Wagner Genealogy

Bucks County, PA and Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County

Nicholas is from the Bucks County Wagner family, he lived in Lower Saucon and Williams Township. Still researching the Wagner family.

Bucks County

Bucks County Orphan Court Records

File number 1806, Dec 22, 1808
Jacob Vanhold, Rockhill Township
Children: Abraham, Jacob, John, Adam, Henry, Reecca (wife of James Smith), Catharine (wife of Henry Nace), Elizabeth (wife of Adam Wagner), Margaret (wife of David Wambold), Mary and Susanna

File number 2606, Mar 27, 1818
Christian Fretz, Tinicum Township
Widow: Judah
Children: Christian, John, Sarah (wife of George Wagener)

File Number 3791, Dec 10, 1828
John Rinker, Rockhill Township
Widow: Barbara
Children: Henry, John, Abraham, Joseph,, Mary (wife of Conrad Hight), Susanna (wife of George Waggoner) and Catharine (Deceased, wife of Jacob Dietz)

File Number 4516, Sep 10, 1834
John Strawsnider, Durham Township yeoman
Widow Mary
Children: Sarah (wife of Solomon Wagoner), Elizabeth, Mary, Catharine, Hannah and John

File Number 6172, Sept 13, 1847
George Waggoner, Tinicum Township
Widow: Judith
Children: Henry, John George F, Elizabeth (wife of John Kilmore), Ann (wife of Elisha Miller), Rebecca (wife of Henry Wolfinger) and Catharine (deceased, wife of George Loux, Children Rebecca Algart, Epharaim and Catharine)

Christopher Wagner, the ancestor of, the Wager's of Saucon, came across from Rotterdam, in the same ship with the Heller's (see Hellertown) and arrived in Philadelphia, September 5th, 1738. He was a prominent citizen of Lower Saucon, and filled the office of Justice, of the Peace a number of years. He received a deed from Thomas and Richard Penn, February 12th, 1752, of a small tract but, he afterwards became quite a large landholder.

He was captain of a company of militia that went to Trenton in 1776, he, had four children, two of whom, Abraham and John, died without heirs.
Maria was married to John Appel
Jacob was the father of
John
Charles
Abraham
Elizabeth (wife of J. O. Pearson)
Mary (the wife, of Jacob Boehm)
Catharine (wife of John Stabler)
Sarah (wife of Samuel Lerch)

Wagner's Mill in another old mill, situated just outside of the Borough of Hellertown, on the south side, Christopher (Stoffol) Wagner, the ancestor of the Wagner family of the Township, received a deed for a tract of land from Thomas and Richard Penn in 1751. Mr. Wagner was a prominent man in his time, serving as a Justice of the Peace, Captain of militia, fighting under Washington at the battle of Trenton Dec 26, 1776. A mill was built upon the property, which has even since been in the Wagner family, and is now operated by Victor Wagner, Stoffel Wagner's place is mentioned on the route of the old King's High road from the Court House in Philadelphia to Bethlehem, being 47 miles, 3 quarters from Philadelphia. This road formerly ran through South Bethlehem along the Lehigh River to the Crown Inn, now the Union Depot. The site of the road is now occupied by the Bethlehem Steel Works and the road is now nearer the North Pennsylvania Railroad.

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