Johannes Wilhelm (Jaeger) Hunter (1737 - 1823)

Born 1737 in Arisdorf, Arisdorf, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara (Bowman) Hunter — married 1765 in Plum Run, Maryland, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died 1823 at about age 86 in Washington, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Johannes was born about 1739[5] He passed away in 1823.

Born Johannes Wilhelm Jaeger, pronounced Yeager and translates to Hunter, he and his father in-law were naturalized as citizens August 8, 1757. In circa 1770 he changed his name to John William Hunter. In 1773, he purchased 79 acres of land from John Jackson and purchased an additional 279 acres of land from George Shoemaker, both properties were located in Augusta County, British Colony of Virginia. By 1787, through numerous purchases and several land grants, he owned 939 acres of land in Washington County, Tennessee. His will was dated February 25, 1809 and a codicil was dated January 23, 1819. The will was proved in 1823 after his death.[1]

John Hunter (Born as Johannes Jaeger
Christened May 14 1737
In Arisdorf, Basel-Land Switzerland
Son of Heinrich and Ursula Wurtz Jager
Died 7 June 1823
Revolutionary War Veteran
Served In the Virginia Militia
Under Capt. Abraham Lincoln^[1]

NOTE: Abraham Henry Lincoln (March 18, 1744 – May 4, 1786) was the grandfather of President Abraham Lincoln, and an army Captain during the American Revolution. He was a farmer in Amity Township, Pennsylvania and married to Bathsheba Herring. Lincoln was killed by Native Americans after moving to Kentucky.

Johannes Wilhelm Jaeger adopted the English version of his name circa 1770 and became know as John William Hunter. John Hunter is a DAR Patriot, Number: A060508 and he is a SAR Patriot, Number: P-188423. He served as private with the Augusta County, Virginia Militia in 1778 under the command of Captain Abraham Henry Lincoln, grandfather of President Lincoln, during the American Revolution. He also provided Patriotic service by paying for a horse lost in public service.[2]

John Hunter was shown on the tax list for Prince Ann County, Virginia in 1783.[7] John hunter was shown on the tax list for Washington county, Tennessee in 1819.[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Tombstone inscription - viewable at Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18729649 : accessed 22 December 2014) and in the images section of this profile.

1. A Joseph Hunter Genealogy and his Connection to Jager, 1650-2000, by Patricia Finn Hunter. 2. 1820 United states Census Records for John Hunter, Senior. 3. DAR Lineage Book: NSDAR: Volume 107 (1914), page 208. 4. Ancestry.com Pennsylvania Naturalizations, 1740-73 (2000) 5. U.S. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current. 6. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index. 7. Virginia, compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index 1607-1890. 8. Tennessee, compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891.

Acknowledgements

• Thanks to Jackie Rowbotham for starting this profile.