Nicholas Yager

Biography

Nicholas Yager was born on May 28, 1676 in Weichersbach, Hesse, Germany. His parents were Paul Yager and unnamed wife.

Nicholas married Anna Maria Yager (Sieber) on May 11, 1706 in Marienthal, Pfalz (now Germany), Germany. Together they had the following 5 known children:

1. Maria Barbara Yager (Jäger);
2. Adam Yager;
3. Anna Maria Jäger;
4. Anna Margaretha Jäger;
5. Maria Gertraud Jäger.

Nicholas married Susanna Yager (Klaar) between 1734 and 1737 in Virginia.

He died on April 6, 1764 in St. George Parish, Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States.

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Keith, A. L. (1929). Nicholas Yager and Descendants. The William and Mary Quarterly, 9(3), 186–200. https://doi.org/10.2307/1921300

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Nicholas Yager 1

• ALIA: Nicolaus /Jäger/
• Birth: ABT 1678 in possibly Oberzell, Hessen, Germany 2 3
• Death: BET 18 AUG 1751 AND 6 APR 1764 in Culpeper (now Madison) County, Virginia 4
• Event: Baptised 30 MAY 1676 Oberzell near Weichersbach, Hessen, Germany 5
• NATU: 13 JUL 1722 Williamsburg, Virginia 6

The Immigrant, Came In 1717 "On Account Of The Then Well-Known Persecutions" (Rev.W.P. H) Note:

Virginia Rhodes Nuta --

Nicholas Yager left no will. He died between 1751 when he served as sponsor for one of John Huffman's children and 6 April 1764 when his second wi fe Susanna sold his slaves.

Dr. Arthur Leslie Keith 1874-1942, Yager Family, Unpublished manuscript, n .d., p 8:

6 April 1764 Susannah Yager, widow of Nicholas, sold a slave to Nicholas Creeglar

6 April 1764 Susannah Yager sold a slave to Christopher Crigler

Cathi's Research:

Nicolaus Jäger was probably born in Oberzell in the modern state of Hessen, Germany. As an adult he resided at the village of Falkenstein in the modern state of Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany. According to Zimmerman and Cern y, "Falkenstein was a divided village in the early 1700's, with it's halv es belonging to two different noble families. One half attended chur ch at Marienthal, and the other half went to Winnweiler parish. Nicholas Jäger's children were christened in both churches." (Gary J. Zimmerm an and Johni Cerny, Before Germanna #10: The Ancestry of the Yager, Stolts, Crees and Beyerbach Families, (Bountiful, UT: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1990), 20-21, cites EVPR - Marienthal adn Winnweiler, Pfal z) At that time there was no church in Falkenstein.

13 July 1722 Nicholas Yager naturalized at Williamsburg, Virginia (Naturalization Certificate, located in a private home in Madison County, Virginia )

7 July 1724 Nicholas Jeager among the 18 men sued by Alexander Spotswood, suit tried 5 October 1725 and Spotswood was awarded £7.3.2 of the £35 s uit. (James E. Brown, "Alexander Spotswood vs. Members of the German Colo ny of 1717", Beyond Germanna, Volume 5, Number 3, (May 1993): 265-267, cit es Spotsylvania County, Virginia Order Book 1724-1730, 81-82)

24 June 1726 Nicholas Yager patented 400 acres of land in St. George Parish, Spotsylvania County in the first forks of the Rapidan River (Virginia L and Office Patent Book 12, 483)

2 November 1726 Nicholas Yeager sued William Russell for debt (Spotslyvania County, Virginia Order Book 1724-1730, 120)

7 December 1726 Nicholas Yager suit agains William Russel for debt referr ed to next court for trial (Spotsylvania County, Virginia Order Book 1724- 1730, 131)

2 May 1727 Nicholas Yager proof of importation about nine years since in C apt: Scott bringing wife Mary and children Adam and Mary (Spotsylvania County, Virginia Order Book 1724-1730, 142)

2 August 1727 Nicholas Yeagers Exo. agst. William Russell for Two pounds ten Shills. currant money and Two hundred seventy nine pounds of tobacco, costs (Executed) (Spotsylvania County, Virginia Order Book 1724-1730, 196)

10 May 1729 Nicholas Yagar, planter of St. George parish, leased land [amo unt not specified] to Philip Politch/Paulitz for two shillings, record ed 1 July 1729 (Spotslyvania County, Virginia Deed Book A, 391)

11 May 1729 Nicholas Yager release (sale) of land [amount not specifie d] to Phillip Politch/Paulitz for £20, recorded 1 July 1729 (Spotsylvan ia County, Virginia Deed Book A, 391-392)

