John (Sayler) Saylor (1738 - 1782)

Born 6 May 1738 in Lebanon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Died Mar 1782 at age 43 in Lebanon Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Birth
John Sayler aka Seiler [the original Swiss/German spelling] was born 6 May 1738, Lebanon, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania the son of German Baptist Mennonites Daniel Seiler aka Sayler and wife Anna. ^[1] John is named in his father's Will as one of the two eldest son's, brother Christian being the other. After the birth of their children Daniel and Anna Seiler relocated to Beaverdam, Frederick county, Maryland where they remained the rest of their lives. Beaverdam is located north of Baltimore near the Pennsylvania southern border. Lancaster, Pennsylvania is close by. John Sayler is mentioned in his father's Will as having together with his brother Christian purchased Daniel's home farm in Lancaster county upon their parents removal to Maryland. ^[1]

Marriage and Children
John Sayler possibly married Franny, daughter of the Felix Landis, Jr. But, the indexed Mennonite records for the Felix Landis, Jr. family do not include the name Franny aka Fronica amongst their children. Because of this lack of primary sourced record trail Franny's birth name has not been confirmed.

Based upon his March 2, 1782 Will ^[2][3] and from the Mennonite records generated during their lifetime he and Franny had eight children: 

2a John Sayler Jr – died 1786

2b Peter Sayler

2c Jacob Sayler

2d Henry Sayler

2e Anna Barbara

2f Eve Catherine (2f &2g possibly twins)

2g Catherine

2h Suzanna – she was not named in the will but had just been married, and probably received her dowry.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Sayler, James Lanning, comp., ed. "A History of the Sayler Family, Being a Collection of Genealogical Notes Relative to Daniel Saler of Frederick County, Maryland, who Came to America about 1725-1730 and His Descendants" p.11-20 pub. 1898, Albany, N.Y., USA: Joel Munsell's Sons, Pub. https://books.google.com/books/about/A_History_of_the_Sayler_Family.html?id=mDlPAAAAMAAJ
2. ↑ Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899B-JP5Y?cc=1999196&wc=9PMZ-T3N%3A268493801%2C268527101 : 3 July 2014), Lancaster > Wills 1771-1784 vol C-D > image 432 of 555; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ Descendants of John Saylor, Edward and William Carter, Maj. William Moulden (April 1973) by Elizabeth Saylor Moore. (See page 5 for John Saylor's will.) https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/291889-descendants-of-john-saylor-edward-and-william-carter-maj-william-moulden?viewer=1&offset=0#page=14&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to the original profile creator
• Contributions by direct descendant Leigh Anne (Johnson) Dear