The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-02-06
maryland GeneaIogy.
From The baltimore Sunday Times

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THE WAGNER FAMILY.
Michael Wagner, one of the early settlers
of Carroll, then part of Frederick county,
Nd, was born at Michelfeld, Schwaben, Wur-
temburp. June 81, 1723. Maria Elizabeth
tnee Schueel. his wife, was born at the same
place June 3, 1725. They were married at
Biebbersdorf, April %, 1744, by Pastor Cristoi
Scholl. They arrived at Philadelphia in the
ship ST. Andrew, James Abercrombie, master,
from Rotterdam, last from Plymouth, Sep
TENDER 8, l749. Two younger brothers OF
Michael, minors, John (1734-1S0S) and Chris
tan, came with them. John settled in Mary
land, and is buried at Lbertytown, Frederick
county. Christian. before the American rev.
olution, went to Virginia, thence to South
Carolina and is said to be the ancestor of the
ell-known Charleston family.
Michael lived for time at Germantown,
Pa, but came to Maryland in 1851. He pro-
cured a warrant for land from Frederick, abb
solute lord and proprietary of the province OF
Maryland, and Avalon, lord baron OF Baltl-
more, &C., through Horatio Sharpe, Esq,
lieutenant general and chief governor of the
province, in 1853 and 1856, known as 'Wag-
ner's Fancy and also 'sentered'' other tracts
of land, one on Tom creek, near Emmitts-
burg, where several of his children were born.
The bellows and anvil of the father OF
Michael Wagner, the latter stamped III.
W., 1737,'' were brought from Wurtemberg
by him, and are still in Use, for farm purposes,
upon an estate near "Wagner's Fancy" The
old homestead is demolished, but much OF
the land is still owned and occupied by his
descendants in Carroll county. The descen-
dants of Michael Wagner are numerous, and
they have intermarried with the families of
Warner, Shriver, Sherman, Shuey. Sapping.
ton and Raider of Frederick and Carroll
counties, and the families of Peters, Small,
Fisher, Thomas and others of Baltimore city;
The tombs of Michael and Maria Elizabeth
Wagner, with quaint inscriptions, are well
preserved in the churchyard of st. Johns
Evangelical Lutheran Church winters
Church.. near New Windsor, where many
rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep, and the
graves are well and tenderly cared for. Mich.
ael Wagner fought in the Indian wars, and
was a soldier of the American revolution and
friend of George Washington. His family
Bible is in the possession of great grandson.
GENEALOGICAL RECORD.
Michael Wagner, born at Michelfeld, Schwa-
ben, Wurtemburg, June 81, 1928, died 1885;
Maria Elizabeth, (Schuee) Wagner. born at
Michelfeld, June 3, 1725, died 1888.
Children born in America:
l, Elizabeth Barbara, died 1749; 2, Michael,
born 1852; 8, Catharine, born 1853; 4, Maria
Elizabeth, born 1858; 5, Rosina, born 1852;
6, John, born 1894, died 1850; Z, Christian,
born l76S, died 1882. -.--
Christian (MichaeD left issue:
l, James, born 1886, died 1851, unmarried;
2, Upton, born 1898, died 1885, 8, Joseph,
born 1900, died 1867; 4, Mary, born 1902,
died 1868: 5, Basil, born 1906, died 1859; g.,
Dennis, born 1909, died 1857.
Basil christian, MichaeD left issue:
/. Henry c.; 2, Rosina P; 8, Clinton; 4,
Basil; 5, Charles v; G, David F.; 7, James
V. w.