John Sanner1

b. 22 June 1784
Family
FatherAdam Sanner1 b. 15 Dec 1752
MotherAnna Maria Lunger1
     John Sanner was born on 22 June 1784 in Sussex County, New Jersey.1 He was the son of Adam Sanner and Anna Maria Lunger.1
     The composition of Adam and Maria Sanner's family is not entirely clear. The children listed below are likely children of Adam and Anna Maria based documentary evidence and chronology and geographical proximity of where and when Adam lived. Of those listed, Ludwig and John are sons of Adam and Maria based on baptismal records and a comparison of tax lists and census records that show that Adam, Ludwig and John continued to live in proximity to one another throughout their lives. Jacob, Abraham, and Adam Jr. are likely sons based on tax lists and census records showing that they lived in proximity to Adam at times that would demonstrate a familial and likely parent-child relationship.

Adam appears to have moved from New Jersey to Pennsylvania around 1785 along with the Lunger family. and his likely sons Jacob, Ludwig, John, Abraham, and Adam Jr. appear to have.

Citations

  1. [S1532] "Genealogical collection", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb 2026), imaged Church Book of the Lutheran Congregation in Greenwich Tp., Sussex (now Warren) County, NJ, 1769 (Film #8977976, image 26 of 1107); DAR compiled records. Extracted information: Adam Sanner wife Anna Maria, son born 22 Jun 1784, bp 3 Oct 1784, named Johannes; sponsors: Simon Hibler, wife ELizabeth, p. 19.

Jacob Lunger1

d. circa 1781
Family
ChartsAncestry of David Kipp Melat
     Jacob Lunger married Catharine (?)2 He died circa 1781 in Mansfield Woodhouse, Sussex County, New Jersey.1
     Jacob Lunger was among a list of signatories of the Laws and By-laws of the Lutheran congregation in Greenwich Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, dated 22 March 1772.3

Family

Catharine (?) d. 26 Feb 1781
Children

Citations

  1. [S1532] "[Sussex Co., NJ] Deeds, 1785-1901; index, 1785-1930", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb 2026), imaged deed from Deeds, v. I-L 1803-1805, (Film #8355639, image 212 of 835). Extracted information: Quit-claim deed of children of Jacob Lunger, late of Mansfield Woodhouse Township, Sussex Co.: Jacob Lunger, administrator, John Lunger, Lodwick Lunger, Elizabeth, w/o Simon Hibler, Margaret, w/o Jacob Hulshiser, Catherine, w/o Peter Hase, of Huntingon Co., and Mary, w/o Adam Saunders, of Sussex Co. to Abraham Lunger of Mansfield Woodhouse township. DB I, pp 370-372, dated 10 Mar 1781, recorded 16 Aug 1803,.
  2. [S1532] "Genealogical collection", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb 2026), imaged Church Book of the Lutheran Congregation in Greenwich Tp., Sussex (now Warren) County, NJ, 1769 (Film #8977976, image 89 of 1107); DAR compiled records. Extracted information: List of Deaths: Catrina, widow of Jacob Lunger in Mansfield Tp., 26 Feb 1781 (p. 81).
  3. [S1532] "Genealogical collection", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb 2026), imaged Church Book of the Lutheran Congregation in Greenwich Tp., Sussex (now Warren) County, NJ, 1769 (Film #8977976, image 87 of 1107); DAR compiled records. Extracted information: Jacob Langer was among a list of signatories of the Laws and By-laws of the Lutheran congregation at Greenwich, SUssex Co., NJ, dated 22 Mar 1772.

Catharine (?)1

d. 26 February 1781
Family
ChartsAncestry of David Kipp Melat
     Catharine (?) married Jacob Lunger.1 She died on 26 February 1781 in Mansfield Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.1

Family

Jacob Lunger d. c 1781
Children

Citations

  1. [S1532] "Genealogical collection", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb 2026), imaged Church Book of the Lutheran Congregation in Greenwich Tp., Sussex (now Warren) County, NJ, 1769 (Film #8977976, image 89 of 1107); DAR compiled records. Extracted information: List of Deaths: Catrina, widow of Jacob Lunger in Mansfield Tp., 26 Feb 1781 (p. 81).
  2. [S1532] "[Sussex Co., NJ] Deeds, 1785-1901; index, 1785-1930", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb 2026), imaged deed from Deeds, v. I-L 1803-1805, (Film #8355639, image 212 of 835). Extracted information: Quit-claim deed of children of Jacob Lunger, late of Mansfield Woodhouse Township, Sussex Co.: Jacob Lunger, administrator, John Lunger, Lodwick Lunger, Elizabeth, w/o Simon Hibler, Margaret, w/o Jacob Hulshiser, Catherine, w/o Peter Hase, of Huntingon Co., and Mary, w/o Adam Saunders, of Sussex Co. to Abraham Lunger of Mansfield Woodhouse township. DB I, pp 370-372, dated 10 Mar 1781, recorded 16 Aug 1803,.

