Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameAdam LUGAR Sr. 
470, Adam Lugar, Sr
470, Adam Lugar, SrBirthMar 1, 1738, Frankfurt Am Main, Stadtkreis Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany470, Adam Lugar, Sr
DeathMar 9, 1837, Giles County, Virginia470, Adam Lugar, Sr
BurialWilliams Cemetery, Huffman, Craig County, Virginia470, Adam Lugar, Sr
Spouses
Birth1757, Guilford County or Orange County, North Carolina470, Anna Margaret “Polly” Clapp Lugar
DeathFeb 22, 1844, Giles County, Virginia470, Anna Margaret “Polly” Clapp Lugar
BurialWilliams Cemetery, Huffman, Craig County, Virginia470, Anna Margaret “Polly” Clapp Lugar
Birth1760214
Father“Barney” John Barnhardt CLAPP Sr. (~1741-1803)
MotherAnna Philipena MOSER (1741-1780)
Marriage1777, Brick Reformed UCC “Old Brick Church”, 3699 Brick Church Rd, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Adam Lugar, Sr
Obituary Online notes for Adam LUGAR Sr.
Adam married Anna "Polly" Margaret Clapp during 1777 in the Brick Church in Guilford Co., North Carolina. About two years after their marriage, they moved to Montgomery Co., Virginia,. Then to the Sinking Creek area near present day Newport to take advantage of the land bounty rights/claim he earned for service during the Revolution.
They had 10 children they named: George W., Phoebe, Barnabas "Barney", Jacob, Alexander, Barbara, Elizabeth "Katie", Margaret "Peggy", John and Adam Lugar Jr.
The British purchased the services of 30,000 German Soldiers for $150,000, all of which went into the royal coffers of the German princes. Total sent was 30,067 from 1776 to 1782; 12,562 did not return... 7,754 dead and 4,808 remained in America...
All are generally referred to as "Hessians" because of their large numbers. Also, their General Knypyhausen was commander of the entire German force which contributed to the common reference to "Hessian Soldiers".
Adam Lugar joined the Hessian Army and came to America about 23 July 1776 into New York to fight with the British. After a short time he deserted the Hessians and joined the Continental Army at Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
He served as a private in Captain Celeron's Company under Colonel Posher and General Pulaski. They marched to Philadelphia, and then to Elizabethtown and finally to an area he called New Kirby, where they engaged with the British. Colonel Posher was killed and a man named Fry was made Colonel. Here they spent the winter. In Spring they marched from Pennsylvania to Charleston, South Carolina, where they engaged the British again..
After 18 months of service he was discharged. Adam moved up to North Carolina and enlisted again with the N.C. Militia and served another eight months. 470, Adam Lugar, Sr
They had 10 children they named: George W., Phoebe, Barnabas "Barney", Jacob, Alexander, Barbara, Elizabeth "Katie", Margaret "Peggy", John and Adam Lugar Jr.
The British purchased the services of 30,000 German Soldiers for $150,000, all of which went into the royal coffers of the German princes. Total sent was 30,067 from 1776 to 1782; 12,562 did not return... 7,754 dead and 4,808 remained in America...
All are generally referred to as "Hessians" because of their large numbers. Also, their General Knypyhausen was commander of the entire German force which contributed to the common reference to "Hessian Soldiers".
Adam Lugar joined the Hessian Army and came to America about 23 July 1776 into New York to fight with the British. After a short time he deserted the Hessians and joined the Continental Army at Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
He served as a private in Captain Celeron's Company under Colonel Posher and General Pulaski. They marched to Philadelphia, and then to Elizabethtown and finally to an area he called New Kirby, where they engaged with the British. Colonel Posher was killed and a man named Fry was made Colonel. Here they spent the winter. In Spring they marched from Pennsylvania to Charleston, South Carolina, where they engaged the British again..
After 18 months of service he was discharged. Adam moved up to North Carolina and enlisted again with the N.C. Militia and served another eight months. 470, Adam Lugar, Sr