Genealogy of the descendants of John Gar, or more particularly of his son, Andreas Gaar, who emigrated from Bavaria to America in 1732

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by  Garr, John Wesley, 1817-1866

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GKNEvALOGY
OF THE
Descendants of John Gar,
OR MORE PARTICULARLY OF HIS SON,
ANDREAS
SAAR
WHO EiMIGRATED FROM BAVARIA TO AMERICA IN I732.
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I PORTRAITS, GOAT-OF-ARMS, BIOGRAPEIES,
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PREFACE.
work is designed as a genealogy or chronology^ rather than as a
THIhiSstory. I have exercised the greatest care,in order to have the work
as complete and correct as it was possible to make it. It is not to be
expected that a work so vast and comprehensive should be entirely fre<
from mistakes. I warn you, however, not to be too ready to say all th<
mistakes are mine,for I have carefullypreserved all your letters forfutur*'
reference. I am asked so often how came I to undertake such a stupen-
dous work, that I'll tell you. It w^asn't so stupendous when I first under-
took it, and not until after three or four years of work did it so grow and
!enlarge on me that I couldn't let go. But again you ask irhy I undertook
it; for whose appproval was I striving who advised me when in doubt,
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'cheered me in ni}- despair, counselled with me when in trouble; and who
will be most pleased and proud of the successful completion of this labor
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of love and family pride? My Mother who, from my childhood, ever
strived to impress upon my mind the priceless heritage I possessed in
having come of a good family; that for many generations, as far back as
history or tradition could carry us, my ancestors, both paternal and ma-
ternal, were a brave, honest, God-fearing, and home-loving people. The
men have been brave in battle,patriotic in citizenship, good neighbors; in
religion simple, earnest, and devout; industrious in accumulating a com-
petency and their integrity and honesty noted among all who knew
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them. Theywere usually oflarge stature,perfect physique,greatstrength,
jovial, and proverbially obedient sons, loving husbands, and indulgent
fathers. And the women have even a prouder heritage than the men; for
when Eome was in the zenith of her power, when Greece was renowned
for her learning and arts, and E—gypt was revelling in the accumulated
"wealth and splendor of centuries amid all these times and peoples that
go to make history, woman occupied only a secondary place, mainly de-
pendent on the whim or caprice of her husband (or lover). How, then,
like a star in the night, shines forth that golden testimony of the ancient
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historian Tacitus, who, two thousand years ago, in his history of "©cr?
manto/' wrote: "The women,whose chastity was without reproach, were
held in high esteem." This line can be properly appreciated only when
we study the condition of woman in those olden times, and keep in mind
that, throughout all the succeeding centuries of wars and revolutions, the
German women never once fell from their high estate, but continued to be
the pride of the German people and the admiration of the world. And
now, in this day, their descendants grace, honor, and adorn the positions
, of daughter, sister, and wife; but it is as Mother that she is most dear to
us. Napoleon said, " The future of the child is the work of the mother;"
and Washington,in the height of his greatness,was proud to acknowledge,
"I owe all to mj-^ mother." r Can we do less?
For four centuries"our family has held a prominent and honorable!
place in the communities where they lived; yet I have never known o:'
the publication of anj'^family history or genealogy. As ancient peoplee
are known to us only by the few books that have survived the centurieso:'
devastation and i-evolutions, so posterity will know u.s only by books: fai
governments will change;'^nations rise and fall; customs, manners, and
habits will vaiy; new inventions will revolutionize the mode and manner
of living and making a living; but copies of this book will be placed in
the leading public libraries of the United States, and the names enrolled
in this book will be handed down to posterity as long as this government
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shall last as long as law shall reign over disorder, liberty triumph overi
oppression, and freedom, virtue, and Christianity remain the crowning
blessings of our beloved country.
If this work shall inspire you with a love and veneration for our hon-
ored ancestors,cause you tobecome interested in the history ofthe peoples
and times in which they lived, and, above all, induce you to utilize the
blank pages in this book to transmit to 3-our posterity a faithful history^
and chronology of your own immediate family, then this book Avill have
served its purpose, and my work will not have been in vain. '
Should this volume meet with favor, I hope at some future time to
publish a second volume of history, biography, illu.'^trations, and portraits.
JOHN C. GAER. '
August 26, 1894.
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A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.—Holy Bible.
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THE MEMORY DF MY FATHER,
FDR lATHDSE MEMORY HAVE
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AND SHALL EVER CHERISH A
CHILE'S LDVE ANE AFFECTIDN,
Peoplewillnotlookforwardtoposteritywhoneverlookbackwardtotheirancestors.
—Edmund Burkb.
C O N T E T S
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PAOE.
How to Find Yourself vii
Card of Tlmnks viii
Ancient Historv of the Germans ix-x
Dinkelsbiiehi ..." xi-xiii
The Old Dutch Church xiv
Virginia Records xv
Heraldic Description xvi
PACE.
Posto"ffice Addr"erses—HIendaidvsidoufalfsam—ilMiaersried 418--5467
" '• " Single 57-58
" "— Miscellaneous 56, 58, 50, and 525
'''amily"Records FSiprcsotndanadndSTehciorndd Genera"tions 6610
Third and Fourth " 6*2-63
Fourth and Fifth " '. 64-69
Fifthand Sixth " 70-93
" Sixth and Seventh " 04-170
Seventh and Eighth " 171-344
Eighth and Ninth " 346-481
Ninth and Tenth " 482-497
Tenth and Eleventk " 498
Garrfamilies,notdescendants of Andreas (jar 529
"The Old German Letters'" of Andreas Gar 530
Old family records of the Wilhoit, Fisher, Yager, Smith. Souther, Carpenter,
Blankenbaker, Crigler, Chrystler, and Finksfamilies 519-524
Marriages recorded at JJurlington, Boone Countv, Ky., 1799 to 1814 524
AFadison C. H., Madison County. Va., 1793 to 1811 526-527
" " Culpeper, Culpeper County, Va.. 1787 to 1793 527
Soldiers of Kovolutionary, 1812. and Mexican "Wars 528
Lutheran Church Records from Illenschwang, Bavaria 531
Recordsof Andreas Gar'slanding in America 536
Lutheran Church Record—s from Frankenhofen, Bavaria 537
Andreas Gar; document Bill of Sale 540
Naturalization paperof Nicholas Yager, Sr., dated 1722 541
Marriage license of Rev. William Carpenter, Jr., and Pollv Avlor,1794 542
Will of John Adam Gaar[8—62] .'.....'. 543
" Lorenz Gaar [11—63] 548
" John Gaar [42—68] 550
" L—ewis Fisher (page 521) 561
Portraits Leonard Gaar (see letters) 564
Abram Gaar [2774—258] 566
" J^eiijamin Garr [205—85] 668
Johii Wesley Garr. M. D. [900—140] 570
Anna (Clore) Garr [1069-140] 572
John Calhoun Garr [:30!)6—140] 574
Biographies—John Gar, the Elder (No. 1. page 60) 563
" Andrea.s Gar (No. 4, page 61) 565
" Lorenz Gaar (No. 11, page 63) 567
Juhn Gaar (No. 42, page 68) 571
" iienjamin Garr (No. 205, page 85) 575
John Wesley Garr, M.D. (No. 900, page 140) 576
Abraham Gaar (No. 195, page 84) 577
Fielding Garr (No. 836, page 133) 578
Abram Gaar (No. 2774, page258) 579
" Jeremiah Fisher (No. 77, page 72) 580
James A. Fisher (No. 347, page 100) 581
James Clore (No. 239, page 89) 582
Circulars 584
Letters 589