Hans Jacob Jacob Wagner Jr (1725 - 1802)

Born 6 Jul 1725 in Nottingen, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Lousia (Huber) Wagner — married 1756 in Macungie, Lehigh, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 30 Nov 1802 at age 77 in Upper Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Birth: Jul. 6, 1725, Germany

Death: Nov. 30, 1802

Pennsylvania, USA

Jacob Wagner Jr. was the son of Jacob Wagner (b. ca. 1693, d. 1754) and Anna Maria Jung. He arrived in America on September 20, 1738 with his parents aboard the ship "Friendship" . Jacob was married to Louisa Huber. He was born in Nottingen, Germany. He is mentioned in all the Lehigh County histories with his father, as a pioneer settler of Macungie Township, and a founding member of the Lehigh Zion Church in 1745/1750, which he served in the responsible position of elder. He was naturalized in Lehigh County in March 1764. He seems to have been a community leader, both in Lehigh County and in Mahantongo. He served in the War of the Revolution, along with his 3 sons-in-laws.. In 1776 he served as a private in Capt. John Arndt's Company of Associators and Militia in Northampton Co. Our ancestor was the patriarch of the overland migration of our Lehigh County families who made new homes in the Mahantongo wilderness after the Revolution. He and his oldest son-in-law Daniel Maurer bought land together in Mahantongo in 1793, and the Heplers and others followed. Shortly after 1800 Jacob Wagner was one of the founders of the St. Jacob's or Howerter's Union Lutheran and Reformed Church to which most of our Mahantongo ancestors belonged. Jacob and Louisa are buried in Howerter's Cemetery, in Upper Mahantongo Twp., Northumberland County. His is the oldest grave (1802) marked in the cemetery. The Schuylkill and Northumberland County line runs through the cemetery, part in Northumberland and part in Schuylkill. The Wagners lived in Schuylkill and Northumberland Counties and their records are found in both counties. Jacob and Louisa had 10 children, all of whom were born in Lehigh County. Jacob pre-deceased his mother, not named in her will. It appears that the Wagners daughters, with their husbands moved to Schuylkill County with their parents. All the girls married men from the same general area of Lehigh County. Two never married. The three girls that did marry all had husbands who also served in the Revolutionary War. Thus this unusual family, you find Jacob Wagner Jr. and all his sons-in-law, all buried in Howerter's Cemetery . All four of them patriots of the Revolution. - Jacob Wagner Family Page Source: The Wagner Family History, by Avice Hepler Morgan. First Edition, Gateway Press Inc., Baltimore, 1997. Pgs XVI, 1&2 (bio by: Researcher)

Family

Parents:

• Hans Jacob Wagner (1693 - 1754)
• Anna Maria Jung Wagner (1693 - 1751)

Spouse:

• Louisa Huber Wagner (1736 - 1827)*

Children:

• Regina Wagner Maurer (1758 - 1816)*
• Gertraud Wagner Beisel (1760 - 1859)*
• Maria Elisabeth Wagner Reiner (1765 - 1856)*
• Jacob Wagner (1767 - 1808)*
• Johann George Wagner (1770 - 1855)*
• Louisa Wagner Miller (1773 - 1852)*
• Michael Wagner (1775 - 1865)*
• Anna Maria Wagner Hepler (1777 - 1842)*
• Catharina Wagner Hepler (1780 - 1855)*

Sibling:

• Hans Jacob Wagner (1725 - 1802)
• Maria Gertraut Wagner Desch (1740 - 1826)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:

Jacobs Cemetery

Line Mountain

Northumberland County

Pennsylvania, USA

Plot: oldest grave marked in the cemetery

Created by: Jennifer M.

Record added: Jan 27, 2006

Find A Grave: Memorial #13140273

Burial

Burial:

Place: Jacobs Cemetery, Line Mountain, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Military Service

Military Service: Revolutionary War Soldier

Note

Note: #N00055

Hans was born in 1725. He passed away in 1802. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Shawn Williams.

Notes

Note N00055Arrived on 20 Sept 1738 on the ship "Friendship".

Buried in Lehigh Zion Church, Lower Macungie, Lehigh Co. PA

Jacob Wagner Jr. was the son of Jacob Wagner (b. ca. 1693, d. 1754) and Anna Maria Jung. He arrived in America on September 20, 1738 with his parents aboard the ship "Friendship" . Jacob was married to Louisa Huber. He was born in Nottingen, Germany. He is mentioned in all the Lehigh County histories with his father, as a pioneer settler of Macungie Township, and a founding member of the Lehigh Zion Church in 1745/1750, which he served in the responsible position of elder. He was naturalized in Lehigh County in March 1764. He seems to have been a community leader, both in Lehigh County and in Mahantongo. He served in the War of the Revolution, along with his 3 sons-in-laws.. In 1776 he served as a private in Capt. John Arndt's Company of Associators and Militia in Northampton Co. Our ancestor was the patriarch of the overland migration of our Lehigh County families who made new homes in the Mahantongo wilderness after the Revolution. He and his oldest son-in-law Daniel Maurer bought land together in Mahantongo in 1793, and the Heplers and others followed. Shortly after 1800 Jacob Wagner was one of the founders of the St. Jacob's or Howerter's Union Lutheran and Reformed Church to which most of our Mahantongo ancestors belonged. Jacob and Louisa are buried in Howerter's Cemetery, in Upper Mahantongo Twp., Northumberland County. His is the oldest grave (1802) marked in the cemetery. The Schuylkill and Northumberland County line runs through the cemetery, part in Northumberland and part in Schuylkill. The Wagners lived in Schuylkill and Northumberland Counties and their records are found in both counties. Jacob and Louisa had 10 children, all of whom were born in Lehigh County. Jacob pre-deceased his mother, not named in her will. It appears that the Wagners daughters, with their husbands moved to Schuylkill County with their parents. All the girls married men from the same general area of Lehigh County. Two never married. The three girls that did marry all had husbands who also served in the Revolutionary War. Thus this unusual family, you find Jacob Wagner Jr. and all his sons-in-law, all buried in Howerter's Cemetery . All four of them patriots of the Revolution. - Jacob Wagner Family Page Source: The Wagner Family History, by Avice Hepler Morgan. First Edition, Gateway Press Inc., Baltimore, 1997. Pgs XVI, 1&2

Family links:

Parents:

Hans Jacob Wagner (1693 - 1754) <fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18936149>

Children:

Regina Wagner Maurer (1758 - 1816) <fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13140267>*

Gertraud Wagner Beisel (1760 - 1859) <fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18915199>*

Maria Elisabeth Wagner Reiner (1765 - 1856) <fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13145812>*

Johann George Wagner (1770 - 1855) <fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49560796>*

Michael Wagner (1775 - 1865) <fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20763289>*

Anna Maria Wagner Hepler (1777 - 1842) <fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13252919>*

Catharina Wagner Hepler (1780 - 1855) <fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34855201>*

Spouse:

Louisa Huber Wagner (1736 - 1827) <fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18915264>

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13140273/hans-jacob-wagner