Hello Hessians; This came into my mailbox, and since I have two soldiers named HAGER in my 'GUIDE', one from the A-B and one from K-7, who is also mentioned by the Schwalm's, I thought you may want to have a look at this. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy & Bill" <Brobst-Hager@mindspring.com> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 2:04 PM > Source: HAGER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Hagers/Haugers for Christmas > > Many of you have inquired as to when copies of "The Hager > Chronicles" would again be available. The printer finally came > through in time for Christmas. > > This book is the story of the many German Hager families who > immigrated in America in the 1700s and early 1800s. They > settled in New Jersey, New England, and North Carolina, and > spread out from there. The book discusses those families, their > movements, and their descendants through the late 1800s. > > Included are the families of: > Jonathan Hager, Founder of Hagerstown, MD > David Hager, Jonathan's brother > John Hauger, who started the Somerset Co, PA, Hager clan > George Hager, who started the Fayette Co, PA, Hager clan > Jonathan "Tavern Keeper" Hager, who operated taverns and > built wagons in > Chambersburg, PA, and Hagerstown, MD > William Hager (1625), who with Mary Bemis, settled in > Massachusetts > Gerhardt Heuger (~1560), who fathered the Hager clan in > Siegen, Germany > Johann Heinrich Hager (1678) who settled in Schoharie Co, NY > > Johann Georg (1733) and Johann Wilhelm (1725) Hager who > settled in > North Carolina > Johann Philip Hager (1765) whose descendants ended up in > Tazewell Co, VA > Johannes Hager (1759), the conscripted Hessian, whose > descendants > ended up in Floyd Co, KY > Johann Philip Hager (1712) who settled in Bucks Co, PA > And many others > > This book will make an excellent present for those of you > who can't figure out what to give your parents or children for > Christmas. The book answers so many of the questions which > Hagerologists have posted on the message boards and have > submitted to the Hager Registry for answers. The price for the > 150 page book is $24 soft cover and $45 hard cover. For > details, contact the Hager Registry, address below. > > Bill > > William A. Brobst, Curator and Editor > "The Hager Chronicles", 2004 > Hager Family Historical Registry > 6072 Currituck Road, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949 > 252-261-3068 Brobst-Hager@mindspring.com > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=hager >