Jacob Lunger1

Family
FatherJacob Lunger1 d. c 1781
MotherCatharine (?)1 d. 26 Feb 1781
     Jacob Lunger is the son of Jacob Lunger and Catharine (?)1

Citations

  1. [S1532] "[Sussex Co., NJ] Deeds, 1785-1901; index, 1785-1930", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb 2026), imaged deed from Deeds, v. I-L 1803-1805, (Film #8355639, image 212 of 835). Extracted information: Quit-claim deed of children of Jacob Lunger, late of Mansfield Woodhouse Township, Sussex Co.: Jacob Lunger, administrator, John Lunger, Lodwick Lunger, Elizabeth, w/o Simon Hibler, Margaret, w/o Jacob Hulshiser, Catherine, w/o Peter Hase, of Huntingon Co., and Mary, w/o Adam Saunders, of Sussex Co. to Abraham Lunger of Mansfield Woodhouse township. DB I, pp 370-372, dated 10 Mar 1781, recorded 16 Aug 1803,.

John Lunger1

Family
FatherJacob Lunger1 d. c 1781
MotherCatharine (?)1 d. 26 Feb 1781
     John Lunger is the son of Jacob Lunger and Catharine (?)1

Citations

  1. [S1532] "[Sussex Co., NJ] Deeds, 1785-1901; index, 1785-1930", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb 2026), imaged deed from Deeds, v. I-L 1803-1805, (Film #8355639, image 212 of 835). Extracted information: Quit-claim deed of children of Jacob Lunger, late of Mansfield Woodhouse Township, Sussex Co.: Jacob Lunger, administrator, John Lunger, Lodwick Lunger, Elizabeth, w/o Simon Hibler, Margaret, w/o Jacob Hulshiser, Catherine, w/o Peter Hase, of Huntingon Co., and Mary, w/o Adam Saunders, of Sussex Co. to Abraham Lunger of Mansfield Woodhouse township. DB I, pp 370-372, dated 10 Mar 1781, recorded 16 Aug 1803,.

Ludwig Lunger1

Family
FatherJacob Lunger1 d. c 1781
MotherCatharine (?)1 d. 26 Feb 1781
     Ludwig Lunger is the son of Jacob Lunger and Catharine (?)1

Citations

  1. [S1532] "[Sussex Co., NJ] Deeds, 1785-1901; index, 1785-1930", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb 2026), imaged deed from Deeds, v. I-L 1803-1805, (Film #8355639, image 212 of 835). Extracted information: Quit-claim deed of children of Jacob Lunger, late of Mansfield Woodhouse Township, Sussex Co.: Jacob Lunger, administrator, John Lunger, Lodwick Lunger, Elizabeth, w/o Simon Hibler, Margaret, w/o Jacob Hulshiser, Catherine, w/o Peter Hase, of Huntingon Co., and Mary, w/o Adam Saunders, of Sussex Co. to Abraham Lunger of Mansfield Woodhouse township. DB I, pp 370-372, dated 10 Mar 1781, recorded 16 Aug 1803,.

Abraham Lunger1

Family
FatherJacob Lunger1 d. c 1781
MotherCatharine (?)1 d. 26 Feb 1781
     Abraham Lunger is the son of Jacob Lunger and Catharine (?)1

Citations

  1. [S1532] "[Sussex Co., NJ] Deeds, 1785-1901; index, 1785-1930", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb 2026), imaged deed from Deeds, v. I-L 1803-1805, (Film #8355639, image 212 of 835). Extracted information: Quit-claim deed of children of Jacob Lunger, late of Mansfield Woodhouse Township, Sussex Co.: Jacob Lunger, administrator, John Lunger, Lodwick Lunger, Elizabeth, w/o Simon Hibler, Margaret, w/o Jacob Hulshiser, Catherine, w/o Peter Hase, of Huntingon Co., and Mary, w/o Adam Saunders, of Sussex Co. to Abraham Lunger of Mansfield Woodhouse township. DB I, pp 370-372, dated 10 Mar 1781, recorded 16 Aug 1803,.

Elizabeth Lunger1

Family
FatherJacob Lunger1 d. c 1781
MotherCatharine (?)1 d. 26 Feb 1781
     Elizabeth Lunger is the daughter of Jacob Lunger and Catharine (?)1 She married Simon Hubler.1

Family

Simon Hubler

Citations

  1. [S1532] "[Sussex Co., NJ] Deeds, 1785-1901; index, 1785-1930", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb 2026), imaged deed from Deeds, v. I-L 1803-1805, (Film #8355639, image 212 of 835). Extracted information: Quit-claim deed of children of Jacob Lunger, late of Mansfield Woodhouse Township, Sussex Co.: Jacob Lunger, administrator, John Lunger, Lodwick Lunger, Elizabeth, w/o Simon Hibler, Margaret, w/o Jacob Hulshiser, Catherine, w/o Peter Hase, of Huntingon Co., and Mary, w/o Adam Saunders, of Sussex Co. to Abraham Lunger of Mansfield Woodhouse township. DB I, pp 370-372, dated 10 Mar 1781, recorded 16 Aug 1803,.

