Person:Christopher Tanner (4)

Christopher Tanner
d.Bef 27 Apr 1797 Madison County, Virginia
m. Abt 1709
  1. Mary TannerAbt 1710 -
  2. Christiana TannerAbt 1712 -
  3. Kathrina 'Katherine' TannerAbt 1714 -
  4. Christopher TannerAbt 1716 - Bef 1797
  5. Parva 'Barbara' TannerAbt 1718 -
m. Bef 1743
  1. Jacob Tanner1743 -
  2. Maria Magdalena Tanner1748 - 1824
  3. Frederick F. Tanner1750 - 1817
  4. Christopher Tanner1750 - 1781
  5. John Tanner1752 - 1816
  6. Dorothy Tanner1754 -
  7. Abraham Tanner1758 - 1844
Facts and Events
Name Christopher Tanner
Alt Name Christopher Gerber
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1716 Westfalen, Preussen, Germany
Marriage Bef 1743 to Elizabeth Aylor
Death[1] Bef 27 Apr 1797 Madison County, Virginia[will proven]

Early Land Acquisition in Orange County, VA

Acquisition of Land in Orange County, VA:

  • Pages 78-83. 24-25 Aug. 1737. Robert Tanner of Orange County to Christopher Tanner of same. Lease and release; for £30 current money. 200 acres at the Great Mountains... corner to Henry Snyder on the south side of the Robinson River... crossing the Robinson River... three cows, one horse, one mare and colt, nine head of hoggs old and young, and all personal estate. (signed) Robt. (R) Tanner. Wit: D. Bryne, Willm. Pendleton. 35 Aug. 1737. Acknowledged by Robert Tanner. [Orange County Virginia Deed Book 2, Dorman, pg. 40].

Will Abstract

Tanner, Christopher
Dated: May 12, 1781. Probated: August 14, 1817
Wife: Elizabeth
Children: Jacob, Frederick, Christopher, John, Dorothy, Magdalen
Exec: Henry Alor; Thomas Porter; John Tanner; Elizabeth Tanner
Witnesses: John Hume; John Zimmerman; Walter Shropshire
[Source: Madison County, Virginia Wills, FamilySearch.org. Film # 007644627]

Records of Christopher Tanner in Orange County, VA

  • Pages 83-84. 25 Aug. 1737. Bond of Christopher Tanner to Robert Tanner. For £60 current money. Robert Tanner is designed to depart this country to Germany. Christopher has agreed to take care of and maintain during life Mary the wife of the said Robert Tanner. (signed) Christopher Tanner. 25 Aug. 1737. Acknowledged by Christopher Tanner. [Orange County Virginia Deed Book 2, Dorman, pg. 40].
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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).