Person:Heinrich Schlegel (1)

Biography

Mr. Schlegel (Slagle) was born in Lancaster County, Penn., in 1735.

His father, Christopher Slagle, of Saxony, came to Pennsylvania in 1713, and the following year took up a large tract of land on the Conestoga Creek, and built a mill. Subsequently he transferred his interests therein, and removed, in 1737, west of the Susquehanna, locating near the present site of Hanover, now within the limits of Adams County, on Slagle's Run, a branch of the Little Conestoga.

Henry was one of four sons, Daniel, Jacob and Christopher, and followed the occupation of his father, a farmer and miller. He was commissioned one of the provincial magistrates in October 1764, and continued in office by the convention of 1776. In December 1774, he served on the committee of inspection for York County; commanded a battalion of Associators in 1779; was a member of the Provincial Conference of June 18, 1776, and of the subsequent convention of the 15th of July. He was appointed by the assembly, December 16, 1777, to take subscriptions for the Continental loan; November 22, 1777, acted as one of the commissioners which met at New Haven, Conn., to regulate the price of commodities in the colonies. He represented York County in the General Assembly from 1777 to 1779; appointed sub-lieutenant of the county March 30, 1780; one of the auditors of depreciation accounts for York County, March 3, 1781; member of the constitutional convention of 1789-90; commissioned by Gov. Mifflin, one of the associate judges of York County, August 17, 1791, and continued as such on the organization of Adams County. He represented the latter county in the legislature, sessions of 1801-02.

Col. Slagle died at his residence, near Hanover; his remains were interred in the graveyard adjoining St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. The various offices held by him show conclusively that he had the confidence of the community. He was an ardent patriot, a faithful officer, and an upright citizen.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Heinrich D. Schegel, in Cole, Robert. Cole-Schoennauer Family Tree. (Ancestry.com: Cole-Schoennauer Family Tree)
   11 June 2015.

   "When Heinrich D. Schlegel was born on August 8, 1735, his father, Christoph, was 58 and his mother, Anna, was 37. He had two daughters with Anna Maria. He then married Eva Dorothea Keefauver and they had eight children together. He died on February 14, 1811, in Hanover, Pennsylvania, having lived a long life of 75 years, and was buried there."

   When Heinrich D. Schlegel was born on August 8, 1735, in Adams County, Pennsylvania, his father, Christoph, was 58 and his mother, Anna, was 37. He had two children with Anna Maria between 1759 and 1765. He then married Eva Dorothea Keefauver and they had eight children together. He died on February 14, 1811, in Hanover, Pennsylvania, having lived a long life of 75 years.

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Col. Henry Slagle, in Geni
   1 Nov 2014.

   Col. Henry Slagle
   Birthdate: 1735
   Birthplace: PA
   Death: Died 1811
   Immediate Family:
   Son of Christian Fredrich Schlegel and Anna Maria Schlegel
   Husband of Dorothea Slagle
   Father of Henry Slagle
   Brother of Jacob Slagle; Susannah Slagle; Christopher Slagle; Daniel Slagle; Hanna Slagle and 4 others
   Half brother of Johann Christian Schlegel

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Colonel Henry Schlegel Biography, in Ancestry Message Board: Schlegel Surname
   Message 195, 17 Apr 2005.

   Mr. Schlegel (Slagle) was born in Lancaster County, Penn., in 1735. His father, Christopher Slagle, of Saxony, came to Pennsylvania in 1713, and the following year took up a large tract of land on the Conestoga Creek, and built a mill. Subsequently he transferred his interests therein, and removed, in 1737, west of the Susquehanna, locating near the present site of Hanover, now within the limits of Adams County, on Slagle's Run, a branch of the Little Conestoga. Henry was one of four sons, Daniel, Jacob and Christopher, and followed the occupation of his father, a farmer and miller. He was commissioned one of the provincial magistrates in October 1764, and continued in office by the convention of 1776. In December 1774, he served on the committee of inspection for York County; commanded a battalion of Associators in 1779; was a member of the Provincial Conference of June 18, 1776, and of the subsequent convention of the 15th of July. He was appointed by the assembly, December 16, 1777, to take subscriptions for the Continental loan; November 22, 1777, acted as one of the commissioners which met at New Haven, Conn., to regulate the price of commodities in the colonies. He represented York County in the General Assembly from 1777 to 1779; appointed sub-lieutenant of the county March 30, 1780; one of the auditors of depreciation accounts for York County, March 3, 1781; member of the constitutional convention of 1789-90; commissioned by Gov. Mifflin, one of the associate judges of York County, August 17, 1791, and continued as such on the organization of Adams County. He represented the latter county in the legislature, sessions of 1801-02. Col. Slagle died at his residence, near Hanover; his remains were interred in the graveyard adjoining St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. The various offices held by him show conclusively that he had the confidence of the community. He was an ardent patriot, a faithful officer, and an upright citizen. Only one or two of his descendants are now living. (Taken from the book, "History of York County, Illustrated 1886" by John Gibson, Historical Editor.)

4. ↑ Mrs. Netta Forney Arnold, in DAR Lineage Book, Volume 15 (GoogleBooks)
   Page 144, 1896.

   "Henry Slagle, (1735-1811), was colonel of the Eighth Battalion of York County Associators, 1776. He was born in Lancaster and died in Adams county."

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Henry Slagle, in Osborne Family Tree.

   Baptized as Heinrich Schlaegel by Rev. Stover in presetn Adams Co.
   Occupation- farmer & miller. Lived near Hanover at York-Adams Co. border(Berwick Twp., Adams Co. on the family farm near McSherrystown). Taxed in Berwick Twp.(1762,1772,1783,1795).
   Henry Slagle, esq. chosen DEC,1774 as a member of York Committee of Observation & Committee of Correspondence continued NOV, 1775. Delegate to the Congressional Convention (July, 1776, Philadelphia) with Benjamin Franklin, President. COL. Henry Slagle first announced & took Oath of Allegiance on July 23, 1776.
   Justice of the Peace first in OCT.,1764(Society Col. Wars), then 1776 & 1784. Judge of Common Pleas Court in AUG., 1784 & President of the County Court of Common Pleas in August, 1784. Auditor of Depreciation Accounts in March, 1781. House of Representatives for York in 1778 & 1779. One of first Associate Judges in 1790. Representative to pay 1/3 depreciation certificates in April, 1781. Signed and helped draft 1st Constitution of the State of PA.(1790). Sent to General Assembly for Adams Co. in 1801-1802.
   August 12, 1776 (Convention/Congress) chose Col. Ross (VP of the Convention), Col. Matlack (Phila.), and COL. Henry Slagle of York, as 3 Commissioners to go to military headquarters in NJ and form the "Flying Camp" taking 30,000 dollars as bounty.
   Buried at Olivet Cenetery by St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Hanover, York Co. Bronze plaque states "COL. Henry Slagle- he was the COL. of a battalion of Revolutionary militia in service during the winter of 1778". Will(Oct. 2, 1799-Jan. 20, 1811).
   Reference- PA. Archives(multiple references;George Prowell's "History of York Co.,PA", 1907, pp.252-3; "The Slagle Family in America",A. Russell Slagle, 1967.

6. ↑ Bronze plaque states "COL. Henry Slagle- he was the COL. of a battalion of Revolutionary militia in service during the winter of 1778".