Catherine Lunger1

Family
FatherJacob Lunger1 d. c 1781
MotherCatharine (?)1 d. 26 Feb 1781
     Catherine Lunger is the daughter of Jacob Lunger and Catharine (?)1 She married Peter Hase.1

Family

Peter Hase

Citations

  1. [S1532] "[Sussex Co., NJ] Deeds, 1785-1901; index, 1785-1930", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb 2026), imaged deed from Deeds, v. I-L 1803-1805, (Film #8355639, image 212 of 835). Extracted information: Quit-claim deed of children of Jacob Lunger, late of Mansfield Woodhouse Township, Sussex Co.: Jacob Lunger, administrator, John Lunger, Lodwick Lunger, Elizabeth, w/o Simon Hibler, Margaret, w/o Jacob Hulshiser, Catherine, w/o Peter Hase, of Huntingon Co., and Mary, w/o Adam Saunders, of Sussex Co. to Abraham Lunger of Mansfield Woodhouse township. DB I, pp 370-372, dated 10 Mar 1781, recorded 16 Aug 1803,.

Margaret Lunger1

Family
FatherJacob Lunger1 d. c 1781
MotherCatharine (?)1 d. 26 Feb 1781
     Margaret Lunger is the daughter of Jacob Lunger and Catharine (?)1 She married Jacob Holtzhauser.1

Family

Jacob Holtzhauser

Citations

  1. [S1532] "[Sussex Co., NJ] Deeds, 1785-1901; index, 1785-1930", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb 2026), imaged deed from Deeds, v. I-L 1803-1805, (Film #8355639, image 212 of 835). Extracted information: Quit-claim deed of children of Jacob Lunger, late of Mansfield Woodhouse Township, Sussex Co.: Jacob Lunger, administrator, John Lunger, Lodwick Lunger, Elizabeth, w/o Simon Hibler, Margaret, w/o Jacob Hulshiser, Catherine, w/o Peter Hase, of Huntingon Co., and Mary, w/o Adam Saunders, of Sussex Co. to Abraham Lunger of Mansfield Woodhouse township. DB I, pp 370-372, dated 10 Mar 1781, recorded 16 Aug 1803,.

Simon Hubler1

Family
     Simon Hubler married Elizabeth Lunger, daughter of Jacob Lunger and Catharine (?).1

Family

Elizabeth Lunger

Citations

  1. [S1532] "[Sussex Co., NJ] Deeds, 1785-1901; index, 1785-1930", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb 2026), imaged deed from Deeds, v. I-L 1803-1805, (Film #8355639, image 212 of 835). Extracted information: Quit-claim deed of children of Jacob Lunger, late of Mansfield Woodhouse Township, Sussex Co.: Jacob Lunger, administrator, John Lunger, Lodwick Lunger, Elizabeth, w/o Simon Hibler, Margaret, w/o Jacob Hulshiser, Catherine, w/o Peter Hase, of Huntingon Co., and Mary, w/o Adam Saunders, of Sussex Co. to Abraham Lunger of Mansfield Woodhouse township. DB I, pp 370-372, dated 10 Mar 1781, recorded 16 Aug 1803,.

Jacob Holtzhauser1

Family
     Jacob Holtzhauser married Margaret Lunger, daughter of Jacob Lunger and Catharine (?).1

Family

Margaret Lunger

Citations

  1. [S1532] "[Sussex Co., NJ] Deeds, 1785-1901; index, 1785-1930", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb 2026), imaged deed from Deeds, v. I-L 1803-1805, (Film #8355639, image 212 of 835). Extracted information: Quit-claim deed of children of Jacob Lunger, late of Mansfield Woodhouse Township, Sussex Co.: Jacob Lunger, administrator, John Lunger, Lodwick Lunger, Elizabeth, w/o Simon Hibler, Margaret, w/o Jacob Hulshiser, Catherine, w/o Peter Hase, of Huntingon Co., and Mary, w/o Adam Saunders, of Sussex Co. to Abraham Lunger of Mansfield Woodhouse township. DB I, pp 370-372, dated 10 Mar 1781, recorded 16 Aug 1803,.

