Hans John Maggard

Hans Maegert came from Bern Canton, Switzerland to PA somewhere between 1717 and 1726. Hans moved to the Shenandoah Valley in VA about 174l. I am having a lot of trouble tracking Hans in PA. I believe he lived in the Lancaster County area.

Source; Kenneth Maggard, http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PENNA-DUTCH/1999-03/0922067440

Lived in Virginia but originated from Germany. (Swiss / German descent) Hans Mt. in VA with Maggard's path. Fought in the Revolutionary War. He supplied the continental army.

Hans "John" "Maggard " A.K.A "Hance Maggot," Magot, Maegart Immigrated from Reichenbach, Kandertal, Bern Kanton,Switzerland. He owned several hundred acres in Augusta Co. near the Shanandoah Mts, where part of it was named after him "Hans Mountain".

The following notes are from Brenda Slone, ,
via Kenneth Maggard.....
Hans brought his family into the The Valley along the Shenandoah River of the Blue Ridge (he was one of the earliest settlers) about 1726. To avoid debts Hans raised livestock, partly in order to obtain fertilizer, rotated his crops, raised wheat and made whiskey. The early Maggards were evidently prosperous plantation owners. Hans furnished supplies for the Continental Army.
There was a path called Maggards Path running from Hudson to Tottopottomays Creek in Hanover Co., VA. in 1720. Hans road hands were to work on a road from Shenandoah River to the top of Blue Ridge, dated May 20, 1752. There is a small peak in the Blue Ridge mountains called Hans Mountain.
The will of Hans Maggard (John) is recorded March 24, 1783. Here he is listed as a German immigrant of Augusta Co., now Rockingham Co., VA.
Hans and his son Samuel sold 300 acres of land on the southside of the Shenandoah River in 1745 to John Fitch.
Henry and Samuel of Sullivan County, Tennessee a is listed in the tax lists for 1796
He left Sullivan County shortly thereafter, ending up in VA/KY with Rebecca. A reference to William Robertson's will in Claiborne County, Tennessee in 1804,has been found apparently Thomas and Rebecca's father.

Notes:
From: [email%C2%A0protected]
Subject: [MAGGARD-L] Origin of Name
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 19:54:25 -0400
My research, and visits to Germany and Switzerland, show the name as Maegert, and the only place of origin is in the Swiss-German area of the Bernese Alps (about 40 miles south of Bern, the capital) in a small village in the Kander Valley called Reichenbach in Kandertal. The village maintains records back to 1760, with our family having its own place in the village registry. The earlier records, showing Hans as the son of Melchior Maegert and Margarethe Mueller, and being born 15 July 1703, were sent to the cantonal archives in Bern. A close reading of the history of Lancaster County, PA, indicates that Hans in all likelihood came to Pennsylvania via New Castle, Delaware (Philadelphia was not used until 1727) with 300 other Amish Mennonites in 1718-1720. He probably came with a relative. The Lancaster County records show that most of those who came in the early 1700s were Swiss German Amish or Reister Mennonites from the area just north and south of Lake Thun in central Switzerland. Most of the Alps folks in these groups were Amish.
The area near Luray, Virginia (Hamburg specifically) contains an old Mennonite church that became a Baptist church, and this church was built on Maegert land with wood from Christian Maegert (later Maggert). He sold this land and the mill to a Mauck, whose family, along with the Kaufmanns, Hites, Rothgebs, and others linked early in America. The village is beautiful, and German speaking in the same old dialect still spoken by Amish today.
I have been there several times and it is a special place.
Woody Maggard
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Following note from Dave Maggard ([email%C2%A0protected])
Hans' immigrated via Amsterdam to America in the year of 1716. he is thought to have come on a immigrant ship to Jamestown, Virginia, moving on into Pennsylvania to York County where his sons Samuel and David Magert and daughter Christianna were born his wife's name is not known and so far no record for her has been found.
JOHANNS "HANS" (JOHN)MAGERT (1693-1783) ( Melchior #1. ) b. July 15, 1693 in Reichenbach, Switzerland the son of Melchior and Margaret Muller/Magert. (Wife Unknown ) He imigrated in about 1716, at the age of approx 20, to Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania He married (name unknown) however, history listed her as a German immigrant. It is Believed that, Hans(John )Magert came by ship to Jamestown, Virginia in about the year 1716. It is not known if he had a wife upon arrival, or if he was married in Pennsylvania. However, since his son Samuel Magert was born the same year of his arrival 1716, it may be that Johanns was married in Germany or Switzerland before immigrating to the new country and brought his wife over with him, but no one knows for sure. Some historians say Hans was born in Germany and his parents then moved into Switzerland. he first settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania later that part became York County Pa, it is thought he was married but no record has been found. He left Pennsylvania and moved into the Shennandoah Valley region of Virginia Johanns "Hans" was a surveyor and road builder, a farmer , a distiller. Maggard's Path was not doubt a road which he surveyed and built which ran from Hudson to Tottopottmay's Creek in Hanover County Virginia. also, near Elkton, in Page Co, Va there is a small peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains Called "Han's Peak or Mountain.

Not EXACTLY SURE WHERE HE IS BURRIED BUT IS SOMEWHERE IN ROCKINGHAM CO> VA. I posted this cemetery because it has the oldest Maggard burried there, Anna Persilla Sellers Maggard, who is the wife of Rueban Clark Maggard, s/o Samuel and Rebecca Maggard.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 11 2022, 23:30:03 UTC