Johannes Frederick Deg (1736 - 1796)

Born 10 Jan 1736 in Durlach, Karlsruhe, Baden, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Husband of Sophia Anna (Schmidt) Dague — married 22 Jun 1755 in Trinity Luthern Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Husband of Anna Maria (Giessler) Dague — married 19 Aug 1760 in Trinity Luthern Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 11 Oct 1796 at age 60 in Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Private Frederick Deg served with Washington County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

Frederick Deg is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A029339.

Frederick was born between 1734 and 1736 in "from Weyler in Durlach", now Karlsruhe, Baden Germany. He was the son of Andreas Deeg and Anna Maria (Kudin) Deeg.

Frederick was born in 1736. He passed away in 1796.

Born in Weiler in Durlach (now Karlsruhe), Baden, Germany, Johann Friedrich Dague (Deg, Deeg) was the son of Andreas Deeg and Anna Maria Kudin. Weiler was in the Rhine River Valley near the French border. Friedrich came to America with his family in 1740, according to Filby's "Passenger and Immigration Lists*." He and his brother Andreas must have returned to Germany, then came back to America in 1753 on the ship "Eastern Branch."

He attended Trinity Lutheran Church while living in Lancaster, PA. After moving to Frederick County, MD, he and his family then moved further on to Washington County, PA. Friedrich purchased several tracts, including "Keyhole," "Tage's Grove," "High Germany," and "Brown (or Bushy) Flat."

He married Sophia Schmitt and Anna Maria Geysler. Children of Friederich and Sophia - Catherine Swinehart and Michael. Children of Friederich and Anna Maria - Mathias, Catherine, Christina Swickard, daughter Swinehart, Frederich, Mary Magdalena Swickard, John, Andrew, and Lucy.

Emigration: 3 October 1753 in Philadelphia.

Frederick was buried on 12 October 1796 in Bethlehem Lutheran Church.^[1]

Research Notes

Frederick Deg and Andrew Deg (likely a brother) landed at Philadelphia October 3-1753. Frederick's tombstone says he died in 1796 at 60. This is a rounded-off figure, so that his birth year may be earlier than 1736, maybe 1734. If 1734, he arrived in Pennsylvania at 19, was 21 when married in 1755. An examination by the writer of the signatures of Frederick when he landed in 1753 and when he signed his will shows a similarity FRIEDRICH DEG.
He evidently had friends at Lancaster for the Trinity Lutheran Church records show that Frederick Dague "from Weyler in Durlach", now Karlsruhe, Baden, married June 22-1755 Sophia Schmidt "from
Gut(t)enstein", Wurttemberg, 20 km northeast of Tuttlingen. Two children were born, in 1757 and 1758. Sophia died about 1759 and on August 12-1760 Frederick married (Anna) Mary Geysler. Two more children are listed, in 1761 and 1762.
Frederick likely moved then to the German colony in Frederick County, Maryland, for son John was born in Maryland in 1771. By 1779 Frederick was in Bethlehem Township, Washington County (Pa), living in the German colony that had come from Maryland. Most of them attended the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. These families included: Dager, Danzer, Frank, Friend, Harsh, Hewitt, Horn, Knestrick, Leatherman, Mong, Oller, Prong, Sunedecker, Swickard, Swinehart,
Wonsettler, Zediker.
Land in Washington County became available in 1769 from Pennsylvania authorities. A number of grants were made 1769-76. Since Virginia also claimed the land, certificates were issued by Virginia
1779-80. With the formation of Washington County in 1781, all Virginia claims were transferred to Pennsylvania and grants in Washington County by Pennsylvania were resumed in 1784.
Frederick "Tage" using a Virginia certificate (for 400 acres - the Virginia Maximum), later ruled invalid, had his farm "Tage's Grove" surveyed May 2-1785. He was told to apply to Pennsylvania. On August 1-1786 he was granted a warrant for 300 acres, the Pennsylvania maximum . The resurvey September 1-1786 "High Germany" showed 443 acres. The interesting fact is that his 1786 warrant says that he had to pay rent from March 1-1780. This indicates that he was on the land 1779 or before.
Frederick bought another tract "Bushy Flat", 143 acres from John Carmond, giving him a total of 586 acres. Frederick and the two older sons, Michael and Matthias are listed as privates in Captain George Myer's company (Second Company, Fifth Battalion of Washington County militia) on November 2-1781 and May 17-1782. (Pa Archives VI, 2, 168 and 183-4). In 1782 sons, Frederick, John, Andrew, were 13, 10, 6.
The will of Frederick Dague (he signed as Deg) was written July 22-1796 and probated October 15-1796 (Will Book 1,304 - Accounts D-10-1798. The will names wife, 5 sons, 5 daughters and 5 Swinehart grandchildren: Frederick, Andrew, Peter, Gabriel, Margaret. The estate papers show that Frederick was a son of George Swinehart. Census records show that George had only one son in 1790. Tax records list Andrew as a son of Adam. This make Peter, Gabriel and Margaret younger children of Adam Swinehart. The mothers of these Swinehart children were not living when the will was made out.
Frederick Dague willed his wife the use of the house and the pasture. He have her a bed with bedding and a spinning wheel. Each year she was to be provided with 15 bushels of wheat, 4 bushels of
rye, 150 pounds of bacon, 20 pounds of flax, 6 pounds of wool, 2 pairs of shoes and P5. That was life 200 years ago.
Frederick Dague b c1734 buried Oct 12-1796 Bethlehem Lutheran Church, m1 Jun 22-1755 Sophia Schmidt d c1759, m2 Aug 19-1760 Mary Geysler b Apr 15-1735 buried Oct 28-1815^[2]