Peter Hase1

Family
     Peter Hase married Catherine Lunger, daughter of Jacob Lunger and Catharine (?).1

Family

Catherine Lunger

Citations

  1. [S1532] "[Sussex Co., NJ] Deeds, 1785-1901; index, 1785-1930", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb 2026), imaged deed from Deeds, v. I-L 1803-1805, (Film #8355639, image 212 of 835). Extracted information: Quit-claim deed of children of Jacob Lunger, late of Mansfield Woodhouse Township, Sussex Co.: Jacob Lunger, administrator, John Lunger, Lodwick Lunger, Elizabeth, w/o Simon Hibler, Margaret, w/o Jacob Hulshiser, Catherine, w/o Peter Hase, of Huntingon Co., and Mary, w/o Adam Saunders, of Sussex Co. to Abraham Lunger of Mansfield Woodhouse township. DB I, pp 370-372, dated 10 Mar 1781, recorded 16 Aug 1803,.

Michael Sanner1

b. 1 February 1757, d. 28 May 1835
Family
FatherGeorg Ludwig Sanner1 b. s 1725
MotherMaria Eva Schramm1
     Michael Sanner was born on 1 February 1757 likely in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Georg Ludwig Sanner and Maria Eva Schramm.1 He married Catherine Schneider.2 He died on 28 May 1835 in Milford Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, at age 78.1 He was buried in Sanner's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Milford Townshipo, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.1
     Michael Sanner moved with his father Ludwig to Hunterdon County, New Jersey, sometime after 1756.3,4
     Michael Sanner moved from New Jersey to Bedford County, Pennsylvania, by 1787 where his son Jacob was baptized. Michael appears on the tax lists for Milford Township, Bedford County in 1788. He was assessed with 120 acres of land. Milford Township would become part of Somerset County in 1795.5,6

Family

Catherine Schneider b. 16 Jun 1761, d. 30 Nov 1826
Children

Citations

  1. [S1100] Find A Grave, database and images, (www.findagrave.com: accessed 13 Feb 2026), memorial page for Michael Sanner, originally created by hmoore on 14 Aug 2011, maintained by Sharon Shockey Wetzel (Memorial ID: 74933262), citing Sanner's Lutehran Church Cemetery, Somerset County, PA. photo added by hmoore on 14 Aug 2011; Inscription read from photo: Michael Sanner, b. Feb 1 1757, departed life 28 May 1835, aged 78y, 3m, 27d.
  2. [S1100] Find A Grave, database and images, (www.findagrave.com: accessed 13 Feb 2026), memorial page for Catherine Schneider Sanner, created by gargengirl on 4 Jan 2012 (Memorial ID: 82976322), citing Sanner's Lutehran Church Cemetery, Somerset County, PA. photo added by Linda Rose on 20 Jun 2012; Inscription read from photo: Catherine Sanner, w/o Michael Sanner, d/o Jacob Schneider and Elizabeth his wife; b. 16 Jun 1761 bp. 20th of same month, d. 30 Nov 1826 at 1 o'clock, aged 65y, 5m, 14d.
  3. [S1532] "Northampton County, PA Wills and Adminstrations, 1750-1800", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 12 Feb 2026), Film # 8960084, image 44 of 625; DAR publication, Poore. Extracted information: Michael Sommer, Estate file 196, Eastown, wife Elizabeth, my house and lot. Will made 27 Mar 1759, probate 27 Apr 1759; witnesses: John Fricker, Ludowick Sanner, Engle Roter.
  4. [S1532] "Manuscript collection, 1700-1984", viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 12 Feb 2026), Film # 89407594, image 666 of 1924; MS 1172, Honeyman MS, II. Extracted information: St. Paul Churches and Congregations in the Counties of Hunterdon and Somerset in New Jersey, signed 13 May 1767: Ludwig Sanner.
  5. [S973] "Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013," database and images, viewed at Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 14 Feb 2026), transcription of baptism record of Jacob Sanner, Center Lutheran Church, Stanton Mills, Somerset, PA. Extracted information: Record 57, Jacob, s/o Michael Sanner and Catharina, b. Jun 12, 1787, bp. May 1 1787 (?, 9 children were baptised on May 1 1787); wit: Andrew Miller & Catharina (perhaps Jacob was born 12 Jun 1786).
  6. [S1532] Tax records, 1772-1850 (Bedford Co., PA), viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 13 Feb 2026), imaged tax record entry for Michael Sanner (Milford Tp, 1788, Film #1449353, Image Group #8123080, image 39 of 992); orginal records filmed at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA. Extracted information: 1788, Milford Tp., Michael Sanner, 120 acres, 1 horse.
  7. [S1532] Assessment rolls, 1795-1879 (Somerset Co., PA), viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 14 Feb 2026), imaged tax record entry for Michael Sanners (Milford Tp, 1811, Film #557977, Image Group #557977, image 591 of 761); orginal records filmed at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA. Extracted information: 1811, Milford Tp., Michael Sanners, 311 acres (80 cleared), merchant, 5 horse, 4 horned cattle, 1 house; 100 acres (9 cleared), distillery; 250 acres (40 cleared); Michael Sanner Jr. single freeman, 1 horse.

