Nicholas Crigler

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA. DAR Ancestor #: A027791

Biography

Nicholas Crigler was born circa 1723 in Virginia. His parents were Jacob Crigler and Susanna Yager (Klaar).

Nicholas married Margaret Crigler (Käfer) circa 1748. Together they had the following 9 children:

1. Elizabeth Crigler;
2. Aaron Crigler;
3. Margaret Crigler;
4. Nicholas Jr;
5. Susanna Crigler;
6. Anna Crigler;
7. Abraham Crigler;
8. Ludwig Crigler;
9. Jacob Crigler.

He died circa October 19, 1789 in Madison,Virginia, USA.

Notes

The Hebron Communion Lists: Communion Lists of the Hebron Lutheran Church 1775 to 1812 Madison, Virginia by John Blankenbaker (Chadd's Ford, PA 2001):
p 5 Communicants Christmas December 25 A.D. 1775 Nicolaus Griegler wife Margaretha
p 6 Communicants Easter 7 April 1776 Nicolaus Grickler wie Margaretha
p 7 Communicants 17th Sunday after Trinity 1776 (List of Arthur L. Keith) Nicolaus Grickler wife Margaretha
p 9 Communicants Easter 1777 Nicolaus Grickler wife Margretha
p 13 Communicants 26 October 1783 Nicolaus Krickler

26 April Quasimodogendi 1778 Nicolaus Grickler wife Marg communed at Hebron Lutheran Church (John Blankenbaker, The Hebron Communion Lists: Communion Lists of the Hebron Lutheran Church 1775 to 1812 Madison, Virginia (Chadds Ford, PA: 2001), 10.).
12 May 1779 Nicho: Krigler and Nicholles Crigler signed petition requesting Culpeper County be divided into three separate counties ("Inhabitants: Petition," Culpeper County, 12 May 1779, Legislative Petitions Digital Collection, Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA. Legislative Petitions of the General Assembly, 1776-1865, Accession Number 36121, Box 317, Folder 5. Library of Virginia, (https://www.lva.virginia.gov/: accessed 9 April 2019), Virginia Memory > Digital Collections > Collections A to Z > Legislative Petitions Digital Collection.).
25th Sunday after Trinity [17 November] 1782 Nicolaus Krugler wife Margretha communed at Hebron Lutheran Church (John Blankenbaker, The Hebron Communion Lists: Communion Lists of the Hebron Lutheran Church 1775 to 1812 Madison, Virginia (Chadds Ford, PA: 2001), 11-12.).
Pentecost [8 June] 1783 Nicolaus Krigler wife Maria Marg communed at Hebron Lutheran Church (John Blankenbaker, The Hebron Communion Lists: Communion Lists of the Hebron Lutheran Church 1775 to 1812 Madsion, Virginia (Chadds Ford, PA: 2001), 12.).

Nicholas Crigler furnished supplies to the Patriot Army (Culpeper Public Claims Book II, Requisition No. C 4603).

Culpeper County, Virginia 1784 Personal Property Tax List, Library of Virginia Microfilm Reel 89, James Barbour's District [copy provided by Betty Johnson]
Nickolas Crigler 1 white tythe over 21 0 white tythes under 21 2 slave tythe 0 young slaves 4 horses 14 cattle 0 stud horses & price 3 heads taxable 2.1.6 tax (£.S.D) 3 total tythes

Culpeper County, Virginia 1785 Personal Property Tax List, Library of Virginia Microfilm Reel 89, William Chapman's District [copy provided by Betty Johnson]
Nicholas Crigler 1 whites over 21 0 Do. over 16 2 slave tythes 0 young slaves 4 horses 12 cattle blank tax column 3 no. of tythes

Culpepr County, Virginia 1787 Personal Property Tax List, Library of Virginia Microfilm Reel 89, Goodrich Lightfoot's District (copy provided by Betty Johnson)
Nicholas Crigler Person chargeable with tax Nicholas Crigler White males above 21 0 White male above 16 under 21 2 blacks above 16 0 blacks under 16 4 horses, mares, colts & mules 11 cattle remaining columns blank

Madison County, Virginia Will Book 3: 1
In the name of God, Amen, I Nicholas Crigler of Madison County and State of Virginia do make and appoint this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made and establishing this my one one in manner and following; Item 1, I give and bequeath unto my two grandchildren Elizabeth and Susanna Crigler my tract of land whereon Benjamin Broyles now lives, to be equally divided between them, which I give them and their heirs forever; but in case either of them should die without heirs, then their part of the said land, shall be equally divided amongst all of my own children. I also give to my two said grandchildren their father's part or share of my property that has not been already sold and bonds taken in my name, due at my death, which bonds I give to them and their heirs forever.
Item II, I give unto my son Aaron for the expense and trouble he is at for me, all the balance and residue of my estate, real and personal or mixed of every kind and whenever found, which I give to him and his heirs forever.
Lastly, I constitute and appoint my son Aaron and my grandson Jacob executors to this my will given under my hand and seal this the 28th day of February 1811.
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Sources

[S0040392] Hebron Church Register 1750-1825 Madison, Virginia, Volume 1, Translated and Transcribed from the Original German by George M. Smith, (Edingburg, VA: Shenandoah History Publishers), p 2.
name given as Nicholaus Krickler

[S0042219] Second Germanna Colony of 1717, (Name: The Germanna Record #6, Memorial Foundation of the GermannaColonies in Virginia, June 1965;), p 23-25, p 29.

[S0042643] The Widow Thomas, John Blankenbaker, (Name: Beyond Germanna, Volume 4 No. 3, May 1992, p 201-203;), p 202.

[S0045973] Clore-Glore Genealogy, Arthur Leslie Keith and Delma Rae Carpenter, Sr., (original by Keith c1940, Carpenter typescript c1975), p 15.

[S0040225] Genealogy of the Descendants of John Gar, or More Particularly of His Son, Andreas Gaar, Who Emigrated from Bavaria to America in 1732, John Wesley Garr and John Calhoun Garr, (Cincinnati, OH: 1894), p 521.

[S0041539] Before Germanna #2: The Ancestry of the Clore, Kaifer and Thomas Families, Gary J. Zimmerman and Johni Cerny, (Bountiful, UT: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1990), p 32, p 33.

[S0042522] The German Colony of 1717 - Part 2, Arthur Leslie Keith, (William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, First Series, XXVI, no. 3, (January 1918)), p 186.

[S0042523] The German Colony of 1717 - Part 3, Arthur Leslie Keith, (William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, First Series, XXVI, no. 4, (April 1918): 234-249), p 239.

[S0042562] The Jacob Crigler Family, Part 1, Cynthia Crigler, (Name: Beyond Germanna, Volume 9 No. 4, July 1997, p 511-512;).

[S0042219] Second Germanna Colony of 1717, (Name: The Germanna Record #6, Memorial Foundation of the GermannaColonies in Virginia, June 1965;), p 24-25.

[S0042562] The Jacob Crigler Family, Part 1, Cynthia Crigler, (Name: Beyond Germanna, Volume 9 No. 4, July 1997, p 511-512;).
says will recorded in Madison Co. Will Book 3, p 1 and was dated 28Feb 1811 [but this is the will of Nicholas Jr.]

[S0042523] The German Colony of 1717 - Part 3, Arthur Leslie Keith, (William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, First Series, XXVI, no. 4, (April 1918): 234-249), p 239.
date estate appraised

Citation Text: Estimated date of their first child's birth.

[S0040042] Estimated date.

• Reference: TNG Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 19 2021, 15:09:40 UTC
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