(1) Jacob Seiler (SL4)
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DNA GROUP 1
My ancestor Jacob settled on "Saylor Hill" overlooking Meyersdale and is
listed as Jacob Saylor in the 1790 Census, Bedford Co., PA., roll M637_9,
page 260.
Jacob died 15 APR 1793 and is buried on Saylor Hill.
This Jacob is credited as the first Mennonite minister in Somerset County.
Jacob's only son, John, remained in Somerset County as a farmer and second
Mennonite minister.
This family is outlined in the History of Bedford and Somerset Counties
Pennsylvania, Volume II, page 65, 141 and pages 501 - 502.
The work of Dr. E.C. Saylor is the primary source of research for this
family.
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(2) Jacob Michael Sayler
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DNA GROUP 4
This Jacob settled in or near Bedford and is listed as Micael Saylor in the
1790 Census, Bedford Co., PA., roll M637_9, page 254.
Jacob died 21 SEP 1800 in Ohio
Other researchers report that this Jacob was a gunsmith during the
Revolutionary War.
Jacob's brother George Michael Saylor raised a family in Somerset County.
This family is outlined in the History of Bedford and Somerset Counties
Pennsylvania, Volume III, page 82, and pages 453 - 460.
I am working with extensive data of this family compiled by Henry Barney (H.B.)
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