Catherine Schneider1

b. 16 June 1761, d. 30 November 1826
Family
     Catherine Schneider was born on 16 June 1761.1 She married Michael Sanner, son of Georg Ludwig Sanner and Maria Eva Schramm.1 She died on 30 November 1826 in Milford Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, at age 65.1 She was buried in Sanner's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.1

Family

Michael Sanner b. 1 Feb 1757, d. 28 May 1835
Children

Citations

  1. [S1100] Find A Grave, database and images, (www.findagrave.com: accessed 13 Feb 2026), memorial page for Catherine Schneider Sanner, created by gargengirl on 4 Jan 2012 (Memorial ID: 82976322), citing Sanner's Lutehran Church Cemetery, Somerset County, PA. photo added by Linda Rose on 20 Jun 2012; Inscription read from photo: Catherine Sanner, w/o Michael Sanner, d/o Jacob Schneider and Elizabeth his wife; b. 16 Jun 1761 bp. 20th of same month, d. 30 Nov 1826 at 1 o'clock, aged 65y, 5m, 14d.
  2. [S973] "Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013," database and images, viewed at Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 14 Feb 2026), transcription of baptism record of Jacob Sanner, Center Lutheran Church, Stanton Mills, Somerset, PA. Extracted information: Record 57, Jacob, s/o Michael Sanner and Catharina, b. Jun 12, 1787, bp. May 1 1787 (?, 9 children were baptised on May 1 1787); wit: Andrew Miller & Catharina (perhaps Jacob was born 12 Jun 1786).
  3. [S1532] Assessment rolls, 1795-1879 (Somerset Co., PA), viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 14 Feb 2026), imaged tax record entry for Michael Sanners (Milford Tp, 1811, Film #557977, Image Group #557977, image 591 of 761); orginal records filmed at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA. Extracted information: 1811, Milford Tp., Michael Sanners, 311 acres (80 cleared), merchant, 5 horse, 4 horned cattle, 1 house; 100 acres (9 cleared), distillery; 250 acres (40 cleared); Michael Sanner Jr. single freeman, 1 horse.

Jacob Sanner1

b. 12 June 1787
Family
FatherMichael Sanner1 b. 1 Feb 1757, d. 28 May 1835
MotherCatherine Schneider1 b. 16 Jun 1761, d. 30 Nov 1826
     Jacob Sanner was born on 12 June 1787.1 He was the son of Michael Sanner and Catherine Schneider.1

Citations

  1. [S973] "Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013," database and images, viewed at Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 14 Feb 2026), transcription of baptism record of Jacob Sanner, Center Lutheran Church, Stanton Mills, Somerset, PA. Extracted information: Record 57, Jacob, s/o Michael Sanner and Catharina, b. Jun 12, 1787, bp. May 1 1787 (?, 9 children were baptised on May 1 1787); wit: Andrew Miller & Catharina (perhaps Jacob was born 12 Jun 1786).

Michael Sanner Jr.1

b. circa 1790
Family
FatherMichael Sanner1 b. 1 Feb 1757, d. 28 May 1835
MotherCatherine Schneider1 b. 16 Jun 1761, d. 30 Nov 1826
     Michael Sanner Jr. was born circa 1790 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Michael Sanner and Catherine Schneider.1

Citations

  1. [S1532] Assessment rolls, 1795-1879 (Somerset Co., PA), viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 14 Feb 2026), imaged tax record entry for Michael Sanners (Milford Tp, 1811, Film #557977, Image Group #557977, image 591 of 761); orginal records filmed at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA. Extracted information: 1811, Milford Tp., Michael Sanners, 311 acres (80 cleared), merchant, 5 horse, 4 horned cattle, 1 house; 100 acres (9 cleared), distillery; 250 acres (40 cleared); Michael Sanner Jr. single freeman, 1 horse.

Abraham Sanner1

b. between 1785 and 1790
Family
FatherAdam Sanner2 b. 15 Dec 1752
MotherAnna Maria Lunger2
     Abraham Sanner was born likely between 1785 and 1790.3,4,1 He was the son of Adam Sanner and Anna Maria Lunger.2
     Abraham Sanner appears on the tax lists for Augusta Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1813 as a single freeman.2
     Abraham Sanner was living in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in 1820 living first in Turkeyfoot Township, but by 1822 had settled in Milford Township where he appears to have spent the rest of his life.5,1,6
     The composition of Adam and Maria Sanner's family is not entirely clear. The children listed below are likely children of Adam and Anna Maria based documentary evidence and chronology and geographical proximity of where and when Adam lived. Of those listed, Ludwig and John are sons of Adam and Maria based on baptismal records and a comparison of tax lists and census records that show that Adam, Ludwig and John continued to live in proximity to one another throughout their lives. Jacob, Abraham, and Adam Jr. are likely sons based on tax lists and census records showing that they lived in proximity to Adam at times that would demonstrate a familial and likely parent-child relationship.

