Johann Heinrich Hager (1702 - 1796)

Born 1 Sep 1702 in Siegen, Grafschaft Sayn-Wittgenstein, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Dorothea (Kast) Hager — married 6 Aug 1730 (to 1732) in Schoharie, Albany, New York

Husband of Anna Gertraud (Petrie) Hager — married after Oct 1732 in Schoharie, Albany, New York

Descendants

Died 13 Jul 1796 at age 93 in Breakabeen, Schoharie, New York

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Biography

Note: The following is the result of a merge of duplicate profiles. The two wives and marriage date need to be reconciled. Kie Entrikin Zelms

Johann was born in 1702. He passed away about 1796.

^[1] According to Hank Jones, Henry Heger arrived in New York as a boy of eight years. Although he appears to have been travelling alone, he must have been in the company of extended family.
Primary Immigrant: Heger, Johann Henrich
Household Members:
Johann Henrich Heger
Arrival Year: 1710
Arrival Place: New York, New York

Manuscript.^[2]Hendrick Heeger is among those listed as owning land in Albany County NY in 1768

Findagrave.^[3]Johann Heinrich Hager was born on the 1st of September 1702 in Siegen, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
He died on the 13th of July 1796, aged 93, in Blenheim, Schoharie County, New York, having served in the Revolutionary War and helping achieve independence for the new Nation.

Book.^[4] Henry's 1st wife was Anna Dorothea Kast, who was only 15 when they married on August 6, 1730. She was dead within two years, after giving birth to Anna Marie (Mary) Hager on the 4th of October 1732.

His second wife was Anna Gertrude Petrie.

It appears that all of the Hagers from Siegen, Germany, are all related in some way. This includes the Hagers of Hagerstown, David (1712) and Jonathan (1719); Killian "Callie"Hager (<1729) of Westmoreland County; Johannes Hager (1734)(1724?) of Berks County; Johannes Hager (~1701); Jacob Hager Sr (<1765) of Chester County; Hendrick Hager (1702); and the Haugers of Indiana.

His story is told in^[5] LDS Ref 929.273 H122hw. He emigrated on Dec 25 1709 at the age of seven for New York, and settled in the Hudson River Valley, Schoharie Co, NY. The family history claims that one of his brothers settled in Hagerstown, MD (that was a half-brother, Jonathan, founder of Hagerstown).

Henry Z. Jones has done a lot of genealogical research on the Palatines who came to New York in the early 1700s, including some Hager research. Some of his records do not agree with other research records, and the conflicts might never be resolved. Hank Z Jones, "The Palatine Families of New York 1710".

Hendrick Hager had a will dated 13 Sep 1793 in which he mentions his wife Gertrude; his sons Jacob, Hans Yost, and David; daughters Anna Becker, Sarah Borst, Catenne Vannes, Delia Vrooman, Elisabeth Braun, Eva Mattice, and Dorothy Mattice. Executors were his John Jost and others.

Hendrick (1702) and three of his brothers (incl. Michael and Johannes) were accompanied by their uncle Rev. Johan Frederick Heger (and wife Maria), left Rotterdam Dec 25 1709, arriving in New York in Jun 1710. They settled in the Hudson River Valley in New York's Schoharie County.

Henry Cady's report states "Henry Heger and wife Dorothea lived in the Mohawk Valley where he was a Patentee at Burnestfield on the north side of the river 30 Apr 1725. The family moved to Schoharie County late in 1745 or early 1746 where he received a grant of 900 acres at Fulton. Hendrick was naturalized on 3 May 1766. He was a freeholder at Schoharie in 1763. He was captured by the Tories and Indians in August 1780 and held for eleven months." Henry Cady was in error in many of his findings or assumptions; this appears to have been one.

From Roger Wilson: " I believe I have a copy of his will from the Schoharie Co. surrogate's office. The will is dated September 13, 1793. Hendrick leaves his estate to: Gertrude, his wife; sons; Jacob, JohnJost, and David; unmarried daughter Maria HAGER and married daughters; Anna BECKER, Sarah BORST, Caterine VANNEST, Delia VROMAN, Elizabeth BROWN, Gertrude BROWN, Eva MATTICE and Dorothy MATTICE. The son's names are repeated in "Exploits of Captain Jacob Hager" in the Spring-Summer 1965 of The Schoharie County Historical Review" along with Joseph and Peter HAGER and daughter Gertrude. Jacob is buried in the Hager Family Cemetery near Blenheim, NY.

There are at least two extensive genealogies of the family at the Old Stone Fort Museum in Schoharie, NY. This branch of the HAGER family may be more than you want to hear about as the authors of the above genealogies traced a number of generations. The Museum is only open until Oct. 31 and usually reopens in May. They have a good website Click here: The Old Stone Fort Museum, a Revolutionary War battle site or if that doesn't work http://www.schohariehistory.net/OSF.htm."

Per Mel Mattice, he may have had a second wife, Dorothy Kast.

