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SECOND GENERATION.

2-4.

            Christian Sayler (2-4 from 1) was born March 8, 1742, in Lancaster County, Pa. He and his brother John purchased their father’s farm in Lebanon township, Lancaster County, Pa. when the father removed to Maryland. Subsequently Christian sold his interest and followed his family into Frederick County, Md. Here he erected for himself a stone house and also a stone mill. He was a miller by trade. The stone house and stone mill are still standing, the mill grinding wheat just as it did a century ago.

            Not much is now to be learned of Christian Sayler’s disposition, but is now understood that he was humorous in his disposition. He died in good circumstances financially. He is buried on a large hill a little distance to the north of the mill which he erected. A rough stone on which are marked the letters “C.S.” mark his last resting place. He died in the year 1797.

            Christian Sayler’s estate was settled by his widow. Her final settlement was made in 1799. It is as follows:

            The accountant charges herself with an inventory of the estate amounting to £211 4s.; separate debts due the estate £ 1,883 11s.; cash, £32 9s.; total £2,127.

            Accountant then prays an allowance for the following payments. then follows twenty-two claims paid by the widow amounting to £734 17s. 10d.; commission to court £73 9s. 9d.; total £808 7s. 7d.; amount for distribution,  £1,318 12s. 5d.

            About the year 1800 the widow and her children removed to Franklin County, Va. Between the years 1804 and 1809 the mother, with her four sons — Daniel, John, Martin and Christian — removed to Preble County, Ohio. Her daughter Catharine and Catharine’s husband, Abraham Neff, also came. The family settled in the vicinity of the present village of Winchester in Preble County.

            Christian Sayler had four daughters — Anna, Catharine, Barbary and Elizabeth.

            Anna married a John Sanborn. They settled in Loudoun County, Va. They had several sons, among them Adam and Christian; and also several daughters. One of the daughters was married to a Samuel Sagor.

            Catharine was married to Abraham Neff. He was born February 22, 1768, and died December 12, 1839. He was a son of Sebastian and Mary Neff. Abraham Neff built one of the first saw mills in Preble County. In the year 1812 he built a grist mill. Catharine and Abraham Neff had sons — Bostian, Christian, Abraham, Jacob and Daniel, and a daughter Catharine.

            Barbary married a Stoner. They had two sons — Joseph and Daniel, and three daughters — Elizabeth, Sarah and Lanier. Elizabeth married Thomas Ellis; Lanier married Stuttman; and Sarah married David Derling. All of them removed to the State of Indiana.

            Elizabeth was married to John Walker. In 1810 they removed to New Madrid on the Mississippi river, in what is now the State of Missouri. They had two daughters — Sarah and Ruth.

            Anna Sayler, Christian Sayler’s widow, is  buried in the Winchester cemetery by the side of her son Martin.

            The following are the names of Christian and Elizabeth Sayler’s children, with the dates of their birth and death:

3-1.     Martin Sayler

            b. March 27, 1765;

            d. in infancy.

3-2.     Anna Sayler

            b. October 2, 1766.

3-3.            Catharine Sayler

            b. November 20, 1767;

            d. March 21, 1847.

3-4.     Daniel Sayler

            b. March 11, 1770;

            d. May 15, 1857.

3-5.            Barbary Sayler

            b. February 17, 1773.

3-6.     Martin Sayler

            b. November 6, 1775;

            d. June 21, 1852.

3-7.            Elizabeth Sayler

            b. July 6, 1778;

            d. in infancy.

3-8.     John Sayler

            b. August 23, 1779;

            d. February 16, 1856.

3-9.            Elizabeth Sayler

            b. January 21, 1783.

3-10            Christian Sayler

            b. June 10, 1785;

            d. June 5, 1852.

2-8.

            Elder Daniel Sayler (2-8 from 1) was born in Lancaster County, Pa., December 30, 1749. He died in Frederick County, Md., September 11, 1839. He, with his parents, were among the first brethren in what was afterwards so far and widely known among the members of the Brethren Church as the Beaver Dam Church. Daniel and his wife united early in life with this church and soon became prominent members of it. Daniel was early called to the ministry in it. He soon became known as an able exponent of the tenets of the church, and his services were in demand much of the time. He spoke in the German language, which was the language of his fathers, and which predominated at that time.

            Daniel Sayler labored as a faithful missionary and as a servant of God in the church for a period of sixty years. He sometimes went as far south as the Blackwater district in Virginia, and as far east as Conestoga, Pa.

            The marriage of Daniel Sayler occurred in the year 1772. His wife was Sarah Buechly. She remained, throughout their married life, a true helpmate in his Christian work. She was a kind mother, and endeared herself to all. She died in Frederick County, Md., in 1820. The two rest side by side in the family burying ground on the farm on which they lived, and which Daniel had inherited from his father. Their children were all born in Frederick County, Md. They are as follows:

3-11.   Mary Sayler

            b. March 25, 1774;

            d. February 7, 1789.

3-12.   Daniel Sayler

            b. December 29, 1775;

            d. December 30, 1850.

3-13.   Anna Sayler

            b. October 1, 1777.

3-14.            Solomon Sayler

            b. December 15, 1786;

            d. August 26, 1853.

3-15.   Jacob Sayler

            b. June 5, 1790;

            d. November 20, 1865.