Adam appears to have moved from New Jersey to Pennsylvania around 1785 along with the Lunger family. and his likely sons Jacob, Ludwig, John, Abraham, and Adam Jr. appear to have.

Citations

  1. [S128] 1820 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Somerset Co., Turkeyfoot Tp., Abraham Sanner household, National Archives, (1 male 26-45, 2 females to 10, 1 female 16-25).
  2. [S1532] Tax records, 1774-1843 (Northumberland Co., PA), viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 25 Jan 2026), imaged tax record entry for Adam Sanders (Augusta Tp, 1787-1813, Film #1449342, Image Group #7857874, image 396 of 832); orginal records filmed at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA. Extracted information: 1813, Augusta Tp., Adam Sanders, 3 horse, 2 cow; (image 393) John Sanders, 202 acres (crossed out) unseated 160 acres, 2 horse, 3 cow; (image 394) Abraham Sanders, single.
  3. [S126] 1800 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Northumberland Co., Point Tp., Adam Saunders household, National Archives, (2 males 10-15, 3 males 16-25, 1 male over 45, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 16-25, 1 female over 45).
  4. [S127] 1810 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Northumberland Co., Augusta Tp., Adam Sander household, National Archives, (farmer, 1 male under 10, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 45 and over; 1 female under 10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-45).
  5. [S1532] Assessment rolls, 1795-1879 (Somerset Co., PA), viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 14 Feb 2026), imaged tax record entry for Abraham Sanner (Turkeyfoot Tp, 1820, Film #557978, Image Group #7901440, image 71 of 740); orginal records filmed at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA. Extracted information: 1820, Turkeyfoot Tp., Abraham Sanner, 150 acres (4 cleared), 1 cow.
  6. [S1532] Assessment rolls, 1795-1879 (Somerset Co., PA), viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 14 Feb 2026), imaged tax record entry for Abraham Sanner (Milford Tp, 1822, Film #557978, Image Group #7901440, image 130 of 740); orginal records filmed at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA. Extracted information: 1822, Milford Tp., Abraham Sanner, 200 acres.

Catherine (?)1

Family
     Catherine (?) married Georg Ludwig Sanner, son of Georg Ludwig Sanner and Maria Eva Schramm.1

Family

Georg Ludwig Sanner b. 13 Dec 1754, d. c Feb 1827

Citations

  1. [S973] "Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993," database and images, viewed at Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 15 Feb 2026), image of Administration Bond on the estate of Ludwick Sanner, dec'd, Somerset Co. Record of Wills, Vol 2-3, 1814-1840 [Vol 2, p. 481], Somerset Co. Registrar of Wills, Somerset, PA. Extracted information: Renunciation of Catherine Sanner and Bond delivered by Michael Sanner, Jacob Tedrow, and Issac Ankeny, 14 Feb 1827.

Adam Sanner Jr1

b. between 1785 and 1790
Family
FatherAdam Sanner1 b. 15 Dec 1752
MotherAnna Maria Lunger1
     Adam Sanner Jr was born between 1785 and 1790.1,2,3 He was the son of Adam Sanner and Anna Maria Lunger.1
     The composition of Adam and Maria Sanner's family is not entirely clear. The children listed below are likely children of Adam and Anna Maria based documentary evidence and chronology and geographical proximity of where and when Adam lived. Of those listed, Ludwig and John are sons of Adam and Maria based on baptismal records and a comparison of tax lists and census records that show that Adam, Ludwig and John continued to live in proximity to one another throughout their lives. Jacob, Abraham, and Adam Jr. are likely sons based on tax lists and census records showing that they lived in proximity to Adam at times that would demonstrate a familial and likely parent-child relationship.

Adam appears to have moved from New Jersey to Pennsylvania around 1785 along with the Lunger family. and his likely sons Jacob, Ludwig, John, Abraham, and Adam Jr. appear to have.

Citations

  1. [S126] 1800 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Northumberland Co., Point Tp., Adam Saunders household, National Archives, (2 males 10-15, 3 males 16-25, 1 male over 45, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 16-25, 1 female over 45).
  2. [S127] 1810 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Northumberland Co., Augusta Tp., Adam Sander household, National Archives, (farmer, 1 male under 10, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 45 and over; 1 female under 10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-45).
  3. [S128] 1820 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Northumberland Co., Shamokin Tp., Adam Sanders household, National Archives, (2 males 10 or under, 1 male 26-44, 2 females 10 or under, 1 female 26-44).