1 July 1729 Nicholas Yeager acknowledged deeds of lease and relates to Phi lip Paulitz (Spotslyvania County, Virginia Order Book 1724-1730, 325)

7 October 1730 Nicholas Yeager was paid a bounty for 1 wolf head (Spotslyv ania County, Virginia Order Book 1724-1730, 428)

10 July 1731 Nicklaus Jeager served as sponsor at the baptism of Nichol as Hoffman ("John Hoffman: Records from his Bible, 1663-1813" Beyond Germa nna, Volume 11, Number 2, (March 1999): 618)

11 July 1732 Nicklaus Jeager served as sponsor at the baptism of Michael H offman ("John Hoffman: Records from his Bible, 1663-1813" Beyond Germann a, Volume 11, Number 2, (March 1999): 618)

4 July 1733 On the suit in Chancery brought by Nicholas Yeager Complt. aga ins Phillip Paulitz and George Home Defents, at whose motion time to the n ext Court is given them to put in their answer (Spotsylvania County, Virig nia Order Book 1732-1734, 237)

5 September 1733 In the Suit in Chancery brought by Nicholas Yeager Comp lt against Phillip Paulitz and George Home Defents the same is dismist, t he parties being agreed (Spotsylvania County, Virginia Order Book 1732-173 4, 253)

3 December 1733 Nicholas Yagur leased the same land back from Phillip Polt ich/Paulitz for 5 shillings, recorded 5 February 1733 O.S. (Spotsylvania C ounty, Virginia Deed Book B, 472-473)

4 December 1733 Nicholas Yagur released (purchased) the same land back fr om Phillip Politch/Paulitz for £20, recorded 5 February 1733 O.S. (Spotsyl vania County, Virginia Deed Book B, 473-474)

16 Decmeber 1733 Nicklaus Jaeger served as sponsor at the baptism of Jac ob Hoffman ("John Hoffman: Records from his Bible, 1663-1813" Beyond Germa nna, Volume 11, Number 2, (March 1999): 618)

5 February 1733 O.S. Philip Paulitz deeds of lease and release to Nichol as Yeager proved (Spotsylvania County, Virginia Orger Book 1732-1734), 271 )

17 July 1735 Nicklaus Jaeger served as sponsor at the baptism of Baltz Hof fman ("John Hoffman: Records from his Bible, 1663-1813" Beyond Germanna, V olume 11, Number 2, (March 1999): 618)

1736 Nicholes yeagoe taxed for 4 tithables (Barbara Vines Little, Orange County, Virginia Tithables 1734-1782 Part One, (Orange, VA: Dominion Mark et Research Corp., 1988), 3)

1737 Nichles yeage taxed for 5 tithables (Little, 5)

4 July 1737 Nicholas Yager sold 200 acres of land to Adam Yager for £50, r ecorded 25 August 1737 (Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 2, 93-94)

9 January 1738 Nicklaus Jaeger served as sponsor at the baptism of Wilhe lm Hoffman ("John Hoffman: Records from his Bible, 1663-1813" Beyond Germa nna, Volume 11, Number 2, (March 1999): 618)

April 1738 Nicholas Yeager petitioned to be levy free as he was 60 yea rs of age. He was exempted from working on the road and from mustering but he had to pay levy (Orange County, Virginia Order Book 1734-1739)

1739 Nichs Yager taxed for 5 tithes (Orange County, Virginia 1739 Tithe List, precinct of James Pickett; Little, 16)

28 May 1739 Nicklaus Jaeger served as sponsor at the baptism of Jarg [Geor ge] Hoffman ("John Hoffman: Records from his Bible, 1663-1813" Beyond Germanna, Volume 11, Number 2, (March 1999): 618)

17 February 1740 Nicklaus Jaeger served as sponsor at the baptism of Frederick Hoffman ("John Hoffman: Records from his Bible, 1663-1813" Beyond Germanna, Volume 11, Number 2, (March 1999): 618)

6 June 1742 Nicklaus Jaeger served as sponsor at the baptism of Henry Hoff man ("John Hoffman: Records from his Bible, 1663-1813" Beyond Germanna, Vo lume 11, Number 2, (March 1999): 618)

10 June 1744 Nicklaus Jaeger served as sponsor at the baptism of Tilman Hoffman ("John Hoffman: Records from his Bible, 1663-1813" Beyond Germann a, Volume 11, Number 2, (March 1999): 618)

4 October 1745 Nicholas Yager named one of the executors of William Carpen ter (Yager Family, p 9)

3 August 1746 Nicklaus Jaeger and Susana his wife served as sponsors at the baptism of Elizabeth Hoffman ("John Hoffman: Records from his Bible, 16 63-1813" Beyond Germanna, Volume 11, Number 2, (March 1999): 618)

