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Note N668
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On September 1, 1736, Nickel Lang and his family arrived at the port of Philadelphia on the ship "Harle" after a long journey from their previous home in Waldmohr, which is located in what is now Kreis Kusel, Germany. Along with them came Nickel's half sister Anna Catharina Jocobi and her husband Valentin Neu. Both families settled in Tulpehocken, Berks Co., PA. where they are listed by Rev. Richards as being of the first settlers in 1729. Nickel Lang was listed as 34 years old when he arrived in America.
At the Courthouse of Philadelphia, September 1st, 1736. One hundred fifty one Foreigners from the Palatine & other places, who, with their families, making in all three hundred eighty eight Persons, were imported here in the ship Harle, of London, Ralph Harle, Master, from Rotterdam but last from Cowels, as by Clearance thence, were this day qualified as usual.
The Palatines who's names are underwritten ... did this take & subscribe the Oaths to the Government.
Aboard the Harle that day was one Nickel Lang, with his six young children, for the village of Waldmohr, Germany. Records in far away Waldmohr indicate that at the time of their departure Nickel Lang's wife Elizabetha, whose maiden name was Blum, had accompanied the family together with Nickel's sister and her husband Valentine Neu. Both Nickel and Valentine were able to sign their names in full. Elizabetha "Blum" may have died on the trip to America as she was not listed upon arrival. Upon arrival, Maria Langin (Lang) age 33 was listed as the wife of Nickel Lang. It is highly likely he remarried while in route to America.
Both Nickel Lang and Valentine Neu settled near Fort Northkill along the Blue Mountains near Northkill Creek. They were neighbors, and as early as 1750 worshipped at the Zion Blue Mountain Church, near present-day Straustown in Upper Tulpehocken Township, PA.
Nicholas Lang and Valentine Neu are listed by Rupp as being part of the earliest settlers of the township of Tulpehocken when it was recognized as a division, having been part of Lancaster County in 1729.
On November 4th 1756, the home of Nickel Lang was attacked by Indians. This is the Indian Attack that has been handed down through the family of Anna Barbara Lang, who married John Albert. She was one of the children in the attack and her great granddaughter, Catherine "Kate" Myers, is credited with writing down the story. The story is also recorded in the PA. Archives by a report dated Thursday November 1st 1756 from Lient. Samuel Humphries to Col. Weiser.
From Charles Knorr, by email, December 29, 2005 (chasknorr@msn.com)
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Note N669
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Notes for SEYMOUR SIGLER:
Gravestone Transcription: Tis hard to break the tender cord when love has bound the heart. Tis hard, so hard to speak the words, "must we forever part?"
More About SEYMOUR SIGLER:
Burial: Brush Creek Cemetery, Brush Creek, Muskingum Co., OH
Cause of Death: Bitten by a mad (rabid) dog and died
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Note N670
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Notes for LUCINDA JANE DOZER:
Obit Courtesy of the Zanesville Times Recorder, April 12, 1926
LUCINDA J. SIGLER SUMMONED FROM LIFE
Mrs. Lucinda J. Sigler, aged 70, widow of John Sigler, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Daisy Vandegriff, 813 Hughes Street, at 5:25 o'clock Sunday morning from a complication of diseases.
Her husband died at the Vandegriff home last August while the couple was visiting here. Mrs. Sigler had been visiting here a few days when she took critically ill and died Sunday morning.
Surviving her are two sons, E. A. Sigler of Montana; J. F. Sigler of Crosswell Michigan; three sisters, Mrs. F. G. Ross of Cannelville; Mrs. J. F. Cook of Chicago; Mrs. Vandegriff of the home. The body will be taken to Coleman Michigan, leaving here at 9:22 am Tuesday.
More About LUCINDA JANE DOZER:
Burial: Coleman MI
Census: 1870, Ohio, Muskingum Co., Brush Creek
Census2: 1900, Michigan, Midland Co., Warren Twp.
Census3: 1920, Michigan, Midland Co., Warren Twp
Source:
More About JOHN SIGLER and LUCINDA DOZER:
Marriage: October 17, 1874, Muskingum Co., OH
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Notes for NANCY JANE BARRINGER:
1870, also living with Nancy and Henry is Martha Achauer, age 11
Nancy's death date:
A deed dated 1892, listed a widowed henry selling lots 7 & 8 in Harrison Twp.; also, Frederick, Nancy's father, died in 1888 and left his estate to his children . .and Nancy's children. Deed records from 1890 and 1891 show each of Frederick's living children and Nancy's children, selling their shares of Frederick's estate to Mason for various amounts.
We are sure that Nancy is deceased by 1892 and reasonably sure, based on the contents of the deeds of the children & grandchildren, that Nancy died before her father.
More About NANCY JANE BARRINGER:
Census: 1850, Ohio, Muskingum Co., Harrison Twp., pge 43
Census2: 1870, Ohio, Muskingum Co., Brush Creek
Census3: 1880, Ohio, Muskingum Co., Taylorsville, pg 91A
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Marriage Notes for GEORGE SIGLER and NANCY BARRINGER:
To note here: After checking for Elgar marriages, I went to find the husband's names and found both Mary and Martha were married as "Sigler" not "Elgar". On Mary's second marriage license, she lists both her parents as George Sigler and Nancy Borrger. On both lady's obits (Martha's own, Mary's children's) Martha's parents are Henry Elgar and Nancy Barringer; Mary's children Herman and Florence both list their parents as Charles and Mary Elgar Vandegriff.
Since the date of birth, November 8, 1868, is only 5 months past the time of Nancy and Henry's marriage, we believe that the twins were conceived before Nancy married, but the question remains as their actual parentage . . .
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Husband one, Solomon dozer, III was killed in the civil war and is buried in the Dozer cemetery, Brush Creek twp., Muskingum Co OH. An affair (it appears) ensued with George Sigler (the brother of the sigler who married Nancy's daughter, Dozer). When George wouldn't marry Nancy, her father married her off to Henry Elgar, a widowed german fellow with 5 children of his own.
The twins are the daughters of George Sigler and Nancy Jane Barringer, but they were born after Nancy married Henry. Nancy had 3 or 4 more children AFTER her marriage to Henry.
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