Michael Barrier89 was born 1714 in Wurttemberg, Germany89, and died 08 May 1773 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA89. He married Catherine Barrier.
Notes for Michael Barrier: MICHAEL BERGER
Michael Berger - The date of his birth is not known, however, he died about 1773. He was the father of John Berger who was born about 1744 or 1739, who was the father of Jacob B. Barger (Barrier) born 13 September 1774. This is the Jacob B. Barrier from which this lineage of the Barrier family begins.
In 1750 Michael Berger, Katherine his wife and minor heirs not named on ship records, came from Wurtemburg Germany to America, sailing on the ship "Phoenix", John Mason, captain, and landed at Philadelphia August 23rd of that year. Of his family, we know definitely of three sons, John, Jacob and George Henry.
The family lived between Lancaster and Reading in Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania for several years before emigrating to North Carolina.
There was probably another son for tradition has it that one son stopped in Virginia and that now there is one county, populated almost entirely by his descendants.
In 1761, George Henry received from the Earl of Granville a grant of land, 573 acres, on Dutch second creek and the head waters of little buffalo now sulfur creek at gold hill on which the family settled in 1761.
That part on Buffalo waters George Henry sold to his father Michael in 1762 who in turn sold a part to Peter Eddleman which was later bought by J. Rowlas and is now owned by George Brown.
Upon the death of Michael in 1773, the remaining land reverted to George H. as heirs-at-law and in 1774 he sold it to his brother, John Berger, who sold it to Andrew Stokinger. Thus John Berger located near Bear Creek Church and was on of the first elders of that church. His descendants are among the Barriers of Cabarrus County.
George Henry Berger, who was firs captain and then Colonel in Rowan Militia in the Revolutionary war, was many times a member of the general assembly, School Committee, Judge of Court of Common Pleas, on the committee of Safety, Sheriff of Rowan County in 1778 and held many other offices. He is buried at Lower Stone Church.
May 8, 1778: estate of Michael Berger dr tp debts 1/2c; 66-3-1 crby sale of estate 1 187-2-7-1/2 balance L120-19-6-1/2. (abbreviations unknown, amounts are likely stated in pounds, shillings and pence.)
July 21, 1762: Lease and release from George Henry Berrer to Michael Berrer for 451 acres July 20-21 1762 is acknowledged.
May 3, 1774: Michael Barrier is deceased so George Henry Barger and John Barger qualify as administrators giving bond of 200 pounds with John Hoover and John Buzzard as security. May 4, 1774. An inventory of deceased Michael Barriger's estate is returned.
(So ends this account of the Barrier, Berger, Barger, etc. family of Cabarrus and Rowan Counties in North Carolina. A son of George Henry Barger, Henry Barger, inherited military warrant land in what was to become Henderson County, Tennessee and moved west with his wife, Mary Bruner. They founded the Barger family which includes Allen Lee Garrison of California, Robert E. Barger of Missouri, Susan Barger Donahue of Illinois, and many others.)
Children of Michael Barrier and Catherine Barrier are:
+George Henry Barger, b. 30 Jan 1734, Vockenroth, Wurttemburg, Germany89, 89, d. 30 Mar 1820, Concord, Rowan, NC, USA89, 89.
Michael Barrier (b. 1714, d. 08 May 1773)
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