Elizabeth Hanna1,2

b. circa 1773, d. 24 March 1838
Family
FatherSamuel Hanna3 d. Oct 1825
     Elizabeth Hanna was born circa 1773.1 She was the daughter of Samuel Hanna.3 She married Jacob Sanner, son of Adam Sanner and Anna Maria Lunger.1,3 She died on 24 March 1838 in Point Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.1,4

Family

Jacob Sanner b. bt 1770 - 1775, d. c 1866
Children

Citations

  1. [S1484] "DIED," The Working men's Advocate/Sunbury Gazette (Sunbury, PA), Sat, 31 Mar 1838, p. 3, viewed at Newspapers (www.newspapers.com, accessed 4 Apr 2025). Extracted information: Mrs. Elizabeth Sanner, wife of Jacob Sanner, died Sat, 24th, in Point Tp., aged about 65.
  2. [S973] "U.S., Family History Books", viewed at Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 19 Feb 1973), Descendants of Samuel and Barbara Paul Sanner; Author: Myers, Agnes E., 1973. Extracted information: p. IV; Jacob Sanner's wife was Sarah Hanna.
  3. [S973] "U.S., Family History Books", viewed at Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 19 Feb 1973), Descendants of Samuel and Barbara Paul Sanner; Author: Myers, Agnes E., 1973. Extracted information: p. IV.
  4. [S973] "U.S., Family History Books", viewed at Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 19 Feb 1973), Descendants of Samuel and Barbara Paul Sanner; Author: Myers, Agnes E., 1973. Extracted information: p. IV; Sarah died 23 Mar 1838.
  5. [S1532] Tax records, 1774-1843 (Northumberland Co., PA), viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 19 Jan 2026), imaged tax record entry of Jacob Sanner (Point Tp, 1788-1812, Film #1449347, Image Group #8248937, image 172 of 893); orginal records filmed at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA. Extracted information: 1827, Point Tp., Jacob Sanner, 106 acres, 2 horse, 2 cow; Jno. Sanner, 100 acres, 1 horse; Jacob V. Sanner, possibly single freeman; image 173: Sam'l Sannerz, possibly single freeman.
  6. [S973] "U.S., Family History Books", viewed at Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 19 Feb 1973), Descendants of Samuel and Barbara Paul Sanner; Author: Myers, Agnes E., 1973. Extracted information: p. 1.

Samuel Hanna1

d. October 1825
Family
     Samuel Hanna died in October 1825.1

Family
Child

Citations

  1. [S973] "U.S., Family History Books", viewed at Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 19 Feb 1973), Descendants of Samuel and Barbara Paul Sanner; Author: Myers, Agnes E., 1973. Extracted information: p. IV.

Samuel Sanner1

b. 12 September 1803, d. 19 April 1880
Family
FatherJacob Sanner1,2 b. bt 1770 - 1775, d. c 1866
MotherElizabeth Hanna1,2 b. c 1773, d. 24 Mar 1838
     Samuel Sanner was born on 12 September 1803 in Point Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Jacob Sanner and Elizabeth Hanna.1,2 He married Barbara Paul on 26 April 1827 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.1 He died on 19 April 1880 in Penn Township, Shelby County, Illinois, at age 76.1 He was buried in West Side Cemetery, Moweaqua, Illinois.1

Family

Barbara Paul b. 28 Feb 1810, d. 4 Jan 1898

Citations

  1. [S973] "U.S., Family History Books", viewed at Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 19 Feb 1973), Descendants of Samuel and Barbara Paul Sanner; Author: Myers, Agnes E., 1973. Extracted information: p. 1.
  2. [S1532] Tax records, 1774-1843 (Northumberland Co., PA), viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 19 Jan 2026), imaged tax record entry of Jacob Sanner (Point Tp, 1788-1812, Film #1449347, Image Group #8248937, image 172 of 893); orginal records filmed at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA. Extracted information: 1827, Point Tp., Jacob Sanner, 106 acres, 2 horse, 2 cow; Jno. Sanner, 100 acres, 1 horse; Jacob V. Sanner, possibly single freeman; image 173: Sam'l Sannerz, possibly single freeman.

Barbara Paul1

b. 28 February 1810, d. 4 January 1898
Family
     Barbara Paul was born on 28 February 1810 in Preston County, Virginia.1 She married Samuel Sanner, son of Jacob Sanner and Elizabeth Hanna, on 26 April 1827 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.1 She died on 4 January 1898 in Penn Township, Shelby County, Illinois, at age 87.1

Family

Samuel Sanner b. 12 Sep 1803, d. 19 Apr 1880

Citations

  1. [S973] "U.S., Family History Books", viewed at Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 19 Feb 1973), Descendants of Samuel and Barbara Paul Sanner; Author: Myers, Agnes E., 1973. Extracted information: p. 1.

