Name: SAILOR, JACOB SAMUEL
From 1752 to 1872
Location: WASHINGTON CO. PA
Contact: Jack R. Saylor
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Research Interest:
Jacob Sailor b. 1746 Switzerland, emigrated to
the American Colonies 1752 w/family: Father,
Fridlin, Mother, Anna Catharina, and brothers,
Matthies & John Ulrich. Served in Rev. War with
Cumberland Co. PA militia w/rank of Ensign. 1790
moved family to Washington Co. PA where he bought
207 acres, called "Remainder." Jacob died at his
farm in Buffalo Twp. in 1816. Samuel, Jacob's
son, was 1st white man in what is now Morgan/
Noble Co. OH. His exploits are set down in History of Noble Co. OH by Watkins 1887. Samuel
and his wife, Mary Simms Sailor, are both buried
in Sailor Cemetery southwest of Sharon, OH.
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