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Descendants of Andrew Barger

Generation No. 1

1. ANDREW¹ BARGER was born in Germany?, and died in Putnam County, New York. He married PHEBE LEHMAN in Putnam County, New York. She died in Putnam County, New York.

Notes for ANDREW BARGER:
Taken from the Barger Journal:
      Andrew Barger, head of the Putnam Valley-Peekskill branch of the Bargers, emigrated to America from Holland and settled near Putnam Valley, Putnam County, New York. Unanglicized we find his name spelled Andreas, and Andreis, in the old county records and documents. A German, it appears very evident he had gone to Holland, where he remained several years before embarking for America. Coming to America, he chose farming for his vocation, and finding a suitable tract of land between what is now the village of Putnam Valley and the town of Peekskill, he settled down there, and after years found him well established and surrounded by many of the comforts and conveniences of life. According to Blake's History of that section of New York, Andrew's name appears there as early as 1747, the record mentioning him as being a resident. As yet, therefore, we cannot name the year in which he settled in the former Dutch colony. His wife, who before her marriage was Phoebe Lehman, or Leighman, is said to have been a German princess. There is a tradition to the effect that the sturdy planters along the Hudson at that point took exception to the presence of a "princess" in their midst, and that Andrew Barger was advised by a rather inconsiderate citizenry to return to Europe. Accordingly, a visit was made back to Europe, where after having sojourned for a season, he returned to his Hudson Valley home with his family, was welcomed, and peaceful relations with neighbors established which were maintained throughout his life.
      The worthy parents, Andrew and Phoebe, closed their eventful days at their farm home, near Putnam Valley, and were laid to rest in the cemetery at Adams Corners, Putnam County, a place situated about seven miles northeast of Peekskill.
      A careful, conscientious decipherer of tombstone inscriptions visited the cemetery at Adams Corners, but after examining the ancient markers of graves there, was unable to determine the age, either of Andrew or his wife, so that we are as yet without this information. Twenty-four of the Bargers are buried at Adams Corners.
      The Putnam Valley branch of the Barger Family is a notable one, as will appear in the records which are to follow. Its members are, in a very genuine sense, types of thoughtful, progressive American citizens, successful in chosen callings and faithful to public trust.

Children of ANDREW BARGER and PHEBE LEHMAN are:

2.	i.	PETER² BARGER, b. 1741, Putnam Valley, Putnam, New York.
	ii.	ANDREW JR. BARGER, b. 1746.
3.	iii.	JOHN ANDREW BARGER, b. 1748, Putnam County, New York; d. 1818, Adams Corner, New York.
	iv.	MORTON BARGER, b. 1749.
	v.	FRANZ BARGER, b. 1754.
	vi.	HANNAH BARGER, b. 1756.
	vii.	ELIZABETH BARGER, b. 1758.
	viii.	SOPHIE BARGER, b. 1760.
	ix.	JERUSHA BARGER, b. 1762.
	x.	MARIE BARGER, b. 1763.

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