Jacob V. Sanner1

b. say 1805
Family
FatherJacob Sanner1 b. bt 1770 - 1775, d. c 1866
MotherElizabeth Hanna1 b. c 1773, d. 24 Mar 1838
     Jacob V. Sanner was born say 1805 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Jacob Sanner and Elizabeth Hanna.1

Citations

  1. [S1532] Tax records, 1774-1843 (Northumberland Co., PA), viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org, accessed 19 Jan 2026), imaged tax record entry of Jacob Sanner (Point Tp, 1788-1812, Film #1449347, Image Group #8248937, image 172 of 893); orginal records filmed at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA. Extracted information: 1827, Point Tp., Jacob Sanner, 106 acres, 2 horse, 2 cow; Jno. Sanner, 100 acres, 1 horse; Jacob V. Sanner, possibly single freeman; image 173: Sam'l Sannerz, possibly single freeman.

Patricia Ann Reilly1

b. 20 June 1939, d. 11 May 2026
Family
     Patricia Ann Reilly was born on 20 June 1939 in DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.1 She married Robert F. Snyder, son of Theodore Snyder and Virgil Isabel Miles.1 She died on 11 May 2026 in Jefferson Hills, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at age 86.1

Family

Robert F. Snyder b. 29 Feb 1940, d. 28 Oct 2011

Citations

  1. [S1606] Robert Snyder, "Speaking of Family - Updates," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 24 May 2026, Ref: Find A Grave Memorial # 300239962; Obituary
    (https://www.jeffersonmemorial.com/obituaries/…).

Mary Long1

Family
     Mary Long married Lewis W. Rhees on 28 April 1841 in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.1

Family

Lewis W. Rhees b. 22 Jun 1816, d. 29 Jun 1895
Child

Citations

  1. [S973] "Public Member Tree," database, viewed at Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 4 Oct 2026), "Joseph/Freet Family Tree" by Sandra Knott Mutchler, profile of Lewis W. Rhees (b. 26 Jun 1816, Fayette Co, PA - d. 29 Jun 1895, Bryan, Williams Co, OH), undocumented data. Extracted information: [Analysis/Commentary] The tree provides the dates of Lewis Rhees' three marriages as well as names and birthdates for the children of his first two marriages. This information is unattributed in the Ancestry public tree but likely originated from Lewis' applicaton for a pension based on the service of his son's George and Samuel.

Caroline Maxwell1

b. circa 1820, d. 1882
Family
     Caroline Maxwell was born circa 1820 in Pennsylvania.2 She married Lewis W. Rhees on 14 May 1856.1 She died in 1882 in Strattanville, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.3 She was buried in Strattanville Cemetery, Strattanville.3

Family

Lewis W. Rhees b. 22 Jun 1816, d. 29 Jun 1895
Children

Citations

  1. [S973] "Public Member Tree," database, viewed at Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 4 Oct 2026), "Joseph/Freet Family Tree" by Sandra Knott Mutchler, profile of Lewis W. Rhees (b. 26 Jun 1816, Fayette Co, PA - d. 29 Jun 1895, Bryan, Williams Co, OH), undocumented data. Extracted information: [Analysis/Commentary] The tree provides the dates of Lewis Rhees' three marriages as well as names and birthdates for the children of his first two marriages. This information is unattributed in the Ancestry public tree but likely originated from Lewis' applicaton for a pension based on the service of his son's George and Samuel.
  2. [S151] 1880 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Strattanville, Main Street, Lewis W. Reese [sic] household, National Archives, (Lewis W. Reese [sic], 64, PA/PA/PA, works on farm; Caroline, 50, PA/PA/PA, wife; Ida J., 21, PA/PA/PA, dau, dress maker; Frank H., 18, PA/PA/PA, son, works on farm, Carrie E., 13, PA/PA/PA, dau).
  3. [S1100] Find A Grave, database and images, (www.findagrave.com: accessed 12 Oct 2026), memorial page for Caroline Maxwell Rhees, created by Sherrie Rice Smith on 2 Oct 2010, citing Strattanville Cemetery, Strattanville, Clarion Co., PA (Memorial ID 59508403). photo added by Juddy Rawson on 17 Sep 2023. Inscription: (mostly illegible) Caroline, wife of L. W. Rhees.
  4. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Strattanville, Lewis W. Reese [sic: incorrectly indexed on Ancestry.com as Ruse], National Archives, (Lewis W. Reese, 57, PA, coal miner $1000/$300; Caroline, 40, PA, keeps house; Emma, 18, PA; William, 20, PA; Agnes, 16, PA; Benjamin, 13, PA; Ida J., 12, PA; Wilford, 9, PA; Frank, 7, PA; Carrie, 3, PA).