Family:Christopher Crigler and Catherine Finks (1)

Descendants of Christopher Crigler

Generation No. 1

1. CHRISTOPHER2 CRIGLER (JACOB1) was born 1721 in prob. Culpeper County, Virginia, and died 1808 in Culpeper County, Virginia. He married CATHARINE FINKS 1750 in prob. Culpeper County, Virginia, daughter of MARK FINKS and ELIZABETH ???. She was born 1734 in Prob. Virginia.

Notes for CHRISTOPHER CRIGLER: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GERMANNA_COLONIES/1997-04/0860025755

Christopher and his wife Catherine communed at Hebron Lutheran Church until 1787.

Christopher's will is recorded at Culpeper VA, May 30, 1809, in Will Book F, page 119 and reads as follows;

'In the name of God, Amen, I Christopher Crigler of the County of Culpeper, a citizen of the United States do make, ordain and declare this is my instrument which is written and every page thereof subscribed with my name, to be my last will and testament, revoking all others.

All debts of which there are few and none of magnitude are to be paid promptly, and my will carried out. I bequeth to my daughter Elizabeth Taylor one hundred acres of land, corner to John Finks. I have no money to pay for her being security for her administration of estate of David Yowell, deceased. If I have any money to pay on account it must come out of this I leave her and her daughters.

To my son William Crigler the land I now live on, with all improvements, and after my death, my will is that my whole personal estate be equally divided among all children. I appoint William Crigler and Lewis Crigler executors of my estate.

I set my hand and seal this September 9, 1808

(signed) Christopher Crigler

Witnessed: Joseph Carpenter Gabriel Murphy Charles Murphy Will probated May 23, 1810.

Christopher Crigler was commissioned an Ensign in the Culpeper Militia, August 18, 1763. He is also listed as a Patriot by the Sons of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Children of CHRISTOPHER CRIGLER and CATHARINE FINKS are:

• i. MARIA "MARY"3 CRIGLER, b. 09 Sep 1751, Prob. Virginia; m. MICHAEL UTZ, JR., 1772; b. Abt. 1747; d. 1821, Madison County, Virginia.
• ii. REUBEN CRIGLER, b. 28 Jan 1753, Prob. Virginia.
• iii. JACOB CRIGLER, b. 27 Jun 1756, Prob. Virginia.
• iv. ELIZABETH CRIGLER, b. 07 Jul 1759, Prob. Virginia.
• v. SUSANNA CRIGLER, b. 03 Jan 1762, Prob. Virginia.
• vi. LUDWIG (LEWIS) CRIGLER, b. 01 Oct 1764, Prob. Virginia.
• vii. JOHANNES CRIGLER, b. 10 Jun 1767, Prob. Virginia.
• viii. CHRISTOPH CRIGLER, b. 28 Nov 1769, Prob. Virginia.
• ix. ANNA CRIGLER, b. 06 Jul 1771, Prob. Virginia.
• x. JAMES CRIGLER, b. 23 Mar 1775, Prob. Virginia.
• xi. WILLIAM CRIGLER, b. 28 Jun 1778, Prob. Virginia.