Christoph Friederich (Schlegel) Slagle (abt. 1676 - abt. 1772)

Born about 24 Oct 1676 in Grimma, Muldentalkreis, Sachsen, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 27 Apr 1772 at about age 95 in Berwick, York, Pennsylvania

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Biography

1713 Came to America. Ch: Mary Magdalena (1732-1794; Henry Bittinger); Daniel (1719-1794); Christian (Maria Clapsaddle). Also, Children

Hannah, 6 FEB 1720/21, Jacob, 10 JUN 1723, Catherine, ca 1725 in New Castle, Lawrence Co PA, Heinrich, 8 AUG 1735 in Lancaster Co PA, Susanna, ca 1739.

Source: #S127

@S127@ SOUR

Text: Anita L. Eyster, The Eyster Genealogy. James A. Eyster, ed. Tucson: no date. Xerox copy of entire book made at FHL, SLC, 1992, donated to Great Plains Historical & Genealogical Center, Weatherford OK, 2006. See also her articles "The Eyster Family," Historical Review of Berks County (PA) (October 1935), 22-24; and "The Pioneer Ancestor of the Oyster-Eyster Family," Historical Review of Berks County (PA) (April 1941), 87-90.

Anita Eyster consistently spells some girls' names as Susanna, Elisabeth and Catharine.

Note

Godfather was burgomaster Fredrich Hertel, his grandfather. 1683 registered for matriculation at the University of Leipzig.

Immigration

Immigration: from Saxony to Pennsylvania

Event

Event: Farmer and miller

Marriage

15 MAY 1718

Old Swedes Ch. New Castle, DE^[1]

Birth: Oct. 24, 1676, Germany Death: Apr., 1772 Adams County Pennsylvania, USA

Christopher(Christian/Stophel) Friederich SLAGEL

BIRTH: 24OCT1676 PLACE: Grimma, Electorate of Saxony(Sachsen)/Germany

MARRD: 15MAY1718 PLACE: ?Berwick, York County, Pennsylvania ... Anna Maria EYSTER

DEATH: APR1772 PLACE: Berwick, York County(Adams after 1800), Pennsylvania

OTHER RESIDENCES: Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland?

OCCUPATIONS: Farmer RELIGION: Lutheran

Christopher SLAGEL had left Saxony prior to 1700, because he was residing in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1700. By 1705, he was living in New Castle County, Delaware near Red Lion Creek. During the the 1720's & 30's, he bought & sold considerable tracts of land in Delaware. By 1728, he sold off his Delaware lands and moved up the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania and settled near the headwaters of Conewago Creek in what is now Adams County. In his lifetime he owned thousands of acres of land in Delaware, Pennsylvania, & Maryland.

Christopher SLAGEL came from a family of Lutheran Pastors and teachers. He seems to have been associated with the Pietist movement within the Lutheran Church and perhaps came to this country to seek greater freedom to pursue & practice the tenents of this group. Remaining celibate for eighteen years while in this country was consistent with the Pietist teachings. If Individualism was a Pietist tenent vs. Community, Christopher & associates probably revelled in the frontier nature of Delaware & Pennsylvania in the early 1700s.

Christopher is mentioned in son's, Jacob, 1776 York County deeds in which Christopher is mentioned as having received in 1747 from the Province of Pennsylvania tracts of land in Berwick Twp., York County PA which in 1754 he gave to Jacob 100 acres of the 501 acres of land. Sons, Daniel & Henry, were granted Letters of Administration for the Estate of their father on 27APRIL1772 by York County. On 24APR1772, his wife, Mary, signed with her mark 'X' a letter giving up her right to administer Christopher's estate to sons: Daniel & Henry. On 24APR1750, 'Christofel' SLEGLE, Daniel SLEGLE, Robet OWINGS, Staffel SLEGEL, Jacob SLEGEL, & others, petitioned from Paradise Twp. to the York County PA Courts that the mill on Connawago Creek be required to put a floodgate in the dam to allow fish up the river.

Some land records reveal: ..1744: As ‘Stofil' SLEAGLE he purchased on 13JUL, 108 acres called ‘Half Moon' in Prince George's(now Carroll) Co. MD(PT2/176). ..1746: As Christopher ‘SLEAGLE' he purchased on 07FEB, 112 acres called ‘Empty Cupboard' in Prince George's(now Carroll) County MD.(PT2/176) ..1751: Christopher sold on November 2 to son-in-law, George Clapsaddle, in Frederick Co. MD land in what is now Northern Carroll County, Maryland along Bear Creek between Big & Little Pipe Creek, just six miles South of the Pennsylvania border. George CLAPSADDLE paid £5. (Bk B,468)

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S217 Data: Text: Date of Import: Jan 11, 2004

• Source: S217 Author: Jenkins, Robert E. Title: Robert E. Jenkins and Mary L. (Friedmann) Jenkins family Abbreviation: Jenkins, Robert E. Publication: RootsWeb/24 Jul 2004 Note: Author cites abbreviated GedCom source: CONT peter_seever.FTW, and Date of Import: Jan 11, 2004 Repository: #R91 Media: Electronic Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Repository: R91 Name: RootsWeb
• Source: S282 Abbreviation: The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. IV Title: The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. IV Author: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Publication: Name: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Location: 820 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA; Date: 1880; Note: Source Medium: Magazine Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S364 Abbreviation: National Genealogical Society Quarterly Title: National Genealogical Society Quarterly Author: National Genealogical Society Publication: Name: National Genealogical Society; Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S499 Abbreviation: The Records of Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, Wilmington, Del., from 1697 to 1773: Wilmington, Del., from 1697 to 1773 Title: The Records of Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, Wilmington, Del., from 1697 to 1773: Wilmington, Del., from 1697 to 1773 Author: Holy Trinit Church, translated by Horace Burr Publication: Name: Historical Society of Delaware; Location: Wilmington, Delaware; Date: 1890; Repository: #R4 Paranthetical: Y
• Repository: R4 Name: Kim Myers - Digital Library Address: Kim Myers - Digital Library Name: Kim Myers - Digital Library
• Source: S500 Abbreviation: The Demarest Family: David Des Marest of the French Patent on the Hackensack and His Descendants Title: The Demarest Family: David Des Marest of the French Patent on the Hackensack and His Descendants Author: Mary Arthur Demarest, William Henry Steele Demarest Publication: Name: Thatcher-Anderson; Date: 1938; Repository: #R22 Paranthetical: Y
• Repository: R22 Name: University of Wisconsin - Madison Address: University of Wisconsin - Madison Name: University of Wisconsin - Madison

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.