George Orwig (1758 - 1841)

Born 11 Mar 1758 in Maiden Creek, Berks, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Magdalena (Gilbert) Orwig — married 1779 in Douglass Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Mar 1841 at age 82 in Mifflinburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States

George Orwig is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A084352.

Biography

George was the youngest child of Gottfried and Clara Orwig.

He enlisted in July 1776 in the Rifle Company commanded by Capt. James Olds, served for 5 months, fought in the battle of Long Island, and at White Plains. Then he served as a substitute for Philip Shots for 2 months starting in Aug. 1777, under Capt. Jacob Whetstone, fighting in the Battle of the Brandywine. In the winter of 1778 he enlisted as a substitute for his brother Henry, and served at Plymouth Meeting, near Philadelphia, for 1 month; later in March and April he served at White March under Col. Lindamute and Lt. Col. George May. In Sept. 1778 he served for 2 months at Ft. Jenkins.

He married Maria Magdalena Gilbert (10 Aug 1758-30 Jan 1841), daughter of Conrad Gilbert, in 1779. They had 12 children:

George (17 Jan 1780 - 1 Feb 1852 near Bellevue OH)

John b 21 Jul 1781

Jacob (18 Apr 1783 - 23 Jan 1859 at New Berlin PA)

Isaac (27 Feb 1785 at Orwigsburg - 10 Oct 1872 at Orwigsburg)

Abraham b 26 Feb 1787

Henry (27 Jun 1789 - Feb 7 1877) m Clara Wagner, no children

Mary Sarah, b 27 Aug 1791, d Oct 9 1792 (alt. Salma Maria)

Maria Magdalena (5 Dec 1793 - 20 Jun 1866) m Ephraim Hackman

Rebecca (27 Feb 1796 - d before 1898) m Thomas Crotzer

Samuel b April 6 1798

William b Mar 22, 1800

Hannah, b 1 Jul 1802, unm d Mifflinburg "several years ago" before 1898

He relocated from Berks co. to Union Co. around 1812 and settled near Mifflinburg.

Research Notes

Wagenseller notes on pp 185-186 that the Gilbert family George married into, may have had a Hornetter connection; the Hornetter/Honnetter family provided the mother of all the Wagensellers in America, but the author was unable to prove the connection at that time.

Sources

• The History of the Wagenseller Family in America: With Kindred Branches, George Washington Wagenseller, Middleburgh PA, Wagenseller Publishing Co. 1898. (https://archive.org/details/historywagensel01wagegoog/page/n192) p. 181ff

• FamilySearch ID: M6N7-DW8 (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M6N7-DW8)

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVX-YM76 : 11 July 2016), George Orwig, 1841; Burial, Mifflinburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Mifflinburg Cemetery; citing record ID 10456019, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• WikiTree profile Orwig-58 created through the import of mccutcheon Family Tree.ged on Jun 16, 2012 by Charlie McCutcheon. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Charlie and others.