Handrick HAGER (HEEGER) spouse Gertrude Anna PETRIE b.1715: Will of Hendrick Hager: The Last Will and Testament of Handrick Hager Deceased In the Name of God Amen This Thirteenth Day of September Anno Domini one thousand Seven hundred and ninety three ??? I Handrick Hager of Schohary in the County of Albany Yoeman Considering frailty of my body the Certainty of Death and the uncertain time and moment thereof but being of sound memory and mind praised be - Almighty God do make this my Last will and Testament hereby Revoking and Disanulling all former Wills ...Testaments by me heretofore at any time maid either in words and writing and Declaring this onely to be my last will and testament in Manner following ------ First I bequeath my soul to God who give it to me - hoping for the pardon of all sins past through the Merits and Meditation of Jesus Christ my body to Earth do be decently entered at the Discrassion of my Executers hereafter named then to rest in hops of Glorious Resurrection and my temporal estate in the Mannor following - That is to say that I will that all by just debts be paid out of my said estate I do give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Gertrude the full and Equal one third part of all my estate Real and personall during her lifetime (that is to say) the possesion mani profits and rents thereof during the time aforesaid like making no wast thereof I do give my eldest son Jacob Hager the sum of ten shillings, New York currency for his birth right of promo genitance I do give and bequeath unto my son John Jost Hager the full and Equal two thirds parts of all my estate Real and personall Lying and being near the fifth Breakeebeen and also the full and equal one third part of all my estate real and personall hereto forgived to my wife Gertrute aftir desese with the bildings thereon erected and to his heirs and assigns forever It is my will that my beloved son David Hager shall have the privledg to live in the famaly with my wife and my beloved son Johnjost Hager as usual during his natural life It is also my will that beloved daughter Maria shall have the privelidge to live in the famaly with my wife and my son Johnjost Hager as usual during the time she shall remain unmarried but wen ever said Maria shall hapen to marry my son Johnjost Hager shall give said Maria Milk cow and ten pounds New York Currency to her heirs and assigns for ever It is my will that my beloved daughters named Anna Becker and Sarah Borst shall have ten pounds New York currency to be equally divided among them and to be given to said Anna and Sara or to their heirs or assigns by my beloved son Johnjost or his heirs or assigns After my desease It is my will that my beloved Daughters named Caterine Vannest Delia Vroman Elizabeth Brown Gertrude Brown Eva Mattice and Dorothy Mattice shall have sixty pounds New York currency to be equally divided among them or their heirs share and share alike the one no more than the "other" and shall be given to my said last mentioned Daughter by my beloved son Johnjost or his heirs or assigns after my desease Lastly, I do nominate constitute and appoint my beloving son Johnjost Hager and loving friends Johannis Lawyer Jr. and Handrick Epson the sole executors of this my last will and testament. In testamony thereof I have signed sealed published and declared this to be my last will and testament in the presents of the witnesses subscribing here unto in my presence Signed Sealed Published and Declared my the said Handrick Hager as and for his last Will and Testament. In the prescnce of us whose names are here unto written who did each of us inscribe our names as witnesses at his request and in his presence and in the room where he then was-

Johannes Lawyer Jr his Hendrick Efner Handrick +++ Hager L.S. Lamberet Harnberg Jr. mark

Who this Johann Heinrich "Hendrick" Hager is not known. It cannot be the one who married Anna Gertrud Petrie, for the children of Dorothea Kast were born in 1731 and 1732, whereas the marriage between the other Johann Heinrich "Hendrick" Hager took place in 1730. This Johann Heinrich "Hendrick" Haeger had to have been born before 1715, for that is when Dorothea Kast was born, and the marriage took place in 1730; he had to have been at least 21 years old to marry. The one who married Anna Gertrud Petrie was born in 1702, and he is the only one found in that age range.

On page 323 of Henry Z. Jones' The Palatine Families of New York 1710 (which I think I sent you) it says that "The Hunter Ledger recorded that she(Anna Maria Jacobi Hager) married John Muller as reflected in the Journal entry of 29 Sept. 1711. A letter back to Germany dated 10 July 1749 and written jointly by Anna Maria( Jacobi) Hager and her second husband Johannes Muller mentioned.... we arrived in 1710 in N.Y. after a long and troublesome journey, and then during harvest time my husband (Rev. Johann Heinrich Hager, I assume) d. after a short illness, being well at noon and dead in the evening. The infant boy, b. to us in Germany, Henr. Hager by name, has md. here (Henry Hager and Anna Petrie, I assume) and has 11 living ch. I have remarried in 1711. My husband, Johannes Muller by name, still living in the grace God, comes from Rutershausen, district office of Ebersbach, by whom in peaceful matrimony together we had 5 sons and 3 daughters which the Lord up to this time has kept alive; of them 4 sons and two daughters are md."

Dec. 1, 1768 Hendrick Hager received a patent for 900 acres in Fulton.

BLENHEIM- The Town of Blenheim was formed from Schoharie Mar. 17, 1797. The first settlement was made by Hendrick Hager and his sons Jacob, John, Peter, Joseph and David in 1740.

Hendrick Hager first settled at German Flats and married Gertrude Petrie, sister of the wife of Gen. Herkimer. He was a soldier in the French and Indian Wars 1750 and served in the War of the Revolution under his son Capt. Jacob Hager. His buildings were burned and he was captured and taken to Canada.

Sources

1. ↑ JONES, HENRY Z., JR. The Palatine Families of New York: A Study of the German Immigrants Who Arrived in Colonial New York in 1710,
2. ↑ Calendar of the N.Y. Colonial Manuscripts Land Papers: Albany; Publisher: Weed, Parsons & Co; 1864; pg: 465
3. ↑ Find-a-Grave Memorial ID 218342084
4. ↑ Barker, Wm. V.H. Early Families of Herkimer County New York; Descendants of the Burnetsfield Palatines; Genealogical Pub. Co Baltimore MD 1986
5. ↑ "The Descendants of Henry Hager in America, 1710-1982", by William D. Hager, Alexandria, VA 1982.FamilySearch

See also:

• Schoharie County NYGenWeb Site, From the Records of Henry Cady of Scoharie, New York. In the Historical Room of the Middleburgh Library. submitted by Sylvia VanHouten, Middleburgh,NY http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyschoha/cady.html.,

  Family Search profile lists at least 6 original primary sources after 2019 updates.

• Jones, Henry, Palatine Families of New York (1985)