[date not listed, birth 27 November] 1748 thei wife of Nicklaus Jaeger ser ved as sponsor at the baptism of Anna Margaretha Hoffman ("John Hoffman: R ecords from his Bible, 1663-1813" Beyond Germanna, Volume 11, Number 2, (M arch 1999): 618)

18 August 1751 Nicklaus Jaeger, Georgia [?], his wife served as sponso rs at the baptism of Maria Hoffman ("John Hoffman: Records from his Bibl e, 1663-1813" Beyond Germanna, Volume 11, Number 2, (March 1999): 618)

6 April 1764 Susanah Yager, widow of Necholias Yager, sold slave Mol ly to Nicholas Creeglar, recorded 19 July 1764 (Culpeper County, Virgin ia Deed Book D, 495-496)

6 April 1764 Susanah Yager, widow of Nicholas Yager, sold slave Harry to C hristopher Creelgar, recorded 19 July 1764 (Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book D, 496-497)

Marriage 1 Anna Maria Sieber b: ABT 1680 in Germany

Married: 11 MAY 1706 in Marienthal, Pfalz, Germany 7

Children

Maria Barbara Jäger b: 19 MAY 1707 in Falkenstein, Pfalz, Germany

Adam Yager b: 30 SEP 1708 in Falkenstein, Pfalz, Germany
Maria Gertraud Jäger b: 18 MAR 1710/11 in Falkenstein, Pfalz, Germany
Anna Maria Jäger b: 15 NOV 1714 in Falkenstein, Pfalz, Germany
Anna Margaretha Jäger b: 14 APR 1716 in Falkenstein, Pfalz, Germany
Marriage 2 Susanna Klaar b: ABT 1691 in Gemmingen, Baden, Germany

Married: BET 1734 AND 1737 in Virginia 8

Sources:

Title: Marienthal Parish Record

Publication: FHL Film #475062

Page: unfortunately the pages were not numbered

Text: Nicolaus Jäger, son of Paul Jäger

Title: Four Generations of the Yager Family of Germanna

Author: Claude L. Yowell

Publication: The Germanna Record #10, (Culpeper, VA: Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia, Inc., April 1967)

Repository:

Media: Magazine

Page: p 31-32

Text: date 28 May 1676 at Oberzell, Hessen, Germany

Orange County, Virginia Order Book 1 1734-1739, 293, April 1738 Nichlas Yeager petitioned to be levy free as he was 60 years of age [date calculates to April 1768 or earlier].

Died between 18 August 1751 when he served as sponsor at the baptism of Maria Hoffman ("John Hoffman: Records form his Bible, 1663-1813" Beyond Germanna, Volume 11, No. 2, (March 1999): 618) and 6 Apr il when Susannah was mentioned as the widow of Nichlas Yager (Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book D, 495-497).

Title: Following John: Documenting the Identity and Path of John Yager Born 25 November 1750 Culpeper County, Virginia and his Extended Family

Author: Elizabeth Yates Johnson

Publication: Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 2004

Repository:

Media: Book

Page: p 26-27

Text: sponsor young journeyman Claus Eigenbrot

Title: They Came to Kentucky

Author: Alberta Carson Kirkwood

Publication: Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD 1976

Repository:

Media: Book

Page: p 538

Title: Marienthal Parish Record

Publication: FHL Film #475062

Page: unfortunately the pages were not numbered

Estimated date as Susanna was widow of Jacob Crigler in 1734 and Nicholas had additional tithes in his household 1737-1739

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Nicholas Yager, his wife Anna Marie, son Adam and daughter Anna Marie left Germany in 1717, immigrating to Virginia aboard the ship 'Scott'.
They came from the area just outside Frankfurt.
Both Nicholas and son Adam (age 10) served indentures to Governor Spotswood.
After indenture, they both became substantial land owners in what is now the Madison County area.
Nicholas was naturalized in 1722,
He was granted 400 acres on the Rapidan River in Jun 1726.
He was active in the Hebron Lutheran Church.
After indenture, son Adam was granted 290 acres of land in Sep 1728 when almost age 21.
His name was spelled 'Eager' on the land grant.
The land remained in possession of the Yager family as of 2008.
Adam was naturalized on 19 Sep 1730.
On 22 Oct 1776, he along with others petitioned the State of Virginia to free the Lutheran congregation from required tithes to the Anglican (state) church.
As of 1782 Adam owned six slaves, Tom, Lucy, Ally, Kate, Abram, and James.
In his Will dated 1793, Adam freed slaves Tom and Lucy.
No mention was made of the other slaves.

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