Jacob Berger

#612, b. 26 December 1775, d. 13 March 1833
Father*Jacob Berger b. 21 Dec 1745, d. 25 Jan 1837
Mother*Christianna Crider b. 31 Jan 1753, d. 11 Nov 1838
     Jacob Berger was born on 26 December 1775 Pittsylvania County, Virginia.1,2 He was the son of Jacob Berger and Christianna Crider. Jacob and Catherine Nowlin, daughter of Bryan Ward Nowlin and Lucy Wade, were married 27 January 1800 Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Berger, Jacob Nowlin, Catey 27 Jan 1800 Virginia
Pittsylvania County.3
Jacob Berger died 13 March 1833 at near Siloam Church, in Toshes, Pittsylvania County, Virginia at age 57 years, 2 months and 15 days.1

(an unknown value.)4
     He left a will

p 229
I Jacob Berger Jr., of the county of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia do make and publish this my last will and Testament in the manner following that is to say---I have heretofore given to my children [as] following---
p 230
1st I have heretofore given to my daughter Lucy and her husband William Graves in Sundry articles of proptery the amount of Seven hundred and eighteen Dollars...
2nd I have heretofore given to my Son Daniel [David?] Berger in articles of property and money the amount of Seven hundred and one dollars and fifty cents...
3rd I have heretofore given to my Daughter Christena ahd her husband Crispin Dickenson before the decease of Said Crispin Dickenson in Sundry articles and property and money the amount of Four hundred and eighty Six dollars and since the decease of said Crispin Dickenson I have given to my daughter Christena one negro girl named Minerva which i rated her at Two hundred and Fifty dollars and I now will and bequeath the said girl Minerva and all her future increase to [ ] daughter Christena and the heirs of her body forever. ..
4th I have heretofore given to my son Samuel Berger in Sundry articles of property and money the amount of Seven hundred and eighty six dollars...
5th I have heretofore loaned to my daughter Anna and her husband Mecan A S.

Children of Jacob and Catherine

Last Edited=26 Jan 2022

Citations

  1. [S419] FindAGrave, online FindAGrave.com, Jacob Berger
    Birth 26 Dec 1775 Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
    Death 13 Mar 1833 (aged 57)
    Toshes, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
    Burial Berger Cemetery
    Toshes, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
    Memorial ID 11427439.
  2. [S552] 1820 US Census Population Schedule, Washington, District of Columbia, US National Archives, Marriages and Deaths from Lynchburg, Virginia Newspapers, 1794-1836, p 150 for Mrs Catherine Berger and Mr Jacob Berger, Jr.
  3. [S290] Jordan Dodd, compiler, Virginia Marriages to 1800 (n.p.: Ancestry.com, 1997).
  4. [S441] GenealogyBank, online GenealogyBank.com, Lynchburg Virginian, Thursday, Mar 21, 1833, Lynchburg, VA Page: 3. Hereinafter cited as GenealogyBank.