindurt Farley and Barbara Van Dieren. They seven children, one of whom as named Mindert after Mary Farley's father. This Mindert would immigrate to Hamilton County, Ohio and own large pieces of land that today represent parts of Kenwood Shopping Center, Indian Hill and Sycamore Township!
  • Children of CONRAD APGAR and MARY FARLEY are:
    • JOHN3 APGAR, b. 1778.
    • CHARLES APGAR, b. 1780.
    • BARBARA APGAR, b. 1783.
    • MARY E. APGAR, b. 1784.
    • MINDERT APGAR, b. 1785, Alexandria, New Jersey; d. Symmes Township, Hamilton or Clermont County Ohio; m. EVA FLOMERFELT. (Notes for MINDERT APGAR:Immigrated to Hamilton County, Ohio in early 1800's.)
    • SARAH APGAR, b. Abt. 1787.
    • JOSUA APGAR, b. 1790.^[15]

• Second, he married Charity Sutton, born 1768 and died February 20, 1845 the daughter of John Sutton and Elizabeth Abel. The Sutton family would later immigrate with the Apgars to Hamilton and Clermont County. One of their descendants would have a road named after him in Mt. Washington! By Conrad's second marriage to Charity Sutton were born seven children. (Please see the family charts for complete families of Conrad and others) The first child of their marriage was Hannah who was born in 1793 and who married her first cousin, the son of Conrad's brother Jacob, Jacob Apgar, Jr.
  • Children of CONRAD APGAR and CHARITY SUTTON are:
    • HANNAH CHARITY3 APGAR, b. 1793, Foxenburg, Hunterdon County, NJ; d. Aft. 1850, Hamilton County Ohio.
    • ELIZABETH APGAR, b. 1794.
    • JACOB C. APGAR, b. 1797.
    • AARON APGAR, b. 1797.
    • ANN APGAR, b. 1798.
    • CATHERINE APGAR, b. 1800.
    • CONRAD APGAR, JR., b. 1804.

Residence New Jersey. ^[16] 1830 Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA. ^[17]

Revolutionary War Veteran

Revolutionary War Veteran. Served in New Jersey Line. Conrad was the only member of the Apgar family to fight in the Revolutionary War. The others were married and had families at the time. Men were usually exempted from service who had families to support, but they did serve in the local militia and they were not loyalists as they signed oaths of allegiance to the revolutionary government.

Daughters of the American Revolution

Conrad Apgar Service: New Jersey Rank(s): Patriotic service as wagoneer with Captains Carnart, Metler and Brink. Private under Colonel Beaver et al. Birth: 1-3-1755 Hunterdon County, New Jersey Death: 11-2-1839 Lebanon Twp., Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Pension Number: *S941; Service Source: *S941 Note: First wife died in Feb 1808, all known children born before that date. ^[18]

Death & Burial

Died 1 March 1839. Tewksbury, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA. ^{[19][20][21][22]}

Buried He is buried in the first Reformed Church Cemetery of Lebanon, NJ. The headstone is located next to that of his brother Herbert's first wife Anne. Wayne W. Apgar, a descendant of Conrad's requested a stone marking Conrad's grave for his service in the Revolutionary War. Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA. ^[23][24]

Variant Name Spellings

The name Apker or Apgar has had many spellings. According to some sources the name originally was

• Ebgert and then
• Ebchner. Other Spellings were
• Afgar,
• Aplar,
• Appar,
• Apgard,
• Apagar and
• Opgar.

The children of Fritz include: 2. i. HERBERT2 APGAR, b. 1736, Lived East of Cokesbury, NJ; d. 1800, Flemington, NJ. ii. JOHN PETER APGAR, b. 1739. iii. CATHERINE APGAR, b. 1743. iv. HEINRICH APGAR, b. 1745. 3. v. JACOB APGAR, b. July 18, 1746, Huntertown County, NJ; d. May 06, 1814, Huntertown County, NJ. vi. PETER APGAR, b. 1747. vii. WILLIAM APGAR, b. 1752. viii. FREDERICK APGAR, b. 1753. 4. ix. CONRAD APGAR, b. 1755, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Revolutionary War Soldier; d. Abt. 1840, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. x. GEORGE APGAR, b. 1760.

Generation No. 2

2. HERBERT2 APGAR (JOHANNE PETER APGARD A/K/A1 ANTGET) was born 1736 in Lived East of Cokesbury, NJ, and died 1800 in Flemington, NJ. He married ANNE // Bef. 1756 in Lebanon, NJ.

Child of HERBERT APGAR and ANNE // is: 5. i. ELSE CATHERINE3 APGAR?, b. 1769, Lebanon, NJ; d. July 19, 1857, Lebanon, NJ.

3. JACOB2 APGAR (JOHANNE PETER APGARD A/K/A1 ANTGET) was born July 18, 1746 in Huntertown County, NJ, and died May 06, 1814 in Huntertown County, NJ. He married (1) GERTRUDE (?) Bef. 1770 in New Jersey. He married (2) HANNAH CHARITY PICKLE Bef. 1783 in Lebanon, NJ or Cokesbury, daughter of CONRAD PICKLE.

Notes for JACOB APGAR: Johanne Peter Apgar had eleven children. Please see the family charts for lists of all known children. This sixth child born was Jacob and the tenth child born was Conrad who was born in 1755.

Jacob Apgar, Sr., son of Johanne Peter Antgent, was born July 18, 1746 in New Jersey and died on May 6, 1814. He married Hannah Charity Pickle (German Spelling was Bickle) daughter of Conrad Pickle born 20 March 1754 and died July 21, 1846. Jacob and his wife are buried at Lebanon, N.J. Jacob was a yeoman and blacksmith. He owned the farm where Cole Alpaugh farmed 1/2 mile Northwest of Cokesbury. This might be how Charity met Mathias as they may have been neighbors. Jacob, Sr.'s will was probated on 21 April 1814. Real and Personal property to be divided equally between the 12 children after the death of his widow. His Executors were his sons Frederick and Conrad. Inventory of his estate was valued at $6,808.59, a wealthy man for the time. He had fourteen children so the estate was divided into fourteen shares. Jacob, Jr.'s share of the estate would be about $570. A lot of money when many people earned less than $100 per year.

Children of JACOB APGAR and GERTRUDE (?) are: i. ANNE3 APGAR, b. 1770. ii. FREDRICK APGAR, b. 1772. iii. CATHERINE APGAR, b. February 02, 1774. 6. iv. CONRAD APGAR, b. April 03, 1776, Huntertown County, NJ; d. March 21, 1836, Near Cokesbury, NJ in Hunterton County. v. NICHOLAS APGAR, b. October 09, 1778. vi. SOPHIA APGAR, b. 1780.

Children of JACOB APGAR and HANNAH PICKLE are: vii. MATHIAS3 APGAR, b. 1783. viii. SALLIE APGAR, b. June 16, 1785. ix. EFFIE ELIZABETH APGAR, b. December 26, 1787. x. JOHN CASPER APGAR, b. April 06, 1790. 7. xi. JACOB APGAR, b. April 06, 1794, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; d. Abt. 1855, Sycamore Township, Hamilton County, Ohio. xii. ADAM J. (CHAWDY) APGAR, b. 1797.

4. CONRAD2 APGAR (JOHANNE PETER APGARD A/K/A1 ANTGET) was born 1755 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey Revolutionary War Soldier, and died Abt. 1840 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He married (1) CHARITY SUTTON, daughter of JOHN SUTTON and ELIZABETH ABEL. He married (2) MARY FARLEY Bef. 1777 in Alexandria, New Jersey.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-193819998 SAR Membership Number: 84157
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5. ↑ Source: #S-193819409 1830; Census Place: Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey; Series: M19; Roll: 83; Page: 424; Family History Library Film: 0337936
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15. ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/u/s/Patricia-C-Justice/FILE/0003text.txt
16. ↑ Source: #S-135226499
17. ↑ Source: #S-193819409 1830; Census Place: Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey; Series: M19; Roll: 83; Page: 424; Family History Library Film: 0337936
18. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 28 August, 2015), "Record of Conrad Apgar", Ancestor # A002900.
19. ↑ Source: #S-193819998 SAR Membership Number: 84157
20. ↑ Source: #S-191455770
21. ↑ Source: #S-193818540
22. ↑ Source: #S-176159444
23. ↑ Source: #S-193818540
24. ↑ Source: #S-176159444

• Additional biographical text is at: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22684810

and at: http://www.apgarfamily.org/node/50

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• Death Notice: Hunterdon County Democrat; March 12, 1839; "Died In Lebonan Township, Hunterdon county, on Saturday the 2nd inst., Mr. Conrad Apgar, a Revolutionary soldier, aged 84 years. " PDF of excerpts from Hunterdon County Democrat

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22684810/conrad-apgar: accessed 01 July 2023), memorial page for Conrad Apgar Sr. (3 Jan 1755–1 Mar 1839), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22684810, citing Old Lebanon Reformed Church Cemetery, Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Wayne Apgar (contributor 46960918).