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From Samuel N. Dague, MD Biography:
The Dague family's ancestors came from Germany, there being three brothers who crossed the Atlantic about 1765. During the voyage considerable religious discussion took place and sides were taken by various passengers. These brothers disagreed in their religious beliefs and when they landed on American soil they separated, never to meet again. One of these. Frederick Dague, who spelled his name Tage, lived on a farm in Maryland for a few years. He married and had three children, including
twin boys, and on the removal of the family to Pennsylvania he carried the twins one on each side of a pack sack, on the back of a mule. One of these was John Dague. For some time Frederick Dague lived on the Levi Sowers farm near Lone Pine, but in 1776 he received a grant by patent from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania for four hundred and forty-three acres on South Pigeon Creek, which he called High Germany, paying the state thirty-three pounds, eighteen shillings and nine pence for the same.
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Frederick (Deg) Dague is the first known ancestor of the Dague family in this country. He was born in 1736, probably on the borders of Germany and France. He died in 1796 and was buried in the Bethlehem Cemetery "Dutch Gloria," Washington County, Pennsylvania. He with Andreas, who was probablv an older brother, came to Philadelphia in 1753 at which time Frederick was seventeen years old.
Early tradition reports, that Frederick went to Maryland and later came back to Pennsvlvania, but the facts as found in the records show that he never moved from Pennsyhania.
"In the marriage record of St. Michaels and Zion, found in Pennsylvania Archives. Philadelphia 1745-1800 2nd. Series, Vol. IX. Page 311 is the record of Andreas.
" 'Andreas Tag and Christina Nicholtzheimer July I , 1760' "
"Frederick apparently came to Laneaster, or vicinity shortly after landing in this country. He married young and his first wife must have died about 1759. His first wife was Sophia Schmitt to whom he had
two children, Catherine Elizabeth and Michael. To his second wife, Maria, he had Mathias and the other children.
"The records suggest that Andreas remained at or near Philadelphia until about 1770, at least he appears in Leacock Twp. in 1772, LancasterCounty. He was evidently a resident there for some time,
but after 1779 his name disappeared. ln the Pennsylvania Archives-3rd Series, Vol. XVII are printed the 1771-1772-1 7 73-1779-1782 Assessment Lists for Lancaster County. No name shows for Andreas
1771. Ir, 1772 fcr Leacock Township, Page 227 And'w Teag-No land.
"In 1773 Page 396-Leacock T'wp. Andrew Deake, no land. The same was true up till 1779 when -Andrew Teague was assessed for a horse and six cows. In 1782 the name does not appear in Leacock Twp.
"Henry Taig-Deig-being in the same place as Andrew Teague, but showin,g after Andreas disappeared is interesting. In the 1790 Census, Henry Deig is living in Earl Twp. 2nd shows with a family 2-0-1. This means that there are two men, 170 children, and wife. As Andrew lived in Leacock Twp. close Earl Twp. might this be Andrew perhaps father of Henry and the mother. Christina, having died prior to 1790. It looks as if Andrean was living with Henry who probably was his son.
As said before, Miss Bauseman is inclined to think from her search that Andre who came over with Frederick was his brother and that Henry of the 1790 Census was Andreas's son. The Andrew whose burial record of the Cemetery at Compass, Salisbury Twp. printed in Egle's Notes & Queries-Annual Vol. 1899, page 23, is probably Henry's son.
The record reads as follows:
Andrew Dague d. Sept. 12, 1866 in his 66th year. Mary, wife of Andrew Dague, d. May 21, 1866, aged 66 years.
1t is not known definitely when Frederick moved to Washington County, Pennsyivania, but some of his children were quite young at the time. Tradition tells us that the two youngest children were carried, one in each end of a pack sack, on a mule's back. One of the children's name was John; the other probably Mary or Frederick H. Dague.
After coming to Washington County it is said that the family settled for a time on Levi Souer's farm near Lone Pine. Later Frederick bought 400 acres of land on which he paid taxes at least as early as 1781. This land was bought on a Virginia ,Certificate and was called Fage's Grove. Later the Virginia Certificate was declared invalid and a Pennsylvania Wtarrant was granted to Frederick (Dage, Fage, or
Tage) 1786. The place was then called High Germany and contained 443 five eighths acres. (See in chapter Patents, Warrents, and Deeds.)
On Ten Mile Creek (Zehn Mellen) Frederick bought 143 acres and eighty-six perches called "Bushy Flat" 1791. In the year 1796 Frederick bought 400 acres of the 500 acres Whetsell tract, situated on Big Wheeling Creek, in what was then Ohio County, Virginia; today Marshall County, West Virginia. (See in chapter Patents, Warrants, and Deeds.)

• It is unlikely that Frederick and his brother Mathias arrived in 1740 and then returned unescorted to Germany as 4 and 6 year olds. The name translates to "Day" and is common. Mr. Walter Peterman researched this family in Germany when he was stationed there following WWII. Mr Peterman was a US Army Intelligence Officer and found their German records.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #15056201
2. ↑ Raymond Bell, "Dague (Deg) (Tage)," Keyhole Vol. XIX, No. 2, Geneological Society of Southwestern Pennsylvania: October 1991, available at http://chartiers.com/raybell/1991-dague.html (last accessed 19 Feb 2023).

See also:

• The Dague Family: History & Genealogy, Carrie Dague, 1937. page 